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= Links =
 
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* [http://www.freeyourphone.de FreeYourPhone.de community]
 
* [http://www.freeyourphone.de FreeYourPhone.de community]
* [http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=912 fyp thread on FreeYourPhone.de]
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* [http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=912 neovento thread on FreeYourPhone.de]
 
* [http://opensvn.csie.org/fyp/ fyp SVN]
 
* [http://opensvn.csie.org/fyp/ fyp SVN]
 
* [https://opensvn.csie.org/traccgi/fyp fyp wiki/trac]
 
* [https://opensvn.csie.org/traccgi/fyp fyp wiki/trac]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:53, 5 April 2009


Main screen with Zhone, two LXpanels and opened menu
Fingerfriendly big-matchbox-keyboard and xterm

fyp is a Debian for Freerunner based distribution which uses LXDE and Zhone on top. It is a FreeYourPhone.de community project.

Status: release 3.18 is ready

Contents

Concept

The main concept is the use of LXDE and Zhone which is embedded in the background and the whole is based on Debian/FSO as a subsystem. This distribution has the aim not only to be fully finger friendly, but also to give you a full featured desktop environment.

Features

  • completely fingerfriendly
  • window based environment
  • a new Zhone theme
  • preinstalled applications (Fennec/Lynx, Pidgin, TangoGPS, Wifi-Radar, EpdfView, Mokomaze, CellHunter)
  • it fits on the 256MB NAND flash

Installation

  • download latest release
  • flash the image and the kernel with NeoTool
  • optional: make use of the latest patch

Usage

Buttons

  • AUX (short press) shows the keyboard
  • Power (short press) suspends the Neo

Recommendations

  • use the recommended Kernel
  • make and use a swapfile on your µSD (warning: this may destroy the µSD card after uncertain time)
  • save the TangoGPS map files on the µSD as there is little space left on the NAND


Links

Personal tools


Main screen with Zhone, two LXpanels and opened menu
Fingerfriendly big-matchbox-keyboard and xterm

fyp is a Debian for Freerunner based distribution which uses LXDE and Zhone on top. It is a FreeYourPhone.de community project.

Status: release 3.18 is ready

Concept

The main concept is the use of LXDE and Zhone which is embedded in the background and the whole is based on Debian/FSO as a subsystem. This distribution has the aim not only to be fully finger friendly, but also to give you a full featured desktop environment.

Features

  • completely fingerfriendly
  • window based environment
  • a new Zhone theme
  • preinstalled applications (Fennec/Lynx, Pidgin, TangoGPS, Wifi-Radar, EpdfView, Mokomaze, CellHunter)
  • it fits on the 256MB NAND flash

Installation

  • download latest release
  • flash the image and the kernel with NeoTool
  • optional: make use of the latest patch

Usage

Buttons

  • AUX (short press) shows the keyboard
  • Power (short press) suspends the Neo

Recommendations

  • use the recommended Kernel
  • make and use a swapfile on your µSD (warning: this may destroy the µSD card after uncertain time)
  • save the TangoGPS map files on the µSD as there is little space left on the NAND


Links