You want to use your Compaq iPAQ PDA or Handheld PC together with a Linux based computer? Here are links to compatibility and configuration guides about Linux and PDAs manufactured by Compaq. The general resource section at the bottom, contains links to useful Linux utilities (mostly available under GPL), community efforts, HOWTOs and FAQs. Have you written a report yourself? Then please feel free to submit a new entry.

iPAQ(http://www.darnok.org/projects/ipaq/ipaq.html)	MiniX
iPAQ	Linux
iPAQ(http://pocketlinux.sorobangeeks.com/index.php?revue=1)	Linux	French
iPAQ	Linux, Familiar
iPAQ H1910(http://handhelds.org/~joshua/h1910%20Stuff/)	Linux
iPAQ H1940(http://blog.linuxforge.hu/?p=25)	GPE	Hungarian
iPAQ H2210 / H2215 / H2212e(http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH2200)	Linux
iPAQ H2210 / H2215 / H2212e(http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH2200ssh)	Linux
iPAQ H3600/H3800	Linux
iPAQ H3600(http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~fittond/linuxonipaq.html)	Familiar 0.5
iPAQ H3600(http://embedded.centurysoftware.com/docs/nx/iPAQ-linux-new-install.html)	Nano-X
iPAQ H3600(http://embedded.centurysoftware.com/pixil/pixilfaq.php)	Pixil
iPAQ H3600(http://www.cardiothink.com/QPE-on-iPAQ-intimate-distribution.html)	GPE
iPAQ H3630(http://www.lug.wolfsburg.de/br/ipaq/)	Familiar	German
iPAQ H3630 [PDF]	Familiar
iPAQ H3650(http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-ipaq.html?ca=dgr-lnxw02iPaq)	GPE
iPAQ H3670, H3870, H3970(http://people.via.ecp.fr/~clem/nist/ipaq.php)	Familiar, OPIE
HP iPAQ H3765(http://frequal.com/ipaq/index.html)	Familiar 0.5
iPAQ H3600/3700(http://www.cfar.umd.edu/~arvind/linuxonipaq.htm)	Familiar
iPAQ H3800(http://www.handhelds.org/projects/h3800.html)	Linux
iPAQ H3850(http://mstempin.free.fr/linux-ipaq/)	Familiar
iPAQ H3850(http://carmaux.cs.gsu.edu/~mweeks/csc4110/install_linux_ipaq.html)	Familiar
iPAQ H3870(http://klimek.box4.net/old/linux.html)	Familiar, OPIE
iPAQ H3870(http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~uschwar1/iPAQ/)	Familiar	German
iPAQ H3870	Familiar
iPAQ H3870(http://www.start-linux.com/articles/article_180.php)	Familiar 0.5.2
iPAQ H3870(http://www.siegerland.net/kuhnert/ipaq3870_familiar.html)	Familiar	German
iPAQ H3950(http://soggie.soti.org/linux/hw/compaq-h3950.html)	Familiar
iPAQ H3970(http://www.l4a.org/iPAQ3970GPE.html)	Familiar	German
iPAQ H3975(http://www.frontiernet.net/~beakmyn/bluetooth%20Ipaq%203975.htm)	Familiar 0.8.2, OPIE, GPE
iPAQ H4100(http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH4100)	Linux
iPAQ H4355(http://handhelds.org/hypermail/h4100-port/0/0001.html)	Linux
iPAQ Hx4700(http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqHx4700)	Linux
iPAQ Hx4700(http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqHx4700HowtoInstallLinux)	Linux
iPAQ H5xxx(http://math.bme.hu/~lackac/ipaq/ipaq.pdf) [PDF]	Familiar 0.7.2	Hungarian
iPAQ H5450(http://stefans.datenbruch.de/h5450/)	Familiar
iPAQ Hx2750(http://projects.o-hand.com/ipaq_hx2750)	Linux
Itsy(http://www.research.digital.com/wrl/itsy/)	Linux

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Further reviews on Compaq PDA's

Resources

• back to Linux PDA Survey
• manufacturer site: Compaq
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself HP/COMPAQ PDA and HandHeld PC upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4pda.org/disassembly_hp_compaq.html).
• Linux InfraRed-HOWTO
• JAVA Applications for (Linux) PDAs
• Debian Packages for PDAs
• Other Equipment - barcode readers, braille terminals, keyboards, ..
• vendors which sell pre-installed Linux laptops, notebooks, PDAs or mobile phones
• Data migration and conversion for PDAs and HandHeld PCs (addresses, calendars, ..)(http://dataconv.org/apps_pda.html).
• FCC ID: BEJ (LG)

Linux PDA Distributions

• Open Palm Integrated Environment - OPIE(http://opie.handhelds.org/)
• Familiar Linux PDA distribution(http://familiar.handhelds.org/)
• PocketWorkstation(http://pocketworkstation.org/) - based on Debian

Community: Mailing Lists, Forums, FAQs, HOWTOs, Wikis

• BlueTooth and GPRS on the COMPAQ iPAQ HOWTO
• iPAQ-3600-JTAG-HOWTO(http://openwince.sourceforge.net/jtag/iPAQ-3600)
• Fitting a JTAG interface to an iPAQ 3600(http://axl.freeyellow.com/iPAQ/jtag.htm).
• iPAQLinux.com/(http://www.ipaqlinux.com/) - Has the latest links, discussions, and breakthroughs surrounding the use of GNU/Linux on the StrongARM-powered Compaq iPAQ PocketPC.

WinCE/PocketPC Restoration for HP/Compaq iPAQ

You can load an original WinCE image using the handhelds.org bootloader. Once you have that installed you can reload the original firmware. There are WinCE(ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/feeds/wince/). You will need a serial cable or cradle. An USB connection will not be sufficient! For details see the WinCE Restoration Instructions(http://handhelds.org/projects/wincerestoration.html) and the PocketPC Restoration Instructions(http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/RestoringPocketPc). See these notes for extra steps on H39xx or H5xxx(http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/RestoringPocketPcOnH39xx).