Linux PDA & Handheld Compatibility Survey: Sony

You want to use your Sony Clie PDA or Handheld PC together with a Linux based computer? Here are links to compatibility and configuration guides about Linux and PDAs manufactured by Sony. 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.

Sony Clie	Linux
Sony Clie	Linux
Sony Clie	Fedora Core 3
Sony Clie	Linux	German
Sony Clie 610C	Mandriva (Mandrake) 8.2
Sony Clie NR-70	Linux	Japanese
Sony Clie NX-70V	Linux
Sony Clie PEG-S300	Linux
Sony Clie PEG-TG50	Linux
Sony Clie PEG-TH55	Debian
Sony Clie PEG-UX50	Linux
Sony VAIO PEG-UX50	Debian
Sony MyLo *)	Linux

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Applications

See the Palm applications section.

pdb2jpg

pdb2jpg is a simple script to convert the PDB files created by Sony Clie Palm PDAs that have a camera.

Tips and Tricks

You can access the memory stick on the Clie by hitting the "MS Import" icon on the Clie, when it is in the cradle and then typing in modprobe usb-storage and then mounting the VFAT filesystem (it will be assigned to device /dev/sda1 if you have no other SCSI devices on your system).

Resources

• back to Linux PDA Survey
• manufacturer site: Sony
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself Sony PDA and HandHeld PC upgrading, repairing and modding.
• 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, ..).
• FCC ID: unknown