Windows XP Running on the iRex iLiad!

Adam B. · 04-01-2008, 09:54 AM

4/2 Edit: For those who don't know, this was an April Fool's Joke. The iLiad is setup to launch a VNC viewer on startup connecting to a windows computer.

I've been able to successfully port Windows XP to the iLiad!

This has been a project a long time in the making. A lot of people complain about the lack of functionality of the iLiad OS. Linux is great, but there aren't a lot of good application choices for it. So Windows is the obvious solution. With windows running, we can run a full featured Firefox, Mobipocket Reader, Adobe Acrobat, even Outlook!

It doesn't run very fast, and I had to modify XP's boot sequence to work on the iLiad, along with a custom display driver. But overall, I think there's a lot of potential.

Here's a video of it booting:

There are some more screenshots and pictures attached.

llasram · 04-01-2008, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam B.

I've been able to successfully port Windows XP to the iLiad!

Nice! But makes me think of this screenshot for some reason...

KillerRabbit · 04-01-2008, 10:22 AM

Very nice, Adam..... and by "very nice," I do mean very nice April Fool's joke.

Ebook lover · 04-01-2008, 10:22 AM

This is nice! I might consider buying an Iliad now.

nesagwa · 04-01-2008, 10:26 AM

Out of curiosity would a CBR reader work on there?

yokos · 04-01-2008, 10:28 AM

Ace of Penguin is not a April Fool's joke.

[EDIT:] So, it's a VNC connection. Or what?

Adam B. · 04-01-2008, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokos

[EDIT:] So, it's a VNC connection. Or what?

Well that didn't take long...

vivaldirules · 04-01-2008, 10:39 AM

Doggone it! Here I thought I'd post a mysterious leak of the new Apple iSlate today. But your post is far more clever. Masterfully done, AdamB. And thank you!

Dr. Drib · 04-01-2008, 10:44 AM

And now you can put ubook on the Reader?......arguably one of the best ereader programs out there.

Don

Added: And I missed this April fool's joke!!!!!

yokos · 04-01-2008, 10:52 AM

Porting Wine to get the real possibility to run windows apps is an option. But I didn't get far with it.

Adam B. · 04-01-2008, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokos

Porting Wine to get the real possibility to run windows apps is an option. But I didn't get far with it.

I tried that as well.

The problem is that Wine is x86 and the iLiad is Arm. I don't think you can compile for one and run under the other without some compatibility layer.

lucianoassirelli · 04-01-2008, 10:53 AM

WOW!!
You had to ZIP it, didn't you?
And... what about the performance?
So, at least, I can run my preferred WORD processsor!!
:-)

yokos · 04-01-2008, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam B.

The problem is that Wine is x86 and the iLiad is Arm. I don't think you can compile for one and run under the other without some compatibility layer.

Exactly.

LazyScot · 04-01-2008, 11:08 AM

;-}

Can we expect an iPod Touch port from you in about a year?

sputnik · 04-01-2008, 11:13 AM

Any instructions for how can we, the regular mortals, install XP on the iliad? An "instalation package" will be nice...

04-01-2008, 09:54 AM	#1
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,694 Karma: 7132 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	Windows XP Running on the iRex iLiad! 4/2 Edit: For those who don't know, this was an April Fool's Joke. The iLiad is setup to launch a VNC viewer on startup connecting to a windows computer. I've been able to successfully port Windows XP to the iLiad! This has been a project a long time in the making. A lot of people complain about the lack of functionality of the iLiad OS. Linux is great, but there aren't a lot of good application choices for it. So Windows is the obvious solution. With windows running, we can run a full featured Firefox, Mobipocket Reader, Adobe Acrobat, even Outlook! It doesn't run very fast, and I had to modify XP's boot sequence to work on the iLiad, along with a custom display driver. But overall, I think there's a lot of potential. Here's a video of it booting: There are some more screenshots and pictures attached. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Openiliad.com - Your source for iLiad Software and Documentation

04-01-2008, 10:22 AM	#3
KillerRabbit Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006	Good one Very nice, Adam..... and by "very nice," I do mean very nice April Fool's joke.

04-01-2008, 10:28 AM	#6
yokos Pac-Man catched my iLiad. Posts: 701 Karma: 2483 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: 1st gen iRex iLiad with 2nd ed. battery/case	Ace of Penguin is not a April Fool's joke. [EDIT:] So, it's a VNC connection. Or what? __________________ my iLiad ports etc.: Solitaire Games; XBoard with GNU Chess & Phalanx; gtkclock; tetris [just a screenshot teaser]; jukebox; Mahjongg ; Shutdown & Reboot Control for Contentlister; windowmanager fluxbox; Beaver - a lightweight text/src editor; Midnight Commander ... Last edited by yokos; 04-01-2008 at 10:31 AM.

04-01-2008, 10:44 AM	#9
Dr. Drib Grand Wizard Posts: 5,270 Karma: 24659 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Borja (Lima), Peru Device: Sony 505, 600; Kindle2: USA and Int'l; Jetbook; Astak PP; PocketBk 360	And now you can put ubook on the Reader?......arguably one of the best ereader programs out there. Don Added: And I missed this April fool's joke!!!!! __________________ THE MICROWAVE OF HORROR: And so, Bob closed the door on the Microwave with finality, ending a 10-year history of debauchery in the hours when the dead walk the earth and stray cats ‘meow’ hideously in the chill of a cold winter night. The thing now lay upon his plate, small and helpless, unmoving, the substance black as a night bereft of stars. With disgust, he tossed the overcooked hamburger out the window, along with the mustard and buns. -- How he hated to cook!

04-01-2008, 10:52 AM	#10
yokos Pac-Man catched my iLiad. Posts: 701 Karma: 2483 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: 1st gen iRex iLiad with 2nd ed. battery/case	Porting Wine to get the real possibility to run windows apps is an option. But I didn't get far with it. __________________ my iLiad ports etc.: Solitaire Games; XBoard with GNU Chess & Phalanx; gtkclock; tetris [just a screenshot teaser]; jukebox; Mahjongg ; Shutdown & Reboot Control for Contentlister; windowmanager fluxbox; Beaver - a lightweight text/src editor; Midnight Commander ...

04-01-2008, 10:22 AM	#4
Ebook lover NUUT, Cybook Device Posts: 49 Karma: 11 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: O2	This is nice! I might consider buying an Iliad now.

04-01-2008, 10:26 AM	#5
nesagwa Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 44 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony Reader	Out of curiosity would a CBR reader work on there?

04-01-2008, 10:39 AM	#8
vivaldirules Lliving The Llounge Llife Posts: 6,901 Karma: 70417 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, Texas, US Device: Sony PRS-505	Doggone it! Here I thought I'd post a mysterious leak of the new Apple iSlate today. But your post is far more clever. Masterfully done, AdamB. And thank you!

04-01-2008, 10:53 AM	#12
lucianoassirelli Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Italy Device: irex iliad	WOW!! You had to ZIP it, didn't you? And... what about the performance? So, at least, I can run my preferred WORD processsor!! :-)

04-01-2008, 11:08 AM	#14
LazyScot DSil Posts: 2,256 Karma: 42417 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Deepest, darkest Hampshire, UK (but don't hold that against me...) Device: iliad, PRS-500, Kindle, Cybook	;-} Can we expect an iPod Touch port from you in about a year?

04-01-2008, 11:13 AM	#15
sputnik Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 24 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London, Ontario Device: EB 1150, iLiad	Any instructions for how can we, the regular mortals, install XP on the iliad? An "instalation package" will be nice...

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