Please note that this manual does not cover the HP iPAQ H2200, Hx4700, and H6300 series of devices yet.
Please do not even try to apply the existing instructions from the installation guide on any of the HP iPAQ H2200, Hx4700, and H6300 series of devices. The installation will fail and in a worst case you may end up with a bricked device.
We hope to be able to rectify the documentation situation shortly and appologize for the delay.
If ActiveSync isn't already installed on your Windows PC, install it by inserting the iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM into the PC's drive and following the ensuing instructions.
Copy the BootBlaster and bootldr files that came with your Familiar Linux distribution to your Windows PC if they're not already there.
If you're installing on an H3900 iPAQ, the files are named and .
Otherwise, they're named and .
Plug the iPAQ cradle into an AC power outlet.
Connect the USB connector from the cradle to the Windows PC.
Slide the iPAQ into its cradle. If a "Set Up a Partnership" screen appears on the PC, choose "No" and then click Next.
Copy or to the default folder on the iPAQ by clicking Explore in ActiveSync and dragging their icons there. Ignore any "may need to convert" messages.
Do the same thing for or .
Start BootBlaster.
Select "Start -> Programs" on the iPAQ touchscreen.
Tap on File Explorer.
Tap on BootBlaster.
Select "View -> Refresh" in the ActiveSync Explore window
on the PC. Icons for the saved_bootldr.gz and wince_image.gz files should
appear.
Drag the saved_bootldr.gz and wince_image.gz icons from the ActiveSync Explore window to a local folder on your PC.
As with any backup files, please store saved_bootldr.gz and wince_image.gz in a safe place. We highly recommend verifying the built-in gzip checksum in both files before presuming your backup is safe (see the gzip man page for details).
Continue to the install serial step.