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I guess I'm on my own on this one..
unless i'm in the wrong forum..
I got a dream'eo e320 (aka PVP w/GPS) off of woot.com for a good price. Wanted to play around with it.
It runs on Windows CE, 4.2 I believe
I am interested in hacking two things in particular:
1. the operating system. a newer version of CE or another OS such as linux or netbsd that could perform the same functions or better than stock
2. the hard disk. the 20gb fujitsu go inside is adequate, but I was pondering if it would be worth it to take it apart and determine whether or not it is upgradable
Everything else seems to work pretty great. It's just a little 'buggy' and lacks 2 features I'd really like:
It can't do random across disk without my creating a playlist and then adding everything on it.. which is a bit annoying.. if I had a mobile version of winamp or fubar or something I'd be more pleased (also no custom EQ)
It can't play music while using the GPS program.. which seems to me surely to be a OS limitation, as my Windows Mobile 5 htc mda can play music while doing just about anything..
Anyhow, if anyone has any good input on this, I'd appreciate it. Here's are the specs of the device:
Operating system Based on Microsoft WinCE.Net 4.2
Storage 20GB, can be used as a USB2.0 external Hard Disk
Display TFT LCD, 64K colors 3.5”, 320x240 pixel resolution, Touch Panel for Navigation application
TV out Support PAL and NTSC output
Audio Internal Mono Speaker, Stereo Headset jack, Stereo Audio Out jack
Remote Control Consumer IR receive for remote control
Keyboard Included digital keyboard, data entered with touch screen, 4 directions button
or Remote control
Data Transmission High-speed USB 2.0, 480Mbps Max
Memory Card Support CF Card and I/O function card
Battery Rechargeable Li-polymer battery 2200mAh, (approx. 3 hours for continues video playback, more than 7 hours for continues music playback)
GPS Navigation Search Destinations by Address, Intersection, Address Book, Previous
destinations and advanced Points of Interest (POI) searching in over 40
categories. Turn by Turn Route Guidance by Arrow, Voice, Text, and Zoomed In Map View 3D, 2D, and Split Screen Map Views, 6 Map Zoom Levels
Video Playback Support WMV, MPEG 4 SP, ASF, Microsoft AVI format video and DivX
compatible. Resolution up to 352 x 288 @ 30f/s
Music Playback Support MP3, WMA and WAV format audio Resolution up to 320 kb/s,
44.1kHz, CBR WMA or MP3 audio.
Picture Viewing Support GIF (exclude Gif 89a), JPEG, PNG, BMP format images, Resolution up
to 4 mega pixels
Slide Show with Background Music and adjustable transition effect.
Audio Recording Encoding voice (MIC in) @ Bit Rate: 64kbps, 128kbps, 192kbps
Dimension 126 x 81 x 24mm
Package Content PVP E320 Unit , AC Adapter, Stereo Headphone, USB 2.0 Cable, S-video cable, Audio I/O cable, Remote Control, Quick Start, Companion CD (ArcSoft Software)
GPS Kit Includes: CF Antenna and External Sensor, Car mounting bracket, Car lighter adapter
the gps software is not 'included' but preinstalled on the device (which i think is kind of lame)
It's 'horizon navmate'
any input appreciated: Thanks!~
-kenji
So many views and noone has input?
I guess I'm on my own on this one..
unless i'm in the wrong forum..
update: I need a bootloader for windowsCE 4.2
netbsd or linux preferred
if anyone knows of one please let me know.
I'm looking into this myself and looking for other reviewsthanks for being the brave one. If I end up getting one, I'll post in this thread.
Is it possible to upgrade the harddrive? I just ordered one from TigerDirect and Im beginning to think the 20gig hdd isnt enough.
anyone know how to update the gps maps on here? besides the $200 for what i need from the site! http://horizonnav.com/map2.html
i got this mainly for the gps. i have a dedicated modchipped xbox for the media aspect, so the 20gb hard drive is just a portable hdd for me.
I also recently purchased a Dream'eo E320 PVP and have the same exact problems with it as you, kenji (multitasking - using GPS while playing music, better MP3 player).
Also have you noticed that it takes "forever" (20-40 seconds) to get from the home screen to actually playing a song? I have about 20 folders, each with ~400-600MB of mp3s in them. Loading a folder takes ~10 seconds, loading a file and playing it takes ~20 seconds. Switching from song to song isn't snappy either. I don't know if this is a function of the 400MHz processor, or poorly programmed interface/software.
I'm looking into loading a different mobile OS as well. If anyone makes any headway, please post results here.
~Tony
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Update Sun Dec 17th, 2006 - I made some changes and it now takes only about 10 seconds to get from the home screen to playing a song. However I'd still like to multitask and/or replace the OS. I read on another forum about showtaskbar.exe that will, as its name implies, show the Windows CE taskbar so you can switch between apps. Anyone know about this or where it is?
ok, I bought one of these things and I do like it. I put a 60gb 5400rpm drive in it. I first tried a EIDE drive and the thing acted all strange and slow. So I put a Fujitsu 60gb IDE in it and it works great(it comes with a Fujitsu from the factory). All I did was create a ghost image of the Dream'eo and swapped the drive and put the image on the new drive and it is working fine. As for any other hacks I really can't find too much on hacking the Windows CE 4.2 .net. I was able to get the "Showtaskbar.exe" to work, but there aint much you can do. I also got a regedit program to work on it. From there you can see a ton of folders you can't normally see. Any more hack info. Please post it.
Much hacking progress on this device has been made on the GpsPasSion forum, head there for more...
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