From the moment Stefan(my former HP contact) and I found out about the 310’s inability to run PPC apps, we hoped to jailbreak it somehow. Unfortunately, our initial attempts via SD cards and Autostart failed..but there is another way:
The first step involves connecting the 314 to the PC:
The contents of Total Commander’s CAB file are then copied into the Games folder. The program can then be launched from the iPaq’s launcher UI.
Once this is done, launch Explorer.exe from the /Windows/ folder.
Afterwards, the Windows CE shell will appear - here are two shots showing the start menu and the control panel:
And this is where this story ends. The ipaq 310’s OS lacks a variety of modules that make up a PocketPC, and thus can NOT run PocketPC applications. In fact, the machine’s OS is very similar to the one found on industrial WinCE devices…which means that very few compatible apps are available.
The HP ipaq 310 can be jailbroken…but the jailbreak can not fix the glaring mistake made by HP’s designers. The 310 will never become a “smart GPS”…people wanting that must look elsewhere(or at its predecessors)…
P.S. Further information can be had in the (slightly confusing) forum thread linked below:
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=101001
