Note: This Readme is a modified Version from http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~zabel/magician/README

0) Select correct Image

First you have do know which device you have. Select the aximx50 (non vga) image for the following devices:

   * Dell Axim x50
   * Dell Axim x51

or select the aximx50v (with vga display) image for the following devices:

   * Dell Axim x50v
   * Dell Axim x51v

1) Download

To boot the experimental GPE image from SD card on a aximx50, you'll need the following files:

   * the experimental GPE image itself:

     [aximx50 series]  http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50/Angstrom-x11-image-test-20070316-aximx50.rootfs.tar.bz2
     [aximx50v series] http://projects.linuxtogo.org/~law/aximx50/images/200706/aximx50v/Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-test-20070627-aximx50v.rootfs.tar.bz2

   * the linux kernel:

     [aximx50 series] http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50/zImage-2.6.20-hh2+cvs20070316-aximx50-20070316105623
     [aximx50v] http://projects.linuxtogo.org/~law/aximx50/images/200706/aximx50v/zImage-2.6.21-hh9-aximx50v-20070625071129

   * HaRET:

     http://projects.linuxtogo.org/~law/aximx50/haret-0.4.8.exe

   * A default.txt that tells HaRET how to boot the kernel:

     http://projects.linuxtogo.org/~law/aximx50/default.txt

2) Prepare

The SD card needs to be partitioned into two partitions: one small FAT partition that WinCE can see, and one EXT2 partition used as root file system. I'll assume that the block device of the SD card is called /dev/sda. Replace this with the correct device on your system. Instruction could be slightly different for each version of fdisk :

    * Delete all partitions on the SD card:

    fdisk /dev/sda
    d
    1
    d
    2
    d
    3

    * Create partitions, for example a 10MB /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 using the rest:

    fdisk /dev/sda
    n
    p
    1
    <default> (should be cylinder 1)
    +10M
    n
    p
    2
    <default>
    <default> (should be last cylinder of the card)
    t
    1
    4
    w

   * Create file systems, a VFAT on /dev/sda1 and EXT2 on /dev/sda2:

     mkdosfs /dev/sda1
     mke2fs /dev/sda2

   * Copy HaRET, the kernel and default.txt onto sda1:

     mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
     [aximx50]  cp zImage-2.6.20-hh2+cvs20070316-aximx50-20070316105623 /mnt/zImage
     [aximx50v] cp zImage-2.6.21-hh9-aximx50v-20070625071129 /mnt/zImage
     cp haret-0.4.8.exe /mnt/haret.exe
     cp default.txt /mnt/default.txt
     umount /dev/sda1

   * Unpack the GPE image onto sda2:

     mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
     [aximx50]  bzcat Angstrom-x11-image-test-20070316-aximx50.rootfs.tar.bz2 | (cd /mnt; tar x)
     [aximx50v] bzcat Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-test-20070627-aximx50v.rootfs.tar.bz2 | (cd /mnt; tar x)
     umount /mnt

3) Boot

Put the SD card into the axim, start haret.exe and tap the "Run" button...
On X50v/X51v, enable Mirror Mode(Start -> Settings -> System>Mirror).

Note: If linux don't boot try turning WIFI and BLUETOOTH ON or only one of them.

4) Communicate

Mailing List: aximx50-port@handhelds.org (https://www.handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/aximx50-port)
Wiki: http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/DellAximX50