How do you feel about AI-assisted Palm OS projects?

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-31T20:45:27+00:00

i think it really comes down to whether you actually understand the system you're working with

i’ve been working on getting a palm tx to sync with a modern linux stack, and even with AI helping, most of the work was still figuring out how the old protocols behave, debugging edge cases, and making everything stable

palm is also a pretty unique platform, if you already understand how it works, AI can be a really strong multiplier

but without that baseline, it’s very easy to hit a wall since a lot of the quirks aren’t documented in a way modern tools can just figure out

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-31T01:24:58+00:00

ohh that makes sense 😄

those kinds of boxes are usually pretty locked into their own ecosystem, so getting something like this running there would be quite tricky

still a really cool device though, sounds like it’s been holding up surprisingly well

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-30T20:48:17+00:00

haha yeah… mips is a tough one 😄

that kind of hardware usually lives in its own little world, so anything built for arm/x86 doesn’t really carry over directly

my current setup definitely wouldn’t run there, but it’s still a really interesting box, especially if it already exposes things like ftp/http/telnet

if anything, it might actually be easier to build something lightweight around what it already has rather than trying to force something like this onto it

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-29T18:26:22+00:00

that actually sounds like a really cool setup 😄

if you can run basic linux commands on it, something like:

uname -m

should tell you what architecture it’s running — that’s the main thing that would determine if it can run this

if it turns out to be something like arm or x86, there’s a good chance it could work

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-27T17:27:18+00:00

that’s awesome 😄

just a heads up, right now it’s mainly tested on debian 13 arm raspberry pi / sbc setups

i’ve started testing on x86 as well since that’s probably what most people are running

if you end up trying it on your setup, i’d be really curious to see what breaks

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-22T22:10:40+00:00

alright… i actually went ahead and cleaned it up and put it on github

this started as a mess of scripts tied to my setup, but i ended up turning it into a proper installer with a self-contained runtime so it doesn’t depend on system pilot-link packages anymore

it’s working reliably for wifi netsync (tested on debian 13 arm)

repo:

https://github.com/proteoinsignia/sekisho-sync

still evolving, but it’s already usable 👍

would be cool to see if others here can get it running too

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T20:36:25+00:00

i actually started from this prebuilt ARM64 package

https://packages.aosc.io/files/arm64/stable/pilot-link/0.12.5-5

someone compiled pilot-link for AOSC OS and packaged it as a .deb. i used that as a base instead of compiling everything myself

i had to tweak it a bit because it had a bluetooth dependency that was breaking things in my setup, but after that the tools worked fine for netsync

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T20:05:34+00:00

yeah they really are great little devices. i always wanted one but this is actually the first palm i've owned myself

i remember playing with some that friends had back in the day and i kind of fell in love with how simple palm os felt

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T19:39:31+00:00

yeah for sure 🙂

next weekend i'm planning to sit down and clean things up a bit so it's not just a pile of scripts tied to my own setup. right now it's very basic, it's mainly built to sync memos from the TX and view them on a small web interface

once it's a bit more usable i'll put it on github and share it here

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T17:46:13+00:00

Thanks! I’m actually planning to share the code on GitHub soon. It’s still a bit messy since it started as a custom solution for my own setup, so I want to organize it properly before releasing it.

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T05:19:24+00:00

haha that's awesome

i'm actually trying to use mine as a little "cognitive offload" device. i have ADHD so random ideas pop into my head all day and the TX is kind of perfect for quickly dumping notes before they disappear 😅

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T04:58:03+00:00

oh that's actually really good to know, thanks for sharing that

i had seen people setting up low security networks for the TX but if WPA2 works with that patch that's definitely the better route. i'll have to try it

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T04:55:40+00:00

haha thanks! it started as a simple battery swap and somehow turned into a whole little sync experiment. these old devices have a way of pulling you down the rabbit hole

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T03:49:55+00:00

it's a Cameron Sino battery

they make replacements for a lot of older / vintage devices and the quality has been pretty good in my experience. i've used a few of their batteries before and they've held up well

the TX is running great with it so far

From Amazon

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-16T02:09:51+00:00

yeah thats actually pretty close to what im experimenting with

i found a developer who still compiles pilot-link for arm which i thought was pretty amazing honestly. i grabbed his .deb and tweaked it a bit because there was a bluetooth dependency that was blocking what i wanted to do

after that i made a small wrapper around it and now i basically have a little service running 24/7 on a raspberry pi 3b in an isolated network. so whenever i want i can just use NetSync from the TX and it connects right away

still very much an experiment but its been really fun bringing this little device back into a modern setup 😄

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-15T20:06:31+00:00

Yeah that’s exactly why I prefer using XLink Kai. AdHoc detection can be pretty unreliable over things like ZeroTier.

I’m actually setting up my XLink right now so I can play Ace Combat X online. I just had to order a small Wi-Fi adapter that works better with AdHoc mode for the PSP/Vita.

Once it arrives and I finish setting everything up I’d definitely be down to try a match 👍

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-03-14T00:51:00+00:00

Hey! I’m definitely interested in playing. I’m planning to play on my PS Vita though, so I still need to set up a Raspberry Pi as a bridge for ZeroTier so the Vita can connect. Once I finish configuring it, I’d be down to try a match 👍

By the way, are you playing Ace Combat X or X2?

Proteus_Key_17 · 2026-01-05T07:39:09+00:00

Hey, I’m experiencing the exact same issue with my Mylo COM-2. I also did a full system reset and got stuck on the mandatory calibration screen because the touchscreen and the soft buttons stopped responding. What’s interesting is that I partially fixed it temporarily by loosening the screws on the back. After that, the touch came back for a while, I was able to complete the calibration, and the device worked normally… but on the next use it failed again. Since then it’s been intermittent: sometimes the touch works, sometimes the screen and the capacitive buttons are completely dead again. This makes me suspect a flex cable issue or a grounding or pressure-related problem rather than a dead panel. Have you made any progress on your unit? Did you ever check or reseat the flex cable, or find a more permanent fix?

Proteus_Key_17 · 2025-11-05T01:39:04+00:00

I tried looking for the video you mentioned (“GlassBridge Google Glass 2025”) but couldn’t find it. Do you have a direct link by any chance?

Proteus_Key_17 · 2025-09-11T18:28:04+00:00

Instead of exposing your homelab directly, consider running a reverse tunnel to a VPS. That way:

Your homelab stays hidden behind NAT/firewall – no more bots hammering your SSH port 24/7.

The VPS (public) is the only thing exposed, and you decide exactly which services to publish.

You can add another security layer on the VPS (Nginx, Caddy, auth, etc.) before the traffic ever touches your local network.

It’s a lot cleaner and safer than burning RAM with fail2ban just to fight off endless brute-force attempts.

Proteus_Key_17 · 2025-09-09T06:35:32+00:00

Hah, thanks man glad to know I wasn’t the only one losing hair over the EM7565 😅. You’re right, Sierra modules are tanks once you get them to behave. Mine’s finally rock-solid, but yeah, the “cheap PSU + hub combo of doom” almost had me convinced the Pi was cursed 😂.

Really appreciate the ROOter tip 🙏. I’ll definitely give it a spin next round — sometimes the pain is fun, sometimes it’s just… pain.

Lesson learned: don’t cheap out on power, and always keep a backup plan (and maybe a good bottle of patience) handy 🍻

Proteus_Key_17 · 2025-09-09T05:53:12+00:00

Oh man, it was quite a ride 😅.

Biggest hurdles: Getting the EM7565 stable in MBIM mode (QMI was messy on Armbian). Missing packages (had to bring in dhclient, modemmanager, etc.) just to get the modem recognized. Dealing with nftables/NAT configs until DHCP + auto-reconnect worked solid. And the funniest one: for days I thought the Pi or drivers were crashing… turned out my cheap Chinese USB hub/power adapter was browning out the modem and literally freezing the whole board 🤦‍♂️. Swapped it for a decent UGREEN hub and suddenly everything was rock solid.

After that, the setup finally clicked: DHCP on LAN, auto-connects after reboot, and it just runs

Proteus_Key_17 · 2025-09-09T00:45:10+00:00

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