anyone know how to restore or reinstall the Zaurus SL5600 Options

[derek4100]

Hi,

Please help me out if anyone know how to restore or reinstall the Zaurus SL5600. Currently, my Zaurus 5600 is wide out. In addition, anyone try to use NAND to restore the Zaursus 5600 successfully?

thanks;

Hung Nguyen

[Greg2]

Hi derek4100,

I received your PM and read your posts on the board. I would not advise doing a nand restore unless all else fails.

If you can still bring up the maintenance menu after a reset (without using update), select format and that should reset your Z to the original settings, if not please post here and I will try to help.

Also make sure your CF-card is formatted with vfat (fat-16).

Greg

[derek4100]

Greg2, hi Greg2,

I flip the switch on the back of the zuarus to "Repalce Battery", press reset button, and then flip the switch back to "Normal Operation". After all, I hold the "OK" button and then press "ON/OFF". Yes, it give me a Maintenance Nemu with 4 options. cancel, error check, format and update. I select format but there is nothing happen. Please help me on what is the next step.

Thank you very much

Hung Nguyen

[wizzard]

I formatted my 5600 a few days ago. I followed the instructions exactly as given in the ROM update section in this group. once the maintainence menu comes up, I connect the Z to AC power and use the cursor keys to select 'Format'. Then I press the middle button. It asks for confirmation and I select 'Yes' and press the middle button again. It takes a few minutes and my Z is back to 'factory settings' (not exactly, since it came with an earklier ROM which was upgraded to v1.32, so after a format it goes back to v1.32 & not the earlier one).

[Greg2]

I select format but there is nothing happen. Please help me on what is the next step.

Does the screen go blank? Does it stop responding, or what?

According to your other thread you have used the proper files and procedure, but it sounds like you have used a corrupt file or file system on your CF-card.

This is what I would do:

D/L new files.
Format your CF-card with Fat-16(Try a different card if you have one).
Use the updater.sh that is with the files you use(Sharp, TKC, Zynergy, whatever).
Rename your files accordingly and try to flash again using the same procedure.

If you have no luck trying to use update from the menu, please post.

Good luck,

Greg

[derek4100]

wizzard, wizzard, hi, thanks for response. Further, can you email or let me know all the require files you used and the procedure you uesed. I presure my Zaurus sl5600 is wide out after I format it. Please help me out the Zaurus sl5600 back to original.

Hung Nguyen

[wizzard]

derek4100,
Sorry but I didn't understand what you meant by

I presure my Zaurus sl5600 is wide out after I format it.

Could you please clarify? I outlined the procedure in my previous post (see above). That's all there is to it. This should at least take you back to the Sharp ROM v1.21. Did you try it? What is the result? If you can get back to factory settings then updating won't be a problem. I suggest that you first try to get it back to factory settings and if that works then you can try updating. I can help you with that.

[Greg2]

my Zaurus sl5600 is wide out after I format it.  

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you mean by this.

After you select format does it ask for confirmation and allow you to select yes? If not, please explain in detail.

Greg

Edit:
wizzard must type faster then I, but nevertheless if you explain your problem a little better one of us will help

[derek4100]

wizzard, Yes, the current status of my Zaurus SL5600 is not be able to turn on. after I select format. the screen went blank and there is not confirmation or allow to select yes. Now, I can not turn on my Zaurus anymore. Thanks

Hung Nguyen

[derek4100]

Greg2, Yes, the current status of my Zaurus SL5600 is not be able to turn on. after I select format. the screen went blank and there is not confirmation or allow to select yes. Now, I can not turn on my Zaurus anymore. Thanks

Hung Nguyen

[derek4100]

wizzard, Yes, I try to restore the zaurus back to the factory setting. However, I try different procedure and it is still not function.

[wizzard]

Isn't it turning on even on AC power? Is your battery charged? Try removing the battery, wait for some time, and then replace it.
What happens when you put it on AC power? Does the charge light glow steadily?
Did you first slide the slider/switch in the back to "replace battery" and then opening the cover to reset? Did you slide it back to "Normal Operation" before bringing up the maintainence menu?
Please let us know these things.

[wizzard]

Yes, I try to restore the zaurus back to the factory setting. However, I try different procedure and it is still not function.

What procedure did you try exactly?

[derek4100]

wizzard, Yes, when I put it on AC Power, the charge light glow steady. Below is the procedure I follow. After step 13 of the procedure below, my Zaurus went black on screen and I can not turn it back on from there.

1. Make sure the AC power jack is connected.
2. Download the ROM image: zImage, initrd.bin, updater.sh.
If the filenames are different, change them to the above or else the zaurus will not be able to find them. The filenames are case sensitive. Note the capital I in zImage.

3.Put the ROM files in the root directory of your CF
card /mnt/cf (maybe possible with SD).
4. Turn the zaurus over and flip the battery case switch to "Replace Battery".
Remove the battery cover but don't remove the battery
5. Push the reset button on the lower right of the battery compartment
with your stylus
6. Replace the battery cover and switch to "Normal Operation"
7. Flip the zaurus over and simultaneously press the "Cancel" and "OK" buttons
8. The Maintenance Screen will display. Choose "Update"
9. After the update, flip the zaurus over again and switch to "Replace Battery"
10. Open the battery compartment, dont remove the battery. Press the reset switch.
11. Close the battery compartment, switch to "Normal Operation"
12. Flip the zaurus over and press simultaneously the "Cancel" and "OK" buttons again.
13. The Maintenance screen comes up again. Select "Format"
14. The zaurus will reboot to your new Operating System.

Hung NGuyen

[wizzard]

This appears to be more serious than I had first thought.
The procedure you followed is the correct one. Did you see any message (error or otherwise) during the update? What happens if you repeat instructions No. 9 to 12? Does the maintainence menu come up? If it does you can do an "Error check". If the menu doesn'tcome up, then you probably have to send it to Sharp.