 Using C700 Without A Touchscreen |
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 Apr 18 2006, 12:57 PM
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I have a Zaurus c700 with a non-working touchscreen, but the LCD works.
So i was wondering is there some kind of utility that helps me using the zaurus? Liko moving the mouse cursor vise curosr keys or using a mouse or probably a bluetooth mouse (i have a CF BT card, but not a USB host CF card)... I would apreciate any help and consider the fact that i'm a total linux noob and have the zaurus only one day.  Sorry for my bad english. |
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Apr 18 2006, 01:52 PM
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You could
a/ use a bluetooth adaptor and a bluetooth mouse and keyboard b/ use a wifi adaptor and run VNC server on the Z however, in both cases, it'll be tricky to set up the Z without a working touchscreen in the first place! |
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Apr 18 2006, 02:03 PM
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Hm, I think the Zaurus recognised that the TS is broken because it doesn't report it in a device manager so the calibration (screen aligment) isn't even needed.
VNC server is out of the question because i want to use it far from my PC, but using a BT mouse seems nice. How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor? |
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Apr 18 2006, 02:50 PM
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Are you sure that the screen has a problem???
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Apr 18 2006, 02:52 PM
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QUOTE(rospaya @ Apr 18 2006, 09:57 PM) I have a Zaurus c700 with a non-working touchscreen, but the LCD works. So i was wondering is there some kind of utility that helps me using the zaurus? Liko moving the mouse cursor vise curosr keys or using a mouse or probably a bluetooth mouse (i have a CF BT card, but not a USB host CF card)... I would apreciate any help and consider the fact that i'm a total linux noob and have the zaurus only one day. Sorry for my bad english.  Of course...as it's been broken accidentally by...maybe...an over excited child standing on it for instance...would you not be eligible for a claim on your home insurance? 
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Apr 18 2006, 03:59 PM
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"How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor?"
Yep, - inputhelper in Sharp ROM/Cacko - xkeymouse in pdaXrom |
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Apr 19 2006, 12:41 AM
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QUOTE(rospaya @ Apr 18 2006, 11:03 PM) Hm, I think the Zaurus recognised that the TS is broken because it doesn't report it in a device manager so the calibration (screen aligment) isn't even needed. VNC server is out of the question because i want to use it far from my PC, but using a BT mouse seems nice. How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor? hmm, sorry, I can't help you there. I do know I connected up a USB keyboard & mouse to my 6000 host and everything just worked, so I would hope that bluetooth would too. you might have to reboot the zaurus into console mode in order to add some setup scripts to connect to the keyboard/mouse when it starts up. I know *in*theory*how* to do this, but *haven't* done it, so you'll need to find an expert, sorry. |
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Apr 19 2006, 04:04 AM
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QUOTE(leskimo @ Apr 19 2006, 12:59 AM) "How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor?" Yep, - inputhelper in Sharp ROM/Cacko - xkeymouse in pdaXrom Thanks, i'm using pdaXrom so i'll try to use it... |
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