Usb Connection Howto, Windows & Linux - OE specific Options

[lardman]

Another pinned topic :-)

Let's nail setting up USB connections between a Z and a PC (running WinXP or Linux), which is a basic thing which ought to be documented (and which comes up from time to time).

What we need is:
* Your Z (hardware, OZ version, kernel version)
* Your PC OS (including kernel version/service pack/etc.)
* Where you got the drivers from (if needed)
* What changes you made on the PC (if any, mainly for Linux)
* What changes you made on your Z (if any)

Cheers,


Si

P.S. I know there are already HowTos in the ZUG HowTos area, however these generally apply to Sharp ROMs (and although there may not be many differences, there are enough).

By all means, lift the info from there if it works, it'll go back in there once this is all sorted.

[charcler]

HELLO
sysops... gurus... wanna.. new... all ;)

My (very) first time with Zaurus, (old) model SL 5500, strong Arm 1110 rev 9
Unpack :
Zaurus + dock + SD 128 + flash 128 + wifi Dlink + multicards usb reader + cables ;)

"kernel card 3.1.2" = kernel 2.4.18 rmk7 pxa3 embedix 021129 compiled by mickey@r2d2 ;))
OpenZaurus 3.5.2
Opie, Open PalmTop Integrated Environnement v 1.1.7
Zaurus has been 'burned, cuted' ... cool
tests : gfx rendering : 2560 gops/second // ram performance : 26.5 mb/s Cool!!!

All right's :))

Install first ipk : kismet. ok ! second : wellenreiter. np too. searchin about Zeb paquage to mplayer compil for arm :(( link at it s home at uklinux ... no tarball... any idea ? thanks :)

Well done, The USB Connection :
my workstation :
kernel 2.6.12.6 -- gnu -- mandriva 2005le -- xorg 6.8 -- kde 3.4 --

So :
connect dock with usb and power. Connect Z on.
LSUSB:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04dd:8004 Sharp Corp. Zaurus SL-5000D/SL-5500 PDA
ok
less /var/log/kernel/info
Aug 5 05:22:17 charcler kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 12
Aug 5 05:22:17 charcler kernel: usb0: register usbnet at usb-0000:00:14.2-2, Sharp Zaurus SL-5x00
Perfect ...

Go into network configuration ...
shutting down shoreline firewall /etc/init.d/shorewall stop (or service shorewall stop or CLICK MandrakeControlCenter - system - services - click on "stop" shorewall )
--CLICK MandrakeControlCenter - Internet/network - Share internet - select usb0 - patient... OK
simply restart firewall (it adapte itself on new nat connection)
Zaurus :
--CLICK settings - network - usb0 - ip/dhcp (hehehe) - start OK
Open Opera : all works good ;) I am on the internet with my Z throught usb connection.
30 secondes for all settings. (2 seconds for settings, 28 seconds to view step-by-step the logs)
roxor.

note : in fixed ip : 4 secondes without log view ;)

Wireless ? too... :))
now : i have the choice between 3 sync applx. Opie, sync and other one... I think it s not hard to sync with Kontact ;)

see you !