Sl-c3100 Factory Reset Problems Options

[Erawan]

I was hoping my first post here wasn't going to be along these lines, but it couldn't be helped, sorry

I recently got my hands on a 3100 which came preinstalled with Cacko 1.23. I wanted to start afresh so I attempted to do a factory reset according to the instructions in the FigLabs manual that came with it. Unfortunately there seems to be a serious error, as it just says 'grep: /var/lib/pcmcia/stab: No such file or directory' ad infinitum. Please tell me that this is not terminal and there is something I can do to correct this (other than sending it back to Sharp Japan). I still have all the original manuals and discs and hope that there's something on there that can help me, but my Japanese isn't so hot .

Your help would be most greatly appreciated, many thanks.

[Erawan]

Thanks so much for your replies. I'm set on doing a factory reset and getting it back to the original Japanese software as: 1) I would like to use the dictionaries; 2) I'm actually planning on using the Zaurus to help me learn Japanese .

I followed the factory reset instructions as laid out in TRIsoft's manual and unfortunately I still get the same results. The thing is, even when I just turn my Zaurus on, my Zaurus still has the memory of reset procedure attempted before, so automatically starts/continues trying to do it and then I get that constant 'grep: /var/lib/pcmcia/stab: No such file or directory' going down the screen, so I guess I'm forced to go all the way since it seems there isn't a way back.

I'm obviously missing something, there's no need to insert a SD card with a backup is there? (As I'm going for the factory reset)

I've been eyeing up the NAND-backup restore procedure, but that's a last resort... I'm edging closer towards that, but don't know if I should do that just yet, especially based on the feedback you've given me so far.

Your help is much appreciated.