6000 ROMs
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What is available?
Sharp ROM
- stable (see below: How-to restore the original SL-6000 ROM)
Fast Kernel
- fast kernel instructions and downloads
- ffpe (fast floating point emulation) or no-ffpe version
- (beta) Discussion
Guylhem ROM
- Guylhem site 6000L installation instructions and downloads
- How to install Guylhem ROM
- uses the fast kernel by default
- Qtopia or no GUI images
- (beta) Discussion
OpenZaurus ROM
- OpenZaurus site 6000L installation instructions and downloads
- GPE or OPIE images
- (beta) Discussion
pdaX ROM
Qtopia ROM
- Qtopia site 6000L installation instructions and downloads
- (beta) available as-is
How-to flash a new ROM
- Prepare a compatible memory card. It can be an SD or CF memory card, but it must be formated as FAT16.
- Copy updater.sh, consolescroll, zImage, initrd.bin, on to the root directory of the prepared memory card. You may choose to use only a zImage file or a initrd.bin if you don't want to change one or the other. If the zImage file is a slightly modified name, rename it to zImage.
- Before updating make sure that you backup any data that you wish to save.
- Push the [Reset] button on the rear of the handheld using the stylus.
- Connect the A/C adapter to the handheld. The orange [Charge light] should now be lit.
- Enter the maintenance menu. Holding down the [OK] button, push the [Power] button.
- Select item #4 to update.
- Select the type of card you prepared, either SD or CF.
- The handheld will reboot into a seperate hidden kernel used for reflashing the device, execute the updater.sh script, and reflash it.
- When everything is finished, you will be instructed to reset the device. Push the [Reset] button on the rear of the handheld using the stylus.
How-to restore the original SL-6000 ROM
This is for the SL-6000L only. You can also find a backup ROM for the 6000W from Guylhem's externe.net.
- Download SL6000L-US-1.12.zip
- Extract files onto the root directory of a SD or CF card formatted as FAT16
- Connect the A/C adapter to the handheld. The orange [Charge light] should now be lit.
- Hold down the [Q] and [T] keys and while holding, push down the [Reset] button with your stylus.
- When the unit begins to flash the green [Mail light] will turn on. This light will stay on until it has finished.
Troubleshooting the lights
- If the [Mail light] doesn't turn on, then the handheld could not find any files to flash.
- If the [Mail light] starts to blink it indicates an error has occured. You may have corrupt files on your memory card.

