Available ROMs for the SL-5x00

From OESF

Current revision

(Summary; see Details, below)

See also: 5x00_ROMs

Available Choices

Sharp ROM

Probably the most stable and least configurable/flexible of the various ROM choices.

SL-5500

SL-5500, SL-5000D, SL-5500G (Germany QWERTZ keyboard), SL-5500 v3

• Sharp ROM 1.3a - update recommended
• Sharp ROM 2.36 - last one delivered
• Sharp ROM 2.37 (June 20, 2002)
• Sharp ROM 2.38 - update recommended: improves FTP security http://www.myzaurus.com/downloads.asp
• Sharp ROM 3.10 - english only but works great (no German keyboard mapping) http://www.myzaurus.com/downloads3.asp
• Sharp ROM 3.13 - CD-v313.zip

SL-5600

• Sharp ROM 1.21 - stock ROM (on my 5600, purchased 2004-04-16)
• Sharp ROM 1.32 - latest (2003-08-01) on Sharp's Web site http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate6.asp

The Sharp ROMs are also available here on OESF: http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-29.phtml

Cacko ROM (5000D/5500)

• Last release: April 2, 2004

Based on the Sharp ROM

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-30.phtml

Opera, Word and Sheet need much a lot RAM, so in this update version /home directory moved to MMC/SD card. Instruction for update and prepare MMC/SD card you can read on Crow [1] rom page.

Features:

• zImage - 32MB RAM for SL5000D and 64MB RAM memory for SL5500
• Added EmbeddedKonsole
• Added FileManager
• Added fdisk, top, ssh
• Added Process Manager
• Added Smooth system fonts
• Builtin Cyrillic support and russian keyboard layout
• Opera moved from ROM for installing on MMC/SD
• Removed patience game
• APM patch from OpenZaurus kernel (adopted for 2.4.18 kernel version by Albert Rybalkin).

This patch implements accurate batery power reading, which allows to display actual percentage of remaining battery power instead of Good, Low, etc levels.

• Compiled with CONFIG_FS_SYNC flag turned off. The CONFIG_FS_SYNC flag is a modification added by Sharp

to force media (i.e., CF & SD cards) to be mounted sync, even if you specify "mount -o async ...". With this flag turned off, you can get true async io on your SD and CF cards, greatly speeding up file writes

• Wireless Extentions enabled, orinoco/sectrum drivers updated to version 0.13e with monitoring patch applied.

This should enable Wellenreiter to run properly.

• Kernel is compiled with smaller console fonts, so that more information fits into the display.
• Applied patch, which fixes problem with serial CF cards staying suspended upon resume
• Included patch for IRDA problem with some Ericson mobile phones.

 Issue the following commands after reboot to adjust IRDA settings for ericsson phones: 
 
 CODE
 echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/irda/max_tx_window 
 echo 1000 > /proc/sys/net/irda/min_tx_turn_time

Hentges ROM

Attempts to make the OZ install easier see Stable version see Test version

What's New:

Collie: Now ships with the new "r21" kernel, fixing all suspend/resume bugs
Poodle: 
Akita: This is the long awaited updated Akita image. It fixes most bugs of the OZ 3.5.3 Akita snapshot.

Kerberos ROM (Which machines?)

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-34.phtml

Based on the Sharp ROM. Beta at the moment.

pdaXrom ROM

http://www.pdaXrom.org

Beta available

OpenZaurus ROM (5000D/5500/5600)

http://www.openzaurus.org

The best non Sharp ROM with support for alot of hardware. The OpenZaurus project was created as an alternative ROM image for the Sharp Zaurus Personal Mobile Tool. The original purpose behind the project was to create a ROM image (kernel + root filesystem) which was a bit closer to what the developer community specifically desired. The method by which this was accomplished was simply to use the Sharp ROM as a base and make alterations, bugfixes, additions and even removals, where necessary, to make the package more open.

Shortly after this, it was revamped completely. OpenZaurus is now a debian based embedded distribution built from source, from the ground up. Given its debian roots, it is quite similar to other embedded debian-based distributions, such as Familiar for the Ipaq. This means of doing things also facilitates an easy method for users to build their own custom ROM images.

There are basically 3 choices. No GUI, GPE (palmtop like, X11 based) and Opie (Qtopia like)

Qtopia ROM (5000D/5500/5600)

http://www.qtopia.net/modules/users/downloads.php

Based on OZ (3.2?). Beta at the moment.

theKompany ROM (5000/5500)

• Last release: Dec 12 2003

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-31.phtml

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-22.phtml

At the moment the above links do not work. For the original versions of theKompany ROM try this link, tkcrom. If you would like to try an initrd modified to allow the use of SD cards > 2GB then look at this pinned thread, SD>2GB , in the OESF forums.

If you would like to have these files and the newest script for putting home on sd the try this link, Axel's Downloads. This site also gives good tips on using a gps CF card with the 5500s.

Quote taken from: theKompany web site theKompany.rom is provided free of charge in a partnership between theKompany.com and Michael Stevenson aka Proto. What we've done is removed a number of applications and made them optional to install, you can download those missing applications by downloading the "applications.tar.gz" file. In addition we've fixed a lot of the bugs in the existing ROM for the device, integrated pieces of the new ROM that were improved and pieces from various open source projects that provided superior functionality.

Watapon ROM (5600 only)

• Last Release: Mar 29 2005

http://zaurus.duelmonsters.ca/

The Watapon ROM is exclusivly for the SL-5600 Zaurus. Derived from the Sharp 1.32 ROM, but has many differences from the 1.32 ROM. Features list on website

Zynergy ROM (5600 only)

https://www.timekiller.org/zynergy/zynergy5600.htm

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-33.phtml

Quoted from Zynergy website:

Zynergy5600 is my custom ROM for the Sharp Zaurus sl-5600. It is based on the Sharp Rom, with quite a few modifications. Below is a list of those changes. Send any feedback about this ROM to j<at>timekiller.org

Added:

• Applets - Brightness, Tasklist, Memory Monitor
• Embedded Konsole
• AdvancedFM
• libopie1.0.0
• libpng3
•  !OpieFtp,!LibFtp
• Wlanmon
• pico
• less
• libncurses5
• smbmount
• SubApplet
• zlib
• Zsafe
• Crystal Blue Theme
• default Wallpaper

Removed:

• jeode Demos
• All Games
• Mpeg Player
• (all help files -- are these still removed?)

Modified:

• Calculator - Replaced with opie-calc
• Icons - Replaced with opie-cool icons
• root and zaurus users use bash instead of sh
• Battery applet - Used the Qtopia 1.6.2 version
• replaced startup splash screen
• Sysinfo - Used the Opie Sysinfo
• Tab Structure - Organized Icons in a more managable way
• Set default theme to Crystal Blue
• Screensaver