Converting the Sharp ROM to English

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Revision as of 00:47, 10 October 2007

This is a guide to how to get your Zaurus in a minimal state to start using English.

Install a terminal application. You will need to find a terminal ipk installation file; if you have a current Zaurus model then it should be on the CDROM that came with it.
Run the terminal.
$cd Settings
$vi locale.conf
Change lang=ja to lang=en : move the cursor to the "j" of ja, hit x twice; press i, type en
exit : hit cancel, enter ":wq"
Reboot : choose the menu option

You may also want to

Install English help files
Change the menus to both Japanese and English
Remove Japanese input methods that automatically pop up when typing Zip codes into the address book
Other customisations.

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 ==Converting the Sharp ROM to English==
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+This is a guide to how to get your Zaurus in a minimal state to start using English.
-* Install a terminal application.
+* Install a terminal application. You will need to find a terminal ipk installation file; if you have a current Zaurus model then it should be on the CDROM that came with it.
 * Run the terminal.
 * $cd Settings
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 * exit : hit cancel, enter ":wq"
 * Reboot : choose the menu option
+You may also want to
+* Install English help files
+* Change the menus to both Japanese and English
+* Remove Japanese input methods that automatically pop up when typing Zip codes into the address book
+* Other customisations.
+See [[Localising/Converting to English]] for a more detailed guide.