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. | 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. | + | * 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, see [[Installing a Terminal]]. |
* Run the terminal. | * Run the terminal. | ||
* $cd Settings | * $cd Settings | ||
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* Reboot : choose the menu option | * Reboot : choose the menu option | ||
| - | You may also want to | + | You may also want to keep Japanese and English together in the menus. See |
| + | [[Localising/Converting to English]] for how to do this and also how to | ||
* Install English help files | * Install English help files | ||
* Change the menus to both Japanese and English | * Change the menus to both Japanese and English | ||
* Remove Japanese input methods that automatically pop up when typing Zip codes into the address book | * Remove Japanese input methods that automatically pop up when typing Zip codes into the address book | ||
| - | * Other customisations | + | * Other customisations. |
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Converting the Sharp ROM to English
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, see Installing a Terminal.
- 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 keep Japanese and English together in the menus. See Localising/Converting to English for how to do this and also how 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.
