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Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: ncarvalho on July 14, 2005, 06:16:40 am

Hello

I have a SL-5500, and i think i'm ready to try OZ.
Reading installation instructions (http://openzaurus.org/wordpress/installation/sl-50005500/ (http://openzaurus.org/wordpress/installation/sl-50005500/)) i know i should select the appropiate zImage.

But in my Zaurus "System Info", i've get information that i have 28 MB memory and 32 Internat Storage.
But i doesn't find any zImage for me: zImage-collie-28-32.bin.

Maybe i've getting the wrong information.

Any help??

cheers
NCarvalho

Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: lardman on July 14, 2005, 08:03:18 am

Are you running the Sharp 'ROM' at the moment?

If so, you effectively have a 32-32 image.

With OZ you can choose how you split the RAM-disk and memory.


Si

Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: ncarvalho on July 14, 2005, 08:22:12 am

Hy

Yes, i'm running Sharp ROM.
So, i have 32 + 32

I'll download the apropriatte image....

Thanks
NCarvalho

Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: Mag1c on July 14, 2005, 08:43:02 am

Hey,

don't misunderstand. You may choose any zImage, which adds up to 64 MB.

32-32 means
32 MB System RAM
32 MB RAM Disk (which holds /home/root on Sharp-ROMs)

you may alternatively try 64-0
64 MB System RAM
0 MB no RAM disk at all
this is IMHO a good choice, if you have a resident ext2 formated SD card
for installing additional software and private data.

greets
Mag1c

Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: lardman on July 14, 2005, 10:21:14 am

Quite - I run my collie with 64-0 as I have no desire to use a RAM-disk, but do want all of the memory available,

Sorry I didn't make this point clearer (thanks Mag1c),


Si

Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: acpkendo on July 22, 2005, 10:02:48 am

Slightly OT, but it seemed like a good place to ask this:

What is your experience using 64-0?  I do remove my SD card from time to time. . . will this lock up the Z every time I do so?  At the moment, it seems like it makes a habit of locking up every time its expecting a card and doesn't have one; it also has a habit of not ejecting the card when I ask it to.

On the other hand, I'm getting ready to install pocketworkstation, and could probably use the extra RAM.

Title: Selecting A Zimage File
Post by: ironstorm on July 23, 2005, 12:46:28 am

Quote

Slightly OT, but it seemed like a good place to ask this:

What is your experience using 64-0?  I do remove my SD card from time to time. . . will this lock up the Z every time I do so?  At the moment, it seems like it makes a habit of locking up every time its expecting a card and doesn't have one; it also has a habit of not ejecting the card when I ask it to.

On the other hand, I'm getting ready to install pocketworkstation, and could probably use the extra RAM.
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If you aren't running apps off your SD you should be able to unmount and remove it - no problems...  I've done this lots.

RAM disk is only helpful as long as the Z doesn't crash or lockup.  As soon as you have to reset / reboot it anything on the RAM disk is toast  (it is not non-volitile or NVRAM storage you see on some PDAs) ...  this really limits the usefulness of it in my opinion.  So I run 64-0.