OESF Portables Forum
Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - pdaXrom => Topic started by: rrnwexec on November 01, 2005, 04:13:39 pm
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I've decided to give RC12 a try on my 6000. Followed the RC12 install instructions on the pdaXrom web site, but hit a couple of snags. Would appreciate the wisdom of those who have already blazed the trail:
1) What size should the root partition be sized to?
2) Does the resize partition feature in install menu work reliably?
3) Do i need to also create a user partition? If so, what should be the size?
4) After typing startx at the # prompt, x apears to start fine, but I am taken to TWM where I see only a single window with a command prompt. Is this normal?
Many thanks in advance.
Randall.
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Almost forgot...
5) after flashing to RC12, noticed there was no /home/root directory. also, there was no /home/user directory. (nothing below /home actually) Is this expected behavior?
Thanks again.
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it is memory size.
My solution is to flash virgin sharp, guylhem then pdaxrom.
there are others, but I do't remember the details.
as always, flash at your own risk
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Thanks very much for your advice.
What memory size is recommended for RC12 on the 6000? Any thoughts?
Is there a way to avoid the interim step (Guylem)? I thought that the installer for RC12 allowed for manipulation of the memory space (at least that's what the install menu implies).
Any and all help appreciated.
Ait is memory size.
My solution is to flash virgin sharp, guylhem then pdaxrom.
there are others, but I do't remember the details.
as always, flash at your own risk
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Thanks very much for your advice.
Is there a way to avoid the interim step (Guylem)? I thought that the installer for RC12 allowed for manipulation of the memory space (at least that's what the install menu implies).
Any and all help appreciated.
I never have used the Guylhelm step (or whatever that ROM's name is). I set my root partition to 47M if that is any help. I certainly agree that the setup is a bit cryptic as there is no decent documentation for all the steps. The forum definitely is the right place. Here are some of the things that I have found that have helped:
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=14462&hl= (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=14462&hl=)
That seems to be the most useful starting out. I think you will agree seeing as I noticed that you had issues with starting out with twm instead of matchbox. You can do a:
cd / && tar --no-same-owner -xf /root/.home_default.tar
to enable your Matchbox functionality. Obviously this creates all the needed references for .xinitrc to ensure you are using Matchbox over TWM. I didn't find the wifi setup useful, as that did not enable my wifi to work out of the box. I am however using WEP keys, and I will not "open" my wifi access point just so my PDA can use it. I still find that after setting the clock, and a suspend occurs, it renders the display useless as it is frozen. I'm still investigating that issuehttps://www.oesf.org/forums/style_images/1/folder_post_icons/icon14.gif. So right now, WiFi is the most important piece for me to get this thing running as that is how I plan to update my packages.
I also found that at one point I could not do sustained scp USB transfers from my Linux workstation at some point in RC12, but apparently that was fixed as it works now. I noted that it was set to "should be fixed" in the bugs area, so oh well.
Haz
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Okay, so I have the wireless working now. So now I'll try updating the Zaurus via WiFi.
Haz