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Title: changing ROMs
Post by: irvken on February 09, 2004, 03:30:16 pm

do you absolutely have to use a CF card to change or upgrade the OS on the Zaurus?

Title: changing ROMs
Post by: slocaus on February 09, 2004, 03:43:08 pm

Only Sharp ROMS have an installer in the cradle and only from Windows.  If you want to flash another ROM, the answer is yes, absolutely.

Title: changing ROMs
Post by: irvken on February 09, 2004, 04:00:44 pm

that was great answer  thanx

one thing that\'s been puzzling me though is why the various Zaurus OS\'s are called ROMs. I thought ROM was a Read Only Memory, when you see to be able to write (\"flash?\") to this.

Title: changing ROMs
Post by: zbones on February 09, 2004, 06:45:39 pm

The later zauri can be flashed by sd card as well as cf card.

Certainly this include the cxx0 series, and possibly the sl5600 too.

the sl5500 and 5000 are definately cf only.

Title: changing ROMs
Post by: erich141 on February 10, 2004, 11:29:34 pm

5600 can be flashed from SD, it is only 5000 and 5500 that cannot...