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Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: johnkorver on August 21, 2003, 03:50:30 pm: I just tried to flash my CL-570 with the OPIE image using the CF updater.
Everything goes fine untill in the
--- Zaurus CF updater --- menu the device hangs after the following message:
--- Finish! ---
Rebooting
INIT: Switching to runlevel: 6
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal
Rebooting the systemâ€¦

I read the Zaurus should reboot itself, but I waited for several hours and nothing happened. What\'s more....After I took out the battery and did it back in, the device did nothing...
It took me several days and a lot of help from Trisoft (Germany) to restore a NAND Backup using the D+M key combination.

Does someone know what I am doing wrong?

I use a FAT formatted CF card and the Zaurus CF updater writes the kernel and system files with succes.

Thabks
John
Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: offroadgeek on August 21, 2003, 05:43:11 pm: Last I knew, OZ on the 7x0 is still experimental, and not even available for the 760 yet. Follow this thread (http://www.zaurus.com/dev/board/index.php?act=ST&f=6&t=5418&st=0) on the devnet forums for more details on this.

You may want to try the custom rom (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=UpDownload&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=18) built by sash. I have it working on my 760, and it\'s great! Detailed installation instructions are here (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagename=Custom7x0ROM).

good luck

offroadgeek
Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: johnkorver on August 21, 2003, 05:50:55 pm: Yes I just figured out that the reboot problem is because the OPIE ROM is for the CL-700, not the 750.
The custum build ROM by Sash looks great, but now Netfront stopped working \"Netfront can only run on an Zaurus 750 models\"

Thanks,

JOhn
Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: johnkorver on August 21, 2003, 06:01:05 pm: Also I can\'t find a lot of the applications that are mentioned: Konsole, etc. Is this because I have a CL-750?

By the way I saw you have the Ooera browser on your zaurus CL-760, how did you do that. I can only find it for the 5500 series

Greetings,

John
Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: offroadgeek on August 21, 2003, 08:21:11 pm: I\'ve heard of one other person having trouble with netfront on the 750/760 (don\'t remember which). There\'s a thread to follow on the externe forums (www.externe.net/zaurus/forum), where Sash is trying to figure that one out.

As far as konsole, opera and the other apps... they should just be pre-installed on your Z. You can find konsole in the Applications tab, and Opera in the Network tab.
Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: johnkorver on August 22, 2003, 02:04:47 am: Thanks,
I will check that forum out.

Do you mean Opera was installed before you flashed your unit with the custom ROM? I have my 750 from Trisoft.de and not from Dynamism. Maybe the ROMs are different?
If you got Opera with installing the custom ROM, maybe I should try again.
Greetings,

John
Title: Problem with Flashing to OPIE ROM
Post by: Anonymous on September 01, 2003, 08:42:53 am: Quote
Thanks,
I will check that forum out.

Do you mean Opera was installed before you flashed your unit with the custom ROM? I have my 750 from Trisoft.de and not from Dynamism. Maybe the ROMs are different?
If you got Opera with installing the custom ROM, maybe I should try again.
Greetings,

John

Opera and Konsole are on the sash/cacko custom ROM which offroadgeek mentioned..

I have it on my c700 and it works great