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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - pdaXrom => Topic started by: merli on February 08, 2006, 05:38:29 am
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Hello
Finally I'd like to switch to pdaXrom from Cacko 1.23 on my C1000
I just want to ask if I can get following funkcionality with pdaXrom
- sync PIM with outlook (using m$ exchange at work:-() (i think i am out of luck here)
- use Zaurus as USB key
- use Zaurus as reader for USB key
- read ebooks in Justreader in win1250 code page
- use minicom as cisco console
- view comics, listen mp3s, watch movies
- use internet through GPRS bluetooth mobile phone
- use VNC server, viewer
- use RemoteDesktop
- use Dlink-DCF 650W wireless card with kismet and wellenreiter
- play some games :-)
almost everything ...
can anyone comment me this list?
thank you very much
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- sync PIM with outlook (using m$ exchange at work:-() (i think i am out of luck here)
There is the latest version of KDE-Pim/PI with alarm working, don't know about syncing
- use Zaurus as USB key
Yes
- use Zaurus as reader for USB key
Yes
- read ebooks in Justreader in win1250 code page
There is Justreader 2.0k and Opie-reader 0.7j in the feed
- use minicom as cisco console
I don't know
- view comics, listen mp3s, watch movies
Comics : Yes, see cbrpager (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=17212&hl=comic)
mp3: XMMS, Mplayer, Beep Media player, and others by command line
movies: optimized Mplayer as in Cacko, VLC
- use internet through GPRS bluetooth mobile phone
I don't know
- use VNC server, viewer
Yes
- use RemoteDesktop
Rdesktop
- use Dlink-DCF 650W wireless card with kismet and wellenreiter[/QUOTE]
Yes, wellenreiter has just been released 2 days ago, kismet was available for a long time
- play some games :-)
Of course:
Quake 1 and 2, Doom, AlephOne, Lmarbles, Lpairs, Lgeneral, Lbrekout2, MirrorMagic, GsoKo, Gemz, Gweled, Bugsquish, Battalion, BzFlag, frozen-bubble
, SuperTux, Emulators: SNES9x, NES, PSX(under development), ScummVM, and many more ...
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- sync PIM with outlook (using m$ exchange at work:-() (i think i am out of luck here)
There is the latest version of KDE-Pim/PI with alarm working
I'm not sure it it sync with outlook though
- use minicom as cisco console
minicom is in the feed, I have never tried it
- use RemoteDesktop
works great.
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Hello
>Finally I'd like to switch to pdaXrom from Cacko 1.23 on my C1000
Congrats!
>I just want to ask if I can get following funkcionality with pdaXrom
>- sync PIM with outlook (using m$ exchange at work:-() (i think i am out of luck here)
I haven't tried, sorry. I'm trying to get away from syncing
>- use Zaurus as reader for USB key
I tried it a couple quick times and had trouble mounting it and gave up for the time being. What /dev/device do you mount for this, someone?
>- read ebooks in Justreader in win1250 code page
Not sure what that means, sorry.
>- view comics, listen mp3s, watch movies
mplayer backend works well for movies. XMMS is great for MP3's. Haven't found a good comic reader yet (let me know if you find one)
>- use VNC server, viewer
VNC is in the feed. I setup tight VNC on my XP laptop and it worked great.
>- use RemoteDesktop
In the feed as well I think. I RD'ed into my XP laptop and it worked great.
>- play some games :-)
Lots of games. Check the feeds and the pdaXrom forum section.
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What do you use your device for?
If you want a general purpose "computer", use pdaxrom. If you want a PIM that syncs to outlook, at the moment I'd use something else like Cacko.
I've solved this by not syncing the Zaurus: I use my phone as my contacts, calendar and todo, and sync with that.
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Thank You all:-) switched today... first impressions are good.
Questions
1) Where can I find vnc server package? I found only tightvnc in feed.
2) I'd like to have feeds on my MMC card. How Can I do that?
thnx for help ... next questions will arise I am sure :-)
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1) Where can I find vnc server package? I found only tightvnc in feed.
www.pdaxrom.org/unstable
you might need to install this also http://mail.pdaxrom.org/contrib/rc11+-armv....7_armv5tel.ipk (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/contrib/rc11+-armv5tel/libstdcxx5-compat_5.0.7_armv5tel.ipk)
2) I'd like to have feeds on my MMC card. How Can I do that?
see http://mail.pdaxrom.org/contrib/docs/ipk.txt (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/contrib/docs/ipk.txt)
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>- use Zaurus as reader for USB key
I tried it a couple quick times and had trouble mounting it and gave up for the time being. What /dev/device do you mount for this, someone?
Here, the USB key mounts automatically on insert with a USB host cable (from iRiver) and it should mount automatically.
>- view comics, listen mp3s, watch movies
mplayer backend works well for movies. XMMS is great for MP3's. Haven't found a good comic reader yet (let me know if you find one)
Have you tried cbrpager ? I didn't but in case you didn't see my post above...
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Thanks I will try :-)
Another small issue. I tried to connect to Internet through GPRS and BT.
Everything works OK. Found mobile phone created profile through PPP Modem. Than I used PPP Dialer for connect pppd. Woked OK but when I minimized PPP Dialer window it disapeared and I could not find it any more on desktop, but in Active Tasks appeared very small Unnamed Window. I had to kill pppd from command lline killall pppd and resize and kill that unnamed window. Is it bug or I have error between Zaurus and chair?
thnx ... sorry I will have more questions regarding pdaxrom.
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>- use Zaurus as reader for USB key
I tried it a couple quick times and had trouble mounting it and gave up for the time being. What /dev/device do you mount for this, someone?
Here, the USB key mounts automatically on insert with a USB host cable (from iRiver) and it should mount automatically.
>- view comics, listen mp3s, watch movies
mplayer backend works well for movies. XMMS is great for MP3's. Haven't found a good comic reader yet (let me know if you find one)
Have you tried cbrpager ? I didn't but in case you didn't see my post above...
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My USB flash drive doesn't seem to mount automagically. I'm sure I'll figure it out one day when I need to.
Just got it working. I made a silly mistake with the dependencies but I just figured it out. Man, it's a nice app. Thanks. I'm dusting off my Tintin's and Asterix's.