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Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: rospaya on April 18, 2006, 04:57:23 pm

I have a Zaurus c700 with a non-working touchscreen, but the LCD works.

So i was wondering is there some kind of utility that helps me using the zaurus? Liko moving the mouse cursor vise curosr keys or using a mouse or probably a bluetooth mouse (i have a CF BT card, but not a USB host CF card)...

I would apreciate any help and consider the fact that i'm a total linux noob and have the zaurus only one day.  

Sorry for my bad english.

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: speculatrix on April 18, 2006, 05:52:28 pm

You could
a/ use a bluetooth adaptor and a bluetooth mouse and keyboard
b/ use a wifi adaptor and run VNC server on the Z

however, in both cases, it'll be tricky to set up the Z without a working touchscreen in the first place!

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: rospaya on April 18, 2006, 06:03:21 pm

Hm, I think the Zaurus recognised that the TS is broken because it doesn't report it in a device manager so the calibration (screen aligment) isn't even needed.

VNC server is out of the question because i want to use it far from my PC, but using a BT mouse seems nice. How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor?

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: DaemonsGR on April 18, 2006, 06:50:43 pm

Are you sure that the screen has a problem???

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: Ventmore on April 18, 2006, 06:52:45 pm

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I have a Zaurus c700 with a non-working touchscreen, but the LCD works.

So i was wondering is there some kind of utility that helps me using the zaurus? Liko moving the mouse cursor vise curosr keys or using a mouse or probably a bluetooth mouse (i have a CF BT card, but not a USB host CF card)...

I would apreciate any help and consider the fact that i'm a total linux noob and have the zaurus only one day.  

Sorry for my bad english.
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Of course...as it's been broken accidentally by...maybe...an over excited child standing on it for instance...would you not be eligible for a claim on your home insurance?

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: leskimo on April 18, 2006, 07:59:35 pm

"How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor?"

Yep,
- inputhelper in Sharp ROM/Cacko
- xkeymouse in pdaXrom

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: speculatrix on April 19, 2006, 04:41:20 am

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Hm, I think the Zaurus recognised that the TS is broken because it doesn't report it in a device manager so the calibration (screen aligment) isn't even needed.

VNC server is out of the question because i want to use it far from my PC, but using a BT mouse seems nice. How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor?
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hmm, sorry, I can't help you there. I do know I connected up a USB keyboard & mouse to my 6000 host and everything just worked, so I would hope that bluetooth would too.

you might have to reboot the zaurus into console mode in order to add some setup scripts to connect to the keyboard/mouse when it starts up. I know *in*theory*how* to do this, but *haven't* done it, so you'll need to find an expert, sorry.

Title: Using C700 Without A Touchscreen
Post by: rospaya on April 19, 2006, 08:04:03 am

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"How about the cursor pad on the Zaurus? Can that bu used to control the cursor?"

Yep,
- inputhelper in Sharp ROM/Cacko
- xkeymouse in pdaXrom
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Thanks, i'm using pdaXrom so i'll try to use it...