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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - pdaXrom => Topic started by: netshade on April 09, 2004, 10:06:44 pm

Title: C700 and pdaX
Post by: netshade on April 09, 2004, 10:06:44 pm

What kind of performance level can I expect to see with cacko/pdaX and the C700 ; it was my understanding that the C700 had some speed issues, and before I buy one I\'d like to know whether or not I can install pdaX and have it usable...


Thanks,


.ns.

Title: C700 and pdaX
Post by: padishah_emperor on April 10, 2004, 12:32:36 am

I think newer ROMs incl. pdaXrom have a fix in the kernel, if I\'m wrong correct me - anyone?

I hope there is no real major issues, as I\'ve recommended a second user C700 to a friend.

Title: C700 and pdaX
Post by: kbranch on April 10, 2004, 01:08:10 am

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I think newer ROMs incl. pdaXrom have a fix in the kernel, if I\'m wrong correct me - anyone?

I hope there is no real major issues, as I\'ve recommended a second user C700 to a friend.

I don\'t have any experience with a PXA255 model, but the newer kernels just about double the speed of the C700, so I don\'t think the CPU is much of an issue.

Title: C700 and pdaX
Post by: amrein on April 10, 2004, 06:36:23 am

The bug in the cache management of the C700 Intel PXA 250 processor is still there.
As it doesn\'t occur often, they decide to let the cache enable. A PXA 255 is no more than a PXA250 but without the bug and with a double speed bus (200 instead of 100mhz).

The SL-C750, 760, 860 and SL-6000 use the PXA 255.
The SL-C700 and the SL-5600 use the PXA 250.

Title: C700 and pdaX
Post by: zonyl on April 13, 2004, 05:37:47 pm

I used the latest pdaXrom on my C700.. No problem with the touchscreen anymore and it runs reasonably well.  I use a swap partition on my MD on occasion though.