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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - Arch Linux ARM support => Topic started by: ArchiMark on October 24, 2015, 11:57:41 pm

Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: ArchiMark on October 24, 2015, 11:57:41 pm
A new day at OESF and a new forum section!

Probably the only actively supported distro now for our little Zaurii.....

Please join in and help with Arch on our Zaurus's.......

Thanks.

Mark
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: danboid on October 25, 2015, 04:20:22 am
Thanks for creating the new forum Mark!

If I was to be pedantic, which I normally am, the forum should really be called 'Arch Linux ARM' coz ARM is of course an acronym. If its too late then I think I can just about stand not having those two letters capitilsed - just!

I'm sure this forum would be busier if more Zaurus owners knew what they were missing out on by not installing Arch. I honestly never expected such a speed bump complete with bang up-to-date apps out of my ol' Z at this late stage which is now running better than ever and it's quickly shaping up to be the machine I wanted a decade or so ago but never quite got so big thanks to daalnroti for giving the Z a new lease of life!
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: ArchiMark on October 25, 2015, 11:58:02 am
Fixed forum name....thought I had capitalized it.....

Thanks for catching it...
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: danboid on October 25, 2015, 12:52:07 pm
Thanks!
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: TheWalt on October 25, 2015, 10:10:20 pm
Nice!  Hope to contribute soon as I get a moment to try the install.
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: ArchiMark on October 26, 2015, 12:28:45 am
Quote from: TheWalt
Nice!  Hope to contribute soon as I get a moment to try the install.

That would be great, Walt!
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: teh.sean on October 28, 2015, 10:06:33 am
Hey everyone! I'll give this a try in the near future when I get some weekend free time.

How hard would it be to get a sticky thread with a list of what is working and what is not? It might help to get people looking at the effort.
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: ArchiMark on October 28, 2015, 11:23:50 am
Quote from: teh.sean
Hey everyone! I'll give this a try in the near future when I get some weekend free time.

How hard would it be to get a sticky thread with a list of what is working and what is not? It might help to get people looking at the effort.

Glad to see you here!

Will be great if you join the ALARMZ Gang....





Good idea....I should be able to make a sticky thread....

In meantime, look at first post of the 'Archlinuxarm On C3x00' thread for info on this....
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: danboid on October 28, 2015, 12:44:10 pm
teh.sean:

As far as I know, all the Z hardware and features are working under Arch so long as you're not bothered about running X

I'm sure we'll get X sorted out, its just not a priority for daal or myself. VGA seems a bit suffocating for running X in 2015.
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: greguu on November 10, 2015, 02:58:39 am
Quote from: teh.sean
Hey everyone! I'll give this a try in the near future when I get some weekend free time.

How hard would it be to get a sticky thread with a list of what is working and what is not? It might help to get people looking at the effort.

Hi teh.sean,

there are some minor issues still, but nothing that should stop you from trying. See my github  or danboids howto for more details and information.

What model do you have ?

Xorg is not a priority, but is easy to get going with a custom keymap. Issue is with the touchscreen and memory limitation for most GTK/QT apps nowadays.

Any questions ask in the main thread.

Cheers!
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: linx on February 19, 2016, 09:09:30 am
I just wanted to let everyone know that my second Z sl-c3200 now runs ALARM.
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: greguu on February 29, 2016, 12:18:51 am
Quote from: linx
I just wanted to let everyone know that my second Z sl-c3200 now runs ALARM.

Great! We welcome any new users!

Just ask here in the forum or on the IRC channel if you have any questions.

Cheers!
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: ArchiMark on September 28, 2016, 10:11:41 pm
Alert

OESF finally came back alive!!!

Just want you guys to know.....

Hopefully, we can pick back up from before.....

Spread the word....

 
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: Varti on September 29, 2016, 05:47:48 am
Seems you are on a posting spree today  

Varthall
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: ArchiMark on September 29, 2016, 02:21:26 pm
Well, figured it's easier to post around the forum in hopes that people who already posted subscribed to the thread. Therefore, I assume they will get a notification email from OESF which will tell them that OESF is alive again. This way we're reaching multiple people with one action.

Otherwise, would need to PM a lot of people individually about OESF coming back.....

Hope this makes sense....

 
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: Varti on September 29, 2016, 02:45:09 pm
Quote from: ArchiMark
Hope this makes sense....
It does

Varthall
Title: Welcome To Arch Linux Arm On Zaurus Forum
Post by: Varti on October 04, 2016, 05:45:25 am
As per requested by daalnroti, I have added a description to this group and rearranged the forums inside "Distro Support and Discussion" by alphabetical order. Added a description to the Ubuntu one as well, since it was missing too.

Varti