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For Sale / Wanted / For Sale 5600 Parts

« on: January 09, 2006, 11:17:37 pm »

I broke the screen on my 5600, so its not longer usable. Willing to part with it.

Here is what is included:
2 Chargers
1 Cradle
Broken Zaurus (Touch screen needs replaced, no flip cover)
1 256Mb SD Card
1 Nutshell Belt holder (with loop)

Asking $100/obo + shipping. If interested please email at dmiller150 (the funny at sign) the google email domain.

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Software / Linking Error From Sd

« on: October 31, 2005, 07:33:21 pm »

kapi: symbol lookup error: /opt/QtPalmtop/lib/libmicrokabc.so.2: undefined symbol: metaObject__C12QTextBrowser


using OZ 3.5.3

Apps is installed to sd and so are all the libs, which are linked in correctly.

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Software / Calendar Needed

« on: October 12, 2005, 01:14:33 pm »

I use Mozilla sunbird as my calendar client. I am looking for a zaurus calendar that can read and write to the iCal format. Is there any out there? I have a 5600 running OZ.

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General Discussion / Installing Issues

« on: May 06, 2005, 04:26:39 pm »

I'm running OZ 3.5.3. If I add an install location. I can install some apps, but not many. I've been getting linking errors like crazy if I try to install a few apps to an SD card.

Also, has anyone gotten sword to work with OZ 3.5.3? Sword is crashing on me.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: May 04, 2005, 10:39:27 pm »

Now you tell me. I found a restore image online with The Kompany rom. I didn't care. The flash didn't go as stated. It almost finished and then an error occured. I reset the thing (hard reset) and it seemed to wrong fine. Now I'm running OZ 3.5.3

Had to restore twice because I didn't restart the machine the after the first flash. Tried to reflash with OZ staight off, which it look like it didn't work completely. Its working fine now though.

Thanks for all those that have helped. You saved me quite a bit of money.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 30, 2005, 03:14:06 pm »

I can get to the D+M menu without the battery. Now what?

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 28, 2005, 12:49:40 pm »

OK - from the context I am assuming that you are attempting an NAND restore.

Is that correct? Yes/No?

If so then you CAN get to the D+M menus? Yes/No?

Did you at some point resize the partitions for an alternate OS?

If yes, you may need to restore a "stock" SHARP NAND in order to reset them.

Can you get the D+B command line? Yes/No?

What happens *in specific detail* at *each* step when you try to get or use the D+M &/or D+B options?

Have you tried any other NAND images?

You need to be very, very specific & detailed in order to get help figuring this out.
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Nand restore - I believe so.
D+M menus - No
Resize - no
D+B command line - no

When trying to get to D+M menus. I hold down D and M and plug in the Z. The batter light then comes on after I release the buttons. Nothing on the screen. I then hold down the buttons again and hit the cancel button. The battery light flashes (off then on) but then nothing. The battery has charged over night, so I know its good.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 27, 2005, 03:59:35 pm »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have a corrupt (bad) flash (rom) that you are trying to use, then it won't tell you that it is trying to flash because it might not be trying to flash.

The only constant here is your hardware and the Rom, try a different rom.
I would get the stock or other more stable rom and try flashing that first.
You need to eliminate the current rom from the equation. Otherwise if it's bad you won't know it.

Download a different rom and try it. Hopefully it will flash and you can go from there.
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I have tried to do a restore (through usb) from when I was using Sharps rom, and that was a no go.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 27, 2005, 02:04:20 pm »

Again, try something other than 3.5.3...  No offense intended against OZ people, as I haven't used their stuff but someone had trouble with 3.5.3... try something older and thus more stable.
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It should tell me its trying to flash, it doesn't even do that.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 27, 2005, 01:55:00 pm »

Have you tried the 24 hour wait test? Take out the battery & leave it out for at least a day. Then try it again. I've heard of this working in other situations.

Are you plugging the unit in before or after you try to access the maintenance menu? Try it both ways.

Are you doing a full reset (battery cover off, hit reset button)?

When you plug in the power supply, does the charge light come on? Maybe it's the charger that snaffude.

(just firing stuff off the top of my head. I (CROSS MY FINGERS) haven't had any problems yet... )
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Yep, nothing.
Requires it to be plugged when I tell it to flash.
Yes, full reset.
Yes, the charge light comes on.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 27, 2005, 12:55:58 pm »

- do you have a big enough CF card for thr flash to fit in ?
- have you copied the updater etc to the root directory (/) of the CF card ?
- have you renamed the files properly ?
- do the lights start blinking when you press the flashing key sequence ?

just some basic checks to do before and after...

Though I dont know that much about flashing the OZ, but maybe you can try with the standard Sharp rom (for the 5600).
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Yes
Yes
Yes
It won't flash, so no blinking lights. I should be able to flash something but my Z won't respond when I tell it to flash. No progress stuff happens.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 27, 2005, 12:54:11 pm »

BE clear please. "It will shutoff when I tell it to flash"?  Before it starts to flash or after its done?  I heard of people trying to do this with 3.5.3... maybe try 3.5.2? or a sharp rom?
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With 5600, you have a maintance menu. I tell it to flash from there, the Z will normally restart and flash after the restart.  My Z will act like it restarts (screen goes blank) but then I get nothing. So it won't do the flash. Yes I'm trying 3.5.3.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 27, 2005, 09:17:04 am »

It sounds like you just didn't flash properly... Get a good CF card, and try to flash something like OZ?
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Thats what I've tried to flash with. OZ 3.5.3 (whatever the latest is) image. It won't do it. It will shutoff after I tell it to flash from CF card and it won't come back on to flash.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 26, 2005, 04:39:28 pm »

I can't flash the rom, that is the problem. It won't boot, it won't flash. I caled and talked to a tech, mostly because I had to get a case number if I had to send it in, and he gave me the prices I quoted. Unless I can get it to boot off of a CF/SD card somehow, there really is no way I can get it to do anything at the moment.

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General Discussion / Repair Cost

« on: April 26, 2005, 03:26:05 pm »

previous post

I had called Sharp today and they gave me a case number. They said that the Z has no OS on it. Unless I can get it to boot from a CF/SD card, I might have to send it in.