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5x00 General discussions / flashing lights during rom install

« on: March 19, 2004, 07:36:42 am »

The maintenance menu is the key! Thanks for steering me in the right direction, Joe - if you\'re ever in NYC I owe you a drink!

I was able to flash the new rom from the Update command in the maintenenance menu with no problems (I guess that\'s the value of the updater.sh file).

The real problem seems to be that 98% of the info available on flashing the 5600 is just plain wrong - the familiar C-D-reset key combo on the 5600 is apparently just the command for \"flash lights incessantly and do nothing else.\" Even the Sharp site makes no mention of the maintenance menu for flashing (at least the part I read).

Thanks again to Joe, and theKompany site, which has detailed, correct information on how to flash the 5600 from the menu.

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5x00 General discussions / flashing lights during rom install

« on: March 17, 2004, 07:38:12 pm »

Still having trouble flashing (both OZ and the Sharp ROM update), this time from a new 64MB CF card, but after multiple resets my old Sharp rom reappeared. I\'m glad to know I haven\'t toasted the zaurus, but still have a problem to solve . . .

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5x00 General discussions / flashing lights during rom install

« on: March 17, 2004, 09:54:38 am »

Thanks for the replies. I had missed the updater.sh file when I was trying to flash OZ. After multiple unsuccessful attempts last night, I downloaded the latest Sharp ROM and tried to restore it. No luck. I\'m inclined to blame the microdrive at this point.

After work today I\'ll go buy a \"real\" CF card, and attempt OZ again, this time with updater.sh

I\'ll post my results.

Thanks again.

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5x00 General discussions / flashing lights during rom install

« on: March 16, 2004, 10:50:44 pm »

By the way, I\'m using a 1GB microdrive. Anyone successfully flash a 5600 from a microdrive?

I have read other threads on this, but nothing has worked for me so far . . .

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5x00 General discussions / flashing lights during rom install

« on: March 16, 2004, 10:08:33 pm »

This is the first time I have attempted to install a new rom (oz 3.3.5) on my 5600, and the battery and email lights are FLASHING during install. Everything I read made me expect that the lights would remain lit continuously until the installation is finished.

The process has been underway for a little over 20 minutes now, and I\'m wondering if I should just be patient or try something else.

Can anyone help?

thanks

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Mac Issues / Poll: Which Zaurus model do you use with your Mac?

« on: March 14, 2004, 11:38:40 am »

Devoted Mac user, just got a 5600 yesterday. I haven\'t bought a wireless card yet, but so far have been able to communicate between Mac and Zaurus using Terminal over USB.