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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / What Linux distro do you recommend for an OE build system?

« on: April 21, 2004, 11:19:25 pm »

has anyone actually gotten the cross compiler working on gentoo?

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6000 - Tosa / USB HD attached to Z!

« on: April 21, 2004, 11:49:30 am »

Im a bit confused - is it possible to plug a camera directly into the zaurus somehow?  I see that cable at  http://www.serialio.com/info/zaurus   allows you to plug the zaurus into a USB port - just like my camera does, but is there a way to bridge the two together without having a PC in the middle?  Would a USB hub do the trick?  Or is there way to plug the camera directly into the zaurus?

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6000 - Tosa / recommend me please accessories for Zaurus 6000

« on: April 21, 2004, 11:07:27 am »

I wouldnt count on getting it that quickly..  Although Amazon is usually pretty fast at getting things shipped, it took several days before my Zaurus was actually shipped.  I ordered it on the 6th, with 1 day shipping(in retrospect, a bad decision), and didnt get it until the 19th!

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6000 - Tosa / How to get started? (please help)

« on: April 20, 2004, 08:29:39 pm »

I had alot more time tonight to play, and quickly realized that the files I was attempting to install last night were not .ipk files!  :oops: I checked the CD, \'copied the terminal and file-manager application .ipk files over, and they showed right up under the package manager. Its pretty cool typing at a bash prompt on a PDA! My next step is to learn how to set up a development environment. Ive seen some links here and there on this but if anyone else has any pointers to add, let me know!  

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6000 - Tosa / 6000L is now $639 at Amazon.com

« on: April 20, 2004, 07:20:40 pm »

\'Neat!  Maybe I\'ll call them up and see about that as well then.   \'Jeez thanks again redbones, I usually NEVER take the time to deal with mail-in rebates - but this is really great!  \'more $$ to put towards a hefty CF card!  

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6000 - Tosa / 6000L is now $639 at Amazon.com

« on: April 20, 2004, 02:04:43 pm »

redbones: thanks for that info! I ordered mine on April 6th, just gave them a call, and got the refund as well! Totally cool!

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6000 - Tosa / How to get started? (please help)

« on: April 20, 2004, 09:36:38 am »

Im a brand new user of a Zaurus - just got it last night.  I had the same issues with installing stuff as well.  I tried copying over .ipk files to Install_Files on both the internal flash and my SD card but when I ran the package manager, nothing showed up in the list!  I\'ll try the reboot thing tonight.  Also - how do I get to a shell prompt?

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6000 - Tosa / O.K. show of hands

« on: April 19, 2004, 07:56:00 pm »

I got my Zaurus 6000 tonight!  Woo hoo! I\'m letting it get a good charge right now - but I was playing with it for a good 45 mins surfing and stuff. The screen is simply AMAZING! The resolution is what does it - the physical dimensions of the screen are about what Ive seen on other PDAs but the Zaurus\' resolution blows away all Ive ever seen.  I managed to get mine live on my wireless network, WEP encrypted, and was surfing around with Opera and the display is soooo sharp. The unit \'feels\' very rugged - Im very impressed with the overall tactile quality of everything - it really feels solid!  I\'ll post more once I let it fully charge and I get a chance to play some more!    

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6000 - Tosa / O.K. show of hands

« on: April 18, 2004, 11:20:23 pm »

Im just waiting on UPS!  Hopefully be here tomorrow!