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6000 - Tosa / Zaurus Touch-Screen Problem

« on: August 05, 2004, 12:10:19 pm »

This happened to me too, after installling the beta version of SDGSystems' fbvncserver beta version for the SL-6000.  I have experienced the problem and found the touchscreen (/dev/sharp_ts, I guess) working again after uninstalling and rebooting.

I never got the pointer stuff working on it, either

[The instructions to run /etc/rc.d/inittab/fbvncinput did not work and I came  out only with the error "/dev/sharp_ts:  invalid argument".  I haven't yet searched the enough of the forum threads for any workarounds, but I did look at the script.  Please let me know if there is a quick and dirty solution that I might employ to get past this on the SL-6000.]

Honestly, the absence of coherent, timely support for this device is making me think that my time might be better spent helping to develop a more portable Linux distribution for other ARM processor devices, like the Hitachi G1000 I forsook for the Zaurus.  I've gotten some great help from SDGSystems in a somewhat elective-type connection with the CF-2031 software, but that, too is annoying when you consider how incomplete Sharp has allowed the distributed software to remain.

I love linux; I like some of the features of the Zaurus, but as a device, it's not so unique as to warrant spending so much time dealing with Sharp's handling of the TrollTech QTDesktop syncing software on top of the apparent lack of collaboration with the developers working to make these applications work properly.

Anyway, I'm not bailing but needed to vent a little.

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Accessories / Sprint (GrowellUSA) CF2031 Connection Card

« on: April 22, 2004, 07:36:45 pm »

Cool.  I was kind of hoping that even the Zaurus 5500 would be different from the PocketPCs in this connection, but \"oh well\".

It kind of stinks that this \"external battery\" is the sine qua non of the CF2031 on a PDA, doesn\'t it?

I mean, why have a separable unit, then?  Just to be able to quickly replace the add-on battery?

This way, I need to have THREE different units together to use the phone card.  Really, why not have the battery in the same unit as the card?

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Accessories / Sprint (GrowellUSA) CF2031 Connection Card

« on: April 22, 2004, 06:00:39 pm »

I got a Hitachi G1000 but can\'t stand using Wingtoes PocketPC 2002, so I bought me a Zaurus 5500 and then this CF2031 Connection Card.  The card is supposed to support use with the Zaurus and PocketPC200n.

I haven\'t gotten this working yet today, since I just received the card at work a couple of hours ago.

Anybody know about any traps?  

For example, the documentation says that you can\'t  operate the thing without the external battery, as it will kill your \"PocketPC\" because of the power supply\'s architecture.

I hope that this setup works well, because I HATE using Windows.

On the desktop, I\'m mainly using Fedora and Redhat9.