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6000 - Tosa / Nonexistent backup battery extremely low

« on: August 03, 2004, 12:57:26 am »

You must be a guy, cause us guys typically only like to read the instructions as a last resort.

That's right, point out my failings...

How do you like your Z so far?

I'm afraid that I must say I have mixed feelings.   It's nice to have shell access, ssh and rsync and a real file system (thank you very much Palm OS), but there are a number of software titles that I'd like to have that are missing.

I was really hoping to have Rekall available on the thing - but it doesn't seem to work quite right.  I talked with someone at The Kompany and was very disappointed to hear about the lack of support by Sharp for developers on the 6000.  The guy said that The Kompany has no plans for support of the 6000 series since Sharp won't even sent them one for evaluation and testing.

We had planned on testing this device as handheld for employees of our nursery business.  Giving them instant access to the inventory database while running around in the greenhouse was the goal.  We can still do it without Rekall, but we have to use a Web based interface instead.

-lars

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6000 - Tosa / screen fonts on the 6000L

« on: July 31, 2004, 09:46:08 pm »

My SL 6000L just became an order of magnitude more useful.  -thank you

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6000 - Tosa / Vncviewer

« on: July 31, 2004, 12:24:31 am »

Thank you for the pointer to the 1.0.3 version.

Unfortunately, the installer on my SL-6000L refuses to install it.  While I can verify that the file is in the proper location (same place I've installed many apps in the last 48 hours), the installler doesn't even see it.  Using another techique, double tapping the ipk in the file manager, the installer app opens but then does not install the app.  Again, it doesn't even show in the list of ipk files in the install_files directory.

got a pointer to the 1.0.1 file anywhere?

-lars

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6000 - Tosa / Vncviewer

« on: July 30, 2004, 01:29:32 pm »

to re-open this topic...

I'm looking for the keypebble vncviewer, but cannot find it.  The download links on this page: http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=186 are broken.  Google searches bring me no joy either.  Anyone have a pointer for me?

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6000 - Tosa / Nonexistent backup battery extremely low

« on: July 29, 2004, 08:22:23 pm »

The problem is resolved.  

While it seemed that the position of the "battery backup" switch made no difference, I tried an experiment.  I put the switch in the "on" position and then left eh Zaurus to charge overnight.  By morning, the annoying dialog box stopped appearing.

The final result: even though the device had more than 24 hours of initial charging time, it needed that time with the battery backup switch in the "on" position.  Why it came from the factory with the switch in the off position is anyone's guess.

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6000 - Tosa / Nonexistent backup battery extremely low

« on: July 29, 2004, 01:12:28 am »

I spoke with Sharp tech support this afternoon.  They had no clue as to what was happening.  I'm now waiting for a call back from a "product expert".

While messing around, I discovered a tiny switch in the battery compartment labeled "Backup Battery Switch".  The warning dialog box that I've been getting says that I should make sure that the switch is in the "on" position.  I tried it.  It made no difference.  The dialog box appears no matter what the position of the switch.

I guess I just have to wait for the call back...

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6000 - Tosa / Nonexistent backup battery extremely low

« on: July 28, 2004, 06:37:26 pm »

I'm in my third day of a new Zaurus 6000L.  Every time that I turn it on and then periodically while running, I get a dialog box warning me that the "Backup Battery is extremely low".  There is no backup battery.    I do not have the optional expansion device with the extra battery.  The internal battery rates as "good" with a full charge.

Anyone have any idea what's up with this?