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Accessories / Questions Regarding: Best SD Cards & Where to Buy

« on: December 15, 2004, 11:39:58 am »

*bump*

I was wondering the same thing since I've found a lot of mention about some SD cards being really fragile when it comes to reading/writing multiple times. I too would like to, at least, install the majority of my apps to a large SD card that does not get removed, since I have a wireless CF card that will be taking up that slot most of the time. I have tried a no-name brand which I got very cheaply (and didn't exactly expect it to work), and a 512 Mb SanDisk and have been wondering about Lexar. As I understand it, I need to format the card as ext2 to install packages, but then I keep reading about how bad that is to do as it makes the card very unstable. So what is everyone doing and what works for you?

PF

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Opie Or GPE?

« on: December 01, 2004, 04:07:47 pm »

Actually i've been using opie.  I think gpe is made of better ideas, has more of a future, etc...  But in 3.5.1 too much of it was broken.  My first flash in 3.5.2 will be gpe.
btw what is this "e" thing?

I'm glad to find this thread. I have been thinking about switching to GPE from Opie recently, and the new version of OZ is a perfect opportunity.

So if GPE has a brighter future, what is the reason? Is it based on X? I can't remember offhand and have only had my Z for two weeks.  

PF

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Choosing zImages

« on: November 21, 2004, 07:33:30 pm »

Yeah, I know what RAM is...

I figured that was what the split was, I just hadn't seen it spelled out anywhere. I've used it enough to know what I'll need. Thanks for the confirmation.

PF

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Choosing zImages

« on: November 21, 2004, 12:51:43 pm »

Pardon the newbie question, but how do I choose the right zImage for the OZ ROM? I have an SL-5500, so I understand that I can pick from one of the 64 Mb ones, and I see how they're split, but on what basis do I make the decision as to which works best for me? Is the split a storage vs. RAM thing? Thanks!

PF