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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Larger Fonts For Pdaxrom?

« on: January 31, 2007, 06:58:21 am »

Adding fonts is easy. As this is X Windows, you can add TTF fonts just by copying them into a .fonts folder in your home folder (see screenshots). Font size is set by adusting the font factor.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: December 08, 2006, 06:05:01 pm »

Glad to hear something worked! 
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.....and just to confirm mine is fixed now too.......woohoo.

The trick was to use Fn + D + M to get the service menu, the Fn seems to bypass the battery charge check (seems mine was low). Did a NAND restore from Conics and now I'm back on Cacko 1.23.......which I think I'll stick with (no offence :-)

Anyway, thanks for the advice

cheers

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: December 01, 2006, 03:52:13 pm »

That's usual....

I have got several 'versions' of pdaxrom beta*  on-hand so that different kinds of dogs can be flashed accordingly.

If one version cannot be flashed in one machine, try another beta 'version' until that beta version can be flashed in finally...
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Still no luck, tried different cards and different sizes, formatted in XP and in camera, no joy. I'm convinced it's not even trying to read the cards, even the 16mb SD card that I installed U-boot from originally (via menus)

aw crap

??
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I guess my last option is to download the NAND backup from Trisoft and restore that ?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: December 01, 2006, 01:54:19 pm »

That's usual....

I have got several 'versions' of pdaxrom beta*  on-hand so that different kinds of dogs can be flashed accordingly.

If one version cannot be flashed in one machine, try another beta 'version' until that beta version can be flashed in finally...
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Still no luck, tried different cards and different sizes, formatted in XP and in camera, no joy. I'm convinced it's not even trying to read the cards, even the 16mb SD card that I installed U-boot from originally (via menus)

aw crap

??

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: December 01, 2006, 09:00:44 am »

I'd try to reinstall uboot (same procedure).

Make sure your card (sd or cf) is ok. I had to reformat mine a few times.
How did you copy the files on the card, I had to do it with different devices before I had success. Now I know my mini-sd-thumb-drive is the best.
I had to reformat the card between install of u-boot and install of the system.

MAKE SURE THERE IS ONLY ONE CARD IN THE Z.

Sorry, don't mean to shout, but I forgot to remove my cf and had to keep on trying.

You should at least see led-activity.

Don't give up,
Chero.
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I only have one card in the Z at one time.

I used a 16mb SD card for U-boot and installed via the Service Menu.

I used a 1gb SD card for the OS, and have reformatted fat16 and fat32 via WinXP in a USB multicard reader. I guess the only other option I have is to stick it in a Camera and format it that way.

I guess I could also try installing from CF, and I have another camera to format that also, so I still have some options to try.

The worrying thing is that I see no sign of life at all, no lights or evidence that it's even trying to read the card (but the lack of lights might be normal).

On the other hand buttons C+D on boot gives flashing lights (but does nothing else), so something is working.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: November 30, 2006, 05:11:04 pm »

Just making sure... no battery in... and no power source connected... you hold the OK key down... prior to pluging the ac adapter in... (battery still removed)...

Then while still holding down the OK you plug in the AC adapter?

Thanks
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Well, I just did *exactly* as you say, but still nothing, no activity whatsoever.

Any ideas ?

cheers

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: November 30, 2006, 02:49:34 pm »

So you did the U-boot portion... now it is time to load the OS

did you uplug... remove the battery and do the "Hold OK and plug in AC" step?

Late
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I did, many times, but the thing is dead. I've left it unplugged for several hours, will try again this evening.

PS. You can't brick a Z by means of Software (easily)
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Well that's good to know  

cheers

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Help - Uboot Bricked My Z (sl-c3200) :-(

« on: November 30, 2006, 12:01:42 pm »

Hi All,

I've been playing around with pdaXrom(beta3) and Cacko on a new Z, and decided to try the latest pdaXrom.

Installed Uboot which seemed to kick off OK, the screen scrolled showing "writing...." (or something similar) and then said rebooting....

...but it never rebooted, it shutdown and never came came back up.

Now there seems to be no life in it at all, no service menu etc to work with.

The *only* activity I can get is when powering up with C+D, I get flashing yellow and green lights.......and that's it, they just keep on flashing, what does that mean ?

Would be grateful if anyone can advise how I can resuscitate the Z.

cheers
 

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Deals and Great Z Buys / Shirtpocket Still Trading?

« on: April 06, 2005, 04:56:44 pm »

Hi All,

See the discusion over here:
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=11072&st=30

They do appear to be back having seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth. The website is there being rebuilt at http://shirtpocket.co.uk/crc and I have phoned them a couple of times but have lost my patience with them.

Does anyone have any information on shirtpocket?  I've tried contacting them a few times now and I haven't heard anything.  Really, all I want is to know when my order will be shipped.  I realize that they're moving locations, but not responding to customer emails is not acceptable. 

If I had known it was going to take this long I would have spent a little more at dynamism.

UPDATE: I filed a claim with paypal to get my money back from shirtpocket yesterday.  This morning shirpocket emailed me back saying the refunded my order.  So apparently they are still around, however, the site looks like it's under construction right now.
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General Discussion / Shirtpocket Troubles?

« on: April 06, 2005, 01:38:30 pm »

So if you've waited over 30 days (unless they contacted you and stated otherwise... which isn't likely given their track record on customer contact...) then, according to their own terms, you can cancel and recieve a refund.

...which is exactly what I've just done.

I phoned them today and they said a Fedex shipment was in Paris, due in tomorrow, more likely to be Friday, and they would be working over the weekend to convert and then ship next week...but he wasn't prepared to commit on any of that.
Anyway, it's exactly 2 months to the day that I placed the order, and the bottom line is that they *still* cannot confirm exactly when I will recieve the unit....so I've bailed.

Think I shall give Trisoft a look, thanks for the advice......and good luck to those waiting on Shirtpocket, hope they come through for you....

cheers

Soon to be C3K owner......from someone *else*.....

 

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General Discussion / Shirtpocket Troubles?

« on: April 05, 2005, 03:56:37 pm »

Hi Folks,

I also ordered a C3K from this mob on 6th Feb, I must have tried to phone them 20 times, never got an answer, sometimes engaged.

Noticed the new phone number on the website last week, got through to them first time and the guy I spoke to apologised and gave me the same dross about a batch of C3K's coming in at the end of the week or next week, and that I would be somewhere near the top of the list.

I am highly sceptical, I already have the paperwork from my Credit Card company just waiting to be completed and sent back if I don't recieve anything *very* bloody soon. They did agree to give me a refund if I wasn't happy, I know many others have already got there money back.

I'm fairly sure I shall be shopping elsewhere for my Zaurus very soon.....any recommendations ?

I would advise anyone else to steer well clear of these guys.

cheers
 

fingers crossed........

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It did take me a few attempts throughout the day to actually get through to someone (sometimes engaged, sometimes just no answer), so you might do well to just try persevering with calling them.
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