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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.23 Is Released

« on: November 07, 2005, 09:44:54 am »

It would have taken you much less time if you've read Cacko FAQ
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True, I often read the FAQs but I guess I was too anxious to try it out  

And thanks for the SDK related answer too,
  Fry

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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.23 Is Released

« on: November 07, 2005, 09:17:14 am »

That's a problem I have also encountered - when you use the lowest brightness setting, sometimes the backlight gets switched off completely. Just use Fn+4 (increase brightness) and you should see something again. Took me a while to figure that out.
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 Thanks cybersphinx,

I always use it on the lowest brightness setting when on battery.
But I didn't try that one, I guess it was too obvious  

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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.23 Is Released

« on: November 06, 2005, 01:28:31 pm »

... now I'm back to the old version because my backup from 1.23 will not restore ...

 Hi wowo123,

I didn't make any NAND backups while v1.23 was installed so I can't tell if they would restore or not.

With the restored sharp NAND everything works as before - no problems w suspend/restore even if I use the network CF (any mode). Didn't need to reboot since the restore.


One other thing I forgot to mention for v1.23:
The Settings->Netwok->Current tab would only work for less than a second when connected.  It would not refresh any dynamic info; only some of the static text.

    Fry

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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.23 Is Released

« on: November 05, 2005, 09:22:26 pm »

I'm a first time user of Cacko rom (Cacko 1.23 full) - I installed it a couple of days ago on my C1000 which is also my first Z.
Below are my first impressions - at length.


The installation itself worked without a hitch (32M root, clean user are etc) and I kept no trace of the previous rom (trisoft/sharp) or apps on the SD card.  The 1G SD card (SanDisk) is permanently kept in the machine.

For the apps I used the mirror feed from http://web.mol.ru/~zaurus/feed/.

I couldn't connect w the WiFi card (Pretec CompactWLAN 802.11b). The card took a very long time to initialize but only sometimes became usable; not very often. This card works almost flawlessly w the sharp rom: I use it w Kismet, Opera etc.
That's why I made a feed directory on the SD card & put all I wanted there.

The apps install fine (GUI or cmd line). I used only apps from this feed: opie reader, kismet, kismet-qt, wellenreiter etc. They worked ok.  I installed only a few apps not mentioned here on the SD card - most of them & all libs in the main memory.

Wellenreiter could use the card every time without problems but it would only start from the cmd line - never from the icon. If left on for a long time it would run out of available memory thus needing a reboot. I put the file logs/capture on a usb hdd w powered hub - no problems. The same if no capture was enabled. This may be a wellenreiter specific problem - don't give up reading just yet.

Kismet qt & terminal versions both seemed to run ok as usual.


Now - there was a real problem when I tried to use the machine without the external power, only on battery. I must point out that it wasn't over/underclocked & the battery was always over 75% (75 to 100) charged according to the battery applet.
Backlight at minimum on battery, suspend after 30 min. There was no active screensaver and no network card inserted.

When I removed the external power the screen went blank for a second and come back for two-three seconds only to go blank again by itself sometimes or the first time I would touch a key or the screen. This was repeatable with only opie reader running.
Different things happened after this depending on my actions  :P
- If I plugged the power back in it would resume work "normally" without touching the power button.
- If I pressed the power button briefly it would sometimes flick on for a second or not then go blank again. It would not start anymore from the power button - external power or not. Reboot needed.

Reboot w external power would be ok.
Without it would go blank at the first fullscreen splash or immediately after that when showing the clock. Plug in the power and it would repeat the above.

The only app kept in memory was opie reader. The battery cover was closed & the switch properly set. I checked repeatedly.
I didn't see anybody having this problem yet and I wonder if there is anything one would care to suggest.

As another experiment I restored a full NAND backup made before Cacko install and I'm waiting to see if the problem would appear w the previous sharp rom. I also restored my SD card contents w apps & whatnot. It's been already an hour and everything worked fine through a few suspend resume cycles. I'll play for a while w the network card and see if it causes any problems.

Leaving aside this problem it looks like a very thorough job, thanks Anton.

On another subject: are the Cacko sources available from somewhere w or without  instructions for setting up a development environment?

    TIA,
        Fry

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Anyone Used Conics.net?

« on: July 01, 2005, 12:33:46 pm »

I bought a C1K from Conics too, in March 2005.
Paid w PayPal and there was no problem - the initial price estimation was very close.

  I preferred to go with Conics for two reasons mainly:
1. it was well 'reviewed' in these forums.
2. considering what I got, it seemed like a good balance between price and choice of accessories: the USB host cable and the PSP power adapter (110-240V)

  The service was excellent, the website was clear enough for me and the email was very prompt considering the time zone difference.
It took less than a week from Japan to US, but I had to wait a day because of the post office...

  Brett did the english conversion and that was all I needed to get started the first day - other than recharging the battery of course. I just didn't want to wait to read any more, do the conversion myself etc. Plenty of time for that after the initial excitement.  
It is my first Z after all...


microsoft/linux,

personally I chose them over Streamline (in addition to the reasons above) for the fact that C1Ks were not in stock at the time (pre-order) and I knew Brett had a history in these forums - no offense meant to the Streamline guys. I also looked a lot at conics.net when I was trying to decide if I wanted to buy one or not.  


  Overall, I was very satisfied with the service and I would recommend Conics without hesitation.