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Software / Updated Vnc Viewer For Sharp Roms

« on: March 24, 2006, 09:08:21 am »

Very Nice!  Running against x11vnc (a utility to export a currently running X session for those that haven't tried it) and works very well.
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Thanks for the report.

I used to use x11vnc but the version I've got only supports a few encodings none of which were particularly efficient. IIRC in the end I settled for using CoRRE but I'm not sure. OTOH, I was using it on a lan so I could just have used raw encoding but by that stage I was testing the more advanced encodings so I needed tightvnc and realvnc to exercise them.

I just had a look at the project page for x11vnc and it looks like the more advanced encodings are now in there so guess what I'll be installing tonight 8^). I'd suggest zrle is most likely the best encoding to use if your version supports it.

I'm pretty much out of ideas for improving this ATM. I don't want to add tight encoding as it looks pretty memory intensive, looks pretty complex and it isn't that well documented - plus it doesn't improve much on zlib and zrle (unless you want fuzzy jpegs).

If I can find specs for the protocol invoking server side scaling I'll add that, too - but I can't find them anywhere.

Any one else got any features they want added?
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That's one reason I like x11vnc, it allows for server side scaling (and does a pretty nice job) to cut down on the data being transfered.  But I can't tell if it allows it on the fly, or if its a one time setting at program startup.

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Software / Updated Vnc Viewer For Sharp Roms

« on: March 24, 2006, 12:04:57 am »

Very Nice!  Running against x11vnc (a utility to export a currently running X session for those that haven't tried it) and works very well.  The only glitch I've run across is if I attached to the server using a Scale of 0, then detach, change the Scale to 1, then reattach all in the same teakettle session, teakettle only uses the upper corner of the screen on my C860 during the second connection.  Exiting teakettle and restarting fixed the problem.  Guessing there is some state info left lying around from the Scale 0 connection that didn't get reset when the Scale was changed to 1?

All in all *very* nice!  Keep it up!
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Well, I can't recreate the same situation, so maybe I messed up a setting.  I've tried all combos of scale setting/resetting and different color depths, and its working like a champ!

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Software / Updated Vnc Viewer For Sharp Roms

« on: March 23, 2006, 11:57:28 pm »

Very Nice!  Running against x11vnc (a utility to export a currently running X session for those that haven't tried it) and works very well.  The only glitch I've run across is if I attached to the server using a Scale of 0, then detach, change the Scale to 1, then reattach all in the same teakettle session, teakettle only uses the upper corner of the screen on my C860 during the second connection.  Exiting teakettle and restarting fixed the problem.  Guessing there is some state info left lying around from the Scale 0 connection that didn't get reset when the Scale was changed to 1?

All in all *very* nice!  Keep it up!

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Software / Different Vnc Server?

« on: February 16, 2006, 10:05:45 pm »

Has anyone tried to use
http://libvncserver.sourceforge.net/

to create a VNC server like:
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/

for the Z?

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Deals and Great Z Buys / 4gb Usb Drive At Costco For $69 (no Rebates)

« on: January 10, 2006, 12:37:04 am »

LINK
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do you reckon there's a 4GB microdrive inside that?
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Yes.  It's not likely to be anything else.

It's also probably an IDE/ATA formatted drive rather than CF formatted, which means the Zaurus won't talk to it, unless you can figure out a way (as far as I know, no one has yet.)

The $85 (after rebate) 4GB microdrive from Best Buy was a better purchase for $20 more.

Of course, if you're only planning to access it through USB, then it's a good buy.
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Looks like its not a CF drive: [a href=\"http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28642]http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28642[/url]

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For Sale / Wanted / Selling Zaurus Battery

« on: October 17, 2005, 09:44:51 pm »

I got your PM (and I answered it!)...
The batteries are on the way.
Could you please wait until monday?
If it'll not arrive tomorrow / on monday, I'll ask the post office (and you'll get a new one).

I haven't received any answer from you. Neither when I did the payment and sent you 2 emails nor when I sent you the pm.
The only answers I've got from you is when I post in this public forum, so I put my complains here.

I can wait until monday, but if I won't receive the battery before them I will start the procedures to get my money back.

Regards,
Ztep
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I'll join in with a "me too"...  I've tried several PMs, I don't know if there is something wrong but I haven't seen a reply... oh, and no battery here either (Paid Sept. 20)...
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Its here! (and charging now) Are these 1600 or 1800mAh (or is it the same part either way)?  Just want to be sure before I try running duration test comparisons to the Sharp 'big' 1700mAh and I thought I read 'up to 1600' through the heat shrink wrap.

Thanks!

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For Sale / Wanted / Selling Zaurus Battery

« on: October 14, 2005, 08:08:22 pm »

I got your PM (and I answered it!)...
The batteries are on the way.
Could you please wait until monday?
If it'll not arrive tomorrow / on monday, I'll ask the post office (and you'll get a new one).

I haven't received any answer from you. Neither when I did the payment and sent you 2 emails nor when I sent you the pm.
The only answers I've got from you is when I post in this public forum, so I put my complains here.

I can wait until monday, but if I won't receive the battery before them I will start the procedures to get my money back.

Regards,
Ztep
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I'll join in with a "me too"...  I've tried several PMs, I don't know if there is something wrong but I haven't seen a reply... oh, and no battery here either (Paid Sept. 20)...

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For Sale / Wanted / Selling Zaurus Battery

« on: September 08, 2005, 09:47:13 pm »

Hi!

The things, you need for building a battery are:

1 battery for Nokia 7210 (mobile phone)
1 NTC with 10k
adhesive copper foil
soldering gun + solder + soldering adipose (I don't know, how to call it)
heat shrink tube
heat gun
Stuff for electroplating like gold dilution, ...
and some sellotape

If there is someone, who is really interested in building the battery itself, please write me a mail, and I'll explain it. lzabel@gmx.de
But I think, it's cheaper to buy a original Sharp battery, then building it itself..
Unless, you've gott all this stuff at home!

Regards
  Ludwig

P.S.: Here are some Pictures of the battery


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What battery are you using to get to 1700mAh?  All the 7210 batteries I've found so far are all 650 or 750 mAh.  Thanks!

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For Sale / Wanted / Wtb: Small Battery Cover For C860

« on: August 25, 2005, 01:46:15 am »

Title says it all.  Mine was missing when i got it, so now i have a battery, but no cover.
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Hi

Did you ever find a cover?  If so, where?  I have the same problem..  
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Did some checking, Dynamism carries them for $17

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For Sale / Wanted / Selling Zaurus Battery

« on: August 25, 2005, 01:45:43 am »

I received my C860 second hand, so I'm probably missing the obvious... but is there supposed to be a 'small battery' cover for the c860 to hold in the BL-06 sized batteries?  This smaller battery sounds great, but I think I'm missing a key part for using it... Thanks!
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I get 10 for 90 Euro (so, if there are 10 persons, who need one, we can go this way). But I don't think, that there is any possibility to buy only one of them... sorry

Regards
  Ludwig
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Did some checking and Dynamism carries them for $17 here... new battery closer to reality!

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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.22 Hotfix A Is Available!

« on: August 19, 2005, 05:59:57 pm »

At work we have wireless, unfortunatly the SSID has a space, unfortunatly I've been told that changing the ID is too much effort.  Is there a manual way to fix this problem?
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I've been able to edit the /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.opt file, put the spaces in the DesiredSSID under the profile that the Network GUI created, then change the /var/lib/pcmcia/scheme file to use that profile entry, insert the card, and it worked great.  No 'special' characters were required, the DesiredSSID has quotes around it so the spaces worked just fine. HOWEVER, since the interface comes up by itself, and the Sharp Network tools are *not* involved, the Netfront browser doesn't see that the network is up.  If you try to use the Sharp GUI to bring up the card (which is already running), it doesn't work because of the spaces and puts the /var/lib/pcmcia/scheme back to CardSuspend and turns off the interface.  Seems like a GUI problem,  if there was source it shouldn't be too hard to fix.

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Security and Networking / Port Of Eznet For Dialup?

« on: August 18, 2005, 10:22:28 pm »

I'm trying to get my Z to dial in to RoadRunner, but they have some out of the ordinary prompting that is making scripting 'difficult'.  I've noticed a utility called eznet at http://www.hwaci.com/sw/eznet/, but I don't have a toolchain for the Z put together yet and I was wondering if anyone had built/tried it already.

Thanks!

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Cxx0 General discussions / C860 Nand Backup To Sd?

« on: August 17, 2005, 12:11:03 am »

Thanks to all!  To be 'safe' I picked up a cheap CF and that worked fine for a CF backup.  The Kingston Elite SD card seems to be working great as well.  Thanks again!

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Cxx0 General discussions / C860 Nand Backup To Sd?

« on: August 15, 2005, 11:35:35 pm »

Story goes like this...  I've been reading all the pages I could find (like https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=C860_Customizations) on creating a nand backup of a C860 and everything points to requiring a CF card.  So, trying to get the most for my $$ I pick up a 512MB Kingston Elite Pro, and it appears that it was a bad choice as the backup process just stops with a 'Can not initialize CF', darn.  

Well, on a guess I took out the CF, but put in my 1GB Kingston Elite SD card and tried the nand backup again, and it went to the SD card just fine.  Is this supposed to work?  I don't want to brick the unit trying a restore from the SD so I thought asking might be a good idea...

Thanks!

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For Sale / Wanted / Wtb: Small Battery Cover For C860

« on: August 15, 2005, 12:17:50 am »

Title says it all.  Mine was missing when i got it, so now i have a battery, but no cover.
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Hi

Did you ever find a cover?  If so, where?  I have the same problem..