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General Discussion / Linux Watch

« on: February 13, 2006, 11:30:08 am »

Isnt this a couple of years old now?
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It's old'ish yeah. In fact, Fossil has already killed off this and their SPOT watch line. I read it a few days ago on a watch forum I frequent. As a toy, it's pretty cool, but the battery life and usability sucks for a Palm, and as a watch its totally useless. Neat to play with, but not practical in any way.

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Security and Networking / Eap-ttls On Zaurus? How-to?

« on: January 29, 2006, 11:42:17 am »

Hello all,

My university uses SecureW2 (EAP-TTLS client) to secure the WiFi net. Does anyone have a clue how I can get my Zaurus to work with it? (What software do I need, where to get, how to setup, etc.)

It's probably a silly question, but I'm a total linux noob and I barely understand that kind of networking as it is, so any help would be a appreciated. I'd hate it if I couldn't use my Zaurus to browse at school.

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General Discussion / Who Uses Sl-cxx00 For Serious Work?

« on: January 25, 2006, 11:09:31 am »

I use mine for work. Even though my Zaurus is brand new, I've used PDA's for work and school for several years, ever since the Palm Pilot Pro.

I'm a journalist, and PDA's allow me to work anywhere. I usually need to do one of three things: I need to browse the net for info, I need to keep track of appointments and people, and I need to be able to write things and publish them.

In the past I've used Palms, but they weren't very good at handling documents and there wasn't WiFi back then.

A couple years ago I switched to CE and then Pocket PC. I upgraded to WiFi as soon as it was available. Before the Zaurus, I used an Ipaq RX3715.

My Zaurus allows me to surf, work on documents and pictures, and because of the bigger resolution and Linux, I can run more complex apps so I can work more efficiently. I love it!

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General Discussion / Not Sure Which To Buy?

« on: January 24, 2006, 09:16:36 am »

.. that kind of stuff) goes on a 1gb SD card..
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I don't understand why you think that your data is safer on an SD card?
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I think he's thinking that: the MD is built in, it might break, and he can't easily get to it in daily use.

That's why I store files like that on an SD card as well - that way I can remove the card from the device if I need to, it's easier to move files to and from a PC with a card reader, and you can back it up independently of the Zaurus.

Makes sense to me

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General Discussion / Not Sure Which To Buy?

« on: January 23, 2006, 05:27:10 pm »

Hello,

I can't help you with the Canadian maps, but here are some things to consider.

For one, you'll probably be using a CF card GPS. That means that one memory card slot is taken up.

Now, if you get the 3100, you can store the maps - which can be quite large - on the built-in drive. If you get the 1000, your only real option is an SD card.

However, the Zaurus will only use cards up to 1 gig at the moment. I read someone's working on getting a 2 gig card working, but I doubt it's ready yet. Also, if you install the maps there, there's less room for extra programs, movies or MP3's and whatnot.

Bottom line: If you don't plan to watch movies or listen to MP3's and won't be doing serious programming, the 1000 is a good buy. The price difference between the two buys you the GPS, a case and an SD card.

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Off Topic forum / Ok Who Turned Out The Lights?

« on: January 20, 2006, 09:53:04 am »

nah He walked too far away from the access point....

Don't laugh. I did it when the 6000 was hosting the website....
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That's certainly one of the more... creative ways to get an outage  

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Security and Networking / Need Fast Answer: Will Linksys Wcf54g Wifi Work?

« on: January 19, 2006, 07:23:58 am »

There are some people working on it (there's a thread on the forum here), however I wouldn't realistically expect it to be working any time soon on ARM, unless you're willing to try reverse engineering the WinCE drivers yourself.
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I was afraid of that :-( Oh well, back to card hunting then  Thanks!

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Security and Networking / Need Fast Answer: Will Linksys Wcf54g Wifi Work?

« on: January 19, 2006, 05:10:58 am »

Hello all,

I ordered a Linksys WCF12 last week, but today the company mailed me and told me it's being replaced EOL... they're offering me a WCF54G instead.

AFAICT, the WCF54G isn't compatible... it's not on the list, and some threads say it isn't.

I'd like a no BS call... is there a driver or hack or whatever that will make the WCF54G work with my C1000 and Cacko 1.23?

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General Discussion / I Mounted A 2 Gig Sd Card!

« on: January 18, 2006, 07:53:25 am »

That would make for a really "nice" C3100. 8GB CF to replace microdrive + 8GB CF in external slot + 4GB SD card in SD slot = 20GB total storage internally with no external drives attached to it.    
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Cool, in a geeky sort of way. Still, those 8 gig CF's and 4 gig SD's probably aren't cheap. I can hook up my old ipod or archos to the Z and get 20G's in one lump.

Thinking about it... how would you get WiFi on it then... powered hub with a USB dongle?

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Is This Wi-fi Cf Compatible With C3x00?

« on: January 16, 2006, 02:37:08 pm »

Hello,

As far as I know, that particular one isn't compatible. No Z-compatible drivers yet. I'm actually in the same situation as you; got my Zaurus last week and I just ordered a card as well; a Linksys WCF12, which is fully compatible.

There's a list of compatible WiFi CF cards and other relevant info. If you want to know which ones work for sure, your best bet is to pick a card that's listed there.

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User Request for Applications / Bejeweled / Diamond Mine For Z?

« on: January 16, 2006, 11:09:41 am »

Hi all,

Most of you have seen this game, probably with a ton of different names. I know it as Bejeweled, sold by PopCap games. I have copys of it on my Pocket PC, all my PC's, and when I had a Palm IIIC, I wore a grid pattern into my touch screen, I played it that much  

Here's what they look like:

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Very easy to play, impossible to put down. The idea is you slide jewels horizontally or vertically to create a line of 3 matching jewels. When you get a line, the jewels disappear and the ones above it fall down. You've all played it I imagine.

I really, really want this game for my new Zaurus, but the only one I've found is Mighty Charms - but the one I've found doesn't really work on the 640x480 screen with the tiny, tiny jewels.

So, does anyone know of a suitable clone for the Zaurus? Or is anyone interested in putting one together?

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General Discussion / I <3 My Zaurus ...

« on: January 16, 2006, 04:24:36 am »

I tryed to install x/qt jumbo package to get some more apps but while installing it errored and said it needs other packages to install successful ... I exit ass/remove software and i see the x/qt ... there are a few icons but when i click on them it says this program is not installed ... What do i have to do ?

Even though I'm a noob as well, I can sort of help you :-) The jumbo package only gives you the icons - think of these as the links on your PC. You can download the packages you want and install them - the pdaxrom.org section has them, but I recommend browsing here because several people have made all-in-one packages so you don't have to hunt around for dependencies.

If you don't want to isntall the packages, you can remove the icons. It's under tab settings in your settings tab. (strange but true  ) Select the X/QT tab, select the app's icon, click on the trash bin.

How and with what program can i watch other video formats ?

Kino2 supports quite a few; have you tried that? It's in your Cacko rom.

Whats the best way to configure my own style or get other style preconfigured?
Are there programs that can help me with that?

Are you referring to Qtopia (the standard view with those tabs and such) or X/QT's blackbox? (where you get the mouse pointer)

If it's the first, there's an Appearance program in the Settings tab. Allows you to change some colors, wallpaper, but nothing really fancy.

If you mean X/QT's blackbox, you can do that by right clicking. (Hold FN on keyboard, tap screen) Halfway down there's a link with Styles. There you can select your color scheme. I don't think you can set a wallpaper, and I'm not adventurous enough to fiddle with Fluxbox.

Just play around with it. It's really fun to discover all the cool linux aspects :-)

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General Discussion / Thanks All & Pic :d

« on: January 14, 2006, 07:47:20 am »

I got my first Zaurus yesterday and I'm a total noob when it comes to linux. But thanks to the friendly folks here and some helpful tutorials and howtos, I managed to flash my Zaurus to Cacko 1.23, install X/QT, and managed to get Gimp and a dozen other programs running on it  Couldn't have done it without you guys.

I must say, so far, working with the Zaurus has been a dream come true. It works with just about all my USB devices, drives, mice, etc. and I've did things with it that would be difficult to do on a full size PC  Most definitely... impressive.

So, thanks again all.

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C3100 Shipped Should Be Here Soon :o)

« on: January 14, 2006, 05:43:05 am »

It's worth the wait Jon :-) I got my Zaurus (C1000) yesterday - and man, am I impressed!! Coming from a PPC and Palms, Linux is quite a different experience.

I flashed my Zaurus with Cacko 1.23 barely an hour after it showed up, and I'm a total noob when it comes to Linux.  Trust me on this: it sounds scary, but the procedure is fast, painless, and since you're going to do it anyway, you might as well get the Cacko upgrade straight away.

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Accessories / Zaurus-powered Usb External Storage

« on: January 14, 2006, 05:02:14 am »

The Archos Gmini 400 multimedia player works with the Zaurus C1000 and Cacko 1.23 I assume the newer 402's work as well as they're basically the same unit.

The Gmini 400 has an internal battery and 20 gigs of storage. I've used it for the past year, and it's pretty good.

The Zaurus immediately recognized and mounted the drive. I was able to play the specially formatted movies just fine in Kino2. Runs at good speed in small size, but full screen is a no-go at the standard processor speed.

I didn't check read/write speeds or anything, but I don't have any complaints so far