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5x00 Hardware / Did I Break It?

« on: April 29, 2005, 08:05:57 pm »

Found my problem...

Seems when renaming a file in Finder (Mac equiv of Explorer...) It doesn't strip extensions (Supposed to be fixed in new edition of OS X.)

So zImage was not really zImage... it was zImage.bin ... It kept the zImage-xSize-ySize.bin extension...

GPE running now... I'll try it and then try Opie...

Thanks for your help!

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5x00 Hardware / Did I Break It?

« on: April 29, 2005, 03:08:48 am »

Did you check the MD5sums of the files you downloaded after you wrote them to the card?

It sounds like you got a bad file for your kernel, or the kernel didnt flash at all.

I suggest downloading again, verifing the MD5sums and filenames and then flashing again.
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How do I verify MD5 sums? Is there an app that I run? (I'm using a Mac, running OS X 10.3.

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5x00 Hardware / Did I Break It?

« on: April 28, 2005, 12:49:30 am »

Welp, reflashed to the stock Sharp 3.13 OS-Pack rom and it went over fine...

Perhaps OpenZaurus.org's files are corrupted?

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5x00 Hardware / Did I Break It?

« on: April 27, 2005, 11:53:18 pm »

Okay... Took a flash card and downloaded OpenZaurus and OPIE...

Took the image labeled 64-0 and renamed it "zImage" as per the instructions.
Took the opie image and renamed it "initrd.bin" as pepr the instructions.

Got both files from www.openzaurus.org ... That seems like a reliable source.

Those were the only two files on a known good 256MB SanDisk CF card.

Held down "C" and "D" and pressed Full Reset.

Both the mail and power lights were on for a few minutes, then they turned off...

Removed the Flash card, Hit Full Reset again, and closed the battery door.

My SL-5500 now says "Sharp" in red letters and has a blinking cursor in the lower right corner of the screen... No booting. Sits like that for maybe 15 minutes and then shuts down.

What'd I do wrong?

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Accessories / Symbol Spectrum 24 WiFi card problems.

« on: August 29, 2004, 10:26:10 pm »

*grumble*

Just got out my old Access point. (Linksys WAP11 v2.2... My current one is a WAP54G.)

Held the reset (On the AP) and tried to connect to SSID "linksys" manually assigned IP of 192.168.1.3, so I can connect to the Linksys's default IP of 192.168.1.251... No WEP, no MAC permit or deny...

It'll connect for half a sec then say I need to check my TCP/IP settings.

EDIT: Oddly enough it'll do the same thing regardless if the AP is on or not

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Accessories / Symbol Spectrum 24 WiFi card problems.

« on: August 29, 2004, 10:12:18 pm »

I upgraded to Sharp Rom 3.13 and the card actually got recognized... Before, I had 2.38

Anywhozer, I click Network and current info... I put my MAC address in my Linksys access point to allow this to connect.

I put in my WEP and SSID info in the Zaurus.

I click the little globe with red X on it at the bottom and hit connect. It says Initializing, and the light blinks... Network Settings says 87% signal.

But it eventually quits trying.

What can I do?

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For Sale / Wanted / Where to buy screen protectors

« on: August 24, 2004, 02:01:49 am »

I have a G2 on mine... The G2 in use is superb... The installation, however is the most expensive process I have ever gone through for such an inexpensive add on...

So they ship you Two or three screen protectors... They're a hard plastic and fit between the LCD and case. You're supposed to wedge them in there...

First one... Got finger prints all over it in installing it, removed it...

2nd one... Creased it in installing it and then SHATTERED my screen in removing it.

3rd one, after getting my Z refurbished went on with no creases, dust, hair, fingerprints... And took me nearly an hour to get like that... The first two I though I could install in 5 minutes...

I'll chalk it up to Jackassedness... Live and learn. Next time dismantle the Z, put the screen protector in and reassemble it.

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Sharp ROMs / New ROM has LESS stuff?!?

« on: August 24, 2004, 01:31:32 am »

I forget what my old ROM version was... 1.something or 2.something... Regardless, The Sync Program for Mac OS-X wouldn't recognize it, and it wouldn't work with my Symbol WiFi card...

So I flashed the ROM... My only downfall was not being able to verify that my card was FAT16 formatted... I assume it was since the flash was successful.

I booted it, it freaked out saying bad superblock something something... Realized I had forgotten a hard reset... Hit the hard reset switch and booted it. Put in my owner info and everything...

Hancomm Word, Spreadsheet, and all that jazz is missing, along with several games... All I have is Patience...

Is this normal?

EDIT: SL-5500 model

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Accessories / Prefered SD card

« on: August 12, 2004, 01:40:36 am »

Man the prices at Digi4Me are tempting... Especially the 1 GB Transcend cards...

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Accessories / WIFI CF Card Review?

« on: January 30, 2004, 02:09:05 am »

Get em while they\'re hot guys!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3075084155

Ends Feb 6th...

Just for future reference, Symbol and Socket are the same card, right?

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Accessories / When I get a new Zaurus, should I try the G2 again?

« on: January 27, 2004, 10:52:08 am »

I voted no.  I\'ve used G2\'s in the past.  I hate them.  They look great, they feal great and the destroy digitizers great.

Is that during install, or does it wreck the digitizer at the
 edges where it\'s wedged up against the case?

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Accessories / When I get a new Zaurus, should I try the G2 again?

« on: January 26, 2004, 09:25:16 pm »

UPS leaves expensive stereo equipment from Crutchfield on my porch and it gets stolen. UPS broke a custom made bracket for an aftermarket steering rack for my race car... (How exactly you break welded steel parts via shipping is beyond me.) ANd now UPS has broken my Zaurus digitizer...

Anything I ship will be going out FedEx from now on... There is only one thing I equate Brown with.

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Accessories / When I get a new Zaurus, should I try the G2 again?

« on: January 25, 2004, 08:48:58 pm »

So yeah... I broke the digitizer on my Z while removing the G2 screen protector that I installed improperly.

Funny thing, UPS beat the crap outta my new one\'s box and it has the same problem. :mad: Next time I\'m going with FedEx... After UPS replaces this one.

When I get my new SL-5500, should I try installing the remaining G2 or should I go with a different type of protector...

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5x00 General discussions / Kicking myself in the teeth. Bricked... Permanently

« on: January 12, 2004, 04:29:02 pm »

I either need to buy or sell a SL-5500 for parts...

I had put it away so that I wouldn\'t use it till I got a screen protector. As soon as I got screen protectors, I installed one, but got dissatisfied with my work, as I trapped a bit of dust under it and creased it in the process... So I decided to remove it and start with another one...

Big mistake... Shattered my touch screen digitizer layer...

LCD still works... Everything still goes, just can\'t use the stylus...

Is that layer replacable? Is there a source for replacements? Anyone have a bricked SL-5500 with a good digitizer that they\'ll sell me?

Looks like I\'m gonna be buying a new Z soon... Maybe I should try installing the screen protectors a bit more carefully.

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5x00 General discussions / Did I get ripped off?

« on: November 15, 2003, 11:57:02 pm »

Aren\'t you the one that carries around a spare cradle? I know someone on here does.

What about the SerialIO thin USB cable? Does the cradle have extra functionality that a basic cable doesnt have?