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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Re: Flashtool on Windows 11

« on: October 13, 2023, 05:35:27 pm »

Thanks for this useful hint! I wonder what does OS' memory protection have to do with a flashing tool...

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Original dictionary files for SL-C3000

« on: October 13, 2023, 05:56:16 am »

Hi and welcome!

The official Sharp EZaurus site is luckily still online, and they host an update to the latest version of the system software:

http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/update/c3000update/c3000update.asp

By looking at the included update files this seems to actually be a full system install, the archive contains also an hdimage1.tgz image, I might be wrong but I believe the dictionaries are installed on the internal microdrive:

http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/update/c3000update/c3000updatecard.asp

・initrd.bin (approx. 4,337KB)
・zImage.bin (approx. 1,264KB)
・mversion.bin (approx. 16KB)
・updater.sh (approx. 7KB)
・hdimage1.tgz (approx. 19,734KB)

Otherwise, I'll check if I have a mirror of the original installation CD. I also have a SL-C3000 which I have bought second-hand from Japan, there's a high possibility the japanese dictionaries are still on the microdrive.

Varti

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Site Suggestions, Requests, and Updates / Re: Security certificate expired

« on: September 11, 2023, 02:58:48 am »

The issue seems to be fixed, I had no certificate issue in the last few days.

Varti

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Site Suggestions, Requests, and Updates / Re: Security certificate expired

« on: September 07, 2023, 08:40:32 am »

The certificate has again expired, our host has been already notified, sorry for any inconvenience.

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Connecting SL-6000 to PC running Linux Kernel 3/4/5

« on: August 10, 2023, 03:15:08 am »

That's great to hear, thanks for your work! I hope I'll find time to test this with my devices.

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Connecting SL-6000 to PC running Linux Kernel 3/4/5

« on: July 05, 2023, 04:40:51 am »

Congratulations, that's nice to hear. I have been searching them on buyee from time but to no avail.

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Connecting SL-6000 to PC running Linux Kernel 3/4/5

« on: May 11, 2023, 03:44:22 am »

Hi, sorry for not checking myself the battery, unfortunately I don't have much free time lately. Too bad its battery is a non-standard one... If you'd be interested in buying a new one, I have now written an inquiry to Cameron Sino asking them if they have it in stock. I have attached your photo to the email; if they don't have in stock batteries specifically for this model, we might be lucky and find out that it's the same battery for another device, which they manufacture.

Check also your PM.

Varti

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Astro Slide - General Discussion / Re: IRC/Matrix/Telegram/Discord chat rooms for the Astro

« on: April 11, 2023, 03:43:26 am »

Thanks for the heads up, I have updated the links in the post here and in the Gemini/Cosmo subforums with the links posted in the wiki. My only concern is that the links on the wiki might be now exposed to spambots harvesting for Telegram invite links. That's why I'm posting them in a spoiler tag, which is hidden to not registered users. I wonder if a similar links protection can be added on the wiki, too.

Varti

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Zaurus - Arch Linux ARM support / Re: ARMv5 support dropped in Arch Linux ARM

« on: March 27, 2023, 03:25:39 am »

Tardis' mirror, including a copy of ArchLinuxARM-armv5-latest.tar.gz:

https://www.oesf.org/repository/websites/tardis.tiny-vps.com/2022.01.08_arm/

Varti

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Zaurus - Arch Linux ARM support / Re: ARMv5 support dropped in Arch Linux ARM

« on: March 24, 2023, 06:21:03 am »

I can now open both tardis and yatli's mirror, maybe it was a temporary ISP problem? I'll now mirror tardis as well and host it here, just in case.

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Linux kernel version 6 support

« on: March 24, 2023, 05:52:41 am »

Hi greguu,

thanks for the update. Please keep us updated about your work on 6.2, I hope not too much code has been left out which would prevent its use on our Z's. Sad to hear about the wireless drivers, though it was inevitable... I'm wondering is if it would be possible to use newer network cards on our Zauruses. An USB wifi dongle, connected via an USB type B-female A connector might be our best chance, though it won't look pretty. This way we wouldn't be limited to 802.11b connections, which might be already not supported anymore by some routers. In the past USB host adapter for the CF slot were available too, though I'm not sure if they are still available somewhere.

Varti

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New products and alternatives / Re: MNT Pocket Reform

« on: March 24, 2023, 05:30:35 am »

I prefer devices with a more compact design, Planet's ones have IMHO the best balance between size and usability. I miss my Gemini, I still hope to be someday able to resurrect it, in alternative I might buy a secondhand Astro if I'll find one with an attractive price.

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Connecting SL-6000 to PC running Linux Kernel 3/4/5

« on: March 24, 2023, 05:26:57 am »

I remembered reading somewhere that the A300 has a replaceable EA-BL06 battery, though I might remember this wrong. I also have 2 A300's, I never had to check for the batteries since they both still work. I'll try to find some time to try to open one of them and check its battery. There's very little info about them in the forum, I believe they were not very popular since they lack a keyboard.

Varti

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: Connecting SL-6000 to PC running Linux Kernel 3/4/5

« on: March 23, 2023, 10:13:43 am »

Hi maynard, great to hear that you're supporting other Zaurus models! You might want to order one or two new batteries from Cameron Sino, I have recently contacted them and they have told me that they still sell newly manufactured EA-BL06 (and EA-BL08 too for newer Zauruses) batteries. That will be easier than hunting for an A300, as they are quite rare even on Yahoo Auction.

Unfortunately I'm not aware of any other site with Zaurus ads than Auction, except for the few ones on Amazon/Ebay that are sold at premium prices...

https://www.cameronsino.com/searchProduct?keyword=EA-BL06

Varti

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Astro Slide - General Discussion / Re: Community issue tracker & wiki

« on: March 02, 2023, 07:34:44 am »

@Varti Can this topic be pinned please? 🙂

Done, and thanks to shymega for his effort in setting this up. A public issue tracker was requested by many users back when the Gemini was released, and a wiki is a welcome addition too.

Varti