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General Discussion / My Display Died!

« on: June 21, 2006, 08:23:35 am »

I have had my SL-C760 for about 3 years now. The other day, I turned it on and the display appears to be dead. It displays a solid white screen. It still works, and I can launch programs blind by using the keylauncher commands, and it does still beep when I use the stylus. It appears as if something hardware-related broke rendering the display inoperable.
I have tried everything, including trying to call up the diagnostics menu, but even the diagnostics screen appears as all white with no text. If I could, I would try to re-flash it, but I'm not sure I can do this blind. Moreover, I think this is clearly a hardware (not software) malfunction. Does this mean my Zaurus is dead?  

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General Discussion / Determine File Format For Sd & Cf

« on: September 26, 2005, 05:29:34 am »

Is there any command issued from the console that will tell me the format of my SD and CF cards? I 'm wondering if my various cards are FAT, MS-DOS, or EXT2.
I was unable to find an answer to this question by searching the forums and google, so perhaps someone might enlighten me. Thanks!

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X/Qt / Playstation Emulator On Zaurus X/qt

« on: August 22, 2005, 09:48:54 am »

A Japanese programmer has posted a Playstation 1 emulator for the Zaurus. You can download the file from here. Click on "ZAUUP". The file is called "PCSX for X/Qt". I have not tested this. In fact, I've never run X on my Zaurus, but I would be interested in hearing if others are able to get this to work and how fast it is. There doesn't appear to be much documentation.
P.S. I'm just the messenger, and not the programmer.

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Qt/Qtopia / Storage /dev/hda1

« on: July 22, 2005, 08:52:13 am »

I have a  JP Sharp ROM Zaurus SL-C760. In the file manager tab of Qtopia, which displays "My Zaurus", it lists the main memory, SD card, and CF card (all are displayed in Japanese since I am using the original ROM).
My problem is that in instead of displaying "CF Card" is now displays "Storage /dev/hda1". In addition, the pretty CF card icon has been replaced with the standard yellow folder icon. Everything works fine in terms of the files, but I want to fix the CF card name display and icon. Does anyone know where Qtopia stores this information? Any suggestions on how to fix this minor problem will be appreciated.

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Mac Issues / Prevent .ds_store File Creation On Zaurus

« on: July 13, 2005, 10:42:07 pm »

The following KnowledgeBase article from Apple explains how to tweak the Preferences in OS X from creating new .DS_Store files when opening folders on remote volumes mounted using SMB/CIFS, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV.
If you have not been bothered by .DS_Store files littered all over your Zaurus, then you need not bother with this fix.

CLICK HERE

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Cxx0 Hardware / Sharp Rom 1.40jp On Sl-c760?

« on: June 01, 2005, 09:05:25 pm »

I just tried to flash the Sharp ROM 1.40JP update for the SL-C860 on to my Sharp ROM 1.20JP SL-C760. This was probably a pretty stupid thing to try. Before it flashed the ROM, it gave me an error message saying that it was not the correct version model for this flash update.
I was wondering if anyone has successfully flashed 1.40JP onto a 760?
Is there any reason to believe that this newer version wouldn't work on the 760?
If it is safe, is there anyway to get around this model check in order to permit the ROM flash?

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Software / Sharp Musicplayer 2.0

« on: March 15, 2005, 09:23:46 am »

The new Sharp Musicplayer 2.0 is now available for public download at the website noted below. Perhaps, like Photostorage, this program can be tweaked to work on older SL-CXXX models.

http://www.zaurusworld.ne.jp/menu21/music/...0_2.0.0_arm.ipk

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Software / Picsel Browser

« on: November 24, 2004, 08:32:57 am »

Has anyone purchased or used this new application for the Zaurus 3000/860/760/750? It appears to be a browser application that includes its own applications for different file formats ranging from Word to Excel.
I'm thinking of buying it, so I would enjoy hearing a review from anyone who has previously used this program. Check the url below for a description of the program, including a link to the PDF file instruction manual which includes screenshots.

http://www.kutikomi.ne.jp/picsel/

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Qt/Qtopia / Resolution/Rotation

« on: June 25, 2004, 09:59:16 am »

I have some applications that open from the launcher on my SL-C760 into portrait mode at 360X240 resolution. They do not have checkboxes to change the resolution that are accessible by holding the stylus on the icon. Obviously, there were meant to work on an older model Zaurus, and not one of the new VGA models.

However, if I execute the same application from the console, they open in 720x360/landscape mode without any problem. Why is it that launching an application from an icon in Qtopia's launcher forces this change in resolution and rotation? Is there anyway to launch the application from within Qtopia without it switching? Is this issue in any way related to SDL?

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Personal Java/Jeode/J2ME Personal Profile / Zepo Moreover

« on: June 17, 2004, 09:32:42 am »

I have the java program Zepo installed on my SL-C760 (I know! It\'s not supposed to be run on the 7x0 series). I have been using it to download the RSS news feeds, and then viewing them in Opera.
When Zepo downloads news feeds, it appears to access a commercial news service company called Moreover. It was working fine up until a few days ago, when the downloaded news stories were replaced with messages stating that \"Headline functionality has been disabled from your intranet. Please contact your system administrator to report this fault.\"
Has anyone else had this problem? Is the Moreover service for a limited time only? Do I need to contact Moreover to pay for the resumption of service? How does one order service from Moreover? Does it really cost $6000/year?
Being able to download news feeds and then view them offline (while I take the train to work) is one of the best aspects of having a Zaurus.

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Software / tkvol and Keyhelper for volume control

« on: June 07, 2004, 08:18:07 am »

I was looking for a way to control the volume direct from the keyboard without having to pull out the stylus. Since I just installed Keyhelper, I stumbled across a program that allows one to control the volume by mapping the application to certain keys.
If you have Keyhelper already installed, download the tkvol program:

http://tkmixi.s58.xrea.com/?plugin=attach&...ipk&refer=TKvol

I set the keys so that the volume increases with a SHIFT + UP ARROW; decreases with SHIFT + DOWN ARROW; and mutes with SHIFT + MENU. You can set the keys to whatever you like, provided that you are familiar with the workings of Keyhelper.

To your keyhelper.xml file, add the following:

<extensions>
<define key=\"All\" kind=\"launch\">
<modifier Shift=\"On\"/>
</define>
</extentions>

To your keyhelper.conf file, add the following:

[Launch]
Down = @exec{TAB}/home/QtPalmtop/bin/tkvol -10
Up = @exec{TAB}/home/QtPalmtop/bin/tkvol +10
F11 = @exec{TAB}/home/QtPalmtop/bin/tkvol 0

Please note that you must insert a tab (not the letters {TAB} in the place between @exec and /home/QtPalmtop/bin/tkvol... After you\'ve made these changes using a text editor, you will need to restart the Keylauncher program by issuing the following command from the terminal:

khctl reload

When it works, the volume applet changes to automatically reflect the volume change and a brief message appears in the icon bar.
Hooray!
 

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Software / RealAudio on Zaurus?

« on: April 11, 2004, 08:39:00 am »

I was wondering if there was any program for the Zaurus that allows one to listen to ReadAudio files and data streams? Thanks.

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General Discussion / No CF in Launcher?

« on: March 30, 2004, 10:48:29 pm »

I\'m not sure what caused it, but all of a sudden the launcher (under the file tab) no longer displays the name/icon for any CF card that I try. Under the display for \"My Zaurus\", it shows my SD Card but not my CF Card.
I know the card is mounted since I can access the files from the /mnt/cf directory in the console. Why would the launcher not display the CF? Is there some directory which holds the links for the directories displayed under the My Zaurus directory heading?
This one really has me puzzled. I am using a Zaurus SL-C760 with the original Japanese Sharp ROM 1.20 JP. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Mac Issues / Apple Address Book to Zaurus ROM addressbook?

« on: February 25, 2004, 06:34:56 am »

I\'m starting this new topic, even though it has been discussed elsewhere in part, so that we might better understand how to bring one\'s Apple Address Book contacts in the Vcard (vcf) format into the Sharp ROM addressbook, which is in the box format. I\'m not looking for a sync solution, but rather a one-time import of my Apple Address Book data into the Zaurus.
The program \"Address Book vCard Extractor\" allows one to export Apple Address Book data into the .xml format. Is there anyway to import or to convert xml data into the Zaurus addressbook? The bundled program allows for no way to import data expect for IrDa.
I suppose I could you a different addressbook program that supports xml, but I like the interoperability of the Sharp PIM application.
Since I\'m discussing the addressbook in the box format, I am obviously using a SL-C7X0 Zaurus with the original Sharp ROM 1.20 JP.
I welcome any suggestions or advice. Thank you!

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Cxx0 General discussions / Need i18n files off of C7x0

« on: February 23, 2004, 07:28:04 pm »

I think some of my .qm files got corrupted when I was testing various addressbook and calendar programs.
Could someone please email me as an attachment the following two files?

/home/QtPalmtop/i18n/ja/datebook.qm
/home/QtPalmtop/i18n/ja/addressbook.qm

Thank You,

jagrka@yahoo.com