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Software / Quasar Media Player Released For Sharprom And Pdaxrom

« on: July 14, 2010, 05:52:35 pm »

Whoah, this forum is still alive.

Also, anyone who installs this package do not install the nightly autobuilds. They do not work Stick with uasarMediaPlayer_0.96_r193_r31-2010-03-28.ipk. I tried the newer builds from his website and they crash when I press play. Just a heads up.

Yep, do not use the latest builds. I am currently rewriting most of the internal stuff. There was a bug introduced with the Qt 4 port which caused that particular crash. That should be gone by now. Anyway, better stick with the latest release and ignore the nightly builds for a while. There won't be any new features for a few more weeks.

I'm not sure if eviljazz even checks this thread anymore but I'll post this bug anyway.

I tried to import a m3u playlist full of internet radio staions and all I got was a list of empty items. Nothing would play either. Here is a screenshot. If I add a station from the add as url menu it works but still has no title so if I have more than one there is no way to tell them apart. Would be nice to get this fixed so I can start using my internet radio stations in this player. (shoutcast changed their site again and broke the zaurus shoutcast player again. I don't think the auther of that program updates it anymore)

In the first picture there are about 20 streams in the playlist. No idea how to tell which is which.

The streaming feature is the neglected stepchild in the software right now. There is a related bug here: http://trac.katastrophos.net/quasar/ticket/14

The second picture just shows another issue where it will not load the complete album art. This happens with most my album art.

That looks like a damaged JPEG or cached album art file. Could you try to delete the ~/.quasar/cache directory and see if that helps. Also, please check whether the downloaded cover art image got damaged somehow. Files downloaded with the integrated cover art downloader are located in the "00DownloadedCoverArt" subdirectory.

Btw, if you find more bugs please consider creating tickets over here. Thanks!

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Software / Quasar Media Player Released For Sharprom And Pdaxrom

« on: April 24, 2010, 12:29:41 pm »

Yes, I released a new version of Quasar a few days ago. I wanted to post here but the forum was down at that time. Luckily it is back now.

I would like to keep releasing for the Zaurus but I have this strange feeling that the actual count of active users has gone down quite a bit. Keeping the code base Qt 2.x compatible is really getting harder each day. And to be honest, I do not use my Zaurus anymore. It has been lying here on the table gathering dust. That is quite a shame considering how much money and time I put into this little machine...

Anyway, please let me know if Quasar is working on your Zaurii and on which OS! Thanks.

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Software / Quasar Media Player Released For Sharprom And Pdaxrom

« on: August 24, 2009, 07:42:31 am »

Just wanted to let you know, that I have made nightly builds of Quasar available for Sharp-Qtopia and pdaXrom and various other platforms:
http://katastrophos.net/andre/blog/2009/07...ayer-available/
I am looking for some testers. The current pdaXrom version is totally untested.

Andre

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pdaXrom Development / I Will Pay Anyone $150 Us Just Compile Aspj Rt73 Module For Zaurus

« on: October 16, 2008, 01:54:03 pm »

Attached is the latest version 3.0.1 of the rt73 driver module from http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/.
Enjoy.

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pdaXrom Development / I Will Pay Anyone $150 Us Just Compile Aspj Rt73 Module For Zaurus

« on: October 16, 2008, 01:46:30 am »

Glad the module is working.

1) What is your compiler ? and can you post it here for us all to download ? are there any special library's or add on's that have to be added to the
    compiler to get this to work ? if so, can you allow us to download them too ?

Actually, it is all pretty simple. The compiler I used is the default compiler used to compile the Cacko and pdaXrom kernels. Since I did not compile the build environment myself, I can't state on what special patches or add ons have been added.
My mirror copy is located here:
http://katastrophos.net/zaurus/kernels/compiler/

2) Can you package up the kernel source code you used to compile the rt73-k2wrlz against, then allow us to download it ?

I ask the questions because I and I am sure, we, would all like the ability to help someone else with a similar enquiry in the future. Certainly,I
would love the opportunity myself if someone requested my services in this manner as I have of you both.

The kernel source code is available via my site:
http://katastrophos.net/zaurus/kernels/
http://katastrophos.net/zaurus/kernels/v55....20-v55.tar.bz2

You'll find all instructions on how to build a kernel image inside the tar ball in the README file. I think it is pretty well documented.
Actually everything is also available via a Subversion repository. That way it is a lot more comprehensible from the change log what actually has changed compared to the original Sharp source code.

SVN repository: https://svn.katastrophos.net/zaurus-kernel-2.4.20/trunk/
README file: https://svn.katastrophos.net/zaurus-kernel-...20/trunk/README

To build the module sourcecode, prepare and initialize the kernel sourcecode with either the makeall.sh script as described in the README file or manually be copying the config files to the kernel source directory and then doing make oldconfig && make dep. Also set KERNDIR envvar to whereever the kernel sourcecode is located, like so:
export KERNDIR=/blah/blah/kernel/linux

Finally
make

I have eviLjazz's modified rt73-k2wrlz-2.0.1 source code if anyone wishes to compare it to the original, if thats OK with you eviLjazz
to release this modification for others to see ?

Sure, it's GPL and open source. Like I said, I'll also try to put the sourcecode into my kernel branch perhaps along with some other drivers. Let me know what else you would like to try.

It is nice to see the community work on stuff again even if it was quiet for quite a while.

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pdaXrom Development / I Will Pay Anyone $150 Us Just Compile Aspj Rt73 Module For Zaurus

« on: October 15, 2008, 05:09:16 pm »

I compiled the module against my kernel branch (see sig). No changes required in the USB struct. Although I had to remove one union from a struct since the compiler was complaining.
Anyway, the compiled module + modified sourcecode is attached. Let me know if that works. If it does I'll try to integrate the module into my branch.

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General Discussion / Yoo Hoo........anyone Out There?

« on: June 23, 2008, 04:54:26 pm »

I'm still using my C3200 every day and I'm not planning on replacing it with any other device just yet. I guess most of us have found their working setup and are sticking to it because it just works. To be honest, nowadays I'm mostly using my C3200 as alarm clock, terminal and portable audio player. The latter is really important to me because I'm a music buff. I tried iPods and other PMPs but they just don't cut it for me. It's the number one reason I'm developing Quasar. Expect to see a new release soon, I've been rather busy optimizing the software.
Also, great news on pdaXrom, InSearchOf. Looking forward to porting Quasar.

I also got myself a U810 some time ago, which is nice, but I rather see it as a notebook replacement - replacing my old Dell Inspiron 8100.

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Linux Issues / Setup Dev On Sl-c1000 Kernel 2.4.20 Cacko 1.23 Howto

« on: June 23, 2008, 04:33:19 pm »

Hi all,

What GCC version is needed for the kernel 2.4.20 in Cacko 1.23 ?

Do you know how to put the entire GCC centre into a compressed .IMG file so that we can run it
in one of those compressed Loop functions (Mount -o Loop) ?

Other than that, where is the best place to put GCC on an SL-C1000 ?

Thanks in advance ;-)

Check out my 2.4.20 unified kernel sources at: http://www.katastrophos.net/zaurus/kernels/v55/
The README in the tar.bz2 ball includes instructions how to compile the source code and where to get the cross compiler chain.
The README is available from my SVN and Trac repository, too:
http://trac.katastrophos.net/zaurus-kernel...er/trunk/README

If you want to compile apps natively on your Zaurus, there is a compressed Dev Img available that contains everything you need.

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / What Do You Guys Do With A Zaurus?

« on: April 26, 2008, 06:14:36 pm »

I'll see what I can do to improve streaming support in the next major version of Quasar.

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Software / Quasar Media Player Released For Sharprom And Pdaxrom

« on: April 05, 2008, 10:38:19 am »

One little thing that bugs me about quazar is this:

If the zaurus takes a little too long to read the mp3 file (has to spin up the disk or I was doing other resource hogging things with my Z) then quazar stops completely and displays an error message saying it couldn't play the track and prompting me to modify the mplayer commands to fix it.  What I think it should do, and please enlighten me if there is an option for this, is just skip the track and go on to the next one if it can't play it for some reason.

If I was listening to my music on the go and have my zaurus closed then I find myself every once and a while when the music stops having to open it up, close that error message and press play again to continue listening to music.  It also seems to happen if I skip to the next track and then the next track too fast.

Please file a bug report here: http://trac.katastrophos.net/quasar/newticket

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General Discussion / Forget The Zaurus - Itś Fujitsu Time!

« on: March 07, 2008, 04:47:23 pm »

Btw, Chero, thanks again for the hint to the U810s offered on eBay! Got the one from Italy!
Great device with minor quirks. I hate the double-mapping of some important keys (Tab-key + Arrow-keys).
Btw, are any of you U810/U1010 users active over at umpcportal.com? (http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=16)
I already noticed ArchiMark and Chero. Anybody else?

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New products and alternatives / Zaurus Or N810 Or ?

« on: March 07, 2008, 04:16:21 pm »

True about the Fujitsu U810. It's a great device, smaller than the EeePC, convertible, better storage options, but more expensive too. Got myself one a few weeks ago as replacement for my aged Dell Inspiron 8100. I'll see if I can post some comparison pics on my blog soon. I'll definitely keep my Zaurus, since the U810 is a replacement for my laptop, not the Zaurus.

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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.23 Is Released

« on: February 07, 2008, 04:08:27 pm »

No, the mirror is basically the same feed. I did some grep + awk magic on the Bryan's Packages file, put all links in a file and let wget download all links. Sorry Bryan! Actually, there is one file I added. It's mencoder, which although listed in the Packages file is missing in Bryan's feed.

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Sharp ROMs / Cackophonie !

« on: February 07, 2008, 04:04:06 pm »

I'm glad to see Quasar in your feed. Cool!

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Sharp ROMs / Cacko Rom 1.23 Is Released

« on: February 06, 2008, 06:08:14 pm »

Mirror for the installation images:
http://www.katastrophos.net/zaurus/mirrors.../cacko/rom1.23/

Mirror of the official Cacko package feed:
http://www.katastrophos.net/zaurus/mirrors/cacko/feed/