[span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\']Overall[/span], this release is extrememly good--it's much more stable than the SharpROM release that I was running, and much faster. It looks very good, and most of the applications that I use are available. It's great to see that there's such active development for the Zaurus, I'd like to thank everyone that's helped contribute to this release.
The altboot package is absolutely terrific! I'm using a 1GB SD card as my root directory, and it works flawlessly. On the Sharp ROM I had a horrible spaghetti mess of symlinks to get something similar that never worked as well. This is a huge improvement.
[span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\']My configuration:[/span]
Zaurus SL6000-L (tosa)
OZ/Opie 3.5.4.2
Linux pimento 2.6.17 #1 PREEMPT Fri Jun 30 08:43:48 CEST 2006 armv5tel unknown
[span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\']Now for the bugs & observations & requests...[/span]
wireless I have been unable to connect to any wireless network (with or without WEP). I
can establish an 802.11b connection (the iwconfig program reports that the Zaurus
is associated with the desired wlan), but
udhcpc never gets an
address. The networks I've tried work correctly with many other clients, and I've
tried establishing connections with the Network Settings applet, using
ifup, using
ifconfig and
iwconfig, etc.
opie PIN authentication it's inconsistent...sometimes the screen locks properly, sometimes the screen is
not locked after the Zaurus suspends (either manually or by timing out and
auto-suspending)
if it's successful, why prompt with "enter opie" and "another try" options--
this doesn't make sense
suspending the Zaurus should _always_ cause it to lock the screen
putting the Zaurus in the cradle should not bypass the authentication (ie., if
it's screen locked, it should remain that way when inserted in the cradle)
zsafe suspending the Zaurus should _always_ cause it to lock the application, returning
to the zsafe password prompt upon "resume". This is the behavior on the desktop,
and under the Sharp ROM.
keyboard the "numlock" sequence [Fn][Num] doesn't work (the "N" symbol appears on the
taskbar, but the keys don't produce numbers
[Fn][Space} doesn't produce the pipe (|) character
the key repeat rate is too fast
the [Fn] key is not sticky
buttons On my 6000, there doesn't seem to be a way to map the button with the "dot"
(above the [Cancel] button)
froot related to other issues with mapping buttons, the button in the middle of the
directional (arrow) ring doesn't send the [SPACE] character
konsole (opie-embeddedkonsole) doesn't run--the icon appears on the taskbar, but the
application doesn't launch.
KOPI with the kopi-alarm applet in use, the alarm correctly wakes up the
zaurus, but the
screen brightness (backlight) the screen is always at full brightness--it doesn't dim when the Zaurus is running
off the battery. The brightness slider on the taskbar or the "Light and Power"
settings applet has no effect. The option to dim the screen when running on
battery has no effect.
[span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\']Missing Applications[/span]
These are applications that I used often under the Sharp ROM. I
understand that running Sharp apps is no longer possible due to the
soft-float issue, but I'd really like to see these applications--or
programs with equivalent functionality--available for OZ/Opie:
Opera
I found Opera to do a very good job at dealing with
the screen size on the Zaurus, managing bookmarks,
etc.
ethereal
kgrok
it was great to be able to use the same database (flat
file + forms) on my desktop & Zaurus
http://www.bitrot.de/pda_kgrok.html eLog
a terrific tool for maintaining electronic log books,
with synchronization capabilities between different
installations. Again, I miss the ability to use the
same tools on my PDA and server/desktop
http://midas.psi.ch/elog/download.html T&T Bureau de Change
FXConv
two different programs to display currency
conversions. I consider these essential when
traveling--they can download updated currency rates
from the internet. I understand that they depend on
floating point handling found on the Sharp ROM, but
I'd really love to see a port to OZ or a program of
equivalent function.
http://free.pages.at/uberger/zaurus/fxconv_en.html http://www.vanstrien.net/zaurus/ttbureaudechange/ T&T World CLock
A clock, displaying time in different cities. More
convenient than the "City Time" applet.
http://www.vanstrien.net/zaurus/ttworldclock/index.html lep-gen
One-time password generator, compatible with S/Key.
This was invaluable as a means of generating a secure,
one-time password when logging into my account from an
untrusted remote machine (such as in a cyber-cafe).
http://www.ima.umn.edu/~pliam/lepgen/ nethack
it would be fun to have this compiled for OZ. The
Sharp version works surprisingly well.
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