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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Qtopia For Pdaxrom?

« on: April 01, 2006, 09:08:51 pm »

Hi everybudy, it took a while, but here are the screenshots.
I can say that yes, it is slow,but I think it is possible to do some improvement in the virtual frame buffer to speed up the cursor response.

Best regards
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That looks darn good!  Please post the packages as soon as you can.  I'm amazed but delighted that QTopia got ported to pdaxrom so quickly.

Fry

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Qtopia 1.7 For Pdaxrom

« on: March 08, 2006, 09:18:59 pm »

wow, this would be perfect if qtopia was on pdaxrom!
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I'll say!  Can someone please put this on a feed?  I'd switch to pdaxrom in a minute, if I could heva Qtopia running exactly as it did under Cacko.

Fry

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Qtopia For Pdaxrom?

« on: March 01, 2006, 03:53:41 am »

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Thanks.  I'll have to look into that.  I might need to try it for the immediate future.  However, I wonder if a QTopia clone could be developed for padXrom.  I haven't tried Opie, but isn't it suppose to be similar to QTopia, since Opie forked from the same codebase as QTopia?  Would it be difficult to port Opie to pdaXrom?

Fry

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Qtopia For Pdaxrom?

« on: February 28, 2006, 04:04:18 am »

Having tried both cacko and pdaxrom, I'm leaning towards pdaxrom, because of its large library of packages, and because things seem to work right out of the box the first time:  'it just works'.  However, I am not very taken by the visual appearance of pdaxrom.  My eyesight is not great, so it is very difficult for me to make out the fonts and letters.

 Furthermore, though I enjoy the thought of using my C3100 Zaurus as a handheld Linux box on the go, I also need it as a PIM, and here is where I think QTopia shines.  QTopia works so well, that it feels as though it was designed for the Zaurus.  The Zaurus Cancel and OK buttons are well integrated into QTopia, making it a breeze to navigate through the programs with only a few thumb clicks.  This is not the case in pdaxrom, where I found that I had to guide the stylus across the screen and point to menu and window items very precisely, lest I accidentally select the wrong item.  Ergonomically, I think QTopia works very well: quickly, simply, and intuitively.

I've tried Meanie's X/Qt package in which he bundles an X-windows and Linux environment to run on top of Cacko.  I wonder if the opposite is possible:  Is there a way to run a QTopia-like window manager from pdaxrom? The pdaxrom window managers I've looked at still resemble scaled-down full-screen desktop window managers, rather than QTopia or other handheld-oriented window managers.

Ideally, I would start in pdaxrom, but launch a QTopia-like window manager, for ordinary usage.  I would then switch out of that environment, and back into native pdaxrom mode for more serioius Linux work, such as launching a bash window to peform some task.  Is this possible on pdaxrom, or are there plans to provide this capability?

Fry

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / D-link Dcf-660w Cf Wifi Problems

« on: February 19, 2006, 11:15:14 pm »

I picked up an used D-Link DCF-660W compact flash WiFI card for my Zaurus C3100 recently. My Z is running the latest Cacko ROM. When I insert the card, my Z recognizes it, but I seem to be having trouble with it.

At home, I have a Linksys WRTP54G wireless router. I am able to obtain a network connection on this router, but I notice the following problems:

1) I have to disable security on the router. If I try to enter a WEP key in the WEP tab of a Wireless LAN -TCP/IP entry in >Settings>Network, I find that I can never get the Z to connect.

2) After I Disconnect the network connection, cannot hit Connect again and get the network connection back. I have to select 'Eject card:0 D-Link 660 11Mbps WLAN Card', manually pull out the CF WiFI card, and re-insert it, bnefore the Z detects the card and permits me to set up a new network connection.

3) When I go on the road and visit different places, I am unable to get the Z to set up a network connection on any other wireless LAN. I suspect that this is because the signal strength is not as strong in these areas, compared to when I am in the near vicinity of my own wireless router.

Has any one experienced these problems with a CF WiFI card? DO I have a bum card, or is my C3100 not configured correctly?

Thanks for any help,

Fry

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Cxx0 Hardware / D-link Dcf-660w Cf Wifi Problems

« on: February 19, 2006, 11:13:44 pm »

I picked up an used D-Link DCF-660W compact flash WiFI card for my Zaurus C3100 recently.

Sorry. Wrong forum.

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Cxx0 Hardware / D-link Dcf-660w Cf Wifi Problems

« on: February 18, 2006, 10:59:37 pm »

I picked up an used D-Link DCF-660W compact flash WiFI card for my Zaurus C3100 recently. My Z is running the latest Cacko ROM.  When I insert the card, my Z recognizes it, but I seem to be having trouble with it.

At home, I have a Linksys WRTP54G wireless router.  I am able to obtain a network connection on this router, but I notice the following problems:

1)  I have to disable security on the router.  If I try to enter a WEP key in the WEP tab of  a Wireless LAN -TCP/IP entry in >Settings>Network, I find that I can never get the Z to connect.

2)  After I Disconnect the network connection, cannot hit Connect again and get the network connection back.  I have to select 'Eject card:0 D-Link 660 11Mbps WLAN Card', manually pull out the CF WiFI card, and re-insert it, bnefore the Z detects the card and permits me to set up a new network connection.

3) When I go on the road and visit different places, I am unable to get the Z to set up a network connection on any other wireless LAN.  I suspect that this is because the signal strength is not as strong in these areas, compared to when I am in the near vicinity of my own wireless router.

Has any one experienced these problems with a CF WiFI card?  DO I have a bum card, or is my C3100 not configured correctly?

Thanks for any help,

Fry

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Pdaxrom Compatibility In Cacko?

« on: February 10, 2006, 02:13:21 pm »

Having recently purchased a C3100, I've flashed the cacko 1.23 ROM to get started.  I've been happy with it, but I've also been reading about  the pdaxrom distribution.  From what I've seen pdaxrom makes the Zaurus look like another Linux box.  The advantage of this, of course is the plethora of software available for Linux that can be easily ported to the Zaurus.  When it comes to day-to-day use as an organizer, I sthink QTopia with cacko works and looks much nicer. However, occasionally I would like to do something more PC-like on the Zaurus. For example: downloading Prolog, Squeak, or OCaml to program in.

Is it possible to get the best of both worlds?  Can I run Cacko and QTopia ordinarily, but be able to enter a Linux compatibility mode, replete with xterms and X-windows managers, like pdaxrom, which can then load in all available pdaxrom packages?

That to me would be the ideal distribution for a Zaurus:  it acts like a regular PDA that the casual user wants it to, but then offers a Linux mode for more programming-intensive efforts.  Is there a way to do this?

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / Compactflash Slot Gap

« on: February 06, 2006, 11:45:04 am »

Hello!

Did your Belkin bluetoth CF card work in the C3100?

Thanks,

Fry

i owned one and dont work for the z
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Cresho, did you try the Belking bluetooth CF card with the Cacko rom? It appears, that it does work with it. I will test it (as soon as it arrives from the ebay seller) to check...
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Software / New Owner Of Sl-c3100 (need English Os)

« on: February 03, 2006, 03:03:46 am »

Yes, it is runing, and I did flash Cacko. The Zaurus ilooks and runs very nicely.  I've been playing with it a bit, and had it lock up on me only once, when I tried to play an MPEG-2 clip in the Video Player (under Multimedia).  I loaded the clip and switched into full screen; the Video Player took some time to get started, so I double tapped the screen to exit out of full screen mode, and then the Video Player hung.  In fact, the entire Zuarus hung.  I rebooted it by taking out the battery. I've found no other major problems since then.

One final question, for you experienced Zuarus users.  Now that I've got a functioning system, I would like to find out more about its capabilities. Where can I get more information about the Zaurus?

I'm also a little confused about the myriad of OSes available for the C3100 using the Cacko ROM flash?  Is the newly Cacko flashed Zaurus OS running an OS called QTopia? How is it different from the native Japanese Linux-based Zaurus OS (or is the Japanese OS also a QTopia variety)?  How is it different from OpenZaurus?

Now that my Zaurus has been flashed with Cacko, can I still install .ipk packages using the Add/Remove Software (under Settings tab)?  Will those .ipk packages work with the native Japanese OS as well as OpenZaurus?

I really like this little machine.  I'd now like to know more about its capabilities: Backing up and restoring data to the Zaurus, synching it with a PC or Mac, finding useful applications for it, etc?  Where should I go next?

Fry

if its running its good  , so you did flash cacko?
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Software / New Owner Of Sl-c3100 (need English Os)

« on: February 02, 2006, 02:34:40 am »

I wanted to thank everyone on this thread for all the input and advice.  I downloaded Cacko onto a CF card and flashed the Zaurus.  I'm afraid that the procedure for doing so did not quite correspond to the release notes.  I had to wing it a bit by just executing that commands that seemed to make sense. Eg: There was no option 5 (Flash repartition) as per step 11 of the release notes.  I had to select the 1st option (install new ROM), and simply followed the menus; I also did not get a chance to enter 27 for root partition size as instructed in step 11.

Do the release notes have to be updated?  I downloaded Cacko version 1.23 for the C3100.

In any event, the Zaurus is up and running (I think.  Is there a test to make see if I've made any mistakes), and I am very happy with such a handy device.  Thanks everyone for your help and advice!

Fry

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Software / New Owner Of Sl-c3100 (need English Os)

« on: February 01, 2006, 05:18:48 am »

http://my-zaurus.narod.ru/cacko.html
http://my-zaurus.narod.ru/release-notes-1.23.txt
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Thanks.  Those instructions seem clear enough. I'm now interested in installing cacko on the Zaurus.  I'll either have to buy an SD card or a CF card.  Is there any reason to prefer one over the other, price-wise or technology-wise?  What type of card or brand do most people buy?  I assume I'll need a USB card reader for the SD or CF card as well. Will any cheapo card-reader that connects to a PC via the USB port work? Thanks.

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Software / New Owner Of Sl-c3100 (need English Os)

« on: February 01, 2006, 03:03:52 am »

or switch to cacko
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As Mark indicated above, the Cacko ROM sounds very enticing.  However, I don't have any instructions for how to load it to the Zaurus.  I'm somewhat of a newbie in fiddling around with firmware and devices, but I'd like to try it, if it's not too complicated.

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Software / New Owner Of Sl-c3100 (need English Os)

« on: February 01, 2006, 03:00:56 am »

here is our English conversion http://www.streamlinecpus.com/forums/local...atid=1&linkid=3
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That URL points to a posting which includes a binary file attachment.  If I understand correctly, that binary image can be transferred to the Zaurus to overwrite its native OS, perhaps by copying it to an SD card and then loading the SD card into the Zaurus. I've never done this before: will I have to get an USB card adapter to attach to my PC, and then copy the contents of that binary file to the SD card?

If so, are there instruction on how to copy the image on the SD card onto the Zaurus file system and have it reboot and load the new OS?

Thanks for any tips.

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Software / New Owner Of Sl-c3100 (need English Os)

« on: February 01, 2006, 02:48:55 am »

Fry,

Think you should re-read TriSoft's guide....

However, if you don't find conversion info there, try looking on conics.net website or search the C3xxx section of these forums.....actually very simple to do the basic conversion....

I looked at the step-by-step instructions at the conics.net website at:

http://downloads.conics.net/pda/zaurus-sl-c700/eng-inst/

but could not really follow it.  The instructions indicate that I should start up a Terminal, become root, and edit a locale configuration file, to switch the display language from Japanese to English.  Unfortunately, I cannot locate the Terminal on any of the directories on the SL-C3100. I think this is the main stumbling block for me: locating  Terminal or installing a Terminal on the SL-C3100.

Also, FWIW, it would have been better to post this in the C3xxx section...

Thanks.  Sorry for posting in this section. After this thread runs through, I'll refer all furture SL-C3100-related questions to that area. I wasn't aware of it before.

You may want to convert to English first or you may want to skip that and just put the Cacko ROM on it, which is in English and is a much nicer version of the Sharp ROM, IMHO and others too...

This sounds even better.  I'm afraid I don't know how to go about doing that though.  I hope it is not too difficult.  I'm having trouble just trying to use the Zaurus, because it is not in English.

Anyway, hope this helps a bit and WELCOME to the club!!

Enjoy your 3100 they're great!

Mark

Many thanks, Mark.  I heard great things about this machine, and hope to make it my daily workhorse.

I purchased an SL-C3100 when I was in Tokyo earlier this month.   It came preloaded with the Japanese OS.  I would ike to convert it to an English OS.  I've searched on the web and found an English user's guide, at http://www.triesoft.de, but it appears to be written for an SL-C3100 that has already been converted to English.

I think I'm caught in a chicken-and-egg problem.  I can't read Japanese, so I can't understand the rudimentary Japanese OS commands on the Zaurus to figure out how to configure or load in the appropriate packages to convert to an English OS, but the English Zaurus OS manuals assume that the conversion has already been performed.

Can someone point me at a simple step-by-step guide that bootstraps in an English OS for the SL-C3100, so taht I don't feel as if I'm groping inthe dark each time I power it on?

Many thanks,

Fry
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