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Software / Best Palm Emulator?
« on: April 21, 2004, 03:02:02 pm »
You haven\'t package it for pdaXrom?
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Software / Best Palm Emulator?
« on: April 21, 2004, 11:12:35 am »
A rootless Palm emulator? (jocking)
If it exist, you should be able to find an entry on http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/
If it exist, you should be able to find an entry on http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/
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General Discussion / Psion and/or CPen IR
« on: April 21, 2004, 11:10:27 am »
Please don\'t flame me but... you know... talking about Psion device issues... in a Zaurus forum...
(and plBeam works on 5 5mx netBook Révo and Révo+. Search for its main web site)
(and plBeam works on 5 5mx netBook Révo and Révo+. Search for its main web site)
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / X11 Rom?
« on: April 21, 2004, 04:28:22 am »
For the requested link:
http://www.pdaxrom.org/ipk_feed.php?menuid=11
For screenshots:
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/kopi.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/rusabi.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/firefox.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/gnumeric.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/licq.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/ipk_feed.php?menuid=11
For screenshots:
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/kopi.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/rusabi.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/firefox.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/gnumeric.png
http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/shots/licq.png
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / PDAXROM for 5500
« on: April 20, 2004, 05:20:43 am »
VNC server and a viewer is another solution. This couple is used in http://pocketworkstation.org/ for exemple.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / BEST X11 ROM
« on: April 20, 2004, 03:36:25 am »Code: [Select]
pdaXrom (that is Cacko X11, right?) is slower than Qtopia? and OZ-Opie?No. In my point of view, they are as fast.
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Is using pdaXrom OR OZ-Opie instead of Sharp linux worthy? Yes.
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Or a tweaked Sharp rom is better?
Yes as well. Cacko is better then default Sharp ROM.
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Handwriting apps present in each of those distro?
pdaXrom is in heavy development and doesn\'t have handwriting apps. It could use Familiar/GPE apps thought.
Each distro has its advantages:
_ QTopia/Opie doesn\'t use a lot of memory, applications are small and documentation & many tools are available. But small applications are not powerful and Qtopia/Opie lacks X11+GTK+QT/x11 compatibility. With them, any file coming from a standard Linux distribution can be used out of the box (Debian ARM or netwinder.org distro for example).
_ pdaXrom uses X11 and you can add default applications from ARM Desktop distributions. But it isn\'t built like an Open Source distro (I mean like Debian) but like a monolithic rom. It lacks compatibility with other distro (Debian package dependencies for example). It lacks documentation. Most applications are heavy. There\'s a lot of thing to do as it is just born. And unfortunately they are doing the same mistake as Sharp: the distro is not enough open and the work with the Open Source community is difficult because of this (as Sharp rom, it will be replaced by something more open if it doesn\'t change). It\'s also difficult for then to use something else (like OE build system) because they could completely loose their user base. But whatever they do, will this change something? If users choose something more open like OE/Familiar, they won\'t survive.
_ OE can build anything: X11 rom or Qtopia/Opie rom. Shortly, we should see something like OE/Familiar for iPaq & Zaurus (& perhaps other). At present, it lacks man resource, its web site is a mess when searching for something (and they don\'t want to recognize it), it is not as stable as pdaXrom and not as active too. More then this, they need to come back into people heart like it was when OZ for 5500 was released. Even if Linus Torvald have chosen BitKeeper to maintain the Linux kernel repository, people have been discouraged that OE uses BitKeeper instead of cvs to manage their source. The acid reactions of the OE leader on IRC or on Sharp forum haven\'t sort this issue out (on the contrary). Now people like Mickey are improving a lot the communication between everyone (and few of us expect a lot from this).
What you should do is to try them all and find what you prefer. At present, the 3 best working distro in my point of view are: Sharp ROM, Cacko ROM and pdaXrom (in random order).
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / BEST X11 ROM
« on: April 19, 2004, 04:16:17 pm »
I don\'t know if QTE applications are faster than X11 one. For application with the same size, I haven\'t noticed difference. Certainly because X11+C is as fast as QTE/C++.
QT/X11 applications should be slower than QTE one thought.
I\'m definitively waiting for QT4/embedded and OE/Familiar
At present, I think that the Qtopia ROMs (Cacko) win because they have more applications + the desktop is easier + all Qtopia source are there + they are more easy to program (Qte/Qtopia source, virtual framebuffer, TT designer, TT linguist...) + applications are smaller + PIM and synchronisation + very good trolltech documentation (doc.trolltech.com).
QT/X11 applications should be slower than QTE one thought.
I\'m definitively waiting for QT4/embedded and OE/Familiar
At present, I think that the Qtopia ROMs (Cacko) win because they have more applications + the desktop is easier + all Qtopia source are there + they are more easy to program (Qte/Qtopia source, virtual framebuffer, TT designer, TT linguist...) + applications are smaller + PIM and synchronisation + very good trolltech documentation (doc.trolltech.com).
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General Discussion / clamshell owners....which ROM do U use????
« on: April 16, 2004, 06:31:07 pm »
I read somewhere that the wall GPE project from Familiar can now be built with OE buildsystem.
If my memory is good, I also remember about something like: \'Familiar will be released using OE build system\'.
If so, my dream to see a common effort on PDA will become true. OE/Familiar will become the dreamed Linux OS for all PDA and embedded system (with Opie/Qtopia and X11) and playing with Debian dependencies will terminate the work. Where should I sign?
LazyBug, ready for PIM on a X11 rom?
If my memory is good, I also remember about something like: \'Familiar will be released using OE build system\'.
If so, my dream to see a common effort on PDA will become true. OE/Familiar will become the dreamed Linux OS for all PDA and embedded system (with Opie/Qtopia and X11) and playing with Debian dependencies will terminate the work. Where should I sign?
LazyBug, ready for PIM on a X11 rom?
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Playing Video on pdaXrom
« on: April 15, 2004, 11:18:22 am »
fbset -xres 320 -yres 240 && ( mplayer -ac mad file.avi ; fbset -xres 640 -yres 480 ; clean )
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Playing Video on pdaXrom
« on: April 15, 2004, 09:22:54 am »
A script to launch it with \'fbset\' and \'clean\' before and after?
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General Discussion / clamshell owners....which ROM do U use????
« on: April 15, 2004, 03:10:20 am »
I use both. At present, I play more with pdaXrom because it is new and because it transforms my PDA into a full 400mhz mini laptop.
Applications are as fast as on Cacko and some are more powerful because they come from Desktop Linux. I was surprised to see that my wireless D-Link card could be so easily configured.
If I have time, I will perhaps try to build a Qtopia Tab like extention for Matchbox.
Applications are as fast as on Cacko and some are more powerful because they come from Desktop Linux. I was surprised to see that my wireless D-Link card could be so easily configured.
If I have time, I will perhaps try to build a Qtopia Tab like extention for Matchbox.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Building ipkg\'s
« on: April 14, 2004, 02:12:30 pm »
If you ask to yourself: what is the priority between CF and MMC? It\'s depend of your configured options.
If you ask to yourself: what doesn\'t amrein like symlink? Because I have at present 8 CF and trust me I prefer plug and play.
Ouch! One symlink (/usr/local) pointing on /mnt/cf/ and modifying PATH & LD_LIBRARY_PATH should be enough for most apps. ;(
Only installation could put me into trouble (moving files and directories like /etc /var ...).
If you ask to yourself: what doesn\'t amrein like symlink? Because I have at present 8 CF and trust me I prefer plug and play.
Ouch! One symlink (/usr/local) pointing on /mnt/cf/ and modifying PATH & LD_LIBRARY_PATH should be enough for most apps. ;(
Only installation could put me into trouble (moving files and directories like /etc /var ...).
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Building ipkg\'s
« on: April 14, 2004, 02:01:48 pm »
I heard about a FreeBSD solution that permits to merge directories content.
For exemple: files from /usr/bin + /mnt/cf/usr/bin + /mnt/sd/usr/bin are all listed and accessible from /usr/bin.
No link. No specific configuration. If you unmount the CF, its content in no more listed in /usr/bin /usr/etc , ....
I can\'t see a best way to use MMC/SD and CF (and perhaps nfs and smb remote directories) for external application storage.
For exemple: files from /usr/bin + /mnt/cf/usr/bin + /mnt/sd/usr/bin are all listed and accessible from /usr/bin.
No link. No specific configuration. If you unmount the CF, its content in no more listed in /usr/bin /usr/etc , ....
I can\'t see a best way to use MMC/SD and CF (and perhaps nfs and smb remote directories) for external application storage.
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General Discussion / CURRENT PSION 5mx OWNER NEEDS ADVICE
« on: April 13, 2004, 11:19:49 am »
Larman, I agree about OPL. It\'s not so far from Python (even if Python is far behind).
For the Cpp framework and easiness, I disagree. Yes, it\'s good that they force you to always be prepared for a ressource clash (memory, cf, bad comms...). In my point of view, Epoc Release 1 2 3 4 5 api was a mess. It\'s only with Nokia that the API and its documentation begun to improve.
Note: There\'s nothing as easy as Qt nowaday for c++ developers. Nothing.
I\'m sure that if I was an English people, I would have perhaps appreciate the Epoc API.
For the Cpp framework and easiness, I disagree. Yes, it\'s good that they force you to always be prepared for a ressource clash (memory, cf, bad comms...). In my point of view, Epoc Release 1 2 3 4 5 api was a mess. It\'s only with Nokia that the API and its documentation begun to improve.
Note: There\'s nothing as easy as Qt nowaday for c++ developers. Nothing.
I\'m sure that if I was an English people, I would have perhaps appreciate the Epoc API.
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General Discussion / CURRENT PSION 5mx OWNER NEEDS ADVICE
« on: April 13, 2004, 11:11:18 am »
What is really amazing is when I use KDE Koffice and PIM: The menu options structure and names are not always wonderfull but all ideas of Psion + Windows + MAc are there: easy communication between applications, componants that can be used by other, document that can be inclosed into other and with as many level as you want, easy conversion management, themes...
The only big problem so far: KDE doesn\'t fit in 10Mo ROM and is not designed for 400Mhz processor. But I still have the hope that someday...
The only big problem so far: KDE doesn\'t fit in 10Mo ROM and is not designed for 400Mhz processor. But I still have the hope that someday...