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Zaurus - Other distros support / New SL-5500 user, help running spreadsheet and database

« on: April 23, 2017, 11:33:00 am »

Installing Cacko now, I will let you know how it turns out

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Zaurus - Other distros support / New SL-5500 user, help running spreadsheet and database

« on: April 23, 2017, 10:30:38 am »

Hi,

I have seen your message on #zaurus about Crow's Cacko port. I have found a copy of the old Crow's page on archive.org, together with the two 5000D/5500 archives (though the cackorom-Applications.zip file is still missing), I have archived it here:

https://www.oesf.org/repository/websites/cacko-crow/

Regarding the lack of application: for every ROM/distro there is/was usually a main feed, plus other feeds made by contributors, some of them are unfortunately not available anymore; I'm planning to host as many feeds as possible here on oesf, to preserve them from bitrot. For most ROMs, the choice of applications depend on how many ports have been done by the developers. The only exception is Arch Linux ARM, for which all the applications available for x64 desktop are already available for ARMv5 too, hence for the Zaurus too. Unfortunately, Arch Linux only runs on the newer Zauruses, also since 5500's ARMv4 CPU isn't supported by Arch Linux.

If I have understood correctly, you have found two of the applications you need for OpenZaurus but you had problems running them, is this correct?

I have found at least calcurse being compiled for pdaXrom, but it was for ARMv5 only. I guess your best bet would be to compile them by yourself for either Sharp ROM/Cacko or OpenZaurus, since you have already used both. I have been recently given a 5500, so I might help you with that, though I can't promise anything as I have very little spare time.

Feel free to ask any other question regarding your Zaurus.

Varti

Hi,

This is some positive news!!!

yes, for some reason or another I can't get Hancom Sheet or Portabase to display correctly when I had openzaurus running. I liked alot of the features OZ had. I'm not a huge fan of the stock rom but with it I am able to use the apps that I need.

As for compiling stuff, well, that is not my strong point so I would prefer to avoid that if possible.

It's good to hear that you are tyring to preserve as much as you can for the Zaurus. Just because something is old doesn't mean it has no value any more. My boss at work doesn't quite understand that, he laughed at my palm, and now laughs at my Zaurus. He says "There is an app for that for your phone".  But from what I've seen, the apps for my phone (iPhone 4) suck and usually lack the features that I need.

So, I thank you for all the help you have provided thus far.

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Zaurus - Other distros support / New SL-5500 user, help running spreadsheet and database

« on: April 22, 2017, 06:53:08 pm »

so for spreadsheet I am using hancom and for database I use portabase. Is there is anything else I could be using? I have a ton of other questions regarding the zaurus. I have depended on my palm for so long and the zaurus platform is quite new to me. The biggest question I have is why can I download palm software all day long but software selection for the zaurus is pathetic at best? I would have thought that there would be more since it runs linux

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Zaurus - Other distros support / New SL-5500 user, help running spreadsheet and database

« on: April 22, 2017, 11:46:47 am »

I bought an SL-5500 about 2 weeks ago. It had open zaurus 3.2 on it when it arrived. After about 2 days of searching i was able to re install the stock rom back on it. I use it for work daily. I use it to track the inventory on my truck and keep track of my time, so a spreadsheet and database are very important to me. I use ubuntu on my desktop at home and was disappointed to discover that I cannot transfer files to and from. the programs I use on the desktop is calcurse, tudu, and sc. I was hoping that since the sl-5500 runs linux that i would be able to install those on it. is there a way to do so?