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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: YT video about Zaurus and intel arm

« Last post by DiTBho on October 02, 2025, 03:41:48 pm »

I believe your bootloader is shown at

v3-rev, is shown at 13:16

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: YT video about Zaurus and intel arm

« Last post by DiTBho on October 02, 2025, 03:35:21 pm »

I have a YT channel, too.
Not yet uploaded a video, only helped a Youtuber, filmed and passed him a video clip.
I think I will upload a video with the new versions of my bootloader.

It keeps getting better and better 

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Zaurus - Other distros support / Re: YT video about Zaurus and intel arm

« Last post by Varti on October 02, 2025, 09:07:57 am »

Nice that we still have coverage of the Zaurus after all these years, and that your project is also shown! I believe your bootloader is shown at this time in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZyDh0vyl4&t=887s

Varti

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Re: "The Scatter file does not correspond to this device" error.

« Last post by Varti on October 02, 2025, 07:44:21 am »

Glad to hear you have managed to flash it, though it find it strange that it worked only on Windows. I remember having issues as well flashing my Gemini from Linux (I use Void Linux), I don't remember the details of the issue, due to lack of time I had to use Windows.

Varti

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Astro Slide - General Discussion / Re: Has anyone here seen any signs of life from Planet lately?

« Last post by Dom (shymega) on October 01, 2025, 04:56:04 pm »

I'm disappointed and feel that I've been put in a difficult position by Planet, with no way to support the community. I've had personal attacks, and it's not a good position to be in. I have to tread carefully due to NDAs, and balance technical development with reasonable caution, which has led to some accusations that I have 'held back development', when it's more a matter of caution and making sure we tread carefully.

I feel your pain. I suppose many, probably Planet included, were put in difficult positions, one way or another, when their factory, inventory and more got taken. Still, their so typical silence reasonably cannot be helping anyone.

Yes, it's not acceptable to go completely silent like this, though. I know there's all this AI stuff, but it feels like all the small, good phone vendors are doing this. Blockchain and such. Makes you wonder *why*.

Heh, I'd be interested in the Gemini. How's it doing - intact and working, display-wise? And where did you get the Planet t-shirt from? I never got one from Planet. Should've. I'm in the UK, though, not sure how dear shipping is from Sweden...

My Gemini is fine for its age, if in need of some cleaning. Though I put it away half-charged, it was completely flat when I took it out of storage yesterday. After some hesitation it charged and seems to run fine. While it likely wouldn't run for very long on battery, nothing is damaged or missing. I tried attaching some hastily snapped pictures, but got an error message saying the attachments directory isn't writeable, so I'll have to try and describe things instead.

My Gemini has the camera attachment (I still also have the original cover panel without a camera cutout), a Swe/Fin keyboard and my power bricks are for the EU. Besides the device itself, I have the original box, the cover removal tool, the Planet-branded leather sleeve, the full printed manual (in, I'd say, near-mint condition), some paperworks (including the sticker sheet) and one of those Planet-branded USB/Ethernet hubs. I also have an unused car mount kit, my Cosmo, its box, the box for my Astro and the original keyboard rubber mat for my Gemini (which didn't quite work, so I was sent a replacement).

Beyond the above, I have one of those HDMI adaptor cables, which was golden when I tried to fix my Astro myself. I'd have to hold on to that, just in case my Astro would ever find its way home and I'd somehow be able to reflash it with anything useful. As the device was when I sent it to Planet, that cable was really the only way for me to see anything (I think I managed to hook up ADB over WiFi or something weird like that, but I couldn't do anything useful with it). I'd also have to hold on to a power brick or two, but I guess EU power bricks wouldn't be that useful to you anyway?

Ideally, I'd like to send all the stuff I don't need in one packet to one place, but if you're interested in specifically the Gemini and maybe some accessories, tell me what you'd want and we'll work something out. I have no clue about shipping costs. For you it would be free anyway.

The T-shirt was crowdfunded, I think, and has some concept art for the Gemini printed on it. While I am not really a T-shirt person, back then, I tried, within reason, to get one each of the things Planet crowdfunded, which is how I ended up with a car mount kit despite not using a car. Some logistics hiccup led to me eventually receiving two, neither of which they wanted back. I managed to donate one to someone in Denmark (I think) a few years ago. The remaining kit has been lightly tested but not really used.

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Yes. let's discuss over WhatsApp - I DM'd you my number. I need to get my PO box address out of the documents.

There's also someone on the Discord server interested in a Cosmo.

I can chase up contacts at Planet for you if you DM me, and see what I can do. You should have the Astro back by now at least!

Yes, please. I'll DM the serial number, my backer Id, my current address and whatever I think might be useful. I'm not really sure why I want a most likely not fixed and, by now, mostly outdated device back, but I do. If Planet are broke nowadays, I can pay for return shipping, provided they still have some reasonably smooth way of receiving money from an individual abroad.

/Daniel
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DM'd you about this.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Re: "The Scatter file does not correspond to this device" error.

« Last post by Inqb8tr on October 01, 2025, 07:45:18 am »

Finally I could flash Debian Linux from Windows11.
The error was because of the directory structure.
I have to unzip files in the same directory of the scatter file.
Though I wanted to flash on Linux, I couldn't... :'(

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Re: "The Scatter file does not correspond to this device" error.

« Last post by Inqb8tr on October 01, 2025, 05:17:25 am »

Now I could upgrade firmware with "Gemini-8.1-Planet-04112019-WIFI-V1.<2019-05-17 22:43>".
But when I tried to flash with dual boot Scatter file, I got the "The Scatter file does not correspond to this device" error.

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Zaurus - Other distros support / YT video about Zaurus and intel arm

« Last post by DiTBho on September 30, 2025, 05:21:30 pm »

I helped a YouTuber make a video about Zaurus, we got about 30,000 views
(yes, the bootloader shown in the video ... is what I am still developing ... not yet completed, but it starts working)

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Gemini PDA - Linux / "The Scatter file does not correspond to this device" error.

« Last post by Inqb8tr on September 30, 2025, 09:21:36 am »

Hi,

Today I got Gemini PDA (WIFI model) in second hand.
I like the hardware, especially the keyboard.

I'm a linux guy so I tried to install Debian but got errors below.
"The Scatter file does not correspond to this device, the partition table is different.
Please select a matching Scatter file or select "Firmware upgrade" to format the device."

I tried different Scatter files but got same errors with following both url.
https://support.planetcom.co.uk/partitionTool7.html
https://support.planetcom.co.uk/partitionTool8.html

I tried to upgrade the firmware but the program says Gemini-7.1-Planet-08102018-WIFI-V1.<2018-10-08> "Is the latest version."

I'm fairly new to Android world, so I don't know where to start diagnosing.
point me in the right direction for installing Linux on this device?

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Astro Slide - General Discussion / Re: Has anyone here seen any signs of life from Planet lately?

« Last post by Daniel W on September 27, 2025, 02:59:55 pm »

I'm disappointed and feel that I've been put in a difficult position by Planet, with no way to support the community. I've had personal attacks, and it's not a good position to be in. I have to tread carefully due to NDAs, and balance technical development with reasonable caution, which has led to some accusations that I have 'held back development', when it's more a matter of caution and making sure we tread carefully.

I feel your pain. I suppose many, probably Planet included, were put in difficult positions, one way or another, when their factory, inventory and more got taken. Still, their so typical silence reasonably cannot be helping anyone.

Heh, I'd be interested in the Gemini. How's it doing - intact and working, display-wise? And where did you get the Planet t-shirt from? I never got one from Planet. Should've. I'm in the UK, though, not sure how dear shipping is from Sweden...

My Gemini is fine for its age, if in need of some cleaning. Though I put it away half-charged, it was completely flat when I took it out of storage yesterday. After some hesitation it charged and seems to run fine. While it likely wouldn't run for very long on battery, nothing is damaged or missing. I tried attaching some hastily snapped pictures, but got an error message saying the attachments directory isn't writeable, so I'll have to try and describe things instead.

My Gemini has the camera attachment (I still also have the original cover panel without a camera cutout), a Swe/Fin keyboard and my power bricks are for the EU. Besides the device itself, I have the original box, the cover removal tool, the Planet-branded leather sleeve, the full printed manual (in, I'd say, near-mint condition), some paperworks (including the sticker sheet) and one of those Planet-branded USB/Ethernet hubs. I also have an unused car mount kit, my Cosmo, its box, the box for my Astro and the original keyboard rubber mat for my Gemini (which didn't quite work, so I was sent a replacement).

Beyond the above, I have one of those HDMI adaptor cables, which was golden when I tried to fix my Astro myself. I'd have to hold on to that, just in case my Astro would ever find its way home and I'd somehow be able to reflash it with anything useful. As the device was when I sent it to Planet, that cable was really the only way for me to see anything (I think I managed to hook up ADB over WiFi or something weird like that, but I couldn't do anything useful with it). I'd also have to hold on to a power brick or two, but I guess EU power bricks wouldn't be that useful to you anyway?

Ideally, I'd like to send all the stuff I don't need in one packet to one place, but if you're interested in specifically the Gemini and maybe some accessories, tell me what you'd want and we'll work something out. I have no clue about shipping costs. For you it would be free anyway.

The T-shirt was crowdfunded, I think, and has some concept art for the Gemini printed on it. While I am not really a T-shirt person, back then, I tried, within reason, to get one each of the things Planet crowdfunded, which is how I ended up with a car mount kit despite not using a car. Some logistics hiccup led to me eventually receiving two, neither of which they wanted back. I managed to donate one to someone in Denmark (I think) a few years ago. The remaining kit has been lightly tested but not really used.

I can chase up contacts at Planet for you if you DM me, and see what I can do. You should have the Astro back by now at least!

Yes, please. I'll DM the serial number, my backer Id, my current address and whatever I think might be useful. I'm not really sure why I want a most likely not fixed and, by now, mostly outdated device back, but I do. If Planet are broke nowadays, I can pay for return shipping, provided they still have some reasonably smooth way of receiving money from an individual abroad.

/Daniel