Hi all,
Just been checking my RSS feed on
http://www.harupa.net/rss/feed.cgi?mobilenews_zaurus, and guess what, there's a new ROM for the SL-C3000.
Here's the translation of the blog entry refered to by Mobile News, which mentions the new ROM update: (
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/mm1978/20050224#1109234759)
ROM 1.11 17:45
where Version of the main body software of SL-C3000 goes up . (?)/root apparently without permission though it immediately downloads and the up-grade was done. /etc../hdd3.. ext3 because of its rewriting/rc.d/rc.rofilesys it fails in reactivation when turning. Rc.rofilesys is customized to the amateur because it is a method that cannot be recommended, and the turning ext3 person is attention though managed to be returned from the console by me who doesn't want to be unpleasant to return it to the state when shipping it, and to give it up anyway groping updater.sh.
http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/update...c3000update.asp
I don't read Japanese, but from what I can understand with that automated translation, there's a problem with hdd3 filesystem (vfat vs. etx3), so the upgrade might not be perfectly smooth and error free, since the blog's author also wrote a second blog entry with a fix for the aforementioned problem: (
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/mm1978/20050224#1109237774)
it return it based on /root/etc/rc.d/rc.rofilesys
The method by which SL-C3000 that introduces ROM 1.11 because it is special and did not start can be returned even if reflash is not done to the state of the factory shipment is written though it is personal, unpleasant, and opening to the public is shameful by a terrible, earthy way.
1) http://morimasa.net/zaurus/binaries/updater.sh.rescue is downloaded, and it preserves it in CF or SD by the name of updater.sh.
2) The lid of the battery is opened, and the reset button is pushed.
3) It turns on power while pushing the OK key, and the fourth updates are selected.
4)Media that preserve updater.sh are selected, and "It is. " to the question whether
to execute the update.
5) Because the prompt of ash appears, it inputs it as follows.
# mount /dev/mtdblock2 /mnt -o noatime
# cd /mnt/root/etc/rc.d
# cp -a rc.rofilesys rc.rofilesys.orig
# sed -e "s/-t vfat -o noatime,quiet,umask=000,iocharset=utf8/-t ext3 -o noatime/g" -e "s/-o size=1m/-o size=4m/g" rc.rofilesys.orig > rc.rofilesys
# cd /
# umount /mnt
# reboot
It came to start by this usually in my SL-C3000. The capacity of tmpfs that dynamically secures/tmp from a main memory is incidentally increased to 4MB.
The update requires a 32Mb SD or CF card, by the way, and the
file you want to download, named "card_update_3000111.exe", is around 25Mb...
Here's the translation of what the ROM update brings to the user: (
http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/update...0updatecard.asp)
< update content >
("1.01JP" content of renewal of →"1.11JP")
1) The version of the e-mail software is updated to "2.52". As a result, when petit[CFE-01] was used, it came to be able .."64 of data communication card AIR-EDGE[CFE-02] and C@rd H.. to communicate with stability.
- It is the same as time when the CFE-02/CFE-01 communication improvement software was installed.
2) The version of NetFront is updated to "v3.1 1.5.4". (Product ID becomes NF31EQR154V. ) As a result, the following phenomena have been improved.
･ The phenomenon that the character string before the slash is not transmitted to the server has been improved to the character string input to the input form including '/' (slash).
- It is the same as the content of NetFront update software NetFront v3.1 1.5.2 renewal.
･ When writing it on a part of Blog page etc. that used UTF-8 for the character-code of the input form, the phenomenon that the input content might not be correctly reflected was improved.
3) A standard e-mail software has been improved as follows.
･ Mail of non-display of the synchronize account can have been checked.
･ It became a keyboard operation [Fn] + [D] mode of two or more selections.
･ The case where the subject of mail is not correctly transmitted has improved the phenomenon that is unusually.
4) The following content has been improved about Music Player.
･ The WMA file of low bit rate (5Kbps-32Kbps) was reproduced.
･ The WMA file of monaural was able to be reproduced.
･ Genre information can have been acquired from the file of the MP3 form and the WMA form.
･ It did not try to have read the file in the main body disk at the timing of the pulling out opening of power supply Off/On and the card.
･ The phenomenon that the last character of tag information on the MP3 file might not be displayed has been improved.
･ "OK button (reproduction/temporary stop)" is effective in the state to shut the liquid crystal screen.
5) "Movie Player" When it starts reproducing the animation of the multimedia dictionary while starting, the phenomenon that might fail has been improved.
6) The phenomenon the vertical line's entering the screen has been improved when hooking up to the Internet by the eo64 air.
7) The time-out error occurs in synchronize with Outlook when a lot of data is repeatedly included in the calendar of Zaurus, and the phenomenon that synchronize might be interrupted has been improved.
When synchronize is done with there 255 exception items or more that are scheduled to be regular in Outlook, the phenomenon that former regular schedule and 2 of the exception items are made for the schedule of the Zaurus side has been improved.
9) When the file name including ""%" + em-size character" existed, the phenomenon that failed in the data shift from the Zaurus of other SL series was improved.
10) "Main body disk" is improved on the screen ("CSV data reading. " etc.) where the file of the database software is selected and the phenomenon that the content of "Main body disk" is not displayed even if touching with the pen has been improved.
OK, last bit of "automatic" translation, the page describing the update procedure: (
http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/update...0updatecard.asp)
< update procedure >
It updates it according to the following procedure.
Step 1 "CFE-02/CEF-01 communication improvement software" and "NetFront update software" are uninstalled.
Step 2 The update is prepared.
Step 3 It updates it.
Step 4 The version is confirmed.
- Attention *
Please back up the main body memory in preparation for the emergency before it updates it.
Please see the manual about the backup method.
Please connect the AC adaptor when you update it.
Please do not operate Zaurus while updating it.
Step 1 "CFE-02/CEF-01 communication improvement software" and "NetFront update software" are uninstalled.
"Addition/deletion of software" is selected on the set home screen.
→ It becomes "Addition/deletion of software" screen.
"Software is selected and uninstallation is selected. "
→ It becomes "Software uninstaller" screen.
Either is selected when there is "cfepatch-C3000" or "netfront3.1-C3000" in the software list.
→ "Uninstallation" screen is displayed.
【 supplementation 】
The following procedures need not be executed when there is neither "cfepatch-C3000" nor "netfront3.1-C3000" in the software list.
Please proceed to step 2.
"It is" is selected.
→ Software is uninstalled.
When uninstallation is completed, "Deletion of software" screen is displayed.
It .."OK".. touches.
It touches "×" on the right of the screen twice and "Software uninstaller" screen and "Addition/deletion of software" screen are shut.
Please uninstall the other when there is both "cfepatch-C3000" and "netfront3.1-C3000" in the software list according to procedure 3 by a similar method.
【 attention 】
The version of NetFront returns to "v3.1 1.5.2" (ProductID is "NF31EQR152V") when Ristoa is executed by the backup data in the state to install "NetFront update software NetFront v3.1 1.5.2" after this updata is executed. Please uninstall "NetFront update software NetFront v3.1 1.5.2" after Ristoa.
Step 2 The update is prepared.
It puts it into the state that the file can be written on the memory card with the personal computer.
【 supplementation 】
The memory card reader etc. must get the business mind separately or must use and put the Zaurus drive function etc. into the state that the file can be written on the memory card when the personal computer doesn't have the memory card slot.
The following download file is downloaded to the personal computer.
card_update_3000111.exe (about 25MB)
→ The file is downloaded.
The downloaded above-mentioned file is double-clicked.
→ The file is defrosted, and the "card_update_3000111" folder is made.
"card_update_3000111" The folder is opened, and five files in the folder are copied onto the right under of the memory card without making the folder.
→ Five files are copied.
【 attention 】
Please copy a file without making the folder onto the right under of the memory card. Please copy onto other folders such as "Documents" folders on the memory card and "QtPalmtop" folders and cry.
Moreover, please do not copy onto the memory card like the state of the "card_update_3000111.exe" file before the decompression, and do not copy each "card_update_3000111" folder onto the memory card.
It is confirmed that the following five files are normally copied in the root folder of the memory card.
･initrd.bin(about 4,337KB)
･zImage.bin(about 1,264KB)
･mversion.bin(about 16KB)
･updater.sh(about 7KB)
･hdimage1.tgz(about 19,734KB)
Step 3 It updates it.
The memory card for the update made for SL-C3000 in step 2 is installed.
All the starting applications are ended, and the power supply of Zaurus is turned off.
The AC adaptor is connected.
The battery exchange switch on the other side of the main body is switched to "Release (Exchange it)" side, and the battery cap is removed.
After it waits by about 30 seconds, "Reset switch" is pushed with the pen.
The battery lid is installed, and the battery exchange switch is switched to "Lock (Use it)" side.
It is confirmed that the charge lamp (orange) lights, and pushes [ the power supply ] button while pushing the [OK] button (Or, [OK] key to the keyboard) in the back.
→ The maintenance menu starts.
"4. the update" is selected.
→ "Update route" screen is displayed.
Additionally ..the memory card prepared beforehand.., "1.CF" or "2.SD" is selected.
→ "Update" screen is displayed.
"It is (Y)" is selected.
→ Main body software ROM is renewed.
Zaurus reactivates automatically when the update completion is done.
【 attention 】
It takes about five minutes for the update. Please do not operate Zaurus until the update ends.
After reactivation is completed, the date is set again.
Step 4 The version is confirmed.
[ System information ] is started from "Setting" home screen.
"Version" tab is selected.
It is confirmed to be displayed at the right of "ROM Version under the screen as "1.11 JP".
【 supplementation 】
NetFtont and the e-mail software have been renewed by this update, and confirm the version of NetFront and the e-mail software referring to the following procedures, please.
- For Netfront
(1) NetFront is started.
(2) "Version" of "Tool" menu is selected.
(3) As follows displayed Bartion information is confirmed.
Product ID:NF31EQR154V
- For the e-mail software
(1) The e-mail software is started.
(2) "Version information" of "Option" menu is selected.
(3) As follows displayed Bartion information is confirmed.
Version:2.52
The update is completed above. It is not necessary to file, and delete five copied in step 2 from the memory card, please after it updates it.
One last note: I've just noticed this and thought I'd post this here since I didn't see it posted already, but I haven't performed the upgrade myself, and probably won't have the time to do this before a couple of days...
Hope this helps the adventurous here!
