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[kooie]

I am new to this forum, and have just purchased an excellent C3K from Conics.  I am looking to use the device with the XT/Debian install so that I may have access to certain apps such as SSH, Openoffice and Firefox.  Am I able to install this ROM before undergoing the Debian install?  

Or is this ROM an alternative based on the apps mentioned above?  Thank you in advance for any suggestions or help that can be provided.

[prahs]

Sorry for delay in posting reply...ok, here is what i did

1. install apache and php and link files to hdd2 rather than leave in rom as you will run out of space (this www and everything below)

2. install mysql and edit my.cnf to make sure database directory is on hdd3

3. install phpmyadmin

4. run this and create database mambo and user mambo

5. download mambo unzip it on your pc to folder called mambo

6. now copy to zaurus to sit under htdocs

6. chmod 777 -R on all folders below mambo

8. create configuration.php and assign 777 to it..

9. now run http://localhost/mambo/installation/install.php

10. make sure your http and mysql is running - mysqld and httpd

if i can be anymore help please let me know

[prahs]

ok, i know i'm gonna get a lot of flack for asking this...

but, i'm using sharp rom, i've got mysql, apache, php, phpadmin, mambo, phpbb, phpnuke and mono running with great performance. I use it foe demo's and i could sell these units by the bucket - i meawn can a pda get any better than this..

In addition I'm running opera, wireless sniffing, openoffice etc..

I downloaded the beta, and wow the work you guys have done is amazing, hats off to you people.

I could'nt get wireless to work and mysql crashed.

The question i'm asking is..what will i gain by moving to these other O.S's. If it means i am able to use ipkg search etc and basically make this PDA a true linux desktop, then wa-hey !!!!.

Thanks in advance....

[iamasmith]

Issue list summary.

Prior to getting a proper bugtracking system up and running I'm collating issues with the ROM from this thread.

Here's the current hitlist.

For hotfix/Beta2

Zero the device during the updater.sh process
Socket BT Rev H doesn't show applet until you go to network settings - Probably Script related.
EagleTec GSM/GPRS CF+ crashes the unit badly - Tetsu Kernel or script? Euroclie testing with Sharp Kernel.

For cefrnr build

On critical path for cefrnr....

Possibly a second Beta?
Battery/CPU Frequency Application. - I'm now looking at this.
Wireless extensions/libpcap/WPA support - Kernel + other suff ? Possibly wait until ROM sync with 1K.

cefrnr merge back with Maslovsky's SL-C1000 ROM based stuff to produce official Cacko 3K ROM.

On critical path for official Cacko 3K - Maslovsky producing SL-C1000 ROM

[ArchiMark]

I am new to this forum, and have just purchased an excellent C3K from Conics.  I am looking to use the device with the XT/Debian install so that I may have access to certain apps such as SSH, Openoffice and Firefox.  Am I able to install this ROM before undergoing the Debian install? 

Yes....this ROM is a modified version of the Sharp ROM...just nicer than the original one....

Have fun with your new Z!

HTH,

Mark

[ArchiMark]

OK, just found a little bug....in QKonsole, when I try and type the '/' symbol holding the shift key, I still get a ',' instead.

Mark

[euroclie]

OK, just found a little bug....in QKonsole, when I try and type the '/' symbol holding the shift key, I still get a ',' instead.

I might be wrong, but I think that this is the normal behavior (i.e. ',' and '/' are inverted). All that changed from the alpha ROM is that the Shift key isn't sticky anymore, as far as I can remember (can't check now, I'm in a hurry!  )

[iamasmith]

OK, just found a little bug....in QKonsole, when I try and type the '/' symbol holding the shift key, I still get a ',' instead.

I might be wrong, but I think that this is the normal behavior (i.e. ',' and '/' are inverted). All that changed from the alpha ROM is that the Shift key isn't sticky anymore, as far as I can remember (can't check now, I'm in a hurry!  )
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Yes, this behaviour is by design. You can modify ~/Settings/keyhelper.xml to suit your own preferences.

- Andy

[euroclie]

Actually you may, if you feel like and experiment, want to try flashing just the default Kernel, most of the modules should work OK. Simply use my updater, and a zImage from the 1.11JP update on the Sharp website. Remove all the other files and the updater will install just that Kernel (just updater.sh and the zimage file on the card - no need to zero the device after this). If that works then let me know. I guess we will think about a specific Kernel for this image at some time rather than simply using tetsu's

I reflashed using the Sharp 1.11JP stock kernel, and the Steyla kernel, and both show the same symptom (Socket 1 gets suspended along with Socket 0 when inserting the GSM/GPRS CF card. I can recover before any crash by typing "cardctl resume 1" in the console before doing anything else, though... So it may be a script problem iso a kernel one. I'll have to reflash Sharp ROM to find out...

[iamasmith]

OK, I have managed to rework the Battery and Overclock applet, however, I'm not going to post for a few days. I need to see that the % remaining time is yielding something sensible.

[sriley]

I, for one, eagerly await the release of that modified Battery and Overclock applet.  

[iamasmith]

I, for one, eagerly await the release of that modified Battery and Overclock applet.   
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Ok, the combined battery/overclock applet has been posted on the [a href=\"http://bryandeluca.com/cacko/c3000]http://bryandeluca.com/cacko/c3000[/url] page.

Installation will reboot your Zaurus (just to be on the safe side).

At the moment the only three options for clock change on the PXA270 devices are...

Overclocked (624Mhz)
Overclocked (520Mhz)
Standard (416Mhz)

If you take a look at ~/Settings/freqchange.conf following install you can add your own clock/vcore rates.

Here's what the file looks like as default....

0,Overclocked,162,0
0,Default (PXA255),161,0
0,Normal,242,0
0,Default (PXA250),241,0
0,Power Saving,121,0
1,Overclocked (624Mhz),2000218,e
1,Overclocked (520MHz),2000214,c
1,Standard (416Mhz),2000210,a

The lines starting with 0 are for non PXA270 models, lines starting 1 are for PXA270 models.
The next parameter is the text to display in the applet.
The next parameter is the clock setting (written to /proc/zaurus/CCCR on PXA270)
The final parameter is the vcore setting (written to /proc/zaurus/VCORE on PXA270).

NOTE: Although the applet itself is portable to non PXA270 devices please do NOT install on older devices. The ipk also carries a suspend/resume script specific to the 3K ROM.

The suspend/resume script in the IPK resets the zaurus to 416Mhz and appropriate vcore setting prior to suspend. Upon resume it sets it back to the previous overclock setting. This is to overcome potential stability issues with some of the panic suspend stuff and provide predictable battery usage (CCCR also controls other hw clocks).

At present tetsu doesn't indicate vcore settings for underclocking the zaurus so I didn't add underclocking options. When I have waded through the PXA270 manuals and found the appropriate settings I will add them to the settings file.

BTW: This doesn't indicate that I condone overclocking or even view these settings as 'safe'. Please refer to my original statement as regard to my feelings regarding overclocking...

https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=11753

- Andy

[sriley]

Sweet!

Overclocking isn't really my intent.  What I want to do is underclock to extend my battery life while reading books.

Now all I need to do is go find and try out the underclock values.   Thanks!  

[euroclie]

Ok, the combined battery/overclock applet has been posted on the http://bryandeluca.com/cacko/c3000 page.

FYI, the link is broken in the mentioned page (the <A HREF="qtopia-combinedbatteryapplet_1.0.5_arm.ipk> tag probably misses a closing </A> tag), but one can still get the file by pasting the file name at the end of the page URL...

[kahm]

For cefrnr build

I know you said somewhere to ask a classical guitarist what this meant. Lacking a classical guitarist, I googled for it and found 0 hits.

Please enlighten me!