I'm Sorry I'm Such A Newbie...

[Greg2]

Do you have your SD-card formatted with ext2? This is necessary for symlinks.

Well since I have not idea what that is I guess not? How would I go about doing that?

First you must have e2fsprogs-mke2fs installed from base feed.

Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you screw this up!

Note: Windows or your camera will no longer be able to read this card... but you can return it to a FAT format whenever you need it for that purpose.

OK...follow the instructions:

umount /dev/mmcda1
fdisk /dev/mmcda (it will ask you for a command)
d (this will delete a partition - note that some SD disks may not have a partition to begin with, in this case skip straight to pressing 'n' to create a new one)
1 (this will delete partition #1)
n (this will create a new partition)
p (this will create it as a Primary partition)
1 (Choses partition 1)
Enter (to take default start cylinder)
Enter (to take default end cylinder)
v (this will verify that the partition has been created)
t (to change partition type)
1 (to select partition 1)
83 (to select ext2)
w (this will save the table and exit the fdisk program)
mkfs.ext2 /dev/mmcda1(this will format the partition with the ext2 file system)
mount /dev/mmcda1 /mnt/card

Now you can install apps and symlink them on your SD-card

Greg

[glmason]

Talk about being on the "technological highway to hell"... I'll give it a try to night, after a martini or two. (And I won't hold you responsible).

Thanks Greg, I post a note tomorrow about how it went.

Larry

[glmason]

Well this is really discouraging, dis-hearting, dissapointing, etc, etc... waa, waa, waa!

I did the ext2 format that went well, the sharp-compat-libs are now available, I re-installed Opera 7.55 (several times now, totally removing all traces each time I reinstall) but always the same result. "Opera 7.55 terminated due to signal code SIGSEGV"...

All I ever wanted was a Zaurus with a browser, now three days later I'm still at square one - oh wait I have an ext2 formated SD card. My wife is laughing at me mercilessly.

Thank you all you have been great and patient but in the final anaysis I don't think SL-5000D are up the the task.

Maybe I just need to go back and see if I can find an earlier version.

Larry

[koen]

Well this is really discouraging, dis-hearting, dissapointing, etc, etc... waa, waa, waa!

I did the ext2 format that went well, the sharp-compat-libs are now available, I re-installed Opera 7.55 (several times now, totally removing all traces each time I reinstall) but always the same result. "Opera 7.55 terminated due to signal code SIGSEGV"...

All I ever wanted was a Zaurus with a browser, now three days later I'm still at square one - oh wait I have an ext2 formated SD card. My wife is laughing at me mercilessly.
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Why not install konq/e? That doesn't suffer from the hideous binary-only situation opera is in.

[Greg2]

I did the ext2 format that went well, the sharp-compat-libs are now available, I re-installed Opera 7.55 (several times now, totally removing all traces each time I reinstall) but always the same result. "Opera 7.55 terminated due to signal code SIGSEGV"...

Did you add opera to the sharp-compat-libs with the icon or the command line? You can add it with either... but it must be added.

Start it with the terminal:
# opera

and post the output here

As koen has already noted konq/e is also available for a browser, but opera does work with OZ.

Greg

[glmason]

Start it with the terminal:
# opera

and post the output here

As koen has already noted konq/e is also available for a browser, but opera does work with OZ.

OK I'lll give that a try tonight... and will post some time tonight (Monday) I did add opera to the sharp compat libs...

Is it possible to get rid of all the PIM applications, and which packages would I need to uninstall? Would that give me a little more space on internal system?

Larry

[glmason]

delete

[Greg2]

Is it possible to get rid of all the PIM applications, and which packages would I need to uninstall? Would that give me a little more space on internal system?

You can uninstall your pim apps and reinstall them to your SD-card if you need more space... but why? Just install all apps to your SD-card... isn't that why you formated it with ext2?  

Greg

[glmason]

Actually I was thinking more along the lines of removing them all together, I don't use the PDA feautures at all and though it might give me more room to developing stuff...

But, that is getting ahead of myself... I need to trying and get Opera running first then I'll worry about that later. The one little hitch though, I was removing what I thought was  safe stuff this moring but appeartly not, Opie won't come up any more... something about thinking I already have a home root... only the Linux session comes up.

So I thought I'd take the oportunity and re-flash and start from the begining, now that I know what to do should take much time.

Maybe the SIGSEGV error has something to do with all the fumbling around I did at first.

Either way I'll post the result, if successful I'll recap, if not I send the output of any error statements now that I realize I can run it from the terminal.

Larry

[jfv]

Is there any reason for you not to use the Sharp ROM? it comes with Opera and most wireless cards just work.

Felipe

[glmason]

Is there any reason for you not to use the Sharp ROM? it comes with Opera and most wireless cards just work.

Felipe
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Actually I would not be apposed to using the sharp ROMs but I'm not sure which one and there are no instructions. All the ROM I have been adding I put a initrd.bin file and zImage file on the cf card, but the sharp roms say name file "ospack", but then there is not other instructions to go with it, so I not sure I getting all the info.

Larry

[jfv]

See this thread.
There I point to a Sharp (or Sharp like) ROM which comes as a initrd.bin and a zImage and can be flashed just as the ROM you flashed. Try it. Note that you may have to scroll down to my second post on the thread because the URL I gave in the first post was broken.

Felipe

[Jcroto1]

Heres Sharps page that describes installing an os pack on a 5500, the 5000D should be the same.

http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate5.asp


With that being said I strongly you keep at OZ!  It's a little tricky but so fast and cool!!!

[glmason]

Heres Sharps page that describes installing an os pack on a 5500, the 5000D should be the same.

http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate5.asp


With that being said I strongly you keep at OZ!  It's a little tricky but so fast and cool!!!
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I'm just about readu to do it....

Greg....
Here is the output - after going through the total rebuild I get the same error;

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Using username "root".
root@192.168.1.103's password:
root@collie:~# opera
/opt/QtPalmtop/bin/opera
QDir::readDirEntries: Cannot read the directory: ../apps
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_voice.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_mouse.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_keyboard.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_mouse.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_keyboard.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_voice.ini"
Segmentation fault
Larry

[Jcroto1]

Greg....
Here is the output - after going through the total rebuild I get the same error;

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Using username "root".
root@192.168.1.103's password:
root@collie:~# opera
/opt/QtPalmtop/bin/opera
QDir::readDirEntries: Cannot read the directory: ../apps
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_voice.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_mouse.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_keyboard.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_mouse.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_keyboard.ini"
opera: Could not find "ini/standard_voice.ini"
Segmentation fault
Larry
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Did you do the ln -s /home/opt/QtPalmtop/opera /usr/share/opera trick and link the package with ipkg-link (if you installed to nonroot)?