Help ! How Do I Get Started ?

[ricrx4]

Hi guys, I hope someone can help me.

I bought a refurbished SL-5500 off Ebay about two weeks ago, and when it arrived it was without the CD, and the Sync Cradle. Eventually, I received the crade from America, but still no CD was supplied. I was instructed to visit the My Zaurus site and download the software from there.

Now this is the part where you must excuse my stupidity/ignorance.

The Zaurus currently has the Sharp ROM 2.38 on it, and I have tried downloading stuff from everywhere to get it to communicate with my PC, but I think that all the versions of Intellisync on the web are for later ROMs and are maybe not compatable with 2.38 ?

I am able to install the NDIS and USB Driver ok, and can ping the Zaurus, but despite trying three different versions of Intellisynce (1.11, 1.43 & s3.xx ??), I cannot sync the thing !

I don't have access to CF Cards so the option of using the ROM upgrade is out.

Am I right in assuming that I need a specific version of Intellisync to work with this ROM (I WILL upgrade this ROM if I ever get the PDA and PC talking) ?
And if so, could some kind soul please point me to a link where I could obtain it ?

I don't want the Zaurus to be a paperweight any longer !

Please help !

[Dreyvin]

Hi guys, I hope someone can help me.

I bought a refurbished SL-5500 off Ebay about two weeks ago, and when it arrived it was without the CD, and the Sync Cradle. Eventually, I received the crade from America, but still no CD was supplied. I was instructed to visit the My Zaurus site and download the software from there.

Now this is the part where you must excuse my stupidity/ignorance.

The Zaurus currently has the Sharp ROM 2.38 on it, and I have tried downloading stuff from everywhere to get it to communicate with my PC, but I think that all the versions of Intellisync on the web are for later ROMs and are maybe not compatable with 2.38 ?

I am able to install the NDIS and USB Driver ok, and can ping the Zaurus, but despite trying three different versions of Intellisynce (1.11, 1.43 & s3.xx ??), I cannot sync the thing !

I don't have access to CF Cards so the option of using the ROM upgrade is out.

Am I right in assuming that I need a specific version of Intellisync to work with this ROM (I WILL upgrade this ROM if I ever get the PDA and PC talking) ?
And if so, could some kind soul please point me to a link where I could obtain it ?

I don't want the Zaurus to be a paperweight any longer !

Please help !
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Hi there.
 You don't need a CF card to update to ROM 3.1 I did it the other day with no problems. It's when you want to flash the ROM to Opie or OZ that you need a CF card.

[ricrx4]

Hi Dreyvin, thanks for replying.

From your posting, I'm not sure if you understand my problem.

I don't know if the various software I have downloaded will work together and I am unable to synchronise my SL-5500 using the Cradle.

I have access to SD Cards, but have read that I can't flash the device from an SD Card, only a CF Card.

As an aside, my Zaurus doen't have the "PC Link" icon in "Settings" . Is this not included in the 2.38 ROM ?

Where can I find PC Link ?

Cheers,

Richard

[Greg2]

The Zaurus currently has the Sharp ROM 2.38 on it, and I have tried downloading stuff from everywhere to get it to communicate with my PC, but I think that all the versions of Intellisync on the web are for later ROMs and are maybe not compatable with 2.38 ?

The instructions and files you need to synchronize and transfer files to your installed  Rom are here:
http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate3.asp

The instructions and files to upgrade are here:
http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate5.asp

That's all I can help you with because it's been a very long time since I've used that Rom.

Greg

[ricrx4]

Guys, what can I say but very many thanks to you both.

Dreyvin, your willingness to reply was much appreciated.

Greg 2, the link you posted -

[The instructions and files you need to synchronize and transfer files to your installed  Rom are here:
http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate3.asp

worked a treat !!!

I can't explain how despite trawling the web for 5 or 6 nights, I was unable to find this link !!!

Thankfully, I now have a fully Sync'ed Z, which can at last start to perform some of it's PDA functions. And as I now have two way communication with the thing, I can finally upgrade the ROM to make things even better.

Once again guys, thanks for very much for your expert assistance to a newbie.

What a great website/forum/community this is.

Thanks

Ricrx4