I Finally Went Ahead...

[silencer51]

It seems I've got the Z flu!  

A couple of months ago I bought a used 5500 off eBay... and I've been hooked ever since!

So I decided to make myself a nice Christmas present - Zaurus style!

I got a C1000 off handheld-linux.com. I placed the order today, hope to have it in my hands soon...  

At first I wanted to get the C3100 but I didn't like two things: 1) the price 2) the idea of moving parts inside a PDA (easy to damage etc.)

So the C1000 was the perfect choice...

Can't wait for it to come!

What ROM do you suggest for it?

On the 5500 I've tried all of them and I now use OZ 3.5.4rc...

P.S. If it weren't for these forums I'd probably be stuck with an M$ bloated PPC...

[silencer51]

It seems that they are out of stock for the C1000.

So I went ahead and ordered the C3100 (the price difference isn't that high, since I would have to shell money out for a 2gb sd card). ;-)

[bluedevils]

And if the moving part dies, you could replace it with a big CF flash card.

It seems that they are out of stock for the C1000.

So I went ahead and ordered the C3100 (the price difference isn't that high, since I would have to shell money out for a 2gb sd card). ;-)
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[TRIsoft]

Hi Silencer,

So I went ahead and ordered the C3100 (the price difference isn't that high, since I would have to shell money out for a 2gb sd card). ;-)

and what's much better: You don't have to look at your 2GB SD card
with an angry / frustrated expression on your face, while you realize
that all Zauris actually don't support SD cards > 1GB  

Have fun with your new SL-C3100.

///TRIsoft

Marc Stephan

[silencer51]

Thanks guys!

Trisoft, I didn't know about the 1GB limitation!  Thanks for letting me know...

I searched around a bit and I think I'm gonna flash Cacko's 1.23 ROM... What do you think?

[loc4me]

Great Idea. It is the best ROM retaining sharp compatibility. I wish it was available for the C3000 but all we have is a beta version for now

[jasonakay]

As another new C1000 owner (Christmas present) I am wondering what ROM(s) all of the current C1000/3x00 owners prefer.  Stock Sharp ROM w/ Debian Pocket Workstation, Cacko, pdaXrom?  Other possibilities?  And also, why?  What are the advantages/disadvantages?

I would (ideally) like to have as much of a notebook-replacement Z as possible, without giving up the PDA functionality.  My desktop runs Suse Linux.

Thanks in advance!

Jason.

[Meanie]

As another new C1000 owner (Christmas present) I am wondering what ROM(s) all of the current C1000/3x00 owners prefer.  Stock Sharp ROM w/ Debian Pocket Workstation, Cacko, pdaXrom?  Other possibilities?  And also, why?  What are the advantages/disadvantages?

I would (ideally) like to have as much of a notebook-replacement Z as possible, without giving up the PDA functionality.  My desktop runs Suse Linux.

Thanks in advance!

Jason.
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ok, this is how I see it and this is just my opinion

Sharp ROM = complete PDA feel (needs customisation to be useful)
Cacko = Sharp ROM minus Japanese plus bug fixes and customisation/enhancements
Sharp ROM/Cacko with PocketWorkstation = hybrid PDA  and X windows desktop
pdaXrom = complete X windows desktop
OpenZaurus = bleeding edge opensource linux system??? not sure here, haven't had time to try yet
OpenBSD = well, its BSD for the Zaurus I guess

[jasonakay]

ok, this is how I see it and this is just my opinion

Sharp ROM = complete PDA feel (needs customisation to be useful)
Cacko = Sharp ROM minus Japanese plus bug fixes and customisation/enhancements
Sharp ROM/Cacko with PocketWorkstation = hybrid PDA  and X windows desktop
pdaXrom = complete X windows desktop
OpenZaurus = bleeding edge opensource linux system??? not sure here, haven't had time to try yet
OpenBSD = well, its BSD for the Zaurus I guess
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Thanks for the input!      I hope you don't mind if I ask a few more questions...    If I don't need the Japanese part of the stock Sharp ROM, I am better off running Cacko for my PDA needs, correct?  Is there anything that pdaXrom can do that PocketWorkstation can't?  Is there a difference in performance between the two?

I don't think I'm ready to tackle BSD just yet.  I will have to look into OpenZaurus and see what it is about...

Thanks,

Jason.

[bluedevils]

from my experience,

if you don't need the japanese parts of the sharp rom, there is no question to move to the cacko rom.  It has bug fixes and there is a lite and a full version.  The only annoyance is the brightness bug (screen goes blank at lowest brightenss), but the pluses out weigh the minuses.

The pdaxrom is definitely faster than pocketworkstation.  The main reason for people to use pocketworkstation is because it is easier to use stock rom applications *and* X11 applications.

[jasonakay]

The pdaxrom is definitely faster than pocketworkstation.  The main reason for people to use pocketworkstation is because it is easier to use stock rom applications *and* X11 applications.
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Thanks for your insight!      I'll be flashing to Cacko in the near future.  Your comment regarding pdaXrom's superior performance compared to pocketworkstation made me think a dual-boot setup might be in order, but after reading a few related threads, I don't think I want to go there!!  

Jason.

[silencer51]

Happy New Year everyone! :-)

I was hoping my 3100 would arrive today, alas, nothing... :-(

It was shipped on Thursday the 29th of December from Germany via DHL/Deutsche Post Parcel Express...

In your experience, how long would the parcel take to arrive?

[TheWalt]

In your experience, how long would the parcel take to arrive?

I ordered my 3100 from pricejapan on dec 28th and got it dec 31st shipped to the US.  I had it sent EMS though.

[bluedevils]

I shipped the other way *to* germany via dhl.  Off the top of my head it took more than 5 business days, but less than 10.

[silencer51]

Still no notification in my mailbox.. :-(

Hoping for tommorow!

P.S. A month ago I bought a used Vaio C1 off eBay from the U.K. that took 10 days to arrive via ParcelForce...