Fixes For 3.5.4 / Tosa (6000 Models)

[malik]

the fact that hrw got a tosa is promising. i hope that he and dirk will have a closer look at the
"yellow/blue line drawing bug".

@hrw> maybe you can now precisely answer the question concerning the usage of 2 gb sd
cards with the stock rom, but only if you have spare time and the mentioned 2 gb card
is available! have it told you that i visited poznan (bedlewo) a month ago, very nice
place;-)

malik

[Hrw]

2.4 version use Sharp driver so 1G only.

[vorondil28]

dirk, I had to take it out of town with me to use for IM/email since the time I tested the 2.6 image and I flashed back to the latest OZ release.  I'll load up the 2.6 image again this weekend and see if I can put together something helpful.  

dirk and/or hrw: Is there a bugtracker around for the 2.6 image testers can consult/post to?  I'd hate to clutter up this thread with stuff that's redundant/already fixed/etc'.

[koen]

dirk, I had to take it out of town with me to use for IM/email since the time I tested the 2.6 image and I flashed back to the latest OZ release.  I'll load up the 2.6 image again this weekend and see if I can put together something helpful. 

dirk and/or hrw: Is there a bugtracker around for the 2.6 image testers can consult/post to?  I'd hate to clutter up this thread with stuff that's redundant/already fixed/etc'.
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[vorondil28]

Thanks koen, duly noted.

dirk, I loaded the 2.6 image back up.  

You're correct about the alarms: testing it this time works just fine.  The problem must have been between the keyboard and chair last time.  :-P Somewhat relatedly, I noticed that the system date and time don't survive a reboot (resets to about 4:48AM, May 8th, 2006 every time), which may have been what threw my test of the alarm off before.   (At least that's my excuse.)
I've spent some time trying to reproduce the hang on suspend/resume while on the dock with no luck.  All I remember doing was setting it in the dock, suspending it, resuming it, then it hangs part way into the resume (the screen was kind of half-drawn, much like what it looks like part way through rotating the screen).  I've tried to reproduce it with all sorts of combinations of things running/not running, SD card in/out, and with varied lengths of time spent in suspend.  Still no love.  If I can get it to do it again, I'll post anything new here.

BTW, I want to thank all the folks working on this (and other Zaurus related stuff too), I greatly appreciate your volunteered time and effort.  So Z devs: Hoorah!

[dirk]

Its been a few months since the last image was posted, has there been any progress that would warrent posting a new alpha image?

I found time to improve the tosa kernel (small changes).
The new Image is online Tosa 2.6 Image

Changes:
- Kernel 2.6.17
- No automatic resume during charging
- Headphone detection works

Dirk

[Radiance]

Its been a few months since the last image was posted, has there been any progress that would warrent posting a new alpha image?

I found time to improve the tosa kernel (small changes).
The new Image is online Tosa 2.6 Image

Changes:
- Kernel 2.6.17
- No automatic resume during charging
- Headphone detection works

Dirk
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hrw/dirk and every one involved, thanks for the progress and work !
It's going faster than before now !!

[Hrw]

I'm not yet involved into 2.6 kernel hacking - I have 2.6 on tosa just since last few days

I pushed fixed keymap (Record/Rotate/Home works in OPIE), LeftOk = Control. On tosa I also have a script which unload/load usb host module on suspend/resume.

[trichmon]

Im really glad to see the progress on the tosa.  I was forced to move on to a treo 700w (which as far as I know does not run linux .... yet ) for work but Im going to have to pull out the 6000l and give the new image a look see.

Thanks

[nevarrie]

I found time to improve the tosa kernel (small changes).
The new Image is online Tosa 2.6 Image

Changes:
- Kernel 2.6.17
- No automatic resume during charging
- Headphone detection works

Dirk
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I have noticed a few issues while using the kernel/images frim teh link above.  I am not sure if they are know or not(I am nto even sure if they are kernel related or not).

1.  usbnet does not seem to be working for me.  So in other works I am not able to put my Z on the Dock and connect to it through the usb networking.  Even ifconfig does not show the interfase there.

2.  flashing of screen.  The backlight on my Z started to flash on and off several times in a row.  It reminds me of how timyfugue use to flash at me when my name was said.  I have only seen this happen when the Z is not on the dock.  My battery is low so is the Z trying to tell me the battery is low and I need to put it on ac power?  Still trying to see if I can figure out more about when this happons and why.

Those are the only things I have found in the first hour of using the new kernel.  I will post more as I find them.

[lardman]

1. usbnet does not seem to be working for me. So in other works I am not able to put my Z on the Dock and connect to it through the usb networking. Even ifconfig does not show the interfase there.

You must 'modprobe g_ether' on the Zaurus.

2. flashing of screen. The backlight on my Z started to flash on and off several times in a row. It reminds me of how timyfugue use to flash at me when my name was said. I have only seen this happen when the Z is not on the dock. My battery is low so is the Z trying to tell me the battery is low and I need to put it on ac power? Still trying to see if I can figure out more about when this happons and why.

We need asymmetrical thresholds for the kernel's backlight power saving - this happens as the voltage bounces around the low threshold. It starts with the backlight on and goes low, so the backlight is dimmed, and once the backlight load is removed the voltage recovers and the backlight is returned to its previous value, then the cycle starts again.


Si

[adf]

Nice bonus for the kernel!

Things that need fixing in the interface:

All Z-- The *(*&&!! package manager gui. Multiple network profiles in network applet.

6000 the network applet needs to work. really. If I have to screw around with manual settings everytime I go for a walk, Im never gonna use this..

Is it just me?

[the_oak]

6000 the network applet needs to work. really. If I have to screw around with manual settings everytime I go for a walk, Im never gonna use this..

Is it just me?

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 No, I have held back from trying OZ for the same reason. It does not make sense to move to a rom with fewer functioning features. If I wanted a faster kernel with networking hassles, I would use Guylhem's rc 4 rom. This is not meant as a slur against OZ (or against Guylhem's rom for that matter), only an observation. The OZ rom looks quite nice for other models. I used it back when I had a 5500. I am definitely keeping an eye on this one, but have doubts as to how quickly 6000 support will progress. Since this is my ONLY pda, I need it to work.

[dirk]

All Z-- The *(*&&!! package manager gui. Multiple network profiles in network applet.

6000 the network applet needs to work. really. If I have to screw around with manual settings everytime I go for a walk, Im never gonna use this..

Are you talking about the gpe applet?
The gpe network applet can't handle the wlan-ng driver. For Opie I added support a couple of months ago.

Dirk

[adf]

All Z-- The *(*&&!! package manager gui. Multiple network profiles in network applet.

6000 the network applet needs to work. really. If I have to screw around with manual settings everytime I go for a walk, Im never gonna use this..

Are you talking about the gpe applet?
The gpe network applet can't handle the wlan-ng driver. For Opie I added support a couple of months ago.

Dirk
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I was.  A post a few back was emphasizing gpe.  Honestly, I avoid opie these days due to lack of a decent web browser/pain of installing one from sharprom. Rumor has it you guys are cooking up an improvement in that area... any news?