Cacko Zaurus Qtopia ROM 1.21 is available!

[pavouk]

When I have long file (40MB movie) in /home/zaurus/Documents directory, that zaurus is freezed
for about 10-15 seconds after Resume.

[andrei]

Hi All.  I\'ve been running with the latest ROM for a few days.  I love the new Media Player that was added.  It seems to play the multimedia files I download a lot better than mplayer.  Also, the Socket BT CF revG card is working better.

However, I have run into a handful of problems with the new ROM:

1.) My Z spontaneously suspends while using Opera and NetFront.  Sometimes I\'ll be downloading for several minutes and it\'ll turn off.  Other times, I\'ll be clicking around for a few seconds and the same thing happens.  I have my power settings set so it should not be suspending so quickly.

...The spontaneous suspends though are a problem.  Do you think I need to try a reinstall??

Let me know what I can do to help with these issues.  I\'m always free to aid in testing.

Thanks
Curt

I have the same problem with Opera. It would be great to figure it out.

Other than that - GREAT WORK!!!

[ccrandal]

Yes, I have noticed the problem much more with Opera too from what I recall.  Too bad too since NetFront doesn\'t like to download *.wmv files... it just downloads it to the screen as garbage characters.

Curt

[maslovsky]

When I play Movie with KINO2 , that suspend time will change to 30seconds. I must run \"Light & Power\" application to restore right settings (10minutes for me).
Run and Quit KINO2 doesn\'t make this problem. Movie must be played.
Maybe mplayer bug?

Yes, that\'s a problem in kino2. It\'s disabling light off and suspend during movie playback, but does not seem to restore previouse settings properly. I\'m planning a hot fix pack for this ROM with several fixes, including this one.

[maslovsky]

1.) My Z spontaneously suspends while using Opera and NetFront. Sometimes I\'ll be downloading for several minutes and it\'ll turn off. Other times, I\'ll be clicking around for a few seconds and the same thing happens. I have my power settings set so it should not be suspending so quickly

Yes, I\'ve noticed that too    I\'m looking into the problem, hope to have it fixed...

2.) There\'s still some quirks with the Socket BT CF rev G card: 
* Need to physically eject... the applet for ejecting doesn\'t work (gives error) and `cardctl eject` says the device is busy 
* Need to eject the card after each suspend and reinsert it 
* When dialing to my SE T610, the network applet indicates there\'s a connection eventhough it\'s still dialing 
* Sometimes in the network applet the \"Connect\" button is grayed out... need to go to edit and then leave the edit

The main problem is that Socket rev. G card has to be handled differently from other cards, so usual bluetooth scripts don\'t apply. Right now that\'s the best I can do without having such card...

[maslovsky]

OK, here is the fix to the Z suspending while Opera or NetFront are running. The actual reason is the new screen saver included with 1.21 ROM. It overrides Qtopia suspending behaviour and provides it\'s own settings (actualy more flexible).

To fix the problem disable screen saver applet while you\'re surfing. Install applications like Applet Monitor (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php...q=getit&lid=219)  or Applet Manager (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php...q=getit&lid=220) to manage applets. This is a preffered approach, because it will allow applications to handle suspending as they need.

Don\'t forget to turn the applet back on, since it seems not to restore suspenging option correctly upon unload.

Well, there is another option. Open LUS Screensaver settings and add some application to the list of apps that you don\'t want your Z to suspend with. Then start it together with Opera or NetFront. This will disable suspend. Don\'t add Opera or Netfront themselves - that won\'t work since those apps are compressed in the ROM and their process names don\'t match binary names.

[vanstrien]

Before I upgrade I thought I\'d check: are there still problems with the GUI crashing when the screen rotation or magnification kicks in?  I\'m really happy with Daniela and don\'t want the hassle of upgrading if I can help it, but it would be worth it to get rid of those bugs.

[maslovsky]

Before I upgrade I thought I\'d check: are there still problems with the GUI crashing when the screen rotation or magnification kicks in?  I\'m really happy with Daniela and don\'t want the hassle of upgrading if I can help it, but it would be worth it to get rid of those bugs.

Probably not fixed, since I havn\'t done anything about it

[chroafjd]

Just a general question on the Qtopia ROM 1.21. Are there any improvements on the PIM side of things? Any additional PIM functionality that will make a migration from v 1.20 worth the trouble?

Thanks,
Ashu

[ccrandal]

OK, here is the fix to the Z suspending while Opera or NetFront are running. The actual reason is the new screen saver included with 1.21 ROM. It overrides Qtopia suspending behaviour and provides it\'s own settings (actualy more flexible).

I really don\'t need the screen saver at all.  What is the cleanest way to turn it off or remove it?

Thanks
Curt

[PsionX]

My first problem with this wonderful rom...  :?
Opera doesn\'t find the Proxy
I use my zaurus at home on a wifi network (Asus WL-110) with a proxy on my XP PC [FreeProxy] for Web and Mail (sharing without router). It works with QTmail, Netfront with 192.168.129.2:6588 proxy adress... Opera doesn\'t find it.. opera.ini is no writable :cry:

[PsionX]

My first problem with this wonderful rom...  :?  
Opera doesn\'t find the Proxy

Quick replay... Excite translation (Japan to English)  
from: http://www014.upp.so-net.ne.jp/boxer-j/opera7.html

Code: [Select]

A setup of a proxy

Value of type of /home/root/Applications/Network/modules/Proxies.conf It changes into 2.



When it is made a setup using a proxy by network setup in SL-C860, in the setting file of /home/root/Applications/Network/modules / bottom, it is type. = it is set up with 1.

If Opera7 is type = 1, it will serve as [Don\'t know how to use proxy autoconfig], and will become an error.

Since it is reflected whenever it makes network connection, Proxies.conf is the conf files (DialUp.conf etc.) of each connection place of /home/root/Applications/Network/modules / bottom. type = 1

If it changes into type = 2, it will be reflected in Proxies.conf at the time of connection.

If [setting]-[network setting] to the proxy of QT is set up again, since it will return to type = 1, it is careful.
GOOD........  

[stupkid]

For those that wish to change the Startup screen image there are a few caveats:

1.  Your bitmap needs to be 24-bit color 480x640 so the image will be a sideways portrait instead of a landscape image.
2.  The startup screen file location is /home/QtPalmtop/pics144/Startup_screen.bmp.bz2
3.  Delete the link under /home/QtPalmtop/pics144/Startup_screen.bmp.bz2 to /usr/QtPalmtop.rom/pics144/Startup_screen.bmp.bz2 before copying your new image in place.
4.  You will need to edit a line in /home/QtPalmtop/qpe.sh:

From ...

bzcat /usr/QtPalmtop.rom/pics144/Startup_screen.bmp.bz2 ] /tmp/Startup_screen.bmp

To...

bzcat /home/QtPalmtop/pics144/Startup_screen.bmp.bz2 ] /tmp/Startup_screen.bmp

Then you should be set. I have a pretty kewl Debian startup screen for those that are interested here:

http://www.bryandeluca.com/feed/Startup_screen.bmp.bz2

[coolass]

Will a port for the sl-6000 be made available

[padishah_emperor]

When I have long file (40MB movie) in /home/zaurus/Documents directory, that zaurus is freezed
for about 10-15 seconds after Resume.

What about if you play it from SD or CF card?