newbie Cacko ROM questions (please be gentle)

[bobo12345]

Hi,

I am a SL-C860 newbie. I've had it for a while and am ready to take the next step - Cacko ROM installation.

Questions:

1. I want English but I also want full Japanese support (reading, handwriting recognition, Jisho, translator, etc.). Is this possible? This link seems to indicate it is (http://externe.net/zaurus/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602&highlight=sash+rom+usb) but the files needed are no longer available. Can I get them anywhere?

2. Does the Cacko ROM support synching with Outlook? I can't get this working properly under the normal ROM  

3. Is the Cacko ROM still under development? Where is the main source of information about it?

4. How much room does the Cacko ROM take up compared to the standard Sharp ROM my unit originally had?

5. Is there a list of features and software contained in the Cacko ROM?

You can tell I am a newbie so any other advice is appreciated. Thank you!

[omega]

Hi,

You don't want cacko. Cacko is the sharp rom, with all the japenese crap removed... and a lot of enhancements.  It saves space because of this leaving you about 96000kb free after installation.

If you want sharp rom in english there are several guides on how to do this, and i believe this will still leave you with full japenese support.

[maslovsky]

1. I want English but I also want full Japanese support (reading, handwriting recognition, Jisho, translator, etc.). Is this possible? This link seems to indicate it is (http://externe.net/zaurus/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602&highlight=sash+rom+usb) but the files needed are no longer available. Can I get them anywhere?

If you search these forums, you'll find some threads that discuss adding some of the Japanese stuff back into Cacko ROM (which is English). I'm  not sure though how "full"  that is.

2. Does the Cacko ROM support synching with Outlook? I can't get this working properly under the normal ROM

Yes.

3. Is the Cacko ROM still under development? Where is the main source of information about it?

Yes, it is being worked on. There is no dedicated web site for it though, these forums are the best source of information.

4. How much room does the Cacko ROM take up compared to the standard Sharp ROM my unit originally had?

Currently it needs 27 Mb. But I'm hoping to save a couple of Mbytes by using a more efficient compressed file system in the next ROM version.

5. Is there a list of features and software contained in the Cacko ROM?

Latest version 1.21 + Hotfix B:

https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...?showtopic=3159

https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...?showtopic=4640

The history of Cacko ROM versions 1.165 to 1.21b (look at C7x0 ROMs):

http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php...download&sid=30