Sharp Zaurus SL-5600

[Mark T. Valites]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, David Dudek wrote:

> Anyone else out there have a Sharp Zaurus SL-5600?  It seems there's a lot
> of support for the SL-5000 and SL-5500 models, and even the new C7xx
> models that are only available from Japan at this time.  It seems like the
> SL-5600 is the red-headed stepchild of the Zauruses (Zaurii?).  I haven't
> been able to get the beta versions of OpenZaurus or TheKompany ROMs to
> work on it.  www.myzauus.com doesn't even provide downloads for it.  I'd
> at least like to install openssh on it, but it never seems to work.  I did
> manage to get the latest Sharp ROM from http://community.zaurus.com/
> installed and working though.  I also sucessfully installed the konsole
> terminal application.

I have a 5600, but just haven't had time to use it much. I'd actually
really like to get PPP over my cell phone going with it the next time I
get a chance.

There is nothing *officially* supported yet, but here's what you can use
in the meantime.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:05:30 +0100
From: Matthew Swabey <mas01r at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
To: openzaurus-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Openzaurus-users] SL5600 Update

Right, here is whats going on:

In

http://www.openzaurus.org/unofficial/experimental/poodle/

are two builds.

DONT use 1.0 you have been warned.

2.0 was built with the 2.95.3 compiler and here is what I know works and
I know doesn't.

WORKS:
PIM stuff

Sync with Trolltech 1.7 on linux. This via wifi but USB worked at least
once

Most games

Konqueror

Symbol / Socket Wifi Card

CF cards

SD/MMC cards

DOESN'T WORK
SDL (suspected - only tried prboom so no guarantees)

prboom (see above)

opiemedia player 2 (this is a right pain)

Am working on 3.0, Hybrid 2.95.3 kernel and 3.3.1 apps.



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Mark T. Valites
Unix Systems Analyst
CIT - SUNY Geneseo
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