However, at the moment, the sharp distro is the only really stable distro available for the sl c3000. The information may also relate to other gps receivers. Only small parts of this page should be ti omap specific. Being the proud owner of a slc3100, slc, slc6000 and previously a. In fact, the slc3100 is treated like a slc with an extra internal. However, at the moment, the sharp distro is the only really stable distro available for. First i tried to install the latest pdaxrom release, i. Purchasing the sharp zaurus c is a japaneseonly unit, so for those of us in other countries that means we have to either purchase one in. The sharp zaurus is the name of a series of personal digital assistant pda made by sharp corporation.
The name derives from the common suffix applied to the. The start point for the linux phenomena can be set in 1991, when the finnish student linus torvalds was carried away by completing the operating system minix. The wealth of usb drivers available for linux allow you to connect it to pretty much anything. The zaurus range from sharp are fairly unique in the world of pdas. My first zaurus was an slc860, but now i have an slc.
Zaurus software these games have been ported to the sharp zaurus sl series of linuxbased series of pdas. The zaurus was the most popular pda during the 1990s in japan and was based on a proprietary operating system. Since the sharp zaurus sl5500 uses linux with qtopia, a qt system for embedded systems, this became an obvious choice since i already know qt programming on linux. Icarus verilog built and packaged for the zaurus sl5500 and other armbased linux handhelds. When sharp releases updates to the core software for the zaurus the linux kernel, drivers, and standard applications on their download site, or when third parties like the open.
Erp plm business process management ehs management supply chain management ecommerce quality management cmms. It is has 4gb hard drive just like the slc3000, but theyve increased the memory to 128mb flash and a 64mb sdram work area consequently applications load faster. I use a stock zaurus sl5500 with the sharp roms and qtopia environment. The sharp zaurus slc is one of the handful of pdas that sharp has released preloaded with linux. The zaurus slc is the fifth generation of the highly innovative slc line of linuxbased portable devices. After many happy years with my palmos pda, i started being angry with some of this os limitations buggy bluetooth and poor range, crappy web browser, and i got tired of waiting for an hypothetical linux palmos device. Hello, most of you also know the zaurus collections, with the 3100 and 3200. Some games defendguin, super tux and tux paint, so far only work on the models capable of 640x480 resolution e.
Android now works on my zaurus slc as well as on my slc3100. Poky linux distribution source only from yocto project. Sharp zaurus and gps this page contains information and software to connect a garmin etrex receiver to a sharp zaurus slc, slc3x00, or other models. After some search i came to the conclusion that a linux pda would be my best bet where i could write custom software to perform the needed functionality that is required. Of course it runs netbsd sharp zaurus slc running netbsdzaurus launched from zaurus linux. The first sharp pda to use the linux operating system was the sl5000d, running the qtopiabased embedix plus.
I agree to receive these communications from sourceforge. It took much longer than i expected, but i finally did it. Netbsdzaurus is a port of netbsd to the arm processor based pdas by sharp. The zaurus should now automatically check your cf card for the file systc100. The zaurus slc is the lightest slc and still manages to pack a tactile keyboard, a breathtaking screen and multiple expansion slots into the little black style statement. The flexibility of linux allows for a lot of other software, including other distributions of linux. The included software provides for most uses a person might have ms office compatibility, calendar, opera web browser, etc. After many happy years with my palmos pda, i started being angry with some of this os limitations buggy bluetooth and poor range, crappy web browser, and i got tired of waiting for an hypothetical linuxpalmos device. The qtopiadesktop is available as a download from trolltech for free. The zaurus sl5500 is a versatile handheld that runs linux.
The ipaq and zaurus development using qpe handbook by werner schulte describes how to install the familiar linux and qtopia opie on the compaq ipaq handheld and sharp zaurus and how to develop applications for the ipaqzaurus using the familiar distribution and. The basic tasks should also apply to all other arm926 or higher based socs at least able to run a 2. The sharp zaurus sl 50005500 wasnt the first linux pda, but the one with the greatest success in the linux community and beyond. In march 2005 the c3000 product was joined by the slc which. The sharp zaurus slc3000 is the first step of my dream laptop becoming. Ideally the simple steps backup the flash rom first, before installing debian. View and download sharp slc quick start manual online. Builds of angstrom linux distribution for sharp zaurus sl c akita, archived from s3. Hence, a lot of the zaurus software available on the net didnt work on my zaurus with the standard sharp rom on it. Sharp zaurus slc3000 instruction manual pdf download. With its full qwerty keyboard its pretty easy to use any program intended for a f.
After my attempts will finally be successful, i will try to make it available on the slc also. Out of the slc series, the slc is the lowerend model. Download sharp zaurus sl6000 gnupg binaries for free. The sharp zaurus c is a japaneseonly unit, so for those of us in. Prboom, a popular doom client for linux, runs just as well on the.
The sharp zaurus is the name of a series of personal digital assistants pdas made by sharp corporation. Download the kernel for your device from one of the options below, and put the. But someone will have to translate from the asian language involved japanese, caus. I assembled this package because i wanted to use my zaurus to work on my designs while on the run. It is available for sharp zaurus models slc, slc3100 and slc3200. Sharp apparently has software zxlinux that lets you run linux apps on some of the pdas in the their zaurus line. View and download sharp sl c quick start manual online. The zaurus has plenty of processor power to run icarus verilog, but if you output vcds you can create large output files in a hurry.
Not only do they have keyboards a rare feature for a pda since psion left the market but they also run linux. Although sharp no longer manufactures the zaurus series, im again and again. Combine this with the highres screens, fast processors, and copious amounts of memory sported by the latest models and you have a goanywhere, doanything personal computer that fits in your pocket. Hi all, does anyone know how to get a dhcp connection with this kit. Physically its the same as the c3000 and c, but it comes in grey and black it looks very nice. Some install tips sharp zaurus support station developer information including linux source code. The first sharp pda to use the linux operating system was the sl5000d. We wont go deep in the history of the operating system. It has a 640 by 480 pixel screen and is physically quite similar to the previous zaurus clamshell models, the main difference being that it has a 4 gb hard drive built in. Bandwidth analyzer pack bap is designed to help you better understand your network, plan for various contingencies, and track down problems when they do occur. I understand that i can withdraw my consent at anytime. For those programs that i didnt get to work or just werent available for the zaurus with standard rom, ive set up my own feed at. Software development for a sharp zaurus sl5500 linux pda.
The slc3100 is the latest in the zaurus range from sharp. The first sharp pda to use the linux operating system was the sl 5000d, running the qtopiabased embedix plus. Its current status is that of an experimental port. Thus for the slc3100, just flash the rom without repartitioning root, ie use the install. Sharp zaurus slc is shipped with its own linux operating system based. Titchy linux, available on the zaurus slc3x00, slc and slc860 machines. The new zaurus slc3000 from sharp is a linuxbased pda incorporating an intel xscale pxa270 cpu at 416 mhz.
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