New Zaurus ROM (V. 3.10) Released

Posted by timothy on Friday May 16, 2003 @12:48AM from the sehr-klein dept.

dawiz writes "LinuxGear.info writes (article is in German, this is a translation): "The new Zaurus SL-5500 ROM (V.3.10) was released last night. As Sharp didn't keep the last dead-line due to last-minute bug fixing, it's even more pleasing to see the new version that is claimed to solve most of the issues users had with the older ROMS finally released. [...] One drawback for Linux Users: there's no new Linux version of the QTopia Desktop software yet, that'll probably take another couple of days.""

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Re:What's involved? by Minna+Kirai · 2003-05-16 15:26 · Score: 3, Interesting

The worst danger is that you'll lose power in the first quarter-second of the flashing process, turning the unit into a small brick until you mail it in for repair. (And depending on the kind of ROM you're flashing, even this problem might be impossible. It's only a concern using a 3rd party ROM)

Of course, a simultaneous failure of your AC power and battery is impossible on its own. Which is why the flashing software refuses to run unless AC is attached.