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OPIE Finally Works With Original Sharp Zaurus ROM
Werner Heuser writes " Thanks to the work of Michael Tuschik
OPIE 1.0.3 is now available for the original ROMs provided by Sharp.
OPIE is an Open Source User Interface and Apps for Linux PDAs
built on Qt Embedded. You don't need a special version of "ipkg". Install via shipped package
manager. Michael wrote at the OPIE mailing list:
"NOTE: The Opie PIM applications will replace the original Sharp apps
but use its own "old" data format (applies to Sharp ROM 3.1x and derivates).
On uninstall the SHARP apps will be restored.""
Moderate this as "Offtopic" "Redundant" or "Obvious" but do people really feel that they are going to get a "Funny" moderation by saying such things as "i've got a boner." I just don't see why you would take the time to post such ridiculous things. Why would anyone so immature be a part of /.
Just my two cents.
while true ; do echo this is my sig; done
am I supposed to know about this?
Opie does some great work, and I've tried several times to install opie apps and Open zaurus on my 5600.
/feed/sharprom/1.0.3
OZ never installs correctly, and half the Opie apps crashed under the original Sharp ROM, <i>even those in the Sharp-rom feed</i>.
Several times they crashed badly enough that the Qtopia window manager failed to start, and I had to interrupt the boot, go in via the console, and un-tar Sharp's backup tars. Not fun.
And the Opie web site seems almost intentionally hard to navigate, the way the feeds are just lists of un-described and un-documented programs (yes, I know they idea is to use the feeds with the install-from-network ipkg option).
I guess what I'm saying is, they best programs in the world are of limited use if the documentation is missing and you're left to guess at what something is and whether or not it'll work. If you disagree, first follow the link in the article, and then tell me what somebody new to Opie is supposed to figure out from (excerpt; notice the not-so-descriptive description column):
Index of
Name Last modified Size Description
Parent Directory 09-Feb-2004 09:37 -
Packages 09-Feb-2004 09:34 32k
backgammon_1.0.3_arm..> 08-Feb-2004 16:34 146k
ftplib_1.0.3_arm.ipk 08-Feb-2004 16:34 9k
libopie1_1.0.3_arm.ipk 08-Feb-2004 16:38 266k
libopieobex1_1.0.3_a..> 08-Feb-2004 16:40 33k
libopietooth1_1.0.3_..> 08-Feb-2004 16:41 31k
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
...of half-completed distributions in 0.0.1 on SourceForge, can't we all standardize? When I buy some app for PocketPC, I don't have to worry about shit like whether it's going to work under different skins. It's Microsoft, and I know it works under Microsoft PocketPC, and there are no exceptions.
do people really feel that they are going to get a "Funny" moderation by saying such things as "i've got a boner."[?]
Penis envy rears its ugly head again on Slashdot.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
I hate that whoever stole my Zaurus 2 years ago has a free way to put an OS back on the device!
Argh!
But, I will probably install OPIE when I save up enough cash to but the next Zaurus.
-Jackson support the cause
Now if sharp would just release a C7xx-like Zaurus for the US market... (yes, I'm aware of the translation hacks, no, I'm not interested in those)
I guess that makes us "boner buddies".
openzaurus is so much better than the original sharp rom
I installed OZ on my Zaurus 5500 without a hitch. It is known that OZ for 5500 has not (until recently) worked fine on the 5600.
So RTFM, troll.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
To install on the 5600, a quick search of the OZ mailing list on SourceForge (well, not so quick...is SF ever stable?) will reveal that you need to flash with 3.3.6pre1 on the 5600 as opposed to the release version. Additionally, the flash process is completely different (simpler in fact) from the better documented/supported 5500.
The real problem with OZ/Opie/Qtopia is that they are buggy. Maybe it's the 5600 and the limited testing, maybe not, but in my experience:
- Alarms are hit and miss. Sometimes they work during suspend, sometimes not. Sometimes the sound goes away. Sometimes they work with AC plugged in, sometimes not. You get the idea.
- Opie slaughters recurring events on my system (1.0.3). Only way I've found to get reliability is to use an older Qtopia version (new ones cause things to disappear in sync), create all events there, and sync to the 5600.
- Qtopia and Opie can easily get mixed up on sync and start losing important data. I now do everything in Qtopia and sync to Opie.
- Alarms have to have at least a 5 minute warning to stay active on the event. If you give Opie a 0, it will turn off the alarm.
I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting, but these issues make normal use pretty difficult. Unfortunately, the Sharp ROM won't sync with Linux right now so I'm planning to debug Opie as an alternative.