[TriLUG] Syncing Zaurus with Linux

[David A. Cafaro]

Yep, if you are running the 3.x series ROMs on the Zaurus, there is no
sync solution with Linux.  This guy was trying to reverse engineer it,
but last I checked he had yet to get it all worked out:

http://www.cyph.org/zsrep/

Best bet if you need to Sync with Linux is to use either the 2.3x series
roms (all of which will sync with Qtopia, just be mind full of the open
root ftp account), or to use OpenZaurus for your ROM:

http://openzaurus.org/web/

OpenZaurus (Opie version) is what I currently run, and it syncs fine
over Multsync.  I gave up on Sharp, I think they have pretty much
abandoned the US market and the older SL5x00 Zaurus models.  Best to
start getting hooked up with the Zaurus Users groups:

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/

Oh, and just as a note, I Just got my new PalmOne Treo 650 Smartphone,
and it's now syncing with Evolution :-).  The Zaurus is now going to be
my embedded Linux test machine.

Cheers,
David

On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 16:01, Roy Vestal wrote:
> usb
> 
> i think i just found the problem. I've updated the ROM and according to QT 
> folks, the new sharp rom will not sync with QTopiaDesktop on linux. :/
> 
> Anyone
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mark at thefowles.com>
> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Syncing Zaurus with Linux
> 
> 
> > Are you synching via the usb or network ?  I had problems originally doing
> > this and ended up changing the IP and it worked ok.
> >
> > ~ mark
> >
> >
> >> I'm trying to setup my Zaurus SL-5500 to sync with my FC1 laptop. I can
> >> ping and stuff but Qtopia Desktop will not see nor sync. I'm trying to
> >> follow http://www.mrball.net/zaurus.html howto (our own David Cafaro is
> >> mentioned!).
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?--

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