This release marks an important milestone in the history of OpenZaurus, since it has been created from scratch using the OpenEmbedded build system. More information about the overall project status can be found in the next edition of the official newsletter. Editor’s question: Anyone knows if the WiFi hardware works with OpenZaurus and what web browsers are used when you install GPE or Opie?
OpenZaurus 3.5.1 Released
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Still not for the Sl-6000 and what kind of release is this?
The official release is 3.2 and the testing 3.3.5 is this a pre-alpha or something like that..
As far as i know the aren’t any web browsers installed under Opie but you can download konqueror from the tests and unstable feeds. I tried to download Opera but i could not find it on their website. Wifi hardware works very well…
the sl-c700 & sl-6000 have bilt in Wifi.
The question was mine, not Eduardo’s.
>but you can download konqueror from the tests and unstable feeds.
I hope they have fixed and modified their browser user agent, because the last time I checked Konqi, it would not be distinguishable from the KDE version’s, and so I could not serve it the mobile page of osnews. I filed a bug report with them a year ago, and I heard nothing. Not a peep. Not a very active project, it seems.
BTW, if you do have a recent Konqueror/Embedded running on Zaurus, please visit http://www.osnews.com/ua.php with it, and post here the exact output, so I can figure out a way to send Konqueror/Konqi to the right pages.
Guess I need to read more, but I don’t see it in
http://openzaurus.org/official/unstable/3.5.1/sl5000,sl5500/
Is it not needed anymore? Is that what the bootstrap is for?
Documentation would be a good thing, I would like to put this on my 5500 put need some info first.
I’m currently running 3.3.6-pre1 but would like to bump for the new stuff.
Cybrjackle, I would much appreciate if you could try up Konqueror/Embedded for me (or any other browser that comes with GPE or Opie), as explained above! That way, I can add better support on OSNews for these browsers! Thanks!
Got to get it working first
But I will.
I just realized I left my power cord at work.
Wont be updating it tonight….
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You need to rename the .jffs2 file to initrd.bin and flash like that.
gpe-image for collie is now finished and will be available in the morning – Sorry for the delay, but definitely worth it in my opinion[/quote]
Got that info from a user on http://www.zaurususergroup.com
Looks like i’ll just wait for the GPE image tomorrow.
the sl-c700 & sl-6000 have bilt in Wifi.
No, only the SL-60000W and SL-6000L have built-in wifi. No SL-C series have built-in wifi, including the newest model the SL-C860. Which is a bummer, since for the price the C-seires should have built in wifi or at least bluetooth.
In addition to installing Konq on OZ, you can also install the non-open source Opera 5-7 or NetFront, though you’d have to rip them from your ROM before you install OZ. That way it’s all legal. Also, GPE doesn’t have any browsers built-in other than dillo. You can also install firefox or minimo (mozilla), though both are very big and have very big memory footprints.
if you think about it, it makes some since:
the linux kernel was intended to be something better than minix, instead it became used on servers and desktops, something it wasn’t even intended. It’s not even the best architecturally, GNU/Hurd probably is. Why not use it on PDAs?
If it works use it. Linux is the unintentional OS that gets used everywhere.
Well… It doesn’t make that much sense. Rather, it could- but as things are now, it doesn’t. Linux on the PDA needs a *lot* of help. It is useful for a small number of tasks, the most important being for web browsing, the one area where Linux PDAs really shine.
I agree- if it works, use it. But Linux is one piece of software that a lot of people use even when it doesn’t make the most sense. To each his own, though.
and opera6 is just a google away
(Konqueror is available in the feeds, but I don’t really understand why -it’s pretty awful).
Install guide for 3.5.1 is here:
http://openembedded.org/oe_wiki/index.php/OpenZaurusCollieInstallGu…
I certainly wouldn’t say that Konq is aweful- I like it fine, though NetFront and Opera are better overall. But as to why it’s available? Because it’s open source- Opera and NF aren’t. For those who won’t use a proprietary app, there is Konq.
I have a zaurus SL-5500, i just love this PDA
You will don’t believe me, but you can install apache, php, mysql, phpmyadmin, and other great software on it!!!
Does openzaurus have a 2.6 linux kernel?
Or a later version…
I would like to see someone create a portal for zaurus software:) especially for SL models (SL-5000, SL-5500, SL-6000)
A photo of one SL-5500 for people that don’t know what is an zaurus PDA:
http://www.tuxmobil.org/Mobile-Guide.db/images/zaurus1.png
> Does openzaurus have a 2.6 linux kernel?
What would be the advantage?
I read there is one guy working on OpenZaurus & 2.6
>I would like to see someone create a portal for zaurus software:) especially for SL models (SL-5000, SL-5500, SL-6000)
For how long do you own your zaurus? 😉
Never went to http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/ ?
the version of Em/Konqourer that is in the stable OZ feed sends this User-Agent header:
<!–
document.writeln( navigator.userAgent );
// –>Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/2.2.2; QtEmbedded/240×320)
<!– hide script from old browsers
document.writeln(“navigator.appName = ” +
navigator.appName + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.appVersion = ” +
navigator.appVersion + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.appMinorVersion = ” +
navigator.appMinorVersion + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.cookieEnabled = ” +
navigator.cookieEnabled + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.appCodeName = ” +
navigator.appCodeName + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.platform = ” +
navigator.platform + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.browserLanguage = ” +
navigator.browserLanguage + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.systemLanguage = ” +
navigator.systemLanguage + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.cpuClass = ” +
navigator.cpuClass + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.onLine = ” +
navigator.onLine + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.userLanguage = ” +
navigator.userLanguage + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.javaEnabled() = ” +
navigator.javaEnabled() + ”
“);
document.writeln(“navigator.userAgent = ” +
navigator.userAgent + ”
“);
document.writeln(“screen.width = ” +
screen.width + ”
“);
document.writeln(“screen.height = ” +
screen.height + ”
“);
document.writeln(“screen.colorDepth = ” +
screen.colorDepth + ”
“);
document.writeln(“screen.bufferDepth = ” +
screen.bufferDepth + ”
“);
document.writeln(“screen.availWidth = ” +
screen.availWidth + ”
“);
document.writeln(“screen.availHeight = ” +
screen.availHeight + ”
“);
// done hiding–>
navigator.appName = Konqueror
navigator.appVersion = 5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/2.2.2; QtEmbedded/240×320)
navigator.appMinorVersion = undefined
navigator.cookieEnabled = undefined
navigator.appCodeName = Mozilla
navigator.platform = X11
navigator.browserLanguage = undefined
navigator.systemLanguage = undefined
navigator.cpuClass = undefined
navigator.onLine = undefined
navigator.userLanguage = undefined
navigator.javaEnabled() = false
navigator.userAgent = Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/2.2.2; QtEmbedded/240×320)
screen.width = 240
screen.height = 320
screen.colorDepth = 16
screen.bufferDepth = undefined
screen.availWidth = 240
screen.availHeight = 320