mein Zaurus SL-C3000 und SL-C3100

Falls sie die Mitwirkenden zur Zaurus Gemeinschaft stützen möchten, können Sie eine kleine Abgabe über Paypal machen. Das Geld geht zu Anton Maslovsky (nicht mir) für seine harte Arbeit mit Cacko und Kino2.

Diese Zaurus site kann auch als ein pdf Dokument heruntergeladen werden: zbook3k.pdf

[ myZaurus ]

Ich besitze die Zaurus SL-C3000 und SL-C3100. Diese eindrucksvollen kleinen Geräte sind fast perfekt. Sie werden von Sharp gemacht, jedoch Sharp Japan hat es entschieden diese tollen Modelle nur an den japanischen Markt zu verkaufen.

Weil ich in Australien lebe war das eine große Enttäuschung für mich. Ich hatte es versucht, einen Zaurus von Conics zu bestellen, aber erhielt keine Antwort von ihnen für einige Wochen. Das ist einfach nicht annehmbar für mich. Glüchlicherweise habe ich eine Freundin in Tokyo und habe sie gebeten mir einen Zaurus zu kaufen. Es ist so nett, Freunde überall auf der Welt zu haben :)

[ myLibretto ]

Ich möchte Sachiko vielmals danken. Du hast mir meinen ersten Zaurus gekauft!

Das Zaurus ist mein Ersatz für meinen Minilaptop, den Toshiba Libretto 50 CT, der jetzt diese Web Seite mit RedHat Linux bewirtet.

Das Zaurus SL-C3000 ist der erste Schritt meinen Traumlaptop zu finden. Ich war sehr geärgert, daß ich einen schweren und großen Laptop herumtragen mußte und die anderen PDAen auf dem Markt, abgesehen von den kleinen Sony Clie, gefielen mir nicht sehr, aber das ist eine andere Geschichte. Nachdem mein SL-C3000 starb, kaufte ich mein zweites Zaurus, das SL-C3100 von PriceJapan. Ich bestellte es Freitag Nachmittag und es dauerte 3 Tage, um von Tokyo nach Sydney anzukommen. Jedoch war das lokale Postamt nicht so leistungsfähigt und es dauerte noch 2 weitere Tage um am meinen Haus anzukommen. Das Zaurus ist ein verblüffendes Technologiegerät, das von den Japaner erträumt wurde und ist auch das einzige PDA, das wirklich meinen Notwendigkeiten entspricht. Zum Beispiel läuft es Linux! [ Zaurus im PDA Modus ] Das SL-C3000 war das erste PDA mit einem internen HDD, und zur Zeit sind die SL-C3000 und die SL-C3100 eins des sehr wenigen PDAen mit einem internen HDD. Der 4GB MicroDrive bietet genügende Ablage (für ein PDA) an und erschließt viele Möglichkeiten, wie zum Beispiel Verwendung des Zaurus als bewegliches Kino und MP3 Spieler. Das HDD des Zaurus' wird auch von Windows als Plug and Play USB Speichervorrichtung erkannt (aber manchmal ist es sehr schmerzthaft es richtig zu ermitteln). Die Anzeige des Zaurus SL-C3000 und SL-C3100 ist 3.7" in der Größe und der VGA (640x480) Bildschirm ist wirklich sehr schöhn. Es ist hell und rasiermesserscharf. [ Zaurus im Laptopmodus ] Und es gibt auch eine eingebaute Zoomfunktion, die den Bildschirm in mehrere Zoomkonfigurationen bringen kann. Die Lagebestimmung des Bildschirmes wird automatisch angepasst wenn man es gedreht wird. Der gedrehte Bildschirm verwandelt die Form des Zaurus von PDA zu Laptop um. Wenn man in der Laptopform ist können Sie die QWERTY Tastatur verwenden. Das Zaurus hat einen fortgeschrittenes Mustererkennung für japanisch (Kanji, Hiragana und Katakana) und natürlich auch für englisch und deutsch. Es hat auch einen japanisch-englische Wörterbuch und Übersetzungssoftware. Das Zaurus mißt 124x87x25mm und wiegt 298g.


Und ist hier mein Zaurus nahe bei meinem neuen PC. Es ist im Vergleich klein.

[screenshot of zaurus with pc]


[icon] Specs

Features:

  • Intel XScale PXA270 CPU an 416MHz
  • 640x480 transreflective touch bildschirm, 3.7" diagonale, von hinten beleuchtet
  • 4 GB internes Festplattenlaufwerk
  • 64 MB memory (SDRAM)
  • 16 MB internes Flash für SL-C3000 / 128 MB internes Flash für SL-C3100
  • USB host Fähigkeit(USB OTG Implementierung)
  • Gewicht 298g, Größe 128x87x24 Millimeter
  • 1800 mA Lithium-Batterie (bis 7 Stunden)
  • Weiße Farbe (SL-C3000) / Schwarze Farbe (SL-C3100)
  • Compact Flash (CF-II) und Secure Digital (SD) Expansion Schlitze
  • Infra-Red port
  • 3.5mm stereo audio out/microphone in, plus kleinen eingebauten Lautsprecher
  • Landscape/Clamshell oder portrait style, heiß-schaltbar
  • Volle QWERTY Tastatur mit Prämie japanischen Buchstaben
  • Betriebssystem: Linux Kern 2.4.20 von Lineo
  • Graphische Benutzerschnittstelle (GUI): Qtopia 1.5.4 von Trolltech
  • Suite der persönlichen Anwendungen des Informationen Managements (PIM)
  • Hancom Mobile Office
  • Kompatibilität mit exestierenden Sharp Zaurus software

USB OTG:

Die SL-C3000 und SL-C3100 benutzen den neuen USB OTG (On-The-Go) Stecker, an dem man USB Mini-A und Mini-B anschliessen kann. Wenn ein Mini-B angeschlossen wird, dient das Zaurus als ein USB Klient, z.B. das Zaurus wird als eine USB Speicherlaufwerk erkannt. Wenn das Mini-A angeschlossen wird, dient das Zaurus als ein USB Host und man kann USB Vorrichtungen wie Tastaturen, Maus und Festplatten anschliessen.

Und hier ist wie USB mini-A und USB mini-B nebeneinander aussieht:

[comparison of mini usb A vs mini usb B]

Die Standards für USB werden durch das USB-IF (USB - Implementers Forum) definiert. Das OTG ist eine neue Verlängerung zu den USB 2.0 Spezification. USB 2.0 definiert die folgenden Geschwindigkeiten:

  • USB 2.0 High Speed - 480Mbps
  • USB 2.0 Full Speed - 12Mbps (selbe wie USB 1.1 Geschwindigkeit)
  • USB 2.0 Low Speed - 1.5Mbps

Um USB 2.0 zu sein, muß man eine oder mehrere der oben genannten Geschwindigkeiten eingeführt haben. Das Zaurus führt die USB 2.0 Full Speed Datenrate für Datenumspeicherungen und die USB 2.0 Low Speed Datenrate für Peripherie wie Mäuse und Tastaturen ein. Es führt die USB 2.0 High Speed nicht ein.


C3000 vs. C3100:

[Zaurus in Laptop mode] [C3100 in Laptop mode] [C3000 in PDA mode] [C3100 in PDA mode]

The most noticable difference between the C3000 and the C3100 is their colour. The C3000 has a smooth white cover whereas the C3100 is mainly black with dark silver frame for the screen. The C3100 case also feels like it is made of granite while the C3000 feels more metallic and smooth.

Internally, the difference is the amount of flash memory. The C3000 only has 16MB whereas the C3100 has 128MB. This difference in flash memory does give the C3100 a small boost in speed over the C3000 (no spin-up time when loading applications).

The software works the same in both models, but there is some differences in management and maintenance when going down to the details level. There is also more software provided with the C3100, but the additional software is all in pure Japanese only. The C3000 comes with 2 CD-ROMs whereas the C3100 comes with 3 CD-ROMs, the additional CD contains data for the extra software.

The other difference is that the C3000 came with a tiny power adaptor which only worked with 100V input (Japan only). The C3100 comes with a bigger power adaptor which works with 100-240V input.


Additions:

[power adaptor]

Although the Zaurus SL-C3000 and Zaurus SL-C3100 are great little devices, there are a few essential things missing which I had to add in order to make them perfect. Since I live in Australia, the power adaptor was a little problem with the SL-C3000 since it only came with a 100V power adaptor and I needed to find a compatible adaptor. Both Dicksmith and Tandy have a relatively small adaptor (made by Digitor) which has the required 5V input at 1A for around AUD $40. Jaycar even has one for AUD $30 (another brand and slightly bigger). The SL-C3100 comes with a 100-240V power adaptor so all that was needed was a cheap Australian plug adaptor.

[wifi cf card]

In addition, I wanted to have wireless networking so I can surf the net, use Yahoo Messenger and IRC as well as share files with my other computers over my home network. This requires a wireless CF adaptor card, but getting one was not such an easy task since Australia is quite behind Asia in terms of the technology market. Most computer shops did not even know what a wireless CF card was and those who knew had to order it in (3-4 days) since there was no demand for them and hence none of them had any in stock. The Zaurus supports 802.11b wireless compact flash and generally in Australia this means the Netgear MA701 or the D-LINK DCF-660W Air. I got myself the Netgear MA701 which costs around AUD $100 because none of the shops had a D-Link in stock.

[usb cable]

I also found a USB mini A host adaptor cable to enable the USB host capability of the Zaurus. Harris Technology has them (GoldX 5-in-1) for around AUD $40 and Office Works has them (Comsol 5-in-1) for only AUD $30. The cable comes with a little leather pouch which contains five different interchangable USB connectors: USB Male A, USB A Female, USB B Male, Mini USB A and Mini USB B. I also found some cheaper cables made by Avico. The Avico USB Digital Camera Cord comes in several models. The CC1542 is a USB A to USB mini A cable and the CC1522 is a USB mini A to USB mini B cable and costs AUD $9.95 each.

[usb lan adaptor]

I also wanted to connect my Zaurus to different LANs via ethernet networks and got myself a tiny USB LAN adaptor. This cost me AUD $30. In addition to that, I have a small retractable CAT5 network cable made by Aidata (bought from Japan on my last trip there for approximately AUD $20).

[usb mini hub]

Since a single USB connection is rather limiting, I also got a Blue Eye powered mini USB Hub so I can connect up multiple USB devices at the same time. I opted for a powered hub instead of a cheaper unpowered one which I had lying around. With a powered hub I can connect my BlueEye 40 GB 2.5" USB HDDs to the Zaurus. The 5V at 1A power required by the HDD had to come from the USB Hub. But be careful, most powered USB hubs only provide 5V at 500mA which is not sufficient for some harddisks. The Blue Eye hub costs around AUD $40 and is one of the few that supplies the necessary 1A. In fact, its AC adaptor supplies 2A, which means it can handle more than 1 harddisk. [usb mini hdd] Most 2.5" disks only need 500mA to run, but 1A to power up. 3.5" harddisk enclosures normally come with an AC power so those can be used with an unpowered hub and I was able to use my BlueEye 200 GB 3.5" USB HDD which was NTFS formatted with the Z. I have also tried the BlueEye hub with four disks plugged in without problems. While shopping around I have found another place which sells the Blue Eye Hub for only AUD $25, so I got myself another spare. Also, the USB hub powers my USB desklight which costs around AUD $20. BlueEye devices are made/distributed by Noontech.

[usb mini mouse]

The hub also allowed me to simultaneously use my mini USB mouse and mini USB keyboard. The mouse is particular useful when running X windows on the Z. The keyboard I normally only use with my Zaurus when I need to type a lot.[usb mini keyboard] Almost any standard USB keyboard should work with the Zaurus. The keymapping needs some adjustments since the Zaurus keymapping is not standard but the QWERTY keys should work without remapping. Unfortunately, Sun USB keyboards and mice do not seem to agree with the Zaurus. It is a pity because I have them lying around everywhere but instead I have to bring my own keyboard along.

[stylus]

I also got a pack of spare stylus so I can leave one at the office. In addition, I bought the Belkin 4-in-1 stylus for around AUD $39. It is the size of a normal pen so it feels quite natural to use. When you use it, you get the feeling that the stylus tip is very soft and won't damage your screen. The tip can also be retracted like most pen by a simple twist and it even has a pen built-in that can be used to write. On the other end there is a light and a laser pointer. The laser pointer is quite handy since I do quite a lot of presentations and the light is pretty cool and helps in the dark. An exact copy of the Belkin 4-in-1 can also be found at Jaycar for half the price, and for an even cheaper copy, try Vietnam where you can get it for around AUD $10 only. The copies also come in a wooden pen box with extra spare batteries as well.

[SD cards]

Photos from my digital camera can be easily transferred to the Zaurus either via USB connection (using the Avico or GoldX cables) or by directly inserting the SD Memory Card from the camera into the Zaurus' SD slot. Some of my other cameras use CF Memory Cards, but the Zaurus has a slot for them as well. I also got myself a few additional SD and CF cards, in particular, the 1GB Transcend SD card and 4GB Kingston CF card. Now I got several SD and CF memory cards to swap in and out, and I also got a Kodak PCMCIA adaptor so I can use the CF cards in my Laptop too. The Zaurus made my All-in-One USB card reader redundant, however, I also bought a 4-in-1 CF adaptor which allows me to use additional memory cards in my Zaurus such as my 1GB memory stick duo.

[carry bag]

Finding a Leather Carrying Case that fit the C3000/C3100 was another challenge. The normal PDA cases were not made for the C3000/C3100 but I eventually found a leather carrying bag for cameras that was perfect. It even had a little pouch on the front for my CF cards and could be attached to a belt or hung around the neck. The Tamrac Digital Camera Bag is made of ballistic nylon and genuine leather. It costs AUD $45


And here is my Zaurus (C3000) in all its glory surrounded with gadgets for it.

[screenshot of gadgets]

Additionally, I had to get the following from Tokyo since I could not get them locally in Australia. Thanks again to Sachiko for going shopping for me.

[iRiver USB cable]

The iRiver USB cable works with the Zaurus. This cable is quite small and has a USB mini A connector on one end and a USB A Female on the other. It will be a handy addition to supplement my GoldX cable. It is currently also the cheapest USB mini A host controller cable available that I could find.

[USB power]

I also found a small USB power cable, the Diatec P-Cord (P to Go). This little gem allows me to leave the bulky power adaptor at home. It can power the C3000/C3100 whilst plugged into a USB port of a PC or a Sun Ray (or even my spare USB hub). As a bonus this cable is also retractable. It is perfect for stuffing into a small pocket.

[overlay screen protector]

The screen on the Zaurus attracts quite a lot of dust. The OverLay Brilliant screen protector should protect my little Z's touchscreen. It will hopefully ensure my Z's screen will not be damaged and also reduces the glare when under direct sunlight, so now I can see what's on the screen even outside when the sun is shining on my Z. It can also be easily washed in warm water so cleaning is a breeze, but re-attaching it afterwards is a bit tricky. The inner side easily catches little dust particles which are very hard to remove and they cause bubbles on the screen.

[pentopia stylus]

Well, I already have a few spare stylus', but one can never have enough spares, so I got the Pilot Pentopia stylus. This stylish replacement stylus looks and feels much better than Sharp's greyish plastic stylus that comes with the C3000 or the black stylus that comes with the C3100. The Pentopia stylus comes in a cool metallic colour with black ends and a red tip. And it is also extensible by a few centimeters to give it the length of a pencil. The extra metal weight also makes it feel like something with substance. It also has a pen under the black cap on the other end.

While in Thailand, I went to the Pantip IT Mall in Bangkok and found a few extra goodies. The most useful item I believe was the Sony MDR-138 Super Bass Headphones (I don't think Sony really made it but who cares). This set of headphones has a retractable spindle for the cable and a clip for attaching it convenniently while it is retracted. It costs me only 280 Baht which is less than AUD $10 and of much better quality than the usual retractable headphones that are now swamping the computer stores here locally. I also got a few other headphones, some with built-in microphones similar to mobile phone headsets but with two earpieces and 3.5mm connectors, and some of them are also retractable.

I also bought a slim USB combo CDRW/DVD drive for only 3500 Baht which is around AUD $110. They also had battery powered USB harddisk enclosures for 1600 Baht which can be used to self power 2.5" USB harddisks without the need for an AC adaptor or powered hub.

Another bargain I picked up was the Kingston 4 GB Compact Flash memory card which cost me only 9500 Baht, around AUD $300. In addition, I picked up a spare battery for my Z quite cheaply too.

Also found some retractable USB mini B cables for only 100 Baht each (around AUD $3), so I could not resist and bought a few extra spare ones. Unfortunately, they did not have retractable USB mini A cables.

Now I pretty much got everything I need and can get my hands on. However, there is still one more thing that I want to add, but unfortunately, the chances of it happening is very remote. Despite Dynanism claiming that there is an optional support for VGA out on the C3000/C3100, it really is not an option. The only CF VGA out card available for Zaurus models is the I-O Data XGA output adapter. But this card is not really a viable option. Firstly, the card almost cost as much as the Zaurus itself. A bit steep just to be able to have VGA out. Next, there is no driver for the C3000 and C3100. There is an older driver for other models based on a slightly different chipset and kernel revision, which could possibly be used, but expect instabilities and frequent crashes. The product was not designed for the C3000/C3100 and is certainly not supported either. Read the product specs on I-O Data's website. An alternate product would had been the Pretec CF Presenter which was known to work for other older Zauri models, but again, no driver support for the C3000/C3100 and it has been discontinued as well. Therefore, there really isn't any option for VGA out on the C3000 and C3100 models despite what Dynamism is misleading to on their product marketing page.

My rather expensive solution to this is using the OQO to do VGA out and have it run VNC viewer to display the Zaurus' screen over WiFi.



[icon] Software

Included Software:

The Zaurus SL-C3000 and SL-C3100 are LINUX-based PDAs. They come bundled with the following software:

  • HancomWord (for .doc),
  • HancomSheet (for .xls),
  • TextEditor (for .txt),
  • ImageViewer (for .jpg, .bmp, .gif),
  • MoviePlayer (for .mpg),
  • MusicPlayer (for .mp3),
  • NetFront Browser,
  • E-Mail Client,
  • ToDo List,
  • Calendar,
  • AddressBook,
  • Calculator,
  • WorldTime,
  • Dictionary,
  • Translator,
  • Terminal Window (need to be installed from CD-ROM),
  • Telnet and FTP client (command line),
  • English and Japanese handwriting recognition and keyboard input methods.

The C3100 also has the following software pre-installed by default which the C3000 does not have (These applications are only really useful if you are in Japan or know Japanese):

  • BunkoViewer
  • KiokuDojo (Memory Trainer)
  • MobileMap
  • Norikae (Transfer Guide)
  • Database

The C3000 requires that you update/add the following software wheras the C3100 already comes with the updated versions of these:

  • musicplayer2 - [musicplayer-C3000_2.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • netfront3.1 - [netfront3.1-C3000_1.5.2_arm.ipk]
  • photostorage - [photostorage_1.0.1_arm.ipk]

You should patch the SL-C3000 with the newer 1.11 ROM (card_update_3000111.exe) if it came with the older 1.01 ROM. Also, there are some new drivers and patches that you might need at http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/update/

The SL-C3100 should come with a 1.02 ROM. New drivers and patches for the SL-C3100 are located at http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3100/update/


Additional Software:

Even with all this software, there is still something missing. Note that I have not included links to the packages except the ones located on my site since the internet is so dynamic and links might become out of date. Rather than having to spend time maintaining links for the packages, I have provided the full filename of the packages which will make locating them with your favourite search engine much simpler. The following is a list of applications and utilities that I have installed, most of which can be found on the ZUG feed (see Feeds section).

Applications and Utilities

for Qtopia GUI
  • explorer - [explorer_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • filelaunch - [filelaunch_0.4.5_arm.ipk]
  • FNViewer - [FNViewer_1.3_arm.ipk]
  • FreeNote - [FreeNote_1.13.2pre_arm.ipk]
  • guigrep - [guigrep_1.3_arm.ipk]
  • htmleditor - [htmleditor_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • iconedit - [iconedit_0.9.4_arm.ipk]
  • jabp - [jabp_1.1.4_arm.ipk]
  • java-jed - [java-jed_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • java-jportscan - [java-jportscan_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • jftp - [jftp_0.23.1_arm.ipk]
  • kaddressbook - [kaddressbook_2.1.2_arm.ipk]
  • kani - [kani_1.2.0_arm.ipk]
  • kino2 - [kino2_0.4.3c_arm.ipk]
  • kismet-qt - [kismet-qt_2.0.0-3_arm.ipk]
  • konqueror (browser) - [konqueror_snapshot_20020311_arm.ipk]
  • kopiemail - [kopiemail_2.1.2_arm.ipk]
  • korganizer - [korganizer_2.1.2_arm.ipk]
  • minide - [minide_1.2_arm.ipk]
  • mioreaderlite - [mioreaderlite_0_08_arm.ipk]
  • mooview - [mooview_0.2_arm.ipk]
  • opera7.3 (browser) - [opera_sl-5x00-7.30.9965_arm.ipk]
  • opie-embeddedkonsole - [opie-embeddedkonsole_1.5.9-2_arm.ipk]
  • opie-irc - [opie-irc_0.9.1-20020923_arm.ipk]
  • opie-keypebble - [opie-keypebble_1.0.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • opie-reader - [opie-reader_0.7h_arm.ipk]
  • opie-security - [opie-security_1.5.0-20020319_arm.ipk]
  • opie-wellenreiter - [opie-wellenreiter_1.0.2.1-20031220_arm.ipk]
  • opieftp - [opieftp_0.9.1-20020702_arm.ipk]
  • petitepeinture - [petitepeinture_1.4a-1_arm.ipk]
  • poqetp - [poqetp_0.0.6_arm.ipk]
  • qazoo (yahoo messenger clone) - [qazoo_0.8.1_arm.ipk]
  • qflashplayer - [qflashplayer_0.1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • qkonsole - [qkonsole_0.9.3-20040205_arm.ipk]
  • qpPhoto - [qpPhoto_1.0.2_arm.ipk]
  • qpaint - [qpaint_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • qpdf2 - [qpdf2_freetype-2.2.1-20040217_arm.ipk]
  • qpe-terminal - [qpe-terminal-ja_1.5.0-3_arm.ipk]
  • qpe-voicerec - [qpe-voicerec_1.5.0-7_arm.ipk]
  • qpzidian - [qpzidian_0.1_arm.ipk]
  • qtopia-advancedfm - [qtopia-advancedfm_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • shellcommander - [shellcommander_0.6.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • TinyClassDeveloper - [TinyClassDeveloper_arm.1_arm.ipk]
  • treeexplorer - [treeexplorer_1.7.0-2_arm.ipk]
  • visualq - [visualq_0.5.6E_arm.ipk]
  • yedit - [yedit_0.1-0_arm.ipk]
  • zbedict - [zbedic_0.9.4-0_arm.ipk]
  • zeditor - [zeditor_3.3.2english_arm.ipk]
  • ziciz (irc) - [ziciz_0.88_arm.ipk]
  • zmeeting - [zmeeting_1.1_arm.ipk]
  • zplayer - [zplayer_0.0.5_arm.ipk]
  • zuc - [zuc_640x480-1_arm.ipk]
for Qtopia Console
  • aircrack - [aircrack_2.1-1_arm.ipk]
  • bitchx (irc) - [bitchx_1.1-final_armv5tel.ipk]
  • bzip2 - [bzip2_1.0.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • dos2unix - [dos2unix_1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • file - [file_3.39-2_arm.ipk]
  • flite - [flite_arm_bin.tar.gz]
  • hping2 - [hping2_2.0.0-rc3-3_arm.ipk]
  • lftp - [lftp_2.6.7-1_arm.ipk]
  • links - [links_2.1pre17-1_arm.ipk]
  • lsof - [lsof_4.57-1_arm.ipk]
  • mc - [mc_4.6.0_arm.ipk]
  • memcoder_1.1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • mplayer-bvdd - [mplayer-bvdd-iwmmxt_1.1.5-1_arm.ipk]
  • ncftp - [ncftp_3.1.5-1_arm.ipk]
  • netctl - [netctl_0.3.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • nmap - [nmap_3.70-3_arm.ipk]
  • openssh-client - [openssh-client_3.6.1p1_arm.ipk]
  • qarg - [qarg_0.1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • qcop2 - [qcop2_0.1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • qshdlg - [qshdlg_0.6.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • qttkdlg - [qtkdlg_0.4.1-1_arm.ipk]
  • shine - [shine_0.01_arm.ipk]
  • smbmount - [smbmount_0.1_arm.ipk]
  • spxrec - [spxrec_0.0.1_arm.ipk]
  • sudo - [sudo_1.6.3p7-2_arm.ipk]
  • top - [top_3.5b9_arm.ipk]
  • unzip - [unzip_5.24_arm.ipk]
  • vim - [vim_6.1_arm.ipk]
  • wget - [wget_1.8.1_arm.ipk]
  • zip - [zip_2.3_arm.ipk]
for X/Qt
  • abiword - [abiword_2.0.0_armv5tel.ipk]
  • gimp - [xqt-gimp_1.2.5-2_armv5tel.ipk]
  • gqview - [gqview_1.4.2_armv5tel.ipk]
  • grisbi - [grisbi_0.5.0_armv5tel.ipk]
  • gnumeric - [gnumeric_1.2.2-1_armv5tel.ipk]
  • ethereal - [xqt-ethereal_0.10.2-2_arm.ipk]
  • ettercap - [xqt-ettercap_NG-0.7.0_rc1-1_arm.ipk]
  • flfm - [flfm_0.3.0_armv5tel.ipk]
  • fltdj - [fltdj_0.7_armv5tel.ipk]
  • dillo (browser) - [dillo_0.8.0-i18n-misc-20040627-1_arm.ipk]
  • sylpheed (email) - [sylpheed_0.9.99-1_arm.ipk]
  • firefox (browser) - [firefox_0.9gtk_armv5tel.ipk]
  • thunderbird (email) - [thunderbird_0.6_armv5tel.ipk]
  • minimo - [minimo_1.6_armv5tel.ipk]
  • nedit - [nedit_5.4_armv5tel.ipk]
  • xmms - [xmms_1.2.10j-20040415-1_arm.ipk]
  • xchat - [xchat_2.0.5_armv5tel.ipk]
  • PocketWorkstation (debian) - [zaurus-debian-big-v0.18.tgz]
for Debian
  • openoffice 1.1.4 [OOo_SRX645_linuxarm_install.tar.gz]
  • mozilla firefox [mozilla-firefox_1.0.3-2_arm.deb]
  • mozilla thunderbird [mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2_arm.deb]
  • eterm [eterm_0.9.2-8_arm.deb]
  • quake2 [quake2_1%3a0.3-1.1_arm.deb]
  • dosbox [dosbox_0.63-2_arm.deb]
  • bochs [bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3_arm.deb]

Services and Runtimes

  • apache - [apache-1.3.27-php-4.2.3_0.1_arm.ipk]
  • clipboard-applet - [clipboard-applet_1.0.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • cool-icons - [cool-icons_0.0.1_arm.ipk]
  • dosbox - [dosbox_0.6.3_arm.ipk]
  • iproute - [iproute_z2.2.4-now-ss991023-1_arm.ipk]
  • java 1.3 - [java1.3_1.01-oxy2_arm.ipk]
  • jeode - [jeode_1.10.7_arm.ipk]
  • joyenabler - [joyenabler_1.3_arm.ipk]
  • keyhelper - [keyhelper_1.2.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • keyhelperconf - [keyhelperconf_0.3.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • kismet - [kismet-2005-08-R1-arm.ipk]
  • LUSScreenSaver - [LUSScreenSaver_1.4.6-1_arm.ipk]
  • LUSScreenSaverUtil - [LUSScreenSaverUtil_1.3.5-1_arm.ipk]
  • LUSSSFish - [LUSSSFish_1.0.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • LUSSSMessage - [LUSSSMessage_1.0.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • LUSSSPicture - [LUSSSPicture_1.1.1-1_arm.ipk]
  • LUSSSUniverse - [LUSSSUniverse_1.0.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • nethelper - [nethelper_0.3.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • opie-sh - [opie-sh_0.5.1-20020527_arm.ipk]
  • Plasterer - [plasterer_2.1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • perl - [perl_5.6.1_arm.ipk]
  • qcoptest - [qcoptest_0.1.1_arm.ipk]
  • qpe-suspendapplet - [qpe-suspendapplet_1.5.0-3_arm.ipk]
  • qpose-bin - [qpose-bin_3.5-0.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • qpose-data - [qpose-data_3.5-0.2-2_arm.ipk]
  • qtopia-memoryapplet - [qtopia-memoryapplet_1.1.1a_arm.ipk]
  • sambacontroller - [sambacontroller_0.1-0_arm.ipk]
  • shell - [shell_latest_arm.ipk]
  • smbmount - [smbmount_0.1_arm.ipk]
  • smbmounter - [smbmounter_0.1-2_arm.ipk]
  • smbpasswd - [smbpasswd_0.1-1_arm.ipk]
  • snes9x_sdl - [snes9x_sdl-1_arm.ipk]
  • sun personal-profile (j2me) - [personal-profile-for-zaurus_arm.ipk]
  • tasklist-applet - [tasklist-applet_1.0.5_arm.ipk]
  • vpnc - [vpnc_0.3.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • zbasilisk - [zbasiliskii_0.3_arm.ipk]
  • zbochs - [zbochs.tar.gz]
  • zemufe - [zemufe_0.1.1-3ex_arm.ipk]
  • zgnuboy - [zgnuboy_1.0.3-3_arm.ipk]
  • znester - [znester_7.1-1_arm.ipk]

Libraries and Drivers

  • bvdd - [bvdd_0.4.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • ipsec-module - [ipsec-module_2.4.20-1_arm.ipk]
  • kern-mod-squashfs - [kern-mod-squashfs_c3000-2.1-2_arm.ipk]
  • kmicrokdelibs - [kmicrokdelibs_2.1.2_arm.ipk]
  • libffmpeg - [libffmpeg_0.4.6_20030304_arm.ipk]
  • libgc - [libgc_6.3alpha4-1_arm.ipk]
  • libglade - [libglade_2.0.1-1_armv5tel.ipk]
  • libfloat - [libfloat_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • libiconv - [libiconv_1.8-2_arm.ipk]
  • libmad - [libmad_0.14.2b-1_arm.ipk]
  • libncurses - [libncurses_5.0_arm.ipk]
  • libogg - [libogg_1.1.2-1_arm.ipk]
  • libopie1 - [libopie1_1.1.0-20031220_arm.ipk]
  • libopie2 - [libopie2_1.8.2-20031220_arm.ipk]
  • libcap0 - [libpcap0_0.7.2-20031220_arm.ipk] [libpcap0_0.7.2_arm.ipk]
  • libperl - [libperl_5.6.1_arm.ipk]
  • libpng3 - [libpng3_1.2.4-1_arm.ipk]
  • libsdl-image - [libsdl-image_1.2.5cvs-1_arm.ipk]
  • libsdl-mixer - [libsdl-mixer_1.2.5cvs-1_arm.ipk]
  • libsdl-net - [libsdl-net_1.2.5cvs-1_arm.ipk]
  • libsdl 1.2.5 - [libsdl_1.2.5-slzaurus20050410_arm.ipk]
  • libvorbis - [libvorbis_1.1.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • libvorbisdec - [libvorbisdec_1.2.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • libxml - [libxml2_2.6.14-1_arm.ipk]
  • libyahoo2 - [libyahoo2_cvs-20040713_arm.ipk]
  • qpe-libqtopia - [qpe-libqtopia_1.6.0-13_arm.ipk]
  • openssl - [openssl_0.9.7d_arm.ipk]
  • opie-mediaplayer-codecs - [opie-mediaplayer-codecs_0.2.2_arm.ipk]
  • tun-module - [tun-module_2.4.20-1_arm.ipk]
  • zlib - [zlib_1.2.2-1_arm.ipk]

Games

  • supertux - [supertux_0.1.2-3_arm.ipk]
  • aliens - [aliens_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • barrage - [barrage_1.0.2_arm.ipk]
  • lgeneral - [lgeneral_1.2beta-2_arm.ipk]
  • lmarbles - [lmarbles_1.0.7-2_arm.ipk]
  • ltris - [ltris_1.0.10-2_arm.ipk]
  • freeciv - [freeciv_zaurus_0_0_5_bin.tar.bz2]
  • qfish2 - [qfish2_1.1.0-sl700_arm.ipk]
  • tetrix - [opie-tetrix_1.5-1_arm.ipk]
  • billiardz - [billiardz_0.1.2_arm.ipk]
  • backgammon - [backgammon_0.6.1_arm.ipk]
  • Jahtzee - [jahtzee_0.9.1_all.ipk]
  • gomoku_moro - [gomoku_moro_1.0.2_arm.ipk]
  • qpe-patience - [qpe-patience_1.5_arm.ipk]
  • cards - [cards_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • shisensho - [shisensho_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • ksokoban - [ksokoban_1.5.0-16_arm.ipk]
  • mahjongg - [mahjongg_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • spades - [spades_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • zsolitaire - [zsolitaire_1.02_arm.ipk]
  • zknights - [zknights_0.6.1-1_arm.ipk]
  • Eliminator - [Eliminator_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • javachess - [javachess_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • javanoid - [javanoid_1.54-2_arm.ipk]
  • laserchess - [laserchess_1.09_arm.ipk]
  • coffeeChess - [coffeeChess_0.0.1_arm.ipk]
  • warp - [warp_1.0_arm.ipk]
  • warpfleet - [warpfleet_0.1_arm.ipk]
  • doom (doomdemo and prboom) - [doomdemo_1.8-1_arm.ipk] [prboom_2.2.3-2_arm.ipk]
  • quake - [qpe-quake_1.5.0-2_arm.ipk] [qpe-quake-data_1.5.0-1_arm.ipk]
  • heretic - [heretic-demo_1.2-3_arm.ipk] [heretic-engine_1.0.4-2_arm.ipk]
  • ctux (cyclone tux) - [ctux_1.0.0_arm.ipk]
  • dtux (dancing tux) - [dtux_1.0.0_arm.ipk]

Well, Tux isn't really a game but it is funny. You will need to install [qpe-libqtopia_1.6.0-13_arm.ipk] for tux.

A lot of applications written for prior Z versions still work for the C3000 and C3100, however, the screen is rotated to portrait by default for those applications which can be changed easily. Most require no changes to work, but some need some tweaking in order to work properly on the C3000 and C3100. Look in the customisation section for details for those.

Generally, feeds for Cacko and pdaXrom are also good sources for finding applications written for the older Sharp models. They will run on Qtopia and X/Qt respectively.

The Sharp ROM on the C3000 is not really a ROM image. It really is a misnomer carried on from previous models. The SL-C3000 doesn't really have a flashable ROM image with the full OS and applications on it. Those are stored on the MicroDrive (harddisk) instead on the C3000. It really is a Zaurus Linux distro packaged by Sharp. There are several other distros other than the Sharp one available for the Zaurus in various stages of development. I have created a dedicated section on alternate distros/ROMs for the SL-C3000 and SL-C3100. The customisaton section that follows is primarily for the stock Sharp distro but may also be applicable to Cacko in some areas.

In addition, you can also run Debian packages if you install Pocket Workstation. OpenOffice for example works under Pocket Workstation.

There are also lots of emulators available for the Zaurus with which you can run applications and games for Nintendo, GameBoy, AppleII, Palm and even DOS.

And here are some ScreenShots of various applications that run on the C3000 and C3100.

I also build a few ipk packages to make things easier. Here is a quick summary of them and what they do. The customisation section has further details. The packages are zipped (not for compression but to prevent them from getting corrupted) so you will have to unzip them before you can install them.

I have also made a section dedicated to X/Qt and Debian PocketWorkstation that is more generic and not just for the SL-C3000 and SL-C3100 models. It contains the following:

X/Qt Jumbo and Applications packages
  • [xqt-gtk-jumbo_4.3-0.8_arm.ipk] - X/Qt jumbo package
  • [firefox_0.9-3_arm.ipk] - Mozilla Firefox
  • [thunderbird_0.6-3_arm.ipk] - Mozilla Thunderbird
  • [xqt-gimp_1.2.5-3_arm.ipk] - The Gimp
  • [abiword_2.0.0-2_arm.ipk] - AbiWord
X/Qt Jumbo and Application compressed images
  • [xqt-gtk-jumbo.cramfs] - X/Qt jumbo image
  • [xqt-apps.cramfs] - X/Qt applications image
  • [xqt-mozilla.cramfs] - Firefox and Thunderbird image
  • [xqt-openoffice.cramfs] - OpenOffice image
  • [java.cramfs] - Blackdown JRE 1.3.1 image
  • [xqt-install.sh] - the installer for the X/Qt images
  • [xqt-cleanup] - cleanup script for removing X/Qt
Debian PocketWorkstation and OpenOffice
  • [xqt-debian-jumbo-lite_4.3-0.7.1_arm.ipk] - X/Qt jumbo lite for Debian
  • [xqt-debian-install.sh] - X/Qt Debian install script
  • [zaurus-debian-jumbo-v18-b01.tar.gz] - Debian tarball
  • [zaurus-debian-doc-v18.tar.gz] - Debian docs tarball
  • [zaurus-debian-openoffice114.tar.gz] - OpenOffice tarball

[icon] Customisation

Most information about the SL-C3000 found on the net is in Japanese and a lot of the instructions out there are for earlier models of the Zaurus. Although a lot of that info is still valid because the C3000 is backward compatible with lots of the older models not everything works. Since the C3000 is newer, it has extra capabilities those guides do not mention. Also sometimes things that worked in the older version do not work on the C3000 anymore due to it being implemented differently on the C3000. This guide is intended specifically for the SL-C3000 model (also sometimes referred to as Spitz) but a lot of the info can also be applied to similar models. Most of the information will also apply to the SL-C3100 (also known as Borzoi) since the two models are very similar. In some areas, however, there are significant differences between these two models and those will be highlighted. The SL-C1000 (also known as Akita) is similar to the SL-C3100 but without the internal MicroDrive.


[icon] Resources

http://ezaurus.com/lineup/sl/index.html - Zaurus product page

http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-3000/qa/ - Zaurus SL-C3000 FAQ in Japanese

http://trisoft.de/zaurus.htm - One of the better places for buying a Zaurus (they have an English manual too)

http://www.streamlinecpus.com - TRIsoft's partner in the US

http://pricejapan.com - Cheapest place for a Zaurus (if support is not important to you)

http://www.wolf.ne.jp/syuhen/zaurus.html - Zaurus accessories

http://www.zaurusworld.ne.jp/ - Sharp SpaceTown

http://software.ezaurus.com/ - Zaurus Software (Japanese)

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/ - Zaurus user group and software repository

http://www.oesf.org/forums/ - Zaurus help forum in English

http://www.linuxontour.de/modules/newbb/ - Zaurus help forum in German

http://externe.net/zaurus/forum/index.php - Zaurus resource page in English and French

http://ssh.idv.tw/bbs/viewforum.php?=30 - Zaurus forum in Chinese

http://www.sluser.org/slwiki/ - Zaurus resource wiki in Japanese

http://www.ayati.com/kobako/c3000.htm - Zaurus info page in Japanese

http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/ - software repository

http://www.elsix.org - software repository

http://www.pdaxrom.org - software repository

http://www.zaurusoft.com/ - software repository

http://zsi2.stonekeep.com/ - software repository

http://atty.skr.jp - mplayer and emulators

http://www.gnurou.org/software/zaurus/ - games

http://zaurus.spy.org/ - lots of Z resources

http://www.takei.gr.jp/zaurus/zbook.html - Zaurus Resources and Applications (in Japanese)

http://csx.jp/~zaurus/ - Zaurus Resources and Applications (in Japanese)

http://www.areanine.gr.jp/~nyano/ - Zaurus Resources and Applications (in Japanese)

http://tetsu.homelinux.org/zaurus/kernel/ - Tetsu's enhanced kernels

http://noz.ub32.org/zaurus/emu.html - emulators for Zaurus

http://www.cartel-securite.fr/pbiondi/zaurus/zethereal.html - Ethereal for Zaurus

http://www.robfisher.net/zaurus/freeciv.html - freeciv

http://undertow.2y.net/zaurus/bin/ - misc zaurus binaries

http://www.skill-engineering.com/zaurus/ - screensaver and other useful tools

http://www.zaurusthemes.org - Zaurus Themes and Wallpapers

http://home.mchsi.com/~cmisip/zaurus.htm - zaurus resource page (in English)

http://www.wbcd.com/computing/zaurus/ - Dictionary Resources

http://ebsnap.lkj.jp/zaurus/ - Dictionary Applications and Files

http://tbox.jpn.org/linuzau/ - keyhelper and other tools

http://pocketworkstation.org - Debian PocketWorkstation for the Zaurus

http://people.debian.org/~rene/openoffice.org/test/arm/ - OpenOffice for the Zaurus


[icon] Feeds

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/feed/ - ZUG feed

http://zaurus.spy.org/feeds/docs-zaurus-com/ - another zaurus feed

http://web.mol.ru/~zaurus/feed/ - another zaurus feed

http://bryandeluca.com/cacko/feed/ - Cacko feed

http://www.pdaxrom.org/feed/ - pdaXrom feed

http://www.pdaxrom.org/unstable/ - pdaXrom feed

http://www.pdaxrom.org/oldunstable/ - pdaXrom feed

http://xqt.sourceforge.jp/feed-testing/ - X/Qt feed

http://xqt.sourceforge.jp/feed/ - X/Qt feed

http://opie.handhelds.org/feed/unsupported/sharprom/ - opie feed


DISCLAIMER: The information contained on this site is provided AS IS. No assurance is given to the accuracy of the information or instructions provided. You may use this as a guide but do not blame me if anything bad happens to your system or your data. Use anything described on this site at your own risk. I shall not be made responsible for anything you do.