Sharp zaurus sl5600 personal mobile tool linux journal. All applications from qtopia should run on opie, but not quite. The zaurus sl5500 is compatible with a number of modem options for maximum flexibility in communication. The included software provides for most uses a person might have ms office compatibility, calendar, opera web browser, etc. It contains a host of accessories and other capabilities. Thats quite a step forward and delivers speed and mass storage at a price which would be very hard to match in. Ive been playing with my new linuxpowered sharp zaurus sl5500 pda since last thursday and i wanted to pass along my impressions so far.
It doesnt appear that there are any more places to download roms or software for these. Open box sharp yo515p memo master electronic organizer w software pda. Zaurus sl5600sl5500 comparison whitepaper slashdot. Sl5500 collie is based on the intel sa1110 strongarm processor running at 206mhz, has 64 mb of ram and 16mb flash, a builtin keyboard, compactflash cf slot, secure digital sd slot, and infrared port. Zaurus sl5500 software archive personal telco project. The zaurus sl5500 is a new exciting pda from sharp with exceptional personal information management, mobile communications and mobile multimedia tools. They were culled from various web pages, forums or irc channels. Zaurus sl5500 uses linux with qtopia, a qt system for embedded systems, this became an obvious choice since i already know qt programming on linux. The game is written and compiled with the current qpeqtopia version for the zaurus sl50005500 computer. I think this platform will be succesfull as more software is developed and the zaurus bugs and quirks get worked out.
You can also transfer files from a pc using pc link software. The zaurus sl5500 comes equipped with an extensive software application package including address book, calendar, calculator, text editor, todo list, and. My zaurus is dead now so i will sadly not be testing any more zaurus software. The heap memory also can be written to, allowing you to add and remove applications that you cant touch in the sharp rom, such as the hancom applications.
Zaurus sl5500 software archive no longer maintained may be deleted at any time. The sharp zaurus sl50005500 wasnt the first linux pda, but the one with the greatest. I use a stock zaurus sl5500 with the sharp roms and qtopia environment. Software development for a sharp zaurus sl5500 linux pda. The only major issue was the 1gb driver limit on sd cards, there was a wide assortment of. After flashing the zaurus i boot the device, i can see the angstrom splash screen but the boot process stop when the process bar achieve 50 percent. The slc3000 and slc3100 use the new usb otg onthego connector which allows both mini a and mini b plugs to be plugged in. In addition, openzaurus provides 16mb of builtin flash separate from the 64mb of memory split between, in the sl5500, 32mb for storage and 32mb for heap. Bill kendrick writes a cool as the sharp zaurus sl 5500 linuxbased pda is, there are definitely some quibbles about battery life, software and syncing. The zaurus sl5500 comes equipped with an extensive software application package including address book, calendar, calculator, text editor, todo list, and word and excel viewing and editing capabilities. Since the sharp zaurus sl5500 uses linux with qtopia, a qt system for embedded systems, this became an obvious choice since i already know qt programming on linux. Combining its version of linux with programs written in the java language, the zaurus sl5500 has traditional organizer features like an address book, a calendar and a notepad. Sharp just posted a whitepaper pdf comparing the two models. After many happy years with my palmos pda, i started being angry with some of this os limitations buggy bluetooth and poor range, crappy web browser, and i got tired of waiting for an hypothetical linuxpalmos device.
In the settings folder of the home screen on the sl5500, tap the addremove software application icon. Veitch says the addition of linux for the zaurus sl5500 will aid in java development because of the opensource operating systems flexibility and give customers a broader choice of software. I connect my zaurus to the internet through the cradle with tcpip over usb to a windows xp laptop. The flexibility of linux allows for a lot of other software, including other distributions of linux. Sharp australia dubs us parent crazy over linux pda zdnet. The 5600 comes with the usual pdatype applications. As the owner of a zaurus sl5500, i was pleased to see the many hardware. Zaurus geek run palm os applications under emulation. I was hoping that since the sl5500 runs linux that i would be able to install.
Zhid is a collection of software developed to use zaurus pda as if it were a usb human interface device. Then edited etcbluetoothpin and etcbluetoothgivepin to have a. The zaurus sl5500 comes equipped with an extensive software application package including address book, calendar, calculator, text editor, to. The zaurus sl 5500 is a new exciting pda from sharp with exceptional personal information management, mobile communications and mobile multimedia tools. This will still sometimes crash the video player, especially if other programs are. It probably runs on other handhelds with a compatible configuration, too.
Learn how to leverage your java knowledge, and much of your existing java object libraries, to deploy a wide range of functionality on one new pda, sharps zaurus sl5500. I have a 128 mb sd card currently formatted as default fat. It includes needed device drivers to connect zaurus as a usb hid, and software like move detection with camera and so on. Page 1 of 2 using sharp zaurus zr5800 with windows 7 posted in windows vista and windows 7. Sharp zaurus sl5500 running openzaurus and opie, with docking cradle and stylus the sharp zaurus is the name of a series of personal digital assistants pdas made by sharp corporation. Lately, advances in hardware and java technology are making the pda suitable for development and deployment with java. View and download sharp zaurus sl5500 software manual online. The media player application allows you to play mpeg1 video files and mp3 music files. However, we have halted those efforts and begun working on an opensync plugin. The client side of emotion runs on the sharp zaurus sl5x00 and the server side runs on a computer running windows os.
Sharp zaurus slc750 pda personal mobile tool linux computer handheld complete. The sl5500s display is first rate, the keyboard is a great convenience, and the operating environment and applications deliver excellent value and ease of. Bill kendrick writes a cool as the sharp zaurus sl5500 linuxbased pda is, there are definitely some quibbles about battery life, software and syncing. Even if you dont know anything about the linux operating system, after using the zaurus sl5500, you might join the ranks of linux lovers. Summary of contents for sharp zaurus sl 5500 page 1 quick start guide read this first congratulations on your new purchase of the sharp zaurus sl 5500. Zaurus software these games have been ported to the sharp zaurus sl series of linuxbased series of pdas.
By default, the zaurus and most sharpreleased software updates do not come with a terminal program you can use to get a shell prompt to run the familiar. It came with a docking station with a usb connector and software for ms windows. The vulnerable zaurus sl5000d and the zaurus sl5500 are nearly identical, but the 5500 comes with 64mb of memory, while the 5000d comes with 32mb. Then follow the installation procedure described on pages 93 and 94 of the sl5500 operation manual booklet that comes with your sl5500. Sharp zaurus slc3100 by icruise october 10, 2005 december 14, 2008 uncategorized linux based pda related, pda 12 comments the slc3100 is. This is the developers version of the sl5500, which will go on sale early next. I tried to install angstrom on a zaurus 5500 following the howto found here 1. The sl5000d developer model zaurus has only 32mb of ram.
The zaurus sl5500 is a versatile handheld that runs linux. Remember this is a new pda, and its a great deal better than mss first attempt or second attempt for that matter, even better than some of the. Sharpen your java wireless skills with the zaurus sl5500. Sharp australia said that neither it, nor its us parent, has developed any applications for the zaurusbranded linux pda yet and is critical of its parent companys decision to launch the sl5500. Unfortunately, the driver for the sdcontroller is binaryonly and thus nonfree. I am trying to get my sharp zaurus sl5500 and sl5600 pdas up and running again. All software windows mac palm os linux windows 7 windows 8 windows mobile windows phone ios android windows ce windows server pocket pc blackberry tablets os2 handheld.
Zaurus synchronization repository is a project that aims to provide a solution for synchronizing the sharp zaurus on linux and mac os x operating systems. Jabp crossplatform personal finance program for psion, nokia 92109290, uiq2, uiq3, sharp zaurus, ipaq, windows, unix, linux. Unboxing the linuxbased palmtop, sharp zaurus sl5500 yes, i said cl5500 in the video. Some games defendguin, super tux and tux paint, so far only work on the models capable of 640x480 resolution e. Sharp zaurus sl5500 quick start manual pdf download. The sharp zaurus sl5500 offers everything from mobile communications to mobile multimedia. Does anyone know where i can download the zaurus sofware for free and will it work on windows 7. Sl5500 collie is based on the intel sa1110 strongarm processor running at 206 mhz, has 64 mb of ram and 16mb flash, a builtin. The zaurus was the most popular pda during the 1990s in japan and was based on a proprietary operating system. Anybody have updated os for sharp zaurus sl5500 and sl5600. The sharp zaurus sl 5000 5500 wasnt the first linux pda, but the one with the greatest success in the linux community and beyond. Dear friends, it has been a while since i have been on these great forums. I use a stock zaurus sl 5500 with the sharp roms and qtopia environment.
Its pc synchronization program for microsoft outlook makes it easy to keep all information uptodate. The sharp zaurus sl50005500 wasnt the first linux pda, but the one with the greatest success in the linux community and beyond. The new zaurus slc3000 from sharp is a linuxbased pda incorporating an intel xscale pxa270 cpu at 416 mhz. Newer kernel, no more rootprivsforeverything, jffs2, dropping slow xml. The sharp zaurus sl5500 combines stateoftheart sharp technology and sharp innovation to deliver a unique and compelling pda solution. The selected ipk package file is now copied to your sl5500. Initially zync and zyncgui were created for pim personal information management synchronization. It contains 64 mb sdram of which about half is used for program memory usage and the other half for user program storage. Free zaurus sl5500 software, themes, games, apps download. If you download the free source archive, information on how to make and install the packages are provided in the readme file included in the archives.
When i looked at the sharp web site i saw two linux pda models present for sale in the usa. Summary of contents for sharp zaurus sl5500 page 1 quick start guide read this first congratulations on your new purchase of the sharp zaurus sl5500. Using sharp zaurus zr5800 with windows 7 windows vista. It has a 640 by 480 pixel screen and is physically quite similar to the previous zaurus clamshell models, the main difference being that it has a 4 gb hard drive built in. Download32 is source for sharp zaurus shareware, freeware download rpg names, vrecoder, qtopia bluez bluetooth gui, notecase pro, sharp zip wrapper, etc. When a mini b is plugged in, the zaurus will act as a usb.