Re: spitz (zaurus sl-c3000) support

[Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>]

On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 00:44 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Thanks. Kernel works, even with 3.5.3 opie. [But touchscreen gets
> extremely interesting, you have to click top-right corner to get it to
> register click in bottom-left].

Yes, there's a bug in the opie (qte specifically) calibration code which
is fixed in 3.5.4 (I fixed it). I ended up replacing qte's algorithm
with a decent 5 point one.

> > Rename the gpe or opie file "hdimage1.tgz" to flash depending on what
> > flavoured image you'd like. You need the other files including gnu-tar.
> > You don't need an initrd.bin file as under 2.6 we can boot directly from
> > the microdrive.
> 
> You mean I should place tar binary on flashcard, because updater.sh
> needs it? [What is updater.sh anyway, xor 0x5e encrypted shell
> script?!]

Yes, place the file as gnu.tar on the flashcard with updater.sh.
updater.sh is indeed an "encrypted" shell script! There are tools around
to decode/encode it.

> Oh, okay, one more question. Do you trust your battery charging code
> enough to leave spitz overnight in charger? I would hate to be awaken
> by angry lithium ;-).

My spitz has been left plugged in all the time with my charging code and
has yet to explode. ;-) Its very similar to the c7x0 code which people
have happily been using for a while in OpenZaurus c7x0 2.6. Spitz does
contain a charging chip which should prevent major damage to the
battery. The software just tries to help it along...

Cheers,

Richard