Re: spitz (zaurus sl-c3000) support

Pavel Machek
2005-10-18T08:15:04Z

Hi!

> > 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.
...
> 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.

Yes, now it updated correctly. Thanks!

> > 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...

Charge led does not go off, but pavouk (has c7x0) told me that's
pretty much normal. It made me a bit nervous.
Pavel
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