my Zaurus SL-C3000 and SL-C3100
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16/09/2007 12:23
Installing a terminal
Connect the Zaurus via USB (make sure to plug the USB cable into the PC first, then the Zaurus).
Copy the terminal ipk file [qpe-terminal-ja_1.5.0-3_arm.ipk] from the CD-ROM into the
/Documents/Install_Files directory. Disconnect the USB device on the PC. The Zaurus will turn back
to normal mode. Click on the third TAB on the top and then click on the little disk like icon. Then
select the Install_Files folder. Inside, click on the ipk file (should be the only file there) and the
installer will launch it. Press install (the big button at the bottom) and then OK (the button on the
left) on the dialog box that comes up.
If you have a SD or CF card and a card reader for it, then you can also just copy the ipk file onto
the SD card and insert the card into the Zaurus afterwards and install the ipk file from the card
instead of using the USB cable which sometimes can be problematic.
A much better terminal [qkonsole_0.9.3-20040205_arm.ipk] can be download and installed instead
of the one provided on the CD-ROM.
Most of the customisation work requires a terminal so you really should install one. All the
instructions inside a white box assume its done from within a terminal window, and most entries in
gray boxes are illustrations of configuration file fragments. Also I assume you know how to use
vi
.
Personally, I love Vim (vi improved) and use it all the time for most things. However, if you are
really struggling to use
vi
, then you can use
pico
instead which is like the DOS edit (see pico
section on how to install). Then whenever you see the instructions tell you to use vi to edit or
create a file, use pico instead. The
esc
key in vi is mapped to the
cancel
key on the Zaurus.
Localising/Converting to English
The C3000 and C3100 come in Japanese only by default. The irony of this is that Qtopia and most
of Linux were developed in English, and Sharp had to change it all to Japanese, and we have to
change it all back again. This makes changing the Zaurus back into English rather simple except for
a few new applications that were written in Japanese natively. There are several approaches to
switch back into English only mode, and there are even some scripts out there that automate the
whole process. I consider the Japanese a bonus so no way am I going to get rid of it. (Ever tried to
add Japanese support to an older Windows version?)
Switching back to English (quick and dirty):
Launch the terminal and change the /home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf file to use 'en' instead of
'ja'.
