Wifi CF Card Holder Mod

Modifying the Linksys Wifi card holder to fit an extra CF card for transport. Crow came over and we cut up some cases and made it fit. The ones in the pics are his cards. I got the PNY CF Card which works great in the Z!









1. Linksys Wifi CF card comes in an oversized case perfect for modifying to fit another CF card. Lay out the parts to get a view of what you'll be working on.


2. Place the black foam in an easy position to cut up then lay the cards on it evenly to get an idea of the placement



3. Press down on the CF card then take a sharp knife and cut at an inward angle around the card. I took it to just within the edge of the card in short cuts layering down through the foam. You end up with an outline around where the card will be.


4. Trim off extra foam then take off about 1/16 of an inch down one side of the cutout. This is because the card just fitting in the cutout is too wide to fit in the plastic case. The extra 1/16 will give it enough space to squeeze into the bottom of the clear case. You are left with a space for a CF memory card.

5. Test fit the Wifi and CF cards

6. Put the foam in its place in the clear case. Put the wifi card in as usual. Slide the CF card into the foam bottom first. If it's not fitting slide the foam up a bit then put in the CF card then slide the foam back down.

That's it. Did 2 of these with no problems. Just make sure to get that extra 1/16 slice for the foam to fit snug with the CF card in.

GameBoy Advanced Emulator

Samantha wanted some games so I looked into a Gameboy Advance emulator. Got the unit so keepin it legal with the ROMs and all... Hope Brandon wants some for the GBA SP so I can get those too soon. :>


Installation:
Downloaded and installed gnuboy_1.0.3-qtopia2-1_arm.ipk from http://www.slac.com/~mpilone/projects/qtopiagnuboy.phtml.

Also downloaded and installed libSDL from http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=448 which is required for gnuboy_1.0.3-qtopia2-1_arm.ipk.

While searching for ROMs I cam across an updated emulator qtopiagnuboy_1.0.3-qtopia3-1_arm.ipk at http://www.warmi.net/zaurus/gnuboy.shtml that boasted better speed so I installed it and it seems to work fine. I don't know if libSDL is required for v3-1 or not. I just left it on.

Playin:
The emulator installs to the Game tab and looks to be working fine with some test ROMs. Just click the emulator icon, enter the path to your ROMs and click Apply. Select a ROM and click Launch and you're in business!

There is slim to no documentation that I can find. Looks like it's trial and error for figuring out the controls for games. Turns out it works it's just super slow in loading.

Games:
ROM list at http://www.rom-world.com/index.php

Alias command for terminal

This is for any command that is not in the $PATH envvar.

Added alias for samba command in root .profile so I don't have to enter the whole path to the command when ssh'ing in. Also added symbolic link in /home/zaurus for when opening terminal.

When ssh/telnet in:
1. su - root
2. vi .profile
3. go to the end of the file and add this line
alias samba='/etc/rc.d/init.d/samba'
4. Save and quit vi

When on Zaurus terminal:
1. be sure you're in the home directory by typing:
cd ~
2. Create wymbolic link to samba command by typing:
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/samba samba

That's all there is to it. Now if you want to turn on or off samba you simply type the command 'samba start/stop'

Froot - like Snood

Great game called Froot is just like Snood!! Has worked flawless for me every time.

Download at http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=133.

Samba Sharing

Samba is already on the Zaurus. All you have to do is configure the correct files and you will have an accessible share. SSH'd in to configure the smb.conf file.




Steps found at http://www.users.on.net/~hluc/myZaurus/custom.html. Search for "Enabling Samba over wireless".

Modify /usr/lib/samba/smb.conf
1. add eth0 to line with "interfaces = usb0
2. add line hosts allow 192.168.1. (or whatever your IP range is)
3. Add share at bottom of file
[zaurus_share]
comment = for Sharing Data
path = /mnt/card
short preserve case = no
read only = no
guest ok = yes
force user = zaurus
4. su root
5. /etc/rc.d/init.d/samba start
6. From a windows box hit the UNC for the Z
\\192.168.1.1\share_name

I set path=/mnt/card so I can copy straight to the SD Card and run the ipk through VNC.

Open SSH

Getting Samba configured and vi is freaking out! Installing OpenSSH to get into the system and mod files.

Install server, client and add ons:
http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1035

Gonna need a windows SSH like Putty to hook in.

Package install then reboot and all works great!

VNC baby!!!

Went over to Crow's house and we are workin on this and that and he got VNC working both ways on the Z! So we're sittin there lookin at VNC on the laptop but not able to click anything. After some searchin he finds it needs Zlib to be able to control the Z. Wow I don't have the patience for that kind of stuff!

Files needed to get VNC server/viewer workin on Z:
FB VNC Server
Keypebble VNC viewer
Zlib

Installed Server then Viewer then Zlib then did reboot. Everything works great right out of the box!!

1. Click VNC Server Launch
2. Under Server Options choose the GUI to see when VNCing in (I like Fancy with Face Panel)
3. Set password if you want (restart server to enable password)
4. Click OK and hit it from another computer

Screenshot of Z from laptop