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X11 GUI. GTK+/2 and QT3 support out of the box.

A complete collection of files. It looks very easy to recompile applications for.

Also has another guy who is modding it with some interesting results. His mods create a combination X and Qt environment, to run both kinds of applications.

• Abandoned

  • The authors (sashz [ 1 ] , Meanie [ 2 ] ) haven’t been active on the OESF forum ( likely now https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?board=73.0), and there was some e-begging [ 3 ] .
  • 2010-05-27, it looks completely abandoned. No updates in forever and everything pdaXrom has been removed and replaced by some embedded project.

See also:

• ipkg

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• As of 2010-05-27 pdaxrom.org hosts nothing.

  • downloads, archive
  • documentation, archive
  • installation, archive
  • bug tracker, archive

• The OESF forum is still active.

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• r198 (test release) was never tested.

  • https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=23744.0 [ 4 ]
• 1.1.0r121 was untested, because their fileserver was broken.

• pdaXii13

  • https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=22798.0 [ 5 ]
• 1.1.0beta4 – 1.1.0beta4 got shifted into the r#### series of alphas.

• 1.1.0beta3 – 1.1.0beta3 got updated, and became pdaXii13

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• pdaXrom mods

Stuff ∞

• https://www.thesounddesign.com/zaurus/beta3.htm — Tweaks and HOWTOs for beta3 (which is old).

• http://sdjf.esmartdesign.com/

  • see also https://sdjf.wordpress.com/

Tips and tricks ∞

Misc ∞

• adduser (user)

• set the suid bit on busybox so the zaurus user can su and do other things.

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• Maximize: Home+m or Super+m
• Config files of individual apps can be modified to specify a size. Some require recompilation with certain options.

• Wallpapers are png files.

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• Right Click: Hold down Fn and tap with stylus

• Middle Click: Hold down the right Shift key and tap with the stylus.

Customising the window manager ∞

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060512052059/http://www.oesf.org:80/index.php?title=Pdaxrom_Environment

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060511123828/http://www.oesf.org:80/index.php?title=Configuring_Openbox

zaurus.spy.org/feeds/cacko/x11/feed/ — some Window managers may already exist: Fluxbox

• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=19907.0 [ 6 ]
• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=18138.0 [ 7 ]

• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=13050.0 [ 8 ]

  • KDE

• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=8280.0 [ 9 ]

  • pdaXrom-Fvwm, more eyecandy, less memory usage

• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=7615.0 [ 10 ]

  • Enlightenment

• Openbox has diverged from its roots.

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090215204919/http://icculus.org:80/openbox/obconf/ — cross-compiler. [ 11 ]

• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=3942.0 [ 12 ]

  • Working with ROX

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• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=18569.0 [ 13 ]

  • Running X Over The Network, Using a PC to control a Zaurus

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• donations – https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=14427.0 (or so) [ 14 ]

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• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=9654.0 [ 15 ]

  • Debian chrooted installation.

• https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=554.0 [ 16 ]

  • Editing the key definition.

rotation ∞

Use /usr/X11R6/bin/xrandr

“Portrait” mode, ie default for 5500 series:

\xrandr  -o left

“Landscape” mode, ie default for 7×0 series:

\xrandr  -o normal

left/middle/right mouse clicks ∞

mapped the Calendar, Address and Mail keys to toggle the mouse buttons

• Calendar=mouse left
• Address=mouse middle

• Mail=mouse right

I did this with Sash’s help pointing me to the right file.

To do this, edit /home/etc/xkmc

take the lines:

keycode=49, Control, Exec, xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3", NoFork, NoAutoRepeat
keycode=50, Control, Exec, xmodmap -e "pointer = 2 1 3", NoFork, NoAutoRepeat
keycode=51, Control, Exec, xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1", NoFork, NoAutoRepeat

Change keycode=96, 97, 98 respectively on each line. Then replace Control with none on each line, then save and reboot.

Now I can change the screen taps with one key stroke. It’s much easier/faster to navigate now.

SysRq ∞

On the 2.6 kernels, the SysRq key is mapped to the Alt+Home key combination. See above to find the Alt key. The procedure for generating a SysRq+x request is:

• Hold Alt
• Press Home as well
• Release Alt

• Press the second key (x in the above example) whilst still holding Home

See SysRq for valid values of x.

Footnotes

1. was http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showuser=1058 [ ↩ ]
2. was http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showuser=6686 [ ↩ ]
3. was http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=14427 [ ↩ ]
4. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=23744 [ ↩ ]
5. was http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=22798 [ ↩ ]
6. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=19907 [ ↩ ]
7. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=18138 [ ↩ ]
8. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13050 [ ↩ ]
9. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=8280 [ ↩ ]
10. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7615 [ ↩ ]
11. See http://openbox.org/wiki/ObConf:About[ ↩ ]
12. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=3942 [ ↩ ]
13. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=18569 – which is an awkward archive [ ↩ ]
14. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=14427&st=105 [ ↩ ]
15. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9654 [ ↩ ]
16. was http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=554 [ ↩ ]