Zaurus SL-C1000 >

OK

See also:

• Zaurus SL-C1000 service menu

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Download the appropriate files to the root of your CF or SD card, and rename them to these names:

• zImage.bin (Cacko uses tools.tar)
• initrd.bin

• updater.sh

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1. Make sure that Zaurus isn’t plugged into AC power.
2. Remove battery for at least 5 seconds.
3. Replace battery (replace battery cover, lock cover).
4. Plug in the power cord.
5. Press and hold the OK button on the keyboard.
6. Turn the power on, you should see the Japanese service menu.
7. Select option 4 (flash/update).
8. Choose either CF or SD, depending on which media you put the files on.

9. Choose ‘Y‘ (Yes)

Steps 1-3 can be skipped under some circumstances.

NOTE:

• In some cases, it’s possible to hold ON while inserting the power cable or while it’s rebooting.

• When the distribution is performing the install, if the periods go way past the 100%-mark then you probably have a bad initrd.bin file.

Troubleshooting ∞

Holding OK and pressing the power button does nothing ∞

The orange power light is on when the power cable is plugged in.

There is no change when holding OK and pressing power. Nothing ever happens.

I tried a Zaurus SL-C1000 NAND backup or restore to no avail.

The power light blinks if the battery is out, OK is held while the power is plugged in.

… I screwed around for a long while before it finally decided to work.

When this happened a second time, I couldn’t fix it. I couldn’t even do a NAND restore.. it was refusing to find the NAND file. What the fuck.

Selecting option 4 does nothing ∞

Whatever you choose seems to give the Japanese “not found” message.

solution: make sure you have the power cord plugged in.

if your previous OS powers on when you press power:

• I had this happen with a previous install of pdaXrom, and did a NAND restore.

If none of this does anything, then try emergency console boot:

Zaurus SL-C1000 emergency console boot

Log in as root, type reboot and hold OK. It should get you into the proper mode, with the Japanese maintenance screen.

cannot type anything ∞

The blue install screen is seen, but you cannot cursor or press enter to select options. The cursor is on ‘OK’ but blinks slower than usual.

Just wait a minute and it will begin to work again.

This was seen with weeXpc 1.7 final.