Re: Which ROM for syncing w/ Linux?

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 03:33:08PM -0400, Jason Sutherland wrote:

> >Since Sharp is being nasty about the protocol used to sync by
> >the 3.1 ROM, which ROM is the most compatible with somebody who
> >runs Linux on the desktop?

> I thought that the protocol was fully documented but niether sharp nor 
> the openzaurus group have yet ported the sync software for linux.

According to Andrew De Ponte <http://www.cyph.org/zsrep/>, the
protocol has to be reverse engineered before there's any hope
for syncing 3.1 ROMS with Linux:

    I have contacted Sharp and attempted to obtain information
    such as whether they are going to release a Linux version
    of Qtopia Desktop that supports their new method and
    protocol for syncing (answer is no, because it is not
    feasible considering that their customers use Windows). I
    then asked Sharp if they would at least be willing to
    release the protocol specs so people from the open source
    community could develop a software package to stand in the
    place of their lacking Qtopia Desktop for Linux (it doesn't
    exist). Their response to this was to look at their
    developer forums which helped me by allowing me to contact
    other people with the same problem but no one had a
    solution.

    I then decided since Sharp was not willing to help in any
    way and no one had come up with a solution that I was going
    to come up with one. My reasoning was that I want a stock
    Zaurus SL-5600 to be able to sync with a Linux box. In
    order to accomplish this task we must understand how the
    syncing works. That is where the ZSREP comes into play. 
  
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Grant Edwards
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