Re: Transfer todo/calendar data Linux <--> Z

Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
>On Thursday 06 November 2003 09:45 am, Tim Sawchuck wrote:
>> On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:54:15 -0500
>> "Reuben D. Budiardja" <[email protected]> scribed on
electronic
>> parchment:
>> >
>> > I guess I don't really need to synz at this point. I can for example
use
>> > my Z as my central place for all scheduling/Todo, and then just have a
>> > mechanism to transfer it as iCal to desktop, as there are many-many
>> > program that can read iCal.
>>
>> Depends on which Z model and which ROM; whatcha runnin"?
>
>Sorry, forgot to include that. SL-5500, with the ROM that came with it,
>whatever that is (where can I find out about it anyway? are there
upgrades?).

Your ROM version is in the System Info application on the last tab. Updates
can be obtained from the page http://www.myzaurus.com/downloads3.asp .

>Well, to add to my question, if I can sync with my Linux desktop, that's
even
>better. So far from what I read, I have to get a new kernel. I'm reluctant
to
>do that since this is pretty much a production machine for our development
>projects. Can I just sync using something like SSH connection anyway?

You need to compile a kernel module so that you can connect your Zaurus via
the USB cradle, not simply to sync, but you don't necessarily have to
recompile the whole kernel.

You can sync via a wireless or ethernet link, however Sharp changed the PIM
engine in the 3.x ROMs and did not release anything that can sync with it
under Linux. Since their PIM engine is propriertary it is taking a while
for the community to write an open source way of syncing.

The OpenZaurus ROM can still sync with Linux using Qtopia Desktop, however
none of that software supports iCal either. There is nothing that I know of
on the Zaurus that supports iCal.

The FAQs and Howtos at http://www.zaurususergroup.com contain a lot of
useful information now.

Regards,

Colin