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08:40.19Bamiranyone know how to connect to winxp/wifi/adhoc ?
08:40.37Tomoeheh
08:40.45Tomoewhich rom?
08:40.57Bamirjust stock
08:41.04Tomoeuh
08:41.11Tomoedoes the driver support adhoc?
08:41.19Tomoemy card drivers dont support adhoc
08:41.23Tomoecf wifi I mean
08:41.39BamirI believe so....not exactly sure
08:41.49Bamirhow would one check?
08:42.07Tomoewell, you would try creating an adhoc connection in the networking applet?
08:42.48Bamirhmmm....
08:43.39Bamirbb in a few gonna play with this some more
08:45.03Tomoeok
08:45.09TomoeIm going out to have some food tho
08:45.12Tomoesee you later
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16:33.27Tomoesup hy
16:49.24xmoogleis it a bad thing to leave a zaurus (sl-c3x00) running, not suspended, for several days? i'm mildly concerned about how warm it gets
17:01.40rikkusno, not at all
17:01.46rikkusI used to use mine as my web server
17:01.55rikkusleft it on for about 6 months
17:07.56xmoogleyay
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19:01.19Tomoexmoogle: do as you please
19:01.23Tomoeit will get warm
19:01.29Tomoebut not extremely hot
19:06.25ljpoverclock it
19:21.51radugaxmoogle: there's one problem with letting it run hot
19:22.33radugait shouldn't hurt the internal electronics, much.  It might slightly increase the wear (and decrease the ultimate lifespan) of the HDD
19:22.46radugabut definitely, it will wear out your battery
19:23.12radugarunning it for a few days at a time, once in awhile, won't hurt too much,
19:24.02radugabut if you want to run for an extended time, while the case stays permanently warm, you might consider removing the battery, and just running on AC.
19:24.28xmooglehmm
19:24.34radugaor get a spare battery, and use *that* for when you're not plugged in.
19:24.39xmooglethat might be an idea
19:24.45xmooglehow much are spare batteries usually?
19:25.03radugaxmoogle: two things that decrease battery life are-  heat, and charge
19:25.19radugaif the battery is charged more than 60% for an extended period, it will degrade too
19:25.47radugaxmoogle: not really cheap.  you could check with where you got your Z from in the first place
19:26.00xmoogleraduga, a friend of a friend who was in japan
19:26.46radugastreamlinecpus has them for ~ 120 USD
19:27.01xmooglegah
19:27.03xmoogleexpensive
19:27.20radugacheaper on eBay, but i'd be a bit careful using that source
19:28.43radugaok. there's a vendor who claims to sell them for $12 USD, with $5 shipping
19:28.48raduga*if* you feel lucky :)
19:29.35xmoogle$64 from trisoft.de!
19:30.01radugawhich model?
19:30.05radugayou want the BL-11 if possible
19:30.28xmoogleoh, oops
19:30.47xmoogleyeah $130 :(
19:32.12radugathe other batteries should still work, they're just going to have a smaller capacity.
19:32.29raduga(and they may rattle around inside the case)
19:32.55xmoogleso a BL08K would work?
19:33.00xmoogleon my 3200
19:33.49radugait *should* I suspect.
19:34.04radugaI haven't actually tried using one, but I believe the contacts are the same
19:34.37radugaalso keep in mind, that if you buy a "new" BL08, it will still be a couple years old at least
19:34.45xmoogleoh, it's even more expensive..
19:34.49radugaand so, a bit degraded already.
19:35.44radugathe one battery that won't work (different shape) is the BL-09 (for the SL-6k)
19:36.07radugabut a BL-06 or BL-08 might be fine, if you can find one in decent shape.
19:37.27xmoogleequivalent of $84 for a BL-11 from conics.net
19:42.58xmooglewhich is quite a bit better
19:45.39xmoogleif the system is plugged into AC can i take the battery out without turning the machine off?
19:45.58radugaxmoogle: depends on the system you're running.
19:46.06xmoogleopenbsd atm
19:46.20xmoogleso hardware wise yes, basically?
19:46.25raduga2.4 linux kernel probably won't let you.   2.6 kernel should,
19:46.38xmooglenot on any linux kernel hehe
19:46.42radugai suspect obsd is not going to pay much attention to the battery cover latch
19:47.12radugaare you able to read power level settings from the APM?
19:47.30radugaxmoogle: best way to find out, is plug in, and remove the battery
19:47.33radugaand see what happens :)
19:47.48radugaif the screen doesn't suddenly turn black, you're probably ok
19:47.53xmoogleyay it worked
19:48.21radugathere's some chance it might not boot without a battery, though unlikely
19:48.47xmooglenow i have to hope i don't knock the AC cable out accidentally!
19:50.01radugabtw, same situation holds for *most* portable computers
19:50.06radugalaptops, notebooks, etc
19:50.23xmooglei imagine it would
19:50.36radugathey aren't really designed to run continuously, and the first place you're going to see problems show up will be in the battery
19:50.36xmoogle1800mAh seems kinda..suboptimal tbh
19:50.42radugabecause its the most sensitive
19:51.36raduga(you can harden electronics to be heat-resistant, but its more difficult to harden redox chemistry)
19:52.05xmoogleyes, i can imagine
19:55.08radugaer. easier to harden solid-state, where the only "moving parts" are electrons, and electron "holes",  than gels that have to allow the movement of ions through  membranes
19:56.03radugamicroscopic, but the difference between "micro" and "nano" becomes relevant
19:58.13radugaxmoogle: not exactly a replacement, but you can find battery extenders, intended for the PSP,  that will behave like an portable charger
19:58.28raduga(plug into the DC jack on the Zaurus)
19:58.47radugathey're more in the ~ 10-15 USD range
19:59.25radugaI suppose you could run a Zaurus off one of these, without an internal battery, though it'd be a little cumbersome
20:03.40xmooglewell currently it's just on AC :)
20:04.27xmooglethat is interesting though
20:04.39xmoogledoes that mean the PSP runs off the same spec of charger?
20:06.44radugaits pretty close.  nominally 5V, and either 1A or 2A (not quite sure which)
20:07.01radugaI've seen chargers at both 1A and 2A, and in-between
20:08.16raduga(also, USB-psp charge adaptors work fine... if your desktop provides enough juice,  but I only use them for charging. I wouldn't really want to power the Z directly off a USB bus)
20:59.36balrog-kundo you use mtd-utils to erase and write the flash on the Spitz?
20:59.51balrog-kunand what command should i use?
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22:46.13nullboyhello, do any Zaurus'  (5500 - 6000) support HID input via USB? I'm looking for a viable solution to attach a USB barcode scanner for simple scanning into a spread sheet
22:46.19nullboyfor a warehouse situation
23:32.36balrog-kunall devices with a USB host should support HID

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