... A different question in that context: I'm currently stuck with a sort of 4-and-a-half-wire mod. I got the 4 easy wires installed without problems, and I...
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Florian Echtler
floemuc
Feb 20, 2007 4:31 pm
... A different question in that context: I'm currently stuck with a sort of 4-and-a-half-wire mod. I got the 4 easy wires installed without problems, and I...
2077
foxxotg
Feb 20, 2007 4:33 pm
I have some OEM GPS Units I want to put to good use. Think there is any way to get a basic GPS system with map on the zipit? Obviousally you will need the...
2078
foxxotg
Feb 20, 2007 4:33 pm
Ill be more than happy to host the ISO from the file server i use for www.bsodtv.org at www.bsodtv.wiihost.net I have been following this for some time now and...
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Gregg C Levine
hansolofa
Feb 20, 2007 5:00 pm
Hello! Yes you would indeed the MMC/SD card modification to do storage of the map data. However, the basic design of the Zipit precludes any normal additions ...
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Michael Grigoni
cybertheque_...
Feb 20, 2007 5:24 pm
... Trying to get good contact with a chrome-plated needle without tinning and soldering is extremely unlikely to succeed. Use a gold-plated spring-loaded...
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Michael Grigoni
cybertheque_...
Feb 20, 2007 5:50 pm
... Thanks for the offer. ... Please read the thread carefully; nothing is 'going on' and nobody is 'selling' GPL code. <snip> here is a word of advice... get...
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M. Warner Losh
bsdimp
Feb 20, 2007 7:33 pm
In message: <45DB34F7.2060304@...> ... There's nothing wrong with selling GPL code. The wrongness is if you sell it and prevent the people you sell...
2083
Barbudor
jean_michel_...
Feb 20, 2007 11:20 pm
Hi Fox, Hardware: probably you will need to setup at least the 3 wire mod to connect your GPS to serial port, but you surely have already considered that ...
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Tom Walsh
twalsh0001
Feb 26, 2007 2:14 pm
I know that some discussion was done about using a 2.6 kernel for the zipit, but the main problem was getting a wifi driver working. Has there been any...
2085
lumkichi
Feb 26, 2007 7:53 pm
Being nosy, I check on this forum a lot and am impressed with what Zipitpet and others have done here. I'm happy to leak some news that another developer...
2086
tbiondo2004
Mar 7, 2007 5:02 pm
I've been playing with my zipit, and cross compiling stuff for it, and I was wondering if it is possible to get monitor mode on the wireless interface, with a...
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Michael Grigoni
cybertheque_...
Mar 7, 2007 5:40 pm
... The lack of monitor mode, WPA, etc. is a limitation of the firmware provided for the wifi chipset (and it is quite customized for this silicon and...
2088
tjombek
Mar 8, 2007 11:47 pm
I've just bought one on ebay. ... buy...
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Tim Saylor
shabadu5
Mar 13, 2007 4:15 pm
circuitcity.com for $75...
2090
foxxotg
Mar 13, 2007 4:15 pm
The GPS modules I have are 3.3v TTL serial. Techincally all you need is TX and Ground into the ZipIt. Thats a brainless connection. The software on the other...
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niftyguy79
Mar 13, 2007 6:16 pm
You cant get them officialy in the EU the reason for that is the PCB, it got lead in...
2092
tanlaan33
Mar 17, 2007 8:14 pm
Can someone explain how the entire backlight mod works and what you need for supplies? What I am trying to do is use this same concept for an old gameboy...
2093
Tom Walsh
twalsh0001
Mar 18, 2007 6:27 pm
... Essentially, you use a flat piece of Electro Luminescent material that is placed behind the LCD. You have to carefully remove the foil reflector from...
2094
Adam Tilghman
atilghma
Mar 19, 2007 3:48 am
I've haven't touched my ZipIt for quite a while- work and family obligations have taken all my free time. Would anyone like to buy my generally vanilla unit, ...
2095
upt1me
Mar 19, 2007 3:48 pm
I wrecked my 1st zipit trying to do the serial model. I just purchased an another zipit from ebay with a broken screen in hopes of creating a modded zipit....
... 30 gauge solid wire, AKA "wire wrap wire" or "kynar wire". Available at most hobby electronics and Radio Shack stores. carefully break up the solder mask...
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Andrew Hakman
andrew_hakman
Mar 19, 2007 8:49 pm
I used a sharp dental pick to carefully scrape off the solder mask, then covered the exposed via with a little dot of solder. For wire, I'd recommend 30 gauge...
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M. Warner Losh
bsdimp
Mar 19, 2007 9:16 pm
In message: <45FEDDC4.2020601@...> ... It also helps if you use a tiny bit of flux. ... I've done it with 3x magnifying glasses. And it is...
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Christina Ashley
yankee_chris...
Mar 24, 2007 4:15 am
sooo. i'm not a computer genius, but I do want to be able to do more things with it than just IMing. How do I do this? Step by step in english please ;)...
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Pierre-Luc Bacon
aqrapointca
Mar 25, 2007 8:50 pm
Just go here: http://elinux.org/wiki/ZipIt. It's written in english. Probably no reason to post on that mailing-list before going through that wiki I'd say......
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Tim Saylor
shabadu5
Mar 25, 2007 8:51 pm
I can't give you a step by step without knowing your specific setup, but here's the basics: First, install the burn3 firmware: ...
2103
Tom Walsh
twalsh0001
Apr 1, 2007 6:30 pm
... Hello Russ, I don't make much on the sale & installation of the Addon Board. Sometimes, it is a pain to schedule my other work around the installation of...
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Christina Ashley
yankee_chris...
Apr 5, 2007 3:50 pm
I was playing a song using MyTunez, and then the whole thing froze up. If I turn it on and off, it will still show the frozen screen. I don't know what to do,...
