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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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 ;)...
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......
... 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...
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,...
I have tried twice to set up a development environment for the Zipit. and have been unsuccessful. Are there any updated tutorials on how to do this? What is...
... Well.... There doesn't seem to be a "best" way to do this. It takes some experience with tools to get things done. I threw together a buildroot to get...
... Well, it is not so much the lack of video drivers, you can run a framebuffer X server against the Zipit hardware. The issue, as I see it, is that of a...
Thanks Tom for your remarks on the LCD and GUI situation. I don't mind writing my own "driver"... though as I see it, that would just be a part of the program...
Hello all, Friend, have you been wondering what to do with that Zipit? You know the one, the one with the 5 wire mod and MMC card? Has it been wasting away in...
Porting u-boot may allow to boot kernel from tftp, then kernel can mount file system from nfs. What would be nice would be to use only HTTP so you can setup...
... Yes, I use mine to browse the web using the 'links' browser. This browser can do SSL (HTTPS) access so if you need to logon to a wifi network before using...