Hi folks, I'm a new member of this group and a software developer by profession. I am considering buying a zipit since it is cheap to hack on. However, before...
Well, after taking an scopemeter to all of the pins, I can confirm it is NOT the same pinout as the Axim, and I would guess that if you plugged the Axim power...
Hello, I just got my new z2 and set it up with the instructions off of hunterdavis.com. When I boot up, login, and type startx I cannot move the mouse. Does...
hello,, does anyone know how to get to the desktop after I install the ubunty on my z2? user, pass:ubuntu but after that at stays in the command line, whats...
Hi there, I am conducting a research study at UBC in Kelowna and will be using Zipit devices to collect study data. If you have previous experience developing...
I checked our the official ZipitWireless.com site today and it's all new. Instead of having useful links to modify and setup the standard system, it features a...
I had it for a few weeks before I returned it to Target. I installed debian on it and played around with it for some time but the screen was just too small to...
An earlier post said the ZipIt was dead, evidently because the ZipIt Wireless web site was redesigned. Well, it isn't dead, not yet, anyway. Go here:...
?No, not dead: http://www.zipitwireless.com/default.htm#homepage I think they are just expanding beyond the devices. You can still manage it at the link...
I got a Zipit Z1. And it has a few quirks, I am guessing a lemon. It's brand new so I will be able to get another. But just in case, is it usual for them to...
First off... It freezes when I try to sign on to MSN.... Secondly, it won't allow any Yahoo IM to sign on... Is this typical or did I get a lemon? Also I am...
I found this interesting page on using the Z2 as the core brains of a robot. This has reinvigorated my interest in the Z2 as I had been looking for a modern...
Nice, love those lego wheels! Looks like bomb sniffer/ied bot to me; no heavy duty tech really? Way to recycle those old mobile batteries Good on him ... From:...
Hello! I saw that first on http://hackaday.com and he doesn't give enough details to make it work. I'm not at all sure as to how he accomplished the...
Gregg, I'm still working hard on the documentation for this project. All that is needed to duplicate the work will be provided. My dream is the have a...
Hello! Excellent! That is good to know, sir. Part of the problem is that the description on http://hackaday.com did not go into enough detail. However about...
Gregg, Those are standard hobby servos modified for continuous rotation. The wheels are lego, and I glued the servo horn to the hub. I have added some more...
If you are interested in interfacing external hardware to your Z2, I have the expansion port pinout with all the signals, plus the headphone and microphone /...
Hello! I am impressed, certainly. The content describing the device is amazing. ... Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@... "This signature is not the same one....
I am definitely going to do this but it's going to be a more long term project for me. I've been studying some of the other servo motor boards and I think I'm...
Hello all I have a zip it z2 w/2gb card trying to install debian. Should the card be fat 16 or 32? I've already flashed it. Have gotten the image mounted but...
Hello all, I got a zipit z2 and a 2gb microsd & micro to mini adapter and have successfully flashed it (I have an open zipit screen) And have been having abit...
... if you are using aliosa's debian images and are using windows you are SOL because the FAT partition is in the wrong place. the only way to write to the fat...
Hello All!! Does anyone have any userland suggestions? I'd really like to have my zipit z2 like this or similar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YIkae7bI8...
I think my zipit z2 may be bricked. I have formatted a 2gb card as ext2 with a 256mb swap partition in linux then tarred the rootnexus userland to it as root...
Hey all I fixed it after a long period of gathering dust. The first issue was the sd card so watch out for sandisk 2gb microsd cards made in taiwan. 2nd was...
