oops... there seems to be a problem with .44, I accidently copied the binary of .41 over to the zipit rather than the one I just built of .44 .44 just hangs...
.44 now works, it was a problem with /dev/random blocking if the system doesn't have enough "entropy". changing to /dev/urandom caused it to work. May not be...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the zipitwireless group: I would like to hack my Zipit to run other software. I am willing to: o...
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... translator. I've added more info to my webpage (including marked up versions of the scans from Andrew) http://www.aibohack.com/zipit ... I've also added a...
Hi, I own zipitlinux.com (currently forwards to a page on my site) If there is a need for a general hacking site for the zipit. I can host a wiki or...
There is a wiki page here (MoinMoin): http://eLinux.org/wiki/ZipIt It supports attachments etc. Feel free to register and update info there. While I'm on the...
I found a story about the zipit. Zipit is king of messengers http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/11032979.htm He does say something rather strange: ...
... Veddy Veddy nice. What is needed to whip up a keyboard driver? Also, has anyone asked for further code/info from Zipit? I realize that they've given us...
... FWIW: The device comes with a minimally functional BusyBox (v1.0). No GPL violation to worry about. The first software hacked release will include a more...
The keyboard driver is now functional, and I have most of the oddly mapped zipit keys working. There are still problems, bouncy keys, keys that don't return...
I have uploaded 2 new pictures to the Photos section. ssh shows an ssh logon to my wireless router. Using the dropbear v 0.44 client/server. ssh2 shows an...
Great stuff! I wonder if it'll be possible to cram audio capabilities into that 1.2MB of remaining ROM, or have you already done so? If you were able to cram...
What's the status of this "software only" kit. I still haven't gotten the caps for the max232 or done the soldering to get the serial port on mine (too many...
... Still being worked on. The goal is to get a mostly complete image that includes useful new things as well as the Zipit app. Thanks mostly to work by...
Hi. I've been looking for a device similar to this that could be hacked to include jabber client support. Currently, I don't have one of the devices (I'm more...
I was just thinking about the distinct lack of capacity inside the zipit and someone said "If only you could buy 802.11g external hard drives, then you'd have...
... wrote: ... 90 ... Good find. Looks like the device runs Linux, has been upgraded to include other services, including NFS 3 (which would be easier/faster...
I have a NSLU2, which can be reflashed to support nfs. I can connect 2 usb 2.0 drives to it. I'm willing to test with it when the time comes. David ... -- ...
Ben, i'm actually working on a mmc/sd socket for the zipit. i already have this working with the Pixter, so its just a short hop over to the zipit. i'm...
The following zipitwireless poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: I would like to hack my Zipit to run other software. I am willing...
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Mar 16, 2005 9:06 am
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Dave: I'm curious what you are connecting to for this. It would certainly be a great addition. Thanks, Mark...
there are three ways you can run mmc/sd: 1) via the onboard SPI interface 2) using two address line, along with two data lines 3) or via the serial port (using...
I can't login to my Yahoo IM messenging account. [works fine from the PC based Yahoo YPager.exe] General setup and MSN IM works fine on the Zipit device...
Yep, Seems like it's broken again. When I first got my Zipit, it worked ok using 112, then broke. Zipit tech support blamed it on Yahoo changing their...
Just bought a Zipit this weekend with the intention of turning it into a simple mobile ssh client. My question for the group is- where can I find information...
Once the software only mod is available you may want to just SSH into a machine with CenterICQ and then use Jabber to access Yahoo. Then you don't have to ...
Nope. I can't get in either. Yahoo seems to be one of the last hold outs when it comes to allowing multi-service devices/programs to work with it. Trillian...
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