Subject: Re: Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 and NetBSD
To: Chuck Yerkes <chuck+nbsd@2002.snew.com>
From: Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 11/24/2002 22:53:06
What kind of chip does it use? Perhaps it could be driven by one
of our USB Ethernet drivers (aue(4), cue(4), kue(4)).

Jaromir

Chuck Yerkes wrote:
> <aol> me too </aol>
> 
> I've been syncing it either via my linux box (fine,
> I need that for other reasons too), but getting
> it working with BSD would be neato.
> 
> Other options you have for raw backups are just rsync'ing it.
> 
> It's pretty twisted to slip a wireless onto it and ssh to your
> handheld from your laptop to do heavy work.
> 
> Quoting Mario Kemper (magick@bundy.zhadum.de):
> >         Hi,
> > 
> > i recently purchased a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500. Its a PDA that runs Linux.
> > Unfortunately i didn't check if its connectable to NetBSD before buying
> > it. Add guess what, it's not. It talks ethernet over USB but seems
> > to be able to use PPP/USB also. NetBSD recognises it:
> > ugen0 at uhub3 port 2
> > ugen0: Sharp SL Series, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 3
> > 
> > But that's it. For Linux there is a usbnet-Kernel module but i don't know
> > enough about our USB-stack to adapt it.
> > 
> > My question now is, as nobody seems to have such a beast or at least
> > nobody seems to be able to connect it to NetBSD, what has to be done
> > to get it going? 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mario Kemper
> > magick@zhadum.de
> 


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