3. Accessories

A plethora of Zaurus accessories!

3.01 CF Flash Memory and Micro Drives

-No known size limit
-Works in all Z models

3.02 CF Ethernet

something

3.03 CF Modems

something

3.04 CF VGA

-Very limited
-Works only with Sharp ROM/Cacko (?)
-Only can be used for slideshows (?)
-2 versions with similar abilities/limitations
--IODATA something
--some other one I can't remember

3.05 CF WiFi

-Probably the best way to get Wi-Fi on the Z
-HostAP or Orinoco drivers
-802.11G cards haven't been made to work yet (?), only 802.11B
-No cards are flush with the Z; all stick out some

Cards known to work:
Ambicom WL-1100C

3.06 CF GPS

something

3.07 CF Mobile Telecommunications

something

3.08 CF Cameras

something

3.09 SD Flash

-SD supported on all models
-1 GB limit on some/all models/ROMs without updated driver
-SDHC support in most distros using a 2.6.x kernel

3.09.01 SDHC Flash

-Does not work on most ROMs
-May work on Angstrom and/or Debian

3.10 SD WiFi

Does not work, there is not currently (or will likely be in the near future) SDIO support for the Zaurus, and thus no SD Wi-Fi

3.11 SD Bluetooth

something

3.12 SD GPS

something

3.13 USB Flash

Works on all ROMs. Tweaking /etc/fstab may be necessary to get it to automount.

3.14 USB External Hard Drives

Works like USB flash, but needs a powered USB hub or power to the hard drive itself.

3.15 USB Ethernet

-Works with most distros (with external modules, used to be found at OESF)
-Pegasus and DM9601 are the common drivers

3.16 USB VGA

something

3.17 USB WiFi

-Needs a powered USB hub to work (unless you mod your Z)

3.18 USB GPS

Models with SirfStar II/III chipsets should work "out of the box" on most distros (verified on pdaXrom r198, IIRC). The module that needed to be loaded was "pl2303"

3.19 USB Optical Drives

Works like USB hard drives.

3.20 USB Keyboards

-Work on all ROMs (?) [only those with USB drivers on board or available]
-Keymap will be messed up (letters are probably OK, outside of that is chaos).

3.21 USB Mice

Works out of the box with:
pdaXrom
pdaXii13
Cacko
Angstrom(?)
OZ(?)

3.22 USB Hubs

powered vs. non-powered

Powered hubs have an adapter that plugs into them, allowing the Zaurus to use USB devices that draw more than the 200mA(?) that that Zaurus can put out. These can likely work without the adapter as normal USB hubs.

Non-powered USB hubs simply allow you to connect more devices to the Zaurus's USB port. This works so long as they don't collectively draw more than 200mA(?).

3.23 USB Host Cables

-Available from the likes of TriSoft and Conics
-One can be created out of a standard Mini-USB cable and a USB extension cable by simply stripping and connecting the corresponding wires, with the exception of the ground wire, which is attached to the black wire (I can't remember which pin that is).
--Note that this FORCES the Z into host mode, so you CANNOT use this as a client cable

3.24 USB Client Cables

something

3.25 IRDA keyboards

something

3.26 Serial JTAG cable

somethig

3.27 Internal Batteries

-EA-BL06 is for SL-C700 and SL-C750
-EA-BL08/EA-BL11 is for all of the other clamshell models, and the above with large battery cover (C700?)
-3.7v
-Official EA-BL06 capacity is 950mAh
-third-party batteries often need some plastic sanded or carved away from the contacts before they will function properly.
-third-party batteries may need tape on the side opposite the contacts to make them connect to the terminals and work OK (I used some 6-10 layers of Scotch)

-Good place to get batteries:
http://www.batteryupgrade.com/

3.28 External Batteries

something

3.29 Styluses

something

3.30 Misc cables

something

3.31 Zaurus Cases

something

3.32 Accessories Cases

something

3.33 Screen Protectors

something