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Here's a video of what I've been working on. This zipit is ubooted running the 2.6.35-rc1 kernel, has been hardware modded for USB host, and is running a tweaked version of z2buntu. The new menu program I'm using is lxlauncher with keyboard support enabled and works extremely well.

How to install the cmus music player for z2buntu.

wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24483773/cmus_2.2.0-4ubuntu1_armel.deb
sudo dpkg -i cmus_2.2.0-4ubuntu1_armel.deb

At this point dpkg should error out complaining about dependencies. The following should fix it and finish the install.

sudo apt-get -f install

It's been a few weeks since I got X running on z2buntu. These are the steps I went thru to get it to a usable state. You can install any window manager/desktop you want, but I went with matchbox and lxpanel (not full lxde). I hope I haven't forgotten anything.

Run the following commands:

sudo su
apt-get install xserver-xorg lxpanel matchbox-window-manager matchbox-common op rxvt
cd /usr/local/sbin
wget http://www.mozzwald.com/zipit/z2mouse-option
chmod +x z2mouse-option


edit (or create) with sudo /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "fbdev"
Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Option "Rotate" "CCW"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
SubSection "Display"
Modes "240x320"
EndSubSection
EndSection

delete (or backup) then edit with sudo /etc/op/op.conf

PRIVILEGED=(user)

shell /bin/su -;
users=PRIVILEGED

UPDATE: Marshall at retroactive.be was kind enough to lend me some bandwidth for the z2buntu image. There some pretty cool stuff on his site. My personal fave is the Multari handheld Atari system.

As a child I used to play with this radio. Pushing the buttons, turning the knobs, all while it never worked. It's been in my parents house for longer than I can remember. Now, my parents are moving and it's got to go, so it's going to my house.

Removing the radio internals was easy enough with just four screws, disassembly of the tuning cord, removing the knobs, unplugging the speaker and antenna connectors. The remaining original power cord insulation was so old that it literally turned to crumbs when I touched it. I soldered on a new power cord and hooked everything back up. The tuning assembly cord took a while to hook back up. When you turn the tuning knob it turns a potentiometer that has a two pulleys and a string which turn the needle on the display. Getting the cord wrapped around all the pulleys properly was a bit of a chore.
Internals

Turning it on for the first time was wonderful. The green tube in the center of the display is amazing. After a bit of warm up, I was able to tune in some shortwave stations. I'm a bit wary of running it much or even keeping it plugged in. The wiring is so old and brittle. The capacitors are the vintage paper type and need to be replaced too. This should be a fun project.
First time tuningFront Display