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The z2buntu rootfs contains working compiling tools, but the Zipit doesn't really have the processing power to compile programs in a reasonable amount of time. This is a good use for QEMU. QEMU can run the z2buntu rootfs as a virtual machine faster than the Zipit can run natively. I run Ubuntu Linux on my home desktop so this guide needs to be tweaked for whatever OS you run.

First you need a rootfs. you can download my z2buntu rootfs or create your own using this guide (make sure to use the jaunty distro). If you use the z2buntu rootfs, I would recommend increasing the size of the partition so that you have enough room to install the required packages and source codes you'll be compiling. To do this, write the image to an SD card (change the img filename and the device to suit your needs):

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.