About NetBSD/zaurus

NetBSD/zaurus is a port of NetBSD to the ARM processor based PDAs by Sharp.

Its current status is that of an experimental port.

Release Info

• NetBSD/zaurus 10.1 via download
• NetBSD/zaurus 10.1 ISO
• NetBSD/zaurus 9.4 pre-built binary packages from pkgsrc
• NetBSD/zaurus 10.0 changes
• NetBSD/zaurus 11.0 changes

Mailing List

The NetBSD/zaurus mailing list, covering NetBSD's port to zaurus machine: [ subscribe | archive ]

Mail the NetBSD/zaurus port maintainer

Supported Hardware

Currently all SL-C series Zaurus have been tested. SL-Axxx, SL-Bxxx, SL-5x00, and SL-6000 series are not supported.

Supported System Models

• SL-C3000, SL-C3100, SL-C3200
• SL-C1000
• SL-C700
• SL-C750, SL-C760, SL-C860

Supported Peripherals

• Serial and infrared ports (com(4))
• LCD display panel (lcd, w100lcd)
• Native keyboard (zkbd)
• PCMCIA port (pxapcic)
• On-board microdrive (wd(4))
• Remote control (zrc)
• Sound chip (zaudio)
• Touch panel (ztp)
• MMC/SD/SDHC card (sdmmc(4), ld(4))
• USB Controller (ohci(4))

Not Yet Supported

• Power management and suspend
• Sound on SL-C7x0/860

Additional Info

• Some install tips
• SHARP Zaurus support station - Developer information (including Linux source code)
• OpenBSD Zaurus port
• NetBSD/zaurus FAQ
• SL-C750/760/860 Quick Start Guide: English, German
• SL-C1000/3000/3100/3200 Quick Start Guide: English, German