Boot To Command-Line - Sharp SL-C750 Manual

SL-C750/760/860 Quickstart

Boot to command-line

In addition to the Diag / Service menu (see page 22) there is a boot option for the
"classic" Login-Prompt. This may be useful for emergency recovery.
The procedure is similar to the Diag / Service mode instead you have to press the keys
"DB". So, here we go:
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Flip the battery switch to "Offen" and pull the battery out
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wait appr. 1 minute
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Re-insert the battery
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Hold "D" + "B" keys pressed and flip the switch back to "Betrieb"
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Continue holding "D" + "B" pressed and power the Zaurus on
Now You should see the white bootscreen with the red SHARP-Logo. But this time the
screen should scroll up, revealing the following lines:
INIT: version 2.78 booting
modprobe: Can't locate module devinfo
INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal
Embedix 2.0
zaurus login :
You may now login as "zaurus" or "root". In this mode the Zaurus won't react on the
power switch, so You're unable to turn the device off. End the session with "reboot" to
boot back to the QTopia desktop.
Note:
We encountered Zauris which needed up to 1 hour without battery to accept the
"DB"-trick. If Your Zaurus won't react as described below, don't worry and try it again with
a longer "batteryless" time.
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