Re: broken n900 communication error
I was wrong, it only worked for a day and now I can't even start the device without the error. I don't want to loose my n900 I've grown very fond of it. dmesg shows the following lines every time this happens: [ 207.513336] ** [ 207.513336] * CMT rst line change detected (0) [ 207.513366] * [ 207.513549] McSAAB: ACWake line [ 207.513580] McSAAB: CAWake line 0 [ 207.513610] McSAAB: Main state: 2 [ 207.513641] McSAAB: RX state:00 [ 207.513641] McSAAB: TX state:00 [ 207.513671] McSAAB: CMT was ONLINE [ 207.513702] McSAAB: FLAGS: 0001 [ 207.513732] McSAAB: Last RX control msg [ 207.513732] McSAAB: Last TX control msg 5000 [ 207.513763] McSAAB: TX C queue head 1 tail 1 [ 207.513793] McSAAB: Data RX ID: 2 [ 207.513824] McSAAB: Data TX ID: 100 [ 207.513824] McSAAB: TX queue len: 0 [ 207.513854] McSAAB: RX queue len: 0 [ 207.542236] gprs0: detached [ 207.968139] McSAAB: ACWAKE DOWN [ 207.968200] McSAAB: ACWAKE UP [ 207.968261] McSAAB: WAKELINES TEST OK [ 208.749145] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: US [ 208.749176] (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) [ 208.749176] (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 4 KHz), (600 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 208.749206] (517 KHz - 519 KHz @ 4 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) [ 208.749206] (519 KHz - 521 KHz @ 4 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) [ 208.749237] (521 KHz - 523 KHz @ 4 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) [ 208.749237] (523 KHz - 533 KHz @ 4 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) [ 208.749267] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 4 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm) [ 209.246307] wl1251: 151 tx blocks at 0x3b788, 35 rx blocks at 0x3a780 [ 209.246704] wl1251: firmware booted (Rev 4.0.4.3.7) [ 210.886688] wl1251: down On 09.05.2012 11:55, Peter Binnig wrote: Thank you, the paper trick seems to work. If I wasn't that scared to loose my phone I could had figured that out by my self. On 08.05.2012 16:38, Paul Hartman wrote: On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Peter Binnig wrote: Hi, I'm reading this mailing list a while now, but this is my first entry so please be gentle ;) I love my N900 but a year ago I got the following error; "All telephony functions, including emergency call, are disabled due to a communication error. To recover, you might have to reboot the device." I flashed everything on my device but the error kept returning so I figured it must be a hardware problem. First this happened only once a day but the time between the problems decreased from day to day to the point where I could not use the device at all. First this happened only once a day but the time between went down from day to day to the point where I could not use the device at all. So I returned my N900 to Nokia where they replaced the mainboard. after that I had no problems at all, but now I get the same error and the time between the incidents gets shorter and shorter. The biggest problem is that the warranty expired so I can't get it fixed by Nokia for free. Can anyone provide some help or is my cell a lost cause? Hi, I have not had the problem, but found this blog post with a MacGuyver solution :) http://geek00l.blogspot.com/2011/12/high-tech-fix-for-nokia-n900-all.html Also a huge thread at TMO about the problem: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=66870 Good luck! ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: broken n900 communication error
Thank you, the paper trick seems to work. If I wasn't that scared to loose my phone I could had figured that out by my self. On 08.05.2012 16:38, Paul Hartman wrote: On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Peter Binnig wrote: Hi, I'm reading this mailing list a while now, but this is my first entry so please be gentle ;) I love my N900 but a year ago I got the following error; "All telephony functions, including emergency call, are disabled due to a communication error. To recover, you might have to reboot the device." I flashed everything on my device but the error kept returning so I figured it must be a hardware problem. First this happened only once a day but the time between the problems decreased from day to day to the point where I could not use the device at all. First this happened only once a day but the time between went down from day to day to the point where I could not use the device at all. So I returned my N900 to Nokia where they replaced the mainboard. after that I had no problems at all, but now I get the same error and the time between the incidents gets shorter and shorter. The biggest problem is that the warranty expired so I can't get it fixed by Nokia for free. Can anyone provide some help or is my cell a lost cause? Hi, I have not had the problem, but found this blog post with a MacGuyver solution :) http://geek00l.blogspot.com/2011/12/high-tech-fix-for-nokia-n900-all.html Also a huge thread at TMO about the problem: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=66870 Good luck! ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
broken n900 communication error
Hi, I'm reading this mailing list a while now, but this is my first entry so please be gentle ;) I love my N900 but a year ago I got the following error; "All telephony functions, including emergency call, are disabled due to a communication error. To recover, you might have to reboot the device." I flashed everything on my device but the error kept returning so I figured it must be a hardware problem. First this happened only once a day but the time between the problems decreased from day to day to the point where I could not use the device at all. First this happened only once a day but the time between went down from day to day to the point where I could not use the device at all. So I returned my N900 to Nokia where they replaced the mainboard. after that I had no problems at all, but now I get the same error and the time between the incidents gets shorter and shorter. The biggest problem is that the warranty expired so I can't get it fixed by Nokia for free. Can anyone provide some help or is my cell a lost cause? Sincerely Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Evolution download many GB of mail by default
On Fri, 2010-11-05 at 13:25 +0100, Jean-Christian de Rivaz wrote: > Jean-Christian de Rivaz a écrit : > > Hello all, > > > > Meego currently use evolution for the mail. I don't know from where come > > this choice, but I give it a try with my IMAP4 account full of 7.7GB of > > mail. The result, on a EeePC 1015PE, it that evolution downloaded 2.2GB > > of mail during the night and I found the PC constantly acessing the disk > > this morning. Definitely not appropriate for a mobile device: this would > > have killed both my 1GB/month 3G access and the device battery. Even on > > a notebook, this give a very bad experience and feeling. > > > > How can evolution be configured (I suggest by default) to not download > > only a reasonable quantity of mail ? > > Oups! Sent wrongly in maemo-users instead of meego list. Sorry. > > Jean-Christian > ___ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users In Evolution, Edit>Preferences. Select the mail account then Edit>IMAP Headers and make your choice. When first accessing the account it will download all specified, after that it will be much quicker. Set the individual folder preferences to not sync to save bandwidth as well. HTH -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Ovi store webpage not working on N900
On Sun, 2010-06-27 at 19:12 +, khalid.re...@gmail.com wrote: > Okay Ville, > > Noted your advice. > > Hope Nokia resolves this soon. > > Regards > Khalid > -- > Sent from my Nokia N900 using Nokia Messaging > > - Original message - > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 7:58 PM, khalid.re...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is anyone facing problem to login or view ovi store on N900 > > > > A lot of people are complaining about it on talk.maemo.org as well. > > It's probably a server problem. Calm down and do not try to adjust > > your device ;-). > > > > -- I've found the whole Ovi thing way over rated. For me it screwed up more than it helped. I wouldn't shed a tear if it disappeared. -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Quality assurance of "stable" software: my battery drained in few hours
On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 12:18 +0200, Andrea Grandi wrote: > Hi, > > On 29 May 2010 12:11, Ville M. Vainio wrote: > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Andrea Grandi wrote: > > > >> I went to sleep at 3:00, I wake up few minutes ago with the N900 > >> powered off. There was not any active connection when I went to sleep, > >> so could anyone please explain me WHO drained my whole battery?! > > > > Can you ensure that your phone doesn't create connections automatically? > > yes I'm sure. I never let it connect automatically. And just for you > to notice: once I really forgot to disconnect before going to sleep: > when I wake up I still had more than half of the battery, but this is > of course not the case. > > So my "suspects" are: > > - the Twitter widget available in OVI (if it's this, congratulation to > people who publish software in OVI store without let testers to test > it in extras-devel / extras-testing) > - the facebook widget (very strange since it's available from the > beginning, someone should have noticed this bug) > - something really weird introduced with PR 1.2 (no comment). > > Regards, > Not that it's an answer, but I hold OVI in the worst regard. OVI should be drawn and quartered. I downloaded an app from OVI to my E66, short story I ended up reflashing to get rid of unwanted behavior. -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: 3G dongle connected to N900?
Jan Knutar wrote: On Saturday 06 March 2010, Bernard Tyers wrote: Is it possible to connect a 3G dongle, via USB cable and running the USB host software on the N900, providing you with cellular data access? N900 does not have USB Host Mode, so no. You're kidding? Did they not learn from the N800 at all? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: latest OS2008 and alarm
Levend Sayar wrote: Hi, everybody. I just joined this list. I have a N800. I recently upgraded its OS. I am using the latest release right now. But I have a problem. When I set a alarm with clock application, it does NOT work if the N800 is powered off. It only alarms when it is powered on. I was not like this before. I was using N800 to get up in the morning. I use my N800 to wake me up, but it's always on. I wouldn't expect it to work if it is really powered off. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 Web browser quit working
I've had this a few times but a reboot always fixed it, so I assumed it was a memory leakage problem, possibly from some other app. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Signature pad app for maemo tablets?
On Fri, 2010-02-12 at 18:39 -0800, Lake Stevens Dental wrote: > A not so complicated maemo app to think about... > > It would be nice if there were a secure app (like the Topaz signature > pad <http://www.topazsystems.com/products/index.htm>) for using any of > the maemo tablets (770, 8xx, 900, etc) as a 'signature' device that > could (preferably interactively) connect a displayed document to client > signatures. The interaction could be via wifi or bluetooth or stored > doc-id&sig to be securely transmitted later via any available means. > > While the utility of the older tablets diminishes, all these devices > that I'm aware of could support an app that could connect a displayed > (sizable) document with a tablet collected signature for that document. > In other words, display document X in the tablet, give someone a stylus > to directly sign the fully read document and have that either > transmitted or stored in a secure format for business/legal use. One > could even add a layer of security with a picture of the signee taken by > the device? > > Possible uses could be enormous, such as legal documents, medical > consent forms, business agreement transactions, and perhaps even > collecting petition signatures. > I use Xournal for that. It can annotate .pdf documents. I fill out an ever growing list of forms like that and sign them. -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: WiFi usage issues.
James Knott wrote: Peter Flynn wrote: have the same issues with some wifi connections, but not all. I use IMAP/SSL and SMTP for my email on all devices, and a few locations appear to have those ports blocked (pubs, cafes, etc). When asked, they all claim not to, but I suspect either they don't know, or their provider is blocking them. It all works fine on my own network at home. It might be your own ISP blocking SMTP port 25 to prevent spamming. Some provide another port for those who wish to send email while off net. Mine uses 587. Not in this case, fortunately. Both port 25 and 587 work (with authentication) on my hired server, and I use them daily from those connections which let me. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: WiFi usage issues.
Bernard Tyers wrote: My issue has been that when using WiFi interface, some web services do not seem to work, namely SMTP/IMAP/app-manager. When I use 3G/2G all services work as expected. I have the same issues with some wifi connections, but not all. I use IMAP/SSL and SMTP for my email on all devices, and a few locations appear to have those ports blocked (pubs, cafes, etc). When asked, they all claim not to, but I suspect either they don't know, or their provider is blocking them. It all works fine on my own network at home. The problem holds regardless of device: it's the same for those affected locations with the identical setup on my laptop and my N800 as on my HTC Hero (no N900 for me). This is the same setup as my home WiFi connection, except I use WPA for encryption. The ISP (Eircom.ie) is the same, and the router version and firmware version is the same. Eircom as a provider has known issues with arbitrary blocking of ports, I was told by a colleague who ought to know. The fact that 993 (SMTP/SSL) is relatively rarely used may mean they just block it on principle. I have had this issue connecting to an Eircom wifi point somewhere recently (using my FON login). * I cannot however download IMAP mail, send SMTP mail, or use app-manager. I have had a related problem with some connections which allow the IMAP but block SMTP. I have put it down to a combination of excessive security zeal and ignorance. If you're in Ireland (as you appear to be if you're using Eircom), you might ask the ILUG. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810
Peter Flynn wrote: How have others migrated their calendar data to elsewhere? Sorry for the false alarm: a little more digging revealed: http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11459&highlight=gpe+backup I hadn't realised the commandline option was available on the N800. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810
Graham Cobb wrote: Peter Flynn wrote: Presumably as it's an SQLite file, there must be a GUI or CL interface to let me open the database and delete from where date<20081231 or something. Do you have pointers to something suitable? n900's come with the sqlite3 commandline program by default. it's an easy program :) Unfortunately GPE is still using sqlite0 (also known as sqlite or sqlite2). sqlite3 cannot read the database. [N800] I scp'd the calendar file to my Ubuntu desktop machine and installed sqlite. Now I can open the database and dump it out. Exporting the contacts was easy as gpe-contacts on the N800 provides for that with an Export function, so my contacts are now available in other systems. I need to get the calendar into iCal format so I can import them into other systems too. Unfortunately gpe-calendar appears only to be able to export one event at a time to a .ics file (or is there a way to select all and export them?). Does anyone know a good way to convert the calendar file (or an SQL dump of its contents) into a .ics file? Perhaps via some other app that reads the file and has an Export All function? Or am I going to have to write something? How have others migrated their calendar data to elsewhere? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Firefox on n810
Gary wrote: yeah, just updated from RC1 with the app manager. it takes a moment to initialize but not much longer than microB. It must be huge, though. I'm installing Mer now, too. all the fuss about the iPad reminded me to dust off my Nokia tablet & hug an open platform. ;) Is Mer really functional for an N800 yet? Given that there isn't an icicle's hope in hell of my ever affording an N900 or an iPad or even a Notion Ink, it might be nice to upgrade at least a little way from OS2008. And once I'm finished my thesis I might have time to contribute. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: iPad
Brad Midgley wrote: Mark The Apple iPad: Yawn... a huge iPod Touch/iPhone that can't possibly fit in anyone's pocket. Really? It should set a decent baseline for a good looking tablet with nice battery life. I'm just going to wait for the Notion Ink device which is supposed to be out in June. But that may of course turn out to be vapourware. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
[Fwd: Re: Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810]
Graham Cobb wrote: On Wednesday 20 January 2010 14:22:46 Dieter Plaetinck wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:18:28 + Peter Flynn wrote: Presumably as it's an SQLite file, there must be a GUI or CL interface to let me open the database and delete from where date<20081231 or something. Do you have pointers to something suitable? n900's come with the sqlite3 commandline program by default. it's an easy program :) Unfortunately GPE is still using sqlite0 (also known as sqlite or sqlite2). sqlite3 cannot read the database. There is an "sqlite" package for N900 in extras-devel. I'm using an N800. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810
Graham Cobb wrote: [...] > I certainly intend to issue new versions with accumulated bugfixes (I have > fixed some common bugs while doing the N900 port). And I intend to continue > supporting the chinook/diablo version for some time to come. But that > probably only means fixing major bugs. > >> No showstoppers, but a way to export and then erase >> historical data up to the most recent 31st Dec would be nice :-) > > Sorry, no plans for that. But if you can persuade someone to create a patch > I > would be happy to include it. Presumably as it's an SQLite file, there must be a GUI or CL interface to let me open the database and delete from where date<20081231 or something. Do you have pointers to something suitable? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810
Graham Cobb wrote: On Thursday 14 January 2010 16:01:47 Peter Bart wrote: Where might I find GPE? Peter, The GPE apps for Fremantle are in "extras-testing", meaning that they are effectively in "Beta" status. I have found and fixed a number of problems and new versions will be created soon, I hope. Note that they have (mostly) not been ported to be finger-friendly (you will see what I mean when you try them). The N900 comes with contacts and calendar/todo apps so it is not clear the GPE apps are very useful on the N900. I wouldn't want to bet on it. I haven't seen the N900 PIMs but if they are as poor as the N800 ones were, GPE is going to be essential. BTW are you going to issue an update for the GPE apps for OS2008 at all, or are they now dead? I'll be using my N800 for a good while yet, and I rely on GPE. No showstoppers, but a way to export and then erase historical data up to the most recent 31st Dec would be nice :-) ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:07:19 + Graham Cobb wrote: > On Thursday 14 January 2010 16:01:47 Peter Bart wrote: > > Where might I find GPE? > > Peter, > > The GPE apps for Fremantle are in "extras-testing", meaning that they > are effectively in "Beta" status. I have found and fixed a number of > problems and new versions will be created soon, I hope. Note that > they have (mostly) not been ported to be finger-friendly (you will > see what I mean when you try them). > > The N900 comes with contacts and calendar/todo apps so it is not > clear the GPE apps are very useful on the N900. But I do intend to > eventually get them into Extras. > > Graham Dear Graham, Thanks very much, I found them. I almost got them from your site; since the repositories were unavailable; but I concentrated on getting my backup n800 up instead. I did see the n900 comes with built in utilities, but I'm assuming they are going to be of limited use for me. At any rate all my data is tied up in GPE database anyway. Thanks very much. -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Application Manager Error Nokia n810 no other software install.
Hi, My application manager has no catalogues listed so I can't see any programs to install. When I try to add them nothing happens to the catalogue manager. (copy straight of my other NIT) I notice that when I start the application manager I get a real quick flash saying operation failed. In the logs it says. Hiddon-application manager 2.1.19.1 Apt-worker closed connection. Apt-worker exited. Can any body point me in the right direction, please Peter Ps. This is a n810 out of the box. Tried and upgrade to Diablo but it made no difference. New os but same problem. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Forced Upgrade to N900 from N810
Good Morning Everyone, Yesterday I must have walked past the last transformer I was able to without damage to my n810. The screen is now unresponsive most of the time. I pulled the battery and left it for the night. After that I was able to get the terminal started and copied /home to a memory card. I did have a backup; from that morning using the built in utility; but some things weren't able to make it to a spare n800 I still have. I assume because things are different between the n810 and n800, even though both are running Diablo 5.2008.43-7. Specifically .spotyah??.dat, .gpe, so far, no matter I have them copied. I'm assuming that because things are different between Diablo and Fremantle, I'm not going to want to restore from backup. Sadly, I have not been maemo.org in a long time and I have a lot of catching up to do. I know, I know, rtfm. Would someone kindly point me to what I should read first, I would like to be able to use my new n900 as quickly as possible, and then read through the rest. I understand the repository structure has changed somewhat? I see that several apps I depend on; like Xournal(yippee!), OMWeather, Leafpad; have allready been ported. Where might I find GPE? -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Umlauts on English Keyboard
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 20:49:26 +0100 Rainer Dorsch wrote: > Hello, > > I am wondinging if anybody know if I can get Umlauts on an English > Keyboard, i.e. replace some of the blue symbols by umlauts and move > the blue symbols to the onscreen-keyboard for symbols. > > Many thanks, > Rainer That would be very nice! I would use that! -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: possible bug in N900 Maemo 5 desktop ??
Mark wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Aldon Hynes wrote: I'm with Timo on this. If you don't like the N900, there is a better site to be posting on. It is called eBay. When you post your N900 there, let us know, some of us might respond more favorably there. Aldon I wasn't stupid enough to buy an N900 after being ripped off with my N800. The N800 will get thrown in a drawer tomorrow when my Nexus One arrives. I'll probably tinker with it now and then, but since the only thing it does really well is browse the Web, I'm not going to put any more major effort into it. Curious. I like my N800 since I finally got everything I wanted running. However, the N900 clearly has some way to go before it would interest me. I'm unclear why it was necessary to break so much that was working in OS2008 in order to make Maemo5, although I'm sure the developers had their reasons. Maemo5 is clearly an experimental platform, whereas OS2008 is (now) a usable tool -- in its turn the N800 platform was to some extent an experiment when it came out. Maemo5 does not seem to have learned as much from the N800 experience, though, which is a pity. Maybe in a few years I'll be able to afford an N900... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: possible bug in N900 Maemo 5 desktop ??
Timo Pelkonen wrote: Is there a way to ignore people within maemo mailing lists? procmail is your friend... *plonk* ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: newbie question: out of space on n810
On Sun, 2010-01-03 at 23:21 -0600, ScottW wrote: > I am having issues with my n810: > - can not update the weather > - can not update maemo mapper maps > - open application manager and it is blank, no catalogs showing at all > - can not add bookmarks > > The bookmark told me it was out of space and I need to make more room. What > gui application is good for figuring out where I am out of space, what I can > delete, and have it delete it for me? I am not good at navigating the > command line yet (big fingers on small keyboard) nor do I understand the > linux folder structure to know what can be deleted safely. > > Thanks in advance! Happy New Year to all!! It sounds like you need to move the files stored on the device itself. This sounds like what happened to me. Using the built in file manager, move the personal files you've stored in /xx N810, including the subfolders /Audio Clips, /Documents, /Games, /Images, and /Video Clips to an external memory card. If yo use a program; like Claws mail that stores files on your device; point it to the memory cards as well. In my usage, the internal memory filled up quickly, producing symptoms like yours. Good luck. -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: NOKIA N900 to cable ethernetþ
Alessio Stella wrote: > Dear all, >thank you for the very useful replies. I don't know how to post > indented as an answer to your messages.. Change your webmail settings for Reply to "Indent with >" or (better) use a real email client. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: NOKIA N900 to cable ethernet
Alessio Stella wrote: > Dear all, >how can I connect a NOKIA N900 to ethernet cables LANs, for instance > when I am in a hotel that provides ethernet cables connection but not > wireless?? > > Is there an adaptor? Or some sort of small router to use in the middle? I use my WiFlyer (http://www.mobiletechreview.com/tips/WiFlyer.htm) but they seem to have disappeared from sight. There must be something equivalent. This device is a real ass-saver. I don't have an N900: does it have a micro-USB socket like the N800, or no sockets at all.? If there is a socket, you can get a USB-to-Ethernet adapter (I saw one in Oxford, UK, for £25 in the summer) and connect it with a full-size-USB-to-micro-USB adapter cable. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: NOKIA N900 to cable ethernet
On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:23:46 +0100 Alessio Stella wrote: > > Dear all, >how can I connect a NOKIA N900 to ethernet cables LANs, for > instance when I am in a hotel that provides ethernet cables > connection but not wireless?? > > Is there an adaptor? Or some sort of small router to use in the > middle? FWIW I have no personal experience with either the Linksys or n900. I have heard that the Linksys works well with other devices. <http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WTR54GS-Wireless-Travel-Speedbooster/dp/B000A1AQOO> -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: cannot download LCARS themes
Mark wrote: [...] > That particular issue probably just wasn't on their radar. I don't > think the dark themes were even available when they were working on > their apps. Plus, they had bigger fish to fry - GPE are supposedly > working on better import/export, which is a much more important issue Definitely. > IMO. While colors ought to be easy to fix, major functionality issues > outweigh minor cosmetic issues. Perhaps their triage isn't as effective as it might be. Requirement-importance vs Difficulty-of-completion is a hard act to balance. > Developers really ought to consider that many people's portable device > use cases include situations where dark themes are very useful and > appropriate and all apps should support _all_ the system colors _all > the time_. But if they're not going to do that then they should ignore > _all_ the system colors so readability doesn't suffer from themes > other than the default. That's far from ideal, but far better than > partial support. Either that, or use a config file. Hard-wiring this kind of thing is so unnecessary. It used to be arguable that on a hand-held device, there wasn't space for configurability, but that is increasingly less so now. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: cannot download LCARS themes
Mark wrote: [...] > Actually, it wasn't LCARS that was broken, it was GPE that disregarded > some of the system colors. Thank you for the correction. I tried for nearly a year to get any kind of response from either author, but got nothing, so I assumed neither of them was interested in making it all work. (Sometimes it's better just to lash out with an accusation, and hope that someone in the know will come back with a correction :-) Have the GPE people fixed this? Or do they still regard themselves as right and everyone else as wrong? > If you tried any of the other dark themes, they all had the same > issue. The problem comes from apps observing the system font colors > but disregarding all the other system colors, specifically > backgrounds. If those apps would at least let you pick your own > colors, it would help. It sounds as if they need this explaining to them. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: cannot download LCARS themes
Timo Pelkonen wrote: > > > 2009/12/24 Kevin Kempter <mailto:ke...@kevinkempterllc.com>> > > Hi All; > > I just got a new N900 - it rocks. However I cannot download any of > the lcars > theme's. > > On my N900, I browse to maemo.org <http://maemo.org> then select > Downloads and I select OS2008. > In the Desktop Environment category I find the lcars-complete and > click on it's > download link. > > my device then automatically takes me to the app manager, then I see a > 'preparing for installation message', then after that's done I see this > message: > > "Unable to download 'lcars-complete' > Application package not found. > > I've tried downloading the file and browsing to it via the file > manager and I > get the same results. > > Same thing happens for all the start trek themes > > Anyone know how to fix this? > > Thanks in advance > > > Well, > > first thing could be that you don't try to install packages that belong > to older OS to your device? > > OS2008 is an os that can be found in n8xx models, n900 has maemo5. And secondly, the LCARS themes were broken and never fixed, in respect of colour compatibility with other apps for OS2008 such as the GPE desktop stuff. Which is a great pity, as otherwise they were quite good. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 features
Mark Haury wrote: > Peter Flynn wrote: >> Mark Haury wrote: >> [...] >> >>> Abiword doesn't work for me. I can't get it to open anything other than >>> its native proprietary format. I've tried the maemo version, the linux >>> version and the Windows version, all with the same results. >>> >> You mean on the N900? Or anywhere at all? I've been using it under >> Ubuntu, Windows, Red Hat, and Maemo OS-2008 without any problems. >> >> I wouldn't expect any version of any software to run unmodified on the >> N900 (or N800/880/770 for that matter). It would need to be compiled >> with the relevant toolchain. Or did you mean you compiled it yourself? >> >> ///Peter >> > > Anywhere at all. It doesn't work on my desktops (any of them), laptop or > desktop. That's interesting, and rather weird. > Maybe if your documents have little to no formatting it works, > but the documents I need to open invariably have lots of formatting: > fonts, indents, tables, columns, graphics, etc. IMO if the only thing > that matters in a given document is the text, then a plaintext file is > adequate and much more portable to _any_ device. Otherwise, complete > feature support is mandatory. Regardless, the fact that Abiword defaults > to its own proprietary format (or the fact that it even _has_ its own > unique format) makes it problematic. The last thing the world needs is > yet another noncompatible document format, and being forced to go > through a conversion process every time you want to create or edit a > document is a PITA. All of which is true, except that all wordprocessors have their own unique default format, and always have...a relic of the days when Marketing people though it was terribly, terribly clever to trap the user with an impenetrable and incompatible file format (sadly, some of them still think like this). But the documents I use are also heavily formatted; although none of them are authored in AbiWord, which I only use (on an Ubuntu 9.10 desktop) for its ability to convert (clumsily, but fairly accurately) to LaTeX and a few other formats. For anything requiring Word compatibility, I use OpenOffice, which is why I was interested to see someone got it working on the N800. I do use AbiWord on the N800 for the occasional (but rare) document I need to write while I'm travelling and save as .doc or .odt for someone else; and (again rarely, and usually only when away) to open a downloaded .doc or .docx email attachment. In essence, it's a slightly cronky but functional tool. For anything requiring serious work I use Emacs and LaTeX: I can't imagine the nightmare of trying to do typesetting in a wordprocessor. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 features
Laura Conrad wrote: >>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Flynn writes: > > Peter> I've never quite understood why, given that only 10 years > Peter> ago, my main system was a 64Mb desktop running Red Hat 3 or > Peter> something, and WordPerfect for Linux (another monolithic > Peter> monster) executed quite usably, if slowly. I would have > Peter> thought that in the intervening decade, technology would > Peter> have advanced a little more than this. > > It has -- Microsoft Word has invented lots more kinds of bloat than > they had 10 years ago, so a program that tries to read all possible > Word documents has to be lots bigger. Natch :-) But I was really talking about the execution of the program per se at any stage, rather than in the state where it has to read bloated formats. > Software never gets faster. When they make the hardware faster, they > make the software slower to compensate. I can, however, still run TeX on my N800 nearly as fast as on my laptop. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 features
Mark Haury wrote: > OpenOffice.org is available for the N8x0 through Easy Debian, but I > don't know if it will work with the N900 yet. I'm amazed that it even executes. It must be 10x the size of AbiWord. Is it actually usable? My experience of large programs on the N800 is that they take forever to load, and when running, they spend so long on internals and housekeeping that they don't have enough cycles left over to service keyclicks or screentaps. I've never quite understood why, given that only 10 years ago, my main system was a 64Mb desktop running Red Hat 3 or something, and WordPerfect for Linux (another monolithic monster) executed quite usably, if slowly. I would have thought that in the intervening decade, technology would have advanced a little more than this. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 features
Mark Haury wrote: [...] > Abiword doesn't work for me. I can't get it to open anything other than > its native proprietary format. I've tried the maemo version, the linux > version and the Windows version, all with the same results. You mean on the N900? Or anywhere at all? I've been using it under Ubuntu, Windows, Red Hat, and Maemo OS-2008 without any problems. I wouldn't expect any version of any software to run unmodified on the N900 (or N800/880/770 for that matter). It would need to be compiled with the relevant toolchain. Or did you mean you compiled it yourself? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 features
sebastian maemo wrote: > Hi everybody: > > One of my clients has recently asked me about the possibility to get a > portable computer like my N770... :-) > > I've talked him about the N900, and despite the price of the unlocked > device, he has asked me to check whether its features would satisfy his > needs... > > I know how N770 works... but I have almost no idea about N900... > > I have read the full specs at the Nokia website > <http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-n900/specifications>, > though I'd like to know whether there's any application that enables a > user to open a M$ Office file, (doc or xls type, for example). > I think that the answer is no, though that wouldn't be a problem if the > PDF reader works well enough... I don't know about the N900, but AbiWord on the N800 has no problem opening .doc and .docx files. And the PDF reader works fine. I'm assuming that all this kind of office stuff has been ported and tested properly for the N900...but the problem is that Nokia still thinks it's a phone or a tablet: they still haven't fully grokked the concept of a portable computer (and they are criticised for this in today's _Irish Times_: "But as Apple and Android are transforming pocket computing, Nokia will need a lot more innovation to succeed." http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2009/1212/1224260331363.html). I'd love to see the N900 a success, but there's not a lot I can do to help: I'm not a programmer these days, and I can't write documentation until I can afford to buy one. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 $510
Mark wrote: > N900 $510 > http://www.buy.com/prod/nokia-n900-unlocked-maemo-internet-tablet-3g-phone-panoramic-desktop/q/loc/12435/212003401.html?adid=17582 If that's true then it might put me back in the market. But it would have to do *everything* my N800 does, without error. The fact that it's a phone as well is merely slightly interesting. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900 $510
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Am 09.12.09 23:19, schrieb Mark: >> You can complain about reality all you want, but that's not going to >> change it. The reality is that NO ONE is paying $900 for an unlocked >> iPhone, and the unlocked price for an iPhone is far, far below what it >> will be for an N900 if & when they make a deal with a carrier. > > Erm. Everybody is paying that price for an *UNLOCKED* iPhone. Subsidized > ones seem cheaper, but probably aren't (depending on contract). > > So the iPhone *is* more expensive than the N900 *when* you buy an > *UNLOCKED* one and don't want to be bound to a carrier. Cheapest I've seen an unlocked iPhone 3GS is €399. But here (Ireland) no-one who knows jack buys a locked phone when you can get them unlocked for a fiver at any independent phone store. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Survey: what characters matter in a mobile keyboard?
dne...@maemo.org wrote: > The question is about keyboards in mobile devices. What characters to > put, what characters to sacrifice? You know it's a hot topic and > maybe yourself have thought sometimes: why do they put X which I > don't used, while Y is missing? In effect, this is also equivalent to "for what tasks would I need to dig out the BT keyboard?" I am assuming that by "POUND sign" you mean the hash key (#) or octothorpe, not the pound-sterling sign (£), which I imagine is largely unused outside the UK, its former dependencies, a few countries using it for a libra-descendent, and a historical context nowadays. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: OS Stability
Mark Haury wrote: [...] > Every Linux handheld device that I've been interested > in and followed has *required* periodic re-flashes of the OS, either to > fix growing instability or to flash a new image that increases stability > and/or hardware or software functionality. This was true for my old Zaurus, but that was because Sharp basically didn't have a clue about operating systems and particularly not about FOSS. I've been very happy with the stability of my N800, and never had to reflash it. But I haven't been using it for experimental purposes. > As for desktop OSs, I would say Linux is on par with Windows: Windows > may be slightly (but only slightly) less stable, but has much better > hardware support. I haven't had to reinstall Windows (any version) any > more than I've had to reinstall Linux. I've only had to reinstall Linux once, and that was because of flaky hardware. Windows, on the other hand (in the days when I used it) needed reinstallation 2-3 times a year, and never worked properly even then. > ...And nobody has answered my question: is it even possible to flash > updated Windows Mobile images to those devices? Is it done routinely as > with Maemo/OpenMoko/etc.? My Windows-toting colleagues say it is theoretically possible but they've never done it. But then they don't put their devices through a hundredth of the workload my N800 handles, simply because the apps aren't there. When I had to edit and reprocess a 200pp XML document into PDF via LaTeX during the summer one of them watched in awe :-) The most he can do is open Notepad... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: nice N900 cases from Piel Frama
Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente wrote: > I've used several cases from them in the past, and they are really > really good ;) > > 2009/12/1 Eric Cooper : >> I've been a very satisfied customer of theirs, so I asked about N900 >> cases and just received a message back that they have now introduced >> them: >> >>http://www.pielframa.com/nokia-n900-universal-treo-cases.htm I have one for my N800, and I had one for my Zaurus before that. They are very good indeed. But the one you illustrate for the N900 appears to require that you take the device out of the case to operate it? Is this true? I am surprised, given that the case for the N700/800 series didn't require this. It looks from the URI (nokia-n900-universal-treo-cases.htm) that this isn't for the N900, but just happens to fit it as well as the Treo. This would be a *very* bad idea, because you would lose the protection of the stitched rim during operation, as well as the inconvenience of not being able to operate it inside the case. Unfortunately the page for the N800 case is no longer on the Piel Frama web site. ///Peter -- CC'd to Piel Frama for info :-) and followups set to my address ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Decision-making processes (was: Re: bluetooth keyboards and N900
igor.sto...@nokia.com wrote: >> Yeah, I guess you don't consider market statistics that Nokia is >> continually losing share to be "facts", because they don't fit with >> your fanboy views. > > In case you had not realized it yet (hint: read my email address) i'm > not a fanboy, i'm just an employee. > > And market statistics are irrelevant here. You don't have a clue when > you attribute decisions to developers and _this_ is a fact, because > you are not part with our internal processes. I think that was part of the OP's problem. Nokia is a commercial enterprise. It doesn't have to share its decisions or their process with anyone outside. That's their right to decide. The problem seems to be that while some decisions are self-evident, obvious, and uncontentious (eg "let's give the N7*/8*/9* series wireless capability"), a few of them are so spectacularly wrong that the user community is amazed, and because no information is available about the reasoning process, they can only conclude that someone in Nokia was missing a vital piece of information. Because the decision process is internal, there is no information about *why* decision X was made one way or another. This can be solved by a simple explanation where possible (eg "we no longer support PC-105 because the future lies with Dvorak"). This would avoid us wasting time with these complaints about the decisions and allow us to correct the misconceptions for the future. If Nokia wishes to create a product that is only suitable for a very small number of people, that is their absolute right. Microsoft has been doing it for years :-) but their marketing has persuaded people that it is suitable for everyone... >> Just to make it clear that when I said "developers" I was referring >> to those paid by Nokia, not the volunteers. > > Again, where did you get that Nokia developers decide about product > features? The OP lacks information about Nokia's development process. Some companies *do* entrust product features to the developers, who fight to keep them over the ones requested by marketing. In other companies it is the other way round: developers are compelled to include features requested by marketing, who fight to keep them over the ones suggested by the developers. In more enlightened companies, it is a mix. I have no idea where Nokia fits in the spectrum, but this could be answered simply by an explanation from Nokia of how their development process works, if they feel that sharing this information with the user community would be beneficial. >> Nokia is the one who is taking advantage of people who desperately >> want the open source community to grow and repeatedly ripping them >> off, both volunteer developers and consumers. > > This is your opinion, which is, as usual, totally irrelevant to > previous my comment: "you don't have a clue about Nokia internal > processes" Nokia -- I hope -- is trying to make money from selling the N7*/8*/9* products in which the bulk of the OS and app development comes from the FOSS community. I want to see Nokia sell lots of these, successfully, and make a big profit that they can put back into R&D. (Unfortunately, I also believe that their marketing people have misunderstood the market very seriously indeed, and that the retail cost of the devices is therefore incorrectly pitched approximately 2-3 times what it need be, if they had targeted the devices more accurately; but that's just a personal belief, based only on 30 years of using handheld computers :-) Thank you, Igor, for bringing some sanity to the argument. If you can persuade someone from Nokia marketing to listen to the user community, it would place the company several years ahead of the competition. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: bluetooth keyboards and N900
Timo Pelkonen wrote: > Then let the markets decide it instead of your speculation, markets are > always right unlike persons. And the Tooth Fairy will still visit you. Markets are easily swayed and perverted. People -- especially experts with good judgment -- are right much more often than markets. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: bluetooth keyboards and N900
Valerio Valerio wrote: > The problem is that the generic pc-105 layout was removed from Maemo5, I would have thought the solution is for it to be put back again. Removing pc-105 is a bit like saying "we don't support ASCII any more". ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Printing (N800)
Peter Flynn wrote: > I did some more tests, both with plaintext files and PDFs, and all of > them print in microscopically small type Duh. For some unfathomable reason, the config on the desktop (the print host) was set to "Print 9 pages per sheet". I've never in my life used that configuration. I can only imagine my mouse brushed over some control at some stage. Grrr. OK, printing from the N800 is fine, but it's commandline only. PDFs print perfectly, so I can live with that, unless some kind soul writes a little plugin for the File Manager to add "Print" to the menu. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Printing (N800)
Attila Csipa wrote: > On Monday 23 November 2009 01:13:02 Aniello Del Sorbo wrote: >> I think we can do it in the community. >> Prepare needed packages to install on the device (cups) and even port >> some nice Setup UI to Maemo. >> I can easily re-add printing support to Xournal, not a problem at all. > > Just to warn people to prevent potential oopses - some of the libraries were > compiled without any printing support (for example Qt). That might make > things > a tad more difficult depending on how printing is implemented in a given app. As handhelds get faster and bigger (virtually) this should become less of a problem, although there is the conceptual difficulty of persuading the designers to consider printing. I did some more tests, both with plaintext files and PDFs, and all of them print in microscopically small type (they print normally when done to the same printer from a regular desktop machine). I'm not clear why this should be. Something in CUPS, as that is the only thing in use for this... Printing direct from the apps would be nice, but as there is often a way to generate PDF, just having a print-from-PDF would do. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Printing (N800)
I've been using CUPS to print from my N800, and it seems to work now (an earlier version was shipped with a fatally-broken pstotext utility), even finding locally-published printers. But it's restricted to printing from the command line (eg lpr foo.pdf), and then only sometimes -- at other times it claims the "scheduler is not responding", and you have to restart cupsd. The major applications (browser, email, AbiWord, etc) don't have a File|Print menu item. While this is understandable in the design (perhaps printing was not thought of as an option), does anyone know if it will be enabled in N900/Maemo5? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Transfering contacts to N900
On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:56:39 +0200 Dave Neary wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > Andrew Flegg wrote: > > The Contacts app on Maemo 5 is pretty damned good, IME. > > Just wondering if you found any way to filter contacts and create > user-defined groups? > > I have rather more contacts on the phone than average, I suspect - > around 3500. They're mostly email-only, so they don't show up in the > phone app. Nevertheless it does slow down the contacts app & make it > harder for me to find That Special Someone - like "favourites" in > Android, if you're familiar with that. > > Cheers, > Dave. > FWIW I found out the other day that ctrl-f lets me search the entire GPE Contacts database for a string. It works with other apps as well, but not all. I still use an n810 so I don't know if that will work for you. Finally someone with a bigger address book than I ;) -- Best Regards, Peter The Plumber Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 Cases
On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 14:22 -0400, sean wrote: > Is anyone able to recommend a case for the N800? > > I would like one that protects the unit, perhaps has built in slots for > space memory cards, and allows easy use of the unit. > I've used the cases from pdair for my n800 <http://pdair.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1010_190_1189&products_id=5475>. I went with a case from Fortte for the case to my n810 <http://www.fortte.com/226/Nokia-N800-leather-case/>. Best Regards, -- Peter Bart Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: best way to get a n900 in Belgium?
Dieter Plaetinck wrote: > On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:54:58 +0200 > Xavier Bestel wrote: > >> Anyway, I'm pretty interested in buying one sooner than later too (if >> possible avoiding the ridiculous +50€ we have to pay in France >> compared to the rest of Europe). Anyone knows about the availability >> of the beast, when and how to get it ? >> >> Thanks, >> Xav >> > > France, Netherlands etc (but not Belgium) have the preorder possibility > See http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/ Aah. Light dawns. Good grief, I am being slow tonight. It's a *phone*. Like the iPhone, it's only available in the countries where they have done a deal with the telcos. Smaller states like Ireland or Belgium will have to wait. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Emacs iconless
Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: > On Sat, 2009-09-26 at 18:25 +0200, ext Peter Flynn wrote: >> Peter Flynn wrote: >>> I successfully installed Emacs-x and it's been running well. But when it >>> loads, no icon appears in the sidebar of the screen, so if I run another >>> application while Emacs is running, I can never get back to Emacs >>> afterwards. Is there something needs adding to the menu entry to specify >>> an icon? >> I added an Icon=emacs to the emacs.desktop and put a 26x26 PNG into the >> hicolor directory alongside what seem to be all the other app icons, but >> it doesn't seem to have done anything. What am I missing here? > > Try gtk-update-icon-cache No change. > or using some existing icon. I tried that but it has no effect. Nothing is displayed. a. Is "Icon=name" the only change needed to the .desktop file or is there some other setting needed as well? b. Where does the system look for the icons of running apps that are displayed down the LH side? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: best way to get a n900 in Belgium?
Laurent Léonard wrote: > I'm also interested in that piece of information. I contacted the 2 official > Nokia resellers in Brussels, but I got an answer only from one and he has no > information at all about the N900, its price or availability in Belgium. I asked three Nokia stores in Ireland (and two in the UK on a recent visit) and none of them had ever heard of the N900. I showed them my N800 and they'd never seen or heard of one before. One guy asked if it was an iPhone...he was impressed; he'd never seen a pocket computer before... Someone in Nokia Marketing needs to send out some info to someone... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Emacs iconless
Peter Flynn wrote: > I successfully installed Emacs-x and it's been running well. But when it > loads, no icon appears in the sidebar of the screen, so if I run another > application while Emacs is running, I can never get back to Emacs > afterwards. Is there something needs adding to the menu entry to specify > an icon? I added an Icon=emacs to the emacs.desktop and put a 26x26 PNG into the hicolor directory alongside what seem to be all the other app icons, but it doesn't seem to have done anything. What am I missing here? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Emacs iconless
I successfully installed Emacs-x and it's been running well. But when it loads, no icon appears in the sidebar of the screen, so if I run another application while Emacs is running, I can never get back to Emacs afterwards. Is there something needs adding to the menu entry to specify an icon? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
USB Connection Internal Disk In Use Problem
Good Morning All, I'm starting to use Back In Time to backup my n810 to my notebook, which then in turn gets backed up to an external hard drive. The problem comes in because sometimes the internal memory card is in use. I'm connecting via USB to the notebook. Of course I have a swap partition on the internal card, but also my Claws mail folders. The former is excluded from the backup, but I would like to include the latter in my daily backup. I'm assuming that; even though I close out all programs from their menu's; swap is in use. Thereby preventing the internal card from mounting. Is there an easy way to unmount the internal card? I'm not sure that moving the Claws folders is an option. I believe that's setup during the first run and cannot be changed later. Including only the external card is what I'm doing now, since it contains the backup archive created by the n810's backup utility and all my files. Having the mail folders as well would be some nice gravy. Best Regards -- Peter Bart Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: USB ethernet
>> What I have done is used an ASUS WL-330GE Wireless Access Point. I have a WiFlier AP which I forgot to bring, duuh; but it wouldn't be any use, as connecting such devices to the campus network is prohibited and would result in disconnection. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
USB ethernet
I am away at a conference and the dorm room only has a wired connection. Is there such a thing as a mini-USB-to-RJ45 box or cable, and will the N800/OS2008 recognize/support such a connection? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Proxies
In the network applet for N800/OS800, in Connections, you can specify in the Advanced section what your proxies are. This is fine for the protocols provided for (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and RTSP) but I can't see how to tell it to use the same IP address for *all* protocols. In particular, it would be nice to be able to use SSH, SFTP, Skype, Pidgin, Gizmo, Mauku, and a whole bunch of others on my campus network, which nominally provides HTTP and HTTPS only, but which in fact has a proxy that will pass most things so long as you are configured to talk directly to it. Most apps don't seem to have any way to specify this, and anyway it's something which ought to go in the config for that network, not the app. Even Skype, which is notoriously good (bad?) at finding a way through corporate firewalls, won't penetrate this particular piece of ice. Is it possible to manually edit whatever config file the networking app writes when it saves a network setup, without the changes causing the app to gag when it reloads them, and without having to re-enter them manually every time, or lose them if you do modify the setup via the applet's own interface? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
I've been using Mauku for a while and it works well, but it has no Follow or Follower controls, and Search function, so you can't follow a #topic. Does anyone know a Twitter app for N800/OS800 that has these features? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Some buttons not working properly on N800
sean wrote: > I do not recall ever having any problems unlocking my N800. > As long as I press the correct button. I have an N800 running the same, and it seems to lock and unlock OK (first time I'd tried it...I have the CarryMobile case, so I've never needed to lock and unlock, I just close the case and it goes to sleep). ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Asking for developers and user support for a N900 application
Andrea Grandi wrote: > Hi, > > 2009/9/6 Peter Flynn : >> SIMs for pre-pay (pay-as-you-go) services here cost about €5 (similar in >> the UK), so if you have that level of funding you can probably get them >> to test. > > usually it's very difficoult to buy a SIM from another country. You > have to show a document/passport to prove you are who you say you are Not here. Just walk into any phone store and buy one. No identity needed. > For example, when I bought the Simyo simcard here in Spain, I paied it > with my credit card ordering it from their website, they sent it to me > and I had to show my passport to prove I was the person who ordered > it > > Are you sure that in UK it's easier to buy one? Yes, I bought one there a few weeks ago. Any phone store. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Asking for developers and user support for a N900 application
Mark wrote: > I think the codes you are referring to are only available from a > phone. Even if the N900 has full phone features, there are still > likely to be different formats for each carrier as well as the codes > and the information would have to be parsed from text messages, so it > probably wouldn't be any simpler. In a way, using the Web pages might > be better. It would probably allow for more features and more > information than you could get from the codes. I'm guessing here, but I would be surprised if the carriers didn't all have XML web services which provided this information. The problem is that you probably have to pay to get them, and they are probably all in different formats. It might be worth asking, if you can actually find someone in the companies who actually *knows* something technical (difficult), because screen-scraping this data from web sites is unstable...they can change the page layout and markup at any time. [Andrea, OP] > I currently am able to support just two carrier: Italian 3HG and > Spanish Simyo, since I only have those two SIM/account to test. > > I'm not here to ask you to give me your user/password of your carrier, > but I would need at least each webpage used in the login process (the > login page, the webpage after login, the page displaying credit > remaining ecc). > > I'll give more details on how to get these information to people who > will be interested to help me. I can certainly do that for the two I use in Ireland, O2 and Meteor. Mail me off-list. SIMs for pre-pay (pay-as-you-go) services here cost about €5 (similar in the UK), so if you have that level of funding you can probably get them to test. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: GPE-Contacts and .vcf
- Original message - > On Monday 31 August 2009 20:38:23 sean wrote: > > Would an updated version of Calendar be in the works that supports an > > alarm powering on the N800 and perhaps flashing the led? (...) > This is one of the most often requested enhancements to GPE Calendar but there > is no one working on it at the moment. Is anyone working on adding timezone capability? So that I can enter (say) a flight that leaves London at 11am GMT and arrives JFK at 2pm Eastern? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
N770 has now Alzheimer's disease (WLAN and power problem)
Hello N770 friends, My N770 has now Alzheimer's disease and feels just happy with OS2005. I have OS2006 installed on my N770 and it was nearly allways connected to the powwer supply. (over the last two years) Today i noticed that i got WLAN connection problems and then that the Akku was loosing power faster than normal. I bought me a new Akku but that has changed little. The Akku can now be full loaded but the device has still a power leak. After lots of tests i found out that OS2005 works well. No abnormal power lost and well WLAN funktion as normal. Nokia_770_SE2005_5_2006_13_7.bin (good) SU-18_2006SE_2.2006.39-14_PR_F5_MR0_ARM.bin (bad but once ok) SU-18_2006SE_3.2006.49-2_PR_F5_MR0_ARM.bin (bad) SU-18_2007HACKER_4.2008.7-1_PR_F5_MR0_ARM.bin (bad) I am testing a hacked version (which looks realy good by the way) but WLAN doesn't work. I was hopping that old bugs were fixed: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1618 https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2006 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=11824 Over the top buttons (+ and -) i can measure a temperature of more than 35C and on the right side of the device 30C, when the device is switched off. (30C is nearly room temperature - hottest part on a active N810 is here 32C) Questions: 1. is virtual memory essential for versions above OS2006 ? (to reduce error sources i have taken out the mmc card ) 2. selfdiagnostic tools ? (would be nice to have a hardware diagnostic beside the boot flasher on the devices !) 3. could be done something wrong during flashing that is not obviously ? 4. any suggestions are welcome :-) ? happy summer :-) romero ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Re:Java
- Original message - > > Am Sonntag, den 30.08.2009, 17:20 -0600 schrieb Mark: > > On 8/30/09, Fernando Cassia wrote: > > > No, you´re wrong. It´s a platform AND a language. > > > > Actually the truth is somewhere in between. > > Sigh, obviously you know better than Sun. They made it clear that is a > language AND a plattform. You don't want to believe all you read. Microsoft claim that Windows is an operating system :-) ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900/Maemo 5 review
[David] > Maybe holding the unjustified vitriol until you read the reply that came *3 > minutes* after the post? (and well over an hour before you posted). My apologies for the crossed wires: I'm away from base so my access is sporadic, and messages don't always arrive as promptly as one might wish. And if it came over as vitriol my apologies for that also; frustration sometimes leads to this when things which seem obvious and apparent to the dumb user (me) look radically different to the developers. > Especially since one of the best bits of community marketing from Quim was: > > $ jailbreak > jailbreak: not found > $ sudo gainroot > # That message doesn't appear to have made my mailbox, but it's excellent news, thanks very much. > Which incidentally means you can build and install your own java interpreter. > I > look forward to seeing your java4maemo package; since Nokia gave you exactly > what you asked for. > > You *do* intend to do that for the community don't you? I think this is more crossed wires, I'm afraid. I'm a user of Java applications, not a Java developer. I develop stuff that uses Java applications, among others, but I don't write Java (it's on the list to learn next year). All I was looking for was to know whether there would be an implementation of Java available that would let me run a commandline Java application like Saxon. I'm not looking for graphics, embeddability, APIs, or libraries, so I'm in a specialist minority, and it's sometimes frustratingly difficult to explain to developers the apparent simplicity of my needs, when they are justifiably much more concerned with more complex demands. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900/Maemo 5 review
[Sebastian] > for me the big question is... Will I be > able to install an XTERM application?... > Will I be able to install a GNU shell, > like BASH?... and even more important > than that... Will I be able to login as > ROOT? These too are deal-breakers. No shell means no go, period. No Emacs, no TeX... > If not, then for me it's just another > powerful PDA... It wouldn't even be that; it would simply be a useless box of junk. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 etc.
[Java not only a language but a platform] > > Thats part of Suns stupid marketing strategy. Its a language and a > platform. C++ is a language. QT is a platform. Oh hell, according to > the marketing Java is an OS as well. It's a language. There are platforms and OS-like applications built with it, but it's a language. > Both GTK and QT are plattforms which are just as powerfull as Java. > The need for Java on Maemo is pretty limited. Possibly, but essential in my case. It's a deal-breaker: no Java means I can't do my work, which requires several applications currently requiring Java. If Java isn't available for the N900, I won't buy it, and nor will any of my colleagues in the same business, several of whom bought N8*0s after seeing mine do what it does. But yes, for the average user, probably limited. By the same token I could say that the need for games on Maemo is "limited"...I'm not interested in them and couldn't give a tinker's cuss if they are available or not, but I'm sure there are lots of people for whom games are the deal-breaker; hence an N9** has to play games. Ultimately, the message has to be, don't cripple the platform by restricting it. I believe that Nokia may finally have understood this, although we'll have to wait and see if the default apps are as poor as the N800's were. I sure hope not. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900/Maemo 5 review
On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 10:23 -0700, Kevin T. Neely wrote: > I don't understand why that's such a big deal. all hardware gets > tossed aside eventually. Mobile just happens more often than others > because the development space is so fast. > > If you want something that you can keep around for a while, get a big > desktop. That probably has the longest shelf-life. Still, the N900 > will be more-or-less open and hackable hardware just like the N800, so > continued development of other platforms will be based upon hobbyist > interest, just like everything else. I will have to second this. I still have a 770, two n800's along with my n810. Each one has brought new and different things to the table, apparently not possible with the previous hardware. Each upgrade has made my life easier as well. While I use my n810 exclusively, all of the others get used regularly for one use or another. In the case of the 770, it's loaded with games for the kids. One of the n800's is my backup in case I break my n810. Best Regards, -- Peter Bart Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900/Maemo 5 review
Mark wrote: [...] > As with anything, it depends on the app. Sure, small, light apps > designed for cellphones will run on anything. But "real" Java apps are > quite different. I can assure you that the Java apps that run > sluggishly on my current desktop workstation will not even begin to > run on your Centro. That also goes for a lot of general Web content > that is not specifically designed for phones. I'm happily running Saxon on my N800 (Java-based XSLT processor), along with Emacs, LaTeX, and other XML-related stuff. OK, Saxon's a console app, but it runs perfectly, and at an acceptable speed. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900/Maemo 5 review
Dr. Nicholas Shaw wrote: > One thing concerns me based upon earlier reviews - it appears that the size > of the screen will be smaller. That may not be a big issue as it appears > from the pictures that Nokia is utilizing the space better than the 810. > Only time will tell. It also looks like they've added capabilities (such as > tasks and calendar) that didn't exist before. I'm hoping that they've added > the ability to select 12/24-hour time. As I commented earlier, the ability to select time zone when creating an appointment is essential if you travel: its absence would be a show-stopper. Provided they have replaced the appalling built-in mail/contacts/calendar that came with the N800, I'll probably be happy. It doesn't look like the camera can be used backwards like the N800's pop-out one. That was crippled by lack of software; presumably this one is usable with Skype etc, but a pity if it can't be used as a webcam. > Lastly, having built in phone and wireless will be a good thing. Wifi is essential, phone may be useful (I already have a phone...) but only if it's not tethered. Cracking stupid lockdowns on phones is the first task to look for. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Skype or Gizmo
On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 10:14 +0200, COURTAUD Didier wrote: > Hi all > > I would want to configure my N810 tablet pour SIP calls. > > But i wonder what is the best SIP client : Skype or Gizmo ? > > In terms of usability, openness and ... free ? FWIW, read at your own risk. <http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1495813/licensing-dispute-scupper-skype> Best Regards, -- Peter Bart Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Claws-mail problems deleting messages
Peter Flynn wrote: > Does anyone use Claws-mail on an N800/OS2008? [...] > How do you actually get rid of a message? Permanently. The documentation says: > When the 'Execute immediately when moving or deleting messages' > option is used, operations performed on messages, (like deletions or > movements), are performed immediately. If the option is turned off, > all operations performed on messages by the user are only carried out > when the 'Execute' button is pressed. Unfortunately I can't locate this option anywhere in the config or preferences screens; and although it says that the 'Execute' button is the X key, pressing this when some messages are marked for deletion has no effect. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Claws-mail problems deleting messages
Does anyone use Claws-mail on an N800/OS2008? I have been using it to get mail from several accounts with IMAP4 while travelling, and it has been excellent until the last update some months ago. Since then, I can't find out how to delete a message: the behaviour has changed completely. If I tap on a message line in the folder view, and click the trashcan icon, the message line turns blue, and it gets marked. But picking the menu item Message|Move to Wastebasket doesn't do anything, and certainly doesn't delete it, and "Delete" isn't in the menu! Worse, trying to delete (or mark) additional messages in the same folder brings up a pop-up saying that there are some messages already marked, and do I want to "process" them (whatever that means). Regardless of whether you tap Yes or NO, nothing happens, and the messages stay there. How do you actually get rid of a message? Permanently. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Full screen non-Hildon X applications possible?
Tim Teulings wrote: > Hello! > >> Did you find out how to do this? Googling returns nothing except this >> thread, a lot of repo listings, and some pages in japanese... > > Hildon/the window manager follows the freedesktop WM spec. > > See: > > http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/1.4/ar01s05.html#id2569140 > > You have to set the _NET_WM_STATE property to _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN > to get the window resized to full screen. You can either do this from > within the application (like hildon does when pressing the full screen > button), or try to write a tool for it. This implies that you have to modify the source for the application and recompile, right? I'm not trying that with Emacs :-) Although one of the Japanese pages does have some eLisp code > (defun toggle-full-screen () > (shell-command "~/bin/wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,fullscreen")) > (global-set-key (quote [f6])(quote toggle-full-screen)) I stuck that in my .emacs but Emacs doesn't like the syntax of the last line for some reason; claiming an error commandp, toggle-full-screen. But that's not a problem for this list...time to ask Usenet... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Full screen non-Hildon X applications possible?
Eric S Fraga wrote: > At Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:53:36 +0200, > Damien Challet wrote: >> It is possible to have any (windowed) application with xbindkeys and wmctrl >> in >> full screen, >> >> google >> >> wmctrl maemo xbindkeys >> >> it works very well for emacs, nxclient, etc. >> >> > > Excellent. Thanks. I'll pursue this avenue. Did you find out how to do this? Googling returns nothing except this thread, a lot of repo listings, and some pages in japanese... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Emacs and libxaw7
David Greaves wrote: > Peter Flynn wrote: >> The next Emacs stage is to get the X version running on my N800 under >> OS2008. From other posts (eg in "Full screen non-Hildon X applications >> possible?"), some people have obviously managed this, but there is an >> apparently undocumented dependency, libxaw7, which I cannot find in any >> repository. Does anyone know where this is hidden? There are several >> references in the discussions to it, but no-one seems to have posted >> where they found it. > > > Try: > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/libxaw/2:1.0.5-1 > > (For Diablo you should go to Debian... I tend to use Ubuntu as that's our Mer > base) That's for building it from source: I avoid that like the plague for the N800 because I don't have the space or facilities to install the toolchain from cross-compilation. But I take back what I said, there *is* a pointer at the end of this thread http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=16189&page=7 to a chinook version of all three libx libraries which appear to work for emacs. However, the emacs package is still broken as shipped: when you execute the binary emacs, you get > Warning: arch-dependent data dir (/usr/libexec/emacs/22.1/arm-linux-gnueabi/) > does not exist. > Warning: arch-independent data dir (/usr/share/emacs/22.1/etc/) does not > exist. > Warning: Lisp directory `/usr/share/emacs/22.1/site-lisp' does not exist. > Warning: Lisp directory `/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' does not exist. > Warning: Lisp directory `/usr/share/emacs/22.1/lisp' does not exist. > Warning: Lisp directory `/usr/share/emacs/22.1/leim' does not exist. All exist in my install target on /media/mmc1/emacs so they're easily fudged by linking them back to the absolute path, but this ought to have been done by the install script. > Cannot open load file: term/x-win Dunno where this is or where it's supposed to be, but emacs now executes :-) Getting it full-screen is more difficult: the thread I referred to tails off with the post from Eric saying > Excellent. Thanks. I'll pursue this avenue. Eric: did you manage to get this to work? The suggestion you refer to (Googling wmctrl maemo xbindkeys, made by Damien) turns up this thread, a bunch of listing, some Python, and some posts in Japanese, but no actual hint of what packages are needed or what command/configs will make Emacs run full-screen. Incidentally, now it's installed and executing, how do I add it to the system menu so that I don't need to invoke it from a command in the xterm window? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Emacs and libxaw7
The next Emacs stage is to get the X version running on my N800 under OS2008. From other posts (eg in "Full screen non-Hildon X applications possible?"), some people have obviously managed this, but there is an apparently undocumented dependency, libxaw7, which I cannot find in any repository. Does anyone know where this is hidden? There are several references in the discussions to it, but no-one seems to have posted where they found it. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: omweather failure
Alejandro López wrote: > Peter Flynn escribió: >> Has weather.com changed their format again? >> omweather is not updating since Saturday. > > No problem here. Using version 0.22.6. Same here. But it started working again this morning. Very weird. First this, then one of my private mail hosters vanished off the DNS, then I get reports of some of my web sites going AWOL. Is there some DNS attack going on somewhere? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: omweather failure
On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:27:10 +0100 Peter Flynn wrote: > Has weather.com changed their format again? > omweather is not updating since Saturday. > > ///Peter v 0.22.6 works perfectly in the USA. Best Regards, -- Peter The Plumber sm Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: omweather failure
Has weather.com changed their format again? omweather is not updating since Saturday. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Emacs
Eero Tamminen wrote: > ext Peter Flynn wrote: [..] >>> Why should it have a problem with ownership when I'm installing as root? > VFAT is lacking many features of real file system. VFAT is used > on MMC/SD cards by default for PC i.e. Windows/OSX/etc compatibility > reasons. > > You need to use some other file system (it's a bit complicated, > is there a Wiki page on using other file systems on the MMC/SD > cards?). No, it worked fine, and I should have reported back. I took out the SD card, stuck it into my card reader on the desktop and formatted it as ext3 with a small granularity (I'm using it for TeX as well, and that has lots of very small files). Worked fine. >> and it doesn't appear to have written any files (maybe it wipes all >> traces if it aborts?) > > Dpkg must remove aborted installations, otherwise you would soon > run out of disk space on rootfs even for root (and as a result device > would be in reboot loop if you'd reboot it at that state). Very sensible... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: ncurses
Eero Tamminen wrote: > Hi, > > ext Peter Flynn wrote: >> I've been rearranging my SD cards and I wanted to install Emacs_22.1-1 >> (this is for OS-2008) to replace the older version. >> >> It's looking for ncurses-base and libxaw7 but I can't find any that >> install. > > The package has or hasn't a dependency for ncurses-base? emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb has a dependency on ncurses-base, or so the Package Manager says. > (If you take & build Emacs package sources directly from > Debian (or Ubuntu), it won't have ncurses-base dependency > because in Debian that's an Essential unlike on Maemo.) I don't have the resources to build Emacs from source (my desktop machine is old and slow, and it would undoubtedly involve installing a large toolchain and lots of additional packages for which I have no space). Alas...I wish :-) >> I have the maemo-Extras repo installed, and I can see ncurses-base in >> there, but it doesn't appear in the App Manager. If I download >> ncurses-base-5.4-3.osso1.deb and try to install it manually, I get the >> error Incompatible application package. >> >> Is there a working .deb for OS2008 for these packages? > > I think only thing needed is the Emacs package having an explicit > dependency to the ncurses-base package, you shouldn't need to > install it manually. Ncurses-base dependency works at least for > the SDK tools (which are in a repository of their own). I managed to find a working copy, and it all installed nicely. I used apt-get install ncurses and it found a copy in Lithuania. Next task: try to install the x-ified version emacs_22.1-1_armel-x.deb and see if I can get it to run in fullscreen... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: omweather failure
On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:36:13 +0100
Peter Flynn wrote:
> Kevin T. Neely wrote:
> > Guess it just wasn't there a couple days back when I checked.
> > Hooray for those omweather guys, they're usually only a few days
> > behind weather.com's incessantly changing of format/syntax.
>
> Yes, they do an excellent job.
>
> But weather.com have screwed up something: all my stations for France
> cause the error message "Wrong station code or ZIP code!!!". I
> deleted all my stations and then added them all back in again, just
> in case the internal codes had changed, but they still cause this
> error.
>
> Maybe weather.com has something against France? All the others work...
>
Peter,
I had the same issue you do in the USA. For some reason I
didn't see the update; in the application manager; until this
morning. I now have v0.22.6 and everything works well.
OMWeather has turned into quite the polished program! A simple
desktop applet that has a load of useful information behind it.
Best Regards,
--
Peter The Plumber sm
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Re: omweather failure
Kevin T. Neely wrote: > Guess it just wasn't there a couple days back when I checked. Hooray > for those omweather guys, they're usually only a few days behind > weather.com's incessantly changing of format/syntax. Yes, they do an excellent job. But weather.com have screwed up something: all my stations for France cause the error message "Wrong station code or ZIP code!!!". I deleted all my stations and then added them all back in again, just in case the internal codes had changed, but they still cause this error. Maybe weather.com has something against France? All the others work... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
omweather failure
Suddely, omweather on my N800 has started popping up messages saying the location cannot be found or the zip code is wrong. It's been working just fine for weeks since the last upgrade, and I have it configured for about 15 locations that I commonly visit, including a couple that I added to the database and rebuilt -- but which it has accepted perfectly happily until now. Has the Weather Channel changed its feed URI recently? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Xournal porting / Fremantle / Harmattan
On Mon, 2009-07-06 at 10:20 +0100, Aniello Del Sorbo wrote: > Hi > > I have read, as everyone, the interesting (and somewhat expected) news > that Maemo's switching to Qt with Harmattan. > > I am still not sure, and I'm still in the process of making up my mind > about this, but it could affect my porting of Xournal to Fremantle. > > Porting an application to Fremantle takes time. Unfortunately since > I've started working in London I do not have that much spare time > (even when I do, I prefer to dedicate most of it to my partner). > > I do not know if I have enough motivation to make this work for > Fremantle knowing I'll have to do it again for Harmattan (and this > time from scratch). > I'd rather start doing the Qt port now and wait for Harmattan. > Moreover, this adds to the fact that I can't run Fremantle full speed > on my netbook (not because it doesn't have enough power, but because > of an issue with the Intel driver and Clutter that I couldn't find a > solution for). > > True, Harmattan won't be ready for a while, but I don't think it'd be > that much time before it's going to be released (a year?) > > Anyway, the two issues added together are impacting severely my > motivation for doing the work. > If someone's willing to step in, I'll send him the source code (sorry > about it not being available, but I've lost the source code related to > Xournal for Chinook, and the code for Diablo is a bit messed up) and > she can start from there. > > I will have a look soon at what actually are the changes for Fremantle > and I will confirm my decision at that time. Dear Anidel, Not that it makes a difference, but: Thank you for one of the few single most useful programs I use daily and heavily. Most of my record/form keeping is done with Xournal on an N810. That is a big time saver for me. Best Regards, -- Peter The Plumber sm State Licensed Master Plumber State Certified Backflow Device Tester Factory Trained Boiler Install/Service NIOSH/OSHA/MIOSHA Trained Confined Space Entry <http://petertheplumber.net> 24h Service 313.215.5175 Don't sleep with a drip; if water runs through it; call a experienced,licensed plumber! ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Reading PDFs
One of the problems with PDFs that are designed for printing is that the
margins and the orientation are understandably suboptimal for reading on
an 800x480 screen on a handheld device.
While sorting out some material for a long flight and trip next month, I
realised that by trimming the margins and rotating 90 degrees clockwise,
the pages of a book-shaped PDF could be made to fit comfortably on the
N800 screen so that I could hold it long ways up, with the control
button at the bottom where my thumb would be.
You can probably do this in a full copy of Acrobat, but the following
LaTeX code seems to do the job:
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[landscape,margin=0pt,nohead,nofoot,
papersize={480,800},textheight=440bp]{geometry}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
\includepdf[angle=270,trim=72 72 72 72,pages=-]{filename}
\end{document}
The only things you need to measure are how much to trim off the four
sides to get rid of some of the margins (the units are Adobe points).
The minus argument to pages means "all"; you can also select a list or
range in curly braces like pages={1,2,3-10,14-22} etc.
Happy summer reading...now all I need is a battery capable of lasting an
8-hr flight in cattle class where there are no charger outlets...
///Peter
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Re: replacement battery for N810
Kevin T. Neely wrote: > Nokia uses the same charger for all its batteries, so I'm sure that > wouldn't be a problem. But you can get several differently-rated Nokia chargers with the same micro-plug (like the N800) intended for other devices like phones. So they'll fit, but the weaker (phone) ones won't give the heavier devices (N800) the full charge -- as I discovered to my cost when we went away last year and I forgot my N800 charger and couldn't buy one anywhere and had to rely on my daughter's phone charger twice a day... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Rumor mill: Maemo 5 device
Mark wrote: > However, $750 and and/or a smaller screen would be showstoppers for > me. That price would be a showstopper for anyone, even if included GPS and an accelerometer. That's well over three times the going rate for a pocket device. > Also, at this point regular cellular voice would be a requirement > for me. I'd rather not. I already have a perfectly working phone, and I don't want to combine phone and PDA: you look such a prat trying to work a spreadsheet while trying to make a call, or wearing one of those zomboid BT earpieces. Mais chacun a son gout. > If they can't get the price to netbook levels or less, it's highly > unlikely that a single soul will buy them. I think that's been the > major issue with the tablets in the past: considering the features, > the price is way above everybody's threshold until about the time the > new model comes out, making the old one (depending on one's > viewpoint) obsolete. Yep. €150-€200 is the max the market will pay for this here. Maybe in the USA where there is more disposable income it could go higher. > ...but I strongly suspect that those "leaked" specs are all somebody's > fantasy. I think the GPS and accelerometer probably are. > And I think it's highly unlikely that it will be released in the next > few weeks (they're saying July 2009), or even this summer. Next spring > would be much easier to believe. It's already the end of June. Anyway, I'm not yet in the market for an upgrade at that price: the N800 cost me an ARM and a leg and it's working just fine. And certainly not with some daft cellphone deal like the iPhone that ties you to a single supplier at a massive markup. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Emacs
Peter Flynn wrote: > Having fixed the ncurses-base dependency, I tried to install with > >> # mkdir /media/mmc1/emacs >> # dpkg --instdir=/media/mmc1/emacs -i emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb >> (Reading database ... 18457 files and directories currently installed.) >> Unpacking emacs (from emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb) ... >> dpkg: error processing emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb (--install): >> error setting ownership of `./usr': Operation not permitted >> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb >> # ls -ld /media/mmc1/emacs/ >> drwxrwxrwx 2 user root 32768 Jun 21 16:09 /media/mmc1/emacs/ >> # > > Why should it have a problem with ownership when I'm installing as root? Turns out that OS2008 allows the cards to be mounted as user. umounted mmc1 and remounted as root, and it appeared to start installing, but now it's gagging on > (Reading database ... 18457 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking emacs (from emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb (--install): > error creating hard link `./usr/bin/emacs-22.1': Operation not permitted and it doesn't appear to have written any files (maybe it wipes all traces if it aborts?) ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Emacs
Having fixed the ncurses-base dependency, I tried to install with > # mkdir /media/mmc1/emacs > # dpkg --instdir=/media/mmc1/emacs -i emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb > (Reading database ... 18457 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking emacs (from emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb (--install): > error setting ownership of `./usr': Operation not permitted > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Errors were encountered while processing: > emacs_22.1-1_armel.deb > # ls -ld /media/mmc1/emacs/ > drwxrwxrwx 2 user root 32768 Jun 21 16:09 /media/mmc1/emacs/ > # Why should it have a problem with ownership when I'm installing as root? Without knowing what the preprocess script is trying to do, can I assume that the './usr' it refers to is in fact /media/mmc1/emacs/usr (ie that it has changed directory to the specified destination and therefore really means it when it gives a relative directory reference?) or is it still in fact trying to install in /usr (which will of course fail: the built-in memory doesn't have enough space for something as big as Emacs). (And incidentally, is that 32768 because of the granularity of the FAT format? Give that this card will never need to be used in Windows, can I reformat it with mkfs and a lower block size?) ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: ncurses
Peter Flynn wrote: > I've been rearranging my SD cards and I wanted to install Emacs_22.1-1 > (this is for OS-2008) to replace the older version. > > It's looking for ncurses-base and libxaw7 but I can't find any that > install. I have the maemo-Extras repo installed, and I can see > ncurses-base in there, but it doesn't appear in the App Manager. If I > download ncurses-base-5.4-3.osso1.deb and try to install it manually, I > get the error Incompatible application package. > > Is there a working .deb for OS2008 for these packages? Seems so. I used apt-get install ncurses and it found a copy in Lithuania. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: omweather weirdness
Karl Kobel wrote: > Peter, > > Sorry if I wasn't totally clear. I just abbreviated the entire path. > Unless you want the 'bleeding' edge development builds, you shouldn't > have any repositories ending in devel. > > A new version was posted to the 'normal' repository, superseding the > development build, which corrected the problem. No problem, thanks. I seem to have picked up the right version now, and it's all working fine except that I can't edit the names of the stations I have added (I *think* you could do this before)...it's fine with short names like Boston or Dublin, but I added O'Hare and its full name "Chicago O'Hare International Airport" forces the applet to widen across the whole screen when I select it :-) Not a major problem...I can probably edit the database entry. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
ncurses
I've been rearranging my SD cards and I wanted to install Emacs_22.1-1 (this is for OS-2008) to replace the older version. It's looking for ncurses-base and libxaw7 but I can't find any that install. I have the maemo-Extras repo installed, and I can see ncurses-base in there, but it doesn't appear in the App Manager. If I download ncurses-base-5.4-3.osso1.deb and try to install it manually, I get the error Incompatible application package. Is there a working .deb for OS2008 for these packages? ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: n810 Internal Memory Read Only?
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:18:07 -0700 lakestevensdental wrote: > I gather you don't have a recent backup/restore option? There is a > reason for this utility :) Yes there is! And I have several recent backups ;) The problem is; because Claws isn't the built in client; I can't selectivly restore just the email files. Because the "other" backup category also lumps in; for ex; my GPE files which have been updated since the backup, which the restore would then wipe out my current GPE files. > > I don't know if this will work, but I kind of vaguely recall having > something like it happen to me. > > * Make a backup, include everything. > * Try copying the claw files to your external card. > * Then delete them on the internal card, > * then (perhaps after uninstalling and reinstalling?) start Claws to > see if it works. > * If it works, then (shut down Claws) and save a copy of the new > working folder somewhere (not the same as the old folder -- in case > the next step messes things up). > * Copy the appropriate old files back into the working Claws folder. > If it's one folder that is corrupt, it might mess things up for > everything, so you might test one folder at a time until your sure it > works. > * Boot Claws and see if it reads your old files. If it works fine, > clean up the extra folders. If it doesn't work, delete the old files > and restore the new ones and relegate yourself to losing your old > emails. Essentially that's what I did. I've relegated myself to losing the emails, but I'd like to see if I can learn how to possibly retrieve them for the day when it's critical. > > Caveat, I think this worked to clear up a problem I had with Claws, > but can't be sure. My Claws works now, I can't exactly recall how I > got pass the problem but this is what I recall. > Mine works well again so in the ends alls well. Best Regards, -- Peter The Plumber sm State Licensed Master Plumber State Certified Backflow Device Tester Factory Trained Boiler Install/Service OSHA/MIOSHA/NIOSH Trained Confined Space Entry <http://petertheplumber.net> 24h Service 313.215.5175 Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: n810 Internal Memory Read Only?
On Thu, 2009-06-18 at 16:02 -0500, William Dowden wrote: > I have seen problems that sound similar. Yes, so have I. I remember Eero explained it in another thread so very well. That saved an old RS MMC card from the recycling bin. >Certainly if the system thinks the card is still in use, especially > if it freezes with the files' attributes marked as in use, you will > not be able to access them unless you use the technique you used. Crude as they were, yes. >How large is your N810's internal memory?My son and I were > discussing the N800 versus the N810.We currently have N800's with > 8GB cards both internal and external.Space has not been an issue. Internal memory; not user removable; is 2gb. File manager reports 1.87gb total size with swap of 128mb enabled on it. Mine reports 128.7mb used with 1.75gb available. All I have on the internal card is swap and Claws folders. All my other data files are on an 8gb external sdhc card. If it helps your discussion, I finally pulled the trigger on a n810 some months ago and upgraded from an n800. I can't believe I waited so long. I use it daily, very heavily and it's a huge improvement from the n800. YMMV > I suspect that CLAWS may have some temporary files taking up space > that are usually invisible after the transaction completes normally, > since they would be deleted and the space released.But if the > application froze up, then this space would not be released and you > would be stuck with the technique you used to resolve the issue. > Does that sound plausible? That is what I'm thinking/hoping. What usually happens is: I come home from work, print out what forms I have completed, update my calendar etc, get my latest emails, etc. Then I usually shut down some apps but I usually have several still running along with feed circuit which updates my rss feeds during the night. I let the n810 run on battery until morning, when I plug it in as I get ready. I'm guessing I had a lot of feeds update, along with Claws fetching mails every few minutes and the battery gave out just as swap and Claws was active. I have not yet taken the time to fsck the old files as suggested, but Claws has happily created new folders and is working properly as far as I can tell. The old emails are essentially of no consequence, I'm going to use that opportunity to learn from my mistakes and try and recover them. It might come in handy some day. Best Regards, -- Peter Bart Peter The Plumber ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: GPE and Pimlico
lakestevensdental wrote: > I haven't heard of or tried Pimlico, have heard of and use GPE, I too had never heard of Pimlico (apart from the London suburb of the same name, and the old Ealing comedy "Passport to Pimlico" :-) but it doesn't appear in my Apps list, so presumably there is a repo to add. However, GPE is working fine for me right now, apart from its incompatibility with the LCARS theme (which I posted about before) and the fact that it cannot properly handle timezones. This last one is a close-to-showstopper for anyone who travels a lot: I need to be able to put in my flight and set the timezone of the arrival time (and the times of my meetings in the destination zone) so that when I arrive and change the timezone in the (poor) Clock applet, they all show up correctly. This was available even on the otherwise lowly PIM apps in my old Sharp Zaurus. The Clock applet also needs a boost: it can only handle two zones, home and away, which is not good. ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: omweather weirdness
Peter Flynn wrote: > Karl Kobel wrote: >> Tim & Peter, >> >> I also had this 'problem'. >> >> Check your App-Manager repositories. Make sure the ...Devel repositories >> are disabled. There is a 'test only' version in there. >> >> Un-install, disable the Devel repository, and reinstall. > > I don't seem to have Devel. Extras-Devel is there so I disabled that. > Now there is no omweather in the list of installable apps... Aha. Having installed the "new" upgrades to abiword and a bunch of other stuff it just offered me (which are probably downgrades, seeing as I had Extras-Devel active), omweather has returned to the list, so I installed it and rebooted. It appears on the screen -- yay -- but when I go to add the stations-db and the shiny icons, they both fail to download. Maybe the server just crashed a few seconds ago... ///Peter ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
