Re: Never Try to Outsmart the OS

2007-05-14 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
> Mikhail, > > the version that I am running is 0.9.1 and I am pretty sure that I used > the application manager to install it. If you would like a screenshot > or something like that I can send it to you off list. Just let me know > what you need. > > In the scale of annoyances, this is not, fo

RE: Localhost unavailable when wi-fi offline or not connected

2007-05-02 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
N800.). mfc -Original Message- From: Antonio Gomes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] maybe same discussion at http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-developers/2007-February/007762.html ? On 5/1/07, Mike Cowlishaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I have a Wiki running on my N800 using th

Localhost unavailable when wi-fi offline or not connected

2007-05-01 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Hi, I have a Wiki running on my N800 using the usual configuration (for many applications) of a TCP/IP server running on the local host address (127.0.0.1) and an TCP/IP client on the same device. (In this case an HTTP web server and the Opera browser.) While trying to test this on an aeroplane a

RE: x11vnc -- problems solved

2007-04-21 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
> do you know what if any are the side effects of disabling the use of the pressure information on the N800 as a result of implementing your workaround? In other words does this break some other functionality of the N800, or is the pressure information something that is there as a latent "feature"

x11vnc -- problems solved

2007-04-21 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Many thanks to everyone who helped me get x11vnc problems sorted out; I finally fixed the 'last big one' (enter key not working as expected). I have summarised my experiences and the workaround at: http://maemo.org/maemowiki/How_to_use_x11vnc_to_'drive'_the_N800_from_a_PC in case anyone else wan

RE: disabling pressure information (for x11vnc)

2007-04-18 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Hi, many thanks ... I can form that: > > If you want to disable pressure information usage, you need to run > > the device X server with XInput protocol/extension disabled. Just > > add "-extension XInputExtension" to the /etc/init.d/x-server file > > X server options and reboot the dev

RE: x11vnc dropping connection

2007-04-17 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Adding to the datapoints here, my Access Point is: D-Link Wireless 108G MIMO ADSL 2/2+ Router In general this seems to work extremely well with the N800 .. I can wander all over my house with the N800 and I don't recall losing a connection, whereas a standard laptop with builtin wireless tells t

RE: Scratchbox and maemo development

2007-04-12 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
John, thanks ... > another example of a very good ARM emulator is the one that Microsoft has created for Windows Mobile SW developers. This emulator has already been updated to support WM 6.0 and it can be obtained either as a part of the Windows Mobile SDK or, stand alone.  ... > To my way of th

Re: Scratchbox and maemo development

2007-04-12 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
al device. [Yes, inputs might be a bit different -- the pressure sensor is an interesting case -- but at least the stylus and hardware keyboard input should be possible.] Hope that helps! Mfc (google: Mike Cowlishaw) ___ maemo-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers

RE: disabling pressure information (for x11vnc)

2007-04-12 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
> > I get the same problem as you with the x11vnc not responding to clicks > > on > > the docking/application bar. It's frustrating as heck because it was > > inversely so neat to even find a vnc server for this. It is definately > > an > > x11vnc issue as I tried 2 different VNC viewers, and if I

Re: x11vnc no response to taps on left of screen

2007-04-10 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
> "ext Jeffrey Barish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Also, the N800 has an annoying habit of dropping the WiFi connection > > because it is not detecting any taps on the screen. > > We don't have such functionality at all. We do have idle timer which > disconnects the connection after a speci

x11vnc no response to taps on left of screen

2007-04-08 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
> Message: 16 > Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:27:20 -0600 > From: Jeffrey Barish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: x11vnc no response to taps on left of screen > To: maemo-developers@maemo.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Well, I finally got something

RE: Error building maemopad package

2007-03-26 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Thanks for the quick reply ... > -Original Message- > From: Daniel Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 03:46:05PM +0100, ext Mike Cowlishaw wrote: > > Hi, I am working my way through the Maemo 3.0 tutorial, and everything > > was > > work

Error building maemopad package

2007-03-25 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
thers-menu/extra_applications/0112_maemopad.desktop' to `/usr/share/applications/hildon/maemopad.desktop': Operation not permitted dh_link: command returned error code 256 make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1 ... which is a bit of a show-stopper. Any ideas as to what might cause t

meta-question re maemo-developers Digest

2007-02-22 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
I subscribed to this as a daily digest (and just checked that my setting is indeed that) -- but I'm being bombarded by several (at least four, with just a few posts) every day. Anyone have any idea why? Thanks! ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo

VMWare appliance maemo and Samba

2007-02-20 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Very many thanks for setting up a VMWare appliance for maemo! This allowed me to compile and run the canonical 'Hello world' example in just a few hours -- I hadn't run Linux for a few years; it's good to be back :-). I'm running as a virtual machine on a Windows XP host, and I think the one thin