RE: [maemo-users] Card reader errors across multiple devices - badN800 production line batche?

2007-01-25 Thread Jakub.Pavelek
Hi, returning a unit running a 3rd party kernel and complaining that it does not work as you expect on unsupported HW - this is a good one ;) IT-2007 supports 2 GB memory cards - it is printed in the user manual for a reason, though AFAIK the reason is not HW. Br, --jakub

Re: [maemo-users] Tips for best usage maintainance practices for N800 ?

2007-01-25 Thread Eero Tamminen
Hi, ext Jonathan Greene wrote: Unlike the Palm, there is an actual power function, which you can opt to use if you like. I think it's a personal thing. I like that it's just on and ready to do what I ask, without having to wait the 1-2 min to start up. The startup time should be 1 min[1].

Re: [maemo-users] application catalog reviews

2007-01-25 Thread Ville Reijonen
We would really appreciate all questions, comments. If you have a little time and interest please send your mails to this list or to my address directly. One really essential feature is missing from the Applications catalog: Latest additions and modifications (RecentChanges..) Also IMHO

Re: [maemo-users] Tips for best usage maintainance practices for N800 ?

2007-01-25 Thread Frantisek Dufka
Eero Tamminen wrote: Hi, ext Jonathan Greene wrote: Unlike the Palm, there is an actual power function, which you can opt to use if you like. I think it's a personal thing. I like that it's just on and ready to do what I ask, without having to wait the 1-2 min to start up. The startup time

Re: (Fwd) Re: [maemo-users] A scary story with a happy ending

2007-01-25 Thread Marius Vollmer
ext Marius Gedminas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: - maemo-select-menu-location app.desktop [default-folder] ... The default-folder parameter is optional, and when given determines the default folder of the menu entry. If you omit it, the menu entry will

[maemo-users] found storage cards un-sable since, last flash rd-mode

2007-01-25 Thread Anuj Verma (Kevin)
Hello list, I have noticed that I found both of my storage cards un-use-able since I tried flasher tool last night. ./flasher-3.0-static --enable-rd-mode --reboot ./flasher-3.0-static --disable-rd-mode --reboot I think, I missed something or did not read instructions well, is this a known

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Igor Stoppa
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 17:34 +0100, ext Frantisek Dufka wrote: Karl Bellve wrote: Igor Stoppa wrote: Power saving is not so important when the _energy_ wasted is so little and for an event which is supposed to happen very seldom (you don't turn off your device, don't you?).

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Frantisek Dufka
Igor Stoppa wrote: I thought it can be half of power consumption on such devices. It was like that on ipaq 3870 I had. I remeber something like 80mA when display off ~130mA minimum brightness ~200mA full brightness, ~300mA full brightness + 100%CPU (not sure about exact values, it is long

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Igor Stoppa
On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:08 +0100, ext Frantisek Dufka wrote: Igor Stoppa wrote: I thought it can be half of power consumption on such devices. It was like that on ipaq 3870 I had. I remeber something like 80mA when display off ~130mA minimum brightness ~200mA full brightness, ~300mA

Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Tuukka Tolvanen
ext Neil MacLeod wrote: Larry Battraw wrote: On 1/19/07, John P. Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, How does one sleep the N800 or is it required? I have been just stuffing it in the sleeve, but sometimes it comes back out lit up. I wonder if I am using battery that I could save.

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread Kimmo Hämäläinen
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 16:42 +0100, ext [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as i've begun to use a bit more the mmc memory of my n770 (now i use it as music player) i get corrupted mp3 files that media player can't play. i've noticed that the vfat fs gets corrupted and has plenty bad blocks: # mkdosfs

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread Jorge Salamero Sanz
On Thursday 25 January 2007 14:50, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: How you use the card? Over USB cable? BR; Kimmo yes, over the usb cable it's the original mmc card and i've only used it with the n770 ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread Kimmo Hämäläinen
On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 14:56 +0100, ext Jorge Salamero Sanz wrote: On Thursday 25 January 2007 14:50, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: How you use the card? Over USB cable? BR; Kimmo yes, over the usb cable it's the original mmc card and i've only used it with the n770 It could be that you

Re: [maemo-users] Card reader errors across multiple devices - bad N800 production line batche?

2007-01-25 Thread Kimmo Hämäläinen
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 18:39 -0800, ext Kon Wilms wrote: All, I purchased N800 #1 and tested a 'known to work' 4Gb Transcend 150x SD (non-HC) card on it. Formatting and then initializing with swap corrupted the card. I dosfsck'd it under Linux and the report was a corrupted header. If I

[maemo-users] Mounting more than one card via USB?

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Greene
Is it possible? I've got a 2GB RS-MMC internal which mounts and a 1GB SD card in the bottom slot, but only the internal storage shows up when I connect through USB... I have to eject the SD and use a card reader in order to shoot stuff back and forth. Thanks, JG -- Jonathan Greene m

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread Kahlil Johnson
I have questions regarding that, I just did some file transfer and I move a couple of files with no problem. When the 3rd came up it took a while to transfer (the size was the same). Then I move some more, and I unmount it. (using linux) The unmounting took considerable time, around 2 minutes.

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Marius Gedminas
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 12:38:18PM +, Igor Stoppa wrote: On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:08 +0100, ext Frantisek Dufka wrote: I meant way to get discharge current from battery circuit to know what is actual consumption of the device and how big is the influence of various parts. This is easy

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread Levi Bard
I have questions regarding that, I just did some file transfer and I move a couple of files with no problem. When the 3rd came up it took a while to transfer (the size was the same). Then I move some more, and I unmount it. (using linux) The unmounting took considerable time, around 2 minutes.

[maemo-users] Howto reset N800 to factory settings ?

2007-01-25 Thread Anuj Verma (Kevin)
Hello list, I guess my usage of this new device had been very rough and I will like to reset it to factory settings. Howto achieve the same ? -kevin ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users

[maemo-users] Re: found storage cards un-sable since, last flash rd-mode

2007-01-25 Thread Anuj Verma (Kevin)
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:31:44 +, Anuj Verma (Kevin) wrote: Hello list, I have noticed that I found both of my storage cards un-use-able since I tried flasher tool last night. ./flasher-3.0-static --enable-rd-mode --reboot ./flasher-3.0-static --disable-rd-mode --reboot I think, I

[maemo-users] any SD based GSM/CDMA modems existant ?

2007-01-25 Thread Anuj Verma (Kevin)
Hello list, I'll love to know if someone ever came across any SD slot based GSM/CDMA modems ? I'll be interested to explore them further if provided any hint. Thanks, Kevin ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org

[maemo-users] Some Thoughts Regarding IT OS 2007 and the N800

2007-01-25 Thread Dr. Nicholas Shaw
1. I like the N800 keyboards; however, what I don't like is that when I select anything that requires the keyboard, it doesn't automatically appear unless I take some action (usually highlighting an existing word that is already highlighted or tapping the screen where there is nothing). This

[maemo-users] GPE Tools

2007-01-25 Thread Dr. Nicholas Shaw
I'm interested in the community's thoughts. I have a N800 and am currently using gpe-todo and gpe-contacts and I tried gpe-calendar (very short period). I sent my observations/thoughts/recommendations to George France but thought I'd put some of them here to see if I'm really off base or if

[maemo-users] Video on N800

2007-01-25 Thread Humberto Ortiz Zuazaga
I've been testing video playback on the N800. It's much improved over the 770. The native media player can play video encoded at very high rates, unlike the old video player on the 700. I've played back 400x240 @ 30 fps mpeg4 encoded at 1000 kbps with Handbreak. mplayer doesn't seem to work

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Andrew Flegg
On 1/25/07, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here we are really talking of being able to charge the battery outside its safety ranges. Given the right knowlege it is possible cause do phisical damage to the device and the user. No, we're talking about finding out how much the battery is

Re: [maemo-users] Some Thoughts Regarding IT OS 2007 and the N800

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Greene
Some thoughts on your notes... On 1/25/07, Dr. Nicholas Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the N800 keyboards; however, what I don't like is that when I select anything that requires the keyboard, it doesn't automatically appear unless I take some action (usually highlighting an existing word

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Frantisek Dufka
Andrew Flegg wrote: On 1/25/07, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here we are really talking of being able to charge the battery outside its safety ranges. Given the right knowlege it is possible cause do phisical damage to the device and the user. No, we're talking about finding out how

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Larry Battraw
On 1/25/07, Andrew Flegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/25/07, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here we are really talking of being able to charge the battery outside its safety ranges. Given the right knowlege it is possible cause do phisical damage to the device and the user. No,

RE: [maemo-users] Some Thoughts Regarding IT OS 2007 and the N800

2007-01-25 Thread Dr. Nicholas Shaw
At least I'm not out in wonderland... :-) If you tap a text area with your finger, it should pop open the kayboard - with the stylus and you get the smaller one. If you get the stylus and want the fuller keyboard, press the center button on the D-Pad. You might have to set that in prefs,

Re: [maemo-users] Video on N800

2007-01-25 Thread Mike Klein
I found that the majority of videos I want to play...regardless of format...stream poorly on my 800. My PepperPad3 has no problems with these format...but it would seem only VERY specially crafted videos play smoothly. Perhaps we need code customized to video chip...but given notorious issues

[maemo-users] Maemo Mapper 1.3.4

2007-01-25 Thread Dr. Nicholas Shaw
I went to the Maemo Product Catalog and selected IT OS 2007. There I found Maemo Mapper for IT OS 2007. I downloaded it and tried to install it through the Application Manager. The error message I get is, Unable to install. Application package is incompatible with current software. I have the

Re: [maemo-users] Maemo Mapper 1.3.4

2007-01-25 Thread Mike Klein
I think there is kind of a pkg dependency hell going on. I think repository metadata may need some cleanup. On my unit I only have to nokia repositories listed and maemo.org for bora only. Yet like 60% of the packages I wish to install require either python 2.4 (I'm on 2.5) or like btfilexfer

Re: [maemo-users] Maemo Mapper 1.3.4

2007-01-25 Thread Ferenc Szekely
Hello, On 1/26/07, Dr. Nicholas Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the Maemo Product Catalog and selected IT OS 2007. There I found Maemo Mapper for IT OS 2007. I downloaded it and tried to install it through the Application Manager. The error message I get is, Unable to install.

Re: [maemo-users] Card reader errors across multiple devices - badN800 production line batche?

2007-01-25 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wednesday 24 January 2007 23:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, returning a unit running a 3rd party kernel and complaining that it does not work as you expect on unsupported HW - this is a good one ;) IT-2007 supports 2 GB memory cards - it is printed in the user manual for a reason,

Re: [maemo-users] Card reader errors across multiple devices - bad N800 production line batche?

2007-01-25 Thread Kon Wilms
On 1/25/07, Kimmo Hämäläinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Formatting and then initializing with swap corrupted the card. I dosfsck'd it under Linux and the report was a corrupted header. If I fix it and put it back in the N800 it is readable. The N800 is unable to format it without corrupting

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread James Sparenberg
On Thursday 25 January 2007 04:38, Igor Stoppa wrote: On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:08 +0100, ext Frantisek Dufka wrote: Igor Stoppa wrote: I thought it can be half of power consumption on such devices. It was like that on ipaq 3870 I had. I remeber something like 80mA when display off

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread James Sparenberg
On Thursday 25 January 2007 07:39, Levi Bard wrote: I have questions regarding that, I just did some file transfer and I move a couple of files with no problem. When the 3rd came up it took a while to transfer (the size was the same). Then I move some more, and I unmount it. (using linux)

Re: [maemo-users] Video on N800

2007-01-25 Thread Kahlil Johnson
Have you used the mencoder instrctions for de N770 maybe that will work. On 1/25/07, Mike Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found that the majority of videos I want to play...regardless of format...stream poorly on my 800. My PepperPad3 has no problems with these format...but it would seem only

Re: brightness Re: [maemo-users] Re: Storage/Sleep Issues..

2007-01-25 Thread Igor Stoppa
On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 14:48 -0800, ext James Sparenberg wrote: On Thursday 25 January 2007 04:38, Igor Stoppa wrote: On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:08 +0100, ext Frantisek Dufka wrote: Igor Stoppa wrote: I thought it can be half of power consumption on such devices. It was like that on

Re: [maemo-users] os2006 frequent vfat badblocks

2007-01-25 Thread James Sparenberg
On Thursday 25 January 2007 13:06, Jorge Salamero Sanz wrote: On Thursday 25 January 2007 19:05, Krischan Keitsch wrote: Ah, I did. Works well! For me at least. Take a look at http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/2006-August/001751.html Hope this helps you. it works i've wrote

[maemo-users] N800 screen protector

2007-01-25 Thread Laurent MARTIN
Hi! First of all, I've received my brand new N800 today: the difference with my ~old~ N770 is impressive! This may sound as a stupid question but... I've noticed that, out of the box, the screen was protected by a screen protector which can be removed using by a sticker (?) at bottom left. Is

[maemo-users] N800: virtual memory

2007-01-25 Thread Laurent MARTIN
re-Hi! I wonder whether I should create some virtual memory using the removable internal SD card of my N800... For the moment, I've created 96Mb virtual memory: what do you think? To the ones who use the N800 for some dats now: does the N800 work well w/o VM? The N770 is quite unstable w/o

Re: [maemo-users] N800 screen protector

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Greene
I've kept my initial protecter on as well and it is actually pretty scratched up after less than a week of use. Seems the stylus does quite a number on it when you are scrolling about. There was a thread earlier in week which listed some solutions people have found. On 1/25/07, Laurent

Re: [maemo-users] Mounting more than one card via USB?

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Greene
I'm actually on Mac... though i am pretty sure I can install the tools you are suggesting or their OSX equivalents... For iTunes, I think I prefer the SyncTunes option I mentioned earlier as it really keeps it simple and taps into my existing music database. Moving other files though I'd

Re: [maemo-users] Video on N800

2007-01-25 Thread Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga
Mike Klein wrote: I found that the majority of videos I want to play...regardless of format...stream poorly on my 800. My PepperPad3 has no problems with these format...but it would seem only VERY specially crafted videos play smoothly. Humberto Ortiz Zuazaga wrote: The native media player

Re: [maemo-users] Mounting more than one card via USB?

2007-01-25 Thread Tim Ashman
On 01/25/2007 06:46, Jonathan Greene wrote: Is it possible? I've got a 2GB RS-MMC internal which mounts and a 1GB SD card in the bottom slot, but only the internal storage shows up when I connect through USB... I have to eject the SD and use a card reader in order to shoot stuff back and

[maemo-users] Re: any SD based GSM/CDMA modems existant ?

2007-01-25 Thread Anuj Verma (Kevin)
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:26:26 -0800, Mike Klein wrote: I don't think SDIO is very practical on 'embedded' storage cardsno place for antenna. true, ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users

[maemo-users] Re: JAVA for the 770

2007-01-25 Thread Anuj Verma (Kevin)
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:03:26 +0100, sebastian maemo wrote: Hi, this is Sebas. I posted a blog comment where I told how I installed a JVM in my 770. I'm new in this list, so I cannot comment the previous thread. But just to tell Wahlau and others that it really works. I can download Google