apps install problem

2008-01-11 Thread Thomas Armagost
Mind if I ask another dumb question? Downloaded base-repository.install (for OS2007) to Mac mini. Uploaded base-repository.install from Mac mini to n800 via USB. No problem. Application Manager - Application - Install from file... - Select application - Removable memory card - base-repository

Re: apps install problem

2008-01-11 Thread sebastian maemo
2008/1/11, Thomas Armagost [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mind if I ask another dumb question? Downloaded base-repository.install (for OS2007) to Mac mini. Uploaded base-repository.install from Mac mini to n800 via USB. No problem. If you download a base-repository.install, this will give information

Re: fm radio

2008-01-11 Thread Kalle Valo
ext Luca Olivetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just what I was thinking. My first guess would be that there's a GPIO for this. Anyone interested should check the kernel sources. And with luck there's already a sysfs interface. /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/headphone/state Bingo! Thanks for

discount code CANCELED

2008-01-11 Thread mihai
I have used the discount code, but nokia WANT BACK the device. what is going on. QUIMM please, i’ve put a friend of mine in trouble to get it and now it’s difficult to return it Details here http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=125459#post125459

Re: N800 Web Cam Usage

2008-01-11 Thread Chris
I do have 4 on both. I think I'm not authorized yet to make calls, so maybe that's why I can't seem to make it work. What I would love is a port of Ekiga http://ekiga.org/ oh, well Chris On Jan 11, 2008 10:04 AM, Kevin T. Neely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 12:02:23PM

On/Off switch problem

2008-01-11 Thread Julian Toler
I have an odd problem - my N800 is almost impossible to switch on! I have to hold down the on/off switch for a long time (1 minute or so) for the device to boot. Removing the battery briefly seems to cure it - it turns on immediately after replacing the battery. Is the switch polled at a regular

Re: apps install problem

2008-01-11 Thread sebastian maemo
2008/1/11, Thomas Armagost [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm exploring the mysteries of Red Pill Mode. It's completely unnecessary if you manage to install via apt-get in an xterm. I noticed a blog item claiming that Red Pill Mode bricked an n800. No problem. As Marius said you can then re-flash the

Re: N800 Web Cam Usage

2008-01-11 Thread Kevin T. Neely
On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 12:02:23PM -0500, Chris wrote: Issue: Grandma has a PC with no web cam. I, of course, have the N800. I want to have a video conference with Grandma so she can see me. Solution seems obvious: get Grandma an N800! with other N800 users only. Skype, no video. Gizmo is

evince for os2008

2008-01-11 Thread Jan
Is there a version of evince for os2008 out there. It was my absolute favored pdf-reader at os2007 because of the cool toc-functionally. Any ideas Jan ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org

Re: apps install problem

2008-01-11 Thread Marius Gedminas
On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 03:54:44AM -0800, Thomas Armagost wrote: Thanks for your response. sebastian wrote: If you download a base-repository.install, this will give information to the Application Manager to configure a new deb repository. That's not what you need. What you need

USB Ethernet

2008-01-11 Thread Julian Toler
My last pocket Linux device was the fabulous Archos PMA400. This had both client and host USB ports as standard, and the host port could be used to connect to a network via a simple USB Ethernet adapter. This worked well when a wifi network was not available, but a wired router was. The USB

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Andrew Flegg
On Jan 11, 2008 6:40 PM, Austin Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew Flegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, I really think this is papering over the cracks. We need to sort out the repository mess: all software should be in extras (or extras-devel for alpha/beta-level software), with no

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Austin Che
Andrew Flegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, I really think this is papering over the cracks. We need to sort out the repository mess: all software should be in extras (or extras-devel for alpha/beta-level software), with no dependencies on any other repo unless it is installed by

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Andrew Flegg
On Jan 11, 2008 5:42 PM, Antonio Di Cello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday I arrived the n810 I immediately updated kernel, and I wanted to begin to test applications, I wanted to know if there is a list of all the repositories for the new official OS2008 (already included in the device)

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Jonathan Greene
This is the best one I know - http://gronmayer.com/it/index.php?lang=ensystem=maemo4 If you visit from your tablet, you can add what you want in a few clicks. On Jan 11, 2008 12:42 PM, Antonio Di Cello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Yesterday I arrived the n810 I immediately updated kernel,

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Ognen Duzlevski
Norman Ramsey wrote: There are other good reasons to have a central repository but I don't really buy the ease of use argument for the user. The end user still has to enable the extras repository. It would be just as easy for a user to install a meta package, maybe call

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Luca Olivetti
En/na Austin Che ha escrit: For example, if it added all the repositories listed at http://www.gronmayer.com/it/, the end-user doesn't need to know the difference that n repositories were added versus one. But he would then have to know the difference between, say,

List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Antonio Di Cello
Hi, Yesterday I arrived the n810 I immediately updated kernel, and I wanted to begin to test applications, I wanted to know if there is a list of all the repositories for the new official OS2008 (already included in the device) and unofficial. bye ADC

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Piotr Zagorowski
Hi Antonio, Have a look to http://www.gronmayer.com/it/index.php?lang=ensystem=maemo4 cheers Pit On Jan 11, 2008 5:42 PM, Antonio Di Cello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Yesterday I arrived the n810 I immediately updated kernel, and I wanted to begin to test applications, I wanted to know

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Austin Che
I know it's easier for the developer. But it's not easier for the user. Honestly, 1 developer n users; and I say that sitting in both camps. There are other good reasons to have a central repository but I don't really buy the ease of use argument for the user. The end user still

Re: List of Repository for OS2008

2008-01-11 Thread Levi Bard
I intend to get rid of my repository and get everything I need available from Extras. I agree with and applaud this method. -- My Universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay. --The ruler of the Universe http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html

Re: apps install problem

2008-01-11 Thread Thomas Armagost
sebastian wrote: Maybe I should use the flasher to install OS2008. Then I could use xterm. I'll assume that WiFi would no longer be mandatory then. If you're able to use xterm, then you'll find a real Debian system with usual features. But I don't understand your remark about

Package categories are being misused

2008-01-11 Thread Jussi Kukkonen
Andrew already brought up the too-many-repositories problem, maybe I should revitalize the other repository discussion: The application-categories-are-useless one. We still do not have a category list that would be just right for internet tablets, but that's a difficult problem and I'm not

Re: apps install problem

2008-01-11 Thread sebastian maemo
2008/1/12, Thomas Armagost [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In an earlier post to this list, you said that one could manually download the deb packages directly from the web repositories to your PC and then transfer them to your tablet via USB. Then install them directly with Application Manager.

Re: ncurses-bin package (was: Fun crashes on OS2008)

2008-01-11 Thread James Sparenberg
On Monday 07 January 2008 01:08:11 Eero Tamminen wrote: Hi, ext James Sparenberg wrote: On Wednesday 02 January 2008 03:13:41 you wrote: ext James Sparenberg wrote: On Saturday 29 December 2007 03:29:05 pm Marius Gedminas wrote: Two shell crashes on OS2008. One is reproducible but

Re: Package categories are being misused

2008-01-11 Thread Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
On Jan 11, 2008 9:12 PM, Jussi Kukkonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A) These packages have their own private category (and they shouldn't). canola2:Canola (how about Multimedia) Sorry, this was a last minute mistake :-/ B) These packages look like they should be dependencies and

Re: Package categories are being misused

2008-01-11 Thread DrFredC.com
IMHO, the application manager/package categories should match the Project Cloud categories, at a minimum... Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri wrote: On Jan 11, 2008 9:12 PM, Jussi Kukkonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A) These packages have their own private category (and they shouldn't). canola2: