Re: Newbie Windows/Python Question

2008-02-07 Thread DrFredC.com
OOOH Boy, some secret decoder ring stuff. Only problem, it's in secret decoder ring lingo. * To many folks a terminal is where you get on a train. Or what an antique command line computer monitor is called. Could you possibly reduce confusion by actually selecting a common stan

[Fwd: maemo.org work on sprint mode]

2008-02-07 Thread Quim Gil
Hi, this is interesting for maemo-users as well. Quim --- Begin Message --- Brief not-so-new news: Since few days ago all the maemo.org related work is done based on monthly sprints publicly documented and open to your input and involvement. Interested? See https://garage.maemo.org/pipermail/maem

Nokia N810 PIM

2008-02-07 Thread Peter Hickey
Hi, A couple of quick question from someone who has just upgraded from a Palm Tx to a N810. 1. I am hoping someone can point me to a good Personal information manager and address book that I could use to get updates from google calendar. 2. Can I install open office or similar Doc reader on my

tetex-extra package conflicts

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Mark Siskind
I'm running OS2008 on an N810 from: ./flasher-3.0 -F RX-44_2008SE_1.2007.42-18_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R I added the repository from steps 1-5 in the Installation section of: http://maemo.org/development/tools/ I enabled red pill mode. I tried to install tetex-extra and I get: tet

Re: Newbie Windows/Python Question

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin T. Neely
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 08:52:41PM -0600, Michael Conklin wrote: > This means nothing to me but it is clearly the critical step. Can anyone > give step by step instructions on how to get to the "root terminal" and then > install these dependencies? I know it must be frustrating that I lack such >

ctrl-e

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Mark Siskind
I have the new Emacs port running on my N810. And I'm using it with a Freedom Universal bluetooth keybaord in HID mode. It works like a dream. Except for one thing: ctrl-e is trapped by something and brings up a Search menu. This is really annoying because c-e is used so much in Emacs. I looked in

Re: Newbie Windows/Python Question

2008-02-07 Thread Michael Conklin
The piece I have no idea how to do is: 1. Install some python dependencies from the root terminal: *apt-get install python2.5 python2.5-gtk2 python2.5-hildon python2.5-xml * This means nothing to me but it is clearly the critical step. Can anyone give step by step instructions on how t

Re: switching windows

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Mark Siskind
OK. I got it to work. Just in case anybody else needs to do this, this is how. First, you need to put the .desktop files in: /usr/share/applications/hildon/ I previously mistakingly put them in: /usr/share/applications/hildon-navigator/ Second, when you puth them in the correct location, yo

NFS - must insmod after every boot

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Barish
I followed the directions in the wiki for installing NFS: http://maemo.org/community/wiki/settingupnfs/ I find that I have to execute the 3 insmod instructions every time I boot. It was sufficient to run them only once before I upgraded to OS2008 (on an N800). Is there an easy way to make the i

Re: init file for ash

2008-02-07 Thread Luca Olivetti
En/na Jeffrey Mark Siskind ha escrit: > Is there an init script that is automatically run upon login or starting ash? > Something like ~/.login or ~/.profile? If so, what are they called? I do things in ~/.profile, so definitely ~/.profile is sourced by the shell, *but* it is sourced also by som

RE: Newbie Windows/Python Question

2008-02-07 Thread Ove Nordstrom
Hi, Have a look on this: http://blog.locationist.net/2008/01/18/gpe-calendar-erminig-google-calendar- installation/ Regards, Ove _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Conklin Sent: den 7 februari 2008 18:13 To: maemo-users@maemo.org Subject: Newbi

Re: /media/mmc2 on n810

2008-02-07 Thread Graham Cobb
On Thursday 07 February 2008 16:49:53 Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote: > The n810 comes with the internal flash (/media/mmc2) formatted as FAT32. It > came with two directories (Video and map) and one file .apt-archive-cache. > > 1. Will reflashing OS2008 with: > > ./flasher-3.0 -F RX-44_2008SE_1.2

Re: Newbie Windows/Python Question

2008-02-07 Thread Lauro Moura
On 2/7/08, Michael Conklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got a N800 and would really like to install an app that syncs the GPE > calendar with my Gmail calendar. Unfortunately, this application depends on > Pymaemo 2.5 being installed and the installation instructions for that are > completel

Re: swap

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin T. Neely
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 11:40:43AM -0500, Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote: > Is it possible to setup a swap partition/file? (In the standard Linux way?) What is wrong with the standard swap options available under the memory settings? K -- In Vino Veritas http://astroturfgarden.com signature.asc

Re: swap

2008-02-07 Thread Jason Edgecombe
Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote: > Is it possible to setup a swap partition/file? (In the standard Linux way?) > Yes, it's under the control panel. I think it's under the memory section. A swap file can only be created on the internal SD card. Jason ___ m

Newbie Windows/Python Question

2008-02-07 Thread Michael Conklin
I just got a N800 and would really like to install an app that syncs the GPE calendar with my Gmail calendar. Unfortunately, this application depends on Pymaemo 2.5 being installed and the installation instructions for that are completely undecipherable for someone who has never used Unix/Linux. I

/media/mmc2 on n810

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Mark Siskind
The n810 comes with the internal flash (/media/mmc2) formatted as FAT32. It came with two directories (Video and map) and one file .apt-archive-cache. 1. Will reflashing OS2008 with: ./flasher-3.0 -F RX-44_2008SE_1.2007.42-18_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R reinitialize the internal flash

swap

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Mark Siskind
Is it possible to setup a swap partition/file? (In the standard Linux way?) Jeff (http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~qobi) ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users

init file for ash

2008-02-07 Thread Jeffrey Mark Siskind
Does the default shell (Busy box ash) have a scripting language? If so, what is the syntax for setting an environment variable, something like: export RSYNC_SSH=ssh Is there an init script that is automatically run upon login or starting ash? Something like ~/.login or ~/.profile? If so, what are

Re: Suggestion

2008-02-07 Thread Martin Grimme
I press shift or space (easy to find even in the dark) in that case. But you're right, switching it on when focusing a textbox would be a welcome feature. Cheers, Martin 2008/2/7, Iñigo Illán Aranburu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thats just the problem. Without light, when the keyboard light goes off,

Re: Suggestion

2008-02-07 Thread Iñigo Illán Aranburu
Thats just the problem. Without light, when the keyboard light goes off, I see nothing on it. What I suggest is switching on when you focus a textbox or whatever... On jue, 2008-02-07 at 09:11 +0100, Martin Grimme wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe your light-sensor is broken? The keyboard backlighting usua

Re: switching windows

2008-02-07 Thread Eero Tamminen
Hi, ext Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote: >> Thanks for the tip. Can I ask for a little more help? > >The window property is in X window under name WM_CLASS, but it's >identified in the .desktop file with a slightly different field >name, the desktop entry should look something like thi

Re: installing OS2008 to /media/mmc{1,2} on N810

2008-02-07 Thread Frantisek Dufka
Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote: > Is it possible to install OS2008 to (and boot from) /media/mmc{1,2} on an > N810 as it is on an N800? You can boot from another partition on mmc card, not the one mounted to /media/mmcX. Procedure is same as with N800 (or 770) http://maemo.org/community/wiki/howto_e

Re: Suggestion

2008-02-07 Thread Martin Grimme
Hi, Maybe your light-sensor is broken? The keyboard backlighting usually depends on the ambient light. If it's dark, the light goes on. It goes off after some idle time but will go on again when you press any key. Cheers, Martin 2008/2/7, Iñigo Illán Aranburu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Just receive