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Forum: Applications 2011-01-27, 17:56
Replies: 520
Views: 253,187
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: [Announce] bleeding-edge wl1251 wifi driver for Maemo Fremantle

Not to wade into this forum flame-war but just a drop a few points to try to being some understanding and maybe some calm to the situation:

1) Please learn the difference between rivalrous goods...
Forum: Community 2009-12-07, 19:06
Replies: 833
Views: 184,420
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors

I just carved my own N900 out of a block of wood. Never having seen the original, I can only assume it works as well.
Forum: Applications 2008-10-09, 21:13
Replies: 40
Views: 10,553
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: maemo mapper upgrade problem

I was poking around and it looks like the maemo-mapper.desktop file as well as the com.gnuite.maemo_mapper.service file got installed in the root directory (/) rather than where it was supposed to...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-09-30, 20:49
Replies: 531
Views: 195,837
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Seamless Software Upgrade v4.2008.36-5 is out!

So that (and GA and several other "power-users" reporting no big issues) kind of blows away the theory that it is only power-users have this reboot-loop issue.

So let's try to find the common...
Forum: Newbie 2008-07-15, 18:38
Replies: 16
Views: 6,587
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Diablo and Canola2

Actually, the people having issues are people enabling development repositories to run bleeding edge software.

If you stick to the paved road, things are a lot smoother. If you go off-roading,...
Forum: Newbie 2008-07-14, 21:12
Replies: 42
Views: 16,943
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Maemo Mapper - how to get Routes, Addresses, Locs etc

Assuming you have the map repositories set up already in Maemo Mapper, the simplest way is to "download by area". While connected online, zoom and pan so that your area of interest is completely...
Forum: General 2008-06-13, 21:07
Replies: 80
Views: 19,651
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Ari Jaaski says OSS must play nice with DRM and locked parts

I don't think that people are ignoring you (or the context). It the perception that this as a desire by Nokia to slow down that progress towards OSS nirvana so that the OSS community can meet Nokia...
Forum: Newbie 2008-06-05, 05:30
Replies: 12
Views: 4,776
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Spread Sheet?

gnumeric has a fair number of dependent packages that need to be downloaded and installled too. It would be far simpler if you could just go to a coffeeshop or somewhere else with free wifi and...
Forum: Development 2008-06-04, 20:54
Replies: 57
Views: 14,909
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Any interest in a lojack-like app for Maemo?

Have you considered the fact that the thief is not going to be able to charge the tablet unless you happen to have your charger chained to your tablet at all times. This has certain implications:
...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-06-03, 15:12
Replies: 10
Views: 3,652
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Erminig fails to start

So you are saying it used to work and then stopped for no reason?

One thing you can easily do is to open up an X Terminal and start erminig from there. If it dies on startup, it likely will spit...
Forum: Multimedia 2008-05-27, 00:10
Replies: 289
Views: 56,783
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Canola Beta 9 : Bug reports, Feedback, Suggestions

Hi Handful,

I have been meaning to track down the cause (so I can give you some meaningful feedback besides "It doesn't work, fix it!" ;]) of a bug that has been plaguing me for quite some time...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-05-20, 17:24
Replies: 4
Views: 3,836
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: maemo-launcher causing CPU spikes

Ya ... that is the unfortunate obfuscation that I am running into that is hindering my troubleshooting :[

I will just have to occasionally kill the offending launcher I guess until I can pin point...
Forum: Multimedia 2008-05-20, 04:57
Replies: 289
Views: 56,783
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Canola Beta 9 : Bug reports, Feedback, Suggestions

Basic update worked fine. I did reboot after updating just for good measure. Don't know if it was strictly necessary.

Playing with it now before bed :]
Forum: Buy & Sell 2008-05-20, 01:54
Replies: 4
Views: 1,955
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: CONTEST! Cheapest n800

... and the prize is a cheap N800 for jinglebob12 ;]
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-05-06, 17:16
Replies: 771
Views: 227,983
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: What do we know about Diablo (Maemo 4.1) ?

Have you considered that the "minor" update of allowing any package (including core packages and kernels) to be updated via apt-get or updated via the Application Manager at any time might...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-05-05, 22:19
Replies: 771
Views: 227,983
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: What do we know about Diablo (Maemo 4.1) ?

Done.

I didn't realize that this was a BONIC project also. I thought it went the Folding@home route with a separate scheme and I didn't want to run both.

The aliens can wait a bit longer to be...
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-25, 21:44
Replies: 43
Views: 18,396
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Hotel WiFi - Browser Login?

Are you saying that the redirection to the sign-on page didn't work? Or the redirection to the page you wanted after you signed on? If it is the latter, mircofab's advice should get you going.

If...
Forum: General 2008-04-15, 22:47
Replies: 67
Views: 12,434
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Security on Nits?

Security is about layering. To say that something is absolutely insecure because it is missing a single layer is simplifying the topic to meaninglessness.

There are many layers of security that...
Forum: General 2008-04-14, 20:43
Replies: 67
Views: 12,434
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Security on Nits?

A firewall is not a magic bullet. Even if it is properly configured, it is not the end all of security. It will do very little against random third-party apps that are installed as root that want to...
Forum: Applications 2008-04-12, 19:41
Replies: 255
Views: 47,020
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: [Announce] Port Xournal 0.4.2.1 for Maemo

The source pdf file name needs to include to complete directory path or be in your current directory. The xterm drops you into the /home/user/ directory when you start it. You either need to change...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-04-10, 05:47
Replies: 89
Views: 21,866
Posted By mwiktowy
Angry Re: HomeIP, HomeCPUSpeed, and HomeDiskFree

The problem is that the package in extras-devel is called python2.5-hildondesktop; not the name python-hildondesktop that the applet packages are looking for. In any case that package only showed up...
Forum: Multimedia 2008-02-09, 04:01
Replies: 220
Views: 51,181
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Canola2 Beta2 Feedback Thread

If you look in the Application Manager Log (available through the menus) it is usually more informative. I have seen this error when a signed package is installed and the update is either unsigned...
Forum: Nokia N810 2008-02-05, 13:17
Replies: 132
Views: 41,586
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: Theory about why GPS performs poorly

According to here:
http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/changes/50-2_vs_44-4_comparison.html

The osso-gpsd version that 2.2007.50-2 had is 1.0-25
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-02-04, 11:21
Replies: 7
Views: 6,927
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: OpenSSH rootme

Or you download the package from another computer. Plug the tablet into that computer to get the package on the tablet. Then use Application Manager to install from file. It is a very small file with...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-02-04, 00:34
Replies: 7
Views: 6,927
Posted By mwiktowy
Re: OpenSSH rootme

Did you not get asked to enter a root password when you installed openssh?

There are other ways to get root access though if openssh isn't working for you.
One of the simplest is to install the...
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