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Forum: Applications 2010-01-26, 18:17
Replies: 264
Views: 64,172
Posted By tz1
Re: minigpsd - 0.30-pre1 beta

The KML files have a "red fence" where the height is based on speed showing your journey.

They are split every N minutes (the default is 5) but all will load into Google Earth where the time...
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-18, 16:57
Replies: 125
Views: 52,404
Posted By tz1
Re: DIY digital compass: electronics experts needed!

I2C Magnetometer:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9371

First, you might need to fix the capacitor, see the comments.

On the page is some sample code for an...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-09-25, 20:37
Replies: 18
Views: 7,198
Posted By tz1
Re: Can u record TV with N900?

Turn the n900 into a mimo usb monitor.

Might require some kernel hacking, but the port is there, should be fast enough, and you can "display". Recording would take a bit more.
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Forum: Nokia N900 2009-09-25, 20:06
Replies: 18
Views: 7,198
Posted By tz1
Re: Can u record TV with N900?

Bluetooth:

http://aircable.net/optieyes.html

(or a jpeg to serial plus a bluetooth from sparkfun.com)

The USB might be able to use something like a beagleboard in OTG host mode to act as a...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-09-18, 21:08
Replies: 20
Views: 12,086
Posted By tz1
Re: Nokia PUSH N900

I intend to. The color scheme of the n900 goes well with my night-train and getting one free would be a good idea.

Do they have a GPS mount in the box for the n900 like they did for the 810 and...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-09-18, 20:26
Replies: 20
Views: 12,086
Posted By tz1
Re: Nokia PUSH N900

Your page says "See here for a list of support we’ll provide" from

http://blogs.nokia.com/pushn900/index.php/submit-an-idea/

"here" is not a link so I assume you are vagrants as there is no...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-09-03, 05:36
Replies: 39
Views: 13,933
Posted By tz1
Re: USB for charging and data connection: a threat?

On the existing tablets, keeping an open file on a volume prevents it from being exported to be mounted (to my frequent irritation).

Plugging it in causes it to do a umount, which can fail. It...
Forum: Applications 2009-07-04, 07:34
Replies: 264
Views: 64,172
Posted By tz1
Re: minigpsd - 0.30-pre1 beta

GEP = google earth pro, earth.google.com.

HW Virtual Serial Port program (Windows):

http://www.hw-group.com/products/hw_vsp/index_en.html
Forum: Applications 2009-06-29, 14:02
Replies: 264
Views: 64,172
Posted By tz1
Re: minigpsd - 0.30-pre1 beta

You need the "Pro" or some other upgrade to enable GPS. From there I think it only uses serial ports. In another thread I wrote a n810 internal TO bluetooth program (it is in the source archive for...
Forum: Buy & Sell 2009-06-24, 04:37
Replies: 8
Views: 15,715
Posted By tz1
SD to MicroSD adapter (from DX) - $5.71

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27001

It just posted today, but with a mini-to-micro, 32+G in the n810 might be possible...
Forum: Buy & Sell 2009-06-14, 13:18
Replies: 2
Views: 2,070
Posted By tz1
Fry's 64GB USB drive - $149,$119AR,-$10

http://www.frys.com/product/5778282;jsessionid=j1+3yTEmvyZbshtxKiaTQQ**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

64Gb, 210x. 30+Mb/S on a PC. A bit wider than most sticks but comes with a 1 foot...
Forum: Applications 2009-06-13, 15:04
Replies: 12
Views: 11,126
Posted By tz1
minigpsd-0.31g1

I'm releasing minigspd-0.31g1 which should be in extras now.

(I've also added the files as an attachment to this message)

Updates:

gpsreplay (command line). Requires unzip to be installed...
Forum: Development 2009-06-07, 23:45
Replies: 3
Views: 1,324
Posted By tz1
Re: Python foregrounding my own app

The correct method is present, e.g. get the window, then do "window.present()".

It was nearby.

The application is a radar detector (the Valentine V1, which I've supported in minigpsd). When it...
Forum: Applications 2009-03-16, 20:06
Replies: 48
Views: 19,985
Posted By tz1
Re: minigpsd/miniobd2d 0.31

The red circle means gpsd is running and talking to the GPS, but the GPS is not returning any data. It turns yellow for a 2d lock, green for a 3d lock.

When you run the map application, does it...
Forum: Applications 2009-02-11, 14:51
Replies: 736
Views: 234,051
Posted By tz1
Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

And this feature (which I did a quick hack in python):

http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26445

Pause when the charger is disconnected and play when it starts (like when...
Forum: Applications 2009-02-01, 16:27
Replies: 48
Views: 19,985
Posted By tz1
Re: minigpsd/miniobd2d 0.31

0.31f which works with the deal-extreme bluetooth obd device under can should be available in extras in a few hours.

You will need the SSU and the blues-utils-test update (from osso4 to oss6).
Forum: Nokia N810 2009-01-28, 20:01
Replies: 15
Views: 3,387
Posted By tz1
Re: N810 in car, pause music/canola2 when not charging?

Horridly cobbled hack (os.system dbus send is a one-line but I should use Python to emit the signal).

With the media player, it does exactly what was described. When the charger is on (providing...
Forum: Applications 2009-01-28, 16:31
Replies: 736
Views: 234,051
Posted By tz1
Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

My battery had a similar problem. And it isn't merely low capacity, It was causing a reset when it was charging (and nearly full). Sometimes it would discharge rapidly or the time/capacity left...
Forum: Buy & Sell 2009-01-21, 20:19
Replies: 17
Views: 10,705
Posted By tz1
Re: Semsons.com, $19.95 BT GPS, + 15% off + more

Another $20 GPS (Using the 51 ch MTK w/SBAS):
http://www.buygpsnow.com/AR-200-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver.aspx
(the chip apparently can do 5Hz - it doesn't say it connects via USB). $5 shipping.

For...
Forum: Nokia N810 2009-01-20, 20:35
Replies: 25
Views: 12,098
Posted By tz1
Re: N810 gets tilt stick...

For automotive, there are the 6dof (unless I can figure out the Wii):

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8190

That is the next thing I plan to add to minigpsd, but my...
Forum: Nokia N810 2009-01-15, 22:48
Replies: 49
Views: 32,808
Posted By tz1
Re: Using N810 as a bluetooth GPS module

When the GPS starts up on the n810, it only sends a message every 5 seconds, and many phones or other apps will time-out after a fraction of a second and disconnect instead of retrying or waiting...
Forum: Nokia N810 2009-01-14, 14:32
Replies: 40
Views: 8,487
Posted By tz1
Re: Has anyone sucessfuly got bootmenu to work with a WIMAX?

http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24102&page=3&highlight=wimax+mac+address

While you are updating, I know how to add the console (font, bitblt, etc. modules) on the...
Forum: Nokia N810 2009-01-13, 15:01
Replies: 40
Views: 8,487
Posted By tz1
Re: Has anyone sucessfuly got bootmenu to work with a WIMAX?

There are several google-able sets of manpages. One of my favorites is at die.net:

http://linux.die.net/man/8/mkswap

From there you can find links to swapon and from there to fstab, all worth...
Forum: Nokia N810 2009-01-13, 15:00
Replies: 40
Views: 8,487
Posted By tz1
Re: Has anyone sucessfuly got bootmenu to work with a WIMAX?

Swap partitions

First figure out which device/partition is swap (cat /proc/partitions is helpful).

Run the following command (as root, filling in X an Y with the correct values):

mkswap...
Forum: Development 2009-01-08, 21:58
Replies: 4
Views: 1,841
Posted By tz1
Re: Boot logo decoding in python

His compress doesn't actually compress, just codes everything as literal byte pairs.

I can't tell if I've got everything right (corner cases mainly since I've tested common things), but the...
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