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N9/x0: share how-to/workaround/mod/app/other
The focus of this thread is gathering:
How-To's, Workarounds for issues, Mods/Tweaks, Killer Apps, & maybe more main sections? Users can ask for help, but if you do, please share at least one new thing you've learned (not obvious). I've started a Google doc here. By default anyone can view & comment... We need more readers to become editors, so the main sections can have sub-sections created. And so that new and outdated content, can be added and removed more regularly. So please send your requests via that Google doc! I'll probably eventually only link to the Google doc, & remove all content from this post & others. It's just too much of a PIA trying to keep here and the Google doc 100% synched. N.B. The Google doc will eventually be far more up-to-date.... How-To's/Tips Test beta community apps before they're released as stable http://wiki.meego.com/MeeGo_Apps/Community_QA Improve SSH security once dev-mode enabled (much of this has been applied in subsequent updates) http://www.basshero.org/blog/113/nok...e-ssh-security Dismantling the N9 (Russian Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJtUbnM46E iFixit N9 device stub: still waiting for folks to add their teardown/repair guides http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Nokia_N9 Change the terminal font size (pretty obvious, maybe not worth documenting) http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4966 Rain-X (for fixing scratched glass screens) Force a restart = hold power/lock-screen button for 10-sec (in manual) It's perfectly fine to use the N900's charger with the N9 & vice-versa Package a *.DEB for N9 (Binary only) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80908 Report Bugs! Pointers http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...87&postcount=1 Improve scratched Gorilla Glass http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/moto-droid...ow-repair.html Email & MfE, getting help with issues by giving help http://wiki.maemo.org/Email_and_Mail_for_Exchange_n9 Make your own wallpaper http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...40#post1132540 How to restore system w/o doing a total rootfs rewrite (i.e. losing most data) http://wiki.meego.com/N950/Fixing_MALF_state Unlock a accidentally locked N9 by obtaining your security code http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...01#post1138501 Add Harmattan-dev Nokia repository http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=81154 Transfer files to/from N9 via WiFi+SSH client (WinSCP) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wccMF2lDH5A Accessing N9 through SSH over 3G http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4866 Textareas in harmattan browser, scroll with two fingers! http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80482 Import Calendars into N9 http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=5227 SIP + Google Voice (works like a cellular call, quality sometimes not quite as good) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80505 Setup a Bluetooth PAN http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4867 How to enable SSH root access if you really must (not necessary as you can just use devel-su) http://sintonen.fi/n9_pr1.1_remote_root_ssh_login.txt Also apparently if you change user, dev, & root pwds from their default, you can proceed w/root via SSH. Connect to the net via USB using USBnet http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79929 Google Reader in Feeds App (2 approaches, one's a workaround the other's a tip) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80843 Create desktop icon w/root access to a script (2 answers on post #5) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...82#post1135282 Access touch friendly (mobile, not txt-only) version of some Google services http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...33#post1129333 Remove app shortcuts from the app launcher home-screen http://everythingn9.com/remove-appli...cuts-nokia-n9/ Use a XMPP gateway for multiple messaging services at once, but w/only one connection! http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...66#post1049366 Re-encode video to a format more suited to the N9 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...80#post1110680 You can do it in the terminal on the phone like this, otherwise Handbrake's excellent. I’m not aware of any transcoding software like Handbrake, but for Maemo. Reduce N900 power consumption (much of it applicable to N9 owners) http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Hardware_Power_Consumption *VKB http://everythingn9.com/advanced-key...ions-nokia-n9/ http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=5288 toggle between shell keys & arrows keys for terminal in VKB (already doco'd?) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...12#post1123712 *Swype swype: how to delete word you don't want in dictionary http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...57#post1135357 http://www.swype.com/category/tips/ *Update/Re-Install http://europe.nokia.com/support/prod...oftware-update NaviFirmEx: C++ version of NaviFirm that runs on WINE (Linux/OSX) & in Windows http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80874 *Handy *nix Cmds cat /proc/cpuinfo Workarounds (many are subject to change with new major releases) *Issue with dloading voices for drive app http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=768 *Using N9 w/latest version of Ovi Suite http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...1090#r31711090 *Applications that use inverted theme, menu is transparent except for menu contents (fix). http://fiferboy.blogspot.com/2011/10...rted-menu.html Sometime lists of things like music/movies/msgs etc. don't update correctly. Instead of a reboot this cmd can come in handy: tracker-control --hard-reset *Not able to see updates for apps http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...00#post1119800 *How to get terminal icon to appear in apps list w/o enabling dev mode http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?p=34681#post34681 *backed-up pre-loaded N9 content, should you want to do a full reset/reformat http://www.n9fanclub.com/2011/11/rec...ontent-of.html *disabling the auto-lock when using MfE http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=875 *How to enable/disable auto-connection of different connection types (wifi/3g etc) http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=877 *Nokia won't support my N9 because it didn't originate in my country (if you're in the EU & your N9 was bought in the EU, you're in luck) http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=910 *I'm about to update to 1.1 via OTA or NSU, will I lose my backed-up data? http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=917 *Are the diff. updates methods (OTA/NSU/Flash) really diff. in size, why? http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=921 *How to have FB/Gtalk etc automatically reconnect after a internet connection's been restored (not really a soln) http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=941 Drive app not starting, how to get it working (Pre 1.1?) http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?p=35241#post35241 Retrieve forgotten security code…. http://my-meego.com/faq/showquestion...dAuto=20&faq=1 Missing Quick Launch Icons http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80019 The ringer volume is too low, how-to raise it: -via terminal (alsa) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...92#post1129092 -via GUI (no idea if this actually works, not really clear what the guy's saying) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...99#post1129299 OpenMode kernel for PR1.1 (still a WIP) http://maemo.cloud-7.de/HARM/N9/openmode_kernel_PR1.1/ Manual display brightness control http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4682&page=2 Emails being sent via IMAP acct staying in outbox (not sure if this is really because of OS or server end) http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=351 idle consumption issue http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...8&postcount=72 Terminal level reboot http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...91#post1121191 n9 pr 1.1 forgets all passwords after reboot http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80540 Delete all accts, full reset, recreate all accts, problem should crop up again. Strange Icon in app screen - help http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80566 N9 mUSB cover repair/replace http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80024 No sources outside Finland yet. A more common L800 will help for some countries. Someone's looking at getting a 3d print service to make one w/better material. In which case that post would belong in the Mods/Twks section How-to access a gmail acct that's blocked, because you have several devices using it. http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...06#post1133506 Unable to install apps from Nokia Store (2 potential workarounds) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79551 Push mimetypes to the stock browser (handy as browser doesn’t have “save link as”!) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...80#post1118280 ^ Not sure if this is a workaround or mod/twk? Adapter for earphones/headphones w/in-line mics that aren't compatible w/the N9 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...79#post1117179 Reset GConf settings (for connectivity issues, fairly drastic) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...62#post1119262 Mods/Tweaks (many are subject to change with new major releases) Disable home-screens & lock screen portrait lock http://wiki.meego.com/Migrating_from...landscape_mode Wallpaper format for landscape/portrait orientation http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...0&postcount=60 How to customise your lock-screen http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79210 Changing power button behavior (editing mce.ini) http://shootspeak.com/2011/10/10/nok...-mce-ini-file/ VKB modifications http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79879 Faster N9 transitions http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...26#post1129426 Faster Darker Theme (includes faster transitions) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...68#post1133468 n9Tweak (kind of an app, but essentially many mods/twks rolled into one) http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4991 USB host-mode (relies on how well things go for kernel openmode) http://maemo.cloud-7.de/HARM/H_E_N9/ Disabling/tweaking orientation sensor (alas no easy way to integrate into GUI yet) http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4475 http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4908 Internet Messengers on the N9/N950 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=78922 Proper integration of telepathy accounts http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80501 Integrating & using AIM/ICQ/YM/ MSNM/Vkontakte/QIP (Haze) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80687 GTK + Python+GTK for Harmattan http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79229 IP Address "Widget" for N9 http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=5310 Calenderr: Daily updated Calendar app icon http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4925 Faster A-GPS response on Nokia N9 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80287 Enable image sharing to Twitter in Gallery http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80445 mute the camera shutter sound (read till 7th post to learn of two methods) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80474 Enable more Swype settings in the GUI http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80573 Limit swype to the langueges you use http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80582 Bluetooth PBAP (for N900, not yet tested/refined for N9) http://wiki.maemo.org/Bluetooth_PBAP Modified Events screen http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80906 Change clock colour/font/format, & notification icons in the standby screen http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=78536 Changing/modifying the system's emoticons http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80564 How to have terminal on apps launcher home-screen w/o keeping dev mode on http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=218 Change your N9's fonts http://nokiamobileblog.com/how-to-ch...your-nokia-n9/ Additional VKB layouts for N9: Greek, Slovenian, Bulgarian etc. http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79492 Repartition RootFS so there's more room for app storage/mem etc (take away space used by FAT32) http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43603 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...ight=partition Connect bluetooth keyboard to N9 http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4828 Killer Apps I've hit a word limit in this post so I've placed the killer apps list here. I may remove everything in this thread & just link to the Google doc. As the latter is way more up-to-date nowadays... In-depth explanation of some underlying aspect of the OS Is Maemo 5 (Fremantle) possible on the N9? (terminology for project names etc, is outdated) Messaging's auto-merging AEGIS notes (Maemo Wiki) Can I run Fremantle apps on Harmattan? |
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Think we should keep this in-house and use the wiki.
Thanks for setting this up. Now all I need is an N9. |
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Developer joergrw is working on usb host mode for the N9.
see here http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4610&page=2 The N9 is different than the n950 hardware wise so he has to get the N9 to work on it. |
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Do additional country maps eat away more of the precious storage for data or are they stored in the part reserved for apps?
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My standing question is around getting files onto the phone. Is it a standard affair like it was on the N900 or do you have to use the PC Suite? Via the PC Suite, do you have access to movies, music and books?
Have you had any issues with using DRM'd eBooks from say O'Reilly or even Google Books - if not Amazon or Nook? And what about movie playback? Can you finally play *.mkv files that are 720p or higher without incident? How does it handle media like that? Just wondering about those kinds of things. Okay, one last one... or two. Additional languages - do they cost? I tend to switch between EN-US and DE a lot on my phones. Also, what about start up time? Quick, short, medium? I'll come up with more. Thanks in advance. |
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Random girl asking if you can change from qwerty to another vkb layout for sms/messaging.
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GSM arena to provide detailed in depth review:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/nokia-n9-ar...is-time-video/ |
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1. USB Mass storage via USB cable 2. SSH (SFTP) over wireless. (sshserver gets enabled when developer mode is enabled) 3. Sync using Nokia Link app via USB Quote:
I however could play 450p baseline H264 profile videos without issues and 720p xvid with ac3 audio AVI also played perfectly fine. Either mine is a dud or this is how it is. Hopefully others will report. Okay, one last one... or two. Additional languages - do they cost? I tend to switch between EN-US and DE a lot on my phones. Also, what about start up time? Quick, short, medium? I'll come up with more. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE] Additional languages does not cost money from what I can see. Startup time is around 50 seconds. (boot up time from off state) Nokia Maps app takes more than 20 seconds to load. N9 could definitely benefit from overclocking or dual core CPU. |
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Lock/Unlock support?
I mean not "unlock screen" double tap thingy. What I mean is if there is some kind of locking like on Android where you unlock with pattern and Symbian with pincodes? If you leave the device for longer... Also is there any app to "remote lock" the device on Nokiastore or in the community repo(s)? |
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Switching vkb is easy, just swipe left or right on the VKB itself. |
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To those who have a N9, could you please try playing this Simpsons trailer and see if you can get this playing 100% smoothly on your N9? Mine does not and so I just want to make sure mine isn't a dud. (Mine plays it at around 1 fps mostly and even fails to play sound after a while)
Simpsons Trailer (720p Main 5.1 H264 profile) http://www.h264info.com/clips.html Oh. Also try this 10000BC trailer which my N8 can play 100% perfectly. 10,000 B.C Trailer (720p High L4.1 H264 profile) http://www.digital-digest.com/movies/10000BC.html |
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THAT I dont like.... Just wonder if this can be "replaced" by thirdparty "app" for example unlock with my NFC card or with the androids pattern unlocking UI... I guess not. Probadly closed source :-/ |
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Does the case that comes with the phone interfere with your swiping at all from bottom to top or side to side?
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BTW, How do you restore from Backup on the N9?? (i must be blind?) |
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dummy of the year question.
a new text message comes in, At the top status bar you can see part of it, just like android. If you click on it straight away it takes you to the message, but if you miss the period that it shows there... is there a quicker way to go to the message other than manually navigate to the messages screen, then open the message. On android, the status menu dropdown shows the message. an easier way to access an incoming message? on the n900, you would simply go to the task switcher and it is there |
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Can someone help me with the following?
1. How to set up push email. 2. How to set up BBC World Service on any of the N9 radio apps? The preset don't come with BBC. Thanks! |
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1. How open ( as in open source) is the calendar app? Will it be possible to change ( or perhaps with the help of an add-on) calendar layout to week grid view?
2. How good is the calendar ? Is the task app as bad as in N900? |
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samgan: open email app, input mail adress and pass, then go to settings, device, notifications, notifications, activate mail, go into push notifications and activate. to add more accounts open accounts from appgrid and choose new email account.
storm11: just go to feeds and its on the top of the feedslist. |
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Does the N9 read/recognize QR codes natively, or is there an app (such as mBarcode) for that...?
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Never mind about the BBC radio. I got the answer here:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=46040 but the push email is still a problem. |
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how is it a problem?
btw im running 30 processes in multitasking now, and the device still handles very well. bit laggy while the processes load up but when theyve gotten past the startup phase its all good. can push for hundred+ processes if anyone wants a video of it to see how it fares. |
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Calendar is sleek, fast and better laid out than N900 ever was. To do is well laid out and has an alarm reminder for the todo and you can specify the reminder time also to the exact hour and minute you want. (Same day, 1/2/3 day or 1 week before for the day selection) You can also specify which calendar for it to be added to and section for extra notes. But you can’t have more than 1 alert for each todo. Once todo is created, it shows up in all the calendar views and there is even a check box next to the todo subject name in every view. (the week view shows the todo at the top of that view when the day it is due is selected so you can't miss it) |
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Woah this has exploded, will update OP soon...
GSMarena is taking questions, that it'll answer as part of it's review http://blog.gsmarena.com/nokia-n9-ar...is-time-video/ |
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jalyst, I have to honestly say that you've become a one-man army in delivering information to these forums pertaining the N9. Thanks dude... it's appreciated.
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N8 plays 1000BC probably due to the Broadcom VideoCore processor supporting more formats. |
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i just set the mail up and keep getting emails pushed to my phone?
gmail and hotmail at least. unless im misunderstanding the problem? |
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@jakiman
How did you DM'ing via Twitter go with Damien? Did he highlight anything that'd explain the N9s poor performance Vs SGSII? |
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I don't think my N9 is bad. My N9 takes quite decent pics when there is plenty of light and using low ISO. Anyways, I will do some more comparisons myself with the phones I have with much more controlled parameters. (including the use of a tripod for each shot) My comparisons I did with N8 and SGS2 are all valid still. I didn't give any device any more favors than the other. All set to AUTO and just composed the shot and then pressed the shutter. There really isn't a lot to go wrong or make mistakes. =P Anyways, I will update on my twitter or blog once I get something even more concrete. |
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accounts - [account you want to change] - schedual - select always up to date. for gmail at least.
is that helpful? |
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At some point I have seen a setting to which folder to display when the mail application opens. IIR correctly something like: favourite folders or inbox I cannot find this option anywhere now. Has it been removed from the PR version of the firmware or I'm just blind? |
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