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jonwil 2020-08-21 23:34

Best browser for N900?
 
What's the best browser alternative for the N900 (running CSSU-testing) these days given that Microb won't load a lot of web pages anymore (TLS 1.2, ancient browser engine etc)

Maemish 2020-08-22 09:28

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
Opera with TLS 1.2 or micro-b with nginx TLS 1.2. Alternative for mainly reading news Netsurf through Easy Debbie the fastest one but still lacking some java stuff support etc.

nonsuch 2020-08-22 09:48

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
I have netsurf working. It's OK.

jonwil 2020-08-24 11:27

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
If I wanted to go for Opera, what version do I want to install and where do I get it from? (and do I need to do any config changes to enable TLS 1.2 or anything?)

sicelo 2020-08-24 12:35

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
Opera 12, but it crashes whenever it feels like.

You'll need to enable TLS1.2 support in opera:config. I think it was mostly experimental, so expect some bugs.

Maemish 2020-08-24 12:37

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
Check thread I started called "devel upgrades". In very early comments there is told how to update the certificates. Opera CSSU-testing should be ok. And then in opera type to address bar about:config, scroll down to security and enable TLS/SSL 1.2 and save.


I hope it was like that. Have not been using N900 for the summer and today loading batteries again.

aspergerguy 2020-08-24 13:11

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Maemish (Post 1568895)
Check thread I started called "devel upgrades". In very early comments there is told how to update the certificates. Opera CSSU-testing should be ok. And then in opera type to address bar about:config, scroll down to security and enable TLS/SSL 1.2 and save.

Think that this is resource that you meant:
https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1559386

Maemish 2020-08-24 18:45

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
Yes, thanks. Just booted my N900 after summer break and switched my sim on this. Aaah how could it feels to type with thnis keyboard. I'm back home. I need to buy an iPhone for work stuff in this autumn but I thnink I will get another sim for that. This just feels so right. Still hoping that Leste would get calls and all that I could switch to that.

clort 2020-08-25 00:46

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
I managed to spend an afternoon with Dillo and FLTK and it's comparatively simple for a GUI toolkit.
Dillo loads non-JS sites faster than anything i've tried, give it a try!

Sadly, the UI isn't phone friendly at all. I'd like to rework UI to something close to this:
https://user-images.githubuserconten...2539068a62.png
...or better yet, convince someone who already knows FLTK to do it. :)

Maemish 2020-08-25 08:06

Re: Best browser for N900?
 
With Opera you need to let it load the page before clicking stuff on the page. Clicking too early sxometimes causes the app to crash. There could be some configs about cache too. And then there is that weird "watchdog" thing lurking somewhere inside fremantle operating system which can cause device to stuck/crash. There is a way to change/prevent that watchdog to jump on you and I have couple of times asked from the gurus about it and mazybe got an answer too but have never really understood what it is and how to turn it off. I think it is related with ram consumption or cpu but not sure. I think that can cause problems also with Opera.


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