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Forum: General 2011-05-04, 02:17
Replies: 4
Views: 2,609
Posted By Bruce
Re: My N900 died, Goodbye.

Hello from my Atrix.
Forum: General 2011-05-04, 01:31
Replies: 4
Views: 2,609
Posted By Bruce
My N900 died, Goodbye.

This error popped up Sunday afternoon "All telephony functions, including emergency calls, are disabled due to a communications error. to recover, you might have a reboot the device."

I found...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2011-03-18, 04:23
Replies: 6
Views: 8,139
Posted By Bruce
Re: [CSSU] TET: The Email (Modest) Thread

My biggest issue with Modest, and I accept that my large mailboxes are a likely culprit, is that Modest will work for a few days then stop updating my inbox. If I delete the...
Forum: Nokia N900 2011-03-02, 17:37
Replies: 201
Views: 73,419
Posted By Bruce
Re: Bright spot or spots on display / LCD

Mine has the same two spots.
Forum: General 2011-02-05, 01:29
Replies: 18
Views: 5,873
Posted By Bruce
Re: So long and thanks for all the fishes :(

If it were not for the low resolution (320x240) screen I would have a Xperia Mini Pro.
Forum: Applications 2010-11-21, 02:33
Replies: 1
Views: 2,093
Posted By Bruce
Modest frequently stops working on large IMAP Inbox

I have always had a problem that Modest will stop updating my IMAP Inbox. The email account will show the last updated date as an unchanging date or time. Asking it to send and receive does not...
Forum: General 2010-11-10, 05:16
Replies: 15
Views: 3,849
Posted By Bruce
Re: The QWERTY slider Nokia E7 hits the stores on 10 December

The screen resolution is a big step down. Probably the main reason I have no plans to buy one.
Forum: Applications 2010-10-03, 17:32
Replies: 11
Views: 3,954
Posted By Bruce
Re: how to backup from terminal?

You could use SCP to copy the files to a remote SSH server.


scp / user@server

Should copy the whole device over the network.
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-08-30, 18:48
Replies: 2
Views: 2,173
Posted By Bruce
Re: Email programm unusable

I suggest moving older messages to another folder in your gmail account. This has sorta worked for me. You are correct that this is a significant issue with the N900 mail client. PR 1.2 contained...
Forum: Applications 2010-05-18, 20:38
Replies: 12
Views: 9,498
Posted By Bruce
Re: Solution to fix scratches on N900's screen?

Build a time machine, go back in time, order a screen protector before ordering the N900, then apply that screen protector as soon as you receive your N900.

On a serious note, if you could find...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2010-05-18, 20:35
Replies: 31
Views: 24,806
Posted By Bruce
Re: SSH X11 Forwarding on N900

Just run

ssh -X -C user@ip

in a terminal.

-X forwards the display

-X enables compression.
Forum: Accessories 2010-05-17, 17:42
Replies: 52
Views: 14,850
Posted By Bruce
Re: SanDisk now shipping a 32GB microSDHC card

Look at the feedback http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=yumyumyum888&&sspagename=VIP:feedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller

"The product counterfeit.Please caution this selling...
Forum: Brainstorm 2010-05-14, 02:11
Replies: 18
Views: 13,402
Posted By Bruce
Re: Camera to PDF

You will first need to install imagemagick. It is one of the extras repositories. Once it is installed the command line

convert <nameofpic>.jpg <pdfname>.pdf

Will work as specified above.
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-27, 01:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,373
Posted By Bruce
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-26, 17:04
Replies: 23
Views: 4,486
Posted By Bruce
Re: Phone not 4 year old proof

I gave my two year old daughter a N810 before I had my N900. She plays http://www.kneebouncers.com on it. She prefers to play on her own.
Forum: Applications 2010-01-15, 06:31
Replies: 13
Views: 10,592
Posted By Bruce
Re: File tools: updatedb locate

I have often noticed updatedb using large amounts of CPU on its daily scan. I would not want it using large amounts of battery every day.
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-15, 06:27
Replies: 5
Views: 4,802
Posted By Bruce
Re: Global vs. USA Firmware

The PC Suite should install the US version. I believe it uses your IMEI to determine which firmware to install.
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2010-01-15, 04:26
Replies: 137
Views: 45,532
Posted By Bruce
Re: PR1.1 MicroB Easter egg? Portrait mode browsing!

It continued to work after closing the browser and opening a new one.
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2010-01-15, 04:24
Replies: 137
Views: 45,532
Posted By Bruce
Re: PR1.1 MicroB Easter egg? Portrait mode browsing!

Works for me. CTRL + SHFT + O, then close keyboard and rotate the phone.
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-14, 19:28
Replies: 57
Views: 18,870
Posted By Bruce
Re: N900 got stuck during update (PR1.1)

I used Jayford's instructions and was able to reflash. I lost all of my installed apps but everything else seems to be intact.

His instructions are here...
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-14, 18:57
Replies: 57
Views: 18,870
Posted By Bruce
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-14, 18:43
Replies: 57
Views: 18,870
Posted By Bruce
Re: N900 got stuck during update (PR1.1)

When I unplugged my phone the four or five dots appeared and it looked like it was going to boot then froze. I removed and reinstalled the battery and it booted the old firmware. I am stuck at 1...
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-14, 18:15
Replies: 57
Views: 18,870
Posted By Bruce
Re: N900 got stuck during update (PR1.1)

Mine stuck at 1 second remaining and then said "Software update failed"

http://pics.2ward.com/family/misc/flashfailed.jpg
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-11, 20:47
Replies: 728
Views: 213,304
Posted By Bruce
Re: New firmware released! Minor update PR1.0.1 needed for upcoming PR1.1

I have more free space in rootfs after the update. About 8 to 10 MB more.
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-07, 20:27
Replies: 3
Views: 905
Posted By Bruce
Suggestion for storage reorganiztion

I am considering using the rootfs for a /boot partition then repartitioning mmcblk0p1 and mmcblk0p2 to each be around 14.5 GB and be used as / and /home/user/MyDocs. / would be formatted as ext3...
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