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Forum: Applications 2009-03-20, 14:02
Replies: 6
Views: 3,567
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Forum: Games 2008-05-02, 22:01
Replies: 83
Views: 30,255
Posted By mplawner
Re: NumptyPhysics 0.2 released

Like everyone else, I love this game. But I won't play it on my n800 anymore... cause it's killing my screen covers!!!!! :eek:

So, I pulled numptyphysics svn on my Ubuntu 7.04 (yeah, I know......
Forum: Newbie 2008-05-02, 03:47
Replies: 13
Views: 143,720
Posted By mplawner
Forum: Applications 2008-04-23, 22:07
Replies: 14
Views: 3,701
Posted By mplawner
Re: mClock 0.4.0

$ sudo gainroot
# apt-get install python2.5-gnome
Forum: Applications 2008-03-26, 08:00
Replies: 35
Views: 23,869
Posted By mplawner
Re: Hurrah, Google Gears! Screenshots

Sorry for the misunderstanding. No, I have had the same offline experience as reported here: browser needs to stay open.

I did find that to get to RTM site I needed to change the address from...
Forum: Applications 2008-03-19, 15:42
Replies: 35
Views: 23,869
Posted By mplawner
Re: Hurrah, Google Gears! Screenshots

I found that if you change the url from http:// to https://, it works.
Forum: Applications 2008-03-18, 06:19
Replies: 8
Views: 4,039
Posted By mplawner
Re: MS Word Works... At least v5.5

Haven't had time to try it out yet. Not having a keyboard in dosbox immediately reduces the usefulness. It was more a trip down memory lane.

Anyone remember Multimate...
Forum: Applications 2008-03-17, 21:46
Replies: 8
Views: 4,039
Posted By mplawner
MS Word Works... At least v5.5

I don't know how I came across this 2.5 year old article in Download Squad (http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/11/25/free-file/), but it got me thinking... if there is a dosbox for my n800... and a...
Forum: Applications 2008-03-06, 09:30
Replies: 30
Views: 8,541
Posted By mplawner
Re: Announce: currency convertor

I travel a bit and this is really going to come in handy.

I noticed that it doesn't honor the proxy server setup in the connection manager, nor does it take the http_proxy environment variable if...
Forum: Accessories 2008-02-23, 08:58
Replies: 3
Views: 4,102
Posted By mplawner
Re: Typing Quotes (' or "") on BT keyboard

Settings -> Control Panel -> Bluetooth Keyboard -> Keyboard
Change to Generic 105-key PC

That should fix you right up.
Forum: Applications 2008-01-31, 14:25
Replies: 6
Views: 3,567
Posted By mplawner
Collect hotmail/msn via pop - hotwayd, anyone?

I use hotwayd on Ubuntu with Evolution to collect my hotmail and msn emails via pop. Has anyone either compile hotwayd or a similar program to be used with the integrated, modest or claws mail email...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-01-30, 11:00
Replies: 10
Views: 2,452
Posted By mplawner
Re: webmin on n800?

How did you make out?
Forum: Alternatives 2008-01-24, 12:15
Replies: 80
Views: 22,471
Posted By mplawner
Re: KDE3.5.8 v2 Beta Testers (Boot from SD users)

Took forever to load (could be because of my lack of swap)... enough time to have written here that it doesn't work! But, while I was typing the section below, it started! Icons are missing and,...
Forum: Alternatives 2008-01-24, 06:46
Replies: 80
Views: 22,471
Posted By mplawner
Re: KDE3.5.8 v2 Beta Testers (Boot from SD users)

Nope. I didn't have swap enabled. I missed the recommendation to do that (guess I should have searched... where are the Forum Police?!). I'll search before I dare ask how much swap would be...
Forum: General 2008-01-24, 06:28
Replies: 388
Views: 185,848
Posted By mplawner
Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment

Yup! Sorry about that! I've fixed the post.
Forum: Alternatives 2008-01-23, 21:02
Replies: 80
Views: 22,471
Posted By mplawner
Re: KDE3.5.8 v2 Beta Testers (Boot from SD users)

So far the issues that I've found:

Konquerer browser: going to http://www.internettablettalk.com freezes the n800. Pretty consistently, too. First time I've ever had to take the battery out,...
Forum: Applications 2008-01-21, 20:23
Replies: 4
Views: 2,468
Posted By mplawner
Re: Corkscrew for the N800

Now that I figured out how to upload deb files in here... here you go!

This works just fine under OS2007 and OS2008.

Enjoy!
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-01-21, 20:20
Replies: 1
Views: 5,274
Posted By mplawner
Re: VPN Client equivalent to vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.01.0640-k9 from Cisco

Ok, this post come with 2 warnings:

1) I don't know if this has the functionality you need (Cisco can use keys, vpnc doesn't yet support that, as far as I can tell)

2) I compiled this myself,...
Forum: General 2008-01-20, 19:21
Replies: 388
Views: 185,848
Posted By mplawner
Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment

Based on JohnX's a2dp script, I've made the following to toggle, enable or disable hostmode.

Copy the script below into /usr/bin/hostmode
Make the script executable with chmod +x...
Forum: Newbie 2008-01-18, 07:57
Replies: 8
Views: 2,479
Posted By mplawner
Re: Touch screen and keys lock problem

Softpoweroff locked the screen and keys regardless of whatever happened. It's broken, but they know how to fix it (see bug 2400), but won't share.

Anyhow, in the meantime I've found the most...
Forum: General 2008-01-10, 21:04
Replies: 11
Views: 4,764
Posted By mplawner
Re: wiki: logging into a linux pc using VNC and SSH

Here's how I do just the opposite (logging into n800 from Ubuntu via VNC tunnelled through ssh):

Needed:
- x11vnc installed on n800
- vnc password file, placed in /home/user/.vnc/passwd,...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-01-04, 13:14
Replies: 29
Views: 8,771
Posted By mplawner
Re: It's time for new OS2008 firmware update

And... I'll say it again (since apparently they already know how to fix it, but won't tell us how now): SOFTPOWEROFF!
Forum: General 2008-01-02, 18:15
Replies: 388
Views: 185,848
Posted By mplawner
Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment

Just use osso-statusbar-cpu and create custom commands calliing your two scripts. Be sure the 2 scripts are included in your /etc/sudoers file, of course.
Forum: Applications 2007-12-28, 21:42
Replies: 23
Views: 9,947
Posted By mplawner
Re: Minefield (new firefox) on OS2008

Wow! Wow! Wow! That IS fantastic! Real Firefox interface right on my n800! Not VNC, not X forwarded... amazing! Keeping my eye on this one. Text input clearly needs to be resolved... and speed...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2007-12-27, 00:07
Replies: 4
Views: 2,583
Posted By mplawner
Re: workaround for broken softpoweroff?

Sorry... only appears to work via ssh. Locally it just starts right back up... I WANT MY SOFTPOWEROFF BACK!
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