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Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2023-02-12, 23:00
Replies: 10
Views: 3,180
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: I'm back!

I still think there are many great use cases for N900, just not as a linux phone, browser, navigation.

Mypaint with stylus is still fun.
It is a good device for growing stuff, you can monitor...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2023-02-11, 20:49
Replies: 10
Views: 3,180
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: I'm back!

termux proot can run emacs (even gui versions) in newer versions on faster hardware (you allready have) on larger screens, which allow bigger (better?) onscreen keyboards, very well. No need to carry...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2023-02-10, 14:18
Replies: 10
Views: 3,180
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: I'm back!

Best way is to flash your self over the years maintained and evolved backup image. But since there are so many bugs and so many ways to fix a bug depending on your needs everyone has his own version....
Forum: Maemo 7 / Leste 2021-12-05, 23:35
Replies: 640
Views: 234,851
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Maemo-Leste pre-alpha announcement

if you are booted in leste and like an adventure you can try fstrim -v /dev/mmcblk1p1 (not sure it maybe /dev/mmcblk0p1)
to finally service "maemos vfat MyDocs" partition and maybe speed up your...
Forum: Applications 2020-10-20, 00:54
Replies: 8
Views: 6,661
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: [Announce] [Fremantle] pythoneye h264 remote desktop

A fix for onboard to show keys and not "?" question marks in tightvncserver. Implements or emulates a basic us keyboard.

Its good enough for me but not good enough to push.

Bug Report:...
Forum: Applications 2020-10-20, 00:25
Replies: 8
Views: 6,661
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: [Announce] [Fremantle] pythoneye h264 remote desktop

alpha3
sound is working most of the times with evils forces of aac and a hell lot of monkey patching and dpkg -i packages from ubuntu 14.04

tested mostly on ubuntu 20.04 64bit.

So finally...
Forum: Nokia N900 2020-04-30, 21:57
Replies: 29
Views: 4,576
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Baking N900.in the oven

wow, thats work. How many tries did you need before you got your first working? How many did you mess up (ripped pins)? Did you have a stencil for reball? How did you test them?
Forum: Nokia N900 2020-04-29, 13:19
Replies: 29
Views: 4,576
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Baking N900.in the oven

I love to break it to you :p

You underestimateing the difficulty of this.

This is way more complicated than most other devices not only because of small pin size and count. But because of ram...
Forum: Nokia N900 2020-04-18, 10:03
Replies: 29
Views: 4,576
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Baking N900.in the oven

I cut a razer blade to fit in both sides.
I press them down (very gently) with a screwdriver.
So you may not need that special (depending on how many devices you need to fix ;) )

fun fact: the...
Forum: Maemo 7 / Leste 2020-04-10, 12:31
Replies: 640
Views: 234,851
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Maemo-Leste pre-alpha announcement

just a guess

sh root@droid4-IP => "root" user id ( swapon most probalbly in /sbin root only command)

local X Terminal => "user" user id ( /sbin not in path)

try "id" command to get your...
Forum: Nokia N810 2020-01-12, 17:31
Replies: 2
Views: 5,053
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Which bluetooth keyboards work well with N810 (in 2020)

I would try a Nokia N900 ((not) as Bluetooth keyboard). But i never had a n810, so hopefully more knowledgeable people may assist.

Same company only one generation difference. So hardwarewise it...
Forum: Maemo 7 / Leste 2020-01-07, 17:31
Replies: 16
Views: 5,209
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Maemo Leste default theme

On Mameo 5 you can disable both, and at least change the Nokia hands and it is not that difficult ;)

Maybe it is a good idea to have different themes on different devices..
It seems im not the...
Forum: Games 2019-12-21, 18:31
Replies: 53
Views: 9,366
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Game advices for N900

Alex Kid in Mircale World runs on MasterGear emulator on mameo.

But i would not try it without a controller (or GameGripper) and at least 4 arrow keys..

Tower Toppler is a native nebulous clown.
Forum: Nokia N900 2019-05-12, 21:59
Replies: 28
Views: 5,873
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: N900 strange behaviours

The strange battery behaviour you saw is "normal".
The battery state is kind of saved on the n900, not on battery. (it is a flaw)
That gets confused if you switch batteries. So probably your old...
Forum: Nokia N900 2019-05-12, 21:54
Replies: 28
Views: 5,873
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: N900 strange behaviours

So your Battery seems to work.. but discharges a little too fast..
I would not run it with battery in this state.
Look for an equal hot spot on the pcb.
Since you have two devices (and your...
Forum: Nokia N900 2019-05-12, 21:22
Replies: 28
Views: 5,873
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: N900 strange behaviours

Find the heat source..
Get a dual-use thermal camera.
Become the louis rossmann of the N900 community!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLSO0D67lOA#t=01m45s

If you get one you can help check...
Forum: Nokia N900 2019-03-13, 05:26
Replies: 29
Views: 3,717
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: N900 as an external monitor and keyboard?

If you dont care for camera, the upper keys, and it still fits in your pockets, that might work. I still like to hear an experience about such nice modular design. Post pictures of the beast, if you...
Forum: Nokia N900 2019-03-11, 18:08
Replies: 29
Views: 3,717
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: N900 as an external monitor and keyboard?

My knowlegde of usb is limited, but currently the n900 draws about 18ma in device mode propably through pullup detection resitors (1.5K+15K) when conneted.
But it may even drain the battery fast if...
Forum: Nokia N900 2019-03-10, 19:06
Replies: 29
Views: 3,717
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: N900 as an external monitor and keyboard?

Connection of the 2 device will be a problem.
USB on N900 is too power hungry for a always on connection, even if you dont charge or do anything. You have to pull the plug.
Running a wifi hotspot...
Forum: Applications 2019-02-25, 10:07
Replies: 35
Views: 4,465
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Chromium 57 on ED Jessie on N900

If you havent already tried, you can try the simple keyboard focus fix for bluemaemo from http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=457097&postcount=453
to narrow it down
Forum: Applications 2019-02-21, 21:03
Replies: 0
Views: 1,975
Posted By pythoneye2
take a picture from command line with torch

Hack of the day:
take a picture from camera from command line in the dark with torch (less powerful than flash).

get v4l2-ctl [apt-get install lfocus installs to /opt/lfocus/v4l2-ctl or a newer...
Forum: Community 2019-02-17, 00:36
Replies: 243
Views: 38,310
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: To amuse the community

You may facing known problems.

some newer ext4 filesystems doesnt mount on maemos old kernel.
try "dmesg" after your "sudo mount loop -t ext4" and see its output.
Dont mess with /etc/fstab...
Forum: Accessories 2018-12-20, 22:27
Replies: 4
Views: 21,179
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: diy cheap n900 extendend battery wood cover

I only know that my skills and knowledge wont suffice ;)
I would fear breaking hooks. But wood be awesome.
Forum: Buy & Sell 2018-11-30, 14:47
Replies: 7
Views: 2,033
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Looking for defective N900 in Germany

I may have an upper half in optical ok condition and a german keyboard (no white foil), but did not test if it is still working. If you dont find a better solution, and or want to test it yourself...
Forum: Alternatives 2018-10-29, 16:52
Replies: 635
Views: 329,956
Posted By pythoneye2
Re: Arch Linux ARM on N900

I remember too there where problems with wifi in older kernels.
So i can only second sicelo too skip to a newer kernel.

But as long as postmarketOS still has trouble with wifi...
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