Forum: Brainstorm
2009-12-28, 14:34
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Replies: 39
Views: 19,170
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-12-22, 14:19
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Replies: 176
Views: 125,193
Re: N900 GPS problem
I believe I have found out where some of the cached GPS data are kept:
/etc/osso-af-init/gconf-dir/system/nokia/location/lastknown/%gconf.xml
Moving this file out of the way and rebooting before...
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Forum: Applications
2009-12-13, 16:03
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Replies: 68
Views: 20,252
Re: LaTeX for OS2008
You can find this character by pressing the blue Fn/arrow key followed by Ctrl/Sym. This should bring up a symbols menu with the character you want.
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-12-13, 11:24
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Replies: 7
Views: 31,701
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Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle
2009-12-11, 13:02
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,988
Re: selecting certificate for WPA
I'm not completely sure if it is the same problem you're having, but this helped me out:
http://wiki.maemo.org/PEAP%2BMSCHAPv2
Also, there seem to be a lof of related bug reports, e.g.:...
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Forum: Development
2009-12-08, 12:12
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,622
[Mer] udev build dependency on OBS fails
Hi,
I tried to compile ofono for Mer on OBS today, but the build failed.
The problem is ofono depends on udev and installing udev on OBS fails:
installing udev
Adding `local diversion of...
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Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle
2009-11-14, 09:38
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Replies: 59
Views: 28,210
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-11-13, 11:29
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Replies: 148
Views: 39,589
Re: 300 testers and not a single bit of info
When you connect the N900 to a PC over USB, the device pops up a question whether to connect as a mass storage device or in PC-suite mode.
The PC-suite mode turns the N900 into a CDC Ethernet...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-11-13, 11:10
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Replies: 148
Views: 39,589
Re: 300 testers and not a single bit of info
I have tried XMPP voice calls over EDGE on the N900, but sound is choppy and there is too much latency. This is due to the limitations of EDGE though. I don't know how well it works on 3G networks.
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-11-05, 22:19
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,172
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Forum: Development
2009-10-30, 13:26
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,555
Optification check script
I've written a small python script to check the total file size of a package's files under different main directories (/opt, /etc, /usr,...). This could be used to check the optification of a...
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Forum: General
2009-10-22, 12:21
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,938
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-18, 21:56
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,006
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-18, 21:23
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,006
Re: How does the GPS compare to other devices?
Although the performance of the GPS on the N900 has been sublime when an internet connection is available, it has been terrible without one. I have taken my N900 on a three day trip abroad and have...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-15, 11:42
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,914
Re: Supported SD card partition types
I've been experimenting some more. I can't get a SD Card with a single ext3 partition to auto-mount either. I've also tried a card with a single FAT32 partition and that did work!
Is there an...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-15, 07:52
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,914
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-14, 20:12
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,914
Supported SD card partition types
Hi,
Does anyone know what partition types are supported for the SD card on the N900?
I have inserted a card with two ext3 partitions, but the Settings app says it is corrupted. Mounting from the...
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Forum: Applications
2009-10-07, 14:47
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,861
Re: QRCode/Barcode reader for Maemo 5?
There seems to be some open source libraries around.
In Ubuntu, there are the libdecodeqr0 (http://trac.koka-in.org/libdecodeqr) and libdmtx0 (http://www.libdmtx.org/) packages with corresponding...
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Forum: General
2009-10-05, 21:33
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Replies: 296
Views: 91,967
Re: Closed Source Packages in Maemo
Concrete examples have been asked for, these are a few I can think of. Most of them are quite unlikely to change any time soon, but they are real problems none the less. If some would call me a...
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Forum: General
2009-10-02, 18:19
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Replies: 296
Views: 91,967
Re: Closed Source Packages in Maemo
Since you're quoting my post, I can't but help replying.
First of all, I didn't say anything about GSM/GPRS. In fact, the GSM modem is supposed to be accessible through the Phonet protocol, which...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-02, 14:49
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,815
Re: n900 still open?
Yes, but it's in the closed nokia-binaries repository, for which you need a authentication token.
Get it here (http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/eula/index.php) by accepting the EULA and then go to:
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-10-02, 13:02
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,815
Re: n900 still open?
Following a discussion on Michael Lauer's blog (http://www.vanille-media.de/site/index.php/2009/09/25/gsm-palm-pre-on-the-horizon/), I've been having a look at the list of closed packages in the...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-09-08, 19:35
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,488
Re: Just how free (as in speech)?
This allows you to use your hardware to the full extent, as long as you stick to the same kernel version. While I applaud the big step forward Nokia has made, closed drivers are an obstacle...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2009-09-08, 13:06
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,488
Re: Just how free (as in speech)?
As you have stated, Nokia has done a lot of work to remove some of these barriers. As I understand it, one of the bigger problems in the past was the closed Wifi driver. This seems to be solved now:...
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Forum: General
2009-09-04, 08:35
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Replies: 2,070
Views: 700,386
Re: New members say hello !
Hi all!
I am a Freerunner user from Belgium. I have been trying Mer on my Freerunner recently and like it very much.
If the N900 will prove open enough to use it reliably as a phone under Mer, I'll...
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