[How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

I found it a frustrating exercise to get the patch for locking and un-locking the home-screen applets in place to work but I finally managed to do so and it seems to work well for me.

Since I'm a total Linux n00b and struggled a bit I thought that there may be others out there like me that would benefit from more of a step-by-step.

Disclaimer: Following these instructions is your own decision and I take no responsibility for anything bad that may come out of it :-)

Also, note, I believe that this is only applicable to OS2008.

1) Download the required files.
In this thread qwerty12 lists the three files needed.

Download them one by one to a folder on your tablet that you can easily get to.
Me, I put them on a folder on the internal memory card I had created named "Content".

2) Install the files
This does require a few steps.

a) Open up Xterminal

b) Give yourself root access (me, I use rootsh and issue the command "root" and presto, I have root access and can do things I most likely never should).

c) Browse to the folder you saved the files in.
I had mine in a folder named "Content" on the internal memory card so I did:
cd /media/mmc2/content

c) I then issued the command "ls -l" to make sure I was in the right folder and that the files were there.

d) Then issue these three commands:
dpkg -i hildon-desktop_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb
dpkg -i libhildondesktop0_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb
dpkg -i libhildonwm0_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb

3) Re-start the tablet

You're done. If you now go to the home-option (see my screen shot) you now have an option to toggle the apps to be 'locked in place' or 'movable'.

I love it.

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Works perfectly! Thanks!! Great fix!!!

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

You can replace these with dpkg -i hildon-desktop_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb libhildondesktop0_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb libhildonwm0_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

I have these installed (specifically, 2.0.18-1fix1), have rebooted and still don't see the lock in the menu.

--vr

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

can you or anyone else help me install this,..

I have all three of the files and the root download but once i put the first command in the Xterminal it said not found... i dnt have much experience in command lines...


please help, thanks

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

1) Are you in the same directory as the files are when you are executing the commands?

2) Are you root?

3) Did you spell the commands and file names correct?

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

I dnt even know how to go to the directory in Xterminal and "get in root" i just followed the directions ( which didn really help me as a step by step once i got to the part after downloading)

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step [OS2008]
 

DISCLAIMER: I know VERY little about Linux/Maemo and there may well be a hundred easier/better ways of achieving this, all I know is what worked for me :)

Hi jalladin,

Since you have already downloaded the files and the rootsh app it's not much left to do.

Try following these steps.

1) Launch the Xterminal application

2) type in cd [/folder where you downloaded the three files to]

Note: The internal memory card on the N810 is named /media/mmc2 so if you for instance downloaded the files to a folder named "Stuff" on your internal memory card you would type in cd /media/mmc2/Stuff

3) You should now be in the directory where the files are.
To check that type in the command ls -l and press enter.
That will list the content in the directory you are in.
If the three files are there then go on to step #4

4) Now gain root access.
If you've installed the rootsh app all you need to do right now is to enter root and press enter.
Your command line should change to saying something like Nokia-N810..etc

5) Now do the three commands listed in the first post:

dpkg -i hildon-desktop_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb
dpkg -i libhildondesktop0_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb
dpkg -i libhildonwm0_2.0.18-1fix1_armel.deb

(or you can just do it as one command like Bundyo suggest - either works).

6) Restart the tablet.

7) Things should work now....

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Thanks a lot for breaking that down for me ( if only all things were broken down like that for new users ), I'll try it as soon as I get home.

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

i dnt know why my Xterm isnt working, i saved the files to a new folder under the "internal memory" naming the new folder stuff... when i open up Xterm any type in ( cd /media/mmc2/stuff ) it say not found.

I am supose to save and not open each file right?

sorry for being such a bother...

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

this is great, worked perfectly.

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Just to be sure, did you name the folder "stuff" or "Stuff"? The system is case sensitive, so if it's "Stuff", you'll need to use:

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Not a bother - I'm a complete Linux-nub myself :)

I'd say do this:

1) Open up File Manager
Click on the Internal memory card link in the left window.
Does Stuff show up in the list of content on the right hand side?

If it does - continue to step 3)

2) If Stuff is not listed in the right window it is most likely that you accidentally created the Stuff directory somewhere else - maybe under a different directory, etc.
You can spend some time digging around for this missing directory - or just create a new one. And since you are already in the file manager you can do that right in there by clicking >File>New Folder and create a folder on the internal memory card

3) So, we know that there is a folder on the internal memory card, at the top-level, named "Stuff" (or whatever).

4) Now launch X Terminal again

5) If you got rootsh installed run the command root

6) Your prompt should have changed to Nokia-N810-something

7) Now type in cd /media/mmc2
(note that you have to use forward-slashes (/) for it to work
ALSO note that you HAVE to put a space between the cd and the folder name

8) You should now be in the root folder of the internal memory card

9) issue the command ls -l

10) Scroll up, if needed, to ensure that you see your Stuff folder there

11) now do cd /Stuff
(and yes, it's case-sensitive so beware of that)

12) You SHOULD now be in the directory where you put the files you downloaded - so now execute the command(s) listed in the earlier posts - and do let us know how it went :)

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

This is a must have.

Thanks Querty12 for the patched files and Silvermountain for your How To.

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Thanks So Much guy's,


IT WORKED!!!

Thanks to you both,

@sjgadsby, it was the case sensitivity. turns out I over looked the fact that when i created a new folder it automatically starts off the name in caps, but when your in Xterm it doesnt. Thanks to you too @silvermountain, i really apriciate you helping make sure i figured this out. It was also me not fully knowing what you meant by running "root" ( type root ) and making sure every word is as is typed in as posted. You would think after wining a Superior Performer award in the Air Force Honor Guard I would have a bit more attention to Detail, lol, Thanks so much guys.:D

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

What's the story behind the maemo folks not including this option in OS2008? They'd only have to use the device themselves for 24 hours before realizing locking down the applets is a must have feature. Just one of many things about maemo that scream "the developers do not use this device/OS outside of their office."

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

I finally got this to work. The problem is that the patched versions have exactly the same version numbers as the originals. Shouldn't the versions be updated or at least the release numbers? I can understand not wanting to update the version numbers, but you should be able to call them, for instance,

hildon-desktop_2.0.18-1fix1.1_armel.deb
libhildondesktop0_2.0.18-1fix1.1_armel.deb
libhildonwm0_2.0.18-1fix1.1_armel.deb

or something to differentiate them from the original debs.

But a very useful patch nonetheless. My only wish is that it would be persistent across reboots.

--vr

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Thought about other apps/libraries that have a = dependency on this package, instead of a >= dependency? :-)

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...postcount=1046 =)

I keep the version numbers the same because you would have to install the osso-rx(34/44)-software-version-unlocked package to be able to install the debs otherwise. I also do not change the section to make it possible to install in Blue Pill mode as it would show up as an update in Blue Pill mode every time which'd be an annoyance.

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Worked great!

Re: [How to] lock your applets in place step-by-step
 

Minor typo here - enter "cd Stuff", not "cd /Stuff".