Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Er.. just use a regular pair of headphones with the microphone on the tablet?

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

google maps doesnt work right (no info in bubbles above red dots on map)

i got youtube to crash in the second video i opened

honestly youd think they would try the firmware out against popular sites for a while to make sure.

id rather the battery last half as long as it used to, only if it would speed the processor up or something.


sh*ts weak

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

I'm performing a reflash now because ncurses-lib library is damaged, the update won't work. Can't be uninstalled.

sigh

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Indeed

I've yet to upgrade my N800 but from what I'm seeing there aint much there to warrant the time and effort to upgrade right now :(

Any means of overclocking the cpu on the N800 as Garage eluded to . . . sort of

Looks like with Nokia dropping their Invitation Messaging VOIP software we really have no way do perform video calls with desktops anymore. That saddens me as I was looking forward to keeping in touch with a little video chat with friends and family whilst out and about.

So nothing new except a poor flash 9 implementation and skype ? everything else the update brings is either a fix or the official use of some hack (SDHC)

Whats the power management like now ? Does it max the brightness and keep the display on when cabled up and dim when disconnected ? Are there options for that ?

This is all based on hearsay atm; I'm gonna find a window to upgrade sometime later today. Anyone had any luck booting this off an SD/MMC yet ?

Kinda bummed out considering . . .

Ta

Dave

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

I would also like to know if the boot menu works.

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Biggest letdown for me are the non-working themes. I really like the 10 and 12 point themes (for example Nuvo and XP themes). These default themes seem to be for the visually impaired.

Is it the Hildon Theme cacher that's causing the problem? Any ideas anyone?

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

[It was discuss various times... Video will not be available in this release.

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

so is it going to be released in the next release? I mean without the internet call invitation.... now we dont have any way to use the onboard camera. Except for taking photos!!!!!!

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Except for taking *crappy* photos :mad:

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

rofl

Nice one Nokia...

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

I can't believe it, trust me. Specially when they didn't make the H1 promise. If you miss the deadline at least deliver the product when its *REALLY* done. No webcam use and crappy flash9 support doesn't seems to be a finished release.

Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter...

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

I knew. In fact mine was a confirmation that there is no video support in this release of Skype (as someone was still asking about) and I was hoping to find it in the next release.

Flash 9 update
 

What is the meat of the browser plugin? Wondering if it is possible to yank it from the 800 and put it on the 770 :wink:

Re: Flash 9 update
 

I think it might be possible. Good point!

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Using Skype whilst cagefighting might not be such a good idea...

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

I ve no problem with the theme plankton.

And python work on my device ...

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Skype, along with MSN/AIM is one of the things I hate on Internet those days.
Why should I register to a all those proprietary services?! I don't need to register to Yahoo or GMail to exchange emails with Yahoo or GMail accounts!
I will start a SIP client development/porting of my own. If anybody has good advices of an open source client....

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Is it only me or is this firmware update a little disappointing overall? There was such a hype about it, people kept dropping hints there'd be great things ahead... And now? SDHC support, improved touch screen handling. Maybe a few bugfixes, probably some new bugs. No more video chats. 2 new/updated proprietary applications. I would have hoped there would be something really, really big in it, something that makes me want to switch from 770 to N800 for good.... :(

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Argh!!!!! :mad: :(

Did you by chance restored any backup? Thanks!

Re: Flash 9 update
 

Or even get it usable with Minimo? :)

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Python works for me too, but I thought it stood in the way of Canola installing. I reflashed and installed Canola first. No problem. Strange.

@Benny: No it's not just you, I think the only good thing in this 'minor update' is a bug fix: the screen responsiveness seems to be good now.

O yeah, they included a chat client: Skype without video to me is just another chat client. It's a waste of good memoryspace, so no install for me.

Makes you wonder what some in-the-know Nokia employee from Texas was hyping about in his -o so funny- riddles...
A buggy Flash 9? Skype without video? Yippee-ki-yay, bud!

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Well said. I couldn't agree more. It's a shame we now have Skype on the 770/N800 while the long awaited SIP support is still not available natively. (Of course, there's SIP-support in Gizmo...)

I'd be more than happy if somebody who can do the coding would try to do something about it. OTOH, I'm not sure if porting an existing SIP-client would be The Right Thing(tm) to do: To be really useful, the client should integrate with the telepathy framework. Google for telepathy sofia and sip - there seems to be slow progress on this and it might be wiser to join these efforts than to port somthing like linphone etc.: These clients do their jobs well SIP-wise, but they have the same drawback Gizmo has: they dont integrate with the address book and the rest of the IM framework.

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Bon courage!

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

My take is that the biggest feature is the Flash 9.

Talking about the video chat support, I never used/tried it before. What's my understanding is that it has not been removed... in fact it should have been improved! But to test that you need to make Gtalk call to another Gtalk user and after that you "should" be able to open the video. (I never used this feature... so someone who did please confirm this with this new firmware...) This is based on the fact that internal software testers were especially asked to test the video call feature of this new firmware... ;)

And the SDHC support, yes, it is there. While this is good I was slightly disappointed to notice that the transfer speed is about half of the speed that I had with old firmware and SDHC kernel patch. I assume in this firmware the bus clock speed is capped to 24MHz instead of 48MHz? Oh, and one more thing: The famous memory card corruption bug is claimed to be solved in this firmware... :D But we'll see...

Re: Flash 9 update
 

Nice idea. You should try it! :)

But my guess is that the plugin is optimized for the
N800's CPU (esp. soft float) and will thus not work
on the 770. But it's worth a try.

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Has some tried BT headphones + mike? Not necessarily stereo. I d like to know if I can say good bye to those cables

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

"A lot of work has been done into increasing the battery life of the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. Most of the improvements have been done around the wireless connection, resulting in remarkably longer online usages."

To me, probably the most important feature, especially if we start using the N800 for intensive telephony.
I guess we ll notice the difference after one day or so.

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

Can't this update be done much more simply?

Why is everyone reflashing?!

Read more: http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/3.2/INSTALL.txt

Or, am I wrong?

Tim

Re: Breaking News!
 

So far, pretty nice. I adjusted the screen sensitivity and it seems to work a bit differently now, but a slightly firm press will bring up the thumbboard reliably -- before it was too unpredictable (since the update).

Flash 9 supports webcams, so if there is a way to get it to see our nokia cams, we should be able to video conference using flash web apps (interoperable with all systems).

Nokia Releases Skype, Flash 9, 8GB SD Internet Tablet 2007 Update
 

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

You're smart Seb Per... :D

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

THat was Milhouse :
"My guess.. 4.2007.21-8"
Result 4.2007.26-8

Not bad, Milhouse, not bad at all.

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

If you recall, the hints I dropped were about features the typical user wouldn't notice...

EDIT: to avoid eliciting more juvenile responses from another malcontent, the improvements I alluded to are in areas that developers will have more in interest in. I don't have specifics and never claimed to-- I am just aware that there were general changes that will suit software developers.

It's unfortunate that some are let down by the update. I did expect that, and said so. But I never said this was the end-all, be-all for the N800. There will be more updates for the device. Think of this one as a sort of... bridge to the tablet's future.

Nokia Internet Call and OS2007 Update
 

Many are complaining about the removal of the Nokia Internet Call feature from the latest update.

What I read from the maemo.org news page is:

"
Nokia Internet Call Invitation (BETA) application

Nokia Internet Call Invitation (BETA) trial period has ended. The invitation mechanism has been removed and service will not be accessible after 2007-08-31.
"

And that is a good news.
The "trial" is over. So it'll be soon out of beta and we'll be able to use it again after the summer.

I think they're ironing it out.

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

No I m dumb.
I ve been fighting with the settings of my N800 since purchase to extend power. I m curious to see - and measure- the improvement.

With the next updates it s going to be even more crucial to have excellent power management. unless Nokia ships new batteries.

Re: Nokia Releases Skype, Flash 9, 8GB SD Internet Tablet 2007 Update
 

When I run Gtalk and open the webcam, the camera shows up within Gtalk. Was it always so? And if so, is there a version of Gtalk on PC that allows webcams? (i'm going to a trade show and was kind of hoping to be able to place some video calls from the floor of the show).

Re: Flash 9 update
 

New Opera INI for anyone interested...

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

So now that it's out, and with so many first impressions calling it a mediocre update at best, can you elaborate on what the features are that you were hinting at?

Re: NEW UPDATE OUT!!!! Your thoughts on it..
 

you said this once, right. others didnt.

still, i dont consider myself a typical user. if i read the changelog, it seems what's new is very straighforward, aimed at the 'typical' end user. - well, maybe this is why i'm not impressed at all. ;)

Re: OS 2007 Edition 4.2007.26-8
 

Couldn't agree more.