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2013-09-19 , 12:18
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Originally Posted by rfa View Post
Without going to the computer, cat /etc/hosts returns 127.0.0.1 Nokia-N900 localhost
That's a expected. So the problem is not there.

Umm, where is the > key on the N900?
I'd think it depends on the language variant. I have two devices, one with an English and one with a Dutch keyboard. The two have slightly different layout, but neither has the '>' character exposed. You need to use the on-screen pop-up (blue arrow + Sym).

Will be back in front of the computer tomorrow & (I understand) will be able to SSH (?) from the PC to N900
Maybe not immediately. It is not pre-installed on the N900. The SSH package is here but it will require some dependencies which you may also have to download separately. But don't worry, it will tell you which ones. Assuming you have downloaded all the deb files from that link to MyDocs, just run...
Code:
sudo gainroot
cd /home/user/MyDocs
dpkg -i *
...and watch for error messages. Dpkg will tell you which additional files you need to download as well.

I'll also try from another wifi point tomorrow too :-)
OK

More thanks!
No probs mate