Virtual Keyboard hack returns things to pre-PR1.1 - maemo.org

daperl · #1 2010-01-15, 01:03

Not sure if I introduced any negative side affects, but I replaced the PR1.1 keyboard plugins and libraries with the previous versions and I now have capitalization, space and backspace swiping back. I saved and copied over the following files, and then I rebooted:

/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/hildon-im-plugins.cache
/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/hildon_im_keyboard_monitor.so
/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/hildon_keyboard_assistant.so
/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/hildon_keyboard_assistant_scv.so
/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/hildon_western_fkb.so
/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/western_common_vim_settings.so
/usr/lib/libhildon-im-vkbrenderer.so.3
/usr/lib/libhildon-im-vkbrenderer.so.3.0.2
/usr/lib/libhildon-im-western-plugin-common.so.3
/usr/lib/libhildon-im-western-plugin-common.so.3.0.8

I'm not sure I can post the old files here, but if someone with authority says it's okay I would be happy to.

I wrote this post with the old files listed above on PR1.1

smegheadz · #2 2010-01-15, 01:14

if the lib files and plugins are opensource i'm sure someone could create custom virtual keyboard.

daperl · #3 2010-01-15, 01:14

Scrolling was sucking, so I replaced

/usr/lib/hildon-input-method/hildon_im_keyboard_monitor.so

with the PR1.1 version. I then ran hildon-im-recache and all is PR1.1 good.

EvoXLover · #4 2010-01-15, 01:23

I'm very interested in this but am a noob. what is back swiping on virtual keyboard?

daperl · #5 2010-01-15, 01:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvoXLover

I'm very interested in this but am a noob. what is back swiping on virtual keyboard?

I just made these terms up, but "backspace swiping" is when you mouse-down on one letter/symbol, and then mouse-up on the letter/symbol to the left. This is a shortcut for the backspace key.

qwazix · #6 2010-02-28, 12:37

Please share the old files, or if it is possible can you tell us where to find them. Is it imperattive that we reflash?

daperl · #7 2010-02-28, 19:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwazix

Please share the old files, or if it is possible can you tell us where to find them. Is it imperattive that we reflash?

I don't think I can legally give them to you because some, if not all, are closed source Nokia binaries, and getting them from a fiasco image is non-trivial. If you can get Linux running on an x86 machine, see below if you're feeling bold. Good luck!

Get a OS 2009 version 1.2009.42-11 fiasco image from here for non-UK device or here for UK device.

DO NOT REFLASH WITH THIS IMAGE. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO EXTRACT FILES FROM IT.

EDIT: Goto qwerty12's post below. Then look at my first post. This is known as spaghetti posting. I'm leaving the following for archival purposes only

~~Then try following the quoted instructions below for getting and mounting the rootfs.jffs2 file.~~ Once mounted, look at my first post in this thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by benny1967

@art:
I hope I can remember what I did... It's basically all in fanoush's post above, though (his script):

First I unpack the fiasco image:

Code:

flasher-3.0 -u -F SU-18_2007HACKER_4.2007.46-3_PR_F5_MR0_ARM.bin <your fiasco file name goes here>

One of the files I get is rootfs.jffs2. I used this one and deleted everything else that was in the image.
Then I find a free loop device (usually /dev/loop0) with "losetup -f" and attach the rootfs-file to it:

Code:

losetup /dev/loop0 rootfs.jffs2

Next I set up the block2mtd-module to work with the loop device. Honestly, I have no idea what all these things are... I just do as I'm told:

Code:

modprobe block2mtd block2mtd=/dev/loop0,131072

I didnt do the "modprobe jffs2", "modprobe mtdblock" because those are not modules in my kernel; normally you will have them as modules and use modprobe as described by fanoush.
(I learned that you have to compile block2mtd as a module, though, otherwise you can't cleanly undo all of this.)

Next you mount the device:

Code:

mount -t jffs2 -o ro /dev/mtdblock0 /mnt/jffs2/

...

qwerty12 · #8 2010-02-28, 19:26

daperl, the N900 doesn't use JFFS2.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=403015 may be useful.

daperl · #9 2010-02-28, 20:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwerty12

daperl, the N900 doesn't use JFFS2.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=403015 may be useful.

Maybe yours doesn't.

Thank you.

qwazix · #10 2010-03-01, 09:35

many many thanks. Seems a bit time consuming I will try it though. I suppose I do all this on my desktop, not the n900 am I correct?

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