Changing available resolutions in camera app
Hi, by default the N900 camera application offers two resolutions. One with aspect ratio 16:10 and one with 4:3. I would like to get an aspect ratio of 3:2 (classic 35mm film). Did anyone find a config file or gconf key to change that? It's not super super important, but if you have informations I would be very happy to hear them. Thanks! Conny ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Maemo SDK+
Antti P Miettinen anan...@iki.fi writes: All the 64 bit packages seem gone. The 64 bit packages are now there. Thanks to Jukka-Pekka Iivonen. -- http://www.iki.fi/~ananaza/ ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Changing available resolutions in camera app
Hi, On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Cornelius Hald h...@icandy.de wrote: Hi, by default the N900 camera application offers two resolutions. One with aspect ratio 16:10 and one with 4:3. I would like to get an aspect ratio of 3:2 (classic 35mm film). Did anyone find a config file or gconf key to change that? It's not super super important, but if you have informations I would be very happy to hear them. Currently supported resolutions by Camera UI are hardcoded in gdigicam. See ext/gst-camerabin/gdigicam-camerabin.c around line 53 onwards. -- / Alexander Bokovoy ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
contribution to projects in Garage
Hi, I'm new to Maemo and wanted to check out if I can contribute to an existing project in the Maemo Garage before I try contributing source code on my own. When I checked out the Project Openings tab on the Garage, there were no openings for developers. I'd like to know how I can find out which projects are open to developers joining and contributing. One option would be to send Request to Join, but a lot of projects seem to be code that is already mature and may not need contributions. Can someone please help me out here? Thanks! Reshma. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Changing available resolutions in camera app
On Mon, 2009-11-30 at 10:25 +0200, Alexander Bokovoy wrote: Hi, On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Cornelius Hald h...@icandy.de wrote: Hi, by default the N900 camera application offers two resolutions. One with aspect ratio 16:10 and one with 4:3. I would like to get an aspect ratio of 3:2 (classic 35mm film). Did anyone find a config file or gconf key to change that? It's not super super important, but if you have informations I would be very happy to hear them. Currently supported resolutions by Camera UI are hardcoded in gdigicam. See ext/gst-camerabin/gdigicam-camerabin.c around line 53 onwards. Thank you, I found it. Along with the message FIXME: This should be customizable somehow :) Conny ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: contribution to projects in Garage
Hi, I'm new to Maemo and wanted to check out if I can contribute to an existing project in the Maemo Garage before I try contributing source code on my own. When I checked out the Project Openings tab on the Garage, there were no openings for developers. I'd like to know how I can find out which projects are open to developers joining and contributing. One option would be to send Request to Join, but a lot of projects seem to be code that is already mature and may not need contributions. Can someone please help me out here? I think there are a lot of people who could need a help. But what is your back-ground, which is the kind of project to be interested in, in which kind of work do you think you could help out? I think a good approach would be to write a bit about this and open a thread in the developer forum in talk [1]. I'm sure that somebody will come then to you. If you are familiar with Qt maybe this would be a possibility [2] ;) 1. http://talk.maemo.org/forumdisplay.php?f=13 2. http://danielwilms.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/download-client-for-applications-in-extras/ Cheers Daniel ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: contribution to projects in Garage
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Reshma Prasanna reshma.prasa...@gmail.com wrote: I'm new to Maemo and wanted to check out if I can contribute to an existing project in the Maemo Garage before I try contributing source code on my own. When I checked out the Project Openings tab on the Garage, there were no openings for developers. As always with open source, the best way is to scratch an own itch - find a flaw in a program, contact the developers and make a patch. -- Ville M. Vainio http://tinyurl.com/vainio ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Debhelper 7
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Marius Vollmer marius.voll...@nokia.com wrote: ext Teemu Ikonen tpiko...@gmail.com writes: There is an up-to-date 'maemofied' debhelper in maemo.gitorious.org, but trying to compile it in the SDK fails miserably. The problem seems to be related to perl, which is also of similar vintage (i.e. obsolete) in the SDK. Yeah, everything in maemo-pkg is meant for Harmattan. I will update the description. Good to know. Do you have any specific idea on why debhelper 7 does not run on Fremantle SDK (I suppose there's no need to run it on the device)? Is there any chance at all to get it working, by upgrading perl or some other magic? Best, Teemu ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Problems with extras-devel repository on N900 (No Hash entry in Release file)
ext Anderson Lizardo wrote: Hi, I've noticed a problem with extras-devel repository. Its Release file is missing the hashes for the indexes files. Compare this (broken) Release file: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/dists/fremantle/Release with the one from extras: http://repository.maemo.org/extras/dists/fremantle/Release or even from Diablo extras-devel: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/dists/diablo/Release Because of this, apt-get update is failing to update the extras-devel indexes on N900, with the following error: W: Failed to fetch http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/dists/fremantle/Release No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_Release E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. This means that extras-devel packages cannot be currently installed on the N900. Strangely, this problem only happens on the N900. Scratchbox seems happy with the incomplete Release file (probably the apt-get version in Scratchbox ignore the error). Can someone confirm this on N900? If so, I'll open a bug report about it. I can confirm it. I tried today with several devices. This bug has some random nature. One hour ago, I was able to get extras-devel but now I tried again and got same bug. Kate ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Problems with extras-devel repository on N900 (No Hash entry in Release file)
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Kate Alhola kate.alh...@nokia.com wrote: I can confirm it. I tried today with several devices. This bug has some random nature. One hour ago, I was able to get extras-devel but now I tried again and got same bug. Looks like someone fixed it a few minutes ago :) The Release file now is complete, and apt-get does not complain anymore on the device. Should I still open a bug report on it, or is it definitely fixed or some known issue? Thanks, -- Anderson Lizardo OpenBossa Labs - INdT Manaus - Brazil ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
It'd be really bad if the GPS chip will be weak as on N810. Cause my device spends a lot of time to find location. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Andrea Borgia and...@borgia.bo.it wrote: Sveinn Thorarinsson wrote: I seem to have better results when I am at home, maybe that's because I am also connected to the wifi when I am there..? What you describe is compatible with the following bug report: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5337 A. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers -- Cheers, Michael ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
Are you guys using the N900 with a SIM and a data plan on it? The GPS on most phones are Assisted-GPS chips. That means that IF there is a network connection, they will use SUPL servers to reduce the time of fix to a bare few seconds. But if there is no data connection, then they will behave as regular GPSes and the time for the fix can go up to 20-30 mins. Do not compare these GPS chips with the ones in specialized navigators as they tend to be much more optimized and they usually store some data locally or have a better antenna, not really sure, but they are designed to get a fix asap [that's what you also pay for!]. I do have a data plan and I get a fix, every time, in seconds. Aniello 2009/11/30 Michael Stepanov mich...@stepanoff.org: It'd be really bad if the GPS chip will be weak as on N810. Cause my device spends a lot of time to find location. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Andrea Borgia and...@borgia.bo.it wrote: Sveinn Thorarinsson wrote: I seem to have better results when I am at home, maybe that's because I am also connected to the wifi when I am there..? What you describe is compatible with the following bug report: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5337 A. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers -- Cheers, Michael ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers -- anidel ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: coding in python using os.system , (works on scratchbox but not on N900), Urgent pls help
2009/11/29 Anderson Lizardo anderson.liza...@openbossa.org: On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:36 AM, shampavman shampavma...@gmail.com wrote: if anyone can confirm that something like this.. os.system(ls process_output.log) would work , it would be of really great help.. Also if there are any alternatives to using os.system. I would like to know.. If all you want is to get a list of files of a directory, try os.listdir(): In case you want to do more complicated things, please think about using the subprocess module and its Popen object. It's really easy and more reliable (e.g. you can read stdout/sterr directly instead of having to use pipes and output redirection to files): http://docs.python.org/library/subprocess.html Thomas ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Uploading homepage using GIT
Hi, I need help in creating homepage for my project hosted at https://garage.maemo.org/projects/smartclassrooms/. For this I need to upload webpages using Version Control System. I have configured the project account at garage.maemo.org to use GIT but I am not able to figure out how I can push the webpages online. Kindly help me to do so. I do not have any experience in using Version Control Systems. I read somewhere that I need to create directory named 'www' in the my project's GIT repository and this directory should contain the webpages. I have created a local repository using following commands- git init git add . git commit Now I need to push it and I am not able to do so. I get some errors like 'no refspecs found' Any help is appreciated. Thanks and regards, Akshey ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 05:52:29PM +0200, Michael Stepanov wrote: It'd be really bad if the GPS chip will be weak as on N810. Cause my device spends a lot of time to find location. In my (short) experience it is _worse_. I have been unable to get a GPS fix using just the internal GPS. I tried 2 or 3 times in very open spaces, and after 3 or 4 minutes I gave up (note that I haven't tested since I upgraded to 42-11, I don't know if it makes a difference). The N810 was slow but I almost never had problems if I stood still for a couple of minutes. And after that it worked reasonably well. With an internet connection available, though, this one is very fast (10 seconds). And looking at how the Maps application is, I think it's meant to be used with a data plan. Otherwise it's not very useful. Berto ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
Hi, 2009/11/30 Alberto Garcia agar...@igalia.com: With an internet connection available, though, this one is very fast (10 seconds). And looking at how the Maps application is, I think it's meant to be used with a data plan. Otherwise it's not very useful. same for me, but Maps (even if is the worst map application after N810 Maps) doesn't need an internet connection because you can pre-load the maps downloading them from OVI servers. -- Andrea Grandi email: a.grandi [AT] gmail [DOT] com website: http://www.andreagrandi.it PGP Key: http://www.andreagrandi.it/pgp_key.asc ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 05:24:11PM +0100, Andrea Grandi wrote: With an internet connection available, though, this one is very fast (10 seconds). And looking at how the Maps application is, I think it's meant to be used with a data plan. Otherwise it's not very useful. same for me, but Maps (even if is the worst map application after N810 Maps) doesn't need an internet connection because you can pre-load the maps downloading them from OVI servers. I didn't say it needs, I said it's meant to be used with ;-) Berto ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
Andrea Grandi wrote: same for me, but Maps (even if is the worst map application after N810 Maps) doesn't need an internet connection because you can pre-load the maps downloading them from OVI servers. As far as I can tell without an internet connection you can only select a destination via the map, not by address. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N900 GPS Problems
Btw, I didn't notice earlier, this is maemo-developers and I think this is off-topic here. Aniello 2009/11/30 Sarah Newman newm...@sonic.net: Andrea Grandi wrote: same for me, but Maps (even if is the worst map application after N810 Maps) doesn't need an internet connection because you can pre-load the maps downloading them from OVI servers. As far as I can tell without an internet connection you can only select a destination via the map, not by address. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers -- anidel Sent from London, Eng, United Kingdom ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Problems with extras-devel repository on N900 (No Hash entry in Release file)
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Anderson Lizardo anderson.liza...@openbossa.org wrote: On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Kate Alhola kate.alh...@nokia.com wrote: I can confirm it. I tried today with several devices. This bug has some random nature. One hour ago, I was able to get extras-devel but now I tried again and got same bug. Looks like someone fixed it a few minutes ago :) The Release file now is complete, and apt-get does not complain anymore on the device. Should I still open a bug report on it, or is it definitely fixed or some known issue? Problem is back. Looks like on every repository update the Release file again is truncated. I'll open a bug report about it. -- Anderson Lizardo OpenBossa Labs - INdT Manaus - Brazil ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Problems with extras-devel repository on N900 (No Hash entry in Release file)
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Anderson Lizardo anderson.liza...@openbossa.org wrote: Problem is back. Looks like on every repository update the Release file again is truncated. I'll open a bug report about it. Done: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6460 Regards, -- Anderson Lizardo OpenBossa Labs - INdT Manaus - Brazil ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Double checking free/nonfree packages
Hello, I'm compiling a list on the Libre Planet wiki to determine what packages are nonfree, and what steps would need to be taken to make the n900 a fully free phone: http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/FreeMaemo While researching this list, I found some components that are currently marked as nonfree here: http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Developer_Guide/Architecture/Top_Level_Architecture ... but which now appear to be free software. I've compiled a list of those components as well as some notes on them. I'd like to get some confirmation before I take them off the nonfree list: questionably-nonfree-list Calendar-backend Appears to be a free version of this at: http://maemo.gitorious.org/calendar-backend Gypsy daemon Appears free to me: http://gypsy.freedesktop.org/wiki/ Mission control --- Marked as nonfree on the graph, however irc conversation reveals: wjt paroneayea: MC itself is LGPL [15:13] wjt paroneayea: Maemo uses osso-mission-control, which is upstream MC plus some proprietary bits Any details on what these proprietary bits are, how they can be removed? rtcom-eventlogger - Apparently recently freed according to: http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/11/closed-source-components-in-maemo-5.html Funambol SyncML --- Claims Funambol is the leading mobile open source project and leading provider of open source mobile cloud sync and push email for billions of phones. https://www.forge.funambol.org/DomainHome.html If it's open source, is it really nonfree then? Appears to be under the AGPL? https://core.forge.funambol.org/source/browse/core/trunk/LICENSE.txt?revision=28308view=markup xml2wbxml - Appears to be linked to the wbxmllib project, which is under the gpl? http://sourceforge.net/projects/wbxmllib/develop CertMan --- Appears to be free or have a free implementation? http://gitorious.org/+mer/mer/certman OpenGL ES 2.0 - Can't seem to find out details about this package There appear to be some free software implementation tests here, but not really usable?: http://www.khronos.org/developers/resources/opengles/ Vincent 3d is a free software implementation? http://www.vincent3d.com/Vincent3D/index.html Hm, looks like the problem may be on the driver end: http://forum.openhandhelds.org/viewtopic.php?f=14t=341 And it does not look likely that this is free or that it will be free soon. Okay, this one is probably certainly non-free on the driver end DSME Freed according to: http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/11/closed-source-components-in-maemo-5.htmlci (2009-11-13: DSME is in free). /questionably-nonfree-list Any notes on this would be really appreciated, and would certainly help me improve documentation over here :) Also, does anyone have an original SVG for Top_level_architecture.png? If some of these components have been freed, I'd like to make their lettering black. Otherwise else I'm going to be forced to resort to pasting smiley faces next to the components that have been freed. - cwebb ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Debian on the n900 / Configuring NOLO
Faheem Pervez tripp...@gmail.com writes: Thanks to Carsten Munk, bootmenu gained N900 support: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=344412postcount=16 Thanks for this information, and actually all of the information in this thread. It is good to hear that bootmenu is working on the n900, but IMO this is just a workaround for the root of the problem: the NOLO bootloader clearly sucks, is non-free, and is just plain unconfigurable (or if it is configurable, there seems to be non documentation on that). Is there any chance that something both free and configurable like U-Boot might be ported to the N900 anytime soon? Thx, - cwebb ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: contribution to projects in Garage
Hi, I think there are a lot of people who could need a help. But what is your back-ground, which is the kind of project to be interested in, in which kind of work do you think you could help out? I think a good approach would be to write a bit about this and open a thread in the developer forum in talk [1]. I'm sure that somebody will come then to you. If you are familiar with Qt maybe this would be a possibility [2] ;) Thank you for all the suggestions. My background is primarily in multimedia on embedded systems (codecs, streaming, players) and that would probably be the best area for me to contribute in. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with Qt right now, but I can always change that :) Regards, Reshma. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Double checking free/nonfree packages
Hi, ext Christopher Allan Webber wrote: Hello, I'm compiling a list on the Libre Planet wiki to determine what packages are nonfree, and what steps would need to be taken to make the n900 a fully free phone: http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/FreeMaemo Thank you! This is a nice first shot. Can it be that we start having several iniciatives like this spread in different places? At the end the goal is the same: Maemo as open as technically possible being still stable and full featured. It would be really useful to have the one and only list of closed components prioritized by community interest. An openness backlog for people like me to work on. The criteria to prioritize components could be (improvising a bit, feel free to suggest improvements): 1. Fixing a bug. I mean a real objective bug: package is in non-free although it looks like it's actually an open piece of software. 2. Nurturing application development. There is a strong argument proving that opening a component will bring more and better apps for end users. 3. Spread of Maemo driven technologies to other platforms. A component fits well in a gap existing in other Linux/OSS based projects and there is a concrete interest on collaborating and contributing to a component if it's opened. 4. Community maintenance. A component is receiving low attention from the official maintainers even if it has high attention from the community and there are developers volunteering to contribute to it if the source code is available. 5. Better architecture. Probably covered by 2 or 3 but just in case. A closed component is sitting in the midle of open components making things more difficult that needed to developers interested in that area. While researching this list, I found some components that are currently marked as nonfree here: http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Developer_Guide/Architecture/Top_Level_Architecture Soumya and Carsten (CCed) should be able to help with the packages info. ... but which now appear to be free software. I've compiled a list of those components as well as some notes on them. I'd like to get some confirmation before I take them off the nonfree list: questionably-nonfree-list Calendar-backend Appears to be a free version of this at: http://maemo.gitorious.org/calendar-backend Gypsy daemon Appears free to me: http://gypsy.freedesktop.org/wiki/ Mission control --- Marked as nonfree on the graph, however irc conversation reveals: wjt paroneayea: MC itself is LGPL [15:13] wjt paroneayea: Maemo uses osso-mission-control, which is upstream MC plus some proprietary bits Any details on what these proprietary bits are, how they can be removed? rtcom-eventlogger - Apparently recently freed according to: http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/11/closed-source-components-in-maemo-5.html Funambol SyncML --- Claims Funambol is the leading mobile open source project and leading provider of open source mobile cloud sync and push email for billions of phones. https://www.forge.funambol.org/DomainHome.html If it's open source, is it really nonfree then? Appears to be under the AGPL? https://core.forge.funambol.org/source/browse/core/trunk/LICENSE.txt?revision=28308view=markup For what I remember, Funambol has dual licensing and we had to take the commercial version. xml2wbxml - Appears to be linked to the wbxmllib project, which is under the gpl? http://sourceforge.net/projects/wbxmllib/develop CertMan --- Appears to be free or have a free implementation? http://gitorious.org/+mer/mer/certman OpenGL ES 2.0 - Can't seem to find out details about this package There appear to be some free software implementation tests here, but not really usable?: http://www.khronos.org/developers/resources/opengles/ Vincent 3d is a free software implementation? http://www.vincent3d.com/Vincent3D/index.html Hm, looks like the problem may be on the driver end: http://forum.openhandhelds.org/viewtopic.php?f=14t=341 And it does not look likely that this is free or that it will be free soon. Okay, this one is probably certainly non-free on the driver end Indeed. DSME Freed according to: http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/11/closed-source-components-in-maemo-5.htmlci (2009-11-13: DSME is in free). /questionably-nonfree-list Any notes on this would be really appreciated, and would certainly help me improve documentation over here :) Also, does anyone have an original SVG for Top_level_architecture.png? If some of these components have been freed, I'd like to make their lettering black. Otherwise else I'm going to be forced to resort to pasting smiley faces next to the components that have been freed. There is no problem having the source file public, but the good solution is to simply update
