Re: Software categories

2007-08-13 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 8/13/07, Neil MacLeod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marius Vollmer wrote: ext Neil MacLeod [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps if someone can identify the method currently being used by the Application Manager to group applications it can cut down on the guesswork, and give us a base from

Re: Accessing internal MMC card on N800 via USB

2007-07-29 Thread Paul Klapperich
If the internal cards works on the N800, then it should also export to the host system when plugged in with USB. Both my internal and external slots work identically. --Paul On 7/29/07, Rainer Dorsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am just wondering if it is possible at all to access the

Re: Feedback for RTCom/SIP

2007-07-22 Thread Paul Klapperich
Dialpad is in the menu: Internet Call - Dialpad. --Paul On 7/22/07, Rainer Dorsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, many thanks for bringing SIP to the N800. I just installed osso-rtcom-beta and want to provide short feedback: I am using sipgate.de as SIP provider Calling out (from N800

Re: ANNOUNCE: Internet Communications Software Update for N800

2007-07-16 Thread Paul Klapperich
Unable to install osso-rtcom-beta Application pacakges missing: evolution-data-server (=1.4.2.1.r554-3) On 7/16/07, Naba Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Nokia OSSO happily announces the release of the 'Internet Communications Software development update' for Maemo. This update brings

Re: [maemo-developers] Re: [maemo-users] 'Locking down' software installation

2007-07-12 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/15/07, Levi Bard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/15/07, Marius Vollmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the future, we hope to be able to provide official updates to the operating system itself via packages, and we need to give the end-users the confidence that when they intend to install a

Re: Boot bora as root

2007-04-17 Thread Paul Klapperich
Whatever is launching X is going to be what tells it the user to run the graphical environment as. On a desktop it's GDM, XDM, or KDM. Poke around in /etc/init.d/ and figure out which one it is, and then on a desktop linux system or using google figure out what you need to do for automatic user

Re: Boot bora as root

2007-04-17 Thread Paul Klapperich
By nature of it being a wiki, IMHO you should go ahead and do whatever you want. I'm still now sure what benefit this gives you on an embedded device that doesn't ask for authentication anyway. --Paul On 4/17/07, Chris Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whatever is launching X is going to be

Re: Boot bora as root

2007-04-17 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 4/17/07, Chris Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: simple, I don't do sudo ;) But there is no visible sudo in the GUI. Installing an app, for example, doesn't require the user switch to root or initiate gksudo. If it's just the term you're after, setting the xterm to root ownership and

Re: Retutime

2007-04-13 Thread Paul Klapperich
Cron should do nicely for that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crontab --Paul On 4/13/07, mrmg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, I was to use retutime or similar to run a command every 5 minutes (or a different amount of time). I've tried searching around but all I seem to be able to find is

Re: N800 hardware revision?

2007-04-06 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 4/5/07, mitcheloc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any plans for revision of the N800 hardware platform? I can't speak for Nokia, but: No. There will probably be an N990 or something similar in a year or two, but I'm sure the N800 is what it is. On 4/5/07, Michael Wiktowy [EMAIL

Re: H/W 3D on the N800

2007-04-06 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 4/6/07, Daniel Wagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, but we unfortunately don't have the time and resources to do that. We want to use the N800 in a project where 3D is of major concern. I know that the N800 is marketed as a internet browser but, still the CPU can do 3D and it is a

Re: 3.2007.10-7 - Detailed change log?

2007-03-27 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 3/27/07, Neil MacLeod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, This sounds like something technically easy to do (for Nokia): 1) get all the internal bugs we have fixed 2) extract the referrences to public bugzilla 3) make sure all the public bugzilla bugs are marked

Re: Getting the device name from the 'Device' CP applet

2007-03-22 Thread Paul Klapperich
isn't it stored in /etc/hostname? --Paul On 3/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Is there a way to obtain the name of the device that the user has set using the 'Device' control panel applet on the 770? Thanks in advance! Regards, Madhu

Re: How to install Xepphyr deb file on Redhat which uses rpms?

2007-03-21 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 3/21/07, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 09:33 -0600, ext Paul F. Sehorne wrote: Thanks to advice from Kimmo Hämäläinen, I now have my first Hildon program (the sample) compiled and ready to run. Next is to get Xephyr running. I'm running Redhat which uses

Re: Xephyr dependencies stop progress...

2007-03-21 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 3/21/07, Paul F. Sehorne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to Paul Klapperich's suggestion, I was able to use 'alien' to create an RPM file out of the DEB file. Now I am back in dependency hell. Xephyr depends on error: Failed dependencies: libXau.so.6 is needed by

Re: How to install Xepphyr deb file on Redhat which uses rpms?

2007-03-21 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 3/21/07, Paul F. Sehorne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I now have yum working (Installed version 2.0.8.) BUT. Unfortunately the command suggested in the post below does not work (even with the typo corrected). I suspect the reason is that there is no rpm for xephyr (only deb) except for the

Re: IMPORTANT: Nokia 770 as a mouse?

2007-03-16 Thread Paul Klapperich
Don't cross post to both lists unless it pertains to both lists. That's abusive. Don't do things like write IMPORTANT in all caps. There's nothing about your message that makes it any more important than anyone else's message. Thank you, and enjoy your stay. --Paul On 3/16/07, Meenakshi

Re: Wishlist (was:Re: N800 and USB host mode)

2007-03-08 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 3/8/07, Daniel Amelang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/7/07, Eero Tamminen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Err. Translucency means compositing and keeping the composited items in memory. Due to additional memory accesses needed for this, it would be slower (and take more memory) regardless of

Re: N800 WLAN driver installation problem

2007-03-01 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 3/1/07, kalle ahokangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, The self compiled WLAN driver (cx3110x.ko) for N800 doesn't work properly. This is what I did: 1. compile the driver 2. copy it to device and rmmod umac.ko and cx3110x.ko 3. insmod original umac.ko (which is copied to another directory)

Re: Requesting confirmation of a Bug in opera

2007-02-23 Thread Paul Klapperich
This happens to me all of the time in gmail. Haven't tried a quick disconnect like that, but when it times out sitting on my bedstand I need to close opera in the morning before it responds again. --Paul On 2/22/07, Simon Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scenario - you are on a web page which

Remotely Nuking a device (was Re: becomeroot once again but with password)

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/22/07, James Grimwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A remote-wipe program could be useful. Something that runs on the tablet, connects using some secure method to your computer at home, and then sees if you've logged your device as stolen. If so, it self destructs (either totally messing up the

Re: Nokia hiring developer for Maemo and Internet Tablets

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Helsinki certainly has its charms even during the cold winter. As an example, I was skiing with the family on the frozen sea today. There were some folks driving a car on the sea. In how many other places can you do that ;-) ? Well... I

Re: Security Guidance for N800 OS development

2007-02-20 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/20/07, Simon Budig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess you are missing the point here: Usually a nokia tablet does not have internet services running. Asking for iptables is like asking for a padlock, when your house does not have any doors. In that case the lock would not at all improve the

Re: [maemo-developers] Re: [maemo-users] 'Locking down' software installation

2007-02-15 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/15/07, Marius Vollmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My only concern would be getting into a Windows XP-like situation where you reinstall with XP SP1 becaude that's what came with your system and then have to install SP2 and 100+ hotfixes to get back to where you were. I have zero

Re: [maemo-developers] Re: [maemo-users] 'Locking down' software installation

2007-02-15 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/15/07, Marius Vollmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I grant you a brief peek into our internal software requirements... :-) 22.3.1.3: The Application manager shall suggest a backup to be taken before a system update is installed. Rebooting and checking for enough free flash will

Re: [maemo-developers] Do you want to install as many applications as you like?

2007-02-09 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/9/07, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have registered this as a documentation bug on bugzilla as: https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1042 it also links in to: https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=770 where it seems that some tutorial code will not compile, so has obviously

Re: [maemo-developers] Newbie Question

2007-02-09 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/9/07, Marius Gedminas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 04:42:42PM -0500, Matalon, Michael wrote: SR TECHNOLOGIES, INC PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: Proprietary information owned by SR Technologies, Inc that require protection from unauthorized disclosure. This is the most

Re: [maemo-developers] Detecting N800 camera position

2007-02-07 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/7/07, Kemal Hadimli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you could also check: /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/cam_act/ /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/cam_turn/ You'd have to poll that, though, right? With gconf and dbus you'd be able to set a callback making the program more efficient, no?

Re: [maemo-developers] radio?!

2007-02-07 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/7/07, Andrew Barr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 18:42 -0600, David Hagood wrote: Nokia JUST released an application that activates an FM radio chip in the unit. What's the license and where can I get it? :-) Not sure on the license, but Andrew Flegg posted it on the

Re: [maemo-developers] radio?!

2007-02-06 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/6/07, inode0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/6/07, Paul Klapperich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this a TI chip? I know TI has some bluetooth/FM tuner dual purpose chips [1]. Maybe this is related? I doubt the antenna is hooked up, though, but maybe it shares the antenna with the BT and we

Re: [maemo-developers] New list spin-off?

2007-02-05 Thread Paul Klapperich
List descriptions need to be made clear on Maemo.org and in list management tools (users is for app-developers is more clear than users is for users, etc) End-user type questions should be directed to ITT forums. I could support a new list for end/power users if it proves necessary. Keep headers

Re: [maemo-developers] Re: Span filesystem across both SD cards?

2007-02-03 Thread Paul Klapperich
This is already on the wiki[1] and ITT forums. This is not new. I would recommend cleaning up the wiki page if you feel it is unclear. Alternative2 is what you did. [1] http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowTo_BootRootFSFromMMC --Paul On 2/2/07, sebastian maemo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've been

Re: [maemo-developers] Re: Span filesystem across both SD cards?

2007-02-02 Thread Paul Klapperich
On 2/2/07, Marius Gedminas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 06:29:22AM +0100, sebastian maemo wrote: For don't-know-what-reason Nokia failed to make this feature available on his 770. They just let me create a 64M swap file that helps, but not that much. I would guess the

Re: [maemo-developers] Fake IAP connection or how to use local web applications

2007-01-31 Thread Paul Klapperich
maddler's got a work-around that uses the same concept as dummy-iap: http://www.maemopeople.org/index.php...sing_dummy_iap http://www.maemopeople.org/index.php/maddraves/2007/01/30/of_n800_and_the_missing_dummy_iap --Paul On 1/31/07, Collin R. Mulliner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI: I added a

Re: [maemo-developers] Fake IAP connection or how to use local web applications

2007-01-31 Thread Paul Klapperich
Agreed, it's just a workaround. You're right, if localhost is your intention, it's really annoying. For USB-Host or Bluetooth, though, a script has to be run on the device anyway. I just added ifconfig wlan0 down to the start of my script. Connect to Ad-Hoc, open xterm, run script. Same steps as