Re: Crash reporting (was: Package promoting)

2010-10-08 Thread david . hagood
> There's been a Crash reporter available for several years & Maemo > releases, it's even open sourced: > http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/devtools/maemo5/crash-reporter > http://repository.maemo.org/pool/maemo5.0/free/c/crash-reporter/ > I have never been able to get this to work: Every time

IO schedules other than noop?

2010-05-16 Thread David Hagood
I run my N800 with root on an SDHC card (to get a bit more room on root), and I've notices quite a few cases where the system becomes unresponsive due to mmcq blocking for a long time. I'd guess that when a lot of writes get flushed to the card, the system can backlog while the card writes the data

Re: Samba support dropped (was Re: N810 WE)

2009-01-21 Thread David Hagood
On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 08:40 +0200, Quim Gil wrote: > > ext David Hagood wrote: > > OK, fair enough, but then here's what I see Nokia needs to do in order > > to enable that: > > Thanks for the input! Do you mind filing enhancement requests at > http://bugs.maemo

Re: Samba support dropped (was Re: N810 WE)

2009-01-20 Thread David Hagood
>From previous comments by Nokia, the reason that SMB support is being dropped is that Gnome VFS support is being dropped, and that was how SMB was being supported in the previous versions. OK, I can understand that: I always felt that userspace was the wrong place to manage file systems anyway.

Re: Access to tablet via Bluetooth ftp

2008-02-24 Thread David Hagood
On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 23:37 +0300, Arkady Glazov wrote: > Hi, > > My TomTom Go 920 can send files only by ftp bluetooth profile. But on > 2008 I cannot find this profile. May be exist additional software that > get it? Your best bet would be to install sobexsrv and set it up. By default the Maem

Re: Looking for microb-browser with SVG enabled

2008-02-12 Thread david . hagood
> > Dear all, > > I just got the OS2008 on my Nokia N800 > and I love the pre-installed microb-browser. > > Unfortunately, the SVG feature is NOT enabled by default. > > It would be great if anyone of you can share a pre-compiled copy with the > SVG enabled. > > Thanks a lot > > nt901 > https://bug

Re: R: One question about speech2text poor performance

2008-01-16 Thread David Hagood
On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 17:07 +0200, Eero Tamminen wrote: > This list is for Nokia internet tablets and their Linux based maemo > software. Your question is about Nokia phones which run S40 and S60 > (Symbian OS) based software. Forum Nokia would probably be more > appropriate place to ask. I am

Re: One question about speech2text poor performance

2008-01-16 Thread David Hagood
I'd ask this of the Nokia folks: what do you guys use in the cell phones? I'm sure it is a commercial package, but it would be interesting to know. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maem

Re: RFC: Proposal to solve multiple repository, poor QA situation

2008-01-13 Thread David Hagood
May I suggest that the uploads consist of source, not pre-built binary .deb's? This helps in several ways: 1) it helps reduce (but not eliminate) the risk of trojans. 2) It helps when a newer version of the system comes out, as the source is guaranteed to be available. 3) It eases the signing of p

Re: Details on SVG support status on N810 browser ?

2007-11-06 Thread David Hagood
On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 11:09 +0100, Laurent MARTIN wrote: > It's back and says "no SVG support" for the Mozilla browser on maemo. > But things may change: see 4.4 of the same page > (http://browser.garage.maemo.org/docs/browser_paper.html#s4.4). https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1704 I was

Re: Audio in on N800 and N810

2007-10-24 Thread david . hagood
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> What software are you using for PSK-31? > Interesting. I had wanted to port GMFSK over, but haven't had the time. What I was hoping to do was to use USB master mode to drive an external serial port and external sound device. Do you have any ideas on the CPU loading t

Re: Audio in on N800 and N810

2007-10-23 Thread david . hagood
What software are you using for PSK-31? 73 de N0YKG ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers

Re: Does the 770/N800 xserver accept tcp-connections?

2007-08-23 Thread David Hagood
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 23:44 +0200, Clemens Eisserer wrote: > Hello, > > Does anybody know wether the N800's x-server does support tcp-connections? > As far as I could imagine I fear not because of security concerns.. Yes and no. The actual program does, but it is started with a "-nolisten tcp" w

Re: Cannot install osso-rtcom-beta 1.0.1, missing evolution-data-server = 1.4.2.1r554-3.1

2007-07-18 Thread david . hagood
I finally managed to get a big enough hammer to drive the upgrade through. It turns out that the older farsight libraries don't get automatically removed when you attempt to install the newer libraries. What I did was to drop to a root shell, then try apt-get install osso-rtcom-beta Note the mi

Re: Cannot install osso-rtcom-beta 1.0.1, missing evolution-data-server = 1.4.2.1r554-3.1

2007-07-18 Thread david . hagood
> 2007/7/18, David Hagood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I cannot get the rtcom beta to install, as it keeps complaining that >> evolution-data-server = 1.4.2.1r554-3.1 is missing and cannot be found. >> I've tried refreshing the app list, and running the apt-get command &

Cannot install osso-rtcom-beta 1.0.1, missing evolution-data-server = 1.4.2.1r554-3.1

2007-07-18 Thread David Hagood
I cannot get the rtcom beta to install, as it keeps complaining that evolution-data-server = 1.4.2.1r554-3.1 is missing and cannot be found. I've tried refreshing the app list, and running the apt-get command manually, to no avail. ___ maemo-developers

Re: Mozilla based browser + brief GUADEC recap

2007-07-17 Thread david . hagood
> For you to enjoy (and as some of you already know): > > Mozilla based browser engine available for testing > http://maemo.org/news/view/1184699585.html > > http://maemo.org/browser > CONGRATULATIONS! This is a SIGNIFICANT development, and I applaud you guys, each and every one! Thank you! (I'm

WTF!?! "Camera did not support taking movies"?

2007-07-10 Thread David Hagood
I submitted the following bug: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1638 "The camera app in the latest software, while behaving MUCH BETTER for taking still pictures, no longer seems to support recording movies. If this feature is being deleted for some reason it would be nice if it were noted

Re: Features to improve the platform

2007-07-02 Thread David Hagood
On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 10:36 +0300, Kalle Valo wrote: > Yes, that's a problem. Does USB support multiple profiles at the same > time? What I'm after here is that N800 would have both USB mass > storage and usbnet enabled concurrently. That would be really cool. Yes, USB can have a different class

Re: Can .desktop files live under /home/user?

2007-05-07 Thread David Hagood
On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 09:57 +0300, Eero Tamminen wrote: > If the device doesn't properly implement the Linux desktop > standard, please file a bug. It does not: https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1303 ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-

Re: Localhost unavailable when wi-fi offline or not connected

2007-05-02 Thread David Hagood
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 14:48 +0300, Kalle Valo wrote: > > It would take modifications to the kernel - ideally some sort of DBUS > > message when a packet needs to be routed - but this would remove the > > need to hook into applications, and allow ANY app to generate a request > > for connection. >

Re: Localhost unavailable when wi-fi offline or not connected

2007-05-02 Thread David Hagood
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:11 +0300, Kalle Valo wrote: > "ext Mike Cowlishaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > While trying to test this on an aeroplane at the weekend -- with Wi-Fi > > offline, of course -- the browser would not connect to the server. I've > > since experimented further and find

Can .desktop files live under /home/user?

2007-04-07 Thread David Hagood
I'd like to create a couple of ".desktop" files describing applications (so that I can add them to the simple launcher applet), but I'd really rather they live under /home/user/ rather than /usr/share. Is there a directory under /home/user the system searches for applications? __

Re: A Pitch for making SAMBA Server a core part of the N800 OS

2007-03-29 Thread David Hagood
I don't think that Samba the server would be a great idea in the Maemo environment. It introduces a security risk when the device is roaming - you would be sharing your files with whoever happened to be in the cybercafe/truck stop/library/* when you connected. Also, since Samba is just a user-

Re: Wishlist

2007-03-07 Thread David Hagood
I wold also like to see the ability for some programs, like Maemopad, to extend the handwriting recognition out to the desktop - in other words, I'd like to be able to write on a line in Maemopad, and if the system recognizes my atrocious handwriting, convert it to ASCII.

Re: N800 and USB host mode

2007-03-04 Thread David Hagood
Andreas Hubel wrote: Perhaps, you don't need USB as the Nokia 770 and N800 each have an speaker and microphone. Okay the microphone at 770 has no jack, but as far as i now at N800, but you could also use a bluetooth headset to get a line in ;-) Bluetooth compresses the audio, destroying the pha

N800 and USB host mode

2007-03-03 Thread David Hagood
Has anybody played around with trying to get the N800 to support USB host mode? Yes, I know that this won't work without a modified USB hub to inject +5V onto the USB port. The reason I ask is that I was planning on trying to port a program over, and I'd really like to have USB host mode support

Opera, MiniMo, Epiphany?

2007-02-25 Thread David Hagood
Many people would like to replace Opera with something else, for various reasons. One of the candidates has been MiniMo, but that seems to have stagnated. Has anybody considered porting Epiphany to Maemo? It's already GTK based, so I would think that it would be easier to port to Maemo than s

Re: Enriching the Application Manager scripting experience

2007-02-23 Thread David Hagood
I hope you are planning on at least a DTD for this, if not a more advanced schema such as RelaxNG. This would allow you to define the grammar in a rigorous fashion, so that those of us who need to parse or create your files can use the standard libXML2 tools to insure our files are both well-fo

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

2007-02-15 Thread David Hagood
Marius Vollmer wrote: We would like to get your feedback on these plans, both from the end-user point of view and from the point of view of package developers. Thank you for asking. That attitude is one of the reasons I like this platform. There is going to be a 'meta' package that represen

Re: [maemo-developers] Re: radio?!

2007-02-08 Thread David Hagood
Anuj Verma (Kevin) wrote: True, but they are non-functional (disabled) as of now. Does anyone knows if this is due to be fixed (enabled) in further versions of fmradio ? Try launching it from the desktop rather than an XTerm - you need to go into the Home (Desktop) menu and add the applet t

Re: [maemo-developers] radio?!

2007-02-07 Thread David Hagood
For me, it just showed up in the applications manager when I did a refresh. The license seems to be a closed license from Nokia - however, the drivers are all exported to userspace, so I would guess that you could roll your own pretty easily. ___ ma

Re: [maemo-developers] radio?!

2007-02-07 Thread David Hagood
Nokia JUST released an application that activates an FM radio chip in the unit. No, this isn't an April Fools - I'm listening to FM radio on my N800 right now. The application plugs into the desktop, so you have to activate it on the desktop rather than from the application menu. Nokia rea

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

2007-02-03 Thread David Hagood
It seems to me that the approach used by demand-dial PPP would be the better fit here: 1) Create a network interface that is the default route. The presence of this interface does NOT imply the connection is actually up. 2) Upon a packet being routed to the interface, THEN search for the conne

[maemo-developers] Problems with devel order in US?

2007-01-29 Thread David Hagood
I was one of the lucky ones to receive a discount for the Developer's kit, and placed my order Friday. However, the order seems "stuck" - checking the order status yields: Nokia Mobile Phones and Accessories The following item(s) have STATUS: DateItemPrice Qty Total Tracking Numb

Re: [maemo-developers] Local DNS

2007-01-29 Thread David Hagood
> In browser address bar: > http://myserver > > The only system this doesn't work on is the 770 with ITOS2007 (i don't > have any other versions). Am i doing something wrong or is the DNS > resolving not set up properly on the 770? The resolver is NOT accepting the "option domain-name" from the D