Re: my two big fustrations with the N800 - please help me find aworkaround!

2007-07-21 Thread James Knott
DrFredC.com wrote: > James Knott wrote: > >> My point is that since it is almost a general purpose computer, people >> should be able to do what ever they want with it, including PDA >> function. That said, I find some of the apps are not quite "there" yet, >> as far as product quality and usab

Re: my two big fustrations with the N800 - please help me find aworkaround!

2007-07-21 Thread James Knott
David Hagood wrote: > On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 21:20 -0400, James Knott wrote: > >> When I use a remote app on my desktop system, the keyboard and mouse >> work with that application. >> > > As they do with the N800. Hook a Bluetooth keyboard up, and it works > just like you said. > > You migh

Still can't iinstall gnumeric

2007-07-21 Thread stwells
Sorry to be back with the same problem, but i'd like to try gnumeric and having no luck. Apps mngr tells me it can't installl bx missing files. The log when i try to install says: osso-application-installer 4.46, UI version 2 gzip: short read W: GPG error: http://catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com b

Re: N800 Case - Still not here

2007-07-21 Thread Acadia Secure Networks
Quim, well that is good news. I will order mine tout suite. And no, I was not referring to the openmoko "developer" case but the "end user" case which is shown above left of the big case in the picture whose url you provided. Having said that, the developer case itself seems to have a nice, im

RE: N800 Case - Still not here

2007-07-21 Thread quim.gil
I have just checked Nokia and Nseries websites and the case is there: http://europe.nokia.com/n800case http://www.nseries.com/index.html#l=products,n800,accessories On the other hand, are you comparing the N800 case people has been asking for with http://www.openmoko.com/products-neo-advanced-00

N800 Case - Still not here

2007-07-21 Thread Acadia Secure Networks
All, well this is not good.! Openmoko already has their carrying case available for order: http://www.openmoko.com/products-neo-base-00-stdkit.html Does this mean that the Taiwanese companies are "hitting" on some marketing "cylinders" where Nokia is not? Speaking of Taiwan and China, now

RE: Newbie cannot install osso-xterm

2007-07-21 Thread quim.gil
Go to http://downloads.maemo.org/product/osso-xterm-advanced with your tablet and click the green arrow. Press OK and some seconds later you will be done. - Tip to users: no matter what are you looking for, try first in http://downloads.maemo.org. Once you have tried the app t

Re: Newbie cannot install osso-xterm

2007-07-21 Thread Kahlil Johnson
You can dowload it through the opera browser at your n800 and open the file manager and dobler click. On 7/21/07, D. L. Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I followed two HowTo procedures to become root. First successfully > installing becomeroot and then getting osso-xterm 0.13 listed in the >

Re: How to download applications to target Nokia-800 device

2007-07-21 Thread Willie McKemie
On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 11:55:01AM -0500, David Hagood wrote: > > Another way to get the file over to your device more painlessly is using > scp (well, painlessly after you get everything set up): Perhaps even easier to set up is scp/"File Link" with mc. Just install ssh client and server on th

Re: How to download applications to target Nokia-800 device

2007-07-21 Thread David Hagood
On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 09:59 -0500, Paul Klapperich wrote: > If you just want to test the application runs, then it's fine just to > copy the binary. Do the following: > > 1) Plug your N800 into your computer with USB. Copy the binary to the > internal memory card > 2) Install the XTerm applicatio

Re: Newbie cannot install osso-xterm

2007-07-21 Thread Neil MacLeod
D. L. Fuller wrote: > I followed two HowTo procedures to become root. First successfully > installing becomeroot and then getting osso-xterm 0.13 listed in the > Application Manager. > > But then the install of osso-xterm fails as "Package not found." > I've double-checked and my entered r

Newbie cannot install osso-xterm

2007-07-21 Thread D. L. Fuller
I followed two HowTo procedures to become root. First successfully installing becomeroot and then getting osso-xterm 0.13 listed in the Application Manager. But then the install of osso-xterm fails as "Package not found." I've double-checked and my entered repository data seems okay, but

Re: How to download applications to target Nokia-800 device

2007-07-21 Thread Paul Klapperich
If you just want to test the application runs, then it's fine just to copy the binary. Do the following: 1) Plug your N800 into your computer with USB. Copy the binary to the internal memory card 2) Install the XTerm application on the device 3) Open XTerm and copy the binary to your home folder (

How to download applications to target Nokia-800 device

2007-07-21 Thread venkatram mustoor
Hi All, I am new to this field and also this is my first mail to the forum. I have installed all the required cross compiler tools on my system and could compile and execute the binaries. Now at first I have compiled "hello_maemo.c" program and executed with "./hello_maemo" command. now should i

Re: my two big fustrations with the N800 - please help me find aworkaround!

2007-07-21 Thread DZ
So, the first experiment can be is to adopt packages for 4.2007.26-8 make 'em a base for earlier platforms dist-upgrade. Initially the list of packages from clean 3.2007 and 4.2007 installations should be created for analysis of the difference. Am I right? Denis On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:37:26