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Forum: News 2008-04-16, 15:18
Replies: 28
Views: 9,563
Posted By schmots
Re: Full Linux (almost)

Possibly slightly more realistic (I couldn't do it but) would be a pdf printer. Linux has lots of free ones.. print to pdf.. copy pdf to computer.. printout.
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-04-16, 14:19
Replies: 208
Views: 68,892
Posted By schmots
Re: HOW TO: Simplest and Complete Cloning of OS to MMC; Dual-Booting

This is why I explain what everything does in my instructions..

sfdisk formating

what the lines mean are
start,end,type

so
,300,6
starts at the earliest spot(the begining of the card if...
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-15, 20:07
Replies: 12
Views: 2,639
Posted By schmots
Re: Where does data live (Linux newbie Q!)

Gonna go with Grog on this one.. you start running gnome and a lot of add ons.. you wind up with 50 or so hidden folders holding your preferences in your ~ dir.
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-15, 16:14
Replies: 12
Views: 2,639
Posted By schmots
Re: Where does data live (Linux newbie Q!)

If you are sticking with defaults, your data is being stored on the internal storage of the device, not on the sd cards. You have to specify the SD cards internal or external when you save a file to...
Forum: Upgrading 2008-04-14, 13:32
Replies: 6
Views: 2,337
Posted By schmots
Re: Preparing an MMC boot (advice/help appreciated)

KDE will need at least 1.5 Gigs
Forum: General 2008-04-14, 12:18
Replies: 67
Views: 12,365
Posted By schmots
Re: Security on Nits?

Lets also look at it this way.

Coding is complex. The internet tablet is a custom kernel on an armel processor. A very very very very small nitch of the linux users out there. Some one would...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-04-14, 12:10
Replies: 20
Views: 6,120
Posted By schmots
Re: No space left on device

Aisu - was just going to suggest that clean command.

If you want to install more apps and have more space you will need to dual boot off a sd card. Find instructions for how to do this on my...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-04-11, 20:53
Replies: 18
Views: 4,563
Posted By schmots
Re: just got my n800 and running out of app space !!!!! help

Yes you can install virtual memory on the mmc even if you booting from the mmc, because it installs on the fat partition not the ext2 parititon that your booting off of. See my blog for full...
Forum: News 2008-04-09, 17:53
Replies: 54
Views: 23,241
Posted By schmots
Re: Nokia Audiobooks: what we need to hear

I would rather a better full featured ebook. Something about my mind doing the voices that beats audio books. FBreader is ok, but I am thinking about getting a sony ebook reader just for a decent...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-04-09, 15:15
Replies: 208
Views: 68,892
Posted By schmots
Re: HOW TO: Simplest and Complete Cloning of OS to MMC; Dual-Booting

you don't need the blue pill red pill modes.. you can do it from command line in fewer steps than you seem to have taken. I have it all outlined at my blog which also explains where to find...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-04-04, 20:14
Replies: 10
Views: 3,912
Posted By schmots
Re: so the box is in front of me... what next

If you want to install apps on your sd cards you will need to set your tablet up for dual booting. apps install to where the rootfs is and thats the internal memory by default. I have part 2 of a...
Forum: General 2008-04-02, 20:06
Replies: 2
Views: 1,021
Posted By schmots
Re: Please Help

right clicking, where applicable on the Nokia ITTS, is done by holding the stylus against the item you are trying to right click. As far as a full java system, thats actually quite a bit harder than...
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-02, 17:46
Replies: 19
Views: 8,932
Posted By schmots
Re: Guide to customize and improve upon default settings

While I applaud your effort to make something to guide the novices in their first ITT steps, it often helps if you give fuller instructions and not just a bullet list. Also if you explain what the...
Forum: Upgrading 2008-04-02, 17:41
Replies: 80
Views: 111,918
Posted By schmots
Re: N800 + OS2008 + MMC boot (this worked for me)

Zen, I just havn't finished the final two steps yet for OS2008, but I am redoing my really easy instructions for dual booting on my blog site. Expect to see the last two posts by the end of this...
Forum: Applications 2008-04-02, 13:25
Replies: 68
Views: 31,870
Posted By schmots
Re: MythTV initial (alpha level) port released

The fact that your doing this is really really cool. Maybe I should give more thought into seeing if I can get sagetv's placeshifter to run on the tablet.
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-04-01, 20:48
Replies: 6
Views: 1,848
Posted By schmots
Re: Greatly redueced wifi signal strength

I don't have a power settings option. If you mean idle time its set to unlimited, but that wouldn't affect the radios severally crippled sensetivity
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-01, 18:43
Replies: 7
Views: 4,010
Posted By schmots
Re: Incompatible application package, red pill mode and updating

if you add any extra software at all, or rather add any extra repositories at all (you most likely do) then DO NOT run apt-get upgrade. It runs a high risk of uninstalling nokia installed core...
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-01, 18:37
Replies: 18
Views: 3,626
Posted By schmots
Re: Best Root Method

nope, no problems at all.. you can just run sudo gainroot as root... which won't hurt anything. Pointless but won't hurt anything.

If you want to remove it all the same, become root and edit
...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-04-01, 18:32
Replies: 6
Views: 1,848
Posted By schmots
Greatly redueced wifi signal strength

Since I upgraded to OS2008 I have noticed that I don't get the same signal strength I used to. I used to be able to see APs down the street. Now I lose the one over my head. Any ideas?
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-01, 17:37
Replies: 18
Views: 3,626
Posted By schmots
Re: Best Root Method

if you want to do the alias option, you do it as a normal user, not as root.
Forum: Newbie 2008-04-01, 14:58
Replies: 18
Views: 3,626
Posted By schmots
Re: Best Root Method

Yes I realize he needs becomeroot installed already, its still a good tip for a quick way of running the script.
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-04-01, 14:09
Replies: 11
Views: 2,668
Posted By schmots
Re: HELP My N800 died!!!!!!!!

Can you boot into usb mode? I think its holding down the home key while powering on and letting go of home when the usb icon appears in the upper corner. If you can get there.. you can reflash the...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-04-01, 14:08
Replies: 3
Views: 1,259
Posted By schmots
Re: Problems with N800/OS2008

did you try wipeing it out and reflashing entirely from scratch.. did that fix your space issue?
Forum: News 2008-04-01, 13:18
Replies: 16
Views: 10,514
Posted By schmots
Re: HAVA Player First Look - TV on your Nokia Internet Tablet

What I would really like.. is the placeshift app for the OS2008 from sagetv.

I love my sagetv setup.
Forum: Games 2008-04-01, 13:13
Replies: 9
Views: 3,694
Posted By schmots
Re: Diablo2 is working

You Owe Me 0.4 Seconds Of Happiness Back

;-)
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