for disabling rotation of Task Switcher, Launcher and desktop gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/ui_can_rotate -t bool false for disabling rotation of desktop alone gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/desktop_orientation_lock -t bool true PS:if u dont want your desktop to rotate u can use "CSSU STABLE" cssu does'nt consume battery but rientation lock does..