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Forum: Development 2019-11-11, 15:44
Replies: 3
Views: 5,200
Posted By Halftux
Re: autoreconf problem

Scratchbox has by its own some buildtools. So install the right automake version from extras and redirect to installed version.
See the code below.


fakeroot apt-get install automake
export...
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-05-13, 16:07
Replies: 301
Views: 89,739
Posted By etuoyo
N900 Issues: For Potential Buyers

Okay having had my brain continually exploded by the endless "you should have done your research" comments and "I don't have that problem so the problem does not exist" I have decided to put together...
Forum: Development 2010-05-12, 01:37
Replies: 59
Views: 23,035
Posted By Venemo
A remedy for the Qt 4.6 situation (And the new Qt SDK works!)

As many of you already know, the current firmware for the Nokia N900 (known as PR 1.1) has some controversies regarding the Qt
toolkit.

EDIT:
Now that PR 1.2 is out, this is quite obsolete,...
Forum: Development 2010-02-12, 18:04
Replies: 1
Views: 1,940
Posted By mikec
Customising Qt look and feel and Python in 30 Mins

OK Guys part two on Qt-Designer and Python

Here is new wiki page that does exacty what the title says

http://wiki.maemo.org/Customising_Qt_look_and_feel_and_Python_in_30_Mins

We show you how...
Forum: Development 2010-02-07, 16:25
Replies: 187
Views: 177,684
Posted By mikec
Windows Python and Qt in 30 mins

Qt Designer/Python for Windows XP in 30 Mins

This is guide for noobs who would like to get started in Qt development using Python on Windows XP. For Linux users I have created a separate thread...
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-02-07, 15:06
Replies: 30
Views: 14,798
Posted By thelushlife
Re: [Wifi fix] N900's terrible battery life issue

I'm located in Singapore, my carrier name is MobileOne (M1) for short. Only 3 main carriers, M1 being the cheapest (marginally). All 3 carriers offer similar price plans, prices differ maybe at most...
Forum: Applications 2010-01-21, 19:55
Replies: 20
Views: 11,920
Posted By Miika
Re: Angry Birds has 6 times download rate with N900 Vs iPhone

Maybe a small explanation is in order here. Partly I agree with you, the development environment is indeed somewhat weak, especially if you are coming from windows background like myself. And I have...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2010-01-21, 11:39
Replies: 439
Views: 134,857
Posted By Jaco2k
Re: Ovi Maps goes free for premium content (no N900 *yet*)

Stop being a fanboy and drop the lousy attitude. The issue here is that Nokia clearly singles out this device when coming to updates and features - MMS and PC suite support just to name a few.

The...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-12-25, 09:11
Replies: 23
Views: 38,685
Posted By msoini
Re: Bluetooth PAN: Tethering N900 from another phone

If you are successfully able to tether PC to your blackberry phone, then in theory you should be able to tether N900 to your blackberry too. The maemo-pc-connectivity application provides the...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-12-18, 20:36
Replies: 23
Views: 38,685
Posted By qwerty12
Re: Bluetooth PAN: Tethering N900 from another phone

With the introduction of icd2, premiering in Diablo, you've needed to install a dummy plugin.

It's in nokia-binaries, so use any method of getting files from it (grab its Packages.gz, ..., etc.)....
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-09, 14:14
Replies: 116
Views: 69,301
Posted By Phantasm
Fix idle battery time from under 7 hours to over 9 days!

Edit:
This bug seems to occur only when using static IP with Wi-Fi. There is also a potential devel level fix for the problem described in the most recent comments on bug thread...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-07, 13:16
Replies: 23
Views: 7,351
Posted By cddiede
Smile Re: Explain the filesystem to me please?

Here's the breakdown:

/ is the root system partition where applications are loaded. This is a two Gigabyte partition.

/home/user/MyDocs is the area that is visable from the N900's GUI...
Forum: Buy & Sell 2009-11-27, 17:33
Replies: 31
Views: 21,965
Posted By merc248
Re: T-Mobile Data Plan + N900

The CSR rep told me that they don't support it whatsoever, but they were giving me the *nudge nudge* about it and to keep it low key if I ever do use it as a modem. Basically, I think they don't...
Forum: Buy & Sell 2009-11-27, 17:13
Replies: 31
Views: 21,965
Posted By merc248
Re: T-Mobile Data Plan + N900

Alright, here's the scoop:

- Everything is still bandwidth capped. With the $20 unlimited web + texting for phones, the bandwidth cap is at 100 MB, and there will be overage charges until you hit...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-26, 16:38
Replies: 56
Views: 20,347
Posted By Rushmore
N900 review from a Maemo noob

Maemo level = Absolute noob. (Some updates at 8:30pm est)

Past device experience for perspective:

Dell Axim, N-Gage, Tmo Dash, G1, Droid and Archos 5 (The last two devices have same chipset...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-11-26, 10:00
Replies: 1,571
Views: 739,055
Posted By w00t
Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls

Thanks for the heads up, vitaly. It's good to get some honest feedback on this, and I know it must have taken some courage to step up like this.

It is appreciated!
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-11-26, 05:50
Replies: 1,571
Views: 739,055
Posted By vitaly_repin
Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls

[Update: This post reflects the status of sales release, not PR1.1 and later. Check MfE Heartbeat and FAQ (http://wiki.maemo.org/Mail_For_Exchange_%28MfE%29_Heartbeat_and_FAQ) for the current status...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-25, 13:04
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By benny1967
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-25, 08:00
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By RevdKathy
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

Just to say I am impressed with the whole 'firmware upgrade' stuff. I had an n95 on first release, and there were a few upgrades. My technician kept telling me 'no don't bother' till there was one...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-25, 07:40
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By ArnimS
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

I have been programming since 1981. I am very hard on things. Bricked the loaner.. Filled the filesystem. Did a lot of dumb things to see what a "user" could break.

maemo5 is not a flaky or...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-25, 07:30
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By qgil
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

You can expect several maintenance releases in the pipeline. Filing and voting the bugs that matter to you does help increasing the chances to get them fixed, or at least to have them resolved in...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-25, 07:21
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By Andre Klapper
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

Actually this was announced by Nokia themselves at the Maemo summit:
http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/s/1440/0a30b75253fc4257a5d2405e1ea2fd2b.jpg
(I do not know who shot this photo - sorry for not...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-25, 07:07
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By Andre Klapper
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

Well, Nokia constantly builds new firmware versions internally. Every week, at least a dozen, to find new regressions quickly.
From time to time somebody decides that some version will be made...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-24, 23:33
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By ARJWright
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

To answer the original poster:

Every shipped/sold device releases with a certain tolerance of issues. Because of the volitle nature of mobile devices, its nearly impossible to release something...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-11-24, 23:01
Replies: 37
Views: 13,913
Posted By DaveP1
Re: were previous Maemo releases this buggy, and how long did it take to resolve key issues?

While they did abandon Diablo, it should be said that they gave Chinook (the original N800 OS) an upgrade path.

Hopefully their next OS will allow N900 users to upgrade as well, even if the N900...
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