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Everytime issues when I try to install xscreensavers.
'unable to install', even when I do it with dpkg option. Strangly it as installed because I test stuff! After 4 desktops with xscreensavers, I had chnaged them all for video... This messed stuf up because all the xscreensavers were running ion my videos... |
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The new version with xscreensaver is beyond awesome. Couple of things.
1) xscreensaver-text needs editing to the proper perl path. /usr/bin/perl 2) Not all xscreensavers work. Run xscreensaver-demo as a user to see the ones that do and test them. |
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woohoo I see XMB :D Thank for taken my request :)
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Can you pause the Live wallpaper when the screen is not the selected screen? Let it runs live when it is on the front but when at the back it just pause. This way it won't drain the battery and won't slow down anything. Especially when recording video.
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This is weird but I installed it and applied it and nothing happened! do I have to make a reboot after the installation to make it work?
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the version 0.8 i installed is different from the one in the video. I don't have much choice at all. Just category (Livewallpaper, Unknown).
Theme: Berlin, Modern, Matrix, Accel, video Those are the only options I got. |
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I found out why it wont work before. My screens were removed lol. I got only 2 home screens. But the frame rate is seems to be very laggy when scrolling.
Oh I don't see XMB in the list. |
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I get postinstall (no such file) error on libpam0g on which xscreensaver is depending, so cannot install xscreensaver.
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http://wiki.maemo.org/Xscreensaver Vlad. |
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Will try this new one instead.... Thanx Vlad |
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Still the maemo2 excist in application manager... |
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Grabbed the new package from package interface...
It won't install with pressing deb file. It is missing stuff: libxineramal libxxf86vm1 Will try a dpkg command in xterminal Note: The package went from 4,3 mb to almost 10,5 mb |
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Also no go on xterminal dpkg command
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Installed: 5.11-1+maemo3
Candidate: 5.11-1+maemo3 Version table: *** 5.11-1+maemo3 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 5.11-1+maemo2 0 500 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Packages Fapmann still shows this as available to install though, but it fails. |
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http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d.../xscreensaver/ Try to update. |
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SO... how's the performance? Still the same? CPU at 50%?
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Just updated live wallpapaer and installed the xscreensaver package. Works great!
Some questions about xscreensaver: Is there any way to modify the arguments on the hacks? Like you can run xmatrix, but is there a way to use the standard xscreensaver xmatrix flags such as -small or -density or -delay ? Also I was wondering where on the N900 does the xscreensaver deb files dump the hacks? I was hoping to add a few hacks to that directory that weren't included in the .deb file. I was thinking of adding some of the GL based xscreensaver hacks, but now that I think about it, they would need to be re-compiled to include openGL ES support. I'm unsure if the standard OpenGL hacks would work on the N900.... |
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Power hungry for sure. May I suggest that for next Vlad would concentrate on optimizing the code? I'm sure there is something you can do with that to make this more enjoyable and useful! Not eating so much resources, that is. PS. I must confirm that best video format for live wallpaper seems to be mp4 - runs the smoothiest I've experienced so far... |
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Hacks are self contained binaries that display different animations to the X desktop and are individually coded with flags and arguments just like any other Linux binary. Currently on Maemo5, the xscreensaver package just seems to dump a bunch of these hacks into a directory where the Live-Wallpaper process can access them. They then execute with the default flags and arguments. Perhaps I could find a .livewallpaper that could do the same thing.... Of course, finding where the xscreensaver.deb file dumps the hacks onto the N900 would help in testing what flags and arguments are accepted by running them individually. |
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This the way for hack: in directory /usr/share/livewp/extrnal_theme you can find xml file. For example in xmatrix.xml you can find the next string: <exec_path>/usr/lib/xscreensaver/xmatrix</exec_path> Add after matrix necessary parameter for example "-small" and try to use it We are going to do possibility to use all parameters via livewallpaper settings. But I and Tanya don't have any free time for this feature. You can find source code of Xscreensaver here https://garage.maemo.org/scm/?group_id=1797 Good hack. Vlad. |
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This is great! We can configuring it just like the full xscreensaver for desktop Linux distros! Thanks, I'm gonna go try this now. :) |
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Thanks! I'm going to try and drop in some OpenGL xscreensaver hacks and see if Live Wallpaper can display them. :) |
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I've tested all xscreensaver themes: do you mind if I edit http://wiki.maemo.org/Xscreensaver with some useful information about all themes: - name - working / not working - type of cpu use (continuous / discontinuous) - level of cpu use (low, medium, high - detected via cpumem-applet) - comments (something I've noticed) I'd also like to add a sample image for each theme, but I'll do it next time... Thanks for your work Michele |
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SUPER WORK VLAD N TANYA :D!!
btw, a SMALL little pointer that would make tihs PERFECT. when i slide to switch desktop, the background keeps playing/animating till that desktop is replaced by the other completely (which gives a continuous feel to the wallpaper..and is also awesome!) is it possible for you to let it play/animate in the exact opposite scenario? i.e let the background wallpaper play/animate as SOON as that desktop is seen ( i e a small part of it..then bigger untill it fills the whole screen.) i ask this because currently, when i switch back or forth to one desktop, untill the desktop is COMPLETELY settled covering the whole screen, it does not move /animate. hope you understood. (i dont expact you to constantly let the screensaver animate when the desktop is not in use because i know it will simply drain the battery.) |
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ever since latest update, whenever i install or remove an app (thru fapman), I get an error:
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