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Re: The N900 Wikipedia Article

Thanks guys.

Would someone mind to provide some insight into the discussion we are having here.

Maemo is Linux

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I have to admit I am still trying to understand that statement. In the interview you found with Dr. Ari Jaaksi [18], at around 9:55 he said that most of the work will come out if a developer wants to adapt the "Linux application" to the Maemo 5 UI. Is that what : "Debian ARM packages can be used if they are modified with the maemo-optify tool for example" means ? I am far from being an expert with Linux so I was just wondering.

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Linux is the kernel but typically also happen to refer to all the tools that compose a full system. The GUI API in Maemo is a bit different and adapted to a tablet screen. Thus, normal Xorg application might look ugly and not conform to certain rules used in the Maemo window manager which may cause them to be not very practical to use.

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I believe he was referring to reprogramming graphical elements to fit in with the platform more fluidly. If you don't care about modifying the GUI the porting process is supposed to be trivial. maemo-optify just moves all the files larger than 2KB into the /opt directory and puts symlinks where they were originally. This has to be done because of the uniqueness of the file structure of maemo 5 and the limited space available in /. The complexity of application compatibility is quite large in embedded linux and I just feel it's misleading to claim that it is Linux and will run Linux applications when there are a lot of qualifiers. Perhaps someone with embedded coding experience can offer some insight into what is and is not possible in porting applications especially in regards to the GUI.

Re: The N900 Wikipedia Article

I read the article on wiki and it would be better to put in the clickable link for new mobile operators coming into Canadian market that support this phone like WindMobile.ca

Re: The N900 Wikipedia Article

The software section on the Nokia N900 article is getting long. We are thinking about merging it with the main Maemo 5 article.

Re: The N900 Wikipedia Article

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Originally Posted by Mandor (Post 327533)

@ mikkov

Thanks. Although I am quite surprise to see that as it seems not to be working for the moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRy5_Ov-6AI

At around 8:30 the guy ask the Nokia representative about that feature and tilt the phone but nothing happen ... ?

It's probably like the iPhone's. It doesn't always register it perfectly. I remember when my cousin first got his iPhone he couldn't get it to always work and he had to shake it a few times to get it to switch over. I guess it's how much force it detects?

Re: The N900 Wikipedia Article

Just to give an update.

The Wikipedia article on the Nokia N900 is getting in pretty good shape and is now around 35 000 bytes long.

We are in need of some quality photo of the device but that is nothing that can't be fixed in the near future. Thanks to a fellow Canadian for some nice screen shots of Maemo 5.

I would like to ask again for your generosity for a quick look at the article to find any typo and/or inaccurate piece of information.

I hope you all enjoy it !

On a side note when you google "Nokia N900" the article is around the 10th hit (at least in Australia).

Re: The N900 Wikipedia Article

I am in need of help here. I have edited the article to be a little more specific about the BT profiles supported by the N900. Would somebody mind to review the text to be sure this is right. Thanks.

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The built-in Bluetooth v2.1 supports supports wireless earpieces and headphones through the HSP profile. The Nokia N900 support hardware capable of stereo audio output with the A2DP profile. Built-in car hands-free kits are also support with the HFP profile. File transfer is supported (FTP) along with the OPP profile for data synchronisation. It is possible to remote control various supported electronic appliances with the AVRCP profile. The DUN profile which permit access to the Internet from a laptop by dialing up on a mobile phone wirelessly, the HID profile which provides support for devices such as Bluetooth mice and keyboards and PAN profile for networking using Bluetooth are unsupported but can be enabled.

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OPP profile for data synchronisation

OPP is just for simple sending/receiving of objects, synchronisation would require the SYNCH profile.

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It is possible to remote control various supported electronic appliances with the AVRCP profile.

I think it's the other way around, the N900 is the device being controlled (by eg a bluetooth headset).

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Originally Posted by lma (Post 334608)

OPP is just for simple sending/receiving of objects, synchronisation would require the SYNCH profile.

I think it's the other way around, the N900 is the device being controlled (by eg a bluetooth headset).

I think you might be right about the AVRCP in the specific case of the N900. I mean by I looked at the Wikipedia artcile for AVRCP which list the following feature :

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his profile is designed to provide a standard interface to control TVs, Hi-fi equipment, etc. to allow a single remote control (or other device) to control all of the A/V equipment to which a user has access. It may be used in concert with A2DP or VDP.

It has the possibility for vendor-dependent extensions.

AVRCP has several versions with significantly increasing functionality:

* 1.0—Basic remote control commands (play/pause/stop, etc)
* 1.3—all of 1.0 plus metadata and media-player state support
o The status of the music source (playing, stopped, etc)
o Metadata information on the track itself (artist, track name, etc).
* 1.4—all of 1.0, 1.3, plus media browsing capabilities for multiple media players
o Browsing and manipulation of multiple players
o Browsing of media metadata per media player, including a "Now Playing" list
o Basic search capabilities

I guess it is a general description for that profile and may not represent what is supported in the N900.

Thanks !

Wikipedia entry for the N900

I don't know if this has been posted already. I did a search and could not find a specific reference to it on the title of any of the results. And I am not about to read all those gargantuan threads to see if it is there. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900

I haven't had a chance to read it, but I thought that between all of us we can make sure it is accurate. You know what I mean? :rolleyes:

Re: Wikipedia entry for the N900

when you search for "n900" and "wikipedia", you'll find this thread on page 2 of the results. :)

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Originally Posted by SubCore (Post 366447)

when you search for "n900" and "wikipedia", you'll find this thread on page 2 of the results. :)

Ah, Ok. Scratch this thread then. You would think that searching for N900 and wikipedia would place this article at the top. I guess Google has spoiled us all (or me at least ;)).

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Re: Wikipedia entry for the N900

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Originally Posted by rm42 (Post 366459)

You would think that searching for N900 and wikipedia would place this article at the top

I agree the searching here is kinda weird.