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That's the internal Flash storage, I think OS2008 firmware takes up about 40MB more than OS2007, as they've added some useless garbage to make our downloads go even slower :)

I do this after every OS2008 install:
rm -rf /home/user/MyDocs/.[a-z]*/*

no more silly videos, pdfs, images, etc. that I don't care about :)

I also like to nuke other locale files, and help files..

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when you want to download software like canola for the n800 using mac is there any special software to use or you can just transfer it on the n800 from mac

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You can just transfer it. Plug in your nokia with the usb cable and your mmc cards will show up. Just copy the files over and unmount the cards. Then on the nokia fire up the application manager and install from the files.

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ok so after reading this entire thread, Can someone give me the definitive Post Xmas update?

Can I install the new OS using my Mac OS X Leopard?
If so? how? step by step for the "rest of us" would be great1

I can cut and paste in the terminal... etc

Re: Updating software via Mac OS X
 

I've had no issues updating on PPC and Intel Macs ... from 770 through to N810 with the 770 Flasher app.

Best way I know is:

1 - Back up.
2 - Power Down
3 - Start up 770Flasher, accept the warning
4 Connect USB Cable to the tablet and when pressing the power on, hold the home key. You don't have to hold the home key, but I've found it makes the flasher connect more reliably.
5 - Watch it go! Takes less than a minute.

You can see it in action here - (second video) http://www.maemoapps.com/2007/04/12/...ody-installed/

Also - 770Flasher is available here: http://www.bleb.org/software/maemo/

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That looks about right. Someone should sticky this post.

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awesome THANKS!!

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Just ordered N800 online - yay!

I believe I will want OS2008 - someone got a link to an overview of the pros/cons?

I use a Mac (Intel/Panther) and have watched the vid referenced above.
Q: Will the 770Flasher bring a new 800 up to 2008? The vid is just over a year old...

Surveillance shows most users rather 2008 and most apps, etc are ported by now. Anyone want to argue that opinion here? Figure I've got a few days to work out the best course of action to take when the unit arrives - and this forum seems like one of the better ones I have EVER seen on the internet. In fact, it helped me decide to take the leap and buy one...

Looking forward to the N800, and whatever feedback comes from here.

Re: Updating software via Mac OS X
 

all good - I just flashed an N810 last night with 770Flasher.app and it still rocks. I'm using a MacBookPro now and have been using the app since the 770 and I was on PPC Macs.

Re: Updating software via Mac OS X
 

It's been discussed to death, search around. The bottom line is really that OS2008 is the only way to go moving forward.

770Flasher works just fine. Console flashing is also an option.

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OTOH, you might want to wait for Diablo; I wouldn't really recommend it, but the N810WE is supposed to come out July 9th (thanks, engadget), so you could wait till end of July or so and go straight to Diablo if you think OS2008 really looks bad.

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Panther with an intel mac, really? :)

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Ah, the power of suggestion... I had been working on a client's Mac - running Panther - in the hour before writing the post. Make that Leopard.

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[QUOTE=GeneralAntilles;175793]It's been discussed to death, search around. The bottom line is really that OS2008 is the only way to go moving forward.


While keeping up with the latest OS makes sense 'moving forward' I tend to stay behind the bleeding edge folks and wait for things to become largely functional with new release technology before adoption. My question was about how functional the apps for 2008 are at this point.

And, with all due respect, I have tried a number of search strings for os2007 vs os2008 and have seen very little discussion. Is there a link or a search string I should know about?

Again, appreciate any help offered.

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The thing is, N810 is getting more popular than N800 (if it has not done so already) and N810 runs OS2008 (unless you want to unpack FIASCO image for some odd reason) so you would be missing out on developers work who have a N810 and run OS2008 like most of us N800 owners.

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Well, I've moved from 'academic' to actual as I am now working with the hardware in hand. I can't get the Nokia protected downloads page at: http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_770.php to accept the ID from my 800 so I can download the OS software.

If I could get that file, I could move on to deciding b/w GUI or console on the Mac. Pointless without the OS.

Is this available anywhere else? Or am I missing a trick here?

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Anybody else see a problem here?

http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N800.php

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Got it... And hey, the entire realm of documentation on this process said 770, incl. the d/l link from the flasher site, so excuuuuse me.

Look, thanks for the answer. Hopefully, a year from now when I see a post from a new-b trying to make sense of this poorly communicated process, I can be a bit more understanding than you come across as being. Of course, you did give me the answer I needed, and I'll likely need more answers, so I best not be too *****y and remember to express my sincere apprciation. If it wasn't for this community, there's no.way I would have considered this move at all.

And this whole post - written on the 800, with OS2007. Time to change that.