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Forum: Applications 2007-04-28, 05:11
Replies: 596
Views: 269,111
Posted By bhima
Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800

I must humbly disagree. I use EDGE to download maps on the go quite frequently. It's not _great_, but it's definitely sufficient.
Forum: Accessories 2006-08-19, 14:16
Replies: 10
Views: 5,376
Posted By bhima
You should probably do a search of the discussion...

You should probably do a search of the discussion archives; you'll find lots of people have been playing with this stuff in the past.

To summarize:

The USB chipset in the 770 is capable of host...
Forum: General 2006-06-16, 22:22
Replies: 9
Views: 2,798
Posted By bhima
You're technically correct, in that if you chose...

You're technically correct, in that if you chose to never take advantage of the faster CPU, then you would never lose any battery life because of it. But that would be totally pointless.

If you...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2006-06-07, 16:58
Replies: 4
Views: 2,775
Posted By bhima
In most cases, especially with GSM/GPRS, you can...

In most cases, especially with GSM/GPRS, you can actually get away without doing that. You need to find out the correct APN.

The APN is basically an arbitrary string that tells the GPRS network...
Forum: General 2006-06-07, 16:50
Replies: 3
Views: 1,976
Posted By bhima
As Odin mentioned, unfortunately that's not...

As Odin mentioned, unfortunately that's not likely to work.

A fair number of USB hard drives draw more than the 500mA that they are allowed - that's why they have dual USB connectors on some.
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Forum: General 2006-06-05, 14:56
Replies: 2
Views: 1,625
Posted By bhima
The unofficial estimated word from my local...

The unofficial estimated word from my local Cingular dealer is 3-5 megabytes a day is when they start paying attention to your usage and analyzing whether you're going to lots of HTML pages and your...
Forum: Accessories 2006-05-29, 04:25
Replies: 2
Views: 5,045
Posted By bhima
Cingular just recently added an unlimited data...

Cingular just recently added an unlimited data option to their prepaid system, for ~$20/month

You need to be on one of their monthly minimum plans - so you'll be giving them ~$30/month for the...
Forum: General 2006-05-27, 19:07
Replies: 6
Views: 1,913
Posted By bhima
That's possible. However, there is one issue with...

That's possible. However, there is one issue with LiIon batteries:

They don't like being left at 100% charge for very long. They don't last as long if you keep them at 100% forever. My PowerBook,...
Forum: General 2006-05-22, 20:45
Replies: 64
Views: 12,172
Posted By bhima
I just noticed two cracks on my German-made unit;...

I just noticed two cracks on my German-made unit; I got it during the main developer rush. One of them touches the headphone socket and goes away from the screen to nothing. It looks like it will...
Forum: General 2006-05-19, 04:00
Replies: 18
Views: 3,895
Posted By bhima
That's not really accurate. There isn't a...

That's not really accurate. There isn't a 'hibernate' mode...

Multiple parts of the system pay attention to the state of the lid, and do things based on it. The "btcond" binary pays attention and...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2006-05-14, 12:56
Replies: 12
Views: 5,657
Posted By bhima
I just got a Motorola e815, along with Verizon...

I just got a Motorola e815, along with Verizon Wireless's $59/month unlimited data for your laptop.

It works quite nicely on my 770. I've been using it with Maemo Mapper, and it's really nice. On...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2006-05-09, 22:19
Replies: 34
Views: 6,621
Posted By bhima
There are two easier ways to test this: 1....

There are two easier ways to test this:

1. If wifi is connected, closing the lid should shut wifi off. Just slide the lid on and off; if wifi disconnected automatically then it sensed the lid.
...
Forum: Applications 2006-05-07, 21:36
Replies: 4
Views: 3,772
Posted By bhima
Getting _information_ about power usage is...

Getting _information_ about power usage is (theoretically) fairly easy. You need to know the current voltage of the battery, and the amount of power that's being used at a particular moment. You then...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2006-04-29, 14:50
Replies: 19
Views: 4,734
Posted By bhima
The stuff underneath OS X is UNIX, and there are...

The stuff underneath OS X is UNIX, and there are UNIX APIs, but there are also MacOS X APIs which are really quite, quite different from Linux and traditional UNIX APIs. Graphics, sound, timing and...
Forum: General 2006-04-29, 05:21
Replies: 32
Views: 9,866
Posted By bhima
Standard, desktop Windows will not run properly...

Standard, desktop Windows will not run properly in 64MB of RAM. MacOS X will not run properly in 64MB of RAM. Your 770 has 64MB of RAM, which can not be upgraded.

The CPU in the 770 runs at about...
Forum: General 2006-04-19, 20:10
Replies: 20
Views: 5,288
Posted By bhima
Which Newtons have you used? I've used every one...

Which Newtons have you used? I've used every one of them, from the first (when they got cheap) to the last, the MP2100, with a 160Mhz StrongARM CPU.

The Newton was, and still is, the most...
Forum: General 2006-04-16, 18:19
Replies: 11
Views: 3,661
Posted By bhima
I think my searching skills suck. I can't find...

I think my searching skills suck. I can't find the pinout, just people asking for it. Can you tell me which search terms to use?

Thanks.
Forum: General 2006-04-11, 02:45
Replies: 4
Views: 1,806
Posted By bhima
Why? Out of the box, it is virtually...

Why? Out of the box, it is virtually indistinguishable from a "suspend" button, other than the DSP power bug (it leaves the DSP on when you have the audio player paused...)

It's got comparable...
Forum: General 2006-04-07, 21:24
Replies: 4
Views: 1,806
Posted By bhima
If you give every WiFi AP the same name, then you...

If you give every WiFi AP the same name, then you can move between them without needing to actually do anything special, it Just Works(tm).

Regarding Bluetooth, the 770 explicitly kills all BT...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2006-04-07, 04:27
Replies: 21
Views: 14,757
Posted By bhima
It's not a matter of either or- the idea is that...

It's not a matter of either or- the idea is that the 770 could provide power to the USB chipset when it chose to, ie: when it was in USB host mode. It could trivially turn this power off when it was...
Forum: Accessories 2006-04-03, 18:44
Replies: 12
Views: 4,531
Posted By bhima
There are two issues here: 1. Getting some...

There are two issues here:

1. Getting some sort of printing infrastructure working (CUPS, old fashioned lpr, etc)
2. Having apps that are willing and able to print.

The former is not all that...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2006-04-03, 18:33
Replies: 21
Views: 14,757
Posted By bhima
Did you do anything to feed power into the 770? ...

Did you do anything to feed power into the 770?

The USB host port on a powered hub is not supposed to actually provide power to the computer that you're plugging it into - it's supposed to _get_...
Forum: Accessories 2006-03-10, 15:46
Replies: 11
Views: 5,328
Posted By bhima
I use a Lamy 2000: ...

I use a Lamy 2000:
http://www.rickconner.net/penspotters/lamy.2000.html
Specifically, I have a four color ball point version. You don't twist it, you just hold it so the color you want is facing...
Forum: General 2006-03-04, 16:53
Replies: 3
Views: 1,813
Posted By bhima
I'm pretty sure that the 770 will always drive...

I'm pretty sure that the 770 will always drive RS-MMC cards at the higher voltage, 3.3v I think. Some devices will _only_ support the lower voltage, 1.8v I believe.

So, some other devices will use...
Forum: Accessories 2006-02-28, 00:14
Replies: 6
Views: 5,660
Posted By bhima
I did a quick test with an a2dp headset a few...

I did a quick test with an a2dp headset a few months ago, and the standard Linux a2dp setup. It worked just fine except that it wasn't real time. I believe that if you either put in an integer-only...
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