770 had issues with 2006.

why pick the one release that was problematic, was a pain in the butt to troubleshoot...
instead of any of the others....?

I think that if you have a need for a hobby ...
then trying to get xterm working on a 770 ..
you sure picked a dandy that should keep you occupied needlessly

Personally I would be reflashing it and using 2007...
even the 2008 Hacker Edition.

And maemo hackers is not "down"
It's "gone"
as in... no more...
it hasn't been around for a long time now....

If you insist on digging through maemo hackers ...
try the "wayback machine"
possibly there are a few files that were preserved there...