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Originally Posted by caperren View Post
Hey everybody...I was wondering if someone could tell me how to run this program. I have never used anything with python before but would like to use this awesome program. If it is incredibly difficult I will just wait until the deb comes out. Thanks a lot for your help.
No is not too difficult (and since Im not a programmer you can trust me) but there are thousand of little things can be not in the right place anyway:

Open a terminal and unpack one of last versions (Is probably funny to test every version and check the progress ) and launch the clock with
Code:
python fk012_noparty.py
Probably if you are not 'root' something will not work (I suppose all the OS calls?) something trivial like led flashing or battery stats.
In case previous on the thread there are some suggestions to 'downgrade' the application features touching the ci_init.py to disable the led and battery check (sw_led=0 instead of sw_led=1) and someone was even smart enough to create a working menu shortcut.


The worste case scenario is when you dont have the 'dependencies'.
In this case the clock need python (of course) pygame, and probably something other (python-hildon things). There are good chances people already have all these components since many applications out there use the same things (a good library is honey for developers bees).
So if you have installed other python programs the relative .deb installation probably already solved everything (ukmp, advancedbattery etc).
I think installing one of the old flipclock deb from garage:

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/downloa...0.004a_all.deb

should also resolve a lot (and give an icon the the clock).
If your tablet survived you are probably ready to try to open a terminal and launch the app again.

I know transfering files and write 'code' directly on the nokia is a pain so I suggest to use SSH (linux user should not have problems with that).

My solution for Ms windows users is to use PuTTY (and use the terminal from the pc instead of using the (AMAZING) tablet keyboard and (AMAZING) tablet screen)...
and using totalcommander + the 'secure ftp connection' plugin capable to open a ssh connection (something like an ftp but -fancier-) to transfer files everywhere you prefer on the tablet filesystem (obviously login like root let people do everykind of damage to the device --ergo>> timelamb to sacrifice to the Reflashing God). I usually put my s*it on the memory card (/media/mmc1 on the n810). I prefer this method over the usb cable since window take over the permission of my memory card and I cant access from the tablet while connected ()


or you can simple beg qwerty12 to make a .deb for each crappy experimental revision

ok, compressing too much informations+crappy english+mental confusion = complete mess.
Obviously this is not an iphone (thanks God?) and probably this app dont deserve all this time but everything there really help people to really begin to use the tablet as it deserve and open the testing at hundred of other great projects out there
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Last edited by ciroip; 2009-01-17 at 19:18.
 

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