I have spent hours searching where and how to download the latest distribution of the Minimo browser for the N800. The only thing on Maemo is an old distribution (0.16.7-1). I see lots of discussion and statements about how it's available. My question is from where?

This is very frustrating as all I am trying to do is get a browser that will work with Google Docs.

Am I missing something here? Why does this seem so difficult and vague?

It seems to me that things should be easy for something like the N800 not arcane and mysterious. It kind of defeats the purpose of the whole thing.

search is your friend

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ghlight=minimo

Sorry, I can't find it after going through 8 pages of posts. maybe i should go back to my laptop.

Not to sound rude, but open your eyes! It's available at the first link in the first post!

Go to that page on blogspot.com, follow the three steps to add the repository, and then install via application manager. Should be version 0.16.9-1 at the moment. Hope that helps.

Hooray, it works. Thank you.

You must understand that for me a portable computing device is a tool for my work. I am not an enthusiast so at times instructions need to be quite precise. The Opera browser as supplied on this device was a huge negative as it would not access most on-line applications. What I went through (including getting set up on this forum) is much further than I would normally go through.

I had to fumble around a bit with the N800 Applications Manager as the instructions on the site you gave did not correspond exactly to the N800 (perhaps for a previous Nokia tablet). I finally was able to add the link to the catalog.

Once I had it in the catalog it became obvious that the latest version (13) was loaded.

I was able to access my corporate email over Microsoft OWA without issue and it works great. This has taken the N800 out of the "toy" category for me and I can now really ditch my laptop as the N800 is now a viable tool.

If Nokia would address this issue themselves sales would rocket as it would then become a truly business useful device.

One last question, as new distributions come out I am assuming the best procedure would be to uninstall the previous version before updating. Is this correct?

Thank you again.

No problem, and I really didn't mean to sound rude. Glad it worked.

In terms of upgrades, do you mean the distribution (i.e. the base image on the device) or just new minimo versions? If it's the whole OS, you'll need to flash the device using the flasher tool, USB cable, and a PC.

To upgrade software like minimo, you don't have to uninstall it first. As new versions come out, they'll appear under the "check for updates" section of application manager. Just click to upgrade.

Yes, it really is not that clear. I have been looking also. Here are the steps in case others may need them;

* from AppManager

Add this entry into "new catalogue":
web address: http://home.ufam.edu.br/~agan/minimo/
Distribution: bora
Components: user
"Refresh list"
Go to "Browser Installable applications"
pick "Minimo".

So far minimo is "refreshing"