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qobi	2009-11-04 , 01:59
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles

No. You want rootsh.

R&D mode has additional performance and stability consequences that most users do not want. Please don't recommend it.

Just curious: what are those "additional performance and stability consequences", i.e. what are all the things that R&D mode changes?

	GeneralAntilles	2009-11-04 , 02:14
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Originally Posted by qobi

Just curious: what are those "additional performance and stability consequences", i.e. what are all the things that R&D mode changes?

It enables the serial console (which consumes power), it changes some of the powersaving behaviors and, on the N900, it flashes the keyboard light when it's at 100% CPU, among other things.

Unless you have a specific reason for enabling it (root access doesn't count), don't.

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	qole	2009-11-04 , 02:30
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You can tell by that detailed report that GeneralAntilles had to try it himself, just to see what happened

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	GeneralAntilles	2009-11-04 , 03:20
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Originally Posted by qole

You can tell by that detailed report that GeneralAntilles had to try it himself, just to see what happened

Nah, I just listened to qwerty12 ***** about it for weeks on end.

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	qgil	2009-11-04 , 03:39
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http://wiki.maemo.org/Root_access

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brankomilosevic	2009-11-05 , 12:52
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Originally Posted by qgil

http://wiki.maemo.org/Root_access

Thank you qgil. However, when I try sudo <anything> I am prompted for password. I have no password - not for 'user' nor for 'root'. Is there any default 'user' or 'root' password?

	ossipena	2009-11-05 , 12:58
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Originally Posted by brankomilosevic

Thank you qgil. However, when I try sudo <anything> I am prompted for password. I have no password - not for 'user' nor for 'root'. Is there any default 'user' or 'root' password?

just follow the wiki pages instructions, please. (and read the disclaimer on top)

e: doesn't passwd work?

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	eiffel	2009-11-05 , 13:24
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Originally Posted by brankomilosevic

when I try sudo <anything> I am prompted for password

Don't run sudo <anything>, run specifically this: sudo gainroot

Then just use the root shell to run <anything>.

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brankomilosevic	2009-11-05 , 14:11
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I got it. Thank you all. Sorry for disturbing you.

sjgadsby	2009-11-05 , 14:48
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Originally Posted by brankomilosevic

I got it.

Keen!

Sorry for disturbing you.

No need to apologize, most of the people who responded to this thread were disturbed well before you arrived. Please continue to ask questions when you need assistance.

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