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Patroclo	2010-02-26 , 22:03
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Originally Posted by Marshall Banana

First a warning:

ussd-widget needs two dependencies to work: python-hildondesktop and hildon-desktop-python-loader. They are in the maemo extras repository.
Open x-term and type (you can use tab to autocomplete the filenames:
Code:
sudo gainroot
cd MyDocs/.documents
apt-get install python-hildondesktop
apt-get install hildon-desktop-python-loader
dpkg -i pexpect_2.3.0-1_all.deb
dpkg -i ussd-common_0.0.1-0_all.deb
dpkg -i ussd-widget_0.0.4-0_all.deb

Please, could someone explain to a Linux newbie (=me) the line commands that I should make from the xterm in order to check if the 2 packages python-hildondesktop and hildon-desktop-python-loader are already installed in my n900 or not?

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wmarone	2010-02-26 , 22:08
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Originally Posted by Patroclo

Please, could someone explain to a Linux newbie (=me) the line commands that I should make from the xterm in order to check if the 2 packages python-hildondesktop and hildon-desktop-python-loader are already installed in my n900 or not?

Just try the commands you quoted. If they're already installed then it won't do anything, if they aren't it'll download and install them.

Also, if anyone else knows, what's the difference between the .deb version everyone is passing around and the one in the extras-devel repository?

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Patroclo	2010-02-27 , 03:28
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Originally Posted by wmarone

Just try the commands you quoted. If they're already installed then it won't do anything, if they aren't it'll download and install them.

Also, if anyone else knows, what's the difference between the .deb version everyone is passing around and the one in the extras-devel repository?

Thank you. I was able to install and now it works. However for some numbers the USSD doesn't work. I mean: I can type *, #, but I need also the symbol + in order to activate/deactivate the answerphone. If I put + by hand in the widget it says "UNKNOWN APPLICATION".
Does anyone have an idea on how to solve it?

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	Marshall Banana	2010-02-27 , 06:55
	Posts: 94 \| Thanked: 209 times \| Joined on Oct 2009 @ Germany	#314

Originally Posted by wmarone

Just try the commands you quoted. If they're already installed then it won't do anything, if they aren't it'll download and install them.

Also, if anyone else knows, what's the difference between the .deb version everyone is passing around and the one in the extras-devel repository?

The .debs from garage.maemo.org aren't always the newest versions available, so you should use ussd-widget from the extras-devel repository.

I'll update my howto, so it is clear that the prefered way to install it is via repository now.

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KiberGus	2010-02-27 , 08:49
Posts: 254 \| Thanked: 122 times \| Joined on Nov 2009	#315

First of all, packages in garage are outdated. Use repositories. Today I've uploaded new version. Fixed some issues with regexps, moved language selection to the bottom and added warning.

Originally Posted by Patroclo

Thank you. I was able to install and now it works. However for some numbers the USSD doesn't work. I mean: I can type *, #, but I need also the symbol + in order to activate/deactivate the answerphone. If I put + by hand in the widget it says "UNKNOWN APPLICATION".
Does anyone have an idea on how to solve it?

UNKNOWN APPLICATION is a reply from your operator. May be those codes you try to use are not really ussd codes.

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Patroclo	2010-02-27 , 15:29
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Originally Posted by KiberGus

UNKNOWN APPLICATION is a reply from your operator. May be those codes you try to use are not really ussd codes.

I am a little bit confused...
I confirm that if I do *123# it works (it says the amount of money), but if I try with ALL the following codes in order to manage services

http://www.wind.it/it/servizi/scheda...ml?sez=Privati

it says UNKNOWN APPLICATION.
I tried many times.
I phoned to the support service of the telephonic company and they confirm that I have to use those codes and that they are correct.

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KiberGus	2010-02-27 , 16:01
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Try call forwarding widget (I think it was called like this). If I'm not mistaken, codes with ** or ## are call forwarding codes and should be executed by other AT commands.

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aman18narang	2010-02-27 , 19:14
Posts: 123 \| Thanked: 46 times \| Joined on Jan 2010 @ New Delhi, India	#318

hi
i am having problems when i use the latest version of ussd widget..when i try to access d widget from desktop and save the ussd no *156# i get an error that app is not responding press yes to close.
then i tried to use the following command on xterminal
python /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/ussd-widget.py *156#
and i get a syntax error msg. this command was working fine b4 i installed the latest version.can u help me in correcting the issue. if u need any more info from me pls let me know

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adancau	2010-02-27 , 21:50
Posts: 139 \| Thanked: 88 times \| Joined on Dec 2009	#319

try to uninstall it (apt-get remove ussd-widget), then go in your /home/user/ folder and delete the two ussd config files (the config and the lock), then reinstall (apt-get install ussd-widget). works ok afterwards, i had the same problems on update.