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2006-12-27 , 14:50
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This post stems from my meager understanding of such things.

Well, I had Gaim working sometimes like in the beginning of 2nd quarter of 2006. But due to all the mucking around I normally do with my Nokia 770, somehow I messed GAIM up and for the life of me could not get it to work, till yesterday. Here, I must say that the newer updates etc for the Nokia 770 did not help me much either. In the meantime I had installed, deleted and re-installed GAIM and its associated files time and time again. But it never worked.

So, yesterday, once again I started messing around with GAIM. I finally made it work as I wanted it to.

This is how it happened.

First, I deleted anything that had something to do with GAIM from my Nokia 770 (installed with the latest OS update). Then I went to

http://maemo-hackers.org/wiki/MaemoGaim.

Each of the Repositories mentioned here should be added to the Application Manager of the Nokia 770. (Tools --> Application Manager---> click the down arrow on the left of Application Manager--->now Click 'New ' and Type in / Add each of the Repositories, one at a time, exactly as seen in the above website. The Web address, the Distribution, the Components have be to exactly as you see them.) Each time you add a new Repository, the Application Manager will update it for you. Get the required Protocols, if you have not gotten it via the Application Manager.


It would be a good idea to try and copy the:

libgpg-error0_1.0-1_armel.deb
libopencdk8_0.5.7-2_armel.deb
libgnutls11_1.0.16-14_armel.deb
libgcrypt11_1.2.0-11.1osso_armel.deb

to your RS-MMC Card. You will get the above from: -

http://downloads.kernelconcepts.de/m.../binary-armel/

Here, almost everything that you need to use GAIM is available. You need to get the GAIM 'protocols' also. When you update the Application Manager the Protocols usually get in there. In case you think that it did not then you should click on Application Manager, Select ' Install New Application ', Scroll Down, go to ' Protocols ' and see if the protocol you want to use is in there, ready to be installed.


You will find the GAIM Data, maemo-gaim and Protocols at

http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/main/m/maemo-gaim/

Remember installing GAIM is tricky. I think you will need to install it in the following order:-

a) GAIM Data
b) maemo-GAIM
c) Protocols.

If it asks for all the different libs, then you have them copied already on your RS-MMC card.

Good luck.
Last edited by Arjun; 2006-12-27 at 22:18.
 

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