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I seem to have lost the ability to log into ICQ on RTCOMM just this week... Is that because of this situation?

Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
Just a heads up: If ICQ (e.g. via Pidgin/GAIM) doesn't work then that is because AOL dropped support for older ICQ versions. Many clients using the ICQ protocol suffered from this problem. Some can easily fix it in config others need a patch in software. For Pidgin, you need new software, IIRC 2.4.3 solved it. But, if it isn't packaged yet you're out of luck.
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Originally Posted by qole View Post
I seem to have lost the ability to log into ICQ on RTCOMM just this week... Is that because of this situation?
I just noticed this too.

Seems to get stuck at the connection stage without actually generating any errors. i.e. Disabling all protocols except ICQ causes the tray icon to blink Off / On continuously - Doesn't seem to timeout.
 
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Yes, exactly. That's what's happening all of a sudden. AIM still works, it is just ICQ. My old Gaim client still can log in on my desktop, but not my tablet.
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Originally Posted by Faz View Post
Just "Maemo Chinook", minus the Extras, was the missing link for me.
i.e. URL without /extras prefix:

URL: http://repository.maemo.org/
Distribution:chinook
Components: free non-free
thanks for the help. this forum rules the world. i thought i had added 'chinook' to the distribution under maemo extras, but it had somehow switched back to nothing again...probably when the rtcom installer insisted on re-installing the extras repo. i also added the 'maemo chinook' repo, which i was missing. one or both of these things fixed the problem.
out of the box, this tablet is great, and with a little tinkering it can do so much that a regular computer does.
 
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Originally Posted by qole View Post
I seem to have lost the ability to log into ICQ on RTCOMM just this week... Is that because of this situation?
Most likely.

Maybe its fixed in rtcomm SVN? If this exists? Maybe their development page says more. You won't be the only one who noticed this thats for sure.

If you're not scared for command line you can consider on your server running SSH + Bitlbee (recently updated since suffered from same problem as Pidgin) + Irssi + Screen, then from NIT SSH to the server. I like these solutions because they make the NIT more a thin client. Especially for networked applications they work; you need a network anyway to use the application.

An application like Kopete can be fixed by simply changing the configuration to update to ICQ protocol v6. Nifty IMO.
 
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Maybe we just need the new libpurple. Anyone compile it?
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Ok, I tried shoehorning the latest libpurple0 from Debian sid onto my tablet, and that fixed ICQ but broke MSN. So I put back the maemo version and just replaced liboscar, and that fixed ICQ. (I also did a lot of trial & error)

Download the attached file. As root, unzip it:
Code:
gunzip liboscar.so.0.0.0.gz
then copy it to the right place:
Code:
cp liboscar.so.0.0.0  /usr/lib/purple-2/
enjoy ICQ again!
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File Type: gz liboscar.so.0.0.0.gz (97.6 KB, 340 views)
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Originally Posted by qole View Post
Ok, I tried shoehorning the latest libpurple0 from Debian sid onto my tablet, and that fixed ICQ but broke MSN. So I put back the maemo version and just replaced liboscar, and that fixed ICQ. (I also did a lot of trial & error)

Download the attached file. As root, unzip it:
Code:
gunzip liboscar.so.0.0.0.gz
then copy it to the right place:
Code:
cp liboscar.so.0.0.0  /usr/lib/purple-2/
enjoy ICQ again!

That looks great, but can you write a simple step by step guide how to do that, so a lay user like me can enjoy that too?

Thankyou
 
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It already is a SIMPLE step by step guide...
download => root => unzip (gunzip liboscar.so.0.0.0.gz) => copy (cp liboscar.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/purple-2/) => enjoy
 

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