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2009-06-11 , 22:21
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post
There was an effort made by the community some time ago to move all the applications and other wonders that were scattered hither and yon across many repositories into just one. That one, central repository is Extras.

Once you enable Extras on your tablet, it should be a rare occasion indeed that you find yourself needing any other repository. That said...

Beyond Extras, there is Extras-devel, which developers use to release beta quality software for testing prior to final release. Software from that repository cannot and should not be trusted to work, so Extras-devel should only be enabled temporarily to install a specific, desired item, if at all.

qole also has his own repository, but that's mainly because he needs to distribute the monstrously huge filesystem images that make his Easy Debian stuff work. It's an acceptable stopgap until some suitable location on maemo.org can be created.

Tear, an alternate web browser for the tablets, also exists in qole's repository, but again, it's an interim solution. There were some technical barriers to placing Tear in Extras, but most to all of those barriers have finally been removed. Therefore, Tear will likely move to Extras, or at least Extras-devel, in time.
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2009-06-11 , 22:23
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Originally Posted by JayOnThaBeat View Post
You don't need a sleep mode on a NIT. just put it down & walk away. I never even turn mine off.
Somewhere I read that to maximize your battery life you should turn the device off if you don't intend to use it for at least the next two hours. Makes sense or just insignificant?

Also, I am hoping to that sometimes use it as an Alarm-clock to wake up to so in those situations it would obviously be left 'on' for 6+ hours.
 
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2009-06-11 , 22:40
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Originally Posted by silvermountain View Post
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Also, I am hoping to that sometimes use it as an Alarm-clock to wake up to so in those situations it would obviously be left 'on' for 6+ hours.
I guess that even if the device is turned off, the alarm clock will work, no?
 
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Originally Posted by silvermountain View Post
Somewhere I read that to maximize your battery life you should turn the device off if you don't intend to use it for at least the next two hours.
In general, if you won't be using your tablet for a long time, you're better off exiting all applications, engaging "Offline mode", and locking the screen. Booting uses lots of battery power; idling uses next to nothing.

For just two hours though, I'd probably wouldn't bother with more than locking the screen.

...I am hoping to that sometimes use it as an Alarm-clock to wake up to so in those situations it would obviously be left 'on'...
If your alarm clock application uses the alarm functionality built into Maemo, then your tablet will actually wake up from even an "off" state to sound an alarm.
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2009-06-11 , 22:43
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post
If your alarm clock application uses the alarm functionality built into Maemo, then your tablet will actually wake up from even an "off" state to sound an alarm.
So when it's turned off, it's still technically on? crazy.
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2009-06-11 , 22:58
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Originally Posted by JayOnThaBeat View Post
So when it's turned off, it's still technically on?
No, but it has an internal clock that keeps counting time, like any computer. A tablet's clock just also has the ability to look for certain times and power the system up when an alarm time rolls around.

Each tablet has a button cell battery attached to its mainboard. I presume it's for the clock. It will be interesting to see how long our tablets last before the button cells die and what happens then.
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2009-06-11 , 23:21
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post
No, but it has an internal clock that keeps counting time, like any computer. A tablet's clock just also has the ability to look for certain times and power the system up when an alarm time rolls around.

Each tablet has a button cell battery attached to its mainboard. I presume it's for the clock. It will be interesting to see how long our tablets last before the button cells die and what happens then.
That is awesome.

What if the battery is maintaining the chip that prevents them from becoming self-aware? All the N8x0 mainboard batteries go out around the same time, and boom, here comes skynet.

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2009-06-13 , 02:22
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New questions:

- Is there a way to do a TAB using the keyboard (for terminal use), I have to use the pen and click on Tab?
- Is there a way to disable the reload of all applications after you have installed one, that's quite long when you have activated a lot of repository
- What is the default root password?
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Originally Posted by boelraty View Post
New questions:

- Is there a way to do a TAB using the keyboard (for terminal use), I have to use the pen and click on Tab?
- Is there a way to disable the reload of all applications after you have installed one, that's quite long when you have activated a lot of repository
- What is the default root password?
1) Not that I know of.

2) Not that I know of.

3) you need to install rootsh and then type "sudo gainroot" whenever you want root privilege.

(1 out of 3 ain't bad )

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apparently, you can just type root, but i think it might be AFTER you install rootsh.
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I think I just type "root" and hit Enter.


Edit: Yes, you install rootsh first, then whenever you want to be the root-guy, you just open a terminal and type root and hit enter.

Incidentally, if you want to be sure you are root, you can enter "whoami" in a terminal.
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