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2010-11-20 , 23:28
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#21
KDE4 and GNOME are too slow to run via easy debian.

Just install Ubuntu (MohAG's thread - easy to install) which has Gnome by default and KDE can be installed.

It will lag out and be too slow to run with Easy Deb.

e17 - apt-get install e17.

Just make sure it's ported to armel first, then just use the above posts to get it to boot.
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2010-11-21 , 11:20
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#22
Originally Posted by stalker View Post
Qole please need help/intructions on using e17 on easy debian.... Thanks
  • Open Debian chroot
  • Edit file sources.list (vim /etc/apt/sources.list)
  • Uncomment line 8 (deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free), save and close
  • Run "apt-get update"
  • Run "apt-get install e17"
  • In /usr/bin create a file named "starte17" containing "DISPLAY=:1 enlightenment_start" (vim /usr/bin/starte17, insert text, save and close) and make it executable ("chmod +x starte17")
  • Edit the file xephwm5 (vim /usr/bin/xephwm5) and change WMEXEC="startlxde1" to WMEXEC="starte17"
  • Exit Debian chroot
  • Edit debian-lxde (vim /usr/bin/debian-lxde) and apply the same change (change WMEXEC="startlxde1" to WMEXEC="starte17")
  • Start Easy Debian and enjoy!

If you have any problem feel free to ask

P.s.: I suggest to re-comment sid repo in sources.list after successfull installation of e17...
P.p.s.: it seems to work pretty well, but I can't get keyboard focus

EDIT
Temporary workaround for keyboard focus: while in Easy Debian, press power button (short press), start phone application, access menu and then launch "Fix LXDE kbd". Now you have keyboard fully functional and you can press ctrl+back to return to Maemo .
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2010-11-22 , 12:35
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#23
Originally Posted by MaddogG View Post
  • Open Debian chroot
  • Edit file sources.list (vim /etc/apt/sources.list)
  • Uncomment line 8 (deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free), save and close
  • Run "apt-get update"
  • Run "apt-get install e17"
  • In /usr/bin create a file named "starte17" containing "DISPLAY=:1 enlightenment_start" (vim /usr/bin/starte17, insert text, save and close)
  • Edit the file xephwm5 (vim /usr/bin/xephwm5) and change WMEXEC="startlxde1" to WMEXEC="starte17"
  • Exit Debian chroot
  • Edit debian-lxde (vim /usr/bin/debian-lxde) and apply the same change (change WMEXEC="startlxde1" to WMEXEC="starte17")
  • Start Easy Debian and enjoy!

If you have any problem feel free to ask

P.s.: I suggest to re-comment sid repo in sources.list after successfull installation of e17...
P.p.s.: it seems to work pretty well, but I can't get keyboard focus

EDIT
Temporary workaround for keyboard focus: while in Easy Debian, press power button (short press), start phone application, access menu and then launch "Fix LXDE kbd". Now you have keyboard fully functional and you can press ctrl+back to return to Maemo .
@Maddog
I tried what you explain here but as soon as I try to open it it closes after the Keyboard "warning"... really don't know what to do,

Thanks and sorry if this is a noob question,
Last edited by kornolio; 2010-11-22 at 12:36. Reason: wrong wording
 
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2010-11-22 , 13:30
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#24
Originally Posted by kornolio View Post
@Maddog
I tried what you explain here but as soon as I try to open it it closes after the Keyboard "warning"... really don't know what to do,

Thanks and sorry if this is a noob question,
Sorry, maybe I forgot a step: you have to make starte17 executable (as root: "chmod +x starte17"). If it doesn't work, try launching Easy Debian in xterm (as normal user: "debian-lxde") and tell me what you see.
 
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2010-11-22 , 20:41
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#25
This is probably very offtopic, but has anyone succeded installing a different WM for Maemo 5?
Like the IceWM for N810.
 
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2010-11-23 , 07:43
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#26
There's a topic on forums in which someone managed to run openbox, but there was some issues with statusbar, another way is booting KDE 3.5 compiled for 810 but it probably leads to reflash to get Maemo back working.

You can also run easydebian DE on display 0 (Maemo).
Last edited by seanik07; 2010-11-23 at 07:55.
 
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2010-11-24 , 08:20
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#27
Originally Posted by seanik07 View Post
There's a topic on forums in which someone managed to run openbox, but there was some issues with statusbar, another way is booting KDE 3.5 compiled for 810 but it probably leads to reflash to get Maemo back working.

You can also run easydebian DE on display 0 (Maemo).
I am not really interested in installing a DE, but only a WM.
Hopefully somebody gets it working someday. I'ts not that I don't like Hildon, I just love to be able to do whatever I like.
 
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2010-11-24 , 10:29
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Originally Posted by Marcus View Post
I am not really interested in installing a DE, but only a WM.
Hopefully somebody gets it working someday. I'ts not that I don't like Hildon, I just love to be able to do whatever I like.
Definately with you on the 'do whatever I like' front. I would love to port an alternate window manager to maemo (hate DE's). The only one I've used in years though is DWM and I'm very limited in C ): Rio from Plan 9 would be interesting with a touch screen...
 
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2010-11-25 , 00:04
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#29
Just install iceWM from debian repos, and :
Code:
killall hildon-desktop && icewm
But for further usage, you need how to make shortcuts to your apps, so you're able too boot them from icewm, not only from terminal.
 

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2010-11-25 , 01:27
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#30
Originally Posted by seanik07 View Post
Just install iceWM from debian repos, and :
Code:
killall hildon-desktop && icewm
But for further usage, you need how to make shortcuts to your apps, so you're able too boot them from icewm, not only from terminal.
I tried this, and got
Code:
IceWM: Another window manager is already running. exiting...
How do i keep hildon-desktop from restarting before icewm starts?

EDIT:
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/hildon-desktop stop && killall hildon-desktop && icewm --replace
worked for me.
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