So wasn't I. First make yourself a safety net. Clone your system using penguinbait's deb

This was probably one of the easiest things I have done when modding a kernel, etc.

I straight up followed this set of directions. The links to the files are included there as well. Took me 5 minutes.

Please, please, please! somebody compile the entire instruction set for rotating the screen on the N810.
I have gone through the entire thread, and many others, and I understand not one bit. I have managed to edit /etc/systemui/systemui.xml to add reboot to the power menu, but I am a total newbie to Linux.
I still am unable to increase font size in the web browser even though I have followed the instructions and have created the strings in about:config.

From one noob to the others.

I've had my tablet for a week now and it's been my first real experience with linux. Someone asked for noob friendly instructions for screen rotation, and, after reading this entire thread I've managed to get it to work...so to show my thanks I figured I'd post step by step instructions for those with no linux experience.

All that being said, these instructions were all found here in this thread. Thanks to everyone who worked to make this possible!

1. Download and install Becomeroot.
- Here: http://www.gronmayer.com/it/dl.php?id=136
- click 'open', click 'ok' to Add catalogue Eko One
- click 'ok' to refresh application list, open the Application Manager
- click 'browse installable applications', click 'all', click on 'Becomeroot'
- click 'install', click 'ok', click 'ok' on the notice, click 'ok' when successfully installed.
- close the Application Manager
2. Installing everything (hit enter after typing each line in the terminal)
- Go to 'utilities', click on 'Xterminal'
- Type sudo gainroot
- Type cd MyDocs
- Type apt-get install wget
- Type wget http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/kernel-2....otation.tar.gz
- Type wget http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/kernel_flasher.tgz
- Type tar zxvf kernel_flasher.tgz
- Type tar zxvf kernel-2.2007.50-2-rotation.tar.gz
- Type mv zImage kernel_flasher/
- Type cd kernel_flasher/
- Type ./kernel_flash zImage
Close terminal
3. Red Pill Mode
- go to 'Settings', 'Application Manager',
- click on the upper lefthand corner, click on 'Tools'
- Choose 'Application Catalogue', choose 'New'
- Type matrix in 'website' and click cancel
- Choose the red pill
4. Update the xomap
- click here: http://sse2.net/rotate/pool/main/x/x...4202_armel.deb
- click 'open', click 'ok'
5. Install the rotate applet
- click here: http://sse2.net/rotate/rotate.install
- click 'open', click 'ok'
6. Exit Red Pill Mode
- follow the steps outlined in 'Red Pill' but choose the blue pill instead.
7. Say thanks to the wonderful folks who made it this easy for the rest of us.

There it is, sorry it's so long.

Thanks, it worked great.

I really needed this for Pidgin:

@nemo: a step by step with zero typo/error. Good job!


Thanks,
bun

Very nicely done nemo!

I've been wanting this for quite some time but felt I was too dumb to do this.

Thanks nemo!

I haven't tried it yet, but I respect and trust your judgment on this.

Good job -
Remember new users - it's best not to stay in red pill mode.

I haven't been following the discussion on the automatic .deb way of installing rotation support. I get why those with n810s would want the automatic--it will rotate screen back to landscape when you slide open the keyboard. But for those with n800s, do you have a preference between the rotation support described in this thread and the support offered by the automatic .deb?