Help...I can't find xterm on my N800 I can't get WIFI to connect at all after the update and I tried to install osso-xterm and it told me I was missing application packages, what do I do now? Please help my N800 is dead in the water...if you can't tell I am clueless with regard to this OS system.

Thanks

Are you able to install xterm over a Bluetooth mobile phone connection? Probably about a 3MB download.

actually not, and I have tried to find the missing packages, libncurses5 (>=5.5-1), librtve4 (>= 1:12.2-0mh1) and ttf-bitstream-vera. I downloaded files from maemo repository but the new OS didn't recognize the ones I tried to install, it said they were corrupt. This is so hard to do if you cannot connect to the internet.

You should try some other wlan access point if you cant use internet from your own.

Then go to http://maemo-hackers.org/wiki/OssoXterm and follow instructions.

Install file http://maemo-hackers.org/osso-xterm.install

There is also instructions for no network install.

Do you have a local Starbucks? Or any neighbours with "open" networks?

I actually tried that and the no network install links don't work.

no network install
If you don't have available network for your 770, do the following: Get http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/ma..._5.5-1_all.deb http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/ma....5-1_armel.deb http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/ma...1-1mh9_all.deb http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/ma...1mh9_armel.deb http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/ma...0-4mh1_all.deb and http://maemo-hackers.org/apt/pool/ma...mh13_armel.deb and place them onto mmc card.

Are you able to install this

http://maemo.org/downloads/product/load-applet-runn

DON'T try to install with the one-click-install file, instead install direct from the OS 2006 deb file available on the homepage (direct link).

Once installed, activate the status bar icon in Control Panel -> Navigation -> Status bar. Then paste the full gconftool-2 command into the Run... dialog. The command will be executed as soon as you save the dialog. Once you have got a working network, install xterm and if you wish uninstall the load applet.

I was able to install the program however the only place it shows up is in the application manager and the only option I am given is to delete it, I can't run it from there?? Am I just totally lost? Sorry that I am such a nubie at this.

I really appreciate the help!

As a last resort, can I install the prior fimrware over this version just until I can get it figured out...or Nokia fixes the fimrware so that the browser doesn't timeout, or will that give me even more problems? Maybe I should just re-install the new firmware and see if it was just a glich.

Thanks in advance.

BTW I am going to hit some free WIFI hot spots just to see if I can connect.

I haven't used load-applet-run myself, but as it's an applet you'll probably be able to find it in 'select applets' in the menu on the home screen (upper left corner of display). Maybe you'll have to temporarily get rid of some other applets if you're home screen is crowded.