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Originally Posted by fms
Do I detect a useful contribution the non-technical among us could make? Can we have a 'how do I get involved with testing? (and what to do if it crashes)' page in short words for bears of very little brain? Or is there one in the wiki and I haven't found it?
Actually, this is a classic chicken-and-egg problem. Most Maemo5 applications can now be found in Extras-Testing, but not in Extras. In order to promote them into Extras, at least 10 people should try each app and vote for it. But the normal users do not see Extras-Testing, they only see Extras. So, they can't install and test Extras-Testing apps and vote for them. Result: "lack of software" for Maemo5 .
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2009-10-17
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Originally Posted by RevdKathy
Yes, you detect correctly.
Do I detect a useful contribution the non-technical among us could make?
Can we have a 'how do I get involved with testing? (and what to do if it crashes)' page in short words for bears of very little brain? Or is there one in the wiki and I haven't found it?
1. On your N900 device, go into App Manager, top menu, "Repositories", and add the following repository:
Name: Maemo Extras Testing
URL: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing/
Distribution: fremantle
Sections: free non-free
Enabled: YES
2. Do "Update", then "Download" and you will see way more packages than if you just use Extras. Install some you like.
3. Run installed packages. If package runs well, vote it up. If it crashes, vote it down and leave a comment. Voting and commenting happens here:
http://maemo.org/packages/repository...xtras-testing/
Note: Each new version of the package has to be voted up separately!
Let me know if you have any questions.
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2009-10-17
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Originally Posted by Bratag
Actually, the streaming version of the BBC iPlayer is based on Flash Player 9.
The BBC iplayer is based on flash 10 and thus I would expect bad performance , all the way through till Q1 of next year when the N900 gets flash 10.1
Originally Posted by wikipedia
The update is all FP9 at the moment with a newer version (yet released) making the move to FP10 in 2010.
On 9 April 2008 the BBC iPlayer was made available to stream video content on the Wii video game console via the Internet Channel (only available to UK residents). This was enabled by a recoding of the iPlayer to use Flash 7 rather than Flash 9. However, the Autumn 2009 update to the WII internet channel has resulted in the iPlayer no longer working on updated consoles.
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2009-10-17
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#65
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Would have been usefull if the repos were all there but disabled, but big warning comes up when its enabled.
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2009-10-17
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Originally Posted by gerbick
Actually, the streaming version of the BBC iPlayer is based on Flash Player 9.
The update is all FP9 at the moment with a newer version (yet released) making the move to FP10 in 2010.
Thought it had already moved to 10. Well dont know what to say then, I know the site is bandwidth heavy, could it be that the video is simply to heavy to be played?
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2009-10-17
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Originally Posted by fms
I'll do that as soon as my n900 arrives. There are a few things there I would like to test. A quick "How to reset if it goes wrong" would be handy too, as I understand the point is to test stability, which includes testing instability.
Yes, you detect correctly.
You probably can, but it is rather simple:
1. On your N900 device, go into App Manager, top menu, "Repositories", and add the following repository:
Name: Maemo Extras Testing
URL: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing/
Distribution: fremantle
Sections: free non-free
Enabled: YES
2. Do "Update", then "Download" and you will see way more packages than if you just use Extras. Install some you like.
3. Run installed packages. If package runs well, vote it up. If it crashes, vote it down and leave a comment. Voting and commenting happens here:
http://maemo.org/packages/repository...xtras-testing/
Note: Each new version of the package has to be voted up separately!
Let me know if you have any questions.
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2009-10-17
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It probably isn't too likely that testing extras software will require reset, you should be able to just uninstall them the same way you originally installed them. However, should worst happen:
1) There should be software reset switch somewhere in the menus, though it was pain in the *** to find in earlier tablets
2) You can download re-flashing application to your PC and use the USB cable to reset the device.
Maybe I'll find some time next week to install the SDK and play a bit with the GUI. The sad few minutes I've had with the prototypes didn't really give me too much time to study menu structure
1) There should be software reset switch somewhere in the menus, though it was pain in the *** to find in earlier tablets
2) You can download re-flashing application to your PC and use the USB cable to reset the device.
Maybe I'll find some time next week to install the SDK and play a bit with the GUI. The sad few minutes I've had with the prototypes didn't really give me too much time to study menu structure
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2009-10-17
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Originally Posted by Bratag
I thought it had made the jump up too... but he PS3 compatibility just kept screaming at me... it's only FP9 compliant still in version 3.x on the PS3.
Thought it had already moved to 10. Well dont know what to say then, I know the site is bandwidth heavy, could it be that the video is simply to heavy to be played?
To be honest, who knows why it was a bad experience... too many variables. I've been using Google Wave on my N810 via Tear all week. Today, it was slow. But not the rest of the week. Couldn't tell you one good reason why.
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2009-10-17
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Originally Posted by RevdKathy
Press and hold the round button at the top until the device goes off. Wait for a few seconds, then press it again, and the device will boot up. If this fails, pop out the battery.
I'll do that as soon as my n900 arrives. There are a few things there I would like to test. A quick "How to reset if it goes wrong" would be handy too, as I understand the point is to test stability, which includes testing instability.
Note that from personal experience, you are not going to do this very often. Probably way less often than with some Symbian/S60 devices.
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