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2008-01-10
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Can someone help me with the virtual key board thing. A clean install.. all fine then after about an hour the keyboard will not write where I want it to. It wont right at all. I notice that when I activate the keyboard from the little icon in the task bar the desktop 1 icon highlights. Is that anything to do with it. I have not altered any of the desktop or other settings.
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2008-01-10
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Well, I'm beginning my fourth reflash of my N800 tonight. The first file just won't install. All I can get is "Unable to install", from a fresh flash of the N800, fresh format of the 2GB card, and all the file sizes are exactly what Penguinbait posted. Even though it says it's unable to install, I do see a .img file of 1.3GB. I tried installing the others, and get "Not enough memory on the destination". Application manager shows nothing installed, and memory shows 1kb free. Programs still run, and rebooting shows some memory available, but the KDE install just won't work. I've tried it repeatedly. Trying to use the mmc1 file resulted in several hours of the install dialog just sitting there, nothing was actually installed. I'm going to reflash, restore what I can from a backup, and forget about KDE for now. It ain't worth this much unproductive effort.
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2008-01-10
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@ Michigan, USA
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
Well, I'm beginning my fourth reflash of my N800 tonight. The first file just won't install. All I can get is "Unable to install", from a fresh flash of the N800, fresh format of the 2GB card, and all the file sizes are exactly what Penguinbait posted. Even though it says it's unable to install, I do see a .img file of 1.3GB. I tried installing the others, and get "Not enough memory on the destination". Application manager shows nothing installed, and memory shows 1kb free. Programs still run, and rebooting shows some memory available, but the KDE install just won't work. I've tried it repeatedly. Trying to use the mmc1 file resulted in several hours of the install dialog just sitting there, nothing was actually installed. I'm going to reflash, restore what I can from a backup, and forget about KDE for now. It ain't worth this much unproductive effort.
IF YOU ARE GETTING UNABLE TO INSTALL ON FRESH FLASH. ITS BECAUSE THE FILES YOU DOWNLOADED ARE NOT COMPLETE. THE HOSTING SITE WAS HAVING AN ISSUE AND EVERYONE WAS GETTING SHORT READS ON THE DOWNLOADS.
Sorry for the shouting, just look at original post verify file size is correct for all debs and tar.bz2, then reinstall you will be up quickly.
Everyone I have helped, has had bad install files.
So people CHECK YOUR FILES! And Yourselves
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2008-01-10
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@ Michigan, USA
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Originally Posted by Westy
Can someone help me with the virtual key board thing. A clean install.. all fine then after about an hour the keyboard will not write where I want it to. It wont right at all. I notice that when I activate the keyboard from the little icon in the task bar the desktop 1 icon highlights. Is that anything to do with it. I have not altered any of the desktop or other settings.
I have not experience this issue, Is there a specific sequence of events that may be I can reproduce.
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2008-01-10
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Penguinbait, this is awesome, thanks a million!
Keep up the good work (Gnome next?)
Keep up the good work (Gnome next?)
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2008-01-10
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@ Michigan, USA
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Originally Posted by borghal
Unfortunately, Gnome was first, luckily I gave up and went to KDE
Penguinbait, this is awesome, thanks a million!
Keep up the good work (Gnome next?)
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2008-01-10
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@ Russia
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Originally Posted by penguinbait
May be KDE4?
Unfortunately, Gnome was first, luckily I gave up and went to KDE
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2008-01-10
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@ Seattle
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Originally Posted by Westy
What I've done to make the windows that are too big accessible, is to go into Control Center -> Regional & Accessibility -> Keyboard shortcuts -> here you can assign buttons to do various tasks while in KDE. For example on my N810 there is a "menu" button to bring down the menu in Maemo apps - that is pretty much worthless as is in KDE (KDE just recognizes it as F4) so I assigned it to "Move Window". Now whenever I want to easily see the bottom of window that are too long (mainly so I can tap OK/Apply/Cancel etc...) I just press that button and then use the stylus to move the window to wherever I want it. I've also mapped the "Home" button to "Minimize" and "Shift + F4 (menu button)" to "Close" and so on until all of my buttons were mapped to what I want. You can also do alternative assignments for each of the commands which is handy if you're using a BT keyboard so using the keyboard uses buttons/keys that are convenient to it and my BT keyboard has it's own set of shortcuts.
Other thing to note which is difficlut is some of the windows you can not see the bottom even with the task bar pulled out the way and there is now way to slide the window further up to loose some of the top - or not that i have found.
The two niggles aside it is very cool and remarkably usable on such a small device and although a little slow compared to a desktop it still pretty usable.
The ability to make keyboard shortcuts is definately an advantage of having an N810 - not sure how simultaneous key presses will work when using the virtual keyboard.
As for speed and usability - I personally use KDE exclusively. Perhaps my desktop just plain stinks but I don't find KDE that much slower than it at all. I haven't used the Maemo desktop in about a week. I've made desktop shortcuts for all my favorite Maemo apps (Canola2, FB reader, SDict etc...) and I find use KPackage to be better than the Maemo Application Manager. I've got the shortcuts to Wifi connection and Maemo Control Panel in my system tray - so there's really no reason to leave KDE anymore.
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2008-01-10
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I need some help in uninstalling this so I can start fresh. I am currently unable to kill what's on the N800 and can't figure out how to get a clean start.
Initially I installed on my N800's MMC1 (6GB Sandisk MicroSD) but within documents/ install. Of course I read the full thread after I started and things failed on the second file. Now I am unable to uninstall or continue to install from the Applications Manager.
Things are moved to mmc1 root and I've deleted the .img files and tried a few times... feeling stuck!
Thanks!
Initially I installed on my N800's MMC1 (6GB Sandisk MicroSD) but within documents/ install. Of course I read the full thread after I started and things failed on the second file. Now I am unable to uninstall or continue to install from the Applications Manager.
Things are moved to mmc1 root and I've deleted the .img files and tried a few times... feeling stuck!
Thanks!
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2008-01-10
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penguinbait , I have managed to replicate this now. Firstly open the browser with the text in to the address bar working. Now touch the task bar (you may have to slide the V keyboard out of the way) then you will find that when you put the pointer back in the adress bar you will not be able to add characters to it.
I have found how to get working again though. Touch on the browser so it is the active window and dont let it go, but with a finger press and hold the V keyboard. Now you can let go of the browser and then the V keyboard and text action is restored.
Weird. At least I know how to remidy so I can continue to use
PinCushionQueen
Fantastic answer to the window off the bottom of the page.
I have found how to get working again though. Touch on the browser so it is the active window and dont let it go, but with a finger press and hold the V keyboard. Now you can let go of the browser and then the V keyboard and text action is restored.
Weird. At least I know how to remidy so I can continue to use
PinCushionQueen
Fantastic answer to the window off the bottom of the page.
