Rotation

2008-12-30T00:21:31Z

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'''NOTE: This guide is not for the latest Diablo update (5.2008.43-7) and therefore it is not recommended to use until support is made available.'''

Rotation allows you to change the screen orientation between landscape and portrait to all 4 cardinal directions. You may wish to do this to better view a long page of text, allow for easier left-handed operation, for easier reading of certain websites, or a variety of other purposes.

Unfortunately, rotation support isn't bundled with Maemo even though the tablets support hardware screen rotation. Fortunately, installing the necessary packages for rotation support is a relatively easy process.

== Installing ==
First, make sure you know what you're doing! Although the steps outlined here are easy to follow and mostly safe, you are working with important system files, and a careless misstep could leaving you in need of a [[updating the tablet firmware|reflash]].

These instructions only work for Diablo, so make sure your system is completely up-to-date, and make sure [[Extras]] is enabled. Then you will need to get [[root access]], open XTerm and become root.

There are two slightly different sets of packages for the N800 and the N810, so follow the appropriate steps for your device.

=== N810 ===
Run these commands in XTerm as root:
maemo-mini-curl -o osso-software-version-rx44-unlocked_4.2008.36-5_all.deb <nowiki>http://outpo.st/rotate/pool/user/o/osso-software-version-rx44-unlocked/osso-software-version-rx44-unlocked_4.2008.36-5_all.deb
</nowiki>
dpkg -i osso-software-version-rx44-unlocked_4.2008.36-5_all.deb

=== N800 ===
Run these commands in XTerm as root:
maemo-mini-curl -o osso-software-version-rx34-unlocked_4.2008.36-5_all.deb <nowiki>http://outpo.st/rotate/pool/user/o/osso-software-version-rx34-unlocked/osso-software-version-rx34-unlocked_4.2008.36-5_all.deb</nowiki>
dpkg -i osso-software-version-rx34-unlocked_4.2008.36-5_all.deb

=== For both devices ===

After following the appropriate steps for your device, continue and run:

maemo-mini-curl -o kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200835maemo1rotation_all.deb <nowiki>http://outpo.st/rotate/pool/user/k/kernel-diablo/kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200835maemo1rotation_all.deb</nowiki>
maemo-mini-curl -o xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083101rotation_armel.deb <nowiki>http://outpo.st/rotate/pool/user/x/xorg-server/xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083101rotation_armel.deb</nowiki>
apt-get install advanced-backlight
dpkg -i kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200835maemo1rotation_all.deb xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083101rotation_armel.deb

Now connect your device to the power supply (running out of battery during the short flashing process could be problematic), then run:
fiasco-flasher -f -k /boot/zImage-diablo-200835

Reboot, make sure Advanced Backlight is enabled (Control panel -> Panels -> Status bar) and rotate using the selection in Advanced Backlight from your status bar.

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