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Updating the firmware

2008-11-11T23:52:11Z

80.175.141.217: /* Seamless Software Update */

Beware that flashing a new image on your tablet will reset the device back to factory defaults and remove all data not on the memory cards—preferences, bookmarks, installed applications, with a single exception that any previously-set lock code will be kept and not reset to the factory-default of "12345".

The "Backup/Restore" application only saves a list of your repositories and installed applications (the applications you can reinstall after flashing), files in <code>/home/user/MyDocs</code>, some settings in <code>/home/user</code>, gconf and <code>/etc</code>, and additional files reported by applications on install. In general, properly packaged applications tell the backup tool what to back up, but if you've created extra shell scripts or files outside MyDocs, you'll have to back them up yourself.

== Flashing your tablet ==

If you want to flash your tablet, follow the steps below:

# Download the flasher for your platform and tablet model from [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/ Nokia's Tablet Dev site]
# In the same directory download the latest firmware image
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N810wimax.php N810 WiMAX Edition] (there is [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3808 currently no FIASCO image] available for N810W owners, they will have to use the [[Updating the tablet firmware#Flashing on Windows|Windows flasher]])
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N810.php N810]
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N800.php N800]
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_770.php 770] (or, for the Hacker Editions, [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2007_hacker_edition.php OS2007HE] and [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2008_hacker_edition.php OS2008HE])
# Make sure the battery of your tablet is fully charged.
# Unplug charger and switch off the tablet.
# Connect the tablet to your computer via USB without turning it on.
# For 770, remove the memory card

== Flashing on Linux ==

Execute as root (or as a normal user with rights to use the USB port—if you see <code>Error claiming USB interface: Operation not permitted</code> then you need to run flasher as root), replace <FIASCO image> with the firmware image you downloaded from Nokia:

For the N800 and N810:
./flasher-3.0 -F <FIASCO image> -f -R

For the 770:
./flasher-2.0 -F <FIASCO image> -f -R

You should now see <code>Suitable USB device not found, waiting</code>, switch on your tablet while holding the Home-button (N800) or swap button (N810), and watch the messages on your console as the FIASCO image is flashed, after which it will reboot automatically—you're done!

== Flashing on Mac OS X ==
There are two methods for flashing the tablet on OS X, using the GUI, with the 770Flasher application or using the console, much like the Linux flashing method. ''Both methods work fine for both the 770 and the N800/N810.''

=== GUI with 770Flasher ===
This is the easier of the two methods, and should be used by most people.

# Download the [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/PC/770flasher/ 770Flasher] (yes, it will work fine for flashing an N800 or N810).
# Follow the [[Upgrading_tablet_OS#Flashing_your_Nokia_tablet|steps above]] to get the appropriate firmware image.
# Drag the firmware image (will end in .bin) onto 770Flasher.
# Follow the on-screen prompts.
# You should now see ''Suitable USB device not found, waiting'', switch on your tablet while holding the Home-button.
# Watch the messages as the image loads to the tablet after which it reboots automatically.

=== Console with flasher-2.0 ===
These steps cover flashing the tablet with OS X using the Terminal. This is the more difficult than using [[https://wiki.maemo.org/Upgrading_tablet_OS#GUI_with_770Flasher|770Flasher]], but gives you access to the advanced options flasher-2.0 provides (like setting R&D flags, flashing only parts of the image, unpacking the image, etc).

<ol>
<li> Follow the [[Upgrading_tablet_OS#Flashing_your_Nokia_tablet|steps above]] to get the appropriate firmware image and flasher. 
''The flasher-2.0.macosx may actually download as <code>flasher-2.0.macosx, attachmen</code> if it does, then rename it to <code>flasher-2.0.macosx</code>.''
<li>Now, open up the Terminal (it's in /Applications/Utilities/) and run: 
''It will ask you for an administrator password, enter it.''
</ol>
::<pre>sudo chmod 755 ./flasher-2.0.macosx</pre>
<ol start="3">
<li>Now turn off your device (''make sure you unplug the charger or else the device wont power down completely, you can plug the device back into power once it starts flashing'') and plug in the USB cable to a port on the computer and the port on your device.
<li>Then run this command to flash your tablet:
</ol>
::<pre>sudo ./flasher-2.0.macosx -F <FIASCO image> -f -R</pre>
<ol start="5">
<li>It will say:
</ol>
::<pre>Suitable USB device not found, waiting</pre>
<ol start="6">
<li>Take your device, and hold down the Home/Swap button (looks like a little house on the N800 and 770, and two overlapping rectangles on the N810), and while holding down the Home/Swap button press the power button to turn it on. 
''If it doesn't doesn't boot and start flashing, make sure the USB cable is plugged in.''
<li>It should start flashing and then reboot.
<li>You can remove the USB cable after it has booted to a normal desktop (just make sure to eject any cards that may have mounted on your Mac).
</ol>

== Flashing on Windows ==
Windows users can go to the appropriate support page for their tablet ([https://www.nokiausa.com/A41271130 N810 WiMAX Edition], [https://www.nokiausa.com/A4686323 N810], [https://www.nokiausa.com/A4410958 N800], or [http://europe.nokia.com/A4144790 770]), download and install the Software Update Wizard, run it and follow the on-screen prompts.

== Seamless Software Update ==
{{main|Seamless Software Update}}
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo_(operating_system)#SSU SSU] is Nokia's new method for upgrading the tablets over-the-air without requiring a reflash. When Nokia pushes an update over SSU, you will see an update notification and be given the option to install the update—just like with your computer.

Generally speaking, SSU updates should be relatively pain-free, but there are a few issues to watch out for.
* If you have an aftermarket kernel or intifs installed (like the rotation support kernel or [[Booting_from_a_flash_card#Install_bootmenu|fanoush's bootmenu]]) and a kernel or initfs upgrade is pushed, they will be overwritten and you'll need to wait for your kernel or the bootmenu to be updated to reinstall them.
* If you have extensively modified the home directory for user "user", such as moved all the documents to a memory card or removing or leaving empty some of the subdirectories

If the update doesn't show up for you at all, you may have accidentally (or intentionally) uninstalled osso-software-version-rx*4, which is required to update. You can get it back by simply running an <code>apt-get install osso-software-version-rx34</code>, for the N800, and an <code>apt-get install osso-software-version-rx44</code>, for the N810. Then updating your repository list in Application manager.

If the packages that caused osso-software-version-rx*4 to be removed are still installed, they will need to be removed completely (in the case of conflicting packages). Alternatively, for packages which are simply newer than those specified by osso-software-version-rx*4, you can install osso-software-version-rx*4-unlocked, which does not have strict dependencies.

== Troubleshooting ==

* If you get a "Permission denied" error then chmod +x flasher-2.0 or chmod +x flasher-3.0 to make the flasher tool executable. You may also need root permissions, run command with sudo or su to root.
* It may help, if you connect the tablet directly to your computer by USB, instead of a USB hub. Also, avoid the USB ports on laptop docking stations.
* If you need to flash your Nokia 770 with an image from 2005 then use the [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/d3.php older flasher] called "flasher" with no number in the name
* On some distributions the USB filesystem is not loaded mount -t usbfs usbfs /proc/bus/usb
* If you are running a newer kernel and you get "Suitable USB device not found, waiting" but nothing happens when you switch on the 770 as instructed above, try to patch the flasher: perl -pi -e 's-/proc/bus/usb-/dev/bus/usb\000-;' -i.backup $FLASHER, where $FLASHER is the location of your flasher 2.0 linux binary. This applies also for flasher-3.0 (tested with Debian 4.0 and an N800).

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Updating the firmware

2008-11-11T23:48:02Z

80.175.141.217: /* Flashing your tablet */

Beware that flashing a new image on your tablet will reset the device back to factory defaults and remove all data not on the memory cards—preferences, bookmarks, installed applications, with a single exception that any previously-set lock code will be kept and not reset to the factory-default of "12345".

The "Backup/Restore" application only saves a list of your repositories and installed applications (the applications you can reinstall after flashing), files in <code>/home/user/MyDocs</code>, some settings in <code>/home/user</code>, gconf and <code>/etc</code>, and additional files reported by applications on install. In general, properly packaged applications tell the backup tool what to back up, but if you've created extra shell scripts or files outside MyDocs, you'll have to back them up yourself.

== Flashing your tablet ==

If you want to flash your tablet, follow the steps below:

# Download the flasher for your platform and tablet model from [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/ Nokia's Tablet Dev site]
# In the same directory download the latest firmware image
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N810wimax.php N810 WiMAX Edition] (there is [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3808 currently no FIASCO image] available for N810W owners, they will have to use the [[Updating the tablet firmware#Flashing on Windows|Windows flasher]])
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N810.php N810]
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N800.php N800]
#* for [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_770.php 770] (or, for the Hacker Editions, [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2007_hacker_edition.php OS2007HE] and [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2008_hacker_edition.php OS2008HE])
# Make sure the battery of your tablet is fully charged.
# Unplug charger and switch off the tablet.
# Connect the tablet to your computer via USB without turning it on.
# For 770, remove the memory card

== Flashing on Linux ==

Execute as root (or as a normal user with rights to use the USB port—if you see <code>Error claiming USB interface: Operation not permitted</code> then you need to run flasher as root), replace <FIASCO image> with the firmware image you downloaded from Nokia:

For the N800 and N810:
./flasher-3.0 -F <FIASCO image> -f -R

For the 770:
./flasher-2.0 -F <FIASCO image> -f -R

You should now see <code>Suitable USB device not found, waiting</code>, switch on your tablet while holding the Home-button (N800) or swap button (N810), and watch the messages on your console as the FIASCO image is flashed, after which it will reboot automatically—you're done!

== Flashing on Mac OS X ==
There are two methods for flashing the tablet on OS X, using the GUI, with the 770Flasher application or using the console, much like the Linux flashing method. ''Both methods work fine for both the 770 and the N800/N810.''

=== GUI with 770Flasher ===
This is the easier of the two methods, and should be used by most people.

# Download the [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/PC/770flasher/ 770Flasher] (yes, it will work fine for flashing an N800 or N810).
# Follow the [[Upgrading_tablet_OS#Flashing_your_Nokia_tablet|steps above]] to get the appropriate firmware image.
# Drag the firmware image (will end in .bin) onto 770Flasher.
# Follow the on-screen prompts.
# You should now see ''Suitable USB device not found, waiting'', switch on your tablet while holding the Home-button.
# Watch the messages as the image loads to the tablet after which it reboots automatically.

=== Console with flasher-2.0 ===
These steps cover flashing the tablet with OS X using the Terminal. This is the more difficult than using [[https://wiki.maemo.org/Upgrading_tablet_OS#GUI_with_770Flasher|770Flasher]], but gives you access to the advanced options flasher-2.0 provides (like setting R&D flags, flashing only parts of the image, unpacking the image, etc).

<ol>
<li> Follow the [[Upgrading_tablet_OS#Flashing_your_Nokia_tablet|steps above]] to get the appropriate firmware image and flasher. 
''The flasher-2.0.macosx may actually download as <code>flasher-2.0.macosx, attachmen</code> if it does, then rename it to <code>flasher-2.0.macosx</code>.''
<li>Now, open up the Terminal (it's in /Applications/Utilities/) and run: 
''It will ask you for an administrator password, enter it.''
</ol>
::<pre>sudo chmod 755 ./flasher-2.0.macosx</pre>
<ol start="3">
<li>Now turn off your device (''make sure you unplug the charger or else the device wont power down completely, you can plug the device back into power once it starts flashing'') and plug in the USB cable to a port on the computer and the port on your device.
<li>Then run this command to flash your tablet:
</ol>
::<pre>sudo ./flasher-2.0.macosx -F <FIASCO image> -f -R</pre>
<ol start="5">
<li>It will say:
</ol>
::<pre>Suitable USB device not found, waiting</pre>
<ol start="6">
<li>Take your device, and hold down the Home/Swap button (looks like a little house on the N800 and 770, and two overlapping rectangles on the N810), and while holding down the Home/Swap button press the power button to turn it on. 
''If it doesn't doesn't boot and start flashing, make sure the USB cable is plugged in.''
<li>It should start flashing and then reboot.
<li>You can remove the USB cable after it has booted to a normal desktop (just make sure to eject any cards that may have mounted on your Mac).
</ol>

== Flashing on Windows ==
Windows users can go to the appropriate support page for their tablet ([https://www.nokiausa.com/A41271130 N810 WiMAX Edition], [https://www.nokiausa.com/A4686323 N810], [https://www.nokiausa.com/A4410958 N800], or [http://europe.nokia.com/A4144790 770]), download and install the Software Update Wizard, run it and follow the on-screen prompts.

== Seamless Software Update ==
{{main|Seamless Software Update}}
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo_(operating_system)#SSU SSU] is Nokia's new method for upgrading the tablets over-the-air without requiring a reflash. When Nokia pushes an update over SSU, you will see an update notification and be given the option to install the update—just like with your computer.

Generally speaking, SSU updates should be relatively pain-free, but there are a few issues to watch out for. If you have an aftermarket kernel or intifs installed (like the rotation support kernel or [[Booting_from_a_flash_card#Install_bootmenu|fanoush's bootmenu]]) and a kernel or initfs upgrade is pushed, they will be overwritten and you'll need to wait for your kernel or the bootmenu to be updated to reinstall them.

If the update doesn't show up for you at all, you may have accidentally (or intentionally) uninstalled osso-software-version-rx*4, which is required to update. You can get it back by simply running an <code>apt-get install osso-software-version-rx34</code>, for the N800, and an <code>apt-get install osso-software-version-rx44</code>, for the N810. Then updating your repository list in Application manager.

If the packages that caused osso-software-version-rx*4 to be removed are still installed, they will need to be removed completely (in the case of conflicting packages). Alternatively, for packages which are simply newer than those specified by osso-software-version-rx*4, you can install osso-software-version-rx*4-unlocked, which does not have strict dependencies.

== Troubleshooting ==

* If you get a "Permission denied" error then chmod +x flasher-2.0 or chmod +x flasher-3.0 to make the flasher tool executable. You may also need root permissions, run command with sudo or su to root.
* It may help, if you connect the tablet directly to your computer by USB, instead of a USB hub. Also, avoid the USB ports on laptop docking stations.
* If you need to flash your Nokia 770 with an image from 2005 then use the [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/d3.php older flasher] called "flasher" with no number in the name
* On some distributions the USB filesystem is not loaded mount -t usbfs usbfs /proc/bus/usb
* If you are running a newer kernel and you get "Suitable USB device not found, waiting" but nothing happens when you switch on the 770 as instructed above, try to patch the flasher: perl -pi -e 's-/proc/bus/usb-/dev/bus/usb\000-;' -i.backup $FLASHER, where $FLASHER is the location of your flasher 2.0 linux binary. This applies also for flasher-3.0 (tested with Debian 4.0 and an N800).

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[[Category:USB]]

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:49:07Z

80.175.141.217: /* Windows Mobile/PocketPC/WinCE */

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==

* games *
could astraware be persuaded to port some of their games to Qt? there are some cracking games and I would be very happy to pay their very reasonable license fees.

* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch interface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 

: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Emulators ==

===Symbian/UIQ/S60===

:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

===Windows Mobile/PocketPC/WinCE===
probably very difficult to do, and would probably violate all of MS's licensing

=== Palm Virtual Machine ===
it's a really neat package and one which many people overlook. What would be good is if the Palm vm could communicate with the N800 to exchange stuff, e.g. contact information, share a file store (even if only one way). Perhaps if the virtual palm had a virtual network device (like wifi on palm TX) it could communicate that way?

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Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:48:35Z

80.175.141.217:

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==

* games *
could astraware be persuaded to port some of their games to Qt? there are some cracking games and I would be very happy to pay their very reasonable license fees.

* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch interface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 

: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Emulators ==

===Symbian/UIQ/S60===

:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

===Windows Mobile/PocketPC/WinCE===
probably very difficult to do, and would probably violate all and any of MS's licensing

=== Palm Virtual Machine ===
it's a really neat package and one which many people overlook. What would be good is if the Palm vm could communicate with the N800 to exchange stuff, e.g. contact information, share a file store (even if only one way). Perhaps if the virtual palm had a virtual network device (like wifi on palm TX) it could communicate that way?

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:45:12Z

80.175.141.217:

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==

* games *
could astraware be persuaded to port some of their games to Qt? there are some cracking games and I would be very happy to pay their very reasonable license fees.

* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch interface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 

: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Emulators ==

==Symbian/UIQ/S60===

:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

===Windows Mobile/PocketPC/WinCE===
probably very difficult to do, and would probably violate all and any of MS's licensing

=== Palm Virtual Machine ===
it's a really neat package and one which many people overlook. What would be good is if the Palm vm could communicate with the N800 to exchange stuff, e.g. contact information, share a file store (even if only one way). Perhaps if the virtual palm had a virtual network device (like wifi on palm TX) it could communicate that way?

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:42:56Z

80.175.141.217: /* New Applications */

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==

* games *
could astraware be persuaded to port some of their games to Qt? there are some cracking games and I would be very happy to pay their very reasonable license fees.

* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== Palm Virtual Machine ===
it's a really neat package and one which many people overlook. What would be good is if the Palm vm could communicate with the N800 to exchange stuff, e.g. contact information, share a file store (even if only one way). Perhaps if the virtual palm had a virtual network device (like wifi on palm TX) it could communicate that way?

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch interface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 

: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?
:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Talk:Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:41:52Z

80.175.141.217: /* The calendar topic */

== Software wish-list ==

Somebody want to work on merging the [[software wish-list]] and this page, and deleting whichever one you feel should go? —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 05:09, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

== The calendar topic ==
OK, mCalendar is great, but I still don't think it's a suitable app to say "a calendar is implemented". Hold it up next to the calendar on the wall. Does it even LOOK like a calendar? To most people, calendar == month view. I applaud the decision to make sync an integral part of the program, as well as making it finger-friendly, but If I tried to use it to keep my schedule, I'd be dead.

Agendus was very good. Pocket Informant was much much better. Mostly because he was willing to listen to users and apply suggestions.

My calendar expectations: Day view, multi (i.e. 3) day view. Week and 2 week view. Month view with icons. Filtered list view. Per-appointment colors and fonts. Different alarm sounds per appointment. Recurring tasks. Integration of tasks into the calendar. Simple on-the-go appointment/task entry. Sync and/or backup. Multiple calendars. More to come...
--[[User:boxofsnoo|boxofsnoo]] 13:00, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

datebook from Pimlico is a really great palm application, as it builds on top of the palm app, so everything works as before but gets extended.. I was very happy to pay real money for a license.

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:40:20Z

80.175.141.217: /* Existing applications which would need work/tweaks */

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== Palm Virtual Machine ===
it's a really neat package and one which many people overlook. What would be good is if the Palm vm could communicate with the N800 to exchange stuff, e.g. contact information, share a file store (even if only one way). Perhaps if the virtual palm had a virtual network device (like wifi on palm TX) it could communicate that way?

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch interface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 

: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?
:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:37:55Z

80.175.141.217: /* mplayer */

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch interface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 

: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?
:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:37:18Z

80.175.141.217: /* mplayer */

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

''how about kmplayer? needs a re-skin to be touch friendly.''

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?
:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-11-11T21:34:18Z

80.175.141.217: /* New Applications */

= What is a Killer App? =

Before we decide what suits the definition we must define the definition. Therefore, we answer the question: ''what is a killer application?'' The Nokia Internet Tablet is versatile and flexible. It allows the user to run applications from a wide pool unlike most other platforms. A killer app(lication) is an application which adds substantial value to the NIT making the purchase of the NIT (more) worthwhile. Imagine an internet tablet without a browser. A newly added (good) browser for this internet tablet would potentially be defined as ''a killer app'' because it allows the user to do something worthwhile (surfing the web) which task she was otherwise unable to perform on the NIT. Please note that the application doesn't have to necessarily be popular or cater to the masses.

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* usenet reader
with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?

''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
(even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is
NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.

* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.

* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
''The Main features is :''
'' - Usable with finger only''
'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
'' - Google Sync ''

Let's take this to the discussion page...

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.
Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be very convenient to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't push my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while). --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. And not just the mapping application, but the navigational one, which could plan the route from point to point, ideally have a database of POIs, etc. And do it all not depending on the WiFi/GSM connections. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
*** If the Maemo Mapper comment was a response to the request for an alternative navigation app -- I've expanded the request above. --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 4 Nov 2008 03:14 PST.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?
:This is unrealistic and equally, is it really something people would consider to be a killer app? What does the S60 have that we couldn't write natively? --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:37 UTC

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Maemo Summit 2008

2008-11-03T21:51:02Z

80.175.141.217: /* Saturday 20 */

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[[image:MaemoSummit091908.jpg‎ ]]

'''Join the first Maemo Summit'''

'''Berlin, September 19-20''' @ [http://c-base.org/ c-base] - right after the OSiM World http://www.osimworld.com

'''[https://maemo.org/news/events/registrations/register/2f91448248e711dd8bcbb7b26102ad49ad49.html Free registration]''' - '''[http://maemo.org/news/events/maemo_summit-001/ Who is attending]'''

In Maemo Summit 2008 you will learn more about Nokia's Linux platform and its evolution. Meet the core team, 3rd party professional developers and key community contributors. Showcase and discuss your work. Learn, share, hack. And have fun!

The [http://www.osimworld.com Open Source in Mobile World] conference is an interesting venue to know more about the business and technical context of the Maemo platform. Nokia is active in this event and invites the Maemo community to join it. After the conference we propose the first Maemo Summit calling to all contributors.

== Schedule ==

The program is still open. You can propose improvements in the [[Talk:Maemo summit 2008|discussion]] page.

'''The sessions and names are confirmed but the day/time they are scheduled might still change.'''
You will see partly what happens and happend at http://maemosummit.ext.c-base.org/index.php/Main_Page.

=== <center>Friday 19 ([http://internettabletblog.de/maemo-summit-friday.ics .ics])</center> ===
{| width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#000000"
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|-
| width="112" | '''9:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Doors open'''
|-
| '''9:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''Welcome!''', by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jaaksi/ Ari Jaaksi] (VP - Maemo Software @ Nokia)
|-
| '''10:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''The outside view''', by [http://dailythemes.wordpress.com/ Jay Sullivan] ([http://www.mozilla.com/ Mozilla Corp.])
|-
| '''10:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''Maemo UI Vision''', by Harri Kiljander (Director, User Experience - Maemo Software @ Nokia)
|-
| '''11:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''What Maemo users want''', by [http://tabletblog.com/2008/05/3rd-anniversary-community-spotlight.html Reggie Suplido] ([http://www.internettablettalk.com/ Internet Tablet Talk])
|-
| '''11:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''Summary: What can we get out of Fremantle''' ([http://www.slideshare.net/silpol/maemo-community-fremantle-support-september-2008-presentation slides]) ([http://www.vimeo.com/1853196?pg=embed&sec=1853196 video]), by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/peterschneider.html Peter Schneider] (Head of Product Marketing, Maemo Software @ Nokia)
|-
| '''12:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Break.'''
|-
| '''12:15'''
| colspan="3" | '''Lightning sessions''', 5 min each. No more, no less.
# '''Maemo in police cars''': presentation of an embedded project based on N800's [[User:smancke|Sebastian Mancke]]
# '''Developing Multilingual Multimodal Applications in Maemo'''. A Mobile Medical Speech Translator & A Mobile Meeting Calendar by [[User:ntsourak|Nikos Tsourakis]]
# '''[http://liquid.googlepages.com/lcuk liqbase]''', by Gary Birkett ([http://maemo.org/profile/view/lcuk.html lcuk])
# '''Reality or Vision?''' - The Nokia tablets for mobile and desktop use. LiveDemo/Presentation with [http://xsisusb.garage.maemo.org/ USB2VGA Adapter], bluetooth [http://anyremote.sourceforge.net/ anyremote] control by [http://www.linuxvision.de/ Uwe Koch]. ([http://maemo.org/profile/view/asys3/ asys3]) [http://www.linuxvision.de/nokia/maemoSummit2008-RealityOrVision.pdf Presentation slides] .
# '''Screencasting''': x11vnc and pyvnc2swf bring visual documentation to users by [[User:brontide|Eric Warnke]]
# '''[[Maemo User Interface Issues Overview (Presentation)|Maemo User Interface Issues Overview]]''', by [[User:Timsamoff |Tim Samoff]].
# '''[http://esbox.garage.maemo.org/ ESBox] and [http://pluthon.garage.maemo.org/ Pluthon] Eclipse plugins''': how to use Eclipse to develop Maemo applications, by [[User:andy80|Andrea Grandi]].
# '''[http://elisator.garage.maemo.org Elisator] project and how [http://easy.garage.maemo.org Easy] library has helped and how could be improved'''. Elisator has been developed for cow's health analisys based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELISA ELISA assays] in poor Africa's regions and it has been funded by [http://www.fao.org FAO]. [http://www.slideshare.net/jsmanrique/elisator-slides-for-maemo-summit-2008-presentation/ Slides] (by [[user:jsmanrique|jsmanrique]])
# '''Teaser: maemo development using [http://illumination.sf.net Illumination]''' by [[User:framstag|Tim Teulings]].
# '''[http://dev.openbossa.org/trac/qedje/ QEdje]''', by [[user:etrunko|Eduardo Lima (Etrunko)]].
# '''Maemo Bug Jar: Origins, Results, and Future Plans''', by Stephen Gadsby ([http://maemo.org/profile/view/sjgadsby/ sjgadsby]).
# '''Unit/Integration Test Framework for Maemo''' by [[User:aheimola|Antti Heimola]].
# '''[http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21629 Debian in a chroot on the tablet]''', demo by Alan Bruce (qole).
# '''[http://codespeak.net/pypy PyPy] Python for Maemo''' (by [[user:hpk|Holger Krekel]] and/or [[user:fijal|Maciej Fijalkowski]]).
|-
| '''14:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Lunch!''' [[image:MaemoSummit_catering.jpg‎ ]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''15:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Meet the Maemo SW developers''' (a representation of the main platform and OSS teams developing Maemo @ Nokia + special guests)
|-
| width="33%" | '''STREAM 1: ROOM UPSTAIRS'''
| width="33%" | '''STREAM 2: ROOM DOWNSTAIRS'''
| width="33%" | '''STREAM 3: C-BASE'''
|-
| width="33%" | '''Desktop''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/rodarvus/ Rodrigo Novo] (Nokia) and Matthew Allum (OpenedHand)
| width="33%" | '''Connectivity''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kvalo.html Kalle Valo] and [http://maemo.org/profile/view/pfl.html Patrik Flykt] ([http://stlc45xx.garage.maemo.org/stlc45xx-maemo-summit-2008.pdf Slides])
| width="33%" | '''Development Platform''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/bijjal/ Soumya Bijjal], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kaltsi/ Juha Kallioinen] (tbc), [http://maemo.org/profile/view/marcell/ Marcell Lengyel], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/qgil.html Quim Gil]
|-
| '''16:00'''
| width="33%" | '''Browser''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/andreypetrov.html Andrey Petrov], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/timeless.html timeless]
| width="33%" | '''Real-Time Communication''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kh_naba/ Naba Kumar], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/mzabaluev/ Mikhail Zabaluev]
| width="33%" | '''Technology & Architecture''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jtukkine/ Juha Tukkinen], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/bittinen/ Mika Leppinen]
|-
| '''17:00'''
| width="33%" | '''Core System''' by Kai Svahn (tbc), [http://maemo.org/profile/view/nakkebar/ Eero Tamminen], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/igor_stoppa.html Igor Stoppa], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/poussa.html Sakari Poussa]
| width="33%" | '''Multimedia''' by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/ensonic.html Stefan Kost], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/luc/ Luc Pionchon], ([http://www.slideshare.net/ensonic/maemo-multimedia-framework-presentation Slides])
| width="33%" | '''[[Desktop_Search_Hackfest|Desktop Search Hackfest]]''' link, by [http://maemo.org/profile/view/konttori/ Urho Konttori], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/ifrade/ Iván Frade] + Jamie McCracken (Tracker)
|-
| '''18:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''c-base reconstruction project³ - be future compatible- reboot universe now'''
*learn more about the crashed spacestation c-base ([http://maemosummit.ext.c-base.org/index.php/Videos Video])
|-
| '''18:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''Chill out.'''
* Dinner, music, drinks tbd.
* Dress code recommended: t-shirt with the maemo.org logo of [[Maemo.org_logo_contest_submissions|your choice]]. DISCLAIMER: can't be the winner logo. ;)
: Now that the new logo has been chosen, what exactly does this mean? --[[User:timsamoff|timsamoff]] 12:24, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
:: Wear a t-shirt with a maemo.org logo that you like from the competition. The official one isn't allowed ;) --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 14:47, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
::: what if you liked the official one? --[[User:dneary|Dave Neary]] 22:14, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
|}

{| width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#000000"
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===Saturday 20===

Coordinated by [[User:brontide| Eric Warnke]]

|-
| width="53" | '''9:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Opening doors''' and wlan.
|-
| '''9:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''[http://flors.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/howmaemooss.pdf How Maemo Approaches Open Source]''', by [http://flors.wordpress.com/ Quim Gil] (marketing manager, open source - Maemo Software @ Nokia)
|-
| '''10:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Introducing the [[Task:Community Council|Maemo Community Council]]''', by [[Community_Council|the members]].
|-
| '''10:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''"We are not the Users": The hate and love behind the custom User experiences on Maemo.''' [[User:handful|Marcelo eduardo]]
|-
| width="53" | '''11:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''BoF: Future of maemo.org extras''', by Niels (and Ed?) [http://www.slideshare.net/nbreet/maemo-extras-future-presentation Slides]
|-
| '''11:30'''
| colspan="3" | '''Lightning sessions''', 5 min each. No more, no less.
# '''WorldTV99''': Watching TV on your tablet by [[User:bunanson|bunanson]] and koos
# '''Cloud storage:''' Improve your app by syncing with internet services like Google Docs or Picasaweb by [[User:brontide|Eric Warnke]]
# '''Tablet-encode''': Converting videos on Linux using [http://mediautils.garage.maemo.org/tablet-encode.html tablet-encode], by Andrew Flegg ([http://maemo.org/profile/view/jaffa/ Jaffa])
# '''py2deb''': packaging your app onboard using py2deb and extras autobuilder [[User:khertan|Benoît HERVIER]]
# '''Podcasts on NITs''': [http://maemo.gpodder.org/ gPodder] and [http://thpinfo.com/2008/panucci/ Panucci] by ([http://maemo.org/profile/view/thp.html Thomas Perl])
# '''KDE on maemo''': by Marijn Kruisselbrink
# '''An activist’s wish list''': A location aware software suite to use in reporting, and forensic investigation of, human rights violations by [[User:tonypercy|Tony Percy]]
# '''mCalendar and mContact''': advanced syncing with google services [[User:khertan|Benoît HERVIER]]
|-
| '''12:15'''
| colspan="3" | '''Break'''
|-
| '''TRACKS'''
| width="33%" | '''Community/Discussion'''
| width="33%" | '''Development'''
| width="33%" | '''Core Platform'''
|-
| '''12:30'''
| width="33%" | '''Community story – Productivity suite in Nokia IT''', by Miika Kuha
| width="33%" | '''Packaging and publishing software??? (no show)''', Changed to: '''Maemo plugin for Anjuta DevStudio''', [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kh_naba/ Naba Kumar]
| width="33%" | '''libchamplain''': A Clutter/Gtk+ Map Widget for your application and maybe some Clutter demos :) by [[User:pierlux|Pierre-Luc Beaudoin]]
|-
| '''13:00'''
| width="33%" | '''[http://dev.openbossa.org/trac/mamona Mamona] & Maemo: 2 way contribution (How to learn and grow up together)''', by Mamona developers from INdT.
| width="33%" | '''Porting Applications and exploiting the maemo platform''' lead by [[User:anidel|Aniello Del Sorbo]] ([http://www.slideshare.net/anidel/exploiting-maemo-presentation/ Slides])
| width="33%" | '''maemo.org extras Package Cleanup Sprint'''
|-
| '''13:30'''
| width="33%" | '''[[Maemo User Interface Issues (Presentation)|Maemo User Interface Issues]]''', by [[User:Timsamoff |Tim Samoff]] + chat with Nokia Fremantle UI designers.
| width="33%" | '''Using [http://mud-builder.garage.maemo.org/ mud-builder] to build packages''', by [[User:Jaffa|Jaffa]].
| width="33%" | '''Maemo in QEMU N8x0 emulation:''' by [[User:hrw|Marcin 'hrw' Juszkiewicz]] ([http://blog.haerwu.biz/2008/09/20/maemo-in-qemu-n8x0-emulation-presentation/ materials to download])
|-
| '''14:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Lunch!''' [[image:MaemoSummit_catering_day2.jpg‎ ]]
|-
| '''15:00'''
| width="33%" rowspan="2" | '''Workshop: Maemo hacking introduction''': coordinated by [[User:kate |Kate Alhola]]
| width="33%" | '''Embedded Webapps''' Using webpy framework for on tablet web services by [[user:fpp]]
| width="33%" | '''maemo.org website redesign meeting''': ([http://www.slideshare.net/nearyd/maemoorg-presentation-presentation presentation]) A meeting to specify the design requirements for restyling the maemo.org website (reference: [[Task:Improving_maemo.org#maemo.org_homepage_refresh|Homepage Refresh]] & [[Task:Maemo.org_facelift|maemo.org Facelift]]). by [[User:dneary|Dave Neary]]
|-
| '''15:30'''
| width="33%" | '''Introduction To Telepathy:''' Components and use on the maemo platform. by Marco Barisione from [http://www.collabora.co.uk Collabora]
| width="33%" | '''Introduction to DSP programming''' by [[User:lardman|Simon Pickering]]. Presentation [http://people.bath.ac.uk/enpsgp/nokia770/dsp/linux_summit.odp|here], expanded version to replace wiki page to follow.
|-
| '''16:00'''
| width="33%" | '''Building a Business on Maemo:''' by [[User:dob|Doug Petkanics]] from [http://frogmetrics.com Frogmetrics]
| width="33%" | '''Qt Maemo-Hildon Port & How to Develop Qt Application for the Maemo Platform''', by [[User:kate |Kate Alhola]] & [[User:gnuton |Antonio Aloisio]].
| width="33%" | '''BoF: Building a vector data extension to maemo Mapper''' Soliciting feedback and developers for the project. by [[user:gnuite]]
|-
| '''16:30'''
| width="33%" | '''[[User:Andre/Presentations|Bugsquad meeting]]''' Anybody interested in helping managing the Maemo bugs is welcome! Hosted by [[User:Andre|Andre Klapper]] and [[User:Karstenb|Karsten Bräckelmann]]
| width="33%" | [[Google Data API for Python (Presentation)|'''Introduction to Google's python based Data API's''']] by [[User:Brontide|Eric Warnke]]
| width="33%" | '''Introduction to WebKit''' Come see WebKit's internals, 2 of its ports (Gtk and Qt). by [[User:pierlux |Pierre-Luc Beaudoin]] from [http://www.collabora.co.uk Collabora]
|-
| '''17:00'''
| colspan="3" | [[2010 Agenda|'''Maemo 2010''']]: Brainstorming session discussing current status / future desires for the Maemo platform. Where do we want to go in the next 24 months? What can we learn and share from other mobile platforms? Bring the whole community together to get input.
|-
| '''18:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''End.''' '''Note: Software Freedom Day (20th of September) [http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/europe/germany/FreieSoftwareBerlin also in Berlin]'''
|-
| '''20:00-24:00'''
| colspan="3" | '''Post-Summit Openismus Party''': [http://www.openismus.com Openismus] welcome you to their new office at Kastanienallee 88, with beer and pizza. [http://www.murrayc.com/blog/permalink/2008/09/20/openismus-party-tonight/ Directions]
|}

== Venue ==

The Maemo Summit is held in the headquarter of '''[http://www.c-base.org c-base]''' and the contiguous [http://www.eti-berlin.de/ eti Schauspielschule Berlin].

c-base is a non-profit association which has about 300 members. The purpose of this association is to increase knowledge and know-how regarding computer software, hardware and data networks ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base more]). eti Berlin is a school of actors based in a building with several rooms and a total surface available of 1.200m2. The perfect mix, full of creativity!

See [http://share.ovi.com/channel/qgil.public the videos].

c-base is in the very Mitte of Berlin. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=com.ubuntu:en-GB:unofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&q=c-base&near=Berlin,+Germany&fb=1&cid=0,0,5828762841994571845&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image Map]

== Participants ==
'''[https://maemo.org/news/events/registrations/register/2f91448248e711dd8bcbb7b26102ad49ad49.html REGISTER]'''

It's the first Maemo Summit and it is good to know in advance who plans to attend, to fine tune practicalities and have enough space, connection, drinks, food.

Yes, the entrance is free. Registration is still requested for planning purposes.

== Travel ==
See [[Maemo_Summit_2008/Travel|when people are arriving in and leaving Berlin]].

[[Talk:Maemo_Summit_2008#Travel|Apparently]] there are options as affordable as 20€ including taxes from Stansted! [[Talk:Maemo_Summit_2008#Travel|Share your travel tips]] from different locations.

== Accommodation ==
See [[Maemo Summit 2008/Accommodation]].

== Sponsoring community contributors ==

See [[Maemo Summit 2008/Sponsorship]].

== Maemo in the OSiM program ==
See [[Maemo in OSiM World 2008]].

== Organization ==
See [[Maemo_Summit_2008/Organization]]. Volunteers needed!

== Streaming video ==
Since nearly all of the attendees are carrying internet-connected video cameras, it is possible that someone may find a way to stream live video of the event. ([https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1889 Bug 1889] makes this harder, but it should still be possible...)

== Links ==

Feel free to share/spread/forward/email...

* [http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/839617/ Maemo summit on Upcoming!]
* [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16582874206 Maemo summit on Facebook - requires FB registration]
* [http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21569 Maemo summit discussion at Internet Tablet Talk]
* [http://lwn.net/Calendar/Monthly/2008-09/ LWN Calendar]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/maemosummit2008/ Flickr Photo Group Pool: maemo summit 2008]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Community]]

Killer apps

2008-10-28T22:01:52Z

80.175.141.217: /* New Applications */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be cool to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't pushe my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while).
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-10-28T21:58:52Z

80.175.141.217: /* Existing applications which would need work/tweaks */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be cool to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't pushe my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while).
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== pluggable codecs in media player ===

current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-10-28T21:54:56Z

80.175.141.217: kismet /* Existing applications which would need work/tweaks */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be cool to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't pushe my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while).
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== kismet ===
hopefully the open-source driver will make a proper version of kismet work. also see Mickey Lauer's Wellenreiter which is a very nice tool for scanning wifi networks. It's not just for blackhats, we whitehats use them to watch out for unauthorised access points connected at work (yes, this really does happen!).

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Killer apps

2008-10-28T21:52:46Z

80.175.141.217: FAX /* New Applications */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)

''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.''
''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''

* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Not sure how it can be implemented, but would be cool to be able to sync the contacts between the NIT and BT-phones and laptops. I was shocked to see that I can't pushe my contacts from Mac to N810 (especially after using S60 phones for a while).
* Would also be great to see support for PPTP VPN built-in, like Windows and Mac OS X do.
* Finally, an alternative GPS-navigation application would be great. Maybe Nokia/Garmin can support Navit GPS project --[[User:stangri|stangri]] 24 Oct 2008 01:45 PST.
** Maemo Mapper, if it has a more intuitive / touch screen based interface suitable for new NIT users.
* ability to send a document as a fax using a bluetooth connection to a phone, or usb(host) to serial adaptor to serial modem. yes, there are people in the world who still use fax machines. this could be an add-on to file manager's "send" function!

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

(An existing hardware project is mentioned on Thinkgeek; this is however quite pricey.)

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like 
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

=== Carman ===
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.

== Ports ==

S60 emulator for backwards compatibility?

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Users]]

Booting from a flash card

2008-07-05T21:35:37Z

80.175.141.217: /* Flash the initfs */

{{Midgard article}}

This article covers the steps you need to follow to boot from a flash card. The process is somewhat involved, so some familiarity with the command line is recommended.

== Why would we want to boot from a flash card? ==
* For more space to install applications.
* An easy-to-user bootable backup.
* To improve performance (note, this is dependent on the quality of your flash card).

== Gain root access ==

First of all you need to be able to gain [[root access]].

== Partition your card ==

Follow the instructions to [[partitioning an MMC card|partition your card]].

== Install bootmenu ==

Connect your device to the charger, as running out of battery power during the flashing process could damage the device.

=== Preparation ===

First, we need to install wget, so open Xterm and, '''as root''', run:

apt-get install wget

Then run:

mkdir /home/user/local/bin
cd /home/user/local/bin
wget <nowiki>http://www.nmacleod.com/nokia/bin/nupgrade.sh</nowiki>
wget <nowiki>http://www.nmacleod.com/nokia/bin/tar</nowiki>
chmod +x nupgrade.sh tar

Now we need to download and install fanoush's [http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/ initfs flasher], so, '''as root''', run:

cd /home/user/local/bin
wget <nowiki>http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/initfs_flasher.tgz</nowiki>
tar zxvf initfs_flasher.tgz
cd /home/user/local/bin/initfs_flasher/

=== Configuration ===

This is an optional step, but if you want to customize the bootmenu to properly reflect your partitioning setup, change the partition labels, and a number of other options, then you'll need to rename the appropriate <code>bootmenu.conf.''device''.example</code> file to <code>bootmenu.conf</code> and edit it to your liking. The README included with flasher and the comments in the configuration file should be enough to tell you what everything is.

The flasher will ask you if you want to include your bootmenu.conf file if you renamed it properly.

=== Flash the initfs ===

cd /home/user/local/bin/initfs_flasher/
./initfs_flash

Follow the onscreen instructions. You can answer yes to all of these questions if you don't understand what they mean.

Now we need to load the kernel modules for ext2, so, '''as root''', run:

insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/mbcache.ko
insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ext2.ko

''NOTE: the readme file for the initfs_flasher program says NOT to unpack it in a FAT file system (e.g. flash memory card), i.e. memory card, and this is very important - it simply won't work properly; it also explains not to try and move files accidentally unpacked on a FAT file system as that won't work either!''

== Clone to the card ==
''Many thanks to [[User:Milhouse|milhouse]] for writing and maintaining this script.''

Now it's time to clone your install over to partition 2 of the internal card. The script works in stages to allow better control and error detection, and should take about 10 minutes to complete:
* 0 - Create ext2 filesystem on partition 2 of the Internal memory card
* 1 - Mount partition 2 as /opt
* 2 - Mount rootfs as /floppy
* 3 - Perform cloning process
* 4 - Commit filesystem updates and unmount /floppy and /opt

So, '''as root''', run:

cd /home/user/local/bin
./nupgrade.sh 0
./nupgrade.sh 1
./nupgrade.sh 2
./nupgrade.sh 3
./nupgrade.sh 4
reboot

Your device will reboot when done, and you can select the partition you want to boot from from the bootmenu.

== Remove the menu ==

If you decide you do not wish to see the bootmenu any longer, you can uninstall it by either [[upgrading tablet OS|reflashing the whole OS image]], or just flashing the initfs (in Linux and OS X) by running:

sudo ./flasher-3.0 -F <FIASCO image> --flash-only=initfs -R

[[Category:Users]]
[[Category:Midgard wiki]]
[[Category:Wiki page of the day]]

Booting from a flash card

2008-07-05T21:35:00Z

80.175.141.217: /* Flash the initfs */

{{Midgard article}}

This article covers the steps you need to follow to boot from a flash card. The process is somewhat involved, so some familiarity with the command line is recommended.

== Why would we want to boot from a flash card? ==
* For more space to install applications.
* An easy-to-user bootable backup.
* To improve performance (note, this is dependent on the quality of your flash card).

== Gain root access ==

First of all you need to be able to gain [[root access]].

== Partition your card ==

Follow the instructions to [[partitioning an MMC card|partition your card]].

== Install bootmenu ==

Connect your device to the charger, as running out of battery power during the flashing process could damage the device.

=== Preparation ===

First, we need to install wget, so open Xterm and, '''as root''', run:

apt-get install wget

Then run:

mkdir /home/user/local/bin
cd /home/user/local/bin
wget <nowiki>http://www.nmacleod.com/nokia/bin/nupgrade.sh</nowiki>
wget <nowiki>http://www.nmacleod.com/nokia/bin/tar</nowiki>
chmod +x nupgrade.sh tar

Now we need to download and install fanoush's [http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/ initfs flasher], so, '''as root''', run:

cd /home/user/local/bin
wget <nowiki>http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/initfs_flasher.tgz</nowiki>
tar zxvf initfs_flasher.tgz
cd /home/user/local/bin/initfs_flasher/

=== Configuration ===

This is an optional step, but if you want to customize the bootmenu to properly reflect your partitioning setup, change the partition labels, and a number of other options, then you'll need to rename the appropriate <code>bootmenu.conf.''device''.example</code> file to <code>bootmenu.conf</code> and edit it to your liking. The README included with flasher and the comments in the configuration file should be enough to tell you what everything is.

The flasher will ask you if you want to include your bootmenu.conf file if you renamed it properly.

=== Flash the initfs ===

cd /home/user/local/bin/initfs_flasher/
./initfs_flash

Follow the onscreen instructions. You can answer yes to all of these questions if you don't understand what they mean.

Now we need to load the kernel modules for ext2, so, '''as root''', run:

insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/mbcache.ko
insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ext2.ko

''NOTE: the readme file for the initfs_flasher program says NOT to unpack it in a FAT file system (e.g. flash memory card), i.e. memory card, and this is very important - it simply won't work properly; it also explains not to try and move files accidentally unpacked on a FAT file system as that won't work either, as discovered before reading the readme. ~~''

== Clone to the card ==
''Many thanks to [[User:Milhouse|milhouse]] for writing and maintaining this script.''

Now it's time to clone your install over to partition 2 of the internal card. The script works in stages to allow better control and error detection, and should take about 10 minutes to complete:
* 0 - Create ext2 filesystem on partition 2 of the Internal memory card
* 1 - Mount partition 2 as /opt
* 2 - Mount rootfs as /floppy
* 3 - Perform cloning process
* 4 - Commit filesystem updates and unmount /floppy and /opt

So, '''as root''', run:

cd /home/user/local/bin
./nupgrade.sh 0
./nupgrade.sh 1
./nupgrade.sh 2
./nupgrade.sh 3
./nupgrade.sh 4
reboot

Your device will reboot when done, and you can select the partition you want to boot from from the bootmenu.

== Remove the menu ==

If you decide you do not wish to see the bootmenu any longer, you can uninstall it by either [[upgrading tablet OS|reflashing the whole OS image]], or just flashing the initfs (in Linux and OS X) by running:

sudo ./flasher-3.0 -F <FIASCO image> --flash-only=initfs -R

[[Category:Users]]
[[Category:Midgard wiki]]
[[Category:Wiki page of the day]]