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This part of the site aims to collaboratively document the community's experiences with the Maemo platform and the Nokia Internet Tablet operating system and hopefully create an orderly collection of tips and how-to's.

For more information, please see Getting Started. For another useful Wiki, see here

Contents 1 How-tos, Tips, and Tricks 1.1 Internet 1.1.1 Web Browsing 1.2 Connectivity 1.3 Networking 1.4 Accessories 1.5 Multimedia 1.6 Communication 1.7 System 1.8 Customize & Personalize 1.9 Text Input 1.10 Beginner's Guide 1.11 IT OS 1.11.1 OS2008 1.12 Software 1.13 Hardware 1.13.1 Palm OS (Garnet) 1.13.2 Personal Information Management (PIM)* 1.13.3 Desktop Applets 1.13.4 Game Software 1.13.5 Wayfinder 1.13.6 Canola 1.14 Other Operating Systems and Window Managers 1.14.1 Dual-Booting 1.14.2 KDE 1.14.3 QT/Qtopia 1.14.4 Other (Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc) 2 FAQs, Problems and Solutions 3 Using The Tablet 4 Internet Tablet Talk Projects

How-tos, Tips, and Tricks

These articles contain how-to information and general tips and tricks. Please try and add new articles under the appropriate category. Only add a new category if necessary.

Internet

Email setup, browser settings, RSS. podcasts...

• Podcast aggregators - watch and listen on the go
• On-device website aggregator (pyPlucker) - read news sites on the go
• RSS Newsreader: Howto import OPML files

• Torrent Downloads: How to get torrent files

• Outlook Sync: How to synchronise to Exchange Server

Web Browsing

• Microb browser: Reducing web page download size
• Microb browser: How to use the location bar to search Google, Wikipedia, IMDB etc.
• Microb browser: How to block ads
• Microb browser: How to configure the D-pad to scroll pages instead of lines
• Microb browser: Speed Dial - fast access to last accessed bookmarks
• Microb browser: Custom Styles - customize the way Microb displays specific webpages
• Microb browser: bookmarklets - bookmarks that run handy scripts
• Microb browser: Various tweaks
• Microb browser: User Agent Switcher - Pretend to be IE, firefox, Opera etc [1]
• Webapplications and Websites Well-Suited to The Tablets
• microb: Flash not found -- tap on the icon that looks like a magnifying glass on the bottom right hand of the browser, on the right of the address bar, and ensure that Shockwave Flash is checked under Components.
• Opera browser: Setting files explained

Connectivity

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile phones, carriers...

• Phones that are supported via Bluetooth Dial-up Networking
• Parameters to connect to the internet via GPRS/3G for various operators and mobile phones
• HOWTO: Connect to the Internet using Bluetooth via a Linux PC (NOTE: howto is incomplete!)
• HOWTO: Connect to the Internet using Bluetooth via a Windows PC
• HOWTO: Tether a Verizon 6700 PDA using USB modem to N810
• HOWTO: USB Host mode on the N800 using OS 2008
• HOWTO: Wired Networking using USB host mode and OS 2008
• Host Mode - what works and how well, and what is needed
• GUIDE: Everything about CDMA-like Providers (Verizon, Sprint) and DUN
• GUIDE: Everything about GSM Providers (T-Mobile, Cingular) and DUN
• GUIDE: Windows Mobile 5 and 6 - enabling DUN
• HOWTO: Near Seamless Bluetooth Audio in XMMS
• HOWTO: WPA-PSK when you only have the 64-hexit PSK, no passphrase
• HOWTO: Sharing Internet connectrivity with Nokia 770 over Bluetooth
• HOWTO: Transfer files between winPC and tablet using SSH. A step-by-step guide
• HOWTO: Connect Linux box with tablet by SSH/SCP without password. A step by step guide

Networking

File sharing, printing, connecting to a computer...

• Networking:Public key logins for putty, pscp and winscp
• How to access a linux pc desktop from an Internet Tablet using VNC and SSH
• Installing and running Privoxy
• Secure Shell (SSH)
• Remote X sessions on the Nokia 770
• VNC on the Nokia 770

Accessories

Memory cards, keyboards, USB devices, GPS...

• Using a Bluetooth Keyboard on the 770
• Using a Bluetooth Keyboard on the n800
• Using an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard
• Customizing Keyboard Keys
• N800 Bluetooth Keyboard Guide
• Bluetooth and USB mouse
• Memory Cards: Is Speed Important?
• SD memory cards performance and issues
• GPS: What works with what
• USB CDROM Drive
• n810 MicroB to MiniB Plus easy OTG host mode
• Screenprotectors
• Using the SU-8W BT keyboard with the N800 or N810 (OS2008)
• Pairing and using iGo Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard with the N800 or N810
• BT headset paired but not headset icon is not showing and sound is not being passed to the BT headset - chances are that you have FM radio installed. This unsupported application has been known to interfere with BT headset connectivity. Remove the FM Radio application and BT headset support will work properly again.

Multimedia

Converting (re-encoding) videos, playing music, ebooks...

• Converting videos to formats for Nokia 770, N800 and N810
• Details of Supported Audio and Video Formats
• Using Slimserver with the Nokia 770
• TVersity Universal MediaServer, transcode/transfer Internet AV streams to Nokia 770 in supported format
• Using Safari on Mac OS X to quickly generate off line Web Pages and E-Books
• 10-Step Guide to converting DVD's for the N800
• N8x0 Media Converter
• Conversion presets on Handbrake
• N800 Video Converter
• Cropping, Compressing and Resizing DVDs Using DVDShrink
• Syncing podcasts and other folders to tablet
• eBooks - Where to find eBooks
• Fbreader - Instructions[2]
• Streaming Media Sources - Streaming media sources (especially TV)

Communication

VoIP, instant messaging, SMS...

• Adding MSN/AIM/ICQ/IRC/Yahoo contacts to Nokia 770 Jabber account
• Geocaching
• HOW TO: Free Landline Calls
• SMS with phonelink : which phones work and which don't
• Help! Skype won't install on my brand new N800 -- http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16674 -- Basically, make sure that your new tablet isn't running the older OS2007 firmware and has been upgraded to OS2008 (see http://www.nokia.ca/A4759013 on upgrading to OS2008), then try installing Skype again
• HOW TO: SIP Setup for VoipDiscount, VoipBuster, etc.
• No audio in VoIP apps -- chances are you have installed OGG support. OGG support currently interferes with the audio codec in some way. (This should be fixed in Diablo).

System

Upgrading, backup and restore, optimizing, memory card access...

• About the 770's memory
• Installing Software on MMC
• Extending the 770's Root File System to the MMC
• Extending the n800's Root File System to the MMC
• Another way to extend, in a fully transparent manner
• Using xterm
• Setting Up Swap on MMC
• Upgrading the Software Using the Mac
• Adding Fonts
• Setting up Windows XP to Use the Flasher (For Root Access, USB Host Mode, etc.)
• How to become root
• Editing the program menu
• How to flash the SDHC kernel w/out connecting to a computer
• Installing Maemo SDK on Scratchbox
• Migrating wifi connections (incl. wpa keys etc) from OS2006 (N770) to OS2008 (N8x0)
• Enabling freetype library with bytecode interpreter
• Restore missing 'Offline' mode
• "Change" Device Name
• How to Format Memory Cards

Customize & Personalize

How-tos, configuration files, themes, settings...

• .desktop file
• HOWTO: OS2007 themes on OS2006
• Maximizing tablet performance
• Theme List
• How To: Enable screen rotation on OS2008 / N800
• How To: Enable screen rotation in Diablo
• How to use Theme Maker

Text Input

Tips and tricks for entering text.

• Virtual Keyboard Gestures
• Customized Schortcuts
• Special xterm Keys

Beginner's Guide

Help for the new user or beginner

• Easiest way to install applications on 770 (using Repositories)
• Better search method for Internet Tablet Talk site using Google

IT OS

Specific information about the different IT OS versions.

OS2008

Working software, installation, use...

• Working 2008 OS Software
• HowTo install 2008 OS
• Flashing OS2008 With Mac OS X (Console)
• Nokia N810 Links & Media Coverage

Software

Information about 1st and 3rd-party software for maemo.

Hardware

How to do surgery on your N800

• How to remove the face plate
• N800 dissection and reassembly pics and video
• Schematics

Palm OS (Garnet)

Garnet VM, Palm software, Palm on maemo...

• Working Palm OS Software
• Broken Palm OS Software
• Running Palm OS applications via command line shortcut

Personal Information Management (PIM)*

Calendar, contacts, tasks/to-do...

• GPE Calendar - syncing to Linux desktops can be done using OpenSync following these instructions to sync GPE on Nokia tablets with Evolution or KDE PIM
• Erminig - python app that syncs Google calendar with the GPE calendar.

• Pimlico Suite of lightweight Personal Information Management (PIM) applications
• Palm OS (see above)
• Osmo Personal Organizer
• KDEPIMPI
• Winzig
• emacs, BBDB (comes with emacs), and Org Mode

*Note that the tablet is not a PDA and, as such, caution should be exercised in migrating from a dedicated PDA to an internet tablet device. Having said that, these options work well for some users.

Desktop Applets

• Other Maemo Weather - Weather applet with different icons.

Game Software

• Game List
• Emulators
• Game Engines
• Flash Games

Wayfinder

• Wayfinder Phone Number List

Canola

• Boost Canola Volume

Other Operating Systems and Window Managers

Dual-Booting

• Console tools Preferred Method
• Cloning OS to SD/MMC Card
• HOW TO: Simplest and Complete Cloning of OS to MMC; 770 Version
• HOW TO: Simplest and Complete Cloning of OS to MMC; Dual-Booting

KDE

• KDE358 PBv3 Codename ZELDA - DEB (for boot from SD) Using 1 deb ;-)
• Dealing with KDE dialog boxes that are too big for the screen

QT/Qtopia

• lpotter of Trolltech has been working on qtopia-phone/4.4 as of May 2008

Other (Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc)

• Debian on the N8x0: boot directly to Debian
• Running Debian chroot: Run Debian apps from your tablet without rebooting.
• Old HowTo: Debian ARMEL on IT: set up Debian in a chroot, and use VNC to access it.
• Fedora on the N8x0: boot directly to Fedora
• Running Fedora chroot : Run Fedora apps from your tablet without rebooting.

FAQs, Problems and Solutions

This section of the Wiki addresses the most recent and common questions, problems and solutions, often taken straight out of the forums.

• FAQs, Problems and Solutions
• Comparing the N8x0 to the iPod Touch / iPhone

Using The Tablet

Ok, so, you've got (nearly) everything working: wireless internet, web browsing, mp3 playback, installed a bunch of interesting applications etc... and then you think "what will I do with it on a day to day basis"?

• What Matters Most
• Personal Accounts - What do real world users do with their tablets?

Internet Tablet Talk Projects

• Maemo.org Syndication