Re-install basic software after firmware update

This post is basically about which software which we should have on an standard installation:

• Openssh client and server.
• Personal Ip address.
• Extra decoders support.
• More decoders for the media player.
• decoders-support.
• Simple Brightness Applet.
• Used for manage the bright from the time applet.
• simple-brightness-applet
• Autodisconnect.
• Used for auto disconnect connections and save LOT OF BATTERY.
• autodisconnect.
• Cpumem applet
• It shows a little graphic of cpu and memory usage on the right of the time.
• cpumem-applet
•  eCoach
• Track your runnings.
•  ecoach
•  Flashlight
• Use your N900 flash as a light.
• flashlight-applet
•  ForecaWeather
• Check the weather.
•  foreca-weather-applet
• Frontview900
• Scan documents easily.
• frontview900
•  OpenNTPD
• Keep your time on the N900 synchronized.
• openntpd
• Personal Dataplan Monitor
• Widget on the desktop to control your data plan usage.
• personal-gprs-mon
• x11vnc
• Control your N900 from your computer.
• x11vnc
• Fmms
• Send MMS from you N900.
• fmms
• Mobile hotspot

• Transform your N900 on a wifi router and permit other gadgets to connect to internet.
• mobilehotspot
• Mafw Gst Subtitles Applet

• Enable subtitles on the standard media player (not tested).
• mafw-gst-subtitles-applet
• Bluezwitch

• Applet for bar time to easily turn on and off the bluetooth.
• bluezwitch
• Currency Converter

• Converter between currencies.
• currencyconverter
• FM Radio

• Convert your N900 on an standard FM radio.
• fmradio
• Grsync

• Keep sync remote folders with your internal memory on the N900.
• grsync
• Series Finale

• Use this app to keep track of all chapter of your favourites tv shows. It automatically download the series you want and you can manually select the chapter which you have already seen.
• seriesfinale
• Timed Silencer

• Create flexible profiles to switch your device to the silent mode.
• timedsilencer
• Weight Jinni

• Keep control of your weight and all you eat.
• weightjinni
• Bless n900

• Improve your N900's camera with this application wich gives you lots of new options.
• blessn900
• maStory

• Blogger client for the N900.
• mastory
• Ceferino

• Free game very similar to the old school PANG.
• ceferino
• Dr Nok Snes

• Sega Ness emulator.
• drnoksnes
• eSpeak Gui

• Program to read the given text to "speak" it. This app is conctretely the graphical interface.
• espeakgui
• Metro Map

• Metro maps of some of the biggest cities in Europe. It actually connect to their web pages and get real time updates for the calculation of the routes.
• metromap-fremantle
• Mirror

• Use the SHIT front camera as a mirror.
• mirror
• Wifi Eye

• Keep track of the distance, channel and power on the signals of tje wifis arround your N900.
• wifieye
• ReCaller

• Record any sound wich goes throught your N900.
• recaller
• Mstar Dict

• Translator dictionary. You have to download the actual dictionaries to use with this program.
• mstardict
• Urpo

• Use SSH and Cups on the remote computer to print your documents from the N900.
• urpo
• Ansel-A

• Apply efects to your pictures.
• ansela

 Use the following command to install all the packages directly:
apt-get install decoders-support simple-brightness-applet autodisconnect adflashblock-css cpumem-applet ecoach flashlight-applet foreca-weather-applet frontview900 openntpd personal-gprs-mon x11vnc fmms mobilehotspot mafw-gst-subtitles-applet bluezwitch currencyconverter fmradio grsync seriesfinale timedsilencer weightjinni blessn900 mastory ceferino drnoksnes espeakgui gonvert maegirls metromap-fremantle mirror wifieye recaller mstardict urpo ansela

Internet settings for Symio Spain

I'm currently trying one of the new and apparently cheap mobile provider in Spain called Symio.

I don't know yet how good it is but I'll update the post on the following days.

For now I'll yust put the internet settings for the N900:

Name: Symio
Access point: gprs-service.com
Username:
Password:
Proxy: 217.18.32.181 -- Port: 8080

Install additional repositories

Basically if you want to use additional software for the N900 you need to install new repositories on the app manager.

This is a little list of basic repositories:

Catalogue name: Extras-Testing
Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing/
Distribution: fremantle
Components: free non-free 
Direct link from N900



Catalogue name: Extras-Devel
Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/
Distribution: fremantle
Components: free non-free
Direct link from N900

List of basic applications for N900

This post will have all the basic applications (at least for me) which you can find on the N900 and how to install them (if necessary).

However, if you want to check the different packages on the different official repositories you can go to this package searcher.

• Zoutube.
• Watch your Youtube video directly from this program and you won't have lag problems.
• Extras.
  
• Ovi maps.
• For map searching (very similar to google maps). You can find more information on this post.
• Password safe.
• Password manager used to store safely all your passwords. It's very simple but it works. You can find info about sync between Keepass and this program on this post.
• DrNokSnes.
• SNES emulator for playing this old games. Additional info.
• Irreco.
• Converts your N900 on a multi-remote controller. Info.
• Mirror.
• Little application to watch your self with the frontal camera. The quality is still shit on the actual firmware.
• Gpodder.
• Digital media syndicatio.
• eCoach.
• For track your exercise and shape.
  
• MaStory
• For blogging
• Qik
  
• To stream directly from your phone to everyone on the web.
• You can then upload the video to different services like Youtube.
• REALLY COOL.
  
• Tubes
• Great application for the London tube. You can plan routes on a graphic way. Really cool.
• On development yet.
  
• FM Tuner
• Convert your N900 on a FM radio.
• Maemo Mapper
• Tom Tom on the Nokia.
• The problem - Still Beta 3.

This is a list of standard applications.

• Stopish
• A very simple chronograph.
• Maemo recorder
• Audio recorder.
• mbarcode
• For reading bar codes.
• Xournal
• To take notes only with your hand. Not very good.
• AlmostTI
• Textas instrument scientific calculator.
• Copernicum
• Periodic table of chemical elements.
• Convert
• Very complete units convertor.

This is a list of geek applications (really cool).

• rdektop and rdesktop-cli
• This is remote desktop clients. The cli version is the command line.
• You only can install them on the command line.
• Subversion
• The subversion command line client.
• Aircrack-ng
• The wifi password breaker.
• Dropbear ssh tools
• All the standard ssh tools on a lightweight way.
• gFTP
• Mini-filezilla application.
• grsync
• Gui for rsync on the N900.
• Transmission
• BitTorrent client.
• Vncviewer
• To vnc computers.
• X11vnc
• Vnc server to control the N900.
  
• ntp
• Network time protocol to get time synchronized on your Nokia n900.
• flashlight-applet
• Use your camera-flash to get you light on darkness. Really cool.
  

Widgets.

• Desktop Countdown
  
• A widget to indicate how many time remains for some event.
  
• FM transmiter.
• Permits turn on/off the transmitter and select the frequency.
• Photo slider.
• Shows different photos on the desktop which are changing after a period of time.
• Home IP
• Shows your current ip address.
• OpenVPN
• To quickly connect to open VPN networks.
• Personal data plan.
• Control your data plan usage.
  
• OMWeather.
• Wheather forecast.
  
• Amazon
• AP News
• CPU and memory usage.

Plugins.

• Evernote
• For saving notes (video/audio/photo) on your evernote accout.
• Pixpelpipe
• For send your multimedia content to different accounts at the same time.
  

Console emulators on the N900

Some console emulators has been forbidden for the N900.

Here you can download the whole bunch of emulators.

On this link you can find some basic information about the emulators. The emulators are not there because as I said they were forbidden.

A good place to look for free roms is http://www.freeroms.com/

Downloading Ovi Maps without a network connection

Unlike Navicore/Wayfinder on previous Maemo devices, Ovi Maps on the N900 downloads maps on demand. This is obviously a problem if you're going somewhere abroad and don't want to pay extortionate data roaming charges.
Fortunately, S60 Ovi Maps users also have the same problem, and the solution is straightforward:

1. Scroll down the above URL and download the maps for the countries you are interested in. Obviously skip the instructions about downloading Ovi Maps - the N900 has Ovi Maps already installed!
2. Unzip the maps into cities/diskcache on the big VFAT partition (mounted under MyDocs) on your N900.
   
3. That's it!

Some of the files you may already have, I've chosen to overwrite them; YMMV.
However, as far as I can tell, searching for locations still requires a network connection :-(

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How to syncrhonize passwods between Keepass and Password safe

Right now, there aren't so many options to get a password manager for our Nokia N900.

There are a couple of low end solutions as Password Safe and others which doesn't offer a big functionality.

There is also an option to compile Keepass for the device. However this process is quite complicated and I'm not 100% sure it's working yet.

I'm a big fan of Keepass as there is a 100% compatible version for Windows, Linux (and I think MAC).

This has moved me to synchronize my password database between Keepass and Password Safe. Right now, I only get one way Keepass -> Password Safe. I guess the other way could be implemented to, but I'm not going to wate my time trying to get it as this solution is pretty shit.

The Steps are:

1. Export the database to XML on Keepass.
2. Use this perl script to transform the xml file to a csv files.
3. Use Password Safe for windows Password Safe and:
1. Create a new password database.
2. Import the csv file.
3. Export the database to Password Safe V 2.0 as this is the only format that the Pwsafe for N900 supports.
4. Finally open the database with Gorilla Password and change the database preferences to V2 Unicode support.
1. This step is necessary because otherwise Pwsafe for N900 will be able to open the database but it will full of shit.

 There is a copy of the Perl script on your Gmail account.