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Nokia N810 FAQ – Enabling USB Host Mode

May 20

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How can I enable USB host mode ?

The USB port on the tablet is normally set to “peripheral mode” – it looks like a memory device when connected to a PC. If the tablet is set to “host mode”, it can act as a USB master like a PC and access USB devices such as memory sticks. There are a few alternatives:

  1. Install the “usbcontrol” package
  2. Use a special USB cable
  3. Write to /sys/devices/platform/musb_hdrc/mode from a root shell; e.g.
root
echo XXX > /sys/devices/platform/musb_hdrc/mode

where XXX is one of

  • host – host master mode
  • otg – autosense mode
  • peripheral – peripheral slave mode

You will usually need a Female-Female USB adaptor, available for about $10, to connect the supplied cable to a USB device. Small devices such as memory sticks are usually powered through the USB cable. The tablet has a limited current capability and can typically only power small memory sticks. To connect a bigger device such as an SD card adaptor, disk drive etc. you will need a powered USB hub.

via Nokia N810 FAQ.

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SOCKS5 Proxy and N800

May 19

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The built in browser doesn’t have support for using a socks proxy, but you can change that through the use of tsocks.

For a build of tsocks for the armel, see:

http://packages.debian.org/lenny/tsocks  (direct link)

Just wget and “dpkg -i” it.

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My tsocks configuration file is as follows:

Nokia-N810-50-2:/usr/bin# cat /etc/tsocks.conf

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# ip addresses to consider as local (don't forward these)
local = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
local = 10.0.0.0/255.0.0.0
 
# sample of a specific path to follow for certain routes - left so I don't
# forget it if I need to do this at a future date
# path {
# reaches = 150.0.0.0/255.255.0.0
# reaches = 150.1.0.0:80/255.255.0.0
# server = 10.1.7.25
# server_type = 5
# default_user = delius
# default_pass = hello
#}
 
# this is the place where my socks proxy is running
# I use openssh's client to provide "dynamic" port forwarding
# ssh -f -N -D9999 myuser@mysshserver
server = 127.0.0.1
server_type = 5 # socks 5
server_port = 9999

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Until I determine a better solution (e.g., a daemon that reacts to dbus connection messages, I think), my SSH client is started manually using the command line. In ~/bin/startSOCKS I have this script:

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#!/bin/sh
 
# -f - Go into background (detach) once connection is established.
# - Implies -n (redirect input from /dev/null).
# -N - Do not execute a command. This is good for just forwarding
# - ports.
# -C - Compression. Might have negative impact all around and is
# - "guaranteed" to have negative impact on wifi. Perf benefit
# - over cell yet to be established.
# -D - Start "dynamic forwarding" - SOCKS proxy listening on port 9999
SSH_ARGS='-f -N -C -D9999'
 
# remove the preload of the tsocks library
LD_PRELOAD=
 
# try connecting to both servers - eliminate everything
# from the || to the end of the line if you only need one
ssh $SSH_ARGS username1@host1 || ssh $SSH_ARGS

Generate and save a private/public key with ssh-keygen. Accept the defaults. Copy the public key to the proper place on the SSH server. See Google for information. If you don’t do this, password authentication will be used.

To start SSH I just do:

/usr/bin# ~/bin/startSOCKS

This will start the SSH client in background mode (it will detach from the terminal) and it should run as long as the connection is still valid.

It is strongly recommended that you don’t use password authentication and use public/private keys instead.

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To test, from the command line try:

  • Start SSH tunnel.
  • Close all browser windows.
  • Type “tsocks browser”
  • Go to http://www.whatismyip.com/ to verify IP addresss is that of proxy server.
  • Kill SSH tunnel.
  • Try going to another website. It shouldn’t load.
  • Restart SSH tunnel.
  • Try going to another website it should load now.
  • Rinse, repeat, until satisfied.

via SOCKS5 Proxy and N800 – Page 6 – maemo.org – Talk.

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liqbase – faster than paper

May 19

Posted by chuck in WebSnip | Comments off

welcome to liqbase

liqbase is faster than paper.

it is a graphical playground for the Nokia Internet Tablets running Maemo.

via liqbase – faster than paper.

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N810 – The new addition to the Family

May 7

Posted by chuck in Tech | Comments off

Well, it’s been just over three weeks, so I guess it’s time to introduce the newest member of the family. The Nokia N810 Internet tablet.

Yes, I got another computer.

I’ve been researching for a while and had my choice narrowed down to another netbook or the N810. My EEEPC 701 is awesome but the lack of a big hard drive means it’s relegated to podcasts, remote access and mobile internet. It’s poor battery life means it’s relegated to short trips or use around the house.

A new netbook with a big hard drive and 6-cell battery would mean I could keep more of my stuff with me and use it longer before the battery died. It also meant a bigger device. I’ll admit that my favorite feature,of the EEE is it’s ability to fit into the pocket of my jean jacket.

A new internet tablet would mean ultimate portability, but even less storage than a netbook. Battery life would far out-do any netbook, but really only be useful online (meaning I’d need to be near a wi-fi hotspot).

Decisions, decisions.

The deciding factor came down to the operating system. I’d decided long ago that any new device would have to have linux rather than windows. Try as I might I could not find any netbooks that came preinstalled with linux anymore. Even mail-order shops tended to prefer WinXP on netbooks. It was possible to order linux, but it was terribly inconvenient and I didn’t want to wait any longer than I had to.

So I made the choice to go with the tablet.

In a nutshell – great decision! The off-line usefullness of the tablet has far exceeded my expectations. The media player(s) play any audio or video I throw at them. I can sync my tablet calendar with google calendar. The built-in bluetooth lets me grab photos off my cellphone. I can remote into home or work via ssh or remote desktop. And yes, I can even watch YouTube videos. And the battery lasts all day.

I forgot to mention the built-in GPS! While it’s no TomTom or Garmin replacement, it’s functional and expandable via tons of open-source software.

So, there you have it. Another computer to add to the collection and the smallest yet!

Welcome to the family.

P.S. I wrote this entire post on the N810 using the WordPy blog client.

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Asus Eee 701 vs. Nokia N810

Apr 8

Posted by chuck in WebSnip | Comments off

Size Comparison

UltraMobileGeek by ThoughtFix: Asus Eee 701 vs. Nokia N810 – Linux Fight.

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