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- | {{Mer}}
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- | Mer 0.13 was prepared in the sprint [[Mer/Sprints/0.13|0.13: 27. April 2009 - 11 May 2009. Testing period: 11 May 2009 - 18 May 2009, release 20 May 2009]]. If you want help with the release, show up in #mer on IRC, on irc.freenode.net.
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- | Mer is made by the Mer project - a community project, read more about it [[Mer/About|here]]
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- | == Call for developer participation ==
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- | There will be a Maemo/Mozilla hackfest in Copenhagen ([[Mozilla Maemo Danish Weekend]]), Saturday-Sunday 30-31 May 2009 (with party Friday 29 May), where Mer is one of the focus areas as well. As it is a hackfest the focus will be more on coding than on presentations. From Mer project so far Stskeeps will be attending.
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- | If you have the time and ability to show up and ability to push some code or artwork or other things through and help out - do show up, it'll be a blast and will bring us closer to Mer 1.0. We hope to establish a IRC presence as well if you want to contribute remotely.
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- | Focus area from Mer project point of view will be a weekend focused on getting Mer ready for day-to-day usage (1.0), both logistically (repositories, restricted builders, etc) and user interface (control panels, getting audio to work on N8x0, and so forth).
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- | == Notable accomplishments and news ==
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- | * We have moved away from Jaiku for microblogging, please see [[Mer/Awareness]] on how to keep track of the Mer activities now.
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- | * We have now 100% moved Mer to being built in OpenSUSE Build Service, which means no more Scratchbox. See [[Mer/Build]] for more information or contact lbt.
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- | * Nokia has sponsored several of the Mer team members making them able to show up at the Mozilla Maemo Danish Weekend - thanks!!
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- | * We began to include Fremantle beta sources
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- | * [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~cvm/DSCF0743.JPG First boot wizard on the Neo Freerunner]
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- | * Left handed scroll bars setting in themes control panel
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- | * [http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v119/JohnX/?action=view¤t=zaurus-google-maps.png Mer on a Zaurus showing Google Maps under Midori]
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- | * There will be discussions on UDS Karmic about [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/mobile-mid-karmic-use-mer Mer as Ubuntu MID], and we look forward to working together with them to improve Mer packages and spread the Maemo platform to more users.
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- | * zenvoid and Stskeeps have received donated [http://bsd.tspre.org/~stskeeps/img-1.jpg SmartQ5 devices] from SmartDevices and Mer was running on it less than 23 hours after receiving it :) We welcome all SmartQ MID users to the Mer project and hope you'll help us :)
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- | * SmartDevices has provided bootloader (Qi, uboot), kernel sources and firmware maker, so far holding up to [[Mer/Documentation/Vendor_Social_Contract]]
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- | * Aired [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=283003#post283003 Vendor social contract & Mer, ways to deal with OpenGL ES on N8x0s]
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- | * Qt for Maemo framework compiled
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- | * Now using fbdev instead of omapfb as X driver on N8x0
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- | * Midori now has webkit by Bundyo with HIM support.
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- | * For v0.13 only X86, N8x0, SmartQ5 is supported
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- | * Rest will come (770, Beagleboard, Pocket Loox) once we can build their kernels in OBS.
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- | * Our sprints now last a month - and we've put a guide up on how to participate in Mer in a structured manner, see [[Mer/Sprints]]
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- | == Known issues ==
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- | * '''If you can't find an application you want in Application Manager, see http://packages.ubuntu.com''' - Mer is based on Ubuntu and has 95% of all Ubuntu applications and you can install them with sudo apt-get install packagename, in X-Terminal
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- | * home applets behave oddly when in non-800x480
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- | * Screen should not dim and turn off during first boot wizard
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- | * Magic X menu stretches too far, before adding v ^ buttons.
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- | * Happens occasionally: [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4250 Initial configuration - Root Password Confirmation Prompt - No virtual keyboard]
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- | * X driver for N8x0 does not use Manual updates yet and hence can be a bit slow in updating the screen which may give the impression the system is slow.
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- | * Rotation in advanced-backlight kills hildon desktop
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- | * No charging screen on flashable image
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- | * modifying panel settings causes HD to sometimes crash
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- | * 770 rescue menu does not seem to work (keys doesn't work)
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- | * 770 doesn't pick up correct RTC, or it doesn't have it set
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- | * Control panel may appear to have no menu but it actually doesn't have one.
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- | * [https://bugs.launchpad.net/m-r/+bug/355026 Can not enter an address in hildon-application-manager]
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- | * X-Terminal is not localized yet, at all (shows webameedit, etc)
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- | * The task switcher does not appear rightmost as it should
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- | * There seems to be a bit of "air" around windows, near left and right corners, also in marquee.
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- | * Marquee background acts weird.
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- | * JFFS2 version of N8x0 port causes weird video problem when rebooting.
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- | * Powerlaunch not working correctly while charger plugged in, no reaction while pressing power-button, no keyboard backlight
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- | * Advanced-backlight crashes hildon-desktop while charger plugged (might be tablet-battery-monitor related)
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- | * Marquee-panel doesn't scale when rotating the screen.
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- | * Deselecting dropdown menu plugin crashes desktop
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- | * Powerlaunch button prompts not correct (no "Yes" "No")
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- | * Applications "Organise" dialog unresponsive
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- | * SmartQ5 WiFi does not work out of the box
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- | * There is no "X" in dialogs for ESC-less devices (SmartQ5, etc)
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- | * Hardware keyboard/slider events on N810 when device is in standby only turns on backlight, and doesn't unblank the screen. Touchscreen events work fine in this respect.
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- | * Text in text fields can not be drag-selected (cursor jumps to start of field instead)
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- | * Applications installed prompt for folder location but are always stored in Extras
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- | * Terminal toolbar Ctrl button non-functional (try Ctrl + d, Ctrl + h, Ctrl + g, Ctrl + c)
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- | * Terminal toolbar (likely other) has significanly misaligned background image when selected.
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- | * When changing theme desktop might crash (seen on SmartQ5 and N8x0)
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- | * Sources are not accessible using apt-get source (for Mer packages), but they are downloadable if you sign up for build.opensuse.org (or just ask us if you don't want to.) - a problem with OBS not exporting them at the moment
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- | * The sources list for Mer points to 0.13 and not Stable, as it should be, and hence an upgradable path needs to be manually set when a new Stable comes out.
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- | == Screenshots ==
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- | (Yes, same as 0.12, nothing very interesting in 0.13 than OBS :)
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- | <gallery perRow="5">
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- | Image:Mer0.11_Blueman3.png
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- | Image:Mer0.12_Blueman7.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_NetworkManager.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_Notifications.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_Xterm.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_AdvancedBacklight.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_HAM.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_AM.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_Filechooser.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_Mirage.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_Maemopad.png
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- | Image:Mer0.11_homeip.png
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- | Image:Mer0.12_ShopperQt.png
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- | </gallery>
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- | Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJ82NywcJE Mer 0.12, Xorg with fbdev driver]
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- | == Disclaimer ==
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- | * '''There is ''no'' warranty'''. This may blow up your MMC, steal your wife or cause doomsday to come around. But if you find some bugs, please report them on [https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mer bugs.maemo.org Bugzilla] and we'll try to see what we can do to fix the bug causing it.
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- | * If anything goes wrong, grab a USB cable, and rescue mode is done through holding down Home key when booting Mer (on tablets)
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- | == Installation guide ==
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- | [[Mer/Documentation/Installation|Installation guide can be found here]], including link to Mer installer for N8x0 - version should be '''2.0.0-mer10'''
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- | == Released images ==
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- | {| class = "wikitable"
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- | | MD5sum || URL || Description
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- | | 0663ebadf500c259a429d16279f2d11d || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.13.jffs2 || flashable image for Nokia N8x0 port, JFFS2 part (requires kernel below)
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- | | 896b882f4243c9b94766e63a681d22f2 || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-armel-n8x0-kernel-v0.13.zImage || flashable image for Nokia N8x0 port, Kernel part (requires jffs2 above)
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- | | 5987abe1a2cba5682ab58aa790b78f6f || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-armel-n8x0-kernelstd-v0.13.zImage || kernel for standard setups, Nokia N8x0 port. Use to get extra features (working USBnet on XP, etc)
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- | | a8d11dbafb6494a5cf8d5bbdfd9e822c || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.13.tar.gz || rootfs tar.gz for Nokia N8x0 port
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- | | cf9f6a010b97c830768f8751df9f7d54 || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-x86-generic-image-v0.13.tar.gz || rootfs for X86, generic
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- | | 0eb150c001d227b29cf0d150d37939a7 || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-x86-generic-image-v0.13.vmdk.zip || VMDK, X86 for VirtualBox, VMware, etc.
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- | | 3c7cd582ae4e6e34f47640ff41eb9298 || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-armel-smartq5-rootfs-v0.13.tar.gz || rootfs for SmartQ5
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- | | e1be1a92e8ac9a5bd9802d1b858b6fd9 || http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.13/mer-armel-smartq5.SmartQ5 || firmware image for SmartQ5
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- | |}
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