Customizing maemo for power users

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'''Please remember, that doing anything instructed here is potentially dangerous. Please see [[General precautions]] for further information.'''
 
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== Modifying led colours and patterns ==
 
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There are multiple triggers for led blinking. All can be found in
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'''THIS PAGE WILL BE REMOVED! THIS WILL BE REDIRECTED TO [[Customizing Maemo]]'''
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/etc/mce/mce.ini
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The file can be edited with any text editor that can be run with [[Root access]] and open the file. So GUI - editors probably don't work, but terminal versions all will.
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=== Step by step instructions ===
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* Open terminal
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* Gain [[Root access]]
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* Make a backup (not necessary!) from original mce.ini -file, for example:
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cp /etc/mce/mce.ini /etc/mce/mce.ini_old
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* Open /etc/mce/mce.ini with a text editor (nano, vim, leafpad...)
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* Search for a line:
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[LEDPatternLystiRX51]
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* Make your changes to the lines below
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* Save
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* Restart mce -process. Either reboot or type to terminal:
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initctl stop mce; sleep 2; initctl start mce
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=== Constructing own patterns ===
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The mce.ini -file has description header before pattern defining start. Here are the same instructions with longer explanations.
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Example string:
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PatternCommunicationCall=30;1;0;r;9d80400002ff03ff02ff03ff71080000;9d800000
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Dissection:
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{| class="wikitable" border="0"
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|-
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|  PatternCommunicationCall=
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|  30;
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|  1;
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|  0;
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|  r;
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|  9d80400002ff03ff02ff03ff71080000;
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|  9d800000
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|  Alert pattern
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|  priority
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|  screen on
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|  timeout
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|  led mapping
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|  Engine 1 pattern
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|  Engine 2 pattern
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|}
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==== Priority ====
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This defines that which blinking pattern is the strongest. So if multiple alerts are enabled, which pattern will be shown. Values from 0 to 255 are accepted.
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==== Screen on ====
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from mce.ini:
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0 only show pattern when the display is off
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1 show pattern even when the display is on
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2 only show pattern when the display is off, including acting dead
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3 show pattern even when the display is on, including acting dead
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4 only show pattern if the display is off, or if in acting dead
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5 always show pattern, even if LED disabled
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==== Timeout ====
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Time in seconds after blinking is stopped. 0 = infinite blinking.
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==== Led mapping ====
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*r/g/b maps led to engine 1,
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*R/G/B maps led to engine 2.
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rGB = red led is mapped to engine 1, green and blue to engine 2
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rBg = red and green leds are mapped to engine 1, blue to engine 2.
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You can of course define only one colour, for example:
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r = red led is mapped to engine
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==== Engine patterns ====
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from mce.ini:
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# 0000 -- Jump to the start of the pattern for the channel
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# 40xx -- Set channel brightness
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# 9d80 -- Refresh Mux (use as first command in every pattern!)
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# xxyy -- Increment/decrement
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#      xx determines the speed;
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#        02-3f -- short step time (granularity 0.49ms)
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#        42-7f -- long step time (granularity 15.6ms)
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#   If xx is even, increment
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#        If xx is odd, decrement
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#      yy determines the increment/decrement steps
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#        00-ff -- in/decrement steps
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#        Use 0 steps to create pauses
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#        Two consecutive increment/decrement sequences are needed
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#        to cover the entire range from 0-255
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# c000 -- End pattern execution
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# e002 -- Send engine 1 trigger
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# e004 -- Send engine 2 trigger
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# e008 -- Send engine 3 trigger <used by key backlight!>
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# e080 -- Wait for engine 1 trigger
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# e100 -- Wait for engine 2 trigger
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# e200 -- Wait for engine 3 trigger <used by key backlight!>
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source: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37691
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Revision as of 11:34, 20 January 2010


THIS PAGE WILL BE REMOVED! THIS WILL BE REDIRECTED TO Customizing Maemo

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Remote WLAN Access To Root / System Files

for easy file manipulation

(please note: all these apps and steps may not be necesarry but I got it working like this)

this help file assumes you know the risks and how to at least download and install apps from the extra repos..


i think you also need diablo_kernel_usbnet_patch_windows_v0.4 available here: https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=801



To get remote access to N900 thru wifi:

1. install the following apps/software


n900 end: (all these apps are in extras repos)

ssh server/client - this will request password when installing (WRITE DOWN / TAKE NOTE OF PASSWORD !!) rootsh maemo-pc-connectivity mad developer


for pc end:

winscp http://winscp.net/download/winscp425setup.exe


2. goto 'settings' > connectivity > 'pc-connectivity-manager'

3. click "advanced" button > select environment 'default'

4. select connectiont type 'usb'

5. options > select 'network' from drop-down list

6. select connectiont type 'internet' > options > connect using 'WLAN'

7. Save and apply

8. open "mad developer" > manage usb > 'gfile_storage' > close

9. open winscp and put the WLAN ip address shown in mad developer in the 'host name'

10. user name "root", password "(password created during ssh install)"

11. save > login

12. you should now have access!!

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