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First, make sure you know what you're doing! Although the steps outlined here are easy to follow and mostly safe, you are working with important system files, and a careless misstep could leaving you in need of a [[updating the firmware|reflash]].
First, make sure you know what you're doing! Although the steps outlined here are easy to follow and mostly safe, you are working with important system files, and a careless misstep could leaving you in need of a [[updating the firmware|reflash]].
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These instructions only work for Diablo, and specifically version 5.2008.43-7, so make sure your system is completely up-to-date, and make sure [[Extras]] is enabled. You'll be installing the Advanced Backlight utility, which contains the rotation control. To begin, you will need to get [[root access]], open XTerm and become root.
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These instructions only work for Diablo, and specifically version 5.2008.43-7, so make sure your system is completely up-to-date, and make sure [[Extras]] is enabled. You'll also need to install the Advanced Backlight utility (which contains the rotation control). Then you will need to get [[root access]], open XTerm and become root.
There are three slightly different sets of packages for the [[Nokia N800|N800]], [[Nokia N810|N810]] and [[Nokia N810WME|N810 WiMax Edition]], so follow the appropriate steps for your device.
There are three slightly different sets of packages for the [[Nokia N800|N800]], [[Nokia N810|N810]] and [[Nokia N810WME|N810 WiMax Edition]], so follow the appropriate steps for your device.

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