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Rotation allows you to change the screen orientation between landscape and portrait to all 4 cardinal directions. You may wish to do this to better view a long page of text, allow for easier left-handed operation, for easier reading of certain websites, or a variety of other purposes. | Rotation allows you to change the screen orientation between landscape and portrait to all 4 cardinal directions. You may wish to do this to better view a long page of text, allow for easier left-handed operation, for easier reading of certain websites, or a variety of other purposes. | ||
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== Installing == | == Installing == | ||
- | 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 tablet firmware|reflash]]. |
- | 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. | + | 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. Then you will need to get [[root access]], open XTerm and become root. |
- | There are | + | There are two slightly different sets of packages for the N800 and the N810, so follow the appropriate steps for your device. |
=== N800 === | === N800 === | ||
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Run this command in XTerm as root: | Run this command in XTerm as root: | ||
- | apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx34'''-unlocked | + | apt-get install wget advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx34'''-unlocked |
=== N810 === | === N810 === | ||
Run this command in XTerm as root: | Run this command in XTerm as root: | ||
- | apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx44'''-unlocked | + | apt-get install wget advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx44'''-unlocked |
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=== N810W === | === N810W === | ||
- | ''' | + | '''This should work, but is (as far as I know) untested. If you do it (and it works), please remove this notice.''' |
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Run this command in XTerm as root: | Run this command in XTerm as root: | ||
- | apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx48'''-unlocked | + | apt-get install wget advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx48'''-unlocked |
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+ | === For both devices === | ||
+ | '''This section untested on N810W. If this kernel is correct for N810W, remove this notice...''' | ||
After following the appropriate steps for your device, continue and run: | After following the appropriate steps for your device, continue and run: | ||
- | <nowiki> | + | <nowiki>wget http://outpo.st/rotate/kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb http://outpo.st/rotate/xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb |
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dpkg -i kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb</nowiki> | dpkg -i kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb</nowiki> | ||
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Reboot, make sure Advanced Backlight is enabled (Control panel -> Panels -> Status bar) and rotate using the selection in Advanced Backlight from your status bar. | Reboot, make sure Advanced Backlight is enabled (Control panel -> Panels -> Status bar) and rotate using the selection in Advanced Backlight from your status bar. | ||
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