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'''The [[Nokia N900|N900]] has bundled rotation functionalities, so this article applies only to its predecessors. See [[N900 accelerometer]] for more information.'''

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.

Unfortunately, rotation support isn't bundled with Maemo even though the tablets support hardware screen rotation. Fortunately, installing the necessary packages for rotation support is a relatively easy process.

== 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]].

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.

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.

=== N800 ===

'''''Successfully tested on N800 with 5.2008.43-7.'''''

Run this command in XTerm as root:

apt-get install wget advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx34'''-unlocked

=== N810 ===
Run this command in XTerm as root:

apt-get install wget advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx44'''-unlocked

'''''Successfully tested on n810 with 5.2008.43-7.'''''

If you are flashed your device with 5.2008.43-7 (not updated from a earlier firmware!) then you only install advanced-backlight in Application manager and continue with next step.

=== N810W ===
'''''Successfully tested on n810 WM with 5.2008.43-7.'''''

Run this command in XTerm as root:

apt-get install wget advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx48'''-unlocked

=== For all N8x0 devices ===

'''''Sucsessfully tested on n800 with 5.2008.43-7.'''''

'''''Successfully tested on n810 with 5.2008.43-7.'''''

'''''Successfully tested on n810 WM with 5.2008.43-7.'''''

After following the appropriate steps for your device, continue and run:

<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
dpkg -i kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb</nowiki>

Once it finishes loading (it will take a minute), press enter to complete the proccess.
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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[[Category:N8x0]]

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 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 ===
 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
 '''''Successfully tested on n810 with 5.2008.43-7.'''''
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 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
 === For all N8x0 devices ===
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 After following the appropriate steps for your device, continue and run:
-  <nowiki>maemo-mini-curl -o kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb http://outpo.st/rotate/kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb
+  <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
-maemo-mini-curl -o xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb http://outpo.st/rotate/xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb
 dpkg -i kernel-diablo-flasher_2.6.21-200842maemo1rotationfast_all.deb xserver-xomap_1.3.99.0~git20070321-0osso20083801rotation_armel.deb</nowiki>