Rotation

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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 tablet 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]].
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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 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. (To enable root access, install root from here: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/rootsh/ After that, in XTerm just type "sudo gainroot" without the parantheses to get root access.)
There are three slightly different sets of packages for the N800, N810 and N810 WiMax Edition, so follow the appropriate steps for your device.
There are three slightly different sets of packages for the N800, N810 and N810 WiMax Edition, so follow the appropriate steps for your device.

Revision as of 04:10, 6 March 2009

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.

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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 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. (To enable root access, install root from here: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/rootsh/ After that, in XTerm just type "sudo gainroot" without the parantheses to get root access.)

There are three slightly different sets of packages for the N800, N810 and N810 WiMax Edition, so follow the appropriate steps for your device.

N800

Run this command in XTerm as root:

apt-get install 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

N810W

Successfully tested on n810 WM with 5.2008.43-7.

Run this command in XTerm as root:

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

For all devices

Successfully tested on n810 WM with 5.2008.43-7.

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

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
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

Reboot, make sure Advanced Backlight is enabled (Control panel -> Panels -> Status bar) and rotate using the selection in Advanced Backlight from your status bar.