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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. 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. | 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 | + | There are three slightly different sets of packages for the N800, N810 and N810 WiMax Edition, so follow the appropriate steps for your device. |
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Run this command in XTerm as root: | Run this command in XTerm as root: | ||
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apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx44'''-unlocked | apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx44'''-unlocked | ||
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=== N810W === | === N810W === | ||
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apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx48'''-unlocked | apt-get install advanced-backlight osso-software-version-'''rx48'''-unlocked | ||
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'''''Successfully tested on n810 WM with 5.2008.43-7.''''' | '''''Successfully tested on n810 WM with 5.2008.43-7.''''' | ||
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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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