To find out the name or class of an app you can use xprop, the volume control is a plugin for the panel. Seehttp://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:Applications
Project of the moment: Raspberry Pi wireless Pandora radio
Monday, September 28, 2009
smartq 7 launch application maximised
To find out the name or class of an app you can use xprop, the volume control is a plugin for the panel. Seehttp://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:Applications
Sunday, September 27, 2009
remove wbar on smartq 7 FW 5.0
sudo leafpad /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
Remove the line that says "startwbar" and you should be good to go.

Saturday, September 26, 2009
smartq 7 increase sd card image size
Increase the size of the reserved space on an SD card
(Soft.img starts off at 256MB but can be altered to any size you like upto 4GB ?)
For ver 4.0 in evilvte type "sudo leafpad /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/GDebi/SDInst.py"
For ver 5.0 in evilvte type "sudo leafpad /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/GDebi/SDInst.py"
Look for a line towards the top that ends "LOOP_FILE_SIZE = 256 #256MB " Change = 256 to e.g. = 2048 (for 2MB)
The trick is to alter the size first then save and exit. Start GDebi, when it has finished loading, close it. Now check the size of soft.img it should reflect your newly created size. If you get any SD card 'init' errors, delete soft.img and re run GDebi. If you look in location /mnt/loop/share/applications/ you will find evidence of your installed apps.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
smartq 7 vnc server
Subsequently, run it:
Be warned that it is not password-protected (can be changed) and unencrypted so not really secure. Hence you should disable x11vnc (by closing the terminal) when you don't need it to prevent it from opening a (large) security hole on your SmartQ.
Now download and install a VNC viewer on your desktop. I use TightVNC on Windows and Linux. Open the viewer app and create a new connection. As host, enter the SmartQ's IP address. To find it, typeon the Q. For me, it is 192.168.1.106, so I entered that and hit OK.
Monday, September 21, 2009
smartq 7 v5 change close icon position
openbox config manager then appearance and change NLCIM to NLMIC
sudo apt-get install libflash-mozplugin
smartq 7 replace pidgin and twitter
(sudo apt-get install qwit)
A good replacment for Pidgin: SIM ! (llok over for SIM in repo: apt-cache search sim)
If you use gmail, you can use Gmail Notifier to know about new mails.
Have a look for gnome-gmail-notifier: apt-cache search gmail
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
smartq installation source for linux
deb-src http://repository.handhelds.org/hasty-armv6el-vfp/ hasty main universe restricted multiverse
deb-src http://repository.handhelds.org/hasty-source/ hasty main universe restricted multiverse
deb-src http://repository.handhelds.org/ubuntu/ hardy main universe restricted multiverse
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
smartq 7 optimisation
In order to make SmartQ's run faster, especially when booting, several simple actions can help you out. There are largely similar to what you can do on your regular OS (Windows, Linux distributions and Mac OS X). Source : JT's World.
- Clean your desktop
With too many icons to load on your desktop, you will definitely loose some precious booting seconds. To erase the icons from the desktop, proceed as follow :
Go to "My Documents" then "Desktop". Now chose and delete any desktop shortcut you don't need.
- Choose a simple theme
Elaborated themes sure look sweet but reveals themselves as real gluttons in terms of resources (who said Aero or compiz ?). Choosing a more traditional theme will relieve your SmartQ :
In the menu, select "Preferences" and then "Appearance". In the "window" tab, change to simple and apply.
- Select which programs to load on startup
A classic one : more programs to load when opening a session equals slower start-up.
Just go to /usr/share/autostart and erase any undesired applications.
import bookmark into smartq 7 midori
Midori stores it's bookmarks in xbel format (xml bookmark exchange language) in the file /home/user/.config/midori/bookmark.xbel. It's simply a matter of copying a correctly formatted file to this location. You can use this online tool http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert to convert bookmarks from another browser (such as your exported firefox bookmarks in html format


Monday, September 14, 2009
smartq7 turn off/on led light, brightness change
Monday, September 7, 2009
improve battery life with cydia
Improve battery life for jailbroken iPhones Mon, Aug 31 2009 at 7:30AM PDT • Submitted by zegor | ![]() | |
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Cydia:
Add the Cydia source: cydia.i-phone-home.net (Manage" then "Sources", click "Edit" then "Add)
Manual:
- connect to the iPhone via SSH/SFTP
- backup your existing /etc/hosts file to be safe, the compiled file below is a drop in replacement
- update the existing hosts file at /etc/hosts with the individual entries or complete list
- save, changes are immediate, but some information may be cached. Reboot if necessary
Compiled application list version 0.50.9, updated as of 05/08/09:http://textbin.com/1503i
Friday, September 4, 2009
smartq 7 win CE 6.0
SmartQ 7 WinCE 6.0 has been launched!
Please access it with the following link.
http://www.playsmartsg.biz/supportdownload.htm
It is in Version 1.0 and 18 MB in size.
SmartQ 7 WinCE 6.0 installation procedure:
(1) Please upgrade the device to Version 4.0 firmware;
(2) Decompress the downloaded compressed files and copy the boot and LBE directories to the first partition (FAT32) root directory in the SD card;
(3) Copy the license file to the root directory in the SD card;
(4) Restart the device. At the multi-OS menu, press + key and select WinCE icon, press the return button (the one to the right of the power button) to launch WinCE OS;
PLEASE do not delete the license file. The system will randomly check whether the license is valid or not.
Attention:
(1) Please always use the correct license file. If you find something is wrong with the license, please contact Play Smart Pte Ltd. If an invalid license is used for 3 times, the system will be locked. So when it prompts that license is invalid, please contact Play Smart timely.
(2) With WinCE OS, abnormal turning off will cause the problem of WiFi undetectable. In this case, press and hold the power button to make sure the device is turned off. Restarting the device will reset the WiFi.
(3) WinCE system files are stored in SD card. Please do not insert or remove the SD card during operation of WinCE OS to prevent the files from being damaged.
(4) Please install Microsoft ActiveSync to realize the synchronization of data between PC and WinCE system.
Many thanks for your kind understanding and support!
Best regards!
smartq 7 spec
(info from http://www.arm.com/community/display...roductId/2644/)
• ARM1176ZJF 533/667MHz
• 65nm low-power process
• DVFS power management
• mDDR/DDR and mSDR/SDR
• WVGA or higher display resolution
• Hard-wired 3D GFX accelerator
– OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0
• Hard-wired multimedia (>WVGA)
– MPEG-4 SP codec
– H.264/263 BP codec
– VC-1 (WMV9) decoder
– JPEG/2D hardware
– Hardware rotator & post processor
– TV encoder
• DMA
• Security hardware: DES/3DES, AES, SHA-1
• High-speed connectivity
– UART
– High-speed SPI
– USB 2.0 OTG
– High-speed MMC
– MMC+/eMMC
– SDHC 4-bit
– SD cards/iNAND 2.0
– I2S