Om 2008 Guide

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'''"killall packagekit"''' - Quits any package manager which could be running. (Run this command if you get the "Could not obtain administrative lock" error message while running opkg commands)
 
'''"killall packagekit"''' - Quits any package manager which could be running. (Run this command if you get the "Could not obtain administrative lock" error message while running opkg commands)
  
'''"shutdown -r now"''' - Reboots your phone.
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'''"shutdown -r now"''' or  '''"reboot"'''- Reboots your phone.

Revision as of 19:50, 10 August 2008

Interface

New Keyboard

Sliding your finger left is backspace.

Sliding your finger right is space.

Sliding your finger up/down changes between lowercase/uppercase/numbers/special characters.

More details at : Om2008.8 Keyboard

Installer

The button to run the Installer is now on the bottom of the homescreen. The plus signs are placeholders for the graphical buttons to be added later.

Top Menu

The top menu is now your task switcher and is activated by touching the down arrow. Press "remove" to close currently focused application.

Things to know

Commands

"ifconfig" - Displays network information.

"opkg update" - Updates list of available software.

"opkg install" - Install software.

"opkg upgrade" - Updates your software.

"killall packagekit" - Quits any package manager which could be running. (Run this command if you get the "Could not obtain administrative lock" error message while running opkg commands)

"shutdown -r now" or "reboot"- Reboots your phone.

Personal tools

Interface

New Keyboard

Sliding your finger left is backspace.

Sliding your finger right is space.

Sliding your finger up/down changes between lowercase/uppercase/numbers/special characters.

More details at : Om2008.8 Keyboard

Installer

The button to run the Installer is now on the bottom of the homescreen. The plus signs are placeholders for the graphical buttons to be added later.

Top Menu

The top menu is now your task switcher and is activated by touching the down arrow. Press "remove" to close currently focused application.

Things to know

Commands

"ifconfig" - Displays network information.

"opkg update" - Updates list of available software.

"opkg install" - Install software.

"opkg upgrade" - Updates your software.

"killall packagekit" - Quits any package manager which could be running. (Run this command if you get the "Could not obtain administrative lock" error message while running opkg commands)

"shutdown -r now" or "reboot"- Reboots your phone.