[InvinsibleSach]

Hey Everyone Check this out.

If anyone can get it up and working please mention it here in easy to follow step to step guide.

http://www.nokian900applications.com/nokia-n900-with-9-homescreens/

Njoy

[Mick_H1]

As far as I'm aware, it's only a case of entering 2 lines in X-Terminal: Up to 9 Screens on N900.

There's also a discussion on maemo.org about it too: maemo.org

Now, has anyone ever thought about being able to scroll the home screens VERTICALLY?

[cpitchford]

It's two lines *after* you've replaced a core binary.. see step 1..

scary ****

It is funny..

Droid: Ha! My android phone has 5 desktops, beating your N900's 4 desktops..

Maemo: 9.. 9 Desktops

Droid: W--what?!

haha *its funny*

the joys of open source

[lookatbowen]

I have successfully implemented a 9 Screen / Desktop setup on my N900. I have also included instructions on my website if anyone is interested or see this link:

How to have 9 desktops on your Nokia N900?

[elie7]

no need for hacking or anything like that, its very simple, download and install matan's modified hildon-desktop from here (its a lot better than the priginal one ) http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=856923&postcount=334 just install it with your app manager .

than install this package (it was in the devels, but for some reason they took it out ) http://uploaded.to/file/af5qrp .

open this app (its called desktop+ ) scroll right, and choose the number of homescreens you want, click yes, and thats it .

[Moradeeb]

when i tried to install the 1st link with app man said unable to install package incomplete? 

[scoobyman]

Hi Moradeeb

These two screenshots may be of help for others to help you with this issue:

Update

Incompatible

[elie7]

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Moradeeb wrote:

when i tried to install the 1st link with app man said unable to install package incomplete? 

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worked great with me, anyway to get the extra homescreens using my way or the x-term way you need the modified hildon-desktop by matan, google it, and download it at your own risk .

@skoobyman i didn't understand .

[scoobyman]

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elie7 wrote

@scoobyman i didn't understand .

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Hi elie7

Just saying that using your download link for Matan modified Hildon Desktop elicits this result 

Unable to update

[elie7]

ok, sorry man i didn't understand, are you guys on pr1.3 because this is pr1.3 only .
tell if your not so i can get you the pr1.2 version .

[scoobyman]

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elie7 wrote:
ok, sorry man i didn't understand, are you guys on pr1.3 because this is pr1.3 only 

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Hi elie7

Can confirm that on 

PR1.3

[elie7]

strange... try installing it via x-terminal .

[scoobyman]

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elie7 wrote:

strange... try installing it via x-terminal .

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Thanks!

[elie7]

good to hear that it worked with you man.
@moradeeb here is what you should do to install it via x-terminal , first of a.. you need to install the package rootsh, download the file and place it on your n900 (MyDocs) .
than open x-terminal and type : sudo gainroot
than type : dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/hildon-desktop_matan_2.2.140-1+0m5_armel.deb

[richwhite]

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elie7 wrote:
good to hear that it worked with you man.
@moradeeb here is what you should do to install it via x-terminal , first of a.. you need to install the package rootsh, download the file and place it on your n900 (MyDocs) .
than open x-terminal and type : sudo gainroot
than type : dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/hildon-desktop_matan_2.2.140-1+0m5_armel.deb

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2.2? The latest release is 3.3

[scoobyman]

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richwhite wrote:

2.2? The latest release is 3.3

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As you say:modified-hildon-desktop_3.3_armel.deb was released 27-Oct-2010

[richwhite]

Anyone on 1.3 use the link from scoobyman. Release 3.2 was developed for 1.3, anything before that was for 1.2

[elie7]

actually mohamadAG gave me that modified hildon-desktop, right after pr1.3, so i' guessing thats MAG s modified hildon with matan's patches .

[Moradeeb]

tried to down load fromscobby link  but attched was error

[blwetorch]

So, now it seems we can have the background images associated with the extra desktops too?

Right?

That will be useful( otherwise desktops without background image was no fun and rather useless).