[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Yea, I know it is the wrong forum, but...

[From: John B. Holmblad]

Michael,

I have a potentially similar interest, specifically to use the N770 as a 
remote desktop/controller for  Microsoft Windows XP MCE 2005 by porting 
rdesktop

       http://www.rdesktop.org/

and tsclient

       http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/140/43/


to the N770 platform.

In addition to the use of the N770 as a handheld wireless controller for 
MCE,  I want to design the solution to also support  video as well as 
audio playback on the N770  of already recorded as well as live content 
sourced from the MCE system  including, for example,  playback of  XM 
Radio OTA (when tethered to a XM receiver tied into an MCE system)  as 
well as XM Radio Internet broadcasts (when tethered to the internet). 
Given that the N770 includes a  Mozilla browser , supporting XM Radio 
Internet broadcasts should be  straightforward.

What I am not certain of at this point is whether rdesktop and/or 
tsclient and/or the N770 itself will have to be modified to allow the 
pass-thru of the necessary screen resolution from the MCE app (ehshell) 
in order to support what I have in mind. I mention this because, at this 
time,  when I use rdesktop/tsclient on a Thinkpad running RHEL3.0 to 
connect to XP MCE, I can connect to the MCE system no problem, however, 
the ehshell app exits with a message that I don't have sufficient screen 
resolution on the client computer in order for ehshell to run properly. 
This is NOT a problem when I use another PC that is running Windows XP. 
I think the problem here is that the rdesktop client that is packaged 
into RHEL3.0 is an older revision that does not support the higher 
screen resolution required by the MCE ehshell app. I am looking forward 
to getting a unit of the hw from Nokia so I can run some tests and then 
determine what software development if any will be required.

By the way, and, slightly Ot, I  think it would be interesting for 
Russound or some other supplier to develop a  pocket sized XM Receiver 
with a USB interface  for the N770 similar in concept to the (apparently 
now defunct) XMPCR product with a price point of say $75-100. You could 
even design it as kind of a docking station for the N770. Of course, the 
sticking point on a product like this might be DRM  (at least from XM's 
perspective).

Unfortunately I don't have any specific contacts to offer to you in 
Nokia these days. If you would like to share ideas further about the 
N770 as a platform for supporting XP MCE please contact me off list.

-- 
Best Regards,

John Holmblad

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