Nice N900 usability tip from Mobile Livingroom. Not often will you need to completely shutdown your device, but sometimes a reboot is needed. I usually have a terminal window open so I just type sudo reboot. But the N900 actually has a reboot button implemented - it is just hidden for some absurd reason. All you need to do is edit the system UI configuration file and enable the reboot button. Here is how, instructions courtesy of Mobile Livingroom.

1. Open up a terminal and gain root:
   # sudo gainroot


2. Change to the folder with the System UI config:
   # cd /etc/systemui


3. Backup the old config:
   # cp systemui.xml systemui.xml.bak


4. Open up the config file with your favorite editor or with the following command:
   # vi systemui.xml


5. Go to the line where you see
   Delete <!-- before it and insert <!-- after </menuitem>
   
   Your code should be looking like this:
   
   <menuitem priority="20" name="Reboot">
<return>6</return>
<po>osso-powerup-shutdown</po>
</menuitem>
<!--
<menuitem priority="10" name="Soft poweroff">


6. Exit the editor with :wq (if using vi editor). You will see the Reboot-button active in the menu after a reboot.

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