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This website is now closed for any MeeGo/Tizen related news, please go to MeeGoExperts

WebOS games running on the #N900 #Maemo!!

570 days
by in N900

Sometimes it really help to have a hardcore community :)

The biggest news for the N900 lately apart from the release of PR1.3 has to be the work done by Javier S Pedro that allows N900 users to run WebOS games natively on Maemo!

Please see below for a video demonstration:

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If you want to know how to do it our friends at My-Maemo.Com have a quick howto

PR 1.3 is finally available on the Tablet-Dev nokia repository #N900 #Maemo

571 days
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If you are like me and don’t run a Windows machine, you’ll be happy to know that the flasher image has been released for PR1.3.

Here is a screenshot:

The link to the website is http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php

You will need you IMEI and of course a backup of your N900 before you proceed (and also at least 50% of your battery life).

Please remember that it will wipe ALL your settings!

If you don’t remember the procedure to flash it is:

1. Switch off you N900

2. run the following command (with the correct image for your location)

sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

3. You should see a waiting for device message, at this point open your N900 keyboard, hold the u key and plug the usb cable

4. A message saying that the flashing has completed should appear and your N900 should restart.

Instinctiv

News this week in the Maemo/MeeGo world #N900 #Maemo #Meego

684 days
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The site has been pretty quiet for a while now, If you follow me on Twitter/Identi.ca you probably already know that I had to send back my N900 for repair because of some touch screen issues (it started randomly pressing the right side of the touch screen without me doing anything or switching to widget mode on the desktop even after a full reflash) so now I am without my beloved device for up to 4 weeks, it’s going to be tough, especially at a time where the first preview of MeeGo has come out.

It is a lot more difficult blogging about the N900 when you don’t have one but I am going to try to keep the site updated at least one a week. I will keep posting in Twitter and Identi.ca fairly regularly, it is quite easy because I follow some trusted posters and I thank them in advance for keeping me on top of the latest N900 related new.

To stay in this spirit I am posting a compilation of things that happened this week.

MeeGo 1.1 UX pre-version  has been released

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NitDroid the project to port Android to the N900 has made enormous progress.

  1. Apps and games overview on Eclair (Android 2.1) embedded by Embedded Video

  2. Froyo (Android 2.2) demoed with a super fast web browser embedded by Embedded Video

  3. Froyo again now demoed with working battery reporting and a few apps embedded by Embedded Video

  4. Working Flash 10.1 demoed on Froyo again embedded by Embedded Video

  5. Accelerometer demo with R&D mode disabled and working sensors and light libraries embedded by Embedded Video

  6. Last but not least, there is now an auto-installer for NitDroid, look here and please be careful it is not considered stable yet!

Quite an impressive week for the NitDroid project thanks a lot for your hard work guys !!!

There has been a few new arrivals on the Ovi store for Maemo.

  1. Firefox 1.1 with support for sync and landscape mode embedded by Embedded Video

  2. SPiN a 3D shape matching game embedded by Embedded Video

  3. Instinctiv a mood based media player (Screenshots thanks to Devensega from the Maemo.org forum)

Some well known apps have seen updates.

  1. TweeGo projects is still alive and kicking and has posted a link to the pre-release upcoming 0.3 version
  2. VLC finally makes an appearance in Maemo (thanks to gerrymoth for screenshots)

3. Media Box has seen also a nice update, please read blog form author

If you still have a doubt that your N900 is a proper computer, try adding a mouse!

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And finally this one is for developpers, Qt and opengouvernance.

New Qt mailing list about open gouvernance

3 part video tutorial to install Android on your N900 by djsteve #N900 #Maemo #Nitdroid

708 days
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Video has started to create a video tutorial to install Android 2.1 with working Wifi on your N900.

Part 1 is here

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YouTube Direct

Part2 is here

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And Part3 is a demo

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Video demo of Sygic Mobile Maps version 10 for the N900

716 days
by in Maemo, N900

The video seems to be in German but the video should talk by itself :)

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MeeGo demoed on a Moorestown based tabled

717 days
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This is a video demo of MeeGo running on a Moorestown based tablet, it’s courtesy of Engadget and it is a very impressive demo!

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Another new video courtesy of Carrypad

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Video demo of Meego 1.0 for Netbooks #Meego

721 days
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This video shows you Meego 1.0 running on a Netbook, you can discover the UI that is very similar to what was Moblin 2.1 before the project merge with Nokia.

Unfortunately unlike Moblin that was running fine on my Dell D420 (ultra portable laptop with a Core Duo ULV) this version doesn’t seem to start.

Thankfully someone managed to make it run on a Netbook :)

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Nostalgia of FastTracker? Try MilkyTracker an opensource port that runs on the N900 (video).

727 days
by in Maemo, N900

MilkyTracker is a clone of the legendary FastTracker and it seems to be available on the N900 now!

See it running on video below

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The only download link I could find is here but it is un-optified so don’t install if you are short of space in your rootfs

Want to downgrade your N900 from Leaked PR1.2? Here’s how to do it. #N900 #Maemo

730 days
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I DON’T TAKE ANY RESPONSABILITY IF YOU FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS, YOU DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

To do this you will need :

  • the command line flasher3.5 tool (all the downlown links are in this wiki post http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_firmware )
  • The firmware files for PR1.1.1 and Leaked PR1.2

Before you do this you need to understand that it will leave your phone in a “mixed state” the main firmware will be 1.1.1 but the modem firmware will be Leaked 1.2, it is the only way to retrieve phone capabilities.

I have done it using Ubuntu 10.04 but it should be approximatively the same on Windows, you will just need to open a command line with administrative right (type cmd in the run/search option and then ctrl+shift+enter if you have Vista or W7, with XP you should just need to open a command prompt)

Open a terminal and navigate to where your firmware are stored then type:

sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

Once you receive the following output

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8_PR_MR0
Image ‘kernel’, size 1704 kB
Version 2.6.28-20094803.3+0m5
Image ‘rootfs’, size 158336 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8_PR_MR0
Image ‘cmt-2nd’, size 81408 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image ‘cmt-algo’, size 519808 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image ‘cmt-mcusw’, size 5824 kB
Version rx51_ICPR82_09w47
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.4.4+0m5
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

Make sure your N900 is switched off and then open the keyboard of the N900 and hold the u key and plug it to usb you should see appearing the following message and the flashing should go through (bus and device address will vary)

USB device found found at bus 002, device address 005.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of ‘sw-release’: RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.12-9_PR_MR0
Sending xloader image (14 kB)…
100% (14 of 14 kB, avg. 1115 kB/s)
Sending secondary image (106 kB)…
100% (106 of 106 kB, avg. 15267 kB/s)
Flashing bootloader… done.
Sending cmt-2nd image (79 kB)…
100% (79 of 79 kB, avg. 9937 kB/s)
Sending cmt-algo image (507 kB)…
100% (507 of 507 kB, avg. 14930 kB/s)
Sending cmt-mcusw image (5824 kB)…
100% (5824 of 5824 kB, avg. 21814 kB/s)
Flashing cmt-mcusw… done.
Sending kernel image (1704 kB)…
100% (1704 of 1704 kB, avg. 21857 kB/s)
Flashing kernel… done.
Sending and flashing rootfs image (158336 kB)…
100% (158336 of 158336 kB, avg. 13470 kB/s)
Finishing flashing… done
CMT flashed successfully

At this point the phone will reboot and you will see that you don’t have access to your phone network (it will show a barred SIM sign). You must deconnect the phone from USB and switch it off again.

We are now going to flash it back with the modem of the Leaked PR1.2, type as follow.

sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.12-9_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin –flash-only cmt-mcusw -f -R

You will receive an output similar to this:

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.12-9_PR_MR0
Image ‘kernel’, size 1705 kB
Version 2.6.28-20101103+0m5
Image ‘rootfs’, size 174080 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.12-9_PR_MR0
Image ‘cmt-2nd’, size 81408 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image ‘cmt-algo’, size 519808 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image ‘cmt-mcusw’, size 5826 kB
Version rx51_ICPR82_10w08
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ’2nd’, size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘xloader’, size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Image ‘secondary’, size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.5+0m5
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

Again, make sure your N900 is switched off and then open the keyboard of the N900 and hold the u key and plug it to usb you should see appearing the following message and the flashing should go through

USB device found found at bus 002, device address 009.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of ‘sw-release’: RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8_PR_MR0
Sending cmt-2nd image (79 kB)…
100% (79 of 79 kB, avg. 13250 kB/s)
Sending cmt-algo image (507 kB)…
100% (507 of 507 kB, avg. 15863 kB/s)
Sending cmt-mcusw image (5826 kB)…
100% (5826 of 5826 kB, avg. 18675 kB/s)
Flashing cmt-mcusw… done.
CMT flashed successfully

You phone will reboot and if everything worked as expected you should see that your mobile network is back.

After that scare, that should teach you (and me ;-) ) to not installed leaked unfinished software !!!

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