Nokia N900

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Nokia N900
Manufacturer	Nokia
Specifications
Hardware Features
USB (Host/OTG)	Micro USB 2.0 Slave
Software Features

The original Nokia N900.

Notes

Also see: https://elinux.org/N900

NOTE: Do not use the speakers yet unless you know what you are doing - you may fry them if you are not careful.

Status

Feature	Leste supported	Notes
Kernel version	4.15	Mainline + PowerVR Patches: https://github.com/maemo-leste/n9xx-linux/tree/pvr-wip
Serial	Yes	Requires special hardware
Charging	Yes	Yes
(Micro USB)	Yes	Slave only, Host Untested
Keyboard	Yes
Screen	Yes	Uses omapfb, not omapdrmfb yet
3D Acceleration	WIP	Works, but could be faster/better, https://github.com/maemo-leste/n9xx-xf86-video-fbdev-sgx
Touchscreen	Yes	Resistive
Audio	Yes	Everything should work (minus speaker protection), but requires complex alsa configuration
2G/3G data	WIP	Works with ofono; but no work has been done on any integration; see https://github.com/maemo-leste/bugtracker/issues/61 and https://github.com/maemo-leste/bugtracker/issues/76
SMS	WIP	Works with ofono, no UI, not enabled by default
Phone calls	WIP	Reported to work, no UI, poor quality, not enabled by default (might require pulseaudio audio filters)
FM Transmitter	Not yet
FM Receiver	Not yet
Accelerometer	Not yet	Available as input device, needs MCE work
Proximity sensor	Not yet

Installation

Images: http://maedevu.maemo.org/images/n900/

dd the image to an sd card. Then boot from the sd card using either 0xFFFF/flasher-3.5 or u-boot/bootmenu: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=81613

Serial

http://n900.elektranox.org/serial-adapter.html

http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Hardware_Hacking#Debug_ports