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.
Power usage right now is reported to be about 80mA, which is quite a lot, but on a good battery last for about 15 hours, this is being worked on: https://github.com/maemo-leste/bugtracker/issues/170
- https://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Hardware_Power_management
- https://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Hardware_Power_Consumption
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 | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Ethernet | N/A | |
| Bluetooth | Not yet | Driver problems in mainline |
| (Micro USB) | Yes | Peripheral/slave only, exposes network gadget by default. 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 | Depends on Bluetooth |
| Accelerometer | Not yet | Available as input device, needs MCE work |
| Proximity sensor | Not yet | |
| HDMI-out | N/A | |
| TV-out | Not yet | Should work in kernel, didn't get it to work yet |
| GPS | WIP | Works using gps3 and gpsd |
Installation
Images: http://maedevu.maemo.org/images/n900/
dd the image to an sd card. If using a Windows machine, you can use Etcher NB: Etcher does not warn you before starting the flashing operation, so please be extra careful that you choose the correct device to flash to
Then boot from the sd card using either 0xFFFF/flasher-3.5 or u-boot/bootmenu: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=81613
