Hi there,
Nokia released some time ago some smartphones using a Debian-based OS,
which they called Maemo.
I was wondering if anybody on this list had any previous experience with
the N900, trying to setup a
vanilla Debian system. The arch used would be armel, and I guess the
original phone software (well,
the important pieces) can still be installed via apt-pinning from the
Maemo repositories.
The only variant I have found searching the web was a chroot-ed install
which I am sure is killing the battery
pretty fast, since it produces a reasonable amount of system load. And,
of course, I want it to run smoothly :)
I have tried the direct change in /etc/apt/sources.list, pointing to
stable, then oldstable, but the result
was a major failure both times, each try ending with downgrading udev
and some other major implications.
I guess a direct Debian install would a nice choice, and then installing
the Nokia's apps and tools directly
from the Maemo repository, but with the main package source set to some
official Debian mirror.
What I am not sure about:
- a safe and easy to restore backup method via USB data connection / USB
networking
- installation method
- whether is recommended or not to use Embedded Debian, although the
amount of storage space is more than
generous on N900 (~32GB for root / internal memory, and I also have a
16GB MicroSD card)
I guess anybody with a minimum of experience in embedded devices can
help me with this one. I never attempted
this kind of operation before.
TIA,
Victor
