I found this recently. It seems interesting and it looks it has some activity recently.

http://lists.hackable1.org/pipermail...ly/000812.html

http://lists.hackable1.org/pipermail...ch/000797.html

http://trac.hackable1.org/trac/changeset/2006

Anybody has experimented with this?

I did use it on openmoko freerunner , it's usable it's debian it's free but I switched to QtMoko

but dont have a n900 , what about n8x0 ?

I think I saw around there that it was first developed on a 810. repos are online for 810 too.

dont work just preview

i tried the os didnt work at first i try and try and i got it working

install bootmenu frome maemo pckage

format sdcard ext3 one partirtion is cool

mount /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc1

nano /etc/bootmenu.d/hackable.ext.item

ITEM_NAME="Hackable1"
ITEM_ID="hackable"
ITEM_DEVICE="${EXT_CARD}p1"
ITEM_MODULES="mbcache jbd ext3"
ITEM_FSTYPE="ext3"
ITEM_FSOPTIONS="noatime,rw"

cp /etc/resolv.conf /media/mmc1
cp -a /lib/modules/2.6.28-omap1/ /media/mmc1/debia/lib/modules/
cp -a /lib/firmware/* /media/mmc1/debian/lib/firmware/

i changed all /etc/X11 with the SHR OS and lanch ts_calibrate
the touchscreen worked fin and i changed with the HAckable1 X11 and it worcked
change sources.list with new deb and ....o

chroot /media/mmc1 and apt-get what u want

reboot and cooooool

if i had time i will try all thinks
its debian platforme you can install all package like debian
it still lot off works to do but it very fast than debian or ubuntu just try i love to have suport for this OS i love it
change xorg.conf with the SHR too to get keybord working
the /etc/pointercal files is the touchscreen key if you have hackable1 installed jus us it rename it to pointercal and have fun

if you find my tuto is hard try the one frome http://elektranox.org/n900/installation/manual.html