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Arrancamos	2010-01-21 , 04:19
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Hi guy. I would like install or do a kind or reflash using any virtual machine. in that way would be possible test any kind of app withou brick my real cellphone.

does any1 could provide a step-by-step instruction to accomplish that?
TIA

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	speednut	2010-01-21 , 04:25
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VMware can only virtualize the same CPU architecture. The N900 does not use a x86 based CPU, so you can not virtualize the N900's operating system. Sorry!

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	jkq	2010-01-21 , 04:47
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Originally Posted by Arrancamos

Hi guy. I would like install or do a kind or reflash using any virtual machine. in that way would be possible test any kind of app withou brick my real cellphone.

does any1 could provide a step-by-step instruction to accomplish that?
TIA

I suppose you could try installing the SDK and then installing the apps in there.

I believe someone setup the SDK for one of the PC virtualization products (VMware, VirtualBox, MS Virtual PC) and made the image available, but I forgot which product (it probably doesn't matter anyways, they likely all read each other's virtual disk formats) and unfortunately don't know where it is hosted. I installed the SDK the "hard way" following the original Nokia instructions quite a long time ago, so I never paid too much attention to it.

-jkq

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Walsted	2010-01-21 , 10:33
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Originally Posted by speednut

VMware can only virtualize the same CPU architecture. The N900 does not use a x86 based CPU, so you can not virtualize the N900's operating system. Sorry!

This is what the future looks like

http://www.rockinmaemo.dk/?p=57

Looking forward to a VMware hypervisor for my N900

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CrashandDie	2010-01-21 , 13:33
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A quick Google search should've pointed you guys to this:

http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-d...-downloads.php

VMWare image directly downloadable from there. Just get VMWare Player to run the VMs.

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Arrancamos	2010-01-27 , 04:39
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Ok, I just came back to my post. Great information here

Have any1 tested any?

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tousisd	2010-01-30 , 09:06
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We need that vmware open source player! Maybe Virtualbox ?

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lq_sunshine	2010-03-14 , 22:48
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A little offtopic..but is this possible on a n900?

Here is an interesting video, showing windows ce and android os in vmware on a n800

http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-n800-...-demo-2635750/

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wmarone	2010-03-14 , 22:52
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Originally Posted by lq_sunshine

A little offtopic..but is this possible on a n900?

Certainly should be. I don't know of any open-source software that will do it just yet, and VMWare hasn't moved to release what they used on the N800.