[Release] N12 "UMay" - Android GingerBread 2.3.4

[e-yes]

N12 "UMay"
- Android GingerBread 2.3.4 (GRJ22)
- New Gapps (20110503)
- much more stable than previous release (N11 "Vostok")

New features:
- RIL: SMS sending
- RIL: Pro-active USSD sessions
- RIL: 3G Fast Dormancy (thanx to Crevetor)
- RIL: IMEISV request support
- Support for swap (optional; one can easily activate it in /default.prop)

Fixed:
- Permission manifests
- Market working "out-of-the-box"
- WiFi/DHCP problem

http://goo.gl/dXp7a

Update: I recommend to install 2.6.28.NIT07-rc3 kernel for use in N12. Especially if you use USB Mass Storage mode (UMS).

[TMavica]

Thanks you!!!

[TMavica]

which kernel should I use?

nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb or just the orginal one nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb?

[misiak]

N12 "UMay"
New features:
- RIL: SMS sending
[...]
Fixed:
- Market working "out-of-the-box"


You rock! :D

[F2thaK]

receive texts?

make/ receive calls?

[TMavica]

receive texts?

make/ receive calls?

make/ receive calls <----no need to ask I think, the answer in your brain

[misiak]

receive texts?

make/ receive calls?

receiving text works since 0.0.8 ;)

and asking about calls is getting as annoying as asking about temperature readings in power kernel thread :O If it's not written in this or previous announcements, it's not available. I think when it will be available, it will be written in announcement in bold letters and biggest font size :P

[TMavica]

receiving text works since 0.0.8 ;)

and asking about calls is getting as annoying as asking about temperature readings in power kernel thread :O If it's not written in this or previous announcements, it's not available. I think when it will be available, it will be written in announcment in bold letters and biggest font size :P

think when it will be available, it will be written in announcment in bold letters and biggest font size <---------------------TOTALLY AGREE

[mublin]

hi guys, first post so be nice, never needed to post before this as all info u ever need is online here sumwere :D proud owner of a completly tricked out n900, but there is one thing i get stuck on everytime a new update comes out, i dnt no how to update to this new N12 without starting fresh, can i update N11 so i can keep all my setting, apps and stuff, or do i need to uninstall N11, then re-install N12, its on emmc, currently use N11 as my prime fone, dnt ask but all my mates use live profile so makes sence to stay on the droid. thanks and appoligies for posting :D

cheers

[jinnn_1989]

the release was to quick. i expect it come after 2- 3 after the release of N11. thanks alot man...i am loving it...

[bipinbn]

thanks eyes.. brilliant effort.. thank you..

[m4r0v3r]

any chance someone can upload the file to mediafire? or megaupload

[elie-7]

now all what we need is that ammyt grabs this thing, and give us step-bystep instructions us noobs to get it loading from the emmc .
and THANK YOU e-eyes, you rock !!!!!

[shuraizo]

I think the uninstallation method in http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Uninstalling_Nitdroi d

..needs to be updated, it doesn't work for me,
first some folders cannot be deleted using filebox as described there so i had use rm -rf,

And then i tried this N12, following the installation method and the kernel i used to successfully install N11.

But i get sh : /dev/mmcblk0p2 unknown operand

and after checking the /etc/multiboot.d i can't find the item for nitdroid..

So i install multiboot apt-get install multiboot..
And now guess what?

the Maemo option doesn't appear on multiboot, only android :(
I guess i have to reflash now :(

The installation method only works if i do a clean reflash on Maemo first...
So there must be something missing on the uninstallation procedure..
There's something else that has to be removed before installing nitdroid again

Can anyone help me with this?
Anyone managed to install N12 after N11?

[m4r0v3r]

press B to try and boot maemo. or E when in multiboot

[shuraizo]

press B to try and boot maemo. or E when in multiboot

I get this error :
Can't flash kernel.. guru meditation error

[Nokia 5700]

I just wonder... Is it more efficient with the battery than in 0.0.8? It drains the battery so fast that it's almost impossible to use it without charging at the same time. It also gets really hot...
Or will we have to live with it?

[m4r0v3r]

I get this error :
Can't flash kernel.. guru meditation error

reflash the kernel only and then press B or E and you should boot into Maemo

this command for linux

sudo flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> --flash-only=kernel -f -R

this for windows

flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> --flash-only=kernel -f -R

[shuraizo]

reflash the kernel only and then press B or E and you should boot into Maemo

this command for linux

sudo flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> --flash-only=kernel -f -R

this for windows

flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> --flash-only=kernel -f -R

Sorry but by kernel you mean the firmware right?

This one?

RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin

[maemo55]

New features:
- RIL: SMS sending

it mean now we can send sms ?!!!!!!!!!

[shardul]

Sorry but by kernel you mean the firmware right?

This one?

RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin

Yes, You just need to flash kernel

[rosh]

I know gsm calls are not working. How about voip/sip calls?

[debernardis]

any chance someone can upload the file to mediafire? or megaupload

Megaupload mirror: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XSYD05NG

install as described in http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Installing_Nitdroid for Nitdroid 11.

[edmac316]

I've successfully installed N12 over N11 on EMMC, works like a charm!

Keep up the good work devs!

[m4r0v3r]

cheers for the MU mirror

[tomchiverton]

receiving text works since 0.0.8 ;)

and asking about calls is getting as annoying as asking about temperature readings in power kernel thread :O If it's not written in this or previous announcements, it's not available. I think when it will be available, it will be written in announcement in bold letters and biggest font size :P

Maybe you need to explicitly list which headline items that are required for normal day-to-day usage are currently missing.
I was about to try this new release out, but knowing calls are busted means I wont.

[mublin]

I've successfully installed N12 over N11 on EMMC, works like a charm!

Keep up the good work devs!

could u please enlighten me on to how u did this, cheers

[m4r0v3r]

I heard to send sms you need to add International codes?

[edmac316]

could u please enlighten me on to how u did this, cheers

I'm using the same kernel which I used for N11 Vostok, so no need for me to reinstall kernel, I did the following in xterm :

root
cd /home/user/MyDocs
bzip2 -d N12_UMay.tar.bz2
cd /home
mkdir /and
cd /
mount /home /and
cd /and
tar xvf /home/user/MyDocs/N12_UMay.tar


Worked fine for me, hope this helps.

[misiak]

New features:
- RIL: SMS sendingit mean now we can send sms ?!!!!!!!!!

[TROLL MODE]
No, it means something completely different.
[/TROLL MODE]

Of course it means we can send sms, that's what "SMS sending" means :P (Haven't tried it, don't have time to install and check untill next week, I just relay on what e-yes wrote)

[eme]

hello,

how to install this release?

i have multiboot installed and using the maemo v47 power-kernel.

the sd-card is empty and untouched.
(no nitdroid version installed now)


i installted once the nitdroid 0.0.8 with the auto-installer .... is there now a better way?

thanks a lot

[xur17]

I added instructions on upgrading to the wiki if you installed N11 to the EMMC:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Upgrading_N11_to_N12

[PermanentX]

thank you e-yes!
now Whatsapp works :D

[samipower]

not calls ? , when it will can to call with speaker and microphone?? , nitdroid well for gamming and keymapping how preenv for play with keyboard n900?

[sr00t]

How can I update NITDroid if i have it installed in a microsd?
I only see tutorials for updating it on internal EMMC.
Please answer me. Thanks

[Dr.Marcial]

After following the instructions on the wiki, i get a tar: cannot remove old file sdcard: Is a directory.

does this mean anything in particular? do I need to fix anything?

Thanks

[eagle-eyes]

hi guyes
im new to netdroid
i wonder if any can help in installin the new n12 on memory card i have a 16g empty micro sd
i dont want o ruin the enternal partition
thx alot
if any can help in a new micro sd instalation
and great work guyes
regards

[zdanee]

I added instructions on upgrading to the wiki if you installed N11 to the EMMC:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Upgrading_N11_to_N12

Something is not right with those instructions it packed my RootFS full...

[rentze]

Are the market fix and ofono update still necessary?

[shaddam]

is anyone else getting weird battery readings when entering android on this release? my battery reads at around 70% but android detects it as empty and reboots as soon as i get to the unlock screen o.o, help?

gav

[xiskillo]

I can see that Market working without any Fix, isn´t it?

[misiak]

Are the market fix and ofono update still necessary?

N12 "UMay"
New features:
- RIL: SMS sending
- RIL: Pro-active USSD sessions
- RIL: 3G Fast Dormancy (thanx to Crevetor)
- RIL: IMEISV request support
Fixed:
- Permission manifests
- Market working "out-of-the-box"
- WiFi/DHCP problem

<facepalm tsunami>

[sudarsan_avs]

How can I update NITDroid if i have it installed in a microsd?
I only see tutorials for updating it on internal EMMC.
Please answer me. Thanks

Check out this link for steps to install NITDroid on MicroSD card

http://www.myn900.com/how-to-install-android-nitdroid-to-n900/

[sudarsan_avs]

Thanks to e-yes!!!

Updated successfully N11 to N12, but USB file transfer is not working in N12 which was working in N11, please let me know the fix steps for USB :(

[Kenny1001]

I keep on getting stucked on
leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11
I press tab, and enter and I get an empty leafpad calles (11)
Someone help?
I Use the nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb kernel
I'm using the wrong kernel?

[shaddam]

does anyone think, that because i have a broken usb port, this is some how affected me from booting into android with out it thinking i have a dead battery?

gav

[MyNokiaN900]

Something is not right with those instructions it packed my RootFS full...

They worked for me. I had Nitdroid N11 installed already so I ignored two lines (cd /home & mkdir /and) as they already existed.

Everything else works fine.

Thanks xur17 for the Wiki Update. Thanks E-Yes for the N12 update. ;)

[WupR]

I have N12 working + sms. But no Whatsapp. When I start Whatsapp and but my land code (+31) and my number xxxxx. It never stops counting and complete the sending. How do i get this work?

[MyNokiaN900]

I keep on getting stucked on
leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11
I press tab, and enter and I get an empty leafpad calles (11)
Someone help?
I Use the nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb kernel
I'm using the wrong kernel?

Kenny, I would recommend you follow http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Installing_NITDroid_ N11_to_EMMC - The instructions are good and work.

Failing that, I have a list of instructions on my blog with screenshots as I ran through the above instructions. I am not saying mine are better, but sometimes pictures work. http://www.mynokian900.com/2011/04/how-to-install-nitdroid-n11-vostok-on-n900.

[MyNokiaN900]

I have N12 working + sms. But no Whatsapp. When I start Whatsapp and but my land code (+31) and my number xxxxx. It never stops counting and complete the sending. How do i get this work?

I am going to try whatsapp shortly. I too got SMS working. (I don't really care for phone calls to be honest - hardly ever use the phone). However I tried calling my 2nd phone from N900 and it rang, and from my 2nd phone I called my N900 Nitdroid and it rang too... I stupidly didn't think of testing voice... but guessed it wouldn't work so didn't bother. Still exciting to see the progress E-Yes is making. It's fantastic.

Marketplace also works well now. I bought my first Android application called "Screenshot it" and it works brilliantly.

[topet2k12001]

Kenny, I would recommend you follow http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Installing_NITDroid_ N11_to_EMMC - The instructions are good and work.

Failing that, I have a list of instructions on my blog with screenshots as I ran through the above instructions. I am not saying mine are better, but sometimes pictures work. http://www.mynokian900.com/2011/04/how-to-install-nitdroid-n11-vostok-on-n900.

Or videos may work too. :) I linked them to the Wiki Page. ;)

[topet2k12001]

[QUOTE=MyNokiaN900;1001849]I had Nitdroid N11 installed already so I ignored two lines (cd /home & mkdir /and) as they already existed./QUOTE]

Updated the Wiki.

[shuraizo]

I added instructions on upgrading to the wiki if you installed N11 to the EMMC:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Upgrading_N11_to_N12

Thanks but,

I think you don't have to include the commands for fresh install since it's just for upgrading..

Still, i believe the uninstallation method is incorrect or missing something,
since if you try it and then install a new nitdroid you'll get sh : /dev/mmcblk0p2 unknown operand error..

Could someone please fix this?

[NightShift79]

How can I make use of maemos "MyDocs" folder and all my music on it under nitdroid ?
any way I can mount that ?
I do have an terminal with root under nitdroid, but I don'T know what and how to mount...

[shaddam]

ok doing a fresh install, hopefully this will work, if not then its a definite usb problem

gav

[Laughingstok]

I must be blind but where is everyone actually downloading the bz2's?

[brandonc]

does anyone know how to remove nitdroid from the emmc, apart from running code and running the nitdroid-uninstaller? I want a clean out all the old folders without reflashing...I just need to know specifically which files, I saw a list in the wiki but it seems to be very uninformative.

[shuraizo]

I must be blind but where is everyone actually downloading the bz2's?

http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/N12_UMay.tar.bz2

does anyone know how to remove nitdroid from the emmc, apart from running code and running the nitdroid-uninstaller? I want a clean out all the old folders without reflashing...I just need to know specifically which files, I saw a list in the wiki but it seems to be very uninformative.

+1 for this
Could anyone correct it?

Some feedback after testing it..

I'm not sure if this is more stable.. i get more "app x not responding" error compared to N11..
Also the phone seems to be warmer compared to N11
And some minor problems, screen capture no longer works, i get blurred image now.

[Laughingstok]

Am I not seeing links on these forums or something? Or has no one posted a link to this bz2?

[brandonc]

Am I not seeing links on these forums or something? Or has no one posted a link to this bz2?

http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Upgrading_N11_to_N12


look right at the top of your page now right under the header it contains the link

[Laughingstok]

http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Upgrading_N11_to_N12


look right at the top of your page now right under the header it contains the link

Maybe something wrong with my browser? I see no link at all. The only links I see are to mediafire for older versions.

[brandonc]

http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/N12_UMay.tar.bz2

[Laughingstok]

Wow you know what.. for some reason I cannot see that link in my Maemo browser! WHAT THE CRAP? I just loaded this thread on a laptop and see the links. Weird ****!

[Laughingstok]

Yeah thanks guys. I really cannot see the links you posted at all. strangest thing I've ever seen. I kept thinking you guys were messing with me by making blank replies. :D

[raaj13]

Thanks for the new version its faster and more stable than n11 for me,
But Again my internet not working.nitdroid doesn't even try to connect.But with different sim it sometimes connect any help?

[Laughingstok]

Can someone please post their multiboot .item entry for this? I installed the gingerbread kernel and have the following in my item file and am getting a kernel panic when attempting to boot it:

ITEM_NAME="NITDroid 2.6.28.NIT.06 on mmcblk0p2"
ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28.NIT.06
ITEM_MODULES=ext3
ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2
ITEM_FSTYPE=ext3
ITEM_FSOPTIONS=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro


I do have the files all installed in /and

[rb26vl]

Thanks but,

I think you don't have to include the commands for fresh install since it's just for upgrading..

Still, i believe the uninstallation method is incorrect or missing something,
since if you try it and then install a new nitdroid you'll get sh : /dev/mmcblk0p2 unknown operand error..

Could someone please fix this?

When you see this, try the following:
cd /
umount /home /and
mount /home /and

That should do the trick :)

[shuraizo]

When you see this, try the following:
cd /
umount /home /and
mount /home /and

That should do the trick :)

Thanks, can't try it now that i've reflashed :)
I think i've tried this before but i'll test it if a new version come out

[Laughingstok]

Does the N11 version rely on a previous installation (say N9?) to function or is it standalone? I.E. - Can I start with Vostok (N11) and then upgrade to N12 or do I have to start with N9 and patch it all the way up?

[eagle-eyes]

hi guyes
pleaaasssssssseeee need help in a new install not upgrade
how to full install the new v12 version and if i can install it on the micro sd not on main phone memory
thanks alot

[skyjumper]

does anyone know how to remove nitdroid from the emmc, apart from running code and running the nitdroid-uninstaller? I want a clean out all the old folders without reflashing...I just need to know specifically which files, I saw a list in the wiki but it seems to be very uninformative.

All you need to do is remove all files from /home

except /home/user and /home/opt

Good luck :)

[brandonc]

thank you very much!

[maemo55]

when i try to install NITDroid kernel Getting below error., any help please ?




/and # dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb
(Reading database ... 26224 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 final1 (using .../nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb) ...
Deleting leftover 2.6.28.NIT.06 modules in Android...
Deleting leftover 2.6.28.NIT.06 modules in Maemo...
Unpacking replacement nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 ...
Setting up nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 (final1) ...
Copying 2.6.28.NIT.06 essential modules to Maemo...
Running depmod...
Creating item file for multiboot
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06.postinst: line 97: cannot create /etc/multiboot.d/11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.06.item: nonexistent directory
dpkg: error processing nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing

[kingoddball]

Is this the same to install? Just extract over SD partition?

Can we make this uboot compatible ever?

[abhirajsoni]

i've installed it successfully. and working fine for me. but the only problem is that its showing error while searching the network. i am not able to connect the internet through the packet data. what should i do.?
another problem- i am not able to send/receive msg.plz help

[rb26vl]

when i try to install NITDroid kernel Getting below error., any help please ?




/and # dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb
(Reading database ... 26224 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 final1 (using .../nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb) ...
Deleting leftover 2.6.28.NIT.06 modules in Android...
Deleting leftover 2.6.28.NIT.06 modules in Maemo...
Unpacking replacement nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 ...
Setting up nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 (final1) ...
Copying 2.6.28.NIT.06 essential modules to Maemo...
Running depmod...
Creating item file for multiboot
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06.postinst: line 97: cannot create /etc/multiboot.d/11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.06.item: nonexistent directory
dpkg: error processing nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06 (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing


Looks like you don't have multiboot installed. Install Nitdroid installer from shell (don't run app after installing). Enable Maemo-Extras repo then:
apt-get update
apt-get install nitdroid-installer

Try again after that.

[rb26vl]

Does the N11 version rely on a previous installation (say N9?) to function or is it standalone? I.E. - Can I start with Vostok (N11) and then upgrade to N12 or do I have to start with N9 and patch it all the way up?

They are standalone, but sit in the same location so installing (extracting) N12 after N11, overwrites N11.

[WupR]

I saw that some people got Whatsapp work, how did they do that? Because by me it won't get further then the counting and that will fail.

[lucas777]

Any ideas on kernel 47 and Nitdriod and Multiboot? Ive installed N12 version lastnight but also updated Kernel 47 earlier on before that, I get a guru meditation error when trying to boot into nitdriod?

[rb26vl]

Any ideas on kernel 47 and Nitdriod and Multiboot? Ive installed N12 version lastnight but also updated Kernel 47 earlier on before that, I get a guru meditation error when trying to boot into nitdriod?

Installed on MMC? Did you set ITEM_DEVICE to mmcblk0p2 in the Nitdroid item file for multiboot?

[Jovica666]

Help please I can't boot in maemo ...guru meditation error...I have installed the enh.kernel multiboot but still no result.any workaround than flashing?

[Jovica666]

I have three options in the boot meny but the maemo ones give guru meditation error...I have shell access pressing s.any ideas?

[Jovica666]

The folders for maemo boot kernel are etc/multiboot.d 0...something...and the one for nitdroid it says that it is etc/mutiboot.d/11...maybe tht is the reason.please help is needed ASAP.

[lucas777]

Installed on MMC? Did you set ITEM_DEVICE to mmcblk0p2 in the Nitdroid item file for multiboot?

Yeah defo done that mmcblk0p2

[anapospastos]

After every new installation of nitdroid we install the kernel again.

[sudarsan_avs]

Hi, did anyone check the USB file transfer on N12, not working for me after upgrade...?

Thanks!!!

[misiak]

Help please I can't boot in maemo ...guru meditation error...I have installed the enh.kernel multiboot but still no result.any workaround than flashing?

What was exactly the package names? For power kernel you need to install kernel-power package from package manager (it pulls kernel-power, kernel-power-modules, kernel-power-flasher as far as I remember) and after that you need to install kernel-power-bootimg via command line ("apt-get kernel-power-bootimg"). If you have shell access, could you post here (or send me via PM not to spam this thread) output of commands:

ls /boot
ls /boot/multiboot
ls /etc/multiboot.d

and for each file returned by the last command:
more /etc/multiboot.d/something-returned-by-the-last-command (for example and most probably the important ones will be "more /etc/multiboot.d/00-Maemo-2.8.28-omap1.item" or "more /etc/multiboot.d/01-Maemo-kernel-power-2.6.28.10power47.item")

[m4r0v3r]

everybody whos having guru errors

you need the power kernel bootimg. otherwise multiboot has no file to reflash

[Nemesis82]

Mmmm i haven't the Market in the app. How can i solve?

[eagle-eyes]

hi guyes
i made a fresh install of the netdroid n12_umay on emmc
all is fine except cant send messages and its slow
any ideas ????

[m4r0v3r]

try adding the country code

[Jovica666]

thanks everyone but I've already flashed my device...at least that was easy to do and lost 178 apps and 20gb of good black metal music.NO MORE DUAL BOOT EXPERIMENTS FOR ME!GOOD OL' MAEMO+CSSU+V47 EN.KERNEL=LIGHTNING SPEED.anyway I didn't like Nitdroid that much:)

[geojoking]

Is there any way to get the Positioning working? I understand GPS does not work but how about Network Positioning? Whenever I try using FourSquare (for example) it "sees" me somewhere in Russia.

[misiak]

thanks everyone but I've already flashed my device...at least that was easy to do and lost 178 apps and 20gb of good black metal music.NO MORE DUAL BOOT EXPERIMENTS FOR ME!GOOD OL' MAEMO+CSSU+V47 EN.KERNEL=LIGHTNING SPEED.anyway I didn't like Nitdroid that much:)

That was stupid -_-' You could flash with option to flash only kernel, then rest of your device's memory (all apps and all emmc) would stay there untouched and you wouldn't loose anything, and it should be enough for making device bootable.

[m4r0v3r]

he could of booted into stock kernel and downloaded the bootimg and been fine or flashed the kernel only and then downloaded the bootimg by cant help those who dont want to listen

[Wreck]

Is there any way to get the Positioning working? I understand GPS does not work but how about Network Positioning? Whenever I try using FourSquare (for example) it "sees" me somewhere in Russia.

Not sure if it actually works but you could try out FakeGPS. You can set where ever you are. http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/fake-gps-location_suaq.html
I will check it now if it actually works.

Who actually creates those 'Tags'? I mean you can't be serious about this one.

EDIT: Yes it works. But it doesnt solve your problem :s

[misiak]

he could of booted into stock kernel[...]

He could not, he said that neither of maemo kernels worked. It's strange, because more and more people are getting these errors these days... Have N900 became more popular recently? :P He was surely not aware of the command to flash only kernel via flasher, pity...

[eagle-eyes]

try adding the country code

ty
worked sending sms but not for whatsapp :(

[geojoking]

Not sure if it actually works but you could try out FakeGPS. You can set where ever you are. http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/fake-gps-location_suaq.html
I will check it now if it actually works.

Who actually creates those 'Tags'? I mean you can't be serious about this one.

EDIT: Yes it works. But it doesnt solve your problem :s

Already tried with FakeGPS and it works OK. Even if I set the position to my city, it's better because at least I can use the Search option and manually search the venue. At least I'm not in Russia anymore :)

I also tried Bluetooth GPS Mouse app, and successfully connected a LD-3W via Bluetooth and it works GREAT in FourSquare and Facebook Places.

But again, as you pointed out, it really doesn't fix my problem. Network Positioning SHOULD work in any circumstance.

[asim786]

After following the instructions on the wiki, i get a tar: cannot remove old file sdcard: Is a directory.

does this mean anything in particular? do I need to fix anything?

Thanks

I had that problem, I didn't know how to deal with it so I flashed the device fully, as in back to factory state and not just the kernel, it worked like a charm after that, even though I lost everything in Maemo (:

[e-yes]

Update: I recommend to install 2.6.28.NIT07-rc3 kernel for use in N12. Especially if you use USB Mass Storage mode (UMS).

[Laughingstok]

Where do you post the links to these new kernel versions?

[misiak]

Where do you post the links to these new kernel versions?

He uploads all files to http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/ , so that is a good place to look for them ;)

EDIT: Also http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?board=2.0 is a good place to look for any updates ;) (direct link to newer kernel is posted in N12 thread there)

[eagle-eyes]

Update: I recommend to install 2.6.28.NIT07-rc3 kernel for use in N12. Especially if you use USB Mass Storage mode (UMS).

thx e-eyes
but if installed do i have to remove the old kernel or it replaces it?+ its working slow the n12+ message sending worked with country code but not working for whats app verification please help :(
regards and thx alot

[Laughingstok]

Just download the .deb into /home/user/MyDocs

Mount /home /and

Dpkg -I name_of_new_kernel.deb

Verify the .item in /etc/multiboot.d

Verify the image is in /boot/multiboot

If alls well.. reboot, select new 07 kernel.. profit.

[eagle-eyes]

Just download the .deb into /home/user/MyDocs

Mount /home /and

Dpkg -I name_of_new_kernel.deb

Verify the .item in /etc/multiboot.d

Verify the image is in /boot/multiboot

If alls well.. reboot, select new 07 kernel.. profit.

thx alot
but can u please be more clear
i mean step by step cuz im new to that and donno how to put the instructions

[eagle-eyes]

thx alot
but can u please be more clear
i mean step by step cuz im new to that and donno how to put the instructions

+ will that kernel make it faster ???

[m4r0v3r]

ah well his loss at end of the day. sometimes a bit of research goes a long way

[Laughingstok]

thx alot
but can u please be more clear
i mean step by step cuz im new to that and donno how to put the instructions

root

cd /home/user/MyDocs

wget http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/nitdroidBLAHcantremember.deb

cd /

mount /home /and

dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroidBLAHcantremember.deb

reboot

Select new multiboot entry

[eagle-eyes]

root

cd /home/user/MyDocs

wget http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/nitdroidBLAHcantremember.deb

cd /

mount /home /and

dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroidBLAHcantremember.deb

reboot

Select new multiboot entry

thx alot
now how to remove the old kernel ?

[eagle-eyes]

i see the old kernel was working faster :(

[rb26vl]

thx alot
now how to remove the old kernel ?

Don't worry about it too much, just delete the old kernel 11-*.06.item file in \etc\multiboot.d\ if you don't want it visible in the multiboot options.

[eagle-eyes]

thx alot
but i want to remove one of them and i donno which is better and how to do that

[eagle-eyes]

sorry again
any way to activate whatsapp ????

[babyshamie]

Hi,plz help my APP MARKET is no where to be found,not even its icon, any idea plzzz

[stlpaul]

Hi,plz help my APP MARKET is no where to be found,not even its icon, any idea plzzz

Did you activate android with your google account?

[jinx405]

first off: thanks e-yes and everyone that contributed to making Nitdroid work for the N900 :)

i installed 2.3.1 without a hitch in early april, and because of that i didnt upgrade to Vostok when it got released. now if i want to install UMay, do i need to uninstall 2.3.1 then install UMay as per the wiki? or can i just use the steps for "Upgrading N11 to N12" in the wiki instead?

i looked through all 12 pages of this thread and didnt find the answer.. i hope i didnt miss that post.

thanks in advance :)

[fahadj2003]

the release was to quick. i expect it come after 2- 3 after the release of N11. thanks alot man...i am loving it...

i want mcdonalds too :(

[babyshamie]

it didnt give me any option for activating Google account after installing and booting up,it bypassed the Account alternative,straight to the Desktop of my previous settings.
And when i go to Account&Sync in the settings,i only find Twitter and facebook Accounts,no Google,plllz help

[topet2k12001]

first off: thanks e-yes and everyone that contributed to making Nitdroid work for the N900 :)

i installed 2.3.1 without a hitch in early april, and because of that i didnt upgrade to Vostok when it got released. now if i want to install UMay, do i need to uninstall 2.3.1 then install UMay as per the wiki? or can i just use the steps for "Upgrading N11 to N12" in the wiki instead?

i looked through all 12 pages of this thread and didnt find the answer.. i hope i didnt miss that post.

thanks in advance :)

Hi Friend,

I tried 2 methods:

1. Fresh Install
2. Existing N11 and then upgraded to N12

Instructions in the Wiki worked properly for me. :) Please do note that I didn't have any apps installed or any customizations when I upgraded, so I don't know if upgrading wipes out currently installed apps or customizations.

[e-yes]

it didnt give me any option for activating Google account after installing and booting up,it bypassed the Account alternative,straight to the Desktop of my previous settings.
And when i go to Account&Sync in the settings,i only find Twitter and facebook Accounts,no Google,plllz help

I always recommend to make "clean" install.

[shuraizo]

I always recommend to make "clean" install.

Yes but i think the uninstallation method needs to be updated e-yes :)
It doesn't work for me
Or maybe there's anything like that in nitdroid forum?

[pursueky]

it reboot frequently after several seconds being booting into the " 2.6.28.NIT07-rc3 kernel "

[e-yes]

it reboot frequently after several seconds being booting into the " 2.6.28.NIT07-rc3 kernel "

/me trying a magic: "LOGS, PLEASE". Usually after that words ppl w/ problems magically disappear :)

[laasonen]

I can't send text messages, but I can receive. I used these files:
ofono047_oril008.tar.bz2 N12_UMay.tar.bz2 nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb nitdroid-installer_0.2.6-3_armel.deb

I'll try the nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb. Still not sending :(

[e-yes]

i see the old kernel was working faster :(

If u wanna do something really informative and useful - carry out testing and performance measurement (benchmarking). And compare the results. I see only subjective complaints atm.

[rb26vl]

New kernel seems good, except I'm getting OOME's in most apps both inconsistently and consistently! Have logged a bug with logs :)

Also noticed incoming SMS gets truncated to 126 characters...have logged bug for this with logs too :) Anyone else notice this? Works superb otherwise.

Voice is interesting...it appears very close...dialling out, the earpiece audio is garbled with gaps, almost distinguishable...it used to be dead/blank on older kernel. Might just need a samplerate or buffer tweak.

PS. Keep up the good work e-yes :)

[kyllerbuzcut]

Lovely stuff. I will try installing this in the next day or 2. To people having problems with google sign in upon boot not appearing then having no market. I had this on N11 and I thought I had made a clean install. It's not a problem really market-wise, as there is an alternative, but you may notice it wont sync. Tried a few things but couldn't get it to fix. Wasn't too bothered by it. Don't think you really need it. At the moment at least.
Thank you e-yes for all your wonderful stuff. I am sure N12 will be good fun, whether I get it to install fine or even if it turns into a problem solving, brain testing excercise trying to figure out which bit I did wrong:) I actually learn loads when I have to figure stuff out and it beats watching soap operas on tv.

[Captwheeto]

I always recommend to make "clean" install.

I see what you did there.

Also, sending texts! O: I am stupidly excited to get back from work and try this out. I'm at work and not paid to read through tonnes of threads so can someone tell me in a nutshell if it works well or not? :D Amazing work.

[legendsohai]

Did you activate android with your google account?

I have the same problem too, I had already sign in with my google account, so whats the problem?? :confused:

[stlpaul]

I have the same problem too, I had already sign in with my google account, so whats the problem?? :confused:

I don't know what to say. It worked fine for me. I formatted nitdroid partition, unpacked new tarball, installed new kernel, rebooted, entered google account and password, and market is there and working.

[scoobydoo]

I don't know what to say. It worked fine for me. I formatted nitdroid partition, unpacked new tarball, installed new kernel, rebooted, entered google account and password, and market is there and working.

same here market working fine as is sms sending and recieving there is even faint background noise during phone calls. way to go team nearly there now

[smoothc]

thank you e-yes!
now Whatsapp works :D
How did you make it work?

[yannis]

it reboot frequently after several seconds being booting into the " 2.6.28.NIT07-rc3 kernel "

Remember to edit the boot file: leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11

as per http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC

BTW: the new kernel works better than the last one (i.e. fewer "wait for application to respond" messages.
One strange thing to note that my usual android app for overclocking could not get any lower than 1.15Ghz (stuck there). Dling another one fixed it.
Now happily fooling around at 900mhz.

I.E. Thanks all of the nitdroid team for this.

[Schriek]

confirmed that Whatsapp works, didnt work for me in N11 tho

[uNsIs]

anyone can make nitdroid work with u-boot?

[trigaum]

Thank you guys!
My NITDroid UMay is fully functional!

I had Vostok on EMMC and installed UMay on top of it just using the method listed on the Wiki.
And installed the new Kernel RC3 by the XTerminal and the SMS and USB MASS is working fine!
Thank you!!!

[Laughingstok]

Seems a large majority is ready to go now. Only major thing left now is the phone functionality and then you could *almost* call it complete. Excellent work.

[Armstrong Dicksmasher]

anyone can make nitdroid work with u-boot?
This question was asked some time ago & at that time eyes did say he said current NITDroid kernel is incompatible with u-boot.
u-boot & multiboot works in quite a different way.

Seems a large majority is ready to go now. Only major thing left now is the phone functionality and then you could *almost* call it complete. Excellent work.
I wonder how many of you will actually use phone function after it's usable...

[anapospastos]

I can't send text messages, but I can receive. I used these files:
ofono047_oril008.tar.bz2 N12_UMay.tar.bz2 nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb nitdroid-installer_0.2.6-3_armel.deb

I'll try the nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb. Still not sending :(

You downgraded your ofono files. Install again N12 without "ofono047_oril008.tar.bz2".

[MyNokiaN900]

sudo gainroot
cd /home/user/MyDocs
wget http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb
cd /
mount /home /and
dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb
reboot
Select new multiboot entry

EDIT: <IGNORE - SILLY QUESTION>Once this is done and it appears in my MultiBoot menu, how does it know to load Nitdroid?</IGNORE - SILLY QUESTION>

Will I have two menu items for Nitdroid, one with the new "nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb" and the other with the old "nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb"?

[laasonen]

You downgraded your ofono files. Install again N12 without "ofono047_oril008.tar.bz2".

Great. Thanks.

[yannis]

[QUOTE=Will I have two menu items for Nitdroid, one with the new "nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb" and the other with the old "nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb"?[/QUOTE]

exactly. The magic works.

[artron]

im using power kernel 47, NITDroid im using kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3 and im installing NIT on EMMC (/home mount to /and).

why every i boot to NITDroid and logoff it,return to boot menu, power kernel 47 always lost, " Guru Meditation : Required Files Not Found ".

what happen on My N12 "UMay",cuz on N11 just fine....

Please Help????

[kolos]

Does anyone know how can I undervolt CPU? I would like to use the same setting which I have with kernel-power.

[MyNokiaN900]

Remember to edit the boot file: leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11
as per http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC


Yannis, when I run
leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11 Tap TAB at the bottom of the screen, I get the following line appearing: leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.0 and if I press enter there are no lines in the file. It's empty. I quit out of file without saving. Is that right? I was expecting to see a couple of lines and specically a line mentioning
"ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2".

My guess is it because the file already exists, there is no need to edit the boot file. Would that be correct? :confused:

[yannis]

My /etc/multiboot.d folder has the following files:

00-Maemo-2.6.28-omap1.item - i.e Maemo
11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.06.item - i.e old kernel
11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.07.item - i.e new kernel

inside those 2 last .items there must be a line like tihs
ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2

So, don't leafpad at the /etc/multiboot.d/11 (there is no such file as "11")
Just enter those 2 last .item files and change line accordingly.
I learned myself the hard way :-)

@artron

See this post, you need to make sure that the multiboot menu points to the correct location.

[laasonen]

This probably has been asked million times, but I cant find answer by searching and there isn't passwd. How to set up root password?

[MyNokiaN900]

My /etc/multiboot.d folder has the following files:

00-Maemo-2.6.28-omap1.item - i.e Maemo
11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.06.item - i.e old kernel
11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.07.item - i.e new kernel

inside those 2 last .items there must be a line like tihs
ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2

So, don't leafpad at the /etc/multiboot.d/11 (there is no such file as "11")
Just enter those 2 last .item files and change line accordingly.
I learned myself the hard way :-)

@artron

See this post, you need to make sure that the multiboot menu points to the correct location.

You are right Yannis (thanks). After I booted up I could see the new line "11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.07.item - i.e new kernel" in my menu, but after selecting it it loaded and stopped at "Guru Meditation : Required Files Not Found". So i booted back into Maemo. Switched on SSH, used WinSCP to find the /etc/multiboot.d/ and could see the item 3 and 4 (my two nitdroid kernels). I edited the both in Notepad++ side by side and can see the culprit ITEM_DEVICE=${INT_CARD}p2 I removed my SD card. So I have replaced it with the line ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2 and it's all good. ;)

[e-yes]

This question was asked some time ago & at that time eyes did say he said current NITDroid kernel is incompatible with u-boot.
u-boot & multiboot works in quite a different way.


I wonder how many of you will actually use phone function after it's usable...
Let me clarify a bit...
Kernel is compatible. But NITDroid expects some initialization that is done by multiboot. Multiboot loads all necessary modules (at least for mouting NITDroid's partition), make depmod, it mounts root, makes maemo's root accessible in /mnt/initfs (yeah, it's needed in order to force nokia's binary crap (DSME, BME, SYSINFOD/CAL) to work)...

I plan to move required logic to NITDroid itself, but this task doesn't have high priority as far as multiboot "just works".

[eagle-eyes]

If u wanna do something really informative and useful - carry out testing and performance measurement (benchmarking). And compare the results. I see only subjective complaints atm.

thx bro worked better after several reboots
but please how to remove the 1rst kernel (the origional netdroid one from device and multiboot... + if any way to activate whats app
best regards... about sending messages worked for some numbers in my country after adding the country code but not working for numbers on other than my country
thx again and keep going.....

[anapospastos]

This probably has been asked million times, but I cant find answer by searching and there isn't passwd. How can set up root password?

First you type root and then with "passwd user" command you set your password.

[MatthiasL]

Thanks, finally got it installed (probably issues with a SanDisk card [stuck on black screen with white -), but using SDFormatter and a combination of other instructions (sfdisk,mkfs,mke2fs etc.) I finally got it installed properly.

That includes What'sApp, just not when on 3G it seems. Can anyone confirm it only works on WLAN?

Speed is fine too on my microSD class 4.

Big thanks e-yes and others, I'll be looking forward to more updates (my main purpose being messing about, and hopefully use What'sApp properly).

PS Phonecall itself works, just the speaking (and hearing) doesn't.

[blopa]

I can't get it to work. I tryied the "easy install" () and using the UMay file, but when I try to boot Android, the linux screen stop when this line shows up:

E: videoep: xcb connect failed

[Jovica666]

hahahah....I'm pretty new on linux and it was too late when I saw in other threads that I can flash just the kernel,so I did a full flash.I tried to boot into baemo pressing b,1,0...but everytime i had the same guru meditation error.8 followed every step by step how to install the N12 UMay...I made sure that I have installed the full package with the enh.kernel bootimg,multiboot and all of that but I still got that error.First of all I was able to dual boot..but that was with the stock nokia kernel,then I installed the enh.kernel v.47 edited the multiboot.d/11 thing with leafpad and saved...after reboot in the boot meny I had three options...first one maemo with ...something omap1,second maemo with enh.kernel v.47 and nitdroid 2.3.4.I succesfully booted into Nitdroid but after reboot I couldn't boot back in maemo no matter what I tried and reading I don't know how many threads with people having similar problems.Now I'm afraid to install Nitdroid again due to the previous failure.Can someone explain to me how to do it step by step.-or the moment I' running on PR 1.3,installed CSSU and enhanced kernel for power users 2.6.28.10-power 47.thanks to all of you who were willing to help me.Greetings from Macedonia!

[babyshamie]

I think the problem is the Uninstalling info on wiki,i realised that not every Nitdroid setting is cleared,my Google settings are still there and my wallpaper pic,though i uninstall and made a fresh one::,,..

[blopa]

I just tried to install N11, using the same tutorial I used last time (I did that successfully) but this time I'm alway getting the SAME error

"xcb connect failed"

What is going on? D: already reflashed my N900 10 times today!

[kolos]

Here are my benchmark results (AnTutu & Quadrant) @750 MHz with undervolting. NITdroid is installed on eMMC's separate partition.

This guide (http://xuggs.blogspot.com/2010/12/overclocking-nitdroid-009.html) helped me to find how I can undervolt CPU. I edited voltage settings in oc-profile-500-750.conf and then renamed the file into power.conf.

[eagle-eyes]

please how to remove the 1rst kernel (the origional netdroid one from device and multiboot... + if any way to activate whats app
best regards... about sending messages worked for some numbers in my country after adding the country code but not working for numbers on other than my country
thx again and keep going.....

[brandonc]

could someone post an example of what there default.prop looks like with swap enabled?

[sudarsan_avs]

Here are my benchmark results (AnTutu & Quadrant) @750 MHz with undervolting. NITdroid is installed on eMMC's separate partition.



Thanks Kolos for the benchmark...:)

I Installed Vostok on MicoSD with 3 GB ext3 partition on 8 GB card... Speed of the OS is not bad, but the device is rebooting while running out of memory (cannot play 3d games - loading... for long while)... I checked my RAM sized (Settings -> Applications -> Storage use) - only total RAM I have is 180 MB (76MB is used and 105MB is free).. So if I overclock NITdroid will my also RAM increase?

[kolos]

sudarsan_avs, I think you have 180 MB available RAM for apps. Install AnTutu benchmark from Market and open Information tab, there you will see right amount of ram. I have right now 65.2 MB available from 236 MB.

[kolos]

About rebooting. I didn't have any, but I didn't play games. If you have swap partition on microSD, try to enable it in default.prop. Mount NITdroid partition in Maemo and go in /and where open default.prop with leafpad (or nano, or...). Then change value for persist.swap.swappiness= from 0 to 1. Also check if you have written right swap partition under persist.swap.dev=.

I have a question for one with more knowledge. Can I change persist.swap.dev=mmcblk1p3 value in persist.swap.dev=mmcblk0p3 to use swap on eMMC (which uses Maemo)? If I can, would be system any faster, cause I already have NITdroid on eMMC?

[asim786]

I need help trying to connect to the GPRS internet on N12 UMay, it doesn't connect, just shows a white 3G icon on the status bar, do I need to go into airplane mode and reboot as required in earlier versions?

[PartyboyXP]

It´s possible to think in Android 3 in the N900 or it´s impossible? E-yes is working in something like that?

[rentze]

Can I change persist.swap.dev=mmcblk1p3 value in persist.swap.dev=mmcblk0p3 to use swap on eMMC (which uses Maemo)? If I can, would be system any faster, cause I already have NITdroid on eMMC?

Yes. Works for me.

[Jovica666]

why installing kernel power bootimg removes mutiboot kernel power using FAPMAN?This is for v.47 kernel.

[laasonen]

why installing kernel power bootimg removes mutiboot kernel power using FAPMAN?This is for v.47 kernel.

You should use kernel-power-bootimg instead of multiboot-kernel-power, because it's deprecated.

[HellFlyer]

It´s possible to think in Android 3 in the N900 or it´s impossible? E-yes is working in something like that?

Google hasnt released Honeycomb source code yet. Even after there is no point to run it on N900 cuz its optimized for big screens and dual core systems. Stick with 2.3 :) Most Android users still have 2.2 btw :p

[Jovica666]

Thanks guys I finaly managed to install NITDroid N12_UMay without a guru meditation error and having to flash the kernel :)

[debernardis]

For those who might be interested, I could run ubuntu as a chroot under nitroid, quite easily. I know it feels like pervert, but it was fun.
I followed the guide in http://blog.coralic.nl/2010/08/17/ubuntu-on-samsung-galaxy-s-android/ with some minor changes.

[vivmak]

Need help. After copying the files and untarring them my n900 doesnt boot up , it stays at the NOKIA opening screen.... any suggestions what to do?:(

[Evildemon]

Hi guys, i installed N12 but now i have a tiny problem. The problem is, i installed 0.8 with auto-installer, then installed 0.9 and then moved on to N12 but now in multiboot menu i have 2 nitdroid kernel... do you know how to take the older one down ?
Thanks

well i got other problem... i cant get my operator network to work... it keeps on flight mode, and when i search for networks (operator) it says it didnt find any...

edit: tried to boot on the older one and it doesnt boot at all...

[laasonen]

I'm getting this error message while I'm installing hosts to AdFree:
Unable to locate a partition to remount to write the hosts file to.

Probably something strange in fstab?

[rrdbala]

Here are my benchmark results (AnTutu & Quadrant) @750 MHz with undervolting. NITdroid is installed on eMMC's separate partition.

This guide (http://xuggs.blogspot.com/2010/12/overclocking-nitdroid-009.html) helped me to find how I can undervolt CPU. I edited voltage settings in oc-profile-500-750.conf and then renamed the file into power.conf.

This is nice. I have installed this app and also another app ( via this app) to overclock N900 . It is GUI based and so easy to use. I got 1661 score after I overcloked with just one touch which is cool. I will post the screen shots later.

[eagle-eyes]

please how to remove the 1rst kernel (the origional netdroid one from device and multiboot... + if any way to activate whats app
best regards... about sending messages worked for some numbers in my country after adding the country code but not working for numbers on other than my country
thx again and keep going.....

[kolos]

The easiest way is to use FileBox (http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/filebox/). Go to boot/multiboot directory and delete vmlinuz-2.6.28.NIT.06 kernel. Then go to etc/multiboot.d and delete item file for same kernel (2.6.28.NIT.06). Finally go to lib/modules and delete folder 2.6.28.NIT.06.

[eagle-eyes]

thx alot i did tht but does it delete all related things to tht kernel ??? or i have to do something else ???
also any news for whatsapp?? :(
regards

[laasonen]

The easiest way is to use FileBox (http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/filebox/). Go to boot/multiboot directory and delete vmlinuz-2.6.28.NIT.06 kernel. Then go to etc/multiboot.d and delete item file for same kernel (2.6.28.NIT.06). Finally go to lib/modules and delete folder 2.6.28.NIT.06.

If he has installed nitdroid-kernel with package manager, thats pretty messy and I wouldn't recommend it.

First you should search which kernels you have installed:
apt-cache search nitdroid-kernel
And then remove everything else except the one with the largest number like this:
apt-get remove nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06

[kolos]

If I understand right, this way requires to mount NITdroid partition first? There is also modules folder which must be removed.

EDIT: I checked and I couldn't uninstall old kernel without mounting NITdroid partition first.

[eagle-eyes]

apt-get remove ....
e: sub-process returned error code 1
dpkg........... nitrdroid krnel returned error exit status 1 ???????

[eagle-eyes]

i got tht after doing the filebox steps
then tried the x terminal steps
still c both on apt- .... kernel
but cant remove the 2.6.6 niether from terminal nor from app mngr

[kolos]

eagle-eyes,where do you have NITdroid, on microSD or on eMMC? If you are trying apt-get command, you need to mount NITdroid partition before that. Here is example for NITdroid on mmcblk1p2 (2nd partition on microSD):

sudo gainroot
mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /and
apt-get remove nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06

After that we need to umount partition and close xterminal
umount /dev/mmcblk1p2
exit
exit

[raaj13]

can't connect to internet nor the ussd codes are working it returns connection error even thought signal are shown on top?

[eagle-eyes]

eagle-eyes,where do you have NITdroid, on microSD or on eMMC? If you are trying apt-get command, you need to mount NITdroid partition before that. Here is example for NITdroid on mmcblk1p2 (2nd partition on microSD):

sudo gainroot
mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /and
apt-get remove nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06

After that we need to umount partition and close xterminal
umount /dev/mmcblk1p2
exit
exit

kolos
Yesterday , 04:11 PM
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The easiest way is to use FileBox. Go to boot/multiboot directory and delete vmlinuz-2.6.28.NIT.06 kernel. Then go to etc/multiboot.d and delete item file for same kernel (2.6.28.NIT.06). Finally go to lib/modules and delete folder 2.6.28.NIT.06.

I did tht and the kernel was gone from multiboot ….
But when I did :

First you should search which kernels you have installed:
Code:
apt-cache search nitdroid-kernel
It still shows the kernel and also in app-manager the kernel still exsist


When I did this its shows tht error :
e: sub-process returned error code 1
dpkg........... nitrdroid krnel returned error exit status 1


And then remove everything else except the one with the largest number like this:
Code:
apt-get remove nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06
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Last edited by laasonen; Yesterday at 05:59 PM.

The nitdroid is on the internal memory not on the micro sd
By the way I wish I can install it on the micro sd I have 8gb card but hadn’t found the way to install it there so I did the wiki way
Thx a lot for ur reply  and If u can let me know how to fix that and get it on the micro-sd
Also if I flash the phone with the .bin file will the the phone be fully clean from the nitdroid if I want to make a new clean installation on the microsd??
Best regards

[aligatro]

WoW you are releasing those pretty fast. Thanks once again. Did anyone try to chroot into maemo from nitdroid and try to execute things like camera-ui ? I am assuming nitdroid's kernel includes all of the drivers, just not all are compatible/are handled by android.

[Char]

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but what am I doing wrong? I can't send or receive messages. :(

EDIT: making a call says No SIM or SIM error but my menu-thingy shows my network fine. I've probably missed something stupid. please don't shoot

[laasonen]

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but what am I doing wrong? I can't send or receive messages. :(

EDIT: making a call says No SIM or SIM error but my menu-thingy shows my network fine. I've probably missed something stupid. please don't shoot

It would help, if you told exactly what you did :)

[bandora]

btw is it weird that since Vostok I could actually initiate a call? but I can't hear the person that I'm calling and they can't hear me.. hehe

[Char]

It would help, if you told exactly what you did :)
yeah sorry Im not thinking right
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=72365
I did exactly what was posted in there except I downloaded nitdroid by hand because I dont trust wget :/

if I try to make a call it says "No SIM or SIM error". I know calls are not supposed to work but the thing is it won't even /initiate/ the call.

just ftr, I got the same error with Vostok

edit: i DID read somewhere that it involves "removing" my SIM pin from Maemo. while it doesnt ask for a pin at boot I do have one set. How do I "remove" this SIM? I tried changing it to a blank PIN but it wont accept it.

[MyNokiaN900]

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE READ THE FIRST POST OF THE THREAD? You cannot make phone calls. It is not working, so why write an entire post telling us the phone is not working. If you could, I am sure E_yes would paste it in great big letters. GET WITH THE PROGRAM!

[Char]

are you talking about me? I said nothing about wanting to be able to make phonecalls except stating the fact that I can't initiate the call, even though it's supposed to work. furthermore, my goal is to send and receive SMSes and not calls.

[MyNokiaN900]

are you talking about me? I said nothing about wanting to be able to make phonecalls except stating the fact that I can't initiate the call, even though it's supposed to work. furthermore, my goal is to send and receive SMSes and not calls.

No, I said people. Why are you feeling guilty?

[dmardsinra]

can someone tell me how to install N12 without using leafpad?

last time i used leafpad...it costed me 40 dollars to reflash it....

i dont want it to cost me again. :P

[Char]

No, I said people. Why are you feeling guilty?
Perhaps because it was right after my post, or because I had stated something related to phone calls that could easily be misinterpreted?

What does "feeling guilty" have to do with this?

[laasonen]

can someone tell me how to install N12 without using leafpad?

last time i used leafpad...it costed me 40 dollars to reflash it....

i dont want it to cost me again. :P

Do the same thing with nano for example, but I doubt that it was text editor's fault you bricked your phone. And you could have reflashed it yourself with flasher-3.5 tool for free.

[Armstrong Dicksmasher]

can someone tell me how to install N12 without using leafpad?

last time i used leafpad...it costed me 40 dollars to reflash it....

i dont want it to cost me again. :P

Well,if you in Malaysia I could have done that you for a price of nice coffee.

There's no auto way to install N12.You have to get your hands dirty by learning to install this the manual way through terminal.It's quite easy actually.

Do you want to use NITDroid in microSD or eMMC?

[SavageBrat]

@ dmardsinra and if you really hate leafpad as I can't always get it to work just hook you phone up to winscp edit the multiboot file from there click save and it will work just fine..

[dmardsinra]

Well,if you in Malaysia I could have done that you for a price of nice coffee.

There's no auto way to install N12.You have to get your hands dirty by learning to install this the manual way through terminal.It's quite easy actually.

Do you want to use NITDroid in microSD or eMMC?

I want it to install on Microsd.....

i dont know which one will be better.

well....i tried maemo flasher myself....didn't work..... so i had to take phone to nokia care centre...and they charged me. poor me. lol

[antonszander]

im new to all this i managed to get n12 working fine but im left with all zip folders and so on , on my docs is it ok to delete these without deleting nitdroid?

[NokiaRocks]

Could someone tell me how to add a APN ?
When I added my APN in settings and click save, it just disappears and the site is blank....
Help is really appreciated.

[MyNokiaN900]

Perhaps because it was right after my post, or because I had stated something related to phone calls that could easily be misinterpreted?

What does "feeling guilty" have to do with this?

As in - did you think I was talking about you? If I was, I would have quoted you. ;)

[shuraizo]

Could someone tell me how to add a APN ?
When I added my APN in settings and click save, it just disappears and the site is blank....
Help is really appreciated.

Turn off the airplane mode.
If it keeps turning on,
Disable PIN request on Maemo (Settings > Phone)

[rjneid]

guys sorry if this was asked before but could not find an answer through search ... successfully instally N12, whatsapp installed with no problem, but it won't send the SMS, anyone knows a solution for that??

thanks

[eagle-eyes]

same problem here :( need whatsapp activation
please help

[NokiaRocks]

No way to activate PIN request on Nitroid startup?

[Char]

As in - did you think I was talking about you? If I was, I would have quoted you. ;)
Hm.

Still haven't solved the problem - could installing it on eMMC help? (I highly doubt it but still)

[teemui]

Anyone in finland got 3g to work? I cant get it to work, i have put all apn settings and tried with and without roaming but its a no go. All i have is little letter R on top of network bars. Im using saunalahti

[eagle-eyes]

i need to install umay n12 on micro sd
can any one help ??
best regards

[rjneid]

so this si dead now ?

[bingbings]

New ofonod proposed by e-yes works ok for me, now the long sms that I receive will be divided in 2 or more sms ( before everything that was more than 120ish characters was not displayed at all for me) and also the international sms (with + ) should work too.

Download here :http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/experimental/ and replace the old ofonod file in system/bin (of course your /and must have been mount ....) ; then just a chmod 755 here and you're done.

edit: long sms received are still sometimes as before (not fully displayed) and sometimes (fully received ) divided in more sms (with the length of 64 characters each for me).....no problem with whatsapp in wifi ( my 3G data only working sporadically...).

[rjneid]

New ofonod proposed by e-yes works ok for me, now the long sms that I receive will be divided in 2 or more sms ( before everything that was more than 120ish characters was not displayed at all for me) and also the international sms (with + ) should work too.

Download here :http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/experimental/ and replace the old ofonod file in system/bin (of course your /and must have been mount ....) ; then just a chmod 755 here and you're done.

thanks for that, but may i ask for the exact commands for that, i don't want to mess it ...

reagrds

[bingbings]

Definitely the international + sms work!! Just installed whatsapp whitout any problem, having a long dialogue with my wife (who, of course, is having an iphone :mad: )

rjneid: I use filebox to copy files ( must to be root and your /and mounted as usual); once your ofonod file is copied into /and/system/bin you type (still being root of course) in terminal : chmod 755 /and/system/bin/ofonod .

[rjneid]

@bingbings

Works like charm mate, I LOVE YOU :P

[Char]

well that sucks. i was hoping this ofonod update would fix my problem but it wouldn't

is there any way to get some debug logs so I can see whats wrong myself?

[fidel cashlow]

I've searched but haven't had much success in finding an answer for this. I assume it's supposed to be working as part of nitdroid (please correct me if I'm wrong) but have been unable to get it to work so far. I've tried Internet2.voicestream and get nothing. epc.tmobile reroutes me to the upgrade page except it doesn't load I'm only shown a link.


edit I got it to work briefly on Friday but only in a specific area. Most times I can't even get the 3G icon to pop up. And by work I mean I was online and browsing BUT couldn't send messages via What's App

[rb26vl]

well that sucks. i was hoping this ofonod update would fix my problem but it wouldn't

is there any way to get some debug logs so I can see whats wrong myself?

Google "logcat", there's some good tutorials on how to use it, it's pretty simple. Download Android SDK to get it on your PC, then connect via USB...debug over USB is enabled by default in Nitdroid. From a command prompt, then adb logcat

[rb26vl]

New ofonod proposed by e-yes works ok for me, now the long sms that I receive will be divided in 2 or more sms ( before everything that was more than 120ish characters was not displayed at all for me) and also the international sms (with + ) should work too.

Download here :http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/experimental/ and replace the old ofonod file in system/bin (of course your /and must have been mount ....) ; then just a chmod 755 here and you're done.

Long SMS are still intermittent for me, some come through via multiple messages, others still come through truncated at 1 message length (126 characters).

[rb26vl]

thanks for that, but may i ask for the exact commands for that, i don't want to mess it ...

reagrds

Download new 'ofonod (http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/experimental/ofonod)'. Transfer it to your phone via USB.

1. Mount Android (for eMMC):cd /
mount /home /and

2. Move new ofonod to overwrite existing:cd /home/user/MyDocs
mv ofonod /and/system/bin/

3. chmod new ofono to be executable:cd /and/system/bin
chmod 755 ofonod

[titi974]

oh god, finally I found it, I'm going to try that ofono update right now !
Also, I have a question : e-yes has posted some time ago that he wanted to implement the different layouts of HW keyboard... my question is : what's the status of this implementation ? that would be awesome for me as I have a french localised keyboard...

EDIT: did not solve the problem :eek::mad:

[pdf5]

hi eye s
im new on this sight
i want to thank you for the greatful work

i have installed the new edition of nitdroid 2.3.4 succsesfully on my n900

after the installation i reboot the phone and choose the android , after that,when the welcome screen appear, the phone reboot by itself and open the multiboot again every time i choose the android
so whats i gonna do?? is this problem from the new kernel of nitdroid?
any ideas to solve the problem??

[sckey]

HI,

Thanks for all the android porting hardwork.
I tried "ofonod". But still unable to sent sms. It show send, but receipient not received it. Several format I tried, but in vain.
My country code is 60. My phone number is 0127XXXXXX.

The formats I tried is :
0127XXXXXX
+60127XXXXXX
0060127XXXXXX
+600127XXXXXX
00600127XXXXXX

Pls help.
Thanks.

[e-yes]

@sckey
http://code.google.com/p/nitdroid-v2/issues/detail?id=74

@pdf5
<sarcasm>you gave so many information about problem, I need more time to analyze it.</sarcasm>
logcat?

[pdf5]

i hope you understand my problem

im waiting for your solutions

thanks again for your post

[sckey]

HI e-yes,

I have gone through the steps as mentioned in http://code.google.com/p/nitdroid-v2...s/detail?id=74.
But i still cannot resolved the SMS problem.
Please kindly show me the proper format to key in sms recepient phone number. Thanks.

[m4r0v3r]

am having problems with data. Since am with 02 pay and go I added the settings using APN manager. and the 3G sign appears in the bar. but it keeps telling me no internet?

[Armand360]

hey guys what is the default clock speed for this version? is there a limit set? i installed the 0.0.8 version way back and they said that the default speed is up to 500-700mhz only. and for this version i read somewhere it is 1ghz. is it true? cause i'm not really a fan of overclocking..

[N900L]

hi people
i use nitdroid to try out new applications.
but i would like to use it as a full functional alternative os.
the nitdroid versions requiring 1GHZ processors are not fast enough on the n900 and the phone gets warm sometimes. And the battery drains too fast.

My idea would be the following.
Make it possible to uninstall unusable system applications so it use less battery and runs faster.

or a stable android 2.1 port because it doesnt require an 1GHZ processor.

so what do you think?
tell me your ideas.

[joonne]

Just flashed kernel 2 times this night, because i tried to boot to N12. There appeared that " root directory not found in .... " text and i think this is because i didn't change the multiboot -thing- with leafpad again after i updated from N11 to N12 and i think i should have? I'm glad thought because now i can reflash only the kernel for my n900 :D

[pdf5]

@pdf5
<sarcasm>you gave so many information about problem, I need more time to analyze it.</sarcasm>
logcat?[/QUOTE]

hi e-yes

i tried to install this android version with the old kernel (0.6)
and it works fine ,but there is a problem

after downloading and installing the games successfully ,
the games worked fine but the most of games that worked with the sensor didnt work fine

so any ideas and solutions

[Boemien]

Hi e-Yes, After testing this new release (for the first time), let me tell you that I'm quite satisfied of the result. I'm still testing it further.

Concerning games, as the N900 screen is not multitouch, I would like to know if there is a way to map certain actions in game to keys on the keyboard, i'm sure that technically it is possible, a bit like preenv games. How can I do it? What files can I tweak to map keys to Keyboard?

Concerning Applications, no major problem are detected.

Thanks again for this hard work and we are waiting for next releases. Keep up the good Job!

[artron]

My /etc/multiboot.d folder has the following files:

00-Maemo-2.6.28-omap1.item - i.e Maemo
11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.06.item - i.e old kernel
11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT.07.item - i.e new kernel

inside those 2 last .items there must be a line like tihs
ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2

So, don't leafpad at the /etc/multiboot.d/11 (there is no such file as "11")
Just enter those 2 last .item files and change line accordingly.
I learned myself the hard way :-)

@artron

See this post, you need to make sure that the multiboot menu points to the correct location.

Im using "ITEM_DEVICE=${INT_CARD}p2" because i have an MMC (micro SD card) plugged in my N900. if i change the like this "ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2", so i must unplug my MMC first. is Umay must run with unplug MMC, if i installed on EMMC?

this figured on my N900,
I Have MMC plugin.
i can boot to Maemo with Omap and power-kernel normaly on every boot. then i boot to Nitdroid and work correctly and normal to inside the Nitdroid OS, but i reboot or restart from Nitdroid and return to Multiboot menu and choose the menu from Omap and Power-kernel i alwast get " Guru Meditation : Required Files Not Found ".

so my problem is if i boot to Nitdroid then reboot and return to multiboot menu im alwasy lost my Omap Kernel dan power-kernel. so i must reflash "kernel only" again if i want to boot to maemo.

this my multiboot menu entry, maybe you can help or get some fix my entry:

file 1 (00-maemo-kernel-power46.item), the entry is :


ITEM_NAME="Maemo kernel-power46"
ITEM_KERNEL="2.6.28.10power46"
ITEM_MODULES=ext3


file 2 (01-maemo-2.6.28-omap1.item), the entry is :


ITEM_NAME="Maemo kernel-power46"
ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28-omap1


file 3 (NITDroid2.6.28.07.item), the entry is :


ITEM_NAME="NITDroid 2.6.28.NIT.07 On mmcblk0p2"
ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28.NIT.07
ITEM_MODULES=ext3
ITEM_DEVICE=${INT_CARD}p2
ITEM_FSTYPE=ext3
ITEM_FSOPTIONS=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro

[xiskillo]

Hi e-Yes, After testing this new release (for the first time), let me tell you that I'm quite satisfied of the result. I'm still testing it further.

Concerning games, as the N900 screen is not multitouch, I would like to know if there is a way to map certain actions in game to keys on the keyboard, i'm sure that technically it is possible, a bit like preenv games. How can I do it? What files can I tweak to map keys to Keyboard?

Concerning Applications, no major problem are detected.

Thanks again for this hard work and we are waiting for next releases. Keep up the good Job!

Interesting, a possible form to simulate multitouch with simple touch the screen and touch a key at the same time.

Could be magic if were possible.

[samipower]

keymapping , how as webos palm with preenv, but nothing yet

[topet2k12001]

Im using "ITEM_DEVICE=${INT_CARD}p2" because i have an MMC (micro SD card) plugged in my N900. if i change the like this "ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2", so i must unplug my MMC first. is Umay must run with unplug MMC, if i installed on EMMC?

Make sure that your multiboot ".item" file for NITDroid is typed like this:

${INT_CARD}p2

instead of

mmcblk0p2

this figured on my N900,
I Have MMC plugin.
i can boot to Maemo with Omap and power-kernel normaly on every boot. then i boot to Nitdroid and work correctly and normal to inside the Nitdroid OS, but i reboot or restart from Nitdroid and return to Multiboot menu and choose the menu from Omap and Power-kernel i alwast get " Guru Meditation : Required Files Not Found ".

so my problem is if i boot to Nitdroid then reboot and return to multiboot menu im alwasy lost my Omap Kernel dan power-kernel. so i must reflash "kernel only" again if i want to boot to maemo.

Hi Friend,

I experienced that problem before and got it solved. This is caused by forgetting a step in the NITDroid installation procedure, particularly these commands:


root
apt-get update
apt-get install nitdroid-installer
y
y again if it asks again.


I ran into the problem because I tried the uninstallation steps, and then tried to reinstall NITDroid (I just wanted to verify if the uninstallation procedure works that's why I did it. :D).

So what happened was the exact same thing...I can boot into NITDroid properly, but after booting into NITDroid and wanting to go back to Maemo, I get the "Guru Meditation" problem. To solve it I had to always reflash (kernel only). I tried to think hard and remembered that I missed the steps I quoted above. So I did the steps and it solved the problem. :) If I remember correctly, those steps are required because it also installs the "Multiboot kernel" (so that you can boot between NITDroid and Maemo). Without it, you'll always get that problem you mentioned.

Hope this helps. :)

[pdf5]

i see there is anew kernal for android (rc4) on your website downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes

is it better for me?

waiting for your reply

[e-yes]

Yes, it's especially build explicitly FOR YOU:)

[vitaliys]

"As the N900 screen is not multitouch, I would like to know if there is a way to map certain actions in game to keys on the keyboard, i'm sure that technically it is possible, a bit like preenv games. How can I do it? What files can I tweak to map keys to Keyboard???"

[Boemien]

"As the N900 screen is not multitouch, I would like to know if there is a way to map certain actions in game to keys on the keyboard, i'm sure that technically it is possible, a bit like preenv games. How can I do it? What files can I tweak to map keys to Keyboard???"

I think it's a copy/paste of my previous post! hahahahahah! :D

[e-yes]

Workflow is quite simple:

modify
http://gitorious.org/android-n900/platform_frameworks_base/blobs/gingerbread/libs/ui/EventHub.cpp , recompile framework/base, test it, contribute a patch.

[pdf5]

Yes, it's especially build explicitly FOR YOU:)

thank you very much :D

I appreciate that :)

i gonna try it and and tell you the result

you re the best e-yes :cool:

[asim786]

am having problems with data. Since am with 02 pay and go I added the settings using APN manager. and the 3G sign appears in the bar. but it keeps telling me no internet?

Firstly, make sure you have all the correct settings but don't put in the username and password as this will disconnect it.
Check both boxes about Data being enabled and you'll see a 3G icon in your status bar.

Ignore it, reboot your phone and all will be well!

[jo21]

i try isntalled but somehow i got rootf full, any idea what i could be doing wonrg?

[topet2k12001]

i try isntalled but somehow i got rootf full, any idea what i could be doing wonrg?

You skipped or mised some commands to properly install NITDroid...please make sure to read carefully...don't move to the next step until you actually complete it (one command at a time). We also have video tutorials in the Wiki Page.

[mkderb]

any chance someone can upload the file to mediafire? or megaupload

N12_UMay.tar.bz2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YB3P3CHK

nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc3_armel.deb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2U06LTV9

[thashku]

just superb..:D

[samipower]

some spammer user send me in my nitdroid youtube videos , that he could play with keyboard in all nitdroid games , and send me the page funamess.com , it is a fake .

only in emulators or specific game with keyboard implemented , you can play with keyboard, not in all games how in webos preenv maemo.

[ikirk]

Installed UMay last night - followed instructions carefully and had no problems whatsoever - works a charm. Thanks for all those involved in the project (e-yes et all), having a lot of fun switching between Maemo and Niitdroid. :-)

[Musta susi]

Hi,
I installed the last N12 update on EmmC phone and all works fine but I can't download applications from the market. it stays on "starting download" forever. I can't download anything from with the browser too and since I have no file manager installed - I can't execute the entire .apk files stored on memory.
Also, it won't recognize my 16GB sandisk card even thougt I double-checked the menu has the "${INT_CARD}p2" line. It thinks the "MyDocs" partition from Maemo is the SD card.

Any help with downloadings please?

[claudiuzz]

Hey,

I've installed N12_UMay on EmmC according to Method 1 http://wiki.maemo.org/Nitdroid_easy_install_on_EMMC#Uninstalling_Nitdroi d

Every thing is working but when i open my browser for the fist time after bootup (Using Gprs) i get the message ``No internet connection available``
But i can see the page loading on the background klik ok and start serving.

Whatsapp works fine using Wifi, but over Gprs i get the message
``No internet connection available`` again.

Is there a way to configure whatsapp to use Gprs?:confused: