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maxomid
2013-07-04, 21:22
Alpha Release #5 "Gyla"

PR1.3 is required

What is working:

- based on Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) v 4.1.1_r2 (JRO03L)
- Google Applications (GApps; 20120726), PlayStore (Android Market)
- dualboot kernel (without reflashing), ability to choose OS after power on.
- N950 supported (see http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=134.0)
- 3D drivers, OpenGL, hwrotation ("fake" default portrait mode for landscape-oriented displays), livewallpapers
- touchscreen (multitouch)
- hw buttons (volume, power), Nokia N950 keyboard
- ECI accessory (headset buttons)
- USB networking
- lcd off in sleep mode, colour profiles, electron beam effect (demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMTofYt_2g)
- alarm driver, RTC
- mounting MyDocs as "SDCard"
- basic video decoding (sw) and playback, youtube
- wifi (only basic functionality: able to connect to AP, linkspeed/RSSI (signal strength) indication. no tethering).
- basic CellMo functionality: network registration, USSD, SMS, data (GPRS/EDGE/3G), signaling. Actually, ofono/ofono-ril stack is used: all things that it able to do on the n900.
- bluetooth (scanning, can pair devices. I'm able to send files between SGS2 and N9. I didn't test deeper).
- battery status, charging indication
- sensors: accelerometer, compass
- audio: playback (audio routing to: loudspeaker, headset or earpiece), jack switch in kernel (h2w), beta-quality microphone support (shazam/soundhound, skype, some sound recorders)
- lights HAL (lcd brightness, hw keyboard lights(Nokia N950) )
- root access (via adb shell; su / SuperSU)
- fakeGPS (ability to trick system and set any location as GPS fix), no real GPS support yet!

a lot of minor and major bugfixes since alpha_4.

Known bugs:
- little gfx glitch while horizontal scrolling
- voicesearch broken
- voicecalls are still WIP
- no traffic indication in GPRS icon in statusbar
- electronbeam is disabled in this build

Not working/ Work in progress:
- Cleanup source code, commit all changes, allow AOSP-like builds.
- RIL/ofono: connectivity problems on some operators. Advanced features: PIN/PUK (un)locking, roaming etc.
- Android USB drivers: adb, mtp etc.
- sensors (als, proximity etc)
- sensors: compass (calibration)
- lights HAL (led)
- audio (a2dp, microphone (attempt to record mono/8000Hz crashes mediaserver), voicecalls
- HW video decoding (DSP)
- vibra
- camera
- GPS. GlonASS also ;D
- NFC (n9 share the same nfc chip with crespo: pn544 from NXP. I suppose we could use crespo's HAL/kernel modules with minimal changes, no need to write it from scratch. However, it doesn't work atm ( userland problem ) ).
- a lot of other things


Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GrRGM7xDg

Installation HOWTO:

0. If you have NITDroid installed already then remove it.
As root in Harmattan:


rm -rf /home/nitdroid

And skip kernel and sillyboot installation steps and proceed from step 3.

1. Install dual-boot kernel as described here: http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=90.0

2. Install sillyboot v2. Details: http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=127.0

3. INSTALL NITDROID ROOTFS:
a. Download tarball from here: http://downloads.nitdroid.com/e-yes/n9/nitdroid_n9_jellybean_alpha5.tar.bz2 , check its integrity, md5 sum for this archive is e2d8a5664c0ff59f2eef51a05a4e1273
Mirrors:

b. copy the archive to your Nokia N9.

c. execute "as root" commands:
Code:

mkdir /home/nitdroid

tar xjvf /path_to_archive/nitdroid_n9_jellybean_alpha5.tar.bz2 -C /home/nitdroid/


4. Reboot, push "Volume Up" button when message "Press VolUp to boot alternative OS" appear . Wait a little, pray a little...
maxomid
2013-07-04, 21:26
Hello my friends ..

The latest version is Nitorid provided. Alpha 5
Has problems. Please who can help developers be more Nitdorid.
death_jax
2013-07-04, 22:23
Miss the SD Card hotfix avaible here:
http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=615.0
zaidk9
2013-07-05, 07:17
Waiting for android 4.2
maxomid
2013-07-07, 16:17
Hello. The next version of Android 4.2.2 Beta has already been said, but did no ... Please developed to help port the operating system is more better.
kenbluesky89
2013-08-08, 12:14
once headphone plun- ing to audio jack it was showing up ... media player stop fushion
viqtah
2013-08-10, 16:45
any links on how to download android and steps to install it on my nokia n900?
KTy
2013-08-14, 09:45
Update on NitDroid N9 forum, Android 4.3 wop.
francesco VE
2013-08-14, 13:16
Update on NitDroid N9 forum, Android 4.3 wop.

can you give me the link please?
raider-R150
2013-11-07, 04:35
hello guys, I have successfully installed the nitdroid on my phone. As written there above, the audio is not working. Well my music player is working on loud speaker. Can anyone tell me how can I transfer the sound on my headset or headphone? Because whenever I plugged the headset, It's always on loudspeaker. I have tried connecting by bluetooth headphone but still nothing happens. Is there any chance? Answers are really appreciated, Thanks :)
tomislav
2015-02-28, 10:53
ALL links are dead or not related, can please someone update this
peterleinchen
2015-05-15, 17:08
Coderus gave you the answer about dev mode in the other 'dev mode alternatives' thread.
Regarding nitdroid please consider using ubiboot (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=89345).
hrbani
2015-05-18, 15:10
Hi to all :)


Did anybody tested this?
Upgrade/Update Nokia N9 To Android 5.0 Lollipop (http://lollipoprom.org/nokia-n9/)
Does it work fine? Cellular conversation?
I can't download any of files, does anybody has another link?
links:
http://downloadsafe.org/file/05gG94
http://downloadsafe.org/file/05ghE
http://downloadsafe.org/file/05gl63

Does it work with Ubiboot or it is flashed completely instead of MeeGo?


Thanks a lot
juiceme
2015-05-18, 15:35
Hi to all :)


Did anybody tested this?
Upgrade/Update Nokia N9 To Android 5.0 Lollipop (http://lollipoprom.org/nokia-n9/)
Does it work fine? Cellular conversation?
I can't download any of files, does anybody has another link?
links:
http://downloadsafe.org/file/05gG94
http://downloadsafe.org/file/05ghE
http://downloadsafe.org/file/05gl63

Does it work with Ubiboot or it is flashed completely instead of MeeGo?

Thanks a lot

Looks to me like a scam to fish peoples email addresses and contact details.
The "download links" lead to a site that will not let you proceed without giving out your personal info and forcing you to partake in a "lottery" that offers devices for "prizes".

All very suspiscious.
nieldk
2015-05-18, 16:16
Looks to me like a scam to fish peoples email addresses and contact details.
The "download links" lead to a site that will not let you proceed without giving out your personal info and forcing you to partake in a "lottery" that offers devices for "prizes".

All very suspiscious.

Those with certain iDevices, hungry for non-existent jailbreaks, will recognize these scams imnediately.

Stay way way way away.
Mir57
2015-05-20, 20:47
The latest Android I saw on N9 was Cyanogrnmod 4.2 on xda.
mp107
2015-05-31, 19:44
I would like to mount /home/user/MyDocs/.android/ folder as a sdcard on Nitdroid.
Is this possible?
That way I would not see much unwanted Android's stuff on MeeGo, for example in Gallery app.
hrbani
2015-06-01, 14:05
The latest Android I saw on N9 was Cyanogrnmod 4.2 on xda.
I searched XDA but I could not find 4.2 Image. The last image that I know is 4.1.1 in past nitdroid forum.
Is 4.2 image that was as zip and its permissions were lost and was not useable? It was mentioned on nitdroid forum and no one published the corrected image.

Thanks a lot
n950
2015-11-18, 14:24
Hi,

How to disable the led in top right corner (this light is always ON) when Nitdroid run on N950?
Anybody can explain me how to do please?

thanks in advance.
juiceme
2015-11-18, 15:04
Hi,

How to disable the led in top right corner (this light is always ON) when Nitdroid run on N950?
Anybody can explain me how to do please?

thanks in advance.

On N9 you can control the led usage like this;

leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/")
echo "0" > $leds

I have never seen a N950 irl though, so I cannot vouch if there's anything similar for it... :D
n950
2015-11-19, 06:42
Ok but in Nitdroid it's not the same thing.
perhaps a file need to be deleted. The one which control power led.

Anybody have a solution for me?

thanks in advance.
juiceme
2015-11-19, 08:00
Ok but in Nitdroid it's not the same thing.
perhaps a file need to be deleted. The one which control power led.

Anybody have a solution for me?

thanks in advance.

The kernel is same in Harmattan and Nitdroid, hence the base devices are same.
Just search for sleep_ind under /sys/devices, you should find the correct device.
n950
2015-11-19, 10:42
The kernel is same in Harmattan and Nitdroid, hence the base devices are same.
Just search for sleep_ind under /sys/devices, you should find the correct device.

If i find it i need to delete it or what?
n950
2015-11-19, 15:45
how can i search a file inside terminal?

because in /sys/devices there is no sleep_ind file only directories.
juiceme
2015-11-20, 12:32
The kernel is same in Harmattan and Nitdroid, hence the base devices are same.
Just search for sleep_ind under /sys/devices, you should find the correct device.

If i find it i need to delete it or what?

Why on eatrh would you want to delete a system device?
juiceme
2015-11-20, 12:36
how can i search a file inside terminal?
because in /sys/devices there is no sleep_ind file only directories.

Did you check the command I gave you previously?
A simple shellscript that searches for the directory where resides a file that has the word "sleep_ind" in it, and then echo a zero to the file named "value" in the same directory...
n950
2015-11-21, 10:38
Did you check the command I gave you previously?
A simple shellscript that searches for the directory where resides a file that has the word "sleep_ind" in it, and then echo a zero to the file named "value" in the same directory...

I tried it but it doesn't work.

I open terminal and i write:

devel-su
(the password)

leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/") echo "0" > $leds

after that when i connect the power usb cable to the device i always have the led turn ON.
In Nitdroid the light is always ON too.


So how can i disable the power led please?

I have noticed when the n950 is turn ON the led automaticaly is ON and stay ON even in Nitdroid system.
juiceme
2015-11-21, 20:35
devel-su
(the password)

leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/") echo "0" > $leds


Its 2 rows actually...

leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/")
and echo "0" > $leds

Or if you want to have it in one go, put a semicolon there...
leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/"); echo "0" > $leds
n950
2015-11-21, 21:38
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Its 2 rows actually...

leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/")
and echo "0" > $leds

Or if you want to have it in one go, put a semicolon there...
leds=$(find /sys/devices/virtual/gpio -name name | xargs grep sleep_ind | cut -d ":" -f 1| sed -e "s/name/value/"); echo "0" > $leds

It doesn't work too.
the power led continue to blink when usb cable is connected in Meego. why?
in nitdroid always turn ON.
juiceme
2015-11-22, 09:47
It doesn't work too.
the power led continue to blink when usb cable is connected in Meego. why?
in nitdroid always turn ON.

Well, then it might be some other control.
n950
2015-11-22, 21:32
Anybody have a solution for me please?
juiceme
2015-11-23, 10:29
Anybody have a solution for me please?

N950 being so rare a device, I doubt anyone knows.
peterleinchen
2015-11-23, 22:27
The system device 'sleep_ind' is under gpio92.
But if it controls what you want (what is that exactly?) I do not know.
And I remember myself struggling with red power led under nitdroid. A iirc correctly either there was a patch or it was just to charge the device fully under nitdroid once. Or uncharge and then fully charge or something lile this. With forum.nitdroid.com down I have no idea, sorry. Maybe some other nitdroid user do remember?
ViBE
2016-07-24, 05:52
i'm not a droid fan but a 4.4.x or a 5.x.x would be good. why this project dead?
ViBE
2016-09-28, 11:58
i removed Nitroid but i'm still getting warning screen before boot procedure. how can i remove it?
aspergerguy
2016-09-28, 12:39
Not clear if you have re-flashed device or is device still in Openmode?

Presumably you tried in developer mode
disclaimer-cal remove View-openmode
n950
2017-01-23, 10:12
Hello,

I want to run Skype application i have installed on my Nitdroid Alpha Release #5 from Harmattan.

How to do it please?
Anybody know how to run in chroot for exemple?

Thank you
claustn
2017-01-23, 16:33
Skype works in Harmattan, why do you need Nitdroid? In Nitdroid it won't work, camera and microphone aren't working.
badpixel
2017-01-23, 21:09
Skype works in Harmattan, why do you need Nitdroid? In Nitdroid it won't work, camera and microphone aren't working.

But there's no video support on n9, only txt&sound, and probably even that will stop working soon.
F*** proprietiary protocols! N9 FTW!
claustn
2017-01-23, 21:37
You have better to change phone if you need those features, this is the sad reality