How to enable FM transmitter? (Solution in thread) - Page 2 - maemo.org

jak | # 11 | 2009-12-31, 13:11 | Report

Is it connected to charger or anything else via USB? In this case, the FM transmitter does not work.

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Ads | # 12 | 2009-12-31, 13:26 | Report

Originally Posted by ossipena View Post

sounds like a bug or similar.

could you please reboot your device and after that go to terminal and capture dmesg :s output.

for example:

and after that the dmesg.txt can be found in documents -folder.

if you want to grab the file to your pc via usb, i suggest you alter the command a bit:

then the file should be found in the root of n900 drive that appears to computer when plugging the device.

Hi, I've just edited this to attach the dmesg output to the following post as a file instead. Sorry for the mess I put up before.

Last edited by Ads; 2010-01-02 at 03:28.

Ads | # 13 | 2009-12-31, 13:31 | Report

This dmesg output has now been generated without being attached to the charger and restarting.

I have also reset phone to defaults and updated firmware from 2009.41.13 to 2009.42.11 I believe they were. It still acts the same.

I thought I'd edit this post and add a file of the output instead as the code box and multiple posts was messy. Also I don't think my last output was too good - it seemed like a software restart from something to do with the charger plugged in. But anyway, any ideas would be gratefully accepted.

I have noticed the output mentions...

Code:

[    5.909545] i2c_omap i2c_omap.2: controller timed out

Am I just drawn to this because of the i2c part? I don't know if that is related to the transmitter or just something with the processor etc. Anyway, I obviously don't know enough so I'll stop babbling now!

Attached Files

dmesg-output.txt (15.2 KB, 260 views)

Last edited by Ads; 2010-01-02 at 03:26. Reason: Clean up dmesg output.

mmlado | # 14 | 2009-12-31, 14:40 | Report

Here is mine.

dmesg.txt

It looks like the beginning is missing. Don't know how to make the buffer bigger.

Hope it helps.

giannoug | # 15 | 2010-01-01, 18:12 | Report

Mine is also disabled.. I also live and bought this N900 in Greece..

giannoug | # 16 | 2010-01-01, 20:43 | Report

Click this link for more info.

Originally Posted by

Hello there,
I'm one of those unlucky guys that live in countries where the FM transmitter is disabled.

I know this IS illegal, but I wan't to try it. So, mods, if this is against the rules..

What I have "discovered" so far..

Code:

Nokia-N900-42-11:~# find / -name *fmtx*
/etc/init.d/fmtx
/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/system/fmtx
/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/system/fmtx
/etc/event.d/fmtx
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/fmtxd.conf
/lib/modules/2.6.28-omap1/fmtx-si4713.ko
/sys/module/compat_ioctl32/holders/fmtx_si4713
/sys/module/videodev/holders/fmtx_si4713
/sys/module/fmtx_si4713
/var/lib/dpkg/info/fmtx-middleware.md5sums
/var/lib/dpkg/info/maemo-statusmenu-fmtx.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/fmtx-middleware.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/maemo-applet-fmtx.md5sums
/var/lib/dpkg/info/fmtx-middleware.conffiles
/var/lib/dpkg/info/maemo-applet-fmtx.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/fmtx-middleware.postinst
/var/lib/dpkg/info/maemo-statusmenu-fmtx.md5sums
/var/lib/pulse-nokia/fmtx.parameters
/var/lib/pulse-nokia/ihfandfmtx.parameters
/var/lib/gconf/system/fmtx
/usr/bin/fmtx_client
/usr/lib/hildon-control-panel/libcpfmtx.so
/usr/lib/hildon-desktop/fmtx_status_menu_item.so
/usr/sbin/fmtxd
/usr/share/applications/hildon-control-panel/cpfmtx.desktop
/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/fmtx.desktop
/usr/share/gconf/schemas/fmtx.schemas

I think gconftool -g /system/fmtx/enabled has to be set to "true". I also tried it, but I don't know what type it is.. So, if anyone can help..

That's what I tried: gconftool --type string -s /system/fmtx/enabled true

Last edited by giannoug; 2010-01-04 at 20:08.

qwerty12 | # 17 | 2010-01-01, 20:50 | Report

Originally Posted by giannoug View Post

I think gconftool -g /system/fmtx/enabled has to be set to "true". I also tried it, but I don't know what type it is.. So, if anyone can help..

That's what I tried: gconftool --type string -g /system/fmtx/enabled true

It's of the bool type, and -g "gets" the key's value; -s sets it. Either way, it won't help: On this N900, where I'm free to use the FM transmitter, it's set to false when it is turned off.

giannoug | # 18 | 2010-01-01, 21:15 | Report

Originally Posted by qwerty12 View Post

It's of the bool type, and -g "gets" the key's value; -s sets it. Either way, it won't help: On this N900, where I'm free to use the FM transmitter, it's set to false when it is turned off.

Oops! Typo! Thanks.

Ads | # 19 | 2010-01-02, 03:58 | Report

Hi. any luck with this? I have only just found this thread, but I live in the UK with a disabled transmitter - so it might well be legal for me to try things! I've had a dig about some of these files myslf but I don't know enough about this just yet so haven't tried changing anything!

Best of luck to you though.

Ads | # 20 | 2010-01-02, 04:15 | Report

Having a further dig about, would I be going too far to suggest that the kernel could have been compiled with the fm transmitter configuration turned off? Would that be part of the firmware we install? I.e. different in each country/region, or would this be something else? For example, I'm in the UK, so am I running an odd bit of software to have mine disabled or could I just be looking at some common garden fault?