The N900’s love for other OS’s apart from Maemo keeps on growing. After Windows 95, Android, Mer and even Mac OS, @lifenexus has managed to get LDXE running on top of Mer on the N900. At bootup users are presented with an option to boot into Mer or Maemo. The alternative OS is installed on an external Micro SD card and works pretty well.
I managed to day to get Ubuntu mobile on n900. That would be MER with lxde desktop on top of it. Ill post instructions later. For now, enjoy the screens and Video.
N900 really has a large potential. the Operating system runs as fast as maemo itself and is natively installed on my SD card. It has support for wifi, charging, touch etc but no support for phone. so you cant make calls in mer. Just reboot into maemo when Done.
After the E52, its now the turn of its sibling the E55 to get the v31 firmware. The update is available over-the-air (OTA) if you dial *#0000# in the standby menu and go on to check for updates. The 7.54 MB update can be installed without the fear of data loss as the E55 supports user data preservation (UDP), however a backup is always recommended.
The v31 updates brings bug fixes and optimizations to the device along with updates to pre-installed applications such as Web, Email, Music Store and Maps.
Nokia has rolled out the PR 1.1.1 update for the Nokia N900 via the Nokia Software Updater, over the air and has also made it available as an image from the N900 firmware repository. This is a minor update that fixes a few bugs and improves speed and transitions. The real reason for this update however seems to be to prepare the N900 for the larger PR 1.2 update that we can expect any day now.
The update is a 16.2 MB download over the air, it will be larger if you haven’t already updated to the PR 1.1 firmware. As always, it is highly recommended that you perform these updates. The N900 has user data preservation when you update over the air, however if you are going to use the NSU, make sure you backup the device first as the applications you have installed are sometimes lost during the update. Flashing the N900 manually will result in complete data loss.
I will admit that I am not much of a ‘gamer’ but I do enjoy a game or two, specially the racing ones and one game which you must try out is Raging Thunder, free from the Ovi Store.
The game features an ‘Arcade’ mode where you race against the clock, each win giving you access to a new, more challenging track. In the second ‘Championship’ mode you start with a smaller car and race to collect money and points to upgrade your car. The game is controlled via the accelerometer by simply tilting the handset to the left and right, you can also control the car by dragging a fingertip back and forth on a touch screen. On device like the E72, the d-pad can be used for control.
