qus about nitdroid on n900

[Nokia 5700]

I tell you, the most important thing is to install a kernel for Maemo that is compatible with Multiboot. I didnt, and it bricked mine. (Now i dont have a calendar... All i have is on Ovi, but i cant sync it.)
Its called multiboot-kernel-maemo i believe.
Make sure you install it and add a .item-file for it that contains the correct kernel, you cant access RootFS without starting Maemo.

that sounds a bit critical.... can this multi-boot-kernel overclock n900??

and where am i gonna get that?

Where you get Multiboot in the repos, you get the kernels.
Search for multiboot, and you'll get all things related to it.
If you want the overclocked kernel, there is one for it right there as well.
And to be critical is important. This isnt completely straight-forward, you have to be sure about that you have done it correctly.
If things go as they should, you'll be okay. Its just that you need to know the risks about doing it. (I knew the risks but didnt take it all seriously.)
Because, if you have flashed to the NITDroid kernel and the default gets broken, you're pretty much stuck.
To install the kernel for Maemo makes you safe.

[laughingman]

guyyyssss lttl hepl plz.... i have seen an automatic process to install nitdroid in android forum that doesnt include the mc partition process......and i have seen a process to install that says to partition an mc(1.9gb ext3 & the rest is fat32).i am confused which one is the latest and convinient process.....can any one tell me????

[Nokia 5700]

guyyyssss lttl hepl plz.... i have seen an automatic process to install nitdroid in android forum that doesnt include the mc partition process......and i have seen a process to install that says to partition an mc(1.9gb ext3 & the rest is fat32).i am confused which one is the latest and convinient process.....can any one tell me????

Ah, the good ol' manual way. (I loved those days...)
Well, first of all you need a running copy of Ubuntu, you can download a LiveCD and boot it. From there you install GParted and partition the memory card.
If you want further instructions, scream it out loud, fella. (I know the stuff about Ubuntu, its my main OS now.)

[wook]

I JUST can say WOW.
this is very cool stuff

[laughingman]

guyyyssss lttl hepl plz.... i have seen an automatic process to install nitdroid in android forum that doesnt include the mc partition process......and i have seen a process to install that says to partition an mc(1.9gb ext3 & the rest is fat32).i am confused which one is the latest and convinient process.....can any one tell me????

Ah, the good ol' manual way. (I loved those days...)
Well, first of all you need a running copy of Ubuntu, you can download a LiveCD and boot it. From there you install GParted and partition the memory card.
If you want further instructions, scream it out loud, fella. (I know the stuff about Ubuntu, its my main OS now.)

thanks but wut abt the automatis process?? i mean this one http://wiki.nitdroid.com/index.php?title=N900-Autoinstaller
this looks a bit easier, I think.

[Nokia 5700]

guyyyssss lttl hepl plz.... i have seen an automatic process to install nitdroid in android forum that doesnt include the mc partition process......and i have seen a process to install that says to partition an mc(1.9gb ext3 & the rest is fat32).i am confused which one is the latest and convinient process.....can any one tell me????

Ah, the good ol' manual way. (I loved those days...)
Well, first of all you need a running copy of Ubuntu, you can download a LiveCD and boot it. From there you install GParted and partition the memory card.
If you want further instructions, scream it out loud, fella. (I know the stuff about Ubuntu, its my main OS now.)

thanks but wut abt the automatis process?? i mean this one http://wiki.nitdroid.com/index.php?title=N900-Autoinstaller
this looks a bit easier, I think.

The automatic one is quite easy to use, but it takes a lil' time to download, else its quite good.
All you need to do is install it, run it, agree once, and youre pretty much set.
However, before even thinking of starting it, make sure you have multiboot-kernel-maemo installed along with a working .item for it. Usually this is okay as you install multiboot along with the installer, which automatically installs it. But checking it does not hurt you and is not useless. (.item-files are usually ok as long the kernel is installed.)

[laughingman]

i am already using kernel-power-maemo that means i dont need to install it. but still ill reinstall it. i am having doubt with the last command line according to the command line the "multiboot-kernel-power_0.3_armel.deb" is in .nitdroid . i wonder where did that come from, i mean do i have to place it menually or it will be there when i ll install the nitdroid installe?r....................

and what about the partition?? looks like the mc will be pertitioned automatically isnt that correct??
sorry again...... its just im too afraid to loose my n900

[laughingman]

finished installing nitdroid using autoinstallar but stll it is not working looks like i didnt/couldnt install the multiboot properly, i am telling bcoz the boot menu is not letting me choose the os.any help??

[Nokia 5700]

Can you explain in more detail as how it cant access the OS? Android you mean?
Does it show up? It shows up as NITDroid or similar. There should also be a choice for Maemo there.
As for Power Kernel, you need to have multiboot-kernel-power installed in order to boot into it with Multiboot.
You give too little detail, i need details in order to help you out.
What has happened? What have you done so far? Give in-depth details.
And remember: this isnt a sandbox, what happens might be fatal and might not be possible to recover. I've got all my files in MyDocs deleted twice, once by accident, once by this installer/Android. (Both were in the bottom caused by Android...)
And as i see it, you might need to learn a little bit about using Linux and Xterm.

[laughingman]

Can you explain in more detail as how it cant access the OS? Android you mean?
Does it show up? It shows up as NITDroid or similar. There should also be a choice for Maemo there.
As for Power Kernel, you need to have multiboot-kernel-power installed in order to boot into it with Multiboot.
You give too little detail, i need details in order to help you out.
What has happened? What have you done so far? Give in-depth details.
And remember: this isnt a sandbox, what happens might be fatal and might not be possible to recover. I've got all my files in MyDocs deleted twice, once by accident, once by this installer/Android. (Both were in the bottom caused by Android...)
And as i see it, you might need to learn a little bit about using Linux and Xterm.

arryt fell lets see wut i have done so far
1.installed nitdroid auto installar

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root
apt-get install nitdroid-installer


2.ran the auto installar and accepted any qus asked

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nitdroid

3.the installar got stucked on pertitioning mc so i colsed it and pertitioned the mc menually
3.1.got roo t acces

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sudo gainroot

3.2.unmounted the mc

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umount /dev/mmcblk1p1

3.3.pertitioned the mc

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sfdisk -uM /dev/mmcblk1 << EOF
,<2100>,C
,,L
,,
,,
EOF

3.4.tried unmounting again as the maemo tries to mount the mc autometically

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umount /dev/mmcblk1p1


3.5.the actual formatting

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mkdosfs  /dev/mmcblk1p1
mke2fs -L NITDroid -j -m0 /dev/mmcblk1p2

4. Now again

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root
nitdroid

accepted any terms or qus

nitdroid finished installing
5.installed kernel-power-bootimg

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root
apt-get install kernel-power-bootimg

6. inserted the command below

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dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/.nitdroid/multiboot-kernel-power_0.3_armel.deb


but the file was not found.so installed multiboot menually


N.B i have rebooted the set onc after installing nitdroid(after finishing 4). the boot menu appeared that time but without nitdroid, only maemo. i selected it maemo started i did the rest then the boot menu is not appearing. sumthing may b wrpng with my installation. but i dont know what is that. I cant even oc my set propetly either....