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Using the N900 in 2023
Which applications are still good and usable on the N900 in 2023?
Is there a way to get Telegram running? Is there a good maps application? Is there a working way of getting weather forecasts? What kind of changes are helpful for still getting the most out of the device? |
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I think this hints works also in 2023:
https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=100636 |
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Either go this way:
https://www.dt.iki.fi/nokia-n900-resurrect Or this way: https://leste.maemo.org/Nokia_N900 |
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CSSU testing yes. But are you gonna use it now for calls also? If not, try Leste.
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Not that good actually. Just installed yesterday. If it is the latest I get the feeling it is much slower than previous images. So still some work.
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Can I switch to CSSU devel by just enabling the repo in HAM or is there something I have to be aware of for switching from stable to devel? |
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With devel do not do apt upgrade. On the forum there is my thread devel upgrades. Check it. And if I recall right when you enable the devel repo you will get to application manager the cssu devel as a choice to install on the apps list.
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If Pinephone + keyboard will reach one day a stable Leste version i will surely make it my daily driver. N900 still is an amazing and beatiful device but is becoming limited each year
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N900 has 2000 times more RAM and 200 times more powerfull CPU than what is minimum system requirements for this OS: http://www.symbos.de/index.htm Even maximum ram for it is 1024 KB. So we only have to push some limits with optimized code for N900. Or at least make TSL 1.3 support with this https://github.com/classilla/cryanc And N900 is fast enough to work both client and server for it. |
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This reminded me of the legendary quote “640K ought to be enough for anybody”. Are we talking about random OS’s for the sake of the argument though? Or about something that a N900 user would actually install to make his phone a bit more usable than stock Maemo? Cause I can’t see that thing you mentioned being something that anyone would want to install on N900 when trying to “modernize” the software. About software in general I also disagree. The only limit software has is hardware, that’s why time takes care of stuff like that. The more the hardware evolves and becomes cheaper, the better the software we get. Not the other way around. |
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Some use telegram cli wirh xterm. It should be somewhere here on the forum.
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The hardware would be exponential compared to needs if we could make a KolibriOs or MenuetOs fork for N900. Or just writing apps with assembly, like Netsurf browser.
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I use Extras-Devel to get some packages like, for example, mscim and anki. It is risky, but I pinned Extra-Testing for all software to prevent my system from upgrading to Extras-Devel.
I also use BackupMenu. Coincidentally, I needed to restore from back-up yesterday. A package made my system broken beyond my power to repair it. Again, Extras-Devel is risky, but some packages in it are really good. |
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N900 is truly one of its kind device and I have recently started using mine again. |
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Sometimes old default browser is more compatible with old web pages than any modern browsers:
http://rickdangerousflash.free.fr/ scroll down page little that game fits to screen. Some N900 keyboard layouts don't work (example finnish/swedish), because need arrow keys without bluearrow. |
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How to change default search engine of Micro-B-browser to another than Google? With 2.5G connection might be more usefull use Frogfind.
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Any help from this?
https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=69102 |
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This could actually have what you look for:
https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=50644 |
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Interesting..why I didn't find those pages before today..thanks Meamish.
It was easy: start Micro-B write address bar: about:config search keyword.URL choose it and press enter write adrees bar: http://frogfind.com/?q= press enter restart Micro-B Remember if you click results of Frogfind, they are translated to plain text only html. So if you want see original version of result page you have to cut off start of url. Interesting thing that Micro-B still says Google search and logo, but these cosmetic thinks and it might hard to get out. |
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Always use search engine outside the forum and add on the search maemo talk. Normally you find the right threads better.
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Hey guys! I didn't want to open a new thread for this - or should I? I own several N900s that have been collecting dust for a while, but I always get back to them :). I've been failing to find certain commands, though! Where do you get for example
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Note, selecting busybox instead of coreutils |
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On all Maemo/MeeGo retail systems (i.e. not emulators, Scratchbox etc.) BusyBox replaces all core packages, to have more space. And BusyBox conflicts with their full versions.
One solution is to compile the needed things manually. They can go to /usr/local or even to custom directory (I use /opt/wunderw in my N9 packages). Then edit PATH in profile file, so your new directory is first. |
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Thanks for the info! I know I might be wrong here - but can you just point me towards a how-to...? Also - would I compile the tools separately or a whole package like coreutils?
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BTW just saw this. Looks like you don't need to compile :D
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Thanks, I'll try this out! In the meanwhile I found a quick workaround: Install Leste and then the package
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I started playing with Scratchbox yesterday. I already compiled & packaged OpenSSL 1.1.1w (TLS 1.3) with full set of certificates for N900, along with OpenSSH 9.5p1. Tomorrow I will try my hands on Coreutils.
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Here you have compiled GNU Coreutils v8.9, OpenSSH 9.6p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1w and full set of Mozilla CA Certificates. Though, few small steps are needed: edit /etc/ld.so.conf as follows (insert /opt/wunderw/lib on first line), run ldconfig and use i.e. /opt/wunderw/bin/ssh. Or insert /opt/wunderw/bin to PATH. However, column is included in util-linux, not in coreutils, so I will try to compile this one too. |
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This is just plain OpenSSL, you can only use it to compile something new with it. I'm planning to compile Python 3.11. New browser isn't possible, I think. Only through Browservice running on server / PC, or something on Leste (but slow). |
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