Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

HI everyone,
i would try to install Nitdroid on my N9 16gb, but i need some help .
Frst question: it has got sense to put it on a 16gb phone? or it needs to much spece?
Secons: i've red some tutorials and searched a lot before writing here, but the nitdroid forum is dead and a lot of links to other sources too, is there someone that still has the complete files pack?

Thanks to everyone

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

That would indeed be splendid, if someone still had those files. I'd be interested, too- provided i get devmode with this bugger anytime soon.

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https://archive.org/download/NitdroidNokiaN9
That's all I've found until now. ;)

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Well spotted.

That should be enough to go. Tutorials should be on the net or even here.
I would suggest to not use that kernel but ubiboot.

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Oh, and yes. A 16GB device can easily hold android of a few hundred MB in a dedicated folder (no extra partition needed).

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

Thanks a million. Makes messing up a phone so much more fun when you know you're able to reinstall.

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

Guys, Do you think Uber client would run on this Nitdroid on my N9?
Just so I don't have to buy a second phone if I want to ride uber.

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

I have the Uber client installed on my Nitdroid N9 and I am able to use it, however it's not very comfortable since the app cannot display map (maybe I am the only one to have this problem, I don't know) and of course GPS doesn't work under Nitdroid so it won't show your position.

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I'm searching the firmware for my device (product code 59J202), to flash it with ubiboot.
I'm a bit scared because there are a lot of files to have and many steps to do to achive the dual boot of meego and android.
How can i do a good backup before?

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ok, kernel is ok. Now i want to go on installing NitDroid but i miss some commands, someone could help me?
I've created the MyDocs/boot folder with the 2 files of ubiboot
then?
what i shold do with zImage_2.6.32.54-ubiboot-02_301013 ?

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

That's the ubiboot kernel, you need to flash it to your device.
Have you read the ubiboot documentation http://www.swagman.org/juice/ubiboot/README ?

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Thank you. So i've flashed the open mode kernel first, now i have to flash that kernel with in the same way?
I have also prepared all the nitdroid files and the boot folders.

I followed the steps here:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Ubiboot#When_N..._A_Fresh_Flash

and

/boot should contain:

zImage_2.6.32.54-openmode_l2fix
zImage.pr13
zImage (which by now, has been renamed to “zImage_e-yes_nitdroid+l2fix”, without the quotes)
zImage-2.6.32.54-dfl61-20121301 (Optional)

edit: i'm reading the README file, i haven't found it before

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Is this resource of any help?
http://mobiquil.blogspot.co.uk/2014/...h-in-your.html

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ok. i didn't start from a fresh flash, is it a problem? i removed the folders .accounts , .aegis and so on and then installed the open kernel.
Now, before i flash the ubiboot kernel i must be sure to have the .conf file with correct paths.

# The first OS is usually Nitdroid.
# This section lists the Nitdroid specific switches and kernels
G_OS1_NUM=3
G_OS1_AUTOBOOT=0
G_OS1_PARTITION=2 i have no partitions, is it ok?
G_OS1_NAME="Nitdroid"
G_OS1_1_LABEL="Eyes zImage.pr13 kernel"
G_OS1_1_FILE="/boot/Nitdroid/boot/zImage.pr13"
G_OS1_2_LABEL="E-yes's L2Fix Nitdroid image"
G_OS1_2_FILE="/boot/Nitdroid/boot/zImage_e-yes_nitdroid+l2fix" in my /boot/ folder i have 2 files: zImage_e-yes_nitdroid+l2fix and zImage_2.6.32.54-openmode_l2fix , is enough?
G_OS1_3_LABEL="E-yes Kernel with ADB/USB"
G_OS1_3_FILE="/boot/Nitdroid/boot/zImage_adb_usb" i don't have the /boot/nitdroid/ folder yet , i have the /home/nitdroid folder with the extracted image of nitdroid
G_OS1_4_LABEL=""
G_OS1_4_FILE=""
G_OS1_5_LABEL=""
G_OS1_5_FILE=""
G_OS1_6_LABEL=""
G_OS1_6_FILE=""

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

1.) If you only want to have Harmattan & Nitdroid, then you do not need to do anything for partitioning.
Both OS'es live on the same partition.

2.) Yes, those kernels are enough for you

3.) The config file format "/boot/<osname>/boot/" is from the point-of-view of the multiboot manager which starts itself on a separate ramdisk and mounts the device filesystems in its own hierarchy.
In other words, no, you do not need to do anything, it is correct.

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Ubiboot kernel working, meego works with openmode kernel but android doesn't work with the kernel i have, someone has the right file? No message, only black screen

edit: found the right kernel, now android works!! :D

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This one should work; http://www.swagman.org/juice/zImage_nitdroid+l2fix

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last edit, meego works but! the transition now are black, if i swype to close an app the app disappear and reappear only if i swype back. Is there a fix?
i see that the problem is present only with system apps

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

I do not remember having that kind of behaviour but it seems consistent with all kinds of unstability related to entering open mode directly without a clean flash.

For this reason I always recommend back-to-back closedmode-openmode flashing, even when it means you have to back up everything and reinstalll applications afterwards.

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ok thanks, is what i've guessed. I will do it in the near future. Should i remove the ubiboot kernel to perform a fresh flash?

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When you do a full flash (either OS&EMMC or just*OS) your ubiboot configuration gets wiped by the flash, no need to remove anything.

Did you get my previous reference to back-to-back flashing? that is just about the only way to enter open mode without any problems later.

The reason for that is that when a device in closed mode is opened, there are lots of places where it still has closed-mode aegis credentials used, which will not work in open mode. These are something which are created it the first boot of a fresh device and used ever after from that instant.

How to avoid this is to make sure the device never gets the chance to boot in closed mode after fresh flashing. This sounds contradictory as fresh flashing always puts the device in closed mode... but there is a fix to do it :p

You need to do it so;
1.) Prepare the device for fresh flashing, but also have an open mode kernel ready.
2.) When you give the command to flash the device, have either another console open waiting to flash the openmode kernel or have the command in sequence. What you want to do, is immediately enter kernel flashing command when the first flashing is done, without waiting between the commands for the device to boot up
3.) After doing this, the device boots up the first time, and already has the open-mode kernel, hence it creates all aegis keys in Open Mode and avoids all the problems described earlier :)

Help Me
 

I installed Nitdroid Alpha 5 according to instructions but when i am pressing volume up button to nitdroid the phone is getting off.. :(

Re: Help Me
 

What it should do is reboot to Nitdroid.
If it just appears to turn off there are various things that could cause it;

• could be your kernel is wrong, in wrong place.
• could be your init files are missing, wrong or with wrong permissions.
• could be your android filesystem is setup wrong
• could be something else :)

What does your ubiboot logs say?

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

mine is working but sometimes i need to try 2 o 3 times to boot android or meego

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Thanks for help.

I am Using Silly boot graphics. I flashed zImage.pr13 kernel. and I placed nitdroid in /home/nitdroid/ directory. But when I start the phone I get nitdroid and meego logos but when I press volume up for nitdroid the phone goes power off.

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As it happens, sillyboot is way simpler than ubiboot so there is lot less that can go wrong with it :D

Possibilities are; you either got the preinit wrong or your rootfs extraction did not go as it was supposed to.
Or you did not flash the correct kernel.

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

thanks

please give me this file..
zImage_2.6.32.54-openmode_l2fix

I want To use Ubiboot but this file is missing from site.

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

whaddyamean missing?
It's there under "others" folder; http://www.swagman.org/juice/ubiboot/other/

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is there some kind of documentation on what was done to get nitdroid working? I can't find anything useful.
the latest version works ok but I want to get into it and fix some things

Re: Nitdroid on N9 in 2016
 

Anyone has zImage dualboot Nitdroid Kernel Link...
Please help me..

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