Maemo on Android phones
 

is it possible to install maemo on an android phone?
I remember the main problem of installing linux on phones was driver support. the Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel so the drivers are built into the kernel itself. Although android uses a forked kernel, I have installed other kernels in debian rather easily.
So, couldn't I install Maemo with the Android kernel onto, say, my motorola droid? Or is there something else preventing this process?

Re: Maemo on Android phones
 

Short answer: Nope. There are parts of the maemo OS that are closed from what I remember.

Re: Maemo on Android phones
 

Here is MeeGo 1.1 running on a Nexus One:

http://mynokiablog.com/2010/11/03/ga...-instructions/

Re: Maemo on Android phones
 

Why would you smear a diamond with dog faeces

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Well I'm pretty sure if the N900 community was able to polish up Maemo5 (user interface etc etc) and Nokia agreed to open-source those closed sectors (mostly drivers, camera stack etc) ... then there may have been some interest.

It would've been sick if things played out like that and we saw (for instance) a polished Maemo5 on the EPIC 4G/Milestone2 or any other cool phone!

Re: Maemo on Android phones
 

It's only the drivers(for n900) that are closed. So, if OP will be able to write his own drivers for droid, it should work. :)

Re: Maemo on Android phones
 

The Android should have its own drivers and the closed ones for the N900 wont work anyway since the Hardware is different.
Or am i mixing up something?

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Drivers for Android are also closed-source(probably). So, it doesn't really help. Even if we had source-code, I don't think we would be able to just compile them for maemo.

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Well some Android device drivers are open source. I believe Samsung is open sourcing their drivers for their Galaxy line. But even then I don't think it's fully open drivers. Not sure about that though.