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	GeneralAntilles	2009-09-29 , 02:33
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Originally Posted by lma

That would seem sensible, but the beta kernel indicates a SI4713 chip for FM TX, and a BCM2048 for FM RX. The BCM2048 is BT 2.0+EDR, but the N900 specs say 2.1. Confusing much? I suppose it's possible they switched at the last minute, and this would also explain why FM RX is not supported.

There are at least 2 chips listed in the kernel for most functionality (camera, WiFi, FM, etc.). Either the chips they've been using on the prototypes have been changing or they're working on multiple devices (or both).

Originally Posted by lma

Oh well, maybe one of these days we'll finally see some dmesg output...

We'll probably have something out of the Summit.

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