Thread: Flashing Nokia N95 or any other mobile with Maemo
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2009-10-11 , 02:09
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#15
Originally Posted by jethro.itt View Post
The SoCs (System-on-Chip) that Nokia and others use have a small piece of code and a set of keys in ROM to check the authenticity of the bootloader. The bootloader then checks the authenticity of the firmware image (e.g. Symbian OS), which in turn checks the authenticity of each piece of software to be installed.
Does the N900 also have such cryptographic locking down of the boot sequence? I hope not, as this would contradict the entire philosophy of the "open device" that I've been hoping the N900 would deliver.

Will it be possible to flash my N900 with another operating system, should I so choose? Can I compile Maemo from source code, make some tweaks, and flash that? I had assumed the answers would be yes (just like with my trusty old Zaurus), but now I'm a little worried...