Thread: N900 Anti-theft Project
View Single Post
elepedus is offline elepedus
2010-05-30 , 17:01
Posts: 52 | Thanked: 37 times | Joined on Mar 2010 @ Maidstone, UK
#7
Originally Posted by Crom View Post
It would be great if someone got this to work.
But is there anyone out there who can and will do this?
I'm not sure I can, but I will most certainly try.

Originally Posted by M_99 View Post
Tough this is a great idea and I really would hate to get my N900 stolen or lost, don't you think this would be very complicated to use for noobs like me (ssh server and so on )
There may well be ways to create a simple graphical interface for this or implement simpler scripts which contain the commands.
I.e: Instead of having a long command to query GPS location, put the long command in a script called "location.sh" and run the script, etc.

Originally Posted by M_99 View Post
What about a new version of Nokias "5-Step-Plan" ?
Step 1:
A possibility to erase all private data from the device including SD-card by sending a data-package (Contacts, Conversations, Mailaccounts, Pictures, Docs...)
If the phone gets stolen, it is very likely that the Simcard will be changed by the bad guy, because locking the Sim takes at least a few minutes for each Provider - so there we need a solution for the case, that the bad mans Simcard includes no Dataplan
Step 2:
A possibility to totally brick the device by sending a data-package - if I can't use it, nobody else should
This would be fantastic with the option to unlock it again with a special code requested before booting (like bios-pw in Windows). There should also be no option to reflash the device with new firmware before entering the code....
Step 3+4+5: All mentioned above

To bad I have absolutely no idea of programming...

CU - M_99
I've been thinking about the possibility of the thief's SIM not having a data plan and I'm not really sure how to deal with it. The "iamhere" app seems to deal with the whole business by text message, but you can't sms someone if you don't know their number so I'm confused .

So far I'm just hoping that they will connect to wifi or something, but that's not really a good long-term solution. Hopefully I'll think of something, or someone else will come up with a good suggestion.

I have faith in the maemo.org community.