I understand a video would be much helpful for starters. But honestly, the installation process is so neat, there is no need for it yet.

Let me try to to see if I can explain again the same in a bit more detail.

Understanding the names:

• nitdroid-installer : This is the installer.
• nitdroid : The above installer installs this installer.
• NITDroid : This is the name given to the Android port of OS that runs on your N900.

Installation Steps:

1. 1. Plug in your microSD card. Cover our back cover. Charge your N900.
2. 2. Connect to internet
3. 3. Disable extras-devel and extras-testing repos/catalogues from app manager if these were enabled.
4. 4. install rootsh either from App Manager or by any other alternate methods (dpkg, apt-get, fapman, etc)
5. 5. open x-terminal app.
6. 6. Type "sudo gainroot" without the quotes (") on the x-terminal.
7. 7. Now, type "apt-get install nitdroid-installer"
8. 8. Now type "nitdroid"
9. 9. type "YES" if you want you agree to the terms presented here
10. 10. Once everything goes successful, you will be presented the prompt on the x-terminal again. Type "reboot" here or you can either power-off and power-on.
11. 11. Now you will see a multi-boot screen with 2 options. Press 1 for maemo. Press 2 for NITDroid.

Explanation:
"apt-get nitdroid-installer" command asks the "apt-get" to install "nitdroid-installer".
"apt-get" downloads it (automatically based on the repo/catalogues information) and installs it on your N900.
"nitdroid" command is to execute the installer.
The initial installation of "rootsh" is to run "apt-get" without trouble. Software installation by "apt-get" tool/application needs "root" permissions/privileges.
"sudo gainroot" command is to enter into "root" mode. This is required so that "apt-get" instructions can be performed trouble-free.

Now once you run "nitdroid", it asks you if are sure to install NITDroid or not. READ the warning there and If you want to go ahead, you type "YES" there.

What running "nitdroid" does:
"nitdroid" will first prepare (formatting, partioning if needed) your external microSD card and then download all the necessary files for NITDroid to run.
The downloads are about ~80MB in size here.
Once downloaded, it installs it on your N900.
Once everything goes fine, you reboot the N900 and you will see a multi-boot screen. Press option 1 to enter into your regular/normal "maemo". Press 2 to enter into "NITDroid".

If this is so simple, then where is the confusion?
Now where people are getting confused is the place where the "nitdroid" installer is "preparing" your microSD card.
<Remember: All this happens automatically by the "nitdroid". No need for the user to intervene or enter anything until and unless the process gets stuck somewhere>.
This "preparing" involves:

1. 1. uninstalling conflicting packages/applications/softwaresfrom your N900
2. 2. unmounting your microSD card so that it can be formatted
3. 3. Actual formatting of your microSD card
4. 4. Partitioning your microSD (if greater than 2GB) card to 2GB size. Maximum size for NITDroid and the Android market to run well on your N900.
5. 5. Downloading necessary files to run microSD. The downloads size here is approximately 80MB.
6. 6. Once downloaded, it installs them on your N900.

How to tell if your N900 got stuck somewhere?
If text on your N900 screen doesn't change for a long time (around 10 mins), then probably your N900 got stuck somewhere.
If your N900 gets stuck at any of the above steps (more likely between 2-3-4), there is ABSOLUTELY nothing to panic.
Do a "ctrl-c" on the x-terminal to come out from the current stuck process. Then, run steps 1 to 5 from http://www.nitdroid.com/index.php?title=N900-install

These are the steps from that above linked page.
Steps below are for a 4GB microSD card.
If you are using a 4GB card, then use the number 2100 in the 3rd command below.
If you have a 8GB card, replace 2100 from the below 3rd command with 6100.
If you are using a microSD card with less than 2GB, replace 2100 with 1.

Enter the below code line-by-line in the x-terminal.
Now once this is done. Run "nitdroid" again from the x-terminal and type "YES" when it asks are you sure to install NITDroid.
Now, things should work smoothly. "preparing" your card will be done. Proper files will be downloaded and then installed.

Once all the above is done, reboot your N900. A multi-boot screen will appear with 2 options. Press 1 to enter into your normal/regular maemo. Press 2 to enter into NITDroid.

Once done booting to NITDroid, don't forget to Thank The NITDroid team!

That's it!!

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