Thread: A couple N900 technical questions
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2010-11-10 , 09:42
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Originally Posted by jonwil View Post
1.Does the N900 use any binary kernel modules or is all the secret stuff in userspace?
Originally Posted by jonwil View Post
2.Can I program this thing in QT and if so, how different is programming this in QT vs programming say desktop Ubuntu in QT?
Yes, the latest upgrade (PR 1.3) brought QT 4.7. Non-QT interfaces from Ubuntu may or may not be available.
Originally Posted by jonwil View Post
3.Does this phone support 3D graphics? (and if so what version(s) of OpenGL are supported)
The SGX 530 GPU provides support for OpenGL 2.0
Originally Posted by jonwil View Post
4.If it does support 3D graphics, how is the support implemented? Binary kernel blob? Binary userspace X11 driver? Open source driver? Software OpenGL stack with no GPU involvement? Some combination of the above?
The GPU is definitely involved, as the CPU would not be nearly beefy enough to provide software rendering. I'm not sure how open the driver is.
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5.Does the N900 include maps and if so is there a list of the features the N900 maps app supports? (i.e. is there a way to get directions/turn-by-turn here in Australia for free either officially or otherwise or would I have to pay for it?)
There's a free map app called Mappero which can uses Google for routing and can then provide turn-by turn directions.
 

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