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2010-12-13 , 16:37
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Originally Posted by icebox View Post
I never understood everybody's hurry to overclock the n900. And I find it a big mistake to recommend it to a beginner. If he doesn't know yet how to install applications I doubt he will make the right decisions regarding overclocking. And then the next post will be on how crappy the n900 is because it crashes, hangs and corrupts files.
My view is there's a reason why the CPU isn't clocked to 900MHz OOB. Since I don't know more than the devs at Nokia, I'll leave it as is, unless there is a very pressing reason to do otherwise.
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Rugoz is offline Rugoz
2010-12-13 , 16:40
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I never understood everybody's hurry to overclock the n900. And I find it a big mistake to recommend it to a beginner. If he doesn't know yet how to install applications I doubt he will make the right decisions regarding overclocking. And then the next post will be on how crappy the n900 is because it crashes, hangs and corrupts files.
Nothing is easier.

- Install "Enhanced Linux kernel for power users" from repo, restart
- In console type "sudo kernel-config limits - 900", press enter, done

Never had any problems, and especially the browser is so much smoother with overclocking.
 
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2010-12-13 , 16:49
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Originally Posted by zobs View Post
ok what am trying to say is that can i download apps to my computer then install them via usb port...
You cannot. Maemo works by allowing the package management system on the device to handle all software installation and uninstallation. What you can do is download software packages using your desktop and transfer them to the N900, which will install them.

However, this does require a bit more knowledge of how Linux works and is a non-standard process for Maemo, which could introduce problems or be difficult if you are unfamiliar with the process. If your problem is that you don't have network access, you may want to look into using internet connection sharing via an ad-hoc wifi connection or USB networking.
 
mattbutsko is offline mattbutsko
2010-12-13 , 20:41
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My view is there's a reason why the CPU isn't clocked to 900MHz OOB. Since I don't know more than the devs at Nokia, I'll leave it as is, unless there is a very pressing reason to do otherwise.
If they overclocked them by default, users would complain about battery not being strong enough. It's not strong enough as it is, so I overclock anywhere form 750 to 1000 depending on what I'm doing.

The Cortex A8 clocks from 600 to 1000 Mhz anyway, gotta love Nokia for doing the bare minimum.
 
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