The hard part for Windows users is becoming root user. Nokia decided that end-users would not want to modify any system settings, thus made it difficult (especially for Windows users) to become root. There was a modified flash image (with root access built in) floating around this forum. I think it was pulled due to licencing issues. The author then decided to offer a patch that would allow users to "patch" the firmware for root access. Perhaps a search would find it or someone could provide a link.

yup, ive downloaded that as well. just trying to do it without any complications.

What sort of performance upgrade will this bring to the 770? I don't know if I want to do this or not, as I haven't been unhappy with the performance so far.

Somebody ask same question but there is not answer. Do anybody know answer why is JFFS is not recomended. I was found somewhere that internal flash storage use JFFS, so it seems logical to me (I understand that JFFS partition is not accessible wia USB from Windows box)

It will not make it run any faster. Having a swap partition will allow you keep more applications open, and load more complex web pages without running low on system memory and possibly causing a crash or reboot.

Greetings. I altered my start/stop scripts to auto load/unload the swapfile at startup and stop, using Wolfram's script:

echo -e "/Root/swapfile\tnone\tswap\tsw\t0\t0">>/etc/fstab
sed -i '/exit/iswapon -a 2>/dev/null' /etc/init.d/minircS
sed -i '/umount/iswapoff -a 2>/dev/null' /etc/init.d/minireboot /etc/init.d/minishutdown

I am a linux rookie. I don't want the swap-load to occur automatically. Can someone please tell me how to return the start/stop scripts back to default? I really don't want to brick my 770.

Thanks for any help.

Hi all,

I'm pretty new to *nix, and i was wondering if the anticipated 2006 OS will work with my system which already has the extrootfs applied. My understanding is that the new OS will include a number of improvements, including low-level improvements such as a new way of handling installation files, which will be incompatible with existing installation files, requiring a recompile of every app currently available.

So will the extrootfs still work, or will it be broken by the changes in the new OS?

I assume Nokia will expect that you flash the new image and then wait for updates to the apps, and I'm not even sure the existing apps will work under the new OS if you are able to successfully run the extrootfs under the 2006 OS..

Any ideas anyone?

I'm not an expert on this, but I think it is because memory cards have a wear levelling controller built in, whereas the internal memory does not have this built in and needs JFFS to do wear levelling. JFFS on a memory card is bad, because JFFS journalling adds to the number of write/erase cycles, which on a memory card would reduce its life. Therefore I think it is recommended internal memory use JFFS2 and for memory cards ext2.

Rich

I need some assistance. I was following the directions using the Unbuntu for flasher to get the Nokia into R&D mode, but when I get to the part to connect the Nokia, the Windows OS prompts for nokia 770 (host) drivers to be installed. Does anyone have this issue, or know the way around it. I tried connecting my Nokia when it is on, to the system, and can swap files, but the flasher states that the device is not suitable.

OK, apologies if everybody understands this but me, but this is a long thread and the answer to me seems unclear.

Why, exactly, would we want to do this?

Personally, extending the internal memory sounds like a good idea because I hate the idea that installing applications on the device will make the applications you already have run more poorly (because they have access to less memory). Some posts in this thead seem to suggest that this trick isn't really going to help you much in that regard, though. So what's the reason for it, again?

If I understand correctly, doing the steps described in this thread will result in:

1. An RS-MMC card where most of it is formatted ext2fs or some other Linux filesystem, meaning that when you plug it into a Windows PC the PC won't be able to access the card (i.e. you won't be able to get any files on or off it)

2. You'll end up with a portion of your root filesystem on the card, so you don't ever want to take the card out of the device or you risk crashing it.

Neither of these seems particularly desirable. Am I missing some obvious benefit? I understand the swap partition idea; I'm just strictly talking about the extended root filesystem now.