Active Topics
-
Longtime users: What device(s) are you using today? (52)
to General by Wikiwide - 1 day, 6 hrs ago -
Registering (1)
to General by Halftux - 1 day, 21 hrs ago -
Applications Wishlist (55)
to Maemo 7 / Leste by sixwheeledbeast - 3 days ago -
Error after installing Leste on sdcard (2)
to Maemo 7 / Leste by insanelysexy - 4 days, 23 hrs ago -
Using LM2596 DC-DC for N900 (7)
to General by insanelysexy - 6 days, 16 hrs ago - more...
|
2010-01-02
, 09:49
|
|
Posts: 46 |
Thanked: 25 times |
Joined on Mar 2007
@ England and USA
|
#22
|
Originally Posted by Ads
I have a UK version of the N900 and its transmitter works fine.
Hi. any luck with this? I have only just found this thread, but I live in the UK with a disabled transmitter
Are you trying the transmitter with the USB cable unplugged? The N900 significantly reduces power when the USB is used, the following link shows how to keep it at full power:
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6792#c9
 |
|
2010-01-02
, 09:51
|
|
Posts: 3,203 |
Thanked: 1,391 times |
Joined on Nov 2009
@ Worthing, England
|
#23
|
Originally Posted by Ads
Got mine from MPD - in the UK, transmitter works fine.
Having a further dig about, would I be going too far to suggest that the kernel could have been compiled with the fm transmitter configuration turned off? Would that be part of the firmware we install? I.e. different in each country/region, or would this be something else? For example, I'm in the UK, so am I running an odd bit of software to have mine disabled or could I just be looking at some common garden fault?
 |
|
2010-01-02
, 09:57
|
|
Posts: 334 |
Thanked: 171 times |
Joined on Dec 2009
|
#24
|
Originally Posted by sgbirch
No. FM transmitter doesn't work at all. When you click the "FM transmitter" button on the Settings panel, a popup shows up with "FM transmitter disabled" and a "OK" button.
I have a UK version of the N900 and its transmitter works fine.
Are you trying the transmitter with the USB cable unplugged? The N900 significantly reduces power when the USB is used, the following link shows how to keep it at full power:
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6792#c9
My other thought is that "something" is checking the IMEI. The first two digits are a country "code". For example 35 is for Greece, etc.
|
|
2010-01-02
, 10:38
|
|
Posts: 46 |
Thanked: 25 times |
Joined on Mar 2007
@ England and USA
|
#25
|
Originally Posted by giannoug
Try using the media player to play some audio then click the top of the screen to bring up the application menu. That causes several buttons to open. Click on "FM transmitter" and try enabling it on that menu.
No. FM transmitter doesn't work at all. When you click the "FM transmitter" button on the Settings panel, a popup shows up with "FM transmitter disabled" and a "OK" button.
 |
|
2010-01-02
, 10:52
|
|
Posts: 553 |
Thanked: 183 times |
Joined on Oct 2009
@ Not decided
|
#26
|
Originally Posted by sgbirch
No it's not working. I ve got a greek device too. Fm transmitter is disabled by the manufacturer. Anyone to help somehow?
Try using the media player to play some audio then click the top of the screen to bring up the application menu. That causes several buttons to open. Click on "FM transmitter" and try enabling it on that menu.
__________________
My name was Maemo, then it became Meego and now I'm getting a third one. I am Sailfish.
My name was Maemo, then it became Meego and now I'm getting a third one. I am Sailfish.
|
|
2010-01-02
, 10:55
|
|
Posts: 334 |
Thanked: 171 times |
Joined on Dec 2009
|
#27
|
Originally Posted by sgbirch
Yeap, I've tried that. It only shows "Clear current playlist" and "Save playlist"
Try using the media player to play some audio then click the top of the screen to bring up the application menu. That causes several buttons to open. Click on "FM transmitter" and try enabling it on that menu.
Does anyone know how to change the IMEI? Well.. I'm willing to try it
Originally Posted by qwerty12
Well.. I only ran this because you have many posts..
What does this program return for you, people with a disabled transmitter?
Code:
Nokia-N900-42-11:~# ./a.out fcc
Last edited by giannoug; 2010-01-02 at 10:59.
 |
|
2010-01-02
, 11:03
|
|
Posts: 4,274 |
Thanked: 5,358 times |
Joined on Sep 2007
@ Looking at y'all and sighing
|
#28
|
Originally Posted by giannoug
Hehe...
Well.. I only ran this because you have many posts..
Code:Nokia-N900-42-11:~# ./a.out fcc
It returns "fcc" for me, too. Which is odd, because I was sure that was how they were disabling it (checking to see the region and then writing it to the sysfs entry); excerpt from the kernel driver:
PHP Code:
+int si4713_set_region_preemphasis(struct si4713_device *sdev, u8 preemphasis)
+{
+ int rval = 0;
+
+ switch (preemphasis) {
+ case PREEMPHASIS_USA:
+ preemphasis = FMPE_USA;
+ break;
+ case PREEMPHASIS_EU:
+ preemphasis = FMPE_EU;
+ break;
+ case PREEMPHASIS_DISABLED:
+ preemphasis = FMPE_DISABLED;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
Best thing to do is attach a ltrace and strace log of fmtxd. Maybe someone can help you.
| The Following User Says Thank You to qwerty12 For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2010-01-02
, 11:23
|
|
Posts: 3,664 |
Thanked: 1,530 times |
Joined on Sep 2009
@ Hamilton, New Zealand
|
#29
|
I've got the North America N900 and mine is working 
, everything working perfectly. Even my battery last me more than 24hours with my quite heavy usage. About 4days of Idle or very little use.
, everything working perfectly. Even my battery last me more than 24hours with my quite heavy usage. About 4days of Idle or very little use.
|
|
2010-01-02
, 11:51
|
|
Posts: 334 |
Thanked: 171 times |
Joined on Dec 2009
|
#30
|
More info on this:
When you run
returns
When you run
Code:
Nokia-N900-42-11:~# fmtx_client -f88500
Code:
fmtx_client: ERROR: Unable to set frequency (Frequency is not currently allowed)
i brought mine from the NFS on regent st. and the transmitter works perfectly. AFAIK short range fm broadcasts are not illegal hence the low power of the transmitter.