Maemo Needs your Help!!!

Hello friends. As you all know Nokia is going to stop funding Maemo.org and to stop Maemo repositories as well on 31 December 2012. We only have 3 weeks left. But there is also a good news. Nokia has agreed to handover all repositories to Maemo Council. Original Thread link after the break.

[Announce] BlessN900- A Camera app for N900

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Bless is a alternative camera app for N900 with functions like HDR, HQ Photos with Super Zoom, Standard mode, Shallow, Burst/Bracketing and Raw mode. It takes great photos with amazing imaging capabilities and using it in night is a great fun with amazing photos. When taking images hold your N900 and don't shake it as BlessN900 takes 4 images when you press camera button, each picture with different settings and then combines them for great result. Bless N900 modes:

Camera Interference:

Download and Install:

There are 2 methods for installing this app:

Flash Player 10 updating Guide for N900 (At last)

The long-long awaited update for N900 flash player has been leaked (Ver. 10.1). I don't know how it leaked and who leaked it but it is now available for us to download and install in N900 and update Flash 9.4 to Ver 10.1.

It seems that Adobe released the update for N900 but Nokia never bothered to give it to the Community or release it for N900. Before you update Flash Player let me first give you a usual warning.

IF YOU DID ANYTHING WRONG OR YOU BROKE YOUR DEVICE THEN I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE.

Now you have read the warning lets start updating after the break.

[Tutorial] Syncing Data on Google with N900

Today i'm going to tell you that how to sync your Contacts, Tasks and Calendar entries with your Google account. All you know that Nokia N900 have a built-in client of Mail for Exchange which can enable your N900 and your Google account to establish a two way sync i.e Syncing tasks, calendar and contacts with and from your Google account. 

[Announce]: Hamster Filer 0.6.2

Hamster filer is a alternative file manager same as like Filebox created by Gidzz. Hamster Filer is a good alternative to N900's default file manager which lakes root access and modifying of root files like kernel profiles, conversation themes etc.

It is still in beta stage and is in Extras-Devel repo and same devel warning applies. But it haven't effected my system so proceed carefully. And if you don't know what you are doing please leave now as i will not be responsible if it damaged your system.

Application: FileBox Updated to Version 0.7-6

PLEASE DO IT YOURSELF I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DAMAGE YOUR DEVICE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS UPDATE IS STILL IN DEVEL REPO AND IT MIGHT CONTAIN BUGS AND MAY SLOW DOWN YOUR PHONE. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

FileBox a great file manager for N900 with great root access. If you love to play with N900 and want to have a great file manger with some extra tools then this one is for you.

FileBox is now receiving updates as earlier its developer was not updating it and it was having some bugs. A Maemo developer Arno Dekker is now developing FileBox and releasing update for it. It's good to see that someone is still interested in this great file manager.

Changelog and download and update instructions after the break.

[Announce] Yappari - A WhatsApp client for the N900 ONLY - v0.0.19

The app which you all people waited to be available for your beloved device Nokia N900. Now there is a unofficial client made available for N900 created by Maemo Member Scorpious. All thanks goes to him and Maemo community for supporting N900 so much.

It is still a alpha version of this software. So use it at your own risk.

Note: I haven't tested this software myself but many users checked it at Maemo Community.
Note 2: Registration using Yappari doesn't work anymore as Whatsapp has blocked it there is a another work around for Nitdroid users to register a account and then use it with Yappari. Trick is written on official thread and link for the blog will be after the break. and also download links will be after the break.

Maemo Community Software Update: T-maemo5 (Testing Version)

Maemo Community has released an update for N900 CSSU-testing users. It fixes and replaces many Nokia components.

Community Update version is T-maemo5 (21.2011.38-1Tmaemo5 (11.09.2012)).  

There is also a small update released immediately after this update to fix a typo. 
Version: T-maemo5.1(21.2011.38-1Tmaemo5.1 (11.09.2012)).

Here is note from Merlin1991 regarding Operator Name Widget 

"Note: Install the Operator Name Widget update prior to updating the cssu, otherwise you'll have dependency problems. It can be safely removed after the cssu update."

Changelog and How To update after the break.

Android: Quadrant Advanced Edition Ver 1.1.7

Requirements: Android 1.5+
Overview: Quadrant is a CPU, I/O and 3D graphics benchmark. The Standard Edition requires an Internet connection to compute benchmark results and is supported by ads. The application does not work on devices with no GPU (Spica, Tattoo).


 Quadrant is a benchmark for mobile devices, capable of measuring CPU, memory, I/O and 3D graphics performance.

 The initial release for Android smartphones is now available on Android Market. This release targets Android SDK 1.5 and OpenGL ES 1.1.

Download Links after break.

[Announce] Kernel-Power v51 by Pali Rohar

Hi there. As all you N900 users know that what kernel power is. Well Pali today updated Kernel Power to v51 (previous v50). Its nice to see users still releasing updates for N900. Changelog and original thread link after the break.

Here is Notes from original thread. (Beware that this package is still in Devel repo. It may be unstable and may cause harm to your device. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Kernel-power version v51 (r1) is now in Extras-Devel!

Update (from old version):
Use Hildon Application Manager or via apt-get

Installation:
From Hildon Application Manager install package: Linux kernel for power user
Or via apt-get package: kernel-power-flasher

Blogger note: if previously installed kernel power and want to update it in one go then proceed with these instructions.

Open Xterminal and type:
root
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade (this will done the rest)

Overclock support (optional):
From Hildon Application Manager install package: Linux kernel for power user (settings and overclock)
Or via apt-get package: kernel-power-settings

Maemo: CSSU Testing Update Released

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Few days ago Maemo Community released a system update for N900 as usually they release update for it and CSSU testing go update to T-maemo4 Ver: 21.2011.38-1Tmaemo4. There is nothing much to write about it as the title says everything.

For Updates special thanks goes to:
Maemo Community,
Pali Rohar
Muhammad Abu Garbeyyah (MAG)
and everyone else working on the update:

Changelog after the break.

Guide: Run Nemo (U-boot) with Multiboot

If you have used Multiboot and ever tried to install U-Boot with it you should have noticed some warnings that Application conflicts with another application install. well that application is Multiboot. You can't run both at the same time. but at TMO Melisa Queen posted a guide for this to install U-boot with Multiboot and then boot Nemo with it. Here is the Guide:

But first a small warning IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG THEN IM NOT RESPONSIBLE. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Here is the guide for creating a .item file for mulitboot to load U-Boot:

Open Xterminal and type:

Note that leafpad and wget should be install. if not installed in your N900 then install them by open Xterm and type apt-get install leafpad wget

Announce: Open Media Player

Open Media Player is a Open Source replacement of Maemo stock mediaplayer. It's having many advantages over Stock Mediaplayer like: Car View, Entertainment View, Portrait Support, Option to lock mediaplayer in Portrait of Landscape mode.

                                                             Entertainment View

Changelog (Latest Version):

Symbian: OperaMini Next v7.00 (29482) S60v3 V5 S^3 Anna Belle Signed

Opera Mini – Meet the famous Opera Mini browser in SIS format.
Features: – an excellent display of web-pages – easy navigation with the regime maps; – traffic compression, – the history pages – bookmark – Support for skins; – socket, – hot keys, etc.
The main feature of the minimum flow of traffic.

What's New


+ Fixed, solve problems when downloading Opera Links account was frozen.
+ Search Tips
+ Fixed some page
+ Improved browser for touch phone (belle) better.
+ Improved speed dial, and less cache.
+ Fix other bugs and stability

Download: Click Here

[Announce] - MaeMeeMo - A Meego/Nemo User Interface for Maemo5

Lock Screen:

TransTech few days ago released a transformation pack for N900. What it does, it only changes look and feel of N900. Here is a quota from the article.

Finally, after about 15 to 20 days of hardwork in my spare time (edit: and further 8 days of typing the guide), I have something really beautiful thing to give to my most loved community.

So this (Project) is called MaeMeeMo i.e. Its a mixture of Maemo5, Meego (Harmattan) and Nemo. As you all can see in the screenshots and the Intro Image (below), it has the goodness of Maemo5 (Homescreens), Meego (Harmattan) standby screen as lockscreen, and Nemo look and feel.

THIS is NOT an APP, its a transformation pack which requires some resources like themes, transitions, icons, depending apps and plugins. etc.

 Video and Apps that are Required after the break.

[Announce] kernel-power stable v50 in Extras-Devel

Pali has update its kernel-power from version 49 to version 50. If you dont know what is Kernel Power then Kernel power is kernel which enables overclocking N900 from 600 to 1150 mhz.

Change Log:

[Announce] Pierogi - a universal infrared remote control app

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Note: Download link updated.

Pierogi is a Universal Infrared Remote Control App by Copernicus. I haven't tried this app for myself but i have installed it. Will try it tomorrow. Between here is a screenshot of it. Looks like it will work.

Download Links after the break.

Community SSU Stable Version Released

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It has been some time that Maemo Community Released a stable version of CSSU (Community Seamless Software Update) which totally stable and will not risk a device reflash (Maybe). You can install it as the old fashioned way which we used to install Testing Version. Link To Changelog and for other instructions can be found after the jump.

Guide: Updating and Downgrading Nitdroid Kernel

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Hi N900 users. I saw lots of people doesnt know how to update their Nitdroid kernel as there is no automatic way of updating it via HAM. The only way to update it by using Xterm. But bear in mind that I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DAMAGE YOU DEVICE OR LOSE YOU FILES.

If you read the warning correctly and still want to continue then see tutorial after the jump.