Nitdroid easy install on EMMC

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 Some instructions here may cause serious problems. When unsure, see General precautions
Backing up your data is recommended. In case of trouble you might need to re-flash your device.


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Contents

The procedure of installing Nitdroid 0.0.8

  1. Enable all repos (Extras-testing, Extras-devel, Extras and the default Nokia) download and install leafpad and rootsh from App manager.
  2. Close App manager, open x Terminal:
    root
    apt-get update
    apt-get install nitdroid-installer
    y
    y again if it asks again.
  3. After the nitdroid-installer installs close Xterm, then install the attached installer, just copy it to ur N900 and open it via App manager (for no formatting ext3 stuck hiccup) btw it will recognize it as a small update for ur installer that you just downloaded and installed at the second step.
  4. open x Terminal
    root
    nitdroid
    YES
  5. After Nitdroid installs (took me 20 mins in 70 kb/s download speed) don't reboot your phone to nitdroid!
  6. Tap the drop down menu in Xterm click new and close the one before (the one that said Nitdroid was successfully installed)


If you don't have a microsd:

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 Important: It's for overclocked phones, if you dont have kernel-power installed then wait someone make this for stock kernels. Download these files

http://downloads.nitdroid.com/nitinstaller/Packages/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb

http://downloads.nitdroid.com/nitinstaller/Packages/NitDroid-0.0.8-Popov.tar.bz2

  1. Copy downloaded files to MyDocs.
  2. Open x-term and do this:
    sudo gainroot
    mkdir /and
    mount /home /and
    apt-get install multiboot multiboot-kernel-power bzip2
    cd /home/user/MyDocs
    bzip2 -d NitDroid-0.0.8-Popov.tar.bz2
    cd /and
    tar xvf /home/user/MyDocs/NitDroid-0.0.8-Popov.tar
    dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-06_final1_armel.deb
    umount /and
  3. Make the multiboot .item.

The procedure of running Nitdroid 0.0.8 on your EMMC:

Open x Terminal

  • root
    • mount the partition
      mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /and
    • Copy android system files over to /home
      cp -rp /and/* /home
    • edit the boot file
      leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11
      (then tap the tab button, ur .item file will show hit enter to open in leafpad)
  • edit .item file to look like this: 
ITEM_NAME="NITdroid on MMCp2 - 2.6.28.NIT.05"
ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28.NIT.05
ITEM_MODULES=ext3 fat vfat
ITEM_DEVICE=${[B]INT[/B]_CARD}p2
ITEM_FSTYPE=ext3
ITEM_FSOPTIONS=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,commit=3
EOF
OR
If you followed the manual installation guide with and u don't have a microsd:
  • change the .item file to: 
ITEM_NAME="NITdroid on MMCp2 - 2.6.28.NIT.05"
ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28.NIT.05
ITEM_MODULES=ext3 fat vfat
ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p5
ITEM_FSTYPE=ext3
ITEM_FSOPTIONS=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,commit=3
EOF
  • Once editing is complete click the drop down menu on leafpad and save then close leafpad.
  • Close Xterm, then reboot ur N900 with keyboard open and type 2 for Nitdroid

you'll notice that booting will take less time, and if u want u can remove ur back cover and ur microsd to check. BUT u can't boot without something in the microsd slot, any microsd will work even empty ones.

Frequent errors

Guru Meditation:

If u have NITDroid that ends in .06 and facing this error, delete the words highlighted in underlined from your multiboot file: 

Root filesystem mmcblk0p5 NOT available!
Guru Meditation #000000025.62017712
Hit any key to panic!
ITEM_NAME="NITdroid on MMCp2 - 2.6.28.NIT.05"
ITEM_KERNEL=2.6.28.NIT.05
ITEM_MODULES=ext3 fat vfat
ITEM_DEVICE=${INT_CARD}p2
ITEM_FSTYPE=ext3
ITEM_FSOPTIONS=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,commit=3
EOF

If you didn't find maemo in multiboot:

Type 0 to boot stock kernel.

Some things you'll notice after installing it on the internal memory

  1. Runs much faster, even faster than a class 8 card.
  2. The battery doesn't drain as fast as with microsd. Had it off charger all day playing games and surfing the Internet and got it to only use 40% of the battery.
  3. Pretty good given now you can use it without it draining the battery!

Fixes

APP Market Fix

Open the 'Market' app (from the Home screen or app launcher)

Leaving the Market app running, return to the Home screen and open the 'Settings' app again

Within Settings select 'Applications' → 'Manage applictions' → 'Running' (from Tab at top)

Scroll to select the 'Market' app → press the 'Clear Cache' button → then press the 'Force Stop' button (Do not press the 'Clear Data' button)


Press the back button (to go back to the list of running apps)

Scroll to select 'Google Services Framework' → press the 'Clear Data' button → 'OK' (to confirm) → then press the 'Force Stop' button

Return to the Home screen

Launch the 'Market' app again, which will give an error "Attention an error has occurred..." → 'OK' button

Shutdown by holding power button → 'Power Off' → 'OK'

Restart, wait for wi-fi to reconnect, open 'Market' again (You may have to reboot several times and check 'Market')

The opening 'Market' screen should no longer be blank, and many more apps (free & paid) should now be available

(Although apps can be downloaded, some may still fail to install or run properly)

WIFI Fix:(rare cases)

Change the encryption from WPA2 to WPA from your Wireless Access Point. This is a compatibility issue hopefully gonna be fixed in later releases.


Airplane Mode Fix

For people who enabled airplane mode, fixes that are in here were tried by me:

  • Enable the widget power control and turn airplane mode off
  • If this didn't work disable ur pin code in maemo
  • menu→devtools→terminal emulator 
su
rr
  • The technical solution: 
cd /and/data
rm -rf *
mkdir logs
chmod 777 logs
cd /
umount /and

Google account sign-in

Skip google sign-up in the first tutorial instead, sign up/in google once in NITDroid.

Overclocking

  1. You can download ready GUI's from the market for OCing
  2. Or use one of these profiles: http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=116.0

Custom EMMC's

Just in case you fear to run out of memory, here are custom EMMC's if you want to reflash with:

5GB apps 24GB mydocs: http://www.mediafire.com/?j6srnaxwr3notaf

and

8GB apps 21GB mydocs: http://www.mediafire.com/?5o1hkuuwhn8hh1c

Uninstalling Nitdroid

Open x Terminal: 

root
mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /and -o noatime
nitdroid-uninstaller

After it completes, simply format your sd card, then using filebox delete nitdroid's installation folders and files that were copied to home: bin, data, dev, etc (symlink), initrd, lib (symlink), mnt, proc, sbin, sdcard, sys, system, tmp, usr,default.prop, init, init.nokia.rc, init.rc

VIDEOS TO WATCH:

My video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_9kG81m-S4

Mr.NokiaTecs' video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7MIGu2POzY

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