Thread: The N9/N950 Kernel Upstreaming Force
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2015-09-17 , 06:32
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Originally Posted by marmistrz View Post
[*]add bibliography about switching to DeviceTree
Some device tree work has been mainlined within the last couple of years:

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/ke...s/omap3-n9.dts
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/ke...omap3-n950.dts
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/ke...3-n950-n9.dtsi

This commit seems to imply that the mainline kernel is actually bootable:

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/ke...737887fea9d46d

I think a good starting point would be to build a kernel from mainline and see if it boots on an N9 or N950. I would test it against either Nemo or Sailfish as it's more likely to be compatible with one of those rather than Harmattan. Of course you could also bootstrap a Debian system and try that.

Originally Posted by filippz via marmistrz View Post
Sadly both of my N9's have stopped working (both developed problems with their CMT modules, one has since been destroyed in an attempt to fix it) I've moved to Android (and no, it's not working out for me. This has reduced my interest in this project considerably, but I'm willing to help.
Anyone got a spare N9 for filippz?
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DebiaN900 - Native Debian on the N900. Deprecated in favour of Maemo Leste.

Maemo Leste for N950 and N9 (currently broken).
Devuan for N950 and N9.

Mobile devices with mainline Linux support - Help needed with documentation.

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