Minimal Viable Computer III The Search for Spock

Oct 09, 2017 in #development #infosec #minimalism

Well, not really a minimal viable computer, but my favorite toy. Here are some notes for installation of PostMarketOS onto the N900

Most of this information is available on the wiki[1] But still worth noting some of my difficulties / changes.

• Installing the uboot bootloader required root, and also would only install via the command line. This required installing 'rootsh' from the Maemo Package Manager and then installing uboot via apt-get.
• See previous post for Modifying the ACPI handler to turn off the screen when closing the keyboard and turning it on when opening.
• Compile the OS and setup as per [1]
• The screen might say that the hardware keyboard isn't supported, but it is, you can enter the encryption passcode on the device.
• The wiki's notes on battery life don't seem to be working for me.
• Best hardware every, just could do with some more ram ;)

[1] https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Nokia_N900_(nokia-rx51)

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