Tag: update
PR1.1.1 N900 Update still not out in the UK
by Jim on Feb.20, 2010, under Maemo, Operating Systems
The N900 received an update from v2.2009.51.1 to V3.2010.02-08 on the 16th of this month; however, thi update is still not available to owners in the UK. The firmware update is not available via the N900’s application manager nor via Nokia Software Updater.
The N900 software page on Maemo.org only shows PR1.1.1 for the US, the middle east, and ‘global’. The site only offers PR1.1 for UK devices.
Previously, Nokia could hide behind the network operators who like to fill devices with bloatware; which meant the firmware needed extra testing. Often it was down to the operator to release the update, so Nokia were not to blame. However, the N900 was sold without network branding and typically direct from Nokia. So why has this update taken so long to reach the UK? And why is their a Vodaphone only variant for some users?
Update on Aircrack for N900
by Jim on Feb.03, 2010, under The real world
It seems there are a number of issues with Aircrack on the N900. Whilst you can sniff packets and sometimes injection may be successful; many other features do not work.
This looked to be an early success for the the N900. Sadly, aircrack is not that useful at the moment. As it sees every network as being on channel 6. Airodump-ng does not work on the latest SVN version; unless you are actually connected to the network (which renders it pointless.)
Before I go testing other utilities on the N900 I really need to flash my device. For no apparent reason I did not get the PR1.01 update pushed to my device; so I have had to make do with a manual update using apt. This has left my N900 in a weird state. All my applications are working with PR1.1 features (e.g. rotation, Ovi store) but my device reports as using PR1.0 
