Comments on: Nitdroid: Installing Android on the Nokia N810

By: Terence Eden

Terence Eden — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:18:50 +0000

There’s not been any more work on it as far as I’m aware. But it is open source – so anyone can pick it up.

By: brie987

brie987 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:08:54 +0000

Any new updates to this? I had the n770 when it came out but it got stolen and I gave up on it but this sounds fun so Im looking for a cheap n800/810 and definitely going to try this.

By: Terence Eden

Terence Eden — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:54:57 +0000

Yes, booting your PC from a live CD will allow you to format the SD card.

By: brie987

brie987 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:46:05 +0000

Can I use a Live CD of Ubuntu to format the the SD card?

By: Terence Eden

Terence Eden — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:32:43 +0000

Any Linux should work. I’m not sure if there are any Windows tools which will format into Linux filesystems.

By: ramonite

ramonite — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:12:04 +0000

hmmm do i really need an Ubuntu for this? My laptops are running on Vista..

though my netbook runs on Xandros linux… would that work?

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:08:00 +0000

I did everything by the book but my n800 won’t connect to wifi. It sees the AP but wont get an IP address from it. says unsuccessful

By: Terence Eden

Terence Eden — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:44:27 +0000

I find Maemo a little clunky – the usability is typical Nokia (low!). Most of the power of the device requires you to gain root access.

Android is by no means a replacement – yet. At the moment it’s just a proof of concept. Stick with the latest Maemo for day-to-day use.

By: Andre

Andre — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:09 +0000

“’m continually frustrated with Nokia. They make truly excellent hardware but akways seem to produce the most disappointing software. The N95 & the N810 are perfect examples of this. Powerful and innovative computers let down by shoddy software.”

What were your gripes with the Maemo software?
Does the hacked Android software work better for you with the n810?

By: Terence Eden

Terence Eden — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:53:32 +0000

It should take around 5 – 10 minutes for the first boot. It will be significantly quicker after that. If after 10 minutes nothing has happened, I’d try to flash it again.

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:39:52 +0000

How long does it take to install onced flashed i followed the directions but its still the android screen

By: Matt Lacey

Matt Lacey — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:17:00 +0000

I really like the N810, but I wouldn’t describe it as excellent hardware. The touchscreen is dreadful and really lets down an otherwise great device.
Or maybe I’m just upset that my screen got scratched and means that the onscreen keyboard is now unusable as it is constantly detecting extra screen presses. I’ve not known that happen to a screen on any device in more than 5 years.