How to Install Android Gingerbread Nitdroid on Nokia N900

Android Gingerbread is available to upgrade your Nokia N900 that have the Maemo 5 Operating System. AndroidGingerbread 2.3.4 is possible to install on nokia N900 and replace the old Maemo 5 OS. You can install Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 with the use of N12 UMay.

N12 is features with, Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, Gapps(20110503), Advanced than N11 VOSTOK, Pro active USSD Sessions, Able to receive and send Messages, IMEISV, 3G – Fast Dormancy, DHCP/Wi-Fi – Problem Fixed.

Things You’ll 
1. Nitdroid Gingerbread N12 UMay – Download                                 
2.Nitdroid Kernel - Download

Instructions

1.Insert Micro SD card in Nokia N900 and connect with Internet via Wifi or Network Mode.

2.Allow repositories in Application Manager (Extras, Extras-testing, Extras-devel, Default Nokia)

3.Install rootsh and Leafpad from Application Manager.

4.Open X-terminal and type

              root

         apt-get update
         apt-get install nitdroid-installer
         y
         y
 After the Package was installed close X-terminal.

5.Now transfer the downloaded file Nitdroid Gingerbread N12 UMay to /home/user/MyDocs.

6.After that, copy the downloaded file Nitdroid Kernel to /home/user/MyDocs.

7.Open Terminal and type:

               root

          cd /home/user/MyDocs
          bzip2 -d N12_UMay.tar.bz2
          cd /home
          mkdir /and
          cd /
          mount /home /and
          cd /and
          tar xvf /home/user/MyDocs/N12_UMay.tar
          dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/nitdroid-kernel-2.6.28-07_rc4_armel.deb

          leafpad /etc/multiboot.d/11-NITDroid-mmcblk0p2-2.6.28.NIT

    Press tab and Enter for open it in Leafpad.

8.Open your .item file and search for ITEM_DEVICE. 

         If you use MMC, change it to ITEM_DEVICE=${INT_CARD}p2

         If you don’t use MMC, change it to ITEM_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2

Save it.

9.Switch off and after a few seconds, Switch it on. During on that, it will ask you to choose OS option, Meamo and Nitroid. Select Nitroid now you successfully installed Andrroid 2.3.4 on your Nokia N900.