Let’s see what happens!

NOTE: Mer 0.7 is very outdated. To keep up with the newer versions you can follow it at talk.maemo.org.

So, I have had the Nokia N810 for quite some time now and I’ve been thoroughly impressed with this little device.  When the Deblet project came around, introducing a FULL debian based OS on this little device I was all over it.  I setup my own repository and even configured KDE4 and Enlightenment for it.

With a bootable debian this device surpassed anything you could want for a pocket device.  It’s like having a full computer that fits in your pocket – SSH, Remote Desktop, Software Compiling, games, chatting, and even a full Firefox 3.  But considering this device is only a 400mhz ARM processor, and only 128MB ram for memory – the expectations of what this can do is like trying to remember what your PC could do 10-13 years ago.

During the deblet craze, and when it finally got bootable and installable, the people making the project shifted to this new and “improved” OS that they are trying to build for the tablet – Mer.  Mer is basically taking the OS that is on the N810 (codename: Maemo) and making it a truly Ubuntu based system with all the bells and whistles you get from the default Maemo.  Full Ubuntu, with ease of use for a Tablet.  It is actually sort of heading off the next  version to be released on the next tablet, codename: Fremantle. BEAUTIFUL IDEA.  Or so we hope.. this project is very alpha, and is still undergoing major reforms, but lets see what I can do with this.

Being that everything related to this tablet is typically found at iTT.. I’ll pull up the thread about Mer 0.7.  There isn’t much in the way of installation how-to’s but we’ll see how I do.  Since I have an N810 I’ll follow his link for this installer.
Note here that I will not be doing the Easy method, nor will I be using this installer to partition or format my card (if possible).  I have already formatted my card the way I wanted.  If you don’t know how to do that, I suggest you select the “Simple” method and erase all your data on an SD card.

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