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- | This page aims to become a HOWTO for migrating from S60 devices (e.g. N-series phones) to the | + | This page aims to become a HOWTO for migrating from S60 devices (e.g. N-series phones) to the N900 without losing data, contacts or functionality. The aim is to provide users with a relatively seamless migration and to ensure that the N900 is capable of doing everything that the N-series did before delving into the world of new possibilities that Maemo brings. |
Initially, this HOWTO is the work of a single author documenting the issues involved in migrating from a Nokia N96 to an N900. Therefore, it should not be taken as an exhaustive guide just yet. If you feel that something is missing, please feel free to add it, or raise it on the talk page. | Initially, this HOWTO is the work of a single author documenting the issues involved in migrating from a Nokia N96 to an N900. Therefore, it should not be taken as an exhaustive guide just yet. If you feel that something is missing, please feel free to add it, or raise it on the talk page. | ||
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=== Preparing the new phone === | === Preparing the new phone === | ||
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==== Migrating physical components ==== | ==== Migrating physical components ==== | ||
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* SIM card - obviously (!) but it's worth remembering that we need to get the data off the old phone before moving the SIM card permanently. | * SIM card - obviously (!) but it's worth remembering that we need to get the data off the old phone before moving the SIM card permanently. | ||
- | * Memory card - in common with later N-series phones, the N900 supports a | + | * Memory card - in common with later N-series phones, the N900 supports a 16GB microSDHC which can be moved directly from the N96. It will be backed up first in case I need to repartition or reformat it for any reason. |
* Mains charger - Nokia supply a [http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/accessories/all-accessories/power/charger-adapters/nokia-charger-adapter-ca-146c CA-146C charger adapter] in the box, so a previous Nokia charger can be converted for use with the N900. | * Mains charger - Nokia supply a [http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/accessories/all-accessories/power/charger-adapters/nokia-charger-adapter-ca-146c CA-146C charger adapter] in the box, so a previous Nokia charger can be converted for use with the N900. | ||
==== Updating phone firmware ==== | ==== Updating phone firmware ==== | ||
- | There are features in the newest firmware ([[Maemo 5/PR1. | + | There are features in the newest firmware ([[Maemo 5/PR1.2|1.2]]) that are well worth having, so the N900 will first be flashed with the newest available firmware as per the procedure described at [[updating the firmware]]. |
==== Backups & version control ==== | ==== Backups & version control ==== | ||
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== Migrating data, settings & applications == | == Migrating data, settings & applications == | ||
- | === Migrating | + | === Migrating user data === |
+ | ==== Contacts ==== | ||
+ | ==== Calendar ==== | ||
+ | ==== Multimedia files ==== | ||
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This section deals with personalising the behaviour and alerts of the N900 to achieve similar settings to those required on previous phones. | This section deals with personalising the behaviour and alerts of the N900 to achieve similar settings to those required on previous phones. | ||
==== Ringtones ==== | ==== Ringtones ==== | ||
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==== Caller Groups ==== | ==== Caller Groups ==== | ||
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==== Profiles ==== | ==== Profiles ==== | ||
- | == Major applications == | + | === Major applications === |
Many of the applications I'm used to under Symbian won't be available in the same form under Maemo, but the aim of this section is to achieve N-series equivalent or better functionality in minimum time. | Many of the applications I'm used to under Symbian won't be available in the same form under Maemo, but the aim of this section is to achieve N-series equivalent or better functionality in minimum time. | ||
==== Series 60 applications and their Maemo equivalents ==== | ==== Series 60 applications and their Maemo equivalents ==== | ||
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===== Joikuspot ===== | ===== Joikuspot ===== | ||
- | + | Joikuspot is commercial software that turns the phone into a Wifi hotspot for use with laptops etc. [http://www.joikushop.com/?action=products&mode=productDetails&product_id=1061 It is available for N900], but I also want to look into whether Linux can handle this on an N900 without need of commercial software. | |
- | Joikuspot is commercial software that turns the phone into a Wifi hotspot for use with laptops etc. [http://www.joikushop.com/?action=products&mode=productDetails&product_id=1061 It is available for N900], but I also want to look into whether | + | |
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===== Google Maps ===== | ===== Google Maps ===== | ||
- | + | Currently (July 2010) there is no native Google Maps for Maemo, but PR 1.2 now includes a browser with built-in geolocation so the instructions for using the maemo-geolocation plugin are apparently out of date, Hopefully that means that Google Maps for Mobile will just work, in which case a bookmark to it is good enough. | |
- | Currently (July 2010) there is no native Google Maps for Maemo, but | + | |
===== Multi-protocol IM client e.g. Nimbuzz ===== | ===== Multi-protocol IM client e.g. Nimbuzz ===== | ||
- | + | An IM client that handled MSN, Skype, Facebook etc. as well as providing a VoIP client. Much of this functionality seems to be built in, but if Maemo runs pidgin (which it does) then that will provide an adequate replacement. | |
- | An IM client that handled MSN, Skype, Facebook etc. as well as providing a VoIP client. | + | |
===== BestBlacklist (caller blacklisting application) ===== | ===== BestBlacklist (caller blacklisting application) ===== | ||
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===== BestProfiles ===== | ===== BestProfiles ===== | ||
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===== SlovoEd dictionaries ===== | ===== SlovoEd dictionaries ===== | ||
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==== Web applications ==== | ==== Web applications ==== |
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