N900 minor update today

Thanks to the guys over at talk.maemo.org, a new fw update is on its way to everybody. Also on Twitter there is a word on this 2 steps update: first will come this minor one(16.2 MB) starting today, which will prepare the room for a second, major update (that will hopefully bring QT on board).

There is no changelog yet and supposedly it won’t be until the major 1.2 update at the end of Feb. Some of the lucky guys who were able to see and update their N900 are saying MicroB is moving smoother and the media player is louder

(courtesy to justcallmet, talk.maemo.org)

These are the updated packages:

“osso-wlan
libas-protocol-0
tablet-browser-controls
cmt-firmware-rx51
nolo
osso-applet-lanuageregional
apt-transport-https
Maemo5
osso-accounts-plugin-skype
tablet-browser-daemon
hildon-application-manager
apt
locale-resolver-data
libconbtui0
libgles2-sgx-img
libicd2
tablet-browser-view
wl1251-firmware
icd2
flasher
operator-wizard-settings
tablet-browser-ui
posix-locales
libconnui
connui-conndlgs
opengles-sgx-img-common
rtcom-call-ui
librtcom-call-ui0”

(thanks jrox at talk.mmaemo.org)

What you need to know / do:

1. You will need more space: disable and delete all the repos but the first 3 (which are read only, anyway) – this way you’ll gain up to 10-12 MB of rootfs; uninstall any major hogs like “OpenArena

2. You will need to backup everything

This update should be available over-the-air and from here: http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php

Don’t expect too much from this update:

No wi-fi battery drainage addressed

– No video call

– No OVI maps improvements

– No free navigation

– No USSD (so keep using USSD widget)

More information on talk.maemo.org and here

Edit 1 : Changelog here

Browser

Connectivity

Core

Settings and Maintenance

System software

Telephony

EDIT 2:

Media Player process priority has been balanced: no more music pauses while browsing or chatting