I'll try getting this to work on my N900 again. I tried a few weeks ago but hit some problems:
The usb connection is tenuous in the rare cases it connects at all,
I couldn't install u-boot (I imagine I have broken dependencies I tried upgrading glib or libc6 or something a few years ago and havn't been able to install most things), and
my MicroSD card is either corrupt, the wrong class, or I incorrectly formated the storage system.
It looks hopeless but I doubt it is. I'd given up on installing anything new a few years ago. I use the N900 mostly as a media player and report generation device. It's worked fine for that. I even get a rare phonecall on it. I havn't any reason to install new software, but Memo-Leste seems relevant (and I could probably use the web browser more often). I highly appreciate the desire to keep the kernal upstream involved in downstream developments; it's honest and rational. (Google's approach is phony and has fooled many many people.) Any suggestions about how to get my N900 current are appreciated.