[maemo-developers] N800 and USB host mode

[From: Michael Wiktowy]

On 3/5/07, Larry Battraw <lbattraw at gmail.com> wrote:
>I understand
> that better support may be forthcoming, but that would be part of a
> new kernel or a back-port of the fixes.

The Nokia folks seem to be strangely silent on the whole USB host
thing. Maybe they are not wanting to implicate themselves in a power
injection hack that could damage your tablet. That would explain why
they took out the vital bits from the kernel.

I didn't see USB host support on the roadmap so I don't hold out much
hope for the fixing of what I would consider a major regression of the
N800 functionality vs. the 770. Nokia has surprised us with bigger
easter eggs though.

I would appreciate some clarification from Nokia whether this
functionality will return or if it was removed intentionally.

/Mike