Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

I think if the installation procedure of Kubuntu was as easy as Nitdroid (without auto-installer) and this supports multiboot then there would be significantly more testers to test this os.

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

I think the kind of testers, who can't get past the install, is not the kind of 'testers' needed for this "not working with phone functions" version yet...

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

Exactly! I cannot pass throught installation... I am using multiboot and power kernel, so installation via posted metods isnt possible.

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

Multiboot can work only with kernels which boot initially from N900's Nand (rootfs).
Maemo and Nitroid are the only kernels which do it.

So the problem is not to make a config file for multiboot but it is to rebuild/extend multiboot to support booting process without rootfs.

And this is not a simple task.
So the real answer to a real multiboot system will be u-boot when the remaining problems on N900's version will be fixed.

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

I've succesfully installed Kubuntu 11.10 with the given script. Even the wifi is working out of the box (without commadlining). The plasma desktop works perfectly. The big problem is the sound is not working for me.

I managed to switch on the swap, that swap which is a file located on the kubuntu's root folder SWAP.swap (512 mb) I have to activate it after each start via terminal.

I installed some packages:
Moun
Firefox
Chromium youtube-html5 almost works problem is the sound (I think)
Vlc
some kind of picture viewer

Multitasking works great with swap activated. (firefox, openoffice, system manager)

Thanks for your work.
Finally I can use my N900 as a real computer.

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

Ok, here is the new version of the script. Not polished and there are some problems with Ubuntu Core but it works. Feel free to discuss and fix any bugs :)
Didn't test it (focused on Core this time) but it may work again with Ubuntu 11.10

UPDATE: Use https://code.launchpad.net/~xintx-ua...n900-installer

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

Thanks for your feedback :)
What is Moun?
The system didn't recognize swap partition or did you create it without swap partition? (not the SWAP.swap)
Did you try adding it to the /etc/fstab? That would be something like Looks like the sound stopped working on mine too.

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

I just checked acpi_listen for lock key on the right side of the N900 and it generates
But when I create a file in /etc/acpi/events acpid ignores it even after restarting. Suggestions?
P.S. Also there are two for each screenlock press in the dmesg

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

Muon is the default package manager for Kubuntu.

I added the swap in /etc/fstab that swap which is the default 768mb on the n900's mmc.

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

Just to cheer up developing this project I tried Kubuntu Netbook Plasma 11.10 on my netbook yesterday and I am very, very impressed.
Keep up the good work porting this to our dear N900.