Kubuntu 11.10 mobile on N900 [TESTERS NEEDED]
 

what do you think?

http://apachelog.wordpress.com/2011/...es-sneak-peak/

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how to install
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/ARM/n900

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Think it's a good idea...

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uboot or multiboot?
I will install tonight if I get time...

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Making a simple phone call is all I ask.. can we still make and receive phone calls with this installed?

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Trying to read through the links mentioned in this thread, but can someone tell me as to how Kubuntu is useful or what special features would be available after installing it ?

Just want to figure out if its worth investing in a MicroSB (min 8GB card) and creating 3 partitions to get this thing installed !

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according to the article in http://apachelog.wordpress.com/2011/...s-sneak-peak/: In 11.10 we will make this amazing product see its first stable release. In particular it will be the first release to finally integrate telephone features.

would love to try it... when it comes out in october

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Lust

(that is all)

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Want calls? Use Maemo... Why all the fuss to run another Linux OS!? Maemo is Linux!

But if you want calls from another OS: meego 1.2 has fully working calls and SMS.

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You are too optimistic here using the word fully :D

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How so??
My meego build works great. I dont think meego is a good os, but the phone works very well.

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http://ianlawrence.info/random-stuff...le-on-the-n900

kubuntu in n900

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i installed kubuntu mobile 11.10 on my n900, following the instruction of ianlawrence, the os runs but:
- the mobile plasma not runniing
- no modem adapter (wlan-gsm)

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ibnhibinta upload video to youtube please .

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To get wifi you can add the Kernel modules folder from Maemo! :D

You can't get wifi (at this point). But wifi and Bluetooth can generally be fixed by adding the kernel modules folder from Maemo..

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ok.
I used a little different procedure:

1- because when i dd or 'zcat' the kubuntu-mobile.raw image to the first ext3 partition of my mircosd, the partition was corrupted. so i first dd it to another micro sd with no partition on it- and finde that the raw image contain two partition: the fat and ext3.
then i copy the ext3 entries to the 7gig etx3 partition of first micro sd.

2- instead of installing uboot, I flash the kernel just like meego instalation.

I try to upload my video tomorrow

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I would appreciate to see where you got. I tried that and couldn't boot. Thanks!

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I found the video (this is not my device- I think it is kubuntu-mobile 10.10 or 11.04):
It looks so good:

http://people.ubuntu.com/~apachelogg...lowquality.3gp

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Are you using the omap3 drivers? Also, either use the ones from Maemo's /lib/modules/2.6.* folder or scrounge around MeeGo.

Plasma Mobile looks hawt, wonder how much better it got since 2010.

Next stop: Running GNOME 3 on the N900 (why not? it does NOT look like it was built for desktops, the task switcher and app menu can be accessed by tapping top-left *ahem*likeMaemo5*ahem* and it's got multiple desktops.)

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I used meego driver (as described in wiki) but no wlan or bluetooth.

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this is my device:

I used a class 2 MicroSD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYXbREC21kE

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ok, horrible quality please upload 480p or 720 in 240p , i can not see nothing.

but thanks for the video

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any new news or video or easier instuctions? :D

Thanks

Robin

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I tested the latest kubuntu mobile 11.10 Daily builds, but till now there isn't any noticeable changes.
I think we should wait for beta released.

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The latest builds do not work :eek:

We are waiting for KDE 4.7 (http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KD...lease_Schedule )

The Oneric release will be an 'official' release which means that you will be able to install it as the principal OS on a device and not just run it from an MMC card. Target devices are currently N900, N9 and N950.

I will update my instructions in ianlawrence.info nearer to release

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I don't know about you, but I still haven't found a MeeGo build that I can take out of silent mode (i.e. actually have it ring when I get a call).

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I am so interested in your instruction. please comment here when you update it.

thanks.

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which kde milestone is the one youre looking for? did RC2 come out on 7/6, and how close is that to final?

thanks!

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It seems 4.7 has been released....

http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.7/

Any updates or info?

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Any news? When is it expected to come?

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Spent half a day but got it working finally.
Will add commands used in a moment.

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Of course it was done using the https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/n900 page.
But it does not boot into uImage made for 3.0 kernel.

UPDATE:
The latest tested by me version is 110826_1900.

UPDATE to the UPDATE:
Also, there is a new version with the 11.04 support, but I didn't test it yet.

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MaxOS, please add "testers needed" or something similar to the thread title.

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Have you tried incoming/outgoing calls/SMS?

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ofono is not installed by default. And at the moment I want to make wlan work - it says it can't find the firmware. Working on it. On Maemo the package is called wl1251-firmware.

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fdisk script:
I'm using 16Gb microSD, so you may need to change values.

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Just a notification: I've improved the scripts and uploaded them to the 32nd reply.

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Warning: I've disabled apt-get upgrade in the last version to make it faster (upgrade process took an hour in the chroot).
But it seems that there was some bug in raw image and now I can't get behind kdm prompt.
Enabling it...
Fixed.

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Someone succeded getting into tty?

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Just found instructions from skykooler which is not so automated but has the firmware part. Will try to merge the scripts later.