Hi,

I have never touched Kubuntu Mobile, but I'm working from time to time on a hobby-Debian for the N900. Ofono comes with some useful python test scripts. I have uploaded these which are in meego-ce (summer edition) in the folder /usr/lib/ofono/test here.
I can say that SMS basically works - sending and receiving.

Don't remember every step I did to make it working, but it wasn't that hard.
You need to run the setup_gpio function at some point, e. g. at bootup.

Then at some point run this scripts:
Have fun.

Yeah, so, judging on what you state, for this I could put an SMS interface, for sending, receiving, with an addressbook etc. real fast, based on what I had on the Universal...

However, it seams the calls are still a dead-end, last I heard the voice was not there, the call got initiated, but then no go... Is this still so?

Could the work done on Nitdroid help? I think he had a similar issue but started to get something going, still a wip.

I don't really care for Android, only GNU/Linux, but from the little I've read about sound in Android, I think it's implemented completely differently, therefore I'd doubt there'd be any correlation.

int_ua

I have a problem with this:


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
+ read -p 'Please check the selected device partion table above. Are sure you want to wipe it? (yes/NO)'
Please check the selected device partion table above. Are sure you want to wipe it? (yes/NO)yes
+ [[ yes != \y\e\s ]]
+ read -p 'System partition size in gibibytes:' system_size
System partition size in gibibytes:8
+ read -p 'Swap disk size in mebibytes (0 for no swap):' swap_size
Swap disk size in mebibytes (0 for no swap):1000
+ [[ 1000 > 0 ]]
+ swap_command_stack='n\np\n2\n\n+1000M\n'
+ fdisk_command_stack='n\np\n1\n\n+8G\nn\np\n2\n\n+1 000M\nn\np\n3\n\n\nw\n'
+ echo -e 'n\np\n1\n\n+8G\nn\np\n2\n\n+1000M\nn\np\n3\n\n\nw \n'
+ parted -s /dev/sdb mklabel msdos
+ fdisk /dev/sdb

WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to
switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to
sectors (command 'u').

Command (m for help): Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
Partition number (1-4): First cylinder (1-15264, default 1): Using default value 1
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (1-15264, default 15264):
Command (m for help): Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
Partition number (1-4): First cylinder (8194-15264, default 8194): Using default value 8194
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (8194-15264, default 15264):
Command (m for help): Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
Partition number (1-4): First cylinder (9195-15264, default 9195): Using default value 9195
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (9195-15264, default 15264): Using default value 15264

Command (m for help): The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
+ mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1
mke2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
warning: 252 blocks unused.

Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
525312 inodes, 2097152 blocks
104870 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=2147483648
64 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8208 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632

Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

This filesystem will be automatically checked every 37 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
+ [[ n\np\n2\n\n+1000M\n != '' ]]
+ mkswap /dev/sdb2
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1025020 KiB
no label, UUID=5a7f8526-839d-47a7-9373-448cebf8d847
+ mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb3
mkfs.vfat 3.0.9 (31 Jan 2010)
+ [[ testing == \t\e\s\t\i\n\g ]]
+ zcat oneiric-preinstalled-mobile-armel+omap.img.gz
+ dd of=/dev/sdb1
2625536+0 records in
2625536+0 records out
1344274432 bytes (1.3 GB) copied, 487.747 s, 2.8 MB/s
+ e2fsck -pf /dev/sdb1
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdb1
/dev/sdb1:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

+ resize2fs /dev/sdb1
resize2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
resize2fs: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdb1
Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
+ mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
+ exit 1

I wish Kubuntu becomes ultimate alternative mobile os but its probably long way to go.

I am a little puzzled at people wanting to install this. Its linux essentially. Its pretty bare also, so its probably fast, but by time all required apps and os elements are installed it will be same as Maemo.

What we need is Maemo on other more powerful devices, not other software on N900. Again if I wanted Android I'd buy a Android device.

What makes the N900 great for me is software and the hardware

It's about closed source elements inside Maemo. Period.

Looks like the oneiric-preinstalled-mobile-armel+omap.img.gz image was corrupted
Can you check md5?

Edit: Or maybe they've changed partitioning scheme. Will check later.

Can someone please point me to a working boot.scr for Kubuntu? I actually mean the right bootargs value.

My setup is Meego CE on external sd + Kubuntu on mmcblk1p5. I'm struggling with u-boot command line, no luck so far - after copying uImage, System.map, etc. to mmcblk1p5 and ext2load mmc 1:5 0x82000000 /uImage it just says Loading image and nothing happens.

I am completely noob with u-boot, tell me the right way to run Kubuntu from custom partition please (if someone managed that).