http://linuxtracker.org/torrents-details.php?id=3468

Here is the readme:

Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) Maemo Development VMware appliance
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This is a standard install of Ubuntu 6.10 server, with the following additions:

- Base Gnome Desktop install (some components have been stripped out, e.g. Open Office, Evolution)
- Apophis R4 Scratchbox installed to /scratchbox
- Maemo 3.0 Bora SDK with SDK_ARMEL and SDK_X86 targets installed with CPU transparency
- Xephyr X Server (for scratchbox debugging)
- Eclipse 3.2.1 with PyDev and CDK extensions
- SciTE Editor
- Some other tools (vim, etc.)
- VMWare Tools (autostart on login)
- Some branding of the desktop

This VM can be used to quickly edit, compile, and test code targeted for the Maemo platform, which
runs on Nokia N800 Internet Tablet devices.

The Scratchbox has been configured so that the The VMware tools were also installed.

Some additional setup may be needed to debug directly on your device. See the Maemo wiki for
additional details.

This is a great setup; thanks for posting it.

Thanks konfoo, for sharing your efforts. It took almost 24 hours to finish downloading, but that saved a large amount of work. I'll leave my client up to help seed the early adopters.

Can't you get vmware to host this??? That would be nice

It is in the directory now - http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/702

AFAIK they don't host any appliances.. even those that are certified. The torrent is at least gaining momentum now

I downloaded the torrent files under Windows XP and combined them with 7-Zip v4.42. After extracting to a new directory, I get a "7-Zip Diagnostic messages:" window containing:

# Message
0 C:\Program Files\BitLoad\Downloads\maemo-torrent\MaemoAppliance-1.0-6.10.7z
1 Data error in 'scratchbox.vmdk.' File is broken.
2 Data error in 'swap.vmdk.' File is broken.
3 Data error in 'Ubuntu.vmdk.' File is broken.

What now? Any ideas? Has anyone gotten a successful setup from the torrent?

I was able to unzip the torrent with 7-zip 4.42 in Windows XP, loaded it successfully with VMware Player, ran an update, launched Xephyr, brought-up the interface and opened maemopad.

This is fantastic, what else can I say? Thanks for pulling it together!

VMware Player runs the Browser Appliance successfully under my Windows XP host, but complains about errors in the Maemo Appliance disk image. Sounds like I need to try grabbing another copy from the torrent. *groan*

I downloaded the torrent a second time, with identical results. Both 7-Zip and VMware Player complain about corrupt files. No way am I gonna run it in that condition. I suppose I could try a different BitTorrent client. This was BitLord 1.1.

Does anyone with more torrent experience have any suggestions? Either for client software or troubleshooting? I thought there were integrity checks built into the protocol, but what do I know? *shrug*

Try uTorrent? I do know other people have downloaded/tested it with no issues. I just tested the archives a second time and they are still fine. I wonder if some seeder is using a client that is corrupting the image, as unlikely as it seems. Did you try copying the files to a different partition or even machine and uncompressing them? I used the latest 7Zip under windows to compress it..