Important - Read First!

First of all you must know that everything you do is on your own risk. Your device was not designed to run GNU/Linux or Android and that's why you shouldn't expect everything to be perfectly safe. If you don't want any troubles then simply don't tamper with your phone. On the other hand, installing Rhobuntu is probably less dangerous than installing alternative ROM's, because it doesn't touch your ROM and runs completely from the SD card. If something goes wrong and the system would hang up, you always can remove the battery and boot into Windows Mobile. Still, we can't guarantee you anything and we won't be liable for any damage that might happen to your device. If you don't accept this, don't install Rhobuntu.

At the moment two problems are known to occur when using Rhobuntu. They are, however, not Rhobuntu specific and may also occur when using Android.

1- After booting back into WinMo, you can't install or run unsigned apps. This problem probably has something to do with the way haret kicks WinMo out of the RAM. It also seems to occur only in combination with the use of Exchange Server. The only known solution at the moment is Hard Reset. Some users also reported that it can be fixed by using Visual Studio 2008. Check out this threads:
o Not digitally signed with a Trusted certificate/ Activesync keeps UNINSTALLING!
o Program... is not digitally signed with trusted certificate. HELP!


2- Since we still have no proper battery charge indicator working, you might not notice that your battery is completely drained. Deep discharge is, however, not good for batteries and may in some cases even damage them. Here is a thread dealing with this problem when running Android
o Android killed my USB connection, please help


The majority of Rhobuntu users doesn't face these problems, but just in case, you've been warned.



WIKI http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...=RhodiumUbuntu



WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/rhobuntu/





This build by Walter79 and the Rhobuntu team:




Rhobuntu 9.04 27.06.2010

thanks to AmiPro and jsmith8858

- New sphone 0.03 dialer
- Rhodium answer button works now for open dialer
- Call and SMS history
- import contacts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709101
- New tilt 2 keymap
- New zimage
- added TangoGPS, Viking, Fennec

- MCoolSoft Contact2XML 2.0.cab (http://www.mcoolsoft.com/) freeware for export contact from Windows Mobile

changelog:

new zimage: zimage/modules-2.6.27.46-01108-g0cd9973 (from Xandroid Build 21_06_2010)

new tilt2 kemap (thanks jsmith8858 http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=1005)

edit file: init

remove : echo 3 > /sys/class/htc_hw/test
fix microblk_lcd_ctl - problem (thanks AmiPro)

elif cat /proc/cpuinfo|grep -q blackstone ; then to elif cat /proc/cpuinfo|grep -q Blackstone ; then


Install Ofono 0.03 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709101 (Thanks to AmiPro)

Remap answer buttom to ofono dialer Thanks to AmiPro

adding the following mapping to /etc/rhod_key_driver.conf:



Code:
231: #answer button
code 120And add the map to .xbindkeysrc:



Code:
"sphone -c dialer-open"
c:128


Download: (Part 1 and 2)

http://www.megaupload.com/?f=RWDJWUN0
or
http://rhobuntu.4shared.com .... still uploading

After fist boot set recalibrate=false!

For backlight control deactivate control in windows first.







Old Build (13/05/2010)
*http://www.megaupload.com/?f=RWDJWUN0
*http://rhobuntu.4shared.com


Old Build (14/04/2010)
*part one:http://rapidshare.com/files/37593080...04_2010.7z.001 MD5 77430e728bb17277e671cc55ae03161f and part two: http://rapidshare.com/files/37593943...04_2010.7z.002 MD5 523589000dcd5d1dcea668bbe51253af
* http://rhobuntu.4shared.com
* http://www.megaupload.com/?f=RWDJWUN0

Old Build (11/04/2010)
* http://rs427.rapidshare.com/files/37..._11_04_2010.7z
* http://rhobuntu.4shared.com
* http://www.megaupload.com/?f=RWDJWUN0


Old Build (10/04/2010)

*http://rapidshare.com/files/37413889..._10_04_2010.7z
*http://rhobuntu.4shared.com

Pretty cool idea, keep us posted!

Definitely an awesome idea, and one I had been thinking about myself since my original Touch Pro days. An embedded version of Linux should run great on these devices. Hopefully momentum will grow surrounding this.

thats very interesting. any pictures of this running? maybe things can be pulled from android.

THANKS!!!! downloading now!

tried it on my Touch Pro 2 (AT&T Tilt2), No luck. Started to boot, Complained about /etc/init then poof reboot after 7 seconds. Am I missing something.

Originally Posted by aq3e  

tried it on my Touch Pro 2 (AT&T Tilt2), No luck. Started to boot, Complained about /etc/init then poof reboot after 7 seconds. Am I missing something.

Did you change the mtype in the sartup script to the tilt2, the one i used is set for the rhod100, i hope that helps. Is anyone else's not working btw?

I extracted all the files on to a newly formatted 2GB card.

Ran haret and everything ran fine. Bit 'interesting' navigating round the screen but got there in the end.

However, since rebooting my phone back into WM I cannot run any unsigned programs such as haret that worked fine before.

The error says "The file blah cannot be opened either it is not signed with a trusted certificate..."

Any idea what's changed and how I can get my phone back to how it was?

R.

Originally Posted by dicko99  

I extracted all the files on to a newly formatted 2GB card.

Ran haret and everything ran fine. Bit 'interesting' navigating round the screen but got there in the end.

However, since rebooting my phone back into WM I cannot run any unsigned programs such as haret that worked fine before.

The error says "The file blah cannot be opened either it is not signed with a trusted certificate..."

Any idea what's changed and how I can get my phone back to how it was?

R.

Wierd, my winmo works find, minus the calibration issue, it's brilliant, we need some linux Devs to look into this. as a windows user, i have no idea on what to do
Thanks (All we need now is win XP )
Badwolve1

I think something got corrupted/overwritten on my phone...

I cannot run any unsigned apps whether they are installed on the storage card or internal memory.

I cannot even install new apps! When I run the cab file, I get the usual "This program is from an unknown publisher..." and when I select yes for continue it immediately comes up with "Installation of blah was unsuccessful."

Time for a hard reset? I'd really prefer not to if anyone can suggest a better way of getting back to how it was.

R.