Ubuntu running on HTC Pure

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dsfreak0109

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• Mar 10, 2010

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A few minutes ago I grabbed the files for Ubuntu and Haret at the Xda-forums under a thread called "Ubuntu on Rhodium- 04/03/10 screen calibration now works!!! Need devs for wifi fix" (The forums would not let me post the link) and extracted them to my sd card to run Ubuntu on my HTC Pure. Also to make this boot correctly you cant use the same boot script for android to boot Ubuntu. You need to modify the Startup.TXT that came with the Ubuntu.zip folder and set the correct mtype for your device. Note it is possible to setup your sd card to boot Android and Ubuntu from the root of the SD card by modifying the boot script which is a six step process.

1. open the boot script named Startup.txt and rename it to Ubuntu.TXT
2. change the mtype so it is correct for your device
2. change the Set Kernel line so it looks like set KERNEL zImageUbuntu
3. Change the Set initrd line so it looks like set initrd initrdUbuntu.gz
4. rename the Zimage file to zImageUbuntu
5. rename the initrd file to initrdUbuntu.gz
6. Open Haret and type in Ubuntu.txt and press run button
7. This should be it and you should be running Ubuntu on your Phone

 

ceo.mtcl

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• Mar 10, 2010

• #2

Really!

What??? Are you serious!

 

smadger

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• Mar 10, 2010

• #3

What version?

I know this has limited uses, but still, this sounds amazing!!

So you're saying you have Ubuntu running on your Pure, what about keyboard and stuff? What version of Ubuntu did you use?

 

ceo.mtcl

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• Mar 10, 2010

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It works!!!

Wow! It works!

I just did it in the way you said and it works!

But there is no keypad? Cant type or open files...

 

madman_cro

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i will try this today, and i bet there is virtual keyboar4d in ubuntu

 

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Flop!

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• Mar 10, 2010

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Hello!

Thank you for the info!
I don't understand exactly where can I find the files?

Can someone post a direct link?

Thanks a lot,

Flop!

TOPAZ with HTC WinMo6.5 and Xandroid for TOPAZ

 

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kamson

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• Mar 10, 2010

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Here You are: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JZ4HEZE4

 

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Flop!

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Thank you!!!

I will try this OS soon!
Have a nice day,

Flop!

 

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kamson

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• Mar 10, 2010

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It's working fine on Topaz

 

mastawindu

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• Mar 10, 2010

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Can we have screen caps ?

 

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Wartexx

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wow nice ^^ i ll try it later this evening

 

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chiks19018

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• Mar 10, 2010

• #12

screen shots...pleeease.

 

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dsfreak0109

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mastawindu said:

Can we have screen caps ?

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Yea there are some screen caps on the forum Ubuntu for Rhodium

 

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dsfreak0109

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My account is not able to post links because of some restriction does anyon know how to get permission to post links?

 

miro666

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• Mar 10, 2010

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kamson said:

It's working fine on Topaz

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No kidding...Work someone virtual keyboards on Topaz ?

Regards

 

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hackerl33t

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• Mar 11, 2010

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this is awesome...

 

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kamson

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• Mar 11, 2010

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Some images:
http://img72.imageshack.us/i/20080117072.jpg/
http://img191.imageshack.us/i/20080117073.jpg/

 

miro666

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• Mar 11, 2010

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hackerl33t said:

this is awesome...

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Awesome....OK, ask question again: Work it on virtuel or some keyboard ? How make input on "mobile" Ubuntu ???

Thanks forwarding on answer.

Regards

 

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medkilo

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• Mar 11, 2010

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where is the id of topaz?
Where can I find it?

thanks

 

sandman01

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• Mar 12, 2010

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medkilo said:

where is the id of topaz?
Where can I find it?

thanks

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Do you mean the values of Ubuntu.TXT?

Code:

set ramsize 0x08000000
set ramaddr 0x10000000
set mtype 2293
set FBDURINGBOOT 0
set KERNEL zImageUbuntu
set initrd initrdUbuntu.gz
set cmdline "msmts_calib=0x9f.0x39a.0x35c.0x78 lcd.density=240 msmvkeyb_toggle=off wifi.mac=wifi.mac=00:23:76:8B:EA:93 board-htcraphael-navi.wake=1 msm_fb.fix_x=1 board-htcdiamond.adb=0"
boot

Here the link of the Rhodium Thread with latest files
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=640785