Non - Microsoft Rom ?!?!?!

Gervy · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 11:47 AM

Is there a non Microsoft ROM? Like a completely new OS for the phone?
I'm extremely bored with the WM5 or WM6, not to mention not happy with it's limitations. If I were not tethered to Verizon, I'd get that 100% linux phone. I hear that's awesome as it's customizable with hundreds of open-source apps, OS versions, etc....

Gervy

TonyDiv · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:02 PM

look below

coreyoli · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyDiv

http://andrewtv.org/fedora-ppc6700/

This shows how to use the phone as a modem on Linux... It doesn't have anything to do with putting Linux on the phone...

Would be a cool idea though

Gervy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coreyoli

This shows how to use the phone as a modem on Linux... It doesn't have anything to do with putting Linux on the phone...

Would be a cool idea though

interesting indeed.

This article is about HTC phones and Linux.
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS7689617070.html

I forget the brand, but I know there are Linux based phones out there that are so extremely customizable as all of the software is open source, lots of new goodies out there, skinnable, etc. Technically it's a small computer in a phone form factor, that runs a phone application... and anything else out there for linux and the linux phone.

TonyDiv · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:41 PM

Oops, posted the wrong link.

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/blog.asp?postid=985

**Torx** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:49 PM

it would be a dream to have a custom linux rom

TechnoHippie · #7 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 01:04 PM

I've heard of people loading dos onto them - and there is some chap in russia that is trying to get windows 3.1 to run on it.

JickBahTech · #8 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 03:10 PM

Well you can run other OS's through Emulation (dos, Apple IIe, Commadore), but I'm pretty sure the only real ROM swap you can do is for Linux.

snotboy32 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 03:30 PM

look at this Linux project http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/MitacMioA701 I have that device btw

craigerk · #10 (**permalink**) 10-09-2007, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by snotboy32

look at this Linux project http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/MitacMioA701 I have that device btw

This is the page for the Apache version, I've been watching it to see when it's done:

http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HTCApache