alternate OS on mogul?

[anystupidname]

OK, well, I have successfully gotten 2.4 olipro' s bootloader on and have flashed several roms to it (sprint oem, dcds, no2chem..). Great work to all of the people who wrote/reverse engineered all of this stuff!

Are there any particularly good ones anybody could suggest? I'm not quite ready to build my own yet although I've checked out some kitchens. I'm particularly interested in a none windows mobile operating system or at least an alternate shell for windows mobile. Somewhat like the touchflo cube maybe but a total shell replacement. I'm still really new, just got my mogul a week ago and I've never had a mobile device before so if anybody can point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated!

[dschoenike]

i've Been using simpleos project recently, and i think its a pretty cool alternative. I dont know how to post links, but if you google search simpleos project, it'll be the first site on the list. Definately worth a try. free demo version.

[InvincibleLiving]

Originally Posted by dschoenike

i've Been using simpleos project recently, and i think its a pretty cool alternative. I dont know how to post links, but if you google search simpleos project, it'll be the first site on the list. Definately worth a try. free demo version.

whatever happened to this, have they improved the functionality? what are the pros/cons? i never hear people mention this as viable, but it look amazing

[Success100]

Originally Posted by nautica2450

whatever happened to this, have they improved the functionality? what are the pros/cons? i never hear people mention this as viable, but it look amazing

ive never even heard of this b4...

[dschoenike]

Originally Posted by nautica2450

whatever happened to this, have they improved the functionality? what are the pros/cons? i never hear people mention this as viable, but it look amazing

I started using it last week when i updated to 3.5 net compact framework. I like the desktop feel to it, and ways to customize. So far, cons are moguls memory issues, and its not free. Im still tinkering, but its pretty cool. Free demo is nice, but limited as far as customizing.

[shaun0207]

SPB Mobile Shell 2.o coming out looks promising. And WisBar Desktop

[InvincibleLiving]

Originally Posted by shaun0207

SPB Mobile Shell 2.o coming out looks promising. And WisBar Desktop

i've looked hi and low for info on mobile shell 2.0. point me to it?

[neodorian]

I just can't wait until this get worked out and is ported to PPCs and not just bigger devices like the HTC Shift.

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile

edit: I looked up SimpleOS but it looks just like another shell for WinMo, not an alternate OS.

[shaun0207]

Originally Posted by neodorian

I just can't wait until this get worked out and is ported to PPCs and not just bigger devices like the HTC Shift.

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile

edit: I looked up SimpleOS but it looks just like another shell for WinMo, not an alternate OS.

That looks great. I wanted to install in on a Dell Desktop we have at home that had Vista on it. But it wouldnt install

[neodorian]

Originally Posted by shaun0207

That looks great. I wanted to install in on a Dell Desktop we have at home that had Vista on it. But it wouldnt install

Were you just trying to install Ubuntu or this mobile version? Ubuntu runs great on old hardware and if you have really old hardware, try Xubuntu because it has a more lightweight desktop environment then the default (Gnome). While you won't be playing many games on it, Ubuntu is a great free OS for people who want to do web browsing, media management, and document creation. If you want to play lots of newer games or edit audio or video you are still gonna have to stick to Windows for the time being (although some will run in Wine).