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Linux on Shift

Hlo from germany!
Think it's my first post here, but still visiting this site since my first HTC Universal.
My Shift didn't arrive yet
So there's a thread about XP on Shift. How do you get managed to install XP on the device?
Is booting via USB-CDRom possible or is there another way like Sharing a CD-Drive via network as MacBookAir uses or creating a bootable USB-Stick?
Anyone tried to run/install Ubuntu or smth. similar?
thx in advance!
TeCE

ubuntu 8.04 runs out of the box without much issues, you can even install it from vista itself using wubi-installer: http://wubi-installer.org/
-not working:
* resume after suspend
* touch screen (you have to use mouse)
-needs some tweaking:
* for 3g you need to install synce and use the usbtool to establish an activesync connection with snapvue through usb
* for wifi you need to manually compile the marvell 8686 drivers
- the rest works perfect (mouse, keyboard, bluetooth, screen backlight, sound, etc...)
I have also run slax from a pendrive, same issues as in ubuntu

That's great, i really want to do this. I want to try running Skype for Linux (which now does video) instead of the windows version. I'm pretty sure that the Linux version of Skype will be a little less processory hungry and work better.
How do you manually compile te drivers for wifi?
Any thoughts on enabling the touchscreen?

Ubuntu will bring out a version for umpc's:
Link: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile

salmon said:
That's great, i really want to do this. I want to try running Skype for Linux (which now does video) instead of the windows version. I'm pretty sure that the Linux version of Skype will be a little less processory hungry and work better.
How do you manually compile te drivers for wifi?
Any thoughts on enabling the touchscreen?
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let me laugh .. ubuntu less processory hungy ? .. linux is not good with this ..

pof said:
- the rest works perfect (mouse, keyboard, bluetooth, screen backlight, sound, etc...)
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pof, can you post the dmesg output ? Is it known which hardware is used inside the device ?

thanks !!!
pof said:
ubuntu 8.04 runs out of the box without much issues, you can even install it from vista itself using wubi-installer: http://wubi-installer.org/
-not working:
* resume after suspend
* touch screen (you have to use mouse)
-needs some tweaking:
* for 3g you need to install synce and use the usbtool to establish an activesync connection with snapvue through usb
* for wifi you need to manually compile the marvell 8686 drivers
- the rest works perfect (mouse, keyboard, bluetooth, screen backlight, sound, etc...)
I have also run slax from a pendrive, same issues as in ubuntu
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Thank you so much; this is really great news! Reading about Google Android project I was dreaming about running linux on this machine but i didn`t hope it could be done so quickly...now i am working on kubuntu and i think it is going pretty well...I think Vista would make sense if one could have more powerful CPU and more RAM but of course with SP1 especially if you disable some power-hungry visual effects it is usable, nevertheless it is good to have an alternative OS...

pof said:
ubuntu 8.04 runs out of the box without much issues, you can even install it from vista itself using wubi-installer: http://wubi-installer.org/
-not working:
* resume after suspend
* touch screen (you have to use mouse)
-needs some tweaking:
* for 3g you need to install synce and use the usbtool to establish an activesync connection with snapvue through usb
* for wifi you need to manually compile the marvell 8686 drivers
- the rest works perfect (mouse, keyboard, bluetooth, screen backlight, sound, etc...)
I have also run slax from a pendrive, same issues as in ubuntu
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Hi How are yo finding Ubuntu on the shift so far in terms of:
-Battery life compared to similar tasks in vista with the shift?
-Boot up time vs vista?
-Speed of response versus vista?
I'm not really bothered about use of linux on this device unless it has some real advantages or some must have application that xp of vista don't. I certainly see the advantage of windows mobile as there are some real advantages in battery power extra functionality for example with ubook reader for windows mobile the shift could be an excellent ebook readr.
I can't wait until I can put some money aside for one.

cr2 said:
pof, can you post the dmesg output ? Is it known which hardware is used inside the device ?
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hi cr2 find attached dmesg, lspci & lsusb output. There are inside photos from the FCC, but it is much like a normal PC connected to a MSM7200 trough internal usb port, sharing screen and keyboard in a single box
lovespuds said:
Hi How are yo finding Ubuntu on the shift so far in terms of:
-Battery life compared to similar tasks in vista with the shift?
-Boot up time vs vista?
-Speed of response versus vista?
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- battery life in linux is similar to vista, probably a bit less.
-boot up is faster in linux compared to windows boot up, but slower if you just suspend vista. You can't suspend the shift under linux yet.
-linux as always is more responsive than vista, you can even enable all the eye-candy stuff (3d effects and such) and it is still faster than vista in that way.

pof said:
hi cr2 find attached dmesg, lspci & lsusb output.
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Ok There is something wrong with the SDHCI driver, but i think it's easy to fix.
Dumping the amibios should be easy too.

the shift project is also working on proper drivers to fix the problems within linux using our friends who have then already. the proper work will begin soon when cmonex and ltxda get their devices.

Pawel062 said:
the shift project is also working on proper drivers to fix the problems within linux using our friends who have then already. the proper work will begin soon when cmonex and ltxda get their devices.
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i wasn't aware getting linux to work better was a plan for shift project.

cmonex said:
i wasn't aware getting linux to work better was a plan for shift project.
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ltxda wants to work on it when he gets his in. remember hes working on the os side meaning xp etc..

Linux on HTC Shift
I have published some instructions to get Linux working on the Shift here:
http://pof.eslack.org/blog/2008/04/14/linux-on-htc-shift/
Enjoy

pof said:
I have published some instructions to get Linux working on the Shift here:
http://pof.eslack.org/blog/2008/04/14/linux-on-htc-shift/
Enjoy
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hi pof, i've learned from your blog that there is a library to support the fingerprint scanner.
BTW, can you run 'strings' on the touchscreen driver ?

cr2 said:
can you run 'strings' on the touchscreen driver ?
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I attach the touchscreen driver here, it seems to be a wacom device, however linux doesn't recognize it. I've tried to cat all the /dev/input/event* and /dev/ttyS* with no luck.

Finally suspend working like a charm
http://pof.eslack.org/blog/2008/04/21/suspend-resume-in-htc-shift/

pof,
i think you'd dump amibios, decompile the DSDT, and look for the plug and pray config.
If the wacom driver is on a serial port, then it should be configured/activated there.

Opening the File in Plaintext Editor Shows some Debug-Information and API-References. Seems to do it "real serial" .. ?

tece said:
Opening the File in Plaintext Editor Shows some Debug-Information and API-References. Seems to do it "real serial" .. ?
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Yesterday night we where looking at it with cr2, we're not sure yet if is serial or connected via the i2c bus. The Vista driver does not give much clues, and linux can't see the device directly.
As you can use the touchscreen in windows mobile (msm7200) at the same time than in the intel side, i think the i2c bus has more possibilities.
I mailed HTC during the weekend asking for a datasheet or some extra information, but haven't received an answer yet.

HTC Cube Application for Windows XP/Vista etc

I just had a really crazy idea... no doubt I'm not the first but I havnt ready about this anywhere.
Before I go on I am NOT a programmer at all. I know nothing about that sort of thing but I was researching PCs thinking about buying a new computer and came across the HP TouchSmart PC. Basically you get a PC with a large touchscreen monitor and a full suite of aps modded to make it work well with touching the screen instead of using a mouse. Much like what we do with out phones.
Now, would it not be possible AND cool to just have a simple HTC Cube like program running on a standard PC. It would be really handy if you had a touch PC for sure but playing around on here and just using a mouse that in itself would be handy too. Being able to hold down say, the right finger mouse button and drag your mouse up quickly would bring up a cube like shortcut seen on the HTC Touch phones. Customizable of course so that it has shortcuts to whatever we would want. I can't imagine that this would be hard to do. Probably alot easier then it was to make Cube aps for other touchscreen phones. Swipping the mouse across the screen left or right could get you to other cube sides. Again, like on our phones.
This may seem completly assinine and useless but I just think it would be a cool little feature to have on a PC. I'm sure if someone who has knowledge of programming could make something like that. I dont know how difficult it would be but. Hey thats just my two cents.
I do realize that this thread isnt really about phones so it may be out of place, but the idea has come from our phones so I thought I would put it out and see what sort of responce I could get. See if anyone would be in fact interested in making something like this!
Aaron

Nice idea but i guess you're wrong here with the topic. You should ask in a PC Forum wether it's possible to do that

I understood it was the wrong forum. But seeing as pretty much anyone reading this thread would understand what the HTC Cube is, thought Id test the waters. I'm not a member or any PC Forums really either. Like I said I dont really know a thing about programming but I can assume that it's sort of like riding a bike. Whether that be a basic one speed bike compared to a 12 speed. As long as you understand the main principles (ie balance) you should be able to ride most anything. So from an ignorant understanding of programming.... well programming a application for a Windows based phone or Windows based PC would sort of be like.. comparing apples with apples no? Again.. please dont flame me here for my thoughts.. Like I said.. Ignorant understanding of the computer programming world!

Aaron McCarthy said:
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Now, would it not be possible AND cool to just have a simple HTC Cube like program running on a standard PC.
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Something like this?
Sorry: new software is this.

probably not helping when saying this, but the newer Ubuntu Linux distros come preinstalled with a program called Compiz-Fusion, which gives linux its cube effects. I dont know if XP or Vista has any programs out there. They probably do if you google it.
good luck to you!

gotvitamink said:
probably not helping when saying this, but the newer Ubuntu Linux distros come preinstalled with a program called Compiz-Fusion, which gives linux its cube effects. I dont know if XP or Vista has any programs out there. They probably do if you google it.
good luck to you!
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Linux is the closest you will get. The XP software doesn't run nearly as well as linux because XP never really figured in workspaces where as it's completely integrated with managers like Gnome for linux. So the compiz fusion is the closest to a true cube you will get. Also, ubuntu is not the only linux distro with compiz. Any distro that can run gnome or KDE can run compiz; it's just a matter of with how much work.
To me the closest thing to a cube on the XDA phones is the cube animation in ultimate launch. But then again I love that program so I am biased

I did see that Linux based cube before but what that does is rotate to different desktops. I was thinking of a cube that is basically the same thing the HTC cube is... shortcuts. So pretty much similar to the start menu except it would be way more snazy looking and have 9 or however many shortcuts you wanted in it. 3 on each side.. you get the idea.

gotvitamink said:
probably not helping when saying this, but the newer Ubuntu Linux distros come preinstalled with a program called Compiz-Fusion, which gives linux its cube effects. I dont know if XP or Vista has any programs out there. They probably do if you google it.
good luck to you!
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I came in here to post this...just got an Ubuntu install cd the other day, can't wait to try it out on another partition.

MrEous said:
I came in here to post this...just got an Ubuntu install cd the other day, can't wait to try it out on another partition.
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im thinking about switcing back to ubuntu as well, now that i know how to cook roms on it. ive also been looking at mandriva 2008.1 as well, and its easy support for wm6. ive also heard that it has the most stable compizfusion ever, which is a plus because compiz always crashes on my comp after a few days of usage.
anyway, i do believe that linuxis your best bet, althoug compiz-fusion is not very stable yet, so if you do make the switch to ubuntu, i would just make sure that you use the pre-installed effects to satisfy your needs, and not download a package caled compizconfig-settings or something like that.
as far as a shortct menu goes, im not aware of any, but i agree that it would be very convenient/cool for laptops with touchscreens...

Thanks...I'm fairly new to Linux so I'm sure there will be a slight learning curve.

u can use uBuntu (Linux)...I think it's the way, if u want to have the cube for ur dekstop...Or u can search only the transformations pack xp to ubuntu or vista to ubuntu...U can search by google...

The idea was to have a shortcut cube.... like the HTC Cube.... not a cube that rotates between different "desktops" like the linux one everyone here is discussing

MrEous said:
Thanks...I'm fairly new to Linux so I'm sure there will be a slight learning curve.
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I'll admit Ubuntu Linux took me a while to grasp. and with an older computer, I had to do a lot of research to get my wifi working, and the cube working as well. But now i use it almost all the time, only going back to XP on my dual-boot laptop to flash a new ROM or backup my contacts.
I've been wondering if i should check out Mandriva 2008 also. The downside of linux is that Windows Mobile is not heavily supported.

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I'll admit Ubuntu Linux took me a while to grasp. and with an older computer, I had to do a lot of research to get my wifi working, and the cube working as well. But now i use it almost all the time, only going back to XP on my dual-boot laptop to flash a new ROM or backup my contacts.
I've been wondering if i should check out Mandriva 2008 also. The downside of linux is that Windows Mobile is not heavily supported.
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eehh.. I'm no linux expert but I'm on ubuntu, coming from mandriva 2008.1. I have to see it's not very stable

Fun with Remote Desktop/Win7.

Was a little bored and thought I'd Remote my Win7 Netbook with the Xperia.
Had a laugh at the expense of some of my fellow Engineers/Computer Scientists.
Some figured it instantly, some had no clue, believes it really was running Win7, some thought it was themes etc of course, and came up with smart arse ideas of what it _must_ be
Bit I found the funniest is that the damn Xperia actually has a higher resolution that the netbook I was remoting with it.
Yes, that's really how big the damned Windows Live messenger is on my laptop(netbooks) 10" screen.
Yes, I photoshop on it, although I use a mouse that's worth more than the netbook itself (touchpads too cramped)
Yes, it's running Win7 and WinXP perfectly. (Infact it's also running Mac OSX 10.5.6 and Fedora 10 also, but those two partitions aren't shown in Win7.

nice ... but things will be tiny and even using the stylus will be tricky...
I tried several RDP progs... there is also a nice one with zoom ability found here in the forums called gamma.. but it requires a server/client files and not the windows RDP.
Good to know its working on win 7

mystkai said:
nice ... but things will be tiny and even using the stylus will be tricky...
I tried several RDP progs... there is also a nice one with zoom ability found here in the forums called gamma.. but it requires a server/client files and not the windows RDP.
Good to know its working on win 7
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i use remote desktop too on my xperia with windows 7 and it renders beautifully, the icons and fonts dont look tiny @ all nd i havn't had any poblem using the stylus..its kinda surprising the depth of the color u get on the x1 in full screen and 16bit color(beautiful sight)..

Lol
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i use remote desktop too on my xperia with windows 7 and it renders beautifully, the icons and fonts dont look tiny @ all nd i havn't had any poblem using the stylus..its kinda surprising the depth of the color u get on the x1 in full screen and 16bit color(beautiful sight)..
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The damn thing looks better on my Xperia than it does on the laptop itself. I just wish I could get WOL-over the internet working on my desktop at home so I could remote to it from work, but I just can't get the system to wake on the magic packets. Then I could do what i need to and then put it back to sleep.

which remote desktop software do u use?

Same question here, so far I found crappy RDP programs that don't allow me to type anything or have numlock always on.

Lol
Xcuseme said:
Same question here, so far I found crappy RDP programs that don't allow me to type anything or have numlock always on.
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Yep, standard RDP program, it works fine for me and I can type etc. What's the problem?

I have no idea!
I use the software with the original name 'Remote Desktop' (the flatscreen-with-satellite-dish-icon) right now. It does not allow me to type anything as soon as the connection is made. The soft keyboard as well as the fixed keyboard don't work.
The version I had before this (same software differrent version?) did allow me to type but always had the numlock on, without the option to turn it off.
There must me a right version out there

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I have no idea!
I use the software with the original name 'Remote Desktop' (the flatscreen-with-satellite-dish-icon) right now. It does not allow me to type anything as soon as the connection is made. The soft keyboard as well as the fixed keyboard don't work.
The version I had before this (same software differrent version?) did allow me to type but always had the numlock on, without the option to turn it off.
There must me a right version out there
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whats, the problem? im typing this post via remote desktop on my xperia, its typing, obviouskly, and numlock isnt on cause all the uiojklm:' keys work.
test:
123456789
[email protected]/&()12;
you prob just have the blue button double pressed (shift lock)

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you prob just have the blue button double pressed (shift lock)
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Ah yes! Those are the answers I'm looking for. Come on...
Does anybody have a link where you got the software you're using? I have the feeling there are several different versions out there...

Relax
Xcuseme said:
Ah yes! Those are the answers I'm looking for. Come on...
Does anybody have a link where you got the software you're using?
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I hope that wasn't sarcasm. Because although I keep an archive of all cabs I install, I can sometimes get forgetful about where I keep them.....

ofcourse forgot the smiley. sorry...
I'm really not sure what kind of software it is since it used to come with WM5. There are no commercial solutions that work with Microsoft RDP are there?

Good.
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ofcourse forgot the smiley. sorry...
I'm really not shure what kind of software it is since it used to come with WM5. There are no commercial solutions that work with Microsoft RDP are there?
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Well the one I'm using is connecting straight to Windows 7, I didnt install any sort of server, so yes, it connects to Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Apology accepted, my memory is suddenly becoming more clear
Here you go, enjoy.

i use a different program, but im guessing its all the same program with different names and sizes, if anyone has a problem with any of the other cabs and wants to give the one im using a try, just gimme a shout(i dnt wanna post anything on here b4 i get the boot..lol, i believe the program is free though)
i basically work from my phone nowadays by the way...

The version from alias_neo is working much better! I am able to use correct keyboard functions. Thanks for that, I'm glad you have such flexible memory
Lakeside00, what kind of rdp tool are you using?

alias_neo said:
I just wish I could get WOL-over the internet working on my desktop at home so I could remote to it from work, but I just can't get the system to wake on the magic packets. Then I could do what i need to and then put it back to sleep.
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r u on a router? on newer routers, u have to remote log on to router, then issue the WOL command inside the router.

Xcuseme said:
The version from alias_neo is working much better! I am able to use correct keyboard functions. Thanks for that, I'm glad you have such flexible memory
Lakeside00, what kind of rdp tool are you using?
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its called wm6 Finster-rdp..ihave so many cabs saved for my phone that its so difficult finding what i need nowadays..

Yep
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r u on a router? on newer routers, u have to remote log on to router, then issue the WOL command inside the router.
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Yep, I'm on a router, but I had the relevent port forwarded through it. I have no way to send the WOL packets from my routers remote administration page.... as far as I know.

Xcuseme said:
The version from alias_neo is working much better! I am able to use correct keyboard functions. Thanks for that, I'm glad you have such flexible memory
Lakeside00, what kind of rdp tool are you using?
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No Problem, glad I could help.

Windows Mobile on external Display?

Is it possible, to see the Windows Mobile Screen on an external Display? Windows Vista works fine.
I´m using a Shift with i00-ROM-Deploy-20090309.
Thanks in advance.

It should be possible
Hi,
I own a Shift and a HTC Advantage.
The Advantage has a shortcut in settings "TV out"
The mini usb adapter that came with the Advantage makes it possible to connect it to an external monitor.
I have used it quite often in the past.
Works perfectly.
The IOO rom does not come with the plugin "TV out" so you will probably have to search the forum.
You might want to check out the XDA forum for the HTC Advantage also called "Hermes"
Good luck.
Qtek9000Jan
The Netherlands

Correct me if I'm wrong but I dont think it is possible as VGA-Out is controlled by Intel GMA chipset,fisical connections and drivers are only acting on Vista side.
When you trigger from one os to another you change from GMA950 to Windows Mobile integrated graphics.
The only solution comes into my mind is to connect your Windows Mobile to Vista through Activesync then install some programs that allows you to see Windows Mobile side from Vista (Windowed) and that's it you will use Vista side on External monitor.
Good luck!

You mean something like Pocket Controller, right? This is of course an other good alternative.

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You mean something like Pocket Controller, right? This is of course an other good alternative.
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http://www.sparus-software.com/
Is much cheaper than Pocket Controller

Cheapest route
rumms said:
Is it possible, to see the Windows Mobile Screen on an external Display? Windows Vista works fine.
I´m using a Shift with i00-ROM-Deploy-20090309.
Thanks in advance.
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Install MyMobile that allows you to view your WinMob on Vista in a Window. Now Attach External Display to the Shift and move the WinMob Window that is on Vista to external display.
--Ram--

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You mean something like Pocket Controller, right? This is of course an other good alternative.
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pls try this one bro, it's freeware and work well with me for a long time
Any update on SD/BT/Wifi for SHIFT, pls warning
Tks Bro
https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=WnBTT205NmNiV3gzZUE9PQ

MyMobile-freeware
rumms said:
You mean something like Pocket Controller, right? This is of course an other good alternative.
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pls try this one bro, it's freeware and work well with me for a long time
Any update on SD/BT/Wifi for SHIFT, pls warning
Tks Bro
https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=WnBTT205NmNiV3gzZUE9PQ

okay quick question since this is somewhat relevant to what i need help on. okay so how did you guys manage to vga output the shift on an external display? i tried to plug it to my 21" desktop monitor and also my 42" hdtv. i do not get a connnection whatsoever. i am also running the i00 rom. thanks! having it display vista is what i want. thanks

Did you try FN+T button on Vista?

Thanks all for your tips. I will test them soon.
@BoSJo: Not possible, because XP is installed.

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Did you try FN+T button on Vista?
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BoSJo THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! ahha omg i never knew that i had to press FN + T. man am i slow haha. i was wondering why the sound input on vista detected the vga cord but it never appeared on the screen. haha i have been puzzled ever since the first day i had it. thanks!

rumms said:
Is it possible, to see the Windows Mobile Screen on an external Display? Windows Vista works fine.
I´m using a Shift with i00-ROM-Deploy-20090309.
Thanks in advance.
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I guess that my answer is about a year late, but I'am also interested in coonnecting the WMobile Shift part to a TV. Looking at MSM7200 specification I see that there is an unconnected pin U4 with the output composite TV signal.
I'm kooking for a guy with firm hand and eagle eyes, who'll solder this sigle wire and get the TV-out capabiblities.
Hope that he'll share his "technological secrets" here

Windows 7 on HTC HD2

Hello,
Does anyone knows how to install Windows 7 on the HTC HD2?
I've seen it on You Tube
t seems to me that like Android it is possible to have Windows 7 running on a HTC HD2.
I'm very interested to have it running on mine HD2.
Would anyone help me with it?
Many thanks

that's remote desktop.

windows 7
why would you want to?

thats not remote desktop because in remote desktop you cant use it in letterbox orientation, and doesnt have any keyboard the movie its very buggy thats a sign of uncompatible graphic mode but if thats real its good to have it like ubuntu and android

darkanubispr said:
thats not remote desktop because in remote desktop you cant use it in letterbox orientation, and doesnt have any keyboard the movie its very buggy thats a sign of uncompatible graphic mode but if thats real its good to have it like ubuntu and android
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There is landscape mode for remote desktop, you just have to flip it to landscape before you connect!
I can use the windows keyboard also.

Until WM7 is figured out it will be more locked down than WM6.5 meaning the opportunities to mod your phone to your liking with be less.

OK,
Thanks for your reply's
I wanted to use Windows 7 because I'll find it very easy to work with and I'm used to it
I tried a WAD-skin from Rajivshahi but the skin doesn't function very well on my device.
Perhaps I'm doing something wrong.
Maybe somebody knows something like Windows XP or Vista wich will work on the HTC HD2?

Are you serious?!?
Look at the specs needed to run Windows 7:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit).
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit).
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver.
Sure, we do have a 1HGz CPU, it's even 32bit! But it's NOT x86 or x64, it's a RISC processor using the ARMv7 instruction set.
Unless someone gets a hold of the sourcecode for Windows 7 and recompiles it for the ARMv7 instruction set, it won't be possible!
Even IF someone got the sourcecode, there are many things that should be adapted before porting Windows 7 to a mobile device like the HD2.
Oh, and then there's the RAM issue..
Sure, the HD2 has A LOT OF RAM compared to other Windows Mobile devices.. ..but it's still far away from 1 GB.
Which brings us to the next item on the list; "storage space"
In order to have 16GB, we need to use the Memory Card.
Sadly, the transfer speeds to and from the memory card is not as good as the ROM.
I don't have the speed figures right here, so I guess I can't argue that memory card speed isn't possible.
But I am 100% sure you'd need at least Class 6. (Those 16GB Class 6 cards are cheap, right?)
And at the end of the list; DirectX 9 graphics.
Thanks to one or more XDA members, we are slowly but steadily getting better #D hardware drivers.
Though we are not WDDM 1.0 compliant yet.
Probably never will be, as the hardware just isn't good enough.
You'll be happy to know, though, that we are able to emulate enough Intel CPU power to run Windows 95 on our devices!

YouTube
BenBok said:
I've seen it on You Tube
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If you look closely at that video in 720p, you'll notice the contents of "Computer"
I find it HIGHLY unlikely that his HD2 has THAT much storage space on either C: or D:
Where he's gotten that third local disk drive from, I have no idea..
Or how he got two DVD-ROMs conneted to it.
In the words of the youtube trolls; "Fake!"

Hmmm, just curious as to why you'd want something like that in your pocket. Buy an HTC Shift or a TabletPC. It'd much easier for you & probably cheaper to put Windows 7 on if you consider all the Advil, Aleve, Tylenol & whatever other headache medicine you'll save on.

OK,
You've got me convinced.
Dumb idea.
Is there any working skin to do the job on a HD2.
I've seen many skin's/ rom's, but till now nothing looks like something I want.
Maybe there is a site/tutorial how to make such a skin/ROM?

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oh guys....
please....
search..........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=677921
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688317

Bonzo said:
If you look closely at that video in 720p, you'll notice the contents of "Computer"
I find it HIGHLY unlikely that his HD2 has THAT much storage space on either C: or D:
Where he's gotten that third local disk drive from, I have no idea..
Or how he got two DVD-ROMs conneted to it.
In the words of the youtube trolls; "Fake!"
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It's not fake, it's remote desktop.

OK,
Since I'm curious how it's done, maybe one of you wants to tell me how to connect to my PC (windows 7) with Remote Desktop Mobile.
I'm not familiar with it, please tell me in plain English. Thanks

HD2 with capacitive screen is freaking useless on remote desktop!
if you want to remote desktop, get a windows phone with resistive screen!
notice on the video, he never used the on-screen keyboard (remote pc keyboard) cus it freaking impossible to use on capacitive screen!

BenBok said:
OK,
Since I'm curious how it's done, maybe one of you wants to tell me how to connect to my PC (windows 7) with Remote Desktop Mobile.
I'm not familiar with it, please tell me in plain English. Thanks
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If you have Win7 Home Premium, Home or Basic, you can't.
If you have Win7 Professional or Ultimate, then:
- Connect your HD2 to your Wifi network, then find the IP of the Win7 computer
- To find the IP on the Win7 computer;
click on Start
type ' command ' into the "Search Programs and Files" box
click on "Command Prompt"
type ' ipconfig ' into the black box that appears
press Return or Enter on your keyboard
in the list that comes up, look for "IP address" under the wireless adaptor, usually starts with 192.168
- Open Remote Desktop on your HD2
- Enter the IP address of your computer and try to connect.
- If it doesn't connect, try checking your firewall on your Win7 computer to make sure Remote Desktop is allowed.

netnerd said:
HD2 with capacitive screen is freaking useless on remote desktop!
if you want to remote desktop, get a windows phone with resistive screen!
notice on the video, he never used the on-screen keyboard (remote pc keyboard) cus it freaking impossible to use on capacitive screen!
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Yeah, I agree.
Though I wonder if a bluetooth keyboard would work. probably?
Touch-screen works and that's input. And we can get output from the host computer. Maybe I'll try that one day.

Hi guys, i tried to install windows 7 on my HD2,
seems ok.
but Android is the way forward for apps

mannhoe said:
Hi guys, i tried to install windows 7 on my HD2,
seems ok.
but Android is the way forward for apps
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Wow, you got Windows 7 on your HD2? Now that would be a development...
(Guess it´s Windows Phone 7, no?).
Concerning apps, I don´t understand what people want...
Is it the number of apps which stands for the quality of what you get? According to my personal experience and opinion, 95% of all apps in Apple´s app store are just crap, and Android? Well, quite a bit chaotic, and quite a lot of crap, too.
But then again, thanks to a huge devs community like you find it here at xda, Android has a massive number of small apps which are really following user requests. And not just farts and other useless joke apps.