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himlims_nl Posts: > 500

hi all

recently i got myself a htc universal (1st none SE phone in ... 8 yrs)
since it has the option to run linux on it. and so do i.
it's much faster and smoother compared to PocketPc
however i can't get my wifi to work.
any of you experienced with this?
thanks in advance
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Posted: 2007-08-15 12:26:47
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batesie Posts: > 500

what model is the HTC Universal? does it go by a model number or other name?

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Posted: 2007-08-15 12:47:56
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himlims_nl Posts: > 500

qtek 9000 / imate jasjar / orange spv m3000 etc.
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Posted: 2007-08-15 12:50:41
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batesie Posts: > 500

Found this information after some searching for info.

"It is possible to install a custom version of Linux on the HTC Universal. But due to lack of cooperation by HTC (and most other smartphone/PPC manufacturers for that matter), drivers for various pieces of hardware are incomplete or non-existent. Nevertheless, this does open up a whole new world of open source software development to a very versatile device."

so looks like its unsupported, have a google around for some linux mobile forums etc...

good luck

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[ This Message was edited by: batesie on 2007-08-15 12:12 ]
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Posted: 2007-08-15 13:02:09
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himlims_nl Posts: > 500

only serious issue which hasn't been resolved is sound card drivers. (no sound means ... not much phone usability, but i don't mind)
i like this to be a linux internet handheld (wifi sniffer etc.)
many websites i've visited tell wifi is fully supported with this phone and linux.
xda-developers.com/wiki proved many information about this.

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Posted: 2007-08-15 13:23:54
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batesie Posts: > 500

you may be better off looking on these linux and dev forums if thats the case!
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Posted: 2007-08-15 13:28:51
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himlims_nl Posts: > 500

problem here is i'm behind a proxy server i can't access google / xda-developers etc. nearly anything is forbidden.
however esato is allowed (don't know why)
so i was hoping with all this knowledge here one might have got linux on his ppc-
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Posted: 2007-08-15 13:31:22
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SUPERezel Posts: 198

zielig hoor

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Posted: 2007-08-17 10:30:23
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