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Install OS on Symbian?? Possible??

31 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/install-os-on-symbian-possible.91441/

Cool G5
Cool G5 Original post #1
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I have a Nokia 5700 Xpress Music. I want to install some OS(WIN 95 or some old one) on it. I have heard this is possible. Is there any Linux OS which can be used on Symbian?
Can you give me some pointers for doing so??
Sumeet_naik
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:20 AM
No way...

Thr is nothing like tat..
New
New #3
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:27 AM
It's possible...I too heard it somewhere..
@CoolG5
All the best of your adventure:)
Sumeet_naik
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Well someone tell me bout dis too.. And ya best of luck for da adventure..
saurabhpatel
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Don't think its possible to install win95.
Maybe DOS which some have done on their linux phones.
krates
krates #6
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:16 PM
i think till now you can only install android on symbian
dreamcatcher
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:18 PM
you can install linux as far as i know..more of an emulator.
gdatuk
gdatuk #8
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:57 PM
guys.. symbian on its own is an OS. what do u mean u want to install an OS on another OS?
sam_1710
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:04 PM
AFIAK , you cant install any other OS on your phone, you cant even upgrade to FP2 ! :( :( :x
@Krates:You cant install Android aswell... (till date that is.. ) :(
krates
krates #10
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:12 PM
i saw N95 running android

*www.intomobile.com/2008/06/18/nokia-n95-running-android.html
sam_1710
sam_1710 #11
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:19 PM
nope.. that's fake, see how the guy never shows the keypad in the video... its jus a flash presentation. :( :(
dhanusaud
dhanusaud #12
Jun 26, 2008 at 4:16 PM
no way....it's impossible nowadays. Possibilities may come after 10yrs.:D
Pathik
Pathik #13
Jun 26, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Nope you can't. Tho you can run some emulators. But you can't just directly flash the eeprom and load it with another OS altogether.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #14
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Ok, I meant emulate not to install it like bootloader. :))
So which emulators can be run??

@Krates - Are you sure about Android?
krates
krates #15
Jun 26, 2008 at 10:00 PM
download android here

*teavuihuang.com/android/
sam_1710
sam_1710 #16
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:14 PM
thats just Android INTERFACE Preview.. :)
H
hellgate #17
Jun 27, 2008 at 1:23 AM
u cant install any OS on top of the Symbian OS.wats floating around the net r basically flash presentations of the others OS UI.i've flash files 4 Android and Kubuntu (touted as linux for s60).

AFAIK its possible to install the most primitive version of WM in ROKR E6 but its risky to do such things.
krates
krates #18
Jun 27, 2008 at 8:53 AM
^^ i agree i think warranty will be voided if they got to know about this
Cool G5
Cool G5 #19
Jun 27, 2008 at 12:17 PM
I tried that Krazy, but it's just the Interface and nothing else. :(
Any other thing I can emulate?? Not just flash file??
uppalpankaj
Jun 27, 2008 at 4:16 PM
I haven't heard anything of this sort before and don't think it 2 b possible...
dreamcatcher
Jun 27, 2008 at 4:20 PM
You get the Symbian and android emulator for linux mobiles.
H
hellgate #22
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:08 PM
^^^ but they wil be only the UI representations rt?most features wont work.
dreamcatcher
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:09 PM
^^its better than nothing.you also get the iphone emulator with similar buttons.Linux needs to improve on the UI tho.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #24
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Any Linux emulator for symbian?
krates
krates #25
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:27 PM
does the symbian emulator for linux supports touch screen as symbian does not :?
dreamcatcher
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:47 PM
^^yea it does,Its just an emulator dude.

No emulators for symbian.You have the ps1 emulator i guess.
S
swordfish #28
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:32 PM
try installing vista :D
Cool G5
Cool G5 #30
Jun 28, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Will anyone post links to download these emulators?
krates
krates #31
Jun 28, 2008 at 1:00 PM
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