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20070517 Thursday May 17, 2007

Fast Eddie puts Linux/Java in new RAZR 2 phones

Some of the new Java ME technology-enabled RAZR 2 cell phones just launched from Motorola will have Linux as the OS. Finally! If you've been following along, the work I've done with JavaFX Script (F3) running on a Motorola e680 (also a Moto Linux/Java phone) will be directly transferable to some of the new RAZR 2 phones (along with other cool new phones from Moto this year, like the RIZR z6 and ROKR z6). Lots of new places to run Java ME CDC (aka phoneME Advanced)!

See:

Java ME CDC will work on new Moto RAZR 2

Here's a quote: 

 Some versions of the Razr 2, 
 for example, will run Linux 
 and Java software for a 
 better user experience. 
 Motorola's upcoming Rokr Z6 
 music phone will also use 
 Linux/Java, making "your MP3 
 player obsolete,"
So, all you Java ME CDC fans out there better get ready to have some fun when I give instructions on how to hack your new Moto RAZR 2, RIZR z6, or ROKR z6 phones. With OpenEZX (see http://openezx.org), an open source toolkit used to build against the Linux OS kernel on Motorola Linux/Java (aka EZX) phones, I can show you a few cool tricks to do with Java ME CDC technology (open sourced at http://phoneme.dev.java.net), including fun with JavaFX Script. Stay tuned Java ME CDC fans... Same bat time. Same bat channel...

[Java ME and J2ME] ( May 17, 2007 08:58 AM ) Permalink Comments [4]

Comments:

And I'm sure this hack will invalidate your phone warranty ;-)

Posted by asj on May 17, 2007 at 04:31 PM PDT #


Hi Airlan,

Shhh... :-) We don't have to mention phone warranties, do we? ;-)

Hinkmond

Posted by Hinkmond Wong on May 17, 2007 at 06:05 PM PDT #

Hi Hinkmond, Are you sure it's an open version of Linux on the new phones? I got the distinct impression from all of the coverage that this is a new closed OS (originally called JUIX) running on a Linux kernel with some Java thrown in (less now than they originally thought), very much like the closed DoCoMo Linux (and Symbian) OSs and not at all like the open smartphone-oriented Linux that Motorola have used in the past. So to the user and developer, the phone might as well be running a proprietary OS or Windows or Symbian - you'll never get close enough to find out... If you have confirmed reasons to think otherwise though it'd be great to hear them! Raddedas.

Posted by raddedas on May 21, 2007 at 06:44 AM PDT #


Hi Raddedas,

Just posted a new blog post on this topic (see today's post). It should be OK since openezx.org reports that OpenEZX kernel is now currently booting on the ROKR e6. And, from this URL, it gives background on JUIX 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations which mention the ROKR e2.

Posted by Hinkmond Wong on May 21, 2007 at 05:13 PM PDT #

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