Ultimate Droid and Orbot

Update: Any rom which has a kernel that supports the iptables match "owner" module should be able to run orbot without any trouble.Currently I'm running caynogenmod for droid with the bekit low voltage kernel and it works perfectly. Just download the .apk from the guardian project, use a file manager like astro to install it, and be sure to select the transparent proxy option, then just pick whichever apps you want to torify from the list.

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I've always been a supporter of net privacy and Tor in particular, and a friend of mine got me interested in the guardian project, so I grabbed the beta version of Orbot just to try it out.. sweet, tor from my phone.

Unfortunately the Smoked Glass Rom I was using didn't support the Iptables modules necessary for the transparent proxy method orbot used for tunnelling apps through privoxy/tor. So, I was forced to try out some other Roms and their respective kernels.. okay, forced is a bad way to put it, it was a lot of fun.

I checked out "bugless beast" and cyanogenmod for droid, both of which were slick and fast in their own right with some spiffy features, but neither had a kernel that would support orbot... This really shocked me since any time I compile a Linux kernel I load in every possible Iptables module I can, and the one in question is included in most standard Linux distros. I was about to just give up and stick with cyanogen for a while but then I saw in the RomManager app (it's in the market, not expensive, pay for it) a Rom called "Ultimate Droid"... I couldn't help myself, it's such a presumptive and audacious name I just had to give it a shot, and well, It worked.

Additional Feature Set for Ultimate Droid:

New Features Included Listed In Red
Added & Included:
-Themable Framework (Can Now Use MetaMorph To Easily Install Full Themes)
-Over The Air Updater Now Combined w/Ultimate Droid Customizer
-New Command Line w/History (Works Better for Windows Users)
-20 Point Drop In Bechmark on setCPU (Better Equals Faster )
-Smoother 3D Launcher When Combined w/Live Wallpapers
-New Blackdroid & Team Wallpapers (Included w/Helix2)
-New Blackdroid & Team Live Wallpapers (Uploading Soon)
-Even Smoother Pinch & Zoom
-All Commands for Busybox and Toolbox Symlinked
-Extremely Optimized
-Official MultiTouch Browser
-2.1 MultiTouch Gallery 3D
-2.1 Music App
-2.1 News and Weather App (w/HTC Weather Images)
-2.1 Desk Clock w/White Screensaver Clock
-HQ Video Recording Tweak (credit to Fede)
-Minimum Brightness Hack (credit to xeudoxus)
-HQ YouTube Default Tweak (credit to xeudoxus)
-”Droid” Themed 5 screen 2.1 app drawer w/Interactive Live Wallpapers
-”Droid” Themed 5 screen 2.1 3D Launcher w/Interactive Live Wallpapers
-”BlackDroid” Themed Helix App Drawer (Up to 7 screens, Interactive Wallpapers, Auto Rotation, Double Tap for Screen Preview, Up to Four Customizable Launcher Buttons – Drag Shortcut to bottom – Hit Menu to Customize) (Thanks to arctu)
“BlackDroid” Themed Helix 3D Launcher w/Blackdroid & Team Wallpapers (Up to 7 screens, Interactive Wallpapers, Auto Rotation, Double Tap for Screen Preview, Up to Four Customizable Launcher Buttons – Drag Shortcut to bottom – Hit Menu to Customize) (Thanks to arctu)
-New Customizable Nexusmod Live Wallpapers (8 Different Colors – Refer to Second Post)
-Completely Deodexed System
-Wifi Tethering
-SuperUser App
-Flash Image
-Busybox