Moblin v2.1 project release for netbooks and nettops - it's here

im using netbok with broadcom wifi there is nothing more funnier then install system wich hasnt installen drivers becouse they are not open source. I mean seriousle do you really wanna to user get throu >>
Step 1
sudo yum install rpmdevtools

Step 2
sudo yum install kernel-netbook-devel

Step 3
wget http://slaine.org/files/moblinv2/wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-1.moblin.src.rpm

Step 4
sudo yum install make
- By default there is no make - command in 2.1 and it is needed.

Step 5
sudo yum install build
- This too is missing but needed for this.

Step 6
sudo yum install gcc
- Again, needed but missing.

Step 7
To make sure everything is working let's reboot. With Moblin this doesn't take long :-)

Step 8A
rpmbuild --rebuild --target=i586 wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-1.moblin.src.rpm

Step 8 B (If 8A failed do this)
- Download appropriate driver from here: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
- Move tarball you just downloaded from DOWNLOADS to rpmbuild/SOURCES/
- Redo 8A

Step 9
sudo rpm -ivh ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/i586/wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-1.moblin.i586.rpm

Step 10
Reboot.
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thats really user friendly>S. And where the hell is power off/logout button im using terminal to power off my laptop there have to be easier way to do that. File browsing is annoing, going everytime to application>system tools>file browser . Maybe i miss something or maybe its only for web browsing os, i love the ui btw hands down best ui ever.

I download the moblin-2.1-final-20091103-002.img and use Win32DiskImager.exe to extract the img to my flash disk, but i can not boot up with it, my CPU is a CORE2 and my bios has been setup with flash disk first boot. then i tried to extract the img by winrar to my flash, this time i can see there are "isolinux" and "LiveOS" 2 folders and their contents on my flash, but still, i just can not boot up with the flash, i tried a ATOM netbook, it is the same, does anyones know why i can not boot up with the moblin image? expecting your kind answer!!~~~~~pls help me

Hi

I have moblin 2.1 final running. Everything works great. If I remeber from the earlier version, I should be able to click on the calendar date and it should pop the calendar for entering appointments etc. For some reason the date is not clickable. I set it up at the bottom in myzone. Is it possible to make the date that is the top itself clickable?

1) Is it possible to use XFCE desktop in Moblin system? I´ve installed some applications, bud the main desktop is the same.
2) When I use Appfinder (from XFCE and Manage Apps), the application list is with mistakes (some applications are there twice). I need to repair the Moblin system, how can I do it? New installation, only?
3) What the small window with announce about mistakes during power on? Can I remove it for next time?
4) How can I play DVD films from external DVD? Totem or MPlayer doesn´t open it and announces, "I can´t find DVD source". How to play DVD or CD media from external DVD compact disc? The best help is in [matthi.repo], but not for this problem.
5) Is this forum moderated or depends on users, only? It is very important for me and other users, because many problems are in Moblin system, unfortunately.
Thank you
Petr

Sincle loadiing Open Office, Thunderbird and Firefox I now have a really useful (and quick) netbook (an original Acer Aspire One 110L). Perfect for the train into work. I like moblin's simplicity and speed, and since 2.1, its stability.

My only gripe is that I can't get my 3-mobile USB broadband dongle to work. Has anyone cracked this?

Regards,

Stew.

When I want to use USB external DVD-RW for films (DVD), the Totem doesn't read it. The message is: I can't find DVD source. What can I do? I've tried to upgrade this SW. Nothing. Codecs are ok (mp3, avi,...). The problem is in DVD reading from external DVD-RW. But only for films, installation from this one is all right.
Thank you for you help.

This Moblin 2.1 looked like the perfect thing for my new netbook. Wasn't able to get the CD to burn, but bought a USB pen drive and followed instructions to put it on a USB stick. Website doesn't actually says it is supposed to work with Aspire One D150, but I thought I would give it a try. I plugged it into USB port and it booted into Moblin Live. Everything worked ok, except WiFi, which is not a big problem with me. However, I cannot get it to install on my harddrive. It just gets so far and then tells me to check my media. I know my media is OK because I have used it for other Live installs before and since. I cannot burn it to a CD because the download file is too big for my CD's. [by 54 MB] I am normally using opensuse so did the install as I would a linux distro in setting up and formatting harddrive.
I would really like this to work. Can anyone tell me where to begin to start solving this? Or where I might go to get help? I have tried the IRC channel, but got no acknowledgement at the time I was there
Thank You
P.S. I notice from others comments that they feel Moblin is not yet perfected. Well, I ask you, what OS is? lol
In any case, my needs are not very big and really just want to use Moblin and my netbook for my business. I do not care so much about the social aspect right now.

Moblin is a good os.
Boot quickly... and in general use are fast.
But THE BIG PROBLEM is the ZONES is just very hard to use on daily use, we can't switch quicly between apps, and we don't like to use alt + tab, in netbooks is hard to use hotkeys all times!
Please, fix that!

Do some way to quicly switch between apps, without need go to zones menu.

- Other problem is the principal page, a page with our favorites APPS, is a lot more useful than recent open multimidia and twitter pages.

- Support CLOUD COMPUTING, moblin don't support any cloud app. Thats easy to develop, just do like Google Chrome was doing, link to the pages and make run like a app. Jolicloud OS do that using Prism from Mozilla.

- Make a easy link to dropbox, the peoples who use netbooks, don't have a big storage, so a internet virtual disk is a good way to help all users.

- Use a Moblin Ubuntu Remix, is a lot better, and have much more apps than Fedora/ Red Hat.

- Use PRELOAD, i don't know why Moblin don't use Preload.

- Moblin when are running to much apps, including the integrated messenger... The system slow down a lot, and crashes a lot! This need to be fixed, i have 1,5gb DDR and get BIGGG slows downs, bigger than i get with Windows 7.

- Don't have ANY multimidia support... Just don't have oO. Like office too, to install OpenOffice you need a miracle... This don't occurs with Moblin Ubuntu Remix.

- The browser are good, but is slow, take much time to start. The pages scroll slow.

- My pendrive just don't work, and i think a never will know why.

- I did some tweaks, like remove boot image, change elevator to noop, etc. And i reduced my boot time with -2 seconds. So, Moblin have many configs to improve.

- Radio streaming don't work...

- The media player, need to find content online! Not only on netbook. Need to have an online integrated search engine and streaming.

BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE ZONES, IS HARD TO USE, SLOW, USERS JUST CAN'T QUICKLY SWITCH BETWEEN APPLICATIONS.

PLEASE SOMEONE READ MY COMPLAINS! I THINK MANY USERS AGREE WITH ME!

This message is in another place, I'm sorry. Could you delete it?
Thank you.

Again, a nice idea but hallf way thought out.
Integration with Gmail is essential for the calendar etc nearly everybodu is using it anyway.
Middlepanel shows what music, videos and websites i have recently opened. So? Do you really think i watch the movie immeddiately again? Some better ideas needed.
Right hand side shows twitter and last.fm. Last.fm you can forget, it's a good service but not enough for that kind of thing. Twitter is ok but really Facebook and RSS feed support is the thing.

Cut out of the net Moblin is completely useless. As your primary target are NETbooks, you cannot afford to release a product that cannot be used properly on many if not most of them due to missing drivers.
On my Compaq mini 702 (same as HP mini 1000) neither ethernet, nor wifi nor 3G is working. They are all "unavailable" which will force me to roll back to HPs own "MIE" linux, where everything just worked right out of the box. Moblin is sleek, fast, and smartly organized and I really liked it but until you fix the network access it is useless and a waste of time.
Please take this issue most seriously - there must be millions of potential users lost already who either stayed on the fence waiting for this to be solved, went for another alternative, or worse - tried it like me and were utterly disappointed.

Hi.
I have my account in Moblin (one, only). How can I write new accounts?
I need to be there as a root. I change my account in teminal, but I´d want to be as a root for the whole system (copy files in /etc). Where can I change my account, please?
Thank you.

its an almost perfect release except for the inability to install the following:

gstreamer, VLC

Open Office can be installed, although the instructions are not for newbies and requires some basic terminal knowledge.

Still the same I hope to see a more supported release on Moblin in the future and an easy dual boot partition for it.

When I select the "Boot from CD" function I get the error:

...requires the following features not present on the cpu: pae

I am using Moblin v.2. If I understand correctly, it is based on Ubuntu Linux kernel. I have tried the EeeBuntu OS and it booted from the CD
without a problem. So, why does Moblin give me problems? Is someone going to fix it soon so it works on EeePC 701?
Thanks.

Fast? Yes. Useful? No. The time and energy I've lost trying to use Moblin has not been worth the $0 price tag.

Where's wireless in 2.1?
Where's application manager in 2.0? Without it I can't install the Moblin app installer, and cannot install new software from the (practically empty) "garage"
Why aren't Google accounts available on web services?
No "make" commands???

As a consumer all I want is a lightweight OS w safe email, "cloud" storage, and a good document editor/viewer. I don't want Windows bloat and I don't want Apple's high price. Moblin promises what I want, but it doesn't deliver. Jolicloud is weird in its own way, so I guess it's back to UNR--at least I knew how to and was able to fix things!

Hello Mr Imad
Why in the heavens cant we support Intel GMA 500? Most of the netbooks available in India in the 11.1 inch & higher category use Intel GMA 500. Here is a list:
Acer Aspire One 751h (This One Looks Like A Nymph, Believe Me You Have To See It)
Asus Eee PC 1101h
..
..
A Lot More.
So I ask the question again why?
You are the "Moblin Steering Committee and Director of Intel Open Source Technology Center". I am very sure that you know how much Intel has worked with Microsoft to get it to supoprt all the hardware. Why cant the same be done with Moblin. After all its Intel's creation itself.
So let me rephrase my situation I am hunting a netbook which will support my OS & not the other way round!!! This must be the first time I would be doing this!!!. Now we know the value of Windows!!! It runs on any hardware under the sun (pun unintended).
This is the problem with open source. It renders a wide range of community unable to use the products (Linux is an exception now but wasnt always so). The race of getting builds out fast leaves a bad taste in the mouth for people who find themselves to be on the wrong side. This happens more often than not.
I will not be spending much time on getting my hands on a piece of hardware that can run Moblin v2.1.
Had the Intel GMA 500 support been there I would be typing something more positive on an Acer Aspire One 751h assuming network would be working.
A very pathetic situation :-(
Thanks
bornlibra23

Hi

howto I get install vlc on moblin?

thanx David

Hello,
I have a problem. How to connect external DVD/CD and external hard disc, the both into two USB ports (power and data)?
I use Acer Aspire One.
I´ve tried the same way as by SD cards (including before power), but the way isn´t right.

Could you help me, please?

Thank you.
Petr

Hi,

I succesfully used the Live Version of Moblin 2.1 via a 2 GB SD-Card.
Almost everything is working out-of-the-box, just as promised and reported by other users.
Only my USB-UMTS-Dongle doesn't work (ZTE HSUPA USB MODEM MF637).

When I connect it the OS just mounts the "Virtual CD-ROM Drive".
I also use easypeasy Linux 1.5, which is also based on Ubuntu.
If I unmount the Drive under this OS, it recognizes a HSPA Modem and gives the opportunity to select a provider.

When I do so running Moblin 2.1 in Live Mode, than it still doesn't find any UMTS modem...

I already accepted this issue, but the biggest problem is, that I can't install Moblin.
Only the Live Mode works.

I try to install it on a 4 GB SDHC Card. Most time it gets to the finish page.
After closing the installation and rebooting, I try to access the installed OS, but I get only a flashing cursor in the upper left corner on the display.
Pushing any key on the keyboard won't show any reaction!
The only thing I can do is to push the power button, so the system shuts down...

Did this problem already occure somewhere else?
Is there probably anybody who can help me fixing this problem???

Kind regards from Germany

Hey, just wanted to let you know that I've tried to download the img file five times at two different times of day and it keeps timing out. Not sure what's up, but I wanted to mention it.

No me había fijado que ya está openoffice en repositorios, muy bien! Ya solo falta que lo pongan en el "Moblin Aplication Installer".

I try to setup on my sony ux180p,but can not do it . the screen "balck flat",I think maybe the IOATA drivers does not mach,any one cangive me some adv.?

How about a Forgot Password or Reset Password over at the bugzilla site? sheesh.

Anyways, here is my idea since I can't log into Bugzilla. It would be nice to be able to adjust the lid power settings. With Ubuntu running on my Mini 9 I enjoyed listening to Last.FM on the go. To accomplish this I adjusted the power settings to the when I closed the lid it turned the screen off, and then I could still listen.

If you are concerned about power usage with the lid closed, you could also shut off other parts of computer. At least I think so anyways. Since all I really need is WiFi, the speakers, the HD and possibly a USB, the keyboard and mouse could be shut off as well.

Well, this so is great. I started using it over my 900a after w7,ubuntu9.10 and some other choices.

The only improvement I would really love is system encription. I tried installing truecrypt but it shows an error.

Hello!

Moblin is truly fantastic. Probably one of the best UX experiences there is.

That said - has anyone sorted out using a Verizon USB760 3G Modem?

I migrated from the Ubuntu Netbook Remix and was able to edit some config. files to get it working. But can't sort out precisely how to go about it with Moblin and can't find reference to anyone having done it yet. Can anyone point me anyplace?

BTW - I'm running Moblin on an Asus 1000HE EEE PC

Thanks!

JAS

Maybe have a touch mode that switches between the standard GUI and a touch friendly GUI.

So Moblin OS is really a very fine, respect and thx for the effort and the good job. Unfortunately, wireless works on my Asus Eee PC 1005HA not. I also find it almost impossible that you can award a static IP is not comfortable. These shortcomings respeak a user-friendly, portable system. I hope these basic things are corrected in the next update.

Oh yes ... Apart from WLAN, does my cable connection either. For my network I have static addresses assigned, also I need the ability to hide myself connecting with WPA2 networks.

Hi, I´ve installed Moblin 2.1 Final on my EeePC 901 (XP Edition) with / (root) on SSD 4GB, /home on SSD 8GB and NO swap. My netbook is in standard form, RAM and SSD configuration.
EVERYTHING works out-of-the-box, I've installed it from a 4GB SDHC card.
With any doubt, this is THE OS for the netbook field.
Not everything is good for now, but don't forget that Moblin is in the beginning and in the right way.

Things to be improved:
- Calendar: on My Zone only shows Personal events, if you create another calendar, events from that calendar doesn't appear.
- Tasks: to edit all the fields of a task, need to first create the task with basic info, then edit to write the rest.
- Toolbars in some applications are TOO BIG and can't fit on screen. PLEASE reduce the size of the icones. See AbiWord for example.
- Brightless is always at maximum everytime system starts.
- The top four keys on EeePC 901 doesn't work (accelerator keys for SuperHybridEngine, Monitor On/Off, and the other customizable two)

Apart of this and some minor things, this system ROCKS. Go Moblin, Go!!!!
Can't wait to put my hand on the next release.

If you want to exchange experiences with me please send me an email to : risento[at]gmail[dot]com

Everything works out of the box except for the sound, which only works through headphones. The wireless works decently well, but after I suspend and resume, it basically craps out until I restart again. The connection is rarely rock solid, but it usually connects right after dropping -- that is, until after the computer has suspended. The experience isn't consistent, however. Sometimes the wireless has been consistent for three or so resumes before it finally craps out and warrants a restart.

The interface is beautiful and usually worth putting up with the wireless issues for. The myzone is a brilliant idea, and I feel like every other pane is implemented excellently. The Garage App Installer is a great concept, has worked without any problems for me, and offers a solid collection of apps. It could use more, but having a few good apps is better than having hundreds of apps that only a handful of people would use or are poorly made. As far as stability is concerned, Moblin has proven very reliable. I experience the same error message on start up that the comment before me mentions, but I have no idea what it is referring to and it doesn't seem to affect anything.

Basically, good work! Congrats to everyone working on the Moblin project. It completely changes the way we interact with our computers, and it's already pretty stable. I'm excited to see where this project goes.

Here is a PowerPoint summary of my ideas

Hello, im just new in the world of linux "moblin". I download and installed the moblin 2.1 in my eeepc 1005HA and i was amazed with the GUI and speed. But one thing i observed that I was unable to browse and access the web paged even im already connected via wifi.. that is now my problem i have no idea how to solve this. Any config is necessary? pls i need help. thanks

Fast, simple, easy to use but it lacks several critical things: audio and video codecs, other social networks (identi.ca, facebook, ...), wireless stability, bookmarks in the web browser, and that's all for now. But really great job, I like it so much. Don't give up, I expect new releases with impatience. Good luck.

Did a mini 2 part moblin review on both a netbook and a reference atom 230 itx mainboard

here

http://bit.ly/2rYuh4

Boot speed and some solutions to overcome installation issues

A forum on this site would be probably very useful and appreciated

well done with Moblin 2.1, i have been using 2.0 and i had lots of problems (especially with wireless), now it seems everything is working fine

i was looking something like moblin, but there is some issues yet, by example:
- more customizable integration with social networks (twitter, facebook, others)
- pasteboard has not any real function, ctrl c / ctrl v works much better
- NTFS support, some people has external hd and usb drives in ntfs, like me like rest.
- MP3 support (as a comment above), all people around the world use it!, but i reccomend it would be part of the garage restricted apps.
- Google calendar integration
- a more useful media suite, music player or video player, it usually confuse people using it
- an option to clear my browser history or recent activity, some people is paranoic about privacy (LIKE ME)

great work!

congrats :)

could someone comment how to fix the wifi broadcom driver in moblin 2.1?
thx

my ap is share and open ,no password.

moblin can find out but connect failed

my wireless card is RTL8187se PCI-E

in the next releases the following things are needed:
- adjusting brightness on the Samsung NC10
- NTFS support.
- MP3 and XviD playback, out of the box.

Any information on this as far as compatibility, I HAVE to have Wireless working. Thanks.

it would be possible to integrate with kaffeine ? sorry for my bad englisch

I'm running 2.1 on a EEE 901 and was unable to connect to my wireless connection. A little experimentation showed I could connect if there was no security enabled, but the connection hung on association with WEP or WPA

Hi!er

I love it, althogh Moblin is not finished yet.

One thing is that Moblin forgets the settings for my WLAN on every boot. My WLAN is invisibe, so I have to enter all settings manually after every boot.

Awesome, great job! I really like Moblin.
I've some suggestions that I hope could be useful:
* add support for audio and video codecs (MP3, DIVX etc...). These codecs are not installed by default, and this could be right, but why don't give the possibility to download them easily through an apposite repository or the Moblin garage? This could be a limit especially for not experienced user.
* Social network integration is a great thing, but currently it supports only Twitter and Last.fm. Is it possible to add support for Facebook and other social networks?
* in MyZone could be useful add a mail monitoring and notification. It could be nice integrating something like mailnotify and to give the possibility to keep monitoring almost all the mail services freepops could be useful too;
* regarding hardware support, I've noticed that, with my Acer Aspire ONE, the touch-pad is too sensible. I've set it using the apposite tool but with no significant changes.
* what about an official forum? Why only the mailing-list?

Just re-installed the new 2.1 image now I cannot get MP3's to play. tried installing GStreamer from the "Manage Apps" application to no avail. Also tried downloading the codecs and installing following previously discussed instructions but I am getting errors in terminal mode.

is there any way to enable multitouch gestures in moblin?

thanks,
user of samsung n310