Moblin v2 Alpha 2 Release

Submitted by Tariq Shureih, updated on 24 Mar 2009 - 6 comments

Alpha 2 is an update that includes many fixes and enhancement to the Alpha 1 that we released few weeks ago; many thanks to all of you for all the testing, feedback and contributions many of which are incorporated into this newer release. Please report issues at: http://bugzilla.moblin.org and you can also send direct feedback to the Moblin development team at: dev@lists.moblin.org

This release includes:

  • Updated UI libraries (Clutter, etc.)
  • Updated Graphics subsystem with KMS early integration.
  • Updated Moblin system services
  • Support for the MSI Wind
  • Updated ConnMan with many improvements and bug fixes
  • Updated and enhanced boot process, inter-process, and package interactions.
  • Many updates to the OS libraries
  • updated XFCE (v4.6)
  • Updated to Kernel 2.6.29-rc7.
  • Gnome 2.26 RC release.
  • Updated Moblin Image Creator (MIC2).
  • Development for software and applications for Moblin.
  • .and many other fixes

System Requirements:

  • CPU: Intel Atom or Intel(r) Core(tm) 2 CPU (support for SSSE3)
    Note: Moblin will not work on non-SSSE3 CPUs
  • Graphics: Integrated Intel graphics (915/945/965)
  • Network Adaptors:
    • LAN/Wired:
      • Intel e100/e1000/e1000e/iXGB
      • PCNet32 (Vmware)
      • RealTek 8139/8169
      • SIS 900/190
      • Broadcom ATL1/ATL2
    • Wireless/Wifi:
      • Intel 3945/4965/5000
      • Atheros 5K/9K
      • Broadcom 4300
      • RealTek 8180/8187
      • Ralink 2400/2500/61/73
  • Moblin also supports various external, USB-based Wifi devices.

Tested Platforms:

  • Acer Aspire*One
  • Asus eeePC* 901
  • Dell Mini 9
  • MSI Wind

Image and Build Instructions:

The Alpha release is available at:
http://repo.moblin.org/moblin/releases/test/alpha2

To use the pre-built images for Alpha, go to:
http://moblin.org/documentation/test-drive-moblin

To create images using the repositories provided with the Alpha release,
look for instructions at:
http://moblin.org/projects/moblin-image-creator-2

The Moblin Tools are available at:
http://repo.moblin.org/moblin/tools/

Known Issues:

  • 3D performance is under heavy development so you may experience slowness in graphics subsystem
  • Platforms with GMA-500 Graphics chipset are still not supported.

Reporting Issues:

Please report issues at: http://bugzilla.moblin.org
You can also send direct feedback to the Moblin development team at: dev@lists.moblin.org

Comments (6 total)

Testing on ASUS 1000HE

Submitted by Jon Biddell on 30 May 2009 - 5:43am.

Running from a 2Gb USB key (soon to convert to the inbuilt SD card) and everything works - wifi, network, the lot.

Couple of gotchas;

1. When entering the WEP key for the wifi network, the key is displayed in clear text, regardless of whether the "show key" box is ticked.

2. When running Cheese, it elongates the photo vertically slightly, and video is not running at full 30fps.

Minor critisisms, really. Even my 4yo daughter was able to get onto her "The Wiggles" web page with NO INSTRUCTION.

Kudos to the interface designers.

Jon

Asus Eee 1000H and Moblin

Submitted by SweSG on 17 May 2009 - 11:12am.

Hi

I have tested Moblin on Eee 1000H.
And I like it so far.

Wireless network works out of the box.
I have a couple of questions:

1: How to install flash?
2: How to install MP3 codex?

Thx Moblin 4 a good job so far.

Can't wait for the next release!

// SweSG

Same "superblock" problem

Submitted by jamespo on 26 April 2009 - 3:52am.

On a Lenovo s10e, onto an extended partition - this is from a USB install.

This previously ran the old alpha fine.

I have tried removing and recreating the partitions etc, this is ext3 formatted /.

Acer Aspire one and Moblin

Submitted by John Couch on 22 April 2009 - 7:55pm.

I have tried to install Moblin on my Acer notebook, without any success. I have gone through the install several times and always it comes up with the same problem.

It tells me that the Superblock could not read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else) then the superblock is corrupt.

I have tried to install this from a cd, and it has partioned the drive so that I can still run windows xp.

Any suggestion to solve this would be appreciated.

Best regards from Australia.

John couch

Re: Acer Aspire one and Moblin

Submitted by Henry Bruce on 7 May 2009 - 6:40pm.

The fsck failure occurrs because /dev/sda5 is not fully conifgured. Add the following lines to /etc/udev/makedev.d/00-base.files

b /dev/sda5 0660 root root 8 5
b /dev/sda6 0660 root root 8 6
b /dev/sda7 0660 root root 8 7

This worked for me.

Taken from posting at http://lists.moblin.org/pipermail/dev/2009-April/004253.html

Henry

Try adding fastboot to the

Submitted by Dylan.spiritwind on 6 May 2009 - 6:47pm.

Try adding "fastboot" to the end of the grub menu entry