Create a Moblin image for a netbook or MID

Submitted by Bob Spencer, updated on 20 May 2009 - 6 comments
Moblin Image Creator

Note: These steps describe the process for Moblin v1 using Moblin Image Creator (MIC--first version). Moblin v2 (Feb 2009 and beyond) uses MIC2. Please see the new test drive page.

Moblin is a Linux-based software platform. If you have an Ubuntu (Gutsy 7.10 or Hardy 8.04) or Fedora 9.0 system, building an image for your netbook is straightforward. The steps below will show you how to use Moblin Image Creator and create images for your netbook. You can then place images on a USB pen drive and boot them on your netbook. Live USB images allow you to run the Moblin software platform without modifying your device.

Comments (6 total)

First Hand Experience

Submitted by Tarang Girdher on 24 October 2009 - 1:40pm.

This is my first experience with linux and moblin which i created an image of on my usb stick. when i boot the system i reach a command line screen and am unable to reach the gui screen. I am using an hp dv6000 series system with core 2 duo processor. Please help!

I got "/lib/security/pam_fprintd.so" missing

Submitted by TANGO on 10 July 2009 - 1:35am.

I tried to build sample image from Moblin. I used Ubuntu 9.04.

During building I got below message. Please help me sir.
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authconfig: Authentication module /lib/security/pam_fprintd.so is missing. Authentication process will not work correctly.
authconfig: Authentication module /lib/security/pam_pkcs11.so is missing. Authentication process will not work correctly.
Unable to create image : Unable to copy valid kernels or initrds, please check the repo

Can a live CD can run on a Virtual Machine

Submitted by Michael.Sun on 20 November 2008 - 8:38pm.

I build a live CD successfully

when I wanted to boot a Virtual Machine(ViutualBox),It's failed.

SO :
Can the moblin live CD built boot a Virtual Machine

Python gui problem

Submitted by Ron on 8 October 2008 - 7:46pm.

When I try to run image-creator I get the following:

on@ubuntu:~/moblin-image-creator$ sudo image-creator
[sudo] password for ron:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/image-creator", line 83, in main
gui.App().run()
File "/usr/share/pdk/lib/gui.py", line 78, in __init__
gnome.init('image-creator', self.sdk.version, properties = {'app-datadir':self.sdk.path})
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'init'
Error: Unable to run the GUI, maybe you are in a text console
Do -h for help
ron@ubuntu:~/moblin-image-creator$

Help please!

Maybe It will be helpful

Submitted by Michael.Sun on 20 November 2008 - 8:32pm.

I think you and I both commit the same ERROR

here is how I did
the moblin-image-creator we should run is not the ONE in the moblin git tree BUT the one had been built successful and install into XXX/sbin/

SO maybe you can follow this:
#sudo moblin-image-creator

note:
you can't run the moblin-image-creator in moblin-image-creator

M$ Windows users...

Submitted by Peter Antoniac on 22 September 2008 - 12:22am.

And if you have no access to Linux OS, you can still use the vmware client:
* VMWare Player
and then download and use the Ubuntu images:
* Ubuntu VMWare images