Install and Run Image Creator

This page details how to install and run Moblin Image Creator on your Ubuntu Linux or Fedora Linux PC. (Other Debian or RPM-based distributions may also work, but have not been verified).

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

Overview

Steps to create an image for your device.

1. Install and run Image Creator
2. Create a project and target for your platform
3. (Optional) Add applications or customize the target file system
4. Create an image of the target
5. Boot the image on your netbook or MID

Supported Devices

Image Creator currently allows you to create an image for a growing number of devices. Devices which have been verified to work include: the Samsung Q1 Ultra, CrownBeach, Compal Jax10, and Asus EeePC Netbook.
Note: You do not need to have a mobile device to develop or debug applications. Using Image Creator, you can develop applications and test run the UI on your Linux workstation.

System Requirements

The instructions in this guide assume that you have the following components:

Software:

• Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) or Hardy (8.04) with the following packages:
  git-core, automake, build-essential, intltool, dh-make, python, debootstrap, fakeroot, curl, yum, kvm, qemu, python (v2.4)
  $ sudo apt-get install git-core automake build-essential intltool dh-make python debootstrap fakeroot curl yum kvm qemu python2.4

  Note: A current incompatibility with yum, python 2.5, and the latest python element tree libraries requires that you force yum to use python 2.4. Replace the first line in /usr/bin/yum with the following:

  #!/usr/bin/python2.4

• Fedora 9.0 with the following packages:
  git, automake, autoconf, make, intltool, python, debootstrap, libtool, kvm, qemu, gettext-devel, gettext-libs
  # yum install git automake autoconf make intltool python debootstrap kvm qemu gettext-devel gettext-libs

Hardware:

Removable USB Drive ( >= 1 GB)

Get and Install Moblin Image Creator (for user)

Use download the Image Creator RPM or deb package to your workstation, then install it.
Download page is here.

Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) or Hardy (8.04) with the following packages:

• $ dpkg -i moblin-image-creator_<version>_all.deb
$ sudo image-creator

Fedora 9.0 with the following packages:

• # rpm -ihv moblin-image-creator-<version>-<release>.fc9.noarch.rpm
$ image-creator
• When you run a image-creator, Fedora system shows to us while please input root password
  of window.

You should now see Image Creator running on your workstation.

Get, Build, Install, and Run Moblin Image Creator (for developer)

Use "git" to download the Image Creator source code to your workstation, then build and install it. See the troubleshooting page if you have problems.

Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) or Hardy (8.04) with the following packages:

• $ git clone http://git.moblin.org/cgit.cgi/moblin-image-creator
$ cd moblin-image-creator
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ sudo make install
$ sudo image-creator

Fedora 9.0 with the following packages:

• $ git clone http://git.moblin.org/cgit.cgi/moblin-image-creator
$ cd moblin-image-creator
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ su -
# make install
$ image-creator
• When you run a image-creator, Fedora system shows to us while please input root password
  of window.

Update Image Creator (for user)

To update (rebase) Image Creator at any time, run the following steps:
Use download the latest version of Image Creator RPM or deb package to your workstation, then install it.

Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) or Hardy (8.04) with the following packages:

• $ dpkg -i moblin-image-creator_<version>_all.deb

Fedora 9.0 with the following packages:

• # rpm -Uhv moblin-image-creator-<version>-<release>.fc9.noarch.rpm

Update Image Creator (for developer)

To update (rebase) Image Creator at any time, run the following from the moblin-image-creator directory created in the previous steps:

Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) or Hardy (8.04) with the following packages:

• $ git pull
$ ./autogen.sh
$./configure
$ sudo make install

Fedora 9.0 with the following packages:

• $ git pull
$ ./autogen.sh
$./configure
$ su -
# make install

Command-line

You can also run Moblin Image Creator from the command-line. This is useful for scripting and automation. To see the available list of command-line arguments, use the following command:

For more information, read the Command-line page.

View the Source Online

The Moblin Image Creator source is contained in a git source repository and can be viewed online. For more information, read about getting the source.