Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support.

Posted on 02 February 2010, Last updated on 02 February 2010 by

We were expecting (a beta release of) Moblin 2.1 for handhelds before end of 2009 but it didn’t turn up. In a search this morning, however, found this. It’s a month old but it’s a build of Moblin for the Poulsbo chipset. Specifically for the Congatec In-Vehicle Infotainment board based on the Z530/Poulsbo. This could be useful for those looking for a slim Linux build for Menlow-based devices.

Sure enough, on my Kohjinsha SK3 it booted but it ended up with a messed up screen resolution. I’m heading out of the door for DevMob 2010 now so don’t have time to test on other devices so if any of you out there have time, let us know how it goes for your Menlow-based device.

The article mentions a full release in early Q1. So right about NOW then!

Any Moblin team members out there care to update us on final release details?

2.1 IVI FC release | moblin.org.

8 Comments For This Post

  1. UMPCPortal says:

    New article: Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support. http://bit.ly/a6k7Jh

  2. Steve 'Chippy' Paine says:

    RT @umpcportal: New article: Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support. http://bit.ly/a6k7Jh < Anyone tested this?

  3. Mobile Ninja says:

    Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support. http://bit.ly/bKg4Iq #mobile

  4. Nicole Scott says:

    Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support! Document hints Q1!! http://ow.ly/13e0W

  5. BeBoX says:

    RT @netbook_news: Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support! Document hints Q1!! http://ow.ly/13e0l

  6. Peter Kung says:

    I had tried Moblin 2.1 booting via an USB pen drive on Viliv X70, but no luck. It can’t complete the system booting, and stuck at nowhere. According to Moblin 2.1 release note, it doesn’t support the platform with GMA500. But, just saw that someone can successful install Moblin on Viliv S5. Not sure how he/she did it.

  7. lintweaker says:

    I’ve already tried this one my Archos 9 (GMA500/Z510) and got a garbled screen. Not really usable. It booted just fine on my NC10 (as aspected).

  8. chippy says:

    I found out after some enquiries that it uses a pre-existing GMA500 driver. Dissapointing!

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