2007 Range Rover Sport EEEPC install

**chronoguy** · 11-22-2008, 11:49 AM

I just installed an EEE PC using a GNET video bypass to hook up to the OEM screen.

EEE PC with 4GB RAM, SDHC, XP nLite, RoadRunner, Elite skin.
USB GPS Holux M1000
VGA-Composite AVMedia adaptor
Keyboard is Logitech Nova Mini

what else. I'll add info later. Just excited to see it almost there. I need to do a remote toggle and hard wire the electrical.

I did the install (temp, I gotta hard wire the electrics). I can confirm it looks good. Pictures will tell you..

I tested the install with a $25 SD Card/USB mp4, divx, mp3 player.

(A bit of 80s humor with Rick Astley to show off to my friends)

I then popped my eeepc into the cargo bay. Perfect fit. Literally perfect.

Fired up the PC. 15 second boot with custom Windows XP

New GPS

Watching a DIVX movie

Remote/Controller

Some Music

Cheap $25 Chinese player. Plays mp3, pictures. movie and fits in the cooler just fine.

**revitup** · 12-02-2008, 07:43 PM

thats really cool! I bet you are having a blast with it.

**Devastator** · 01-21-2009, 11:12 PM

How did you integrate the audio?

**enigmacarpc** · 01-23-2009, 01:02 PM

What are you using to turn it on and off and power it?

**chronoguy** · 01-23-2009, 04:13 PM

I was powering it manually. I did the LCD remove magnet hack so it works with the lid closed. I was going to power it with a relay to the Rj11 phone socket.
Sound is via AV input on my GVIF adaptor and runs through the aux jack.

I've since abandoned this setup. I am hooking up a HTC Touch Pro Pocket PC smartphone to my car instead. I was dealing with lousy album art support using Road Runner. IGuidance is a bit out-dated.

I will be using Windows Media 10 for pocket PC, I have a new shell launcher and I will be running iGo8. Using a Phone to power my in car setup is freaking cool. I didn't think a PDA phone would replace a carputer but in my case, I think it is a better setup.

**Devastator** · 01-26-2009, 09:56 AM

Cool... Show us what you do with the PPC

**chronoguy** · 02-06-2009, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Devastator

Cool... Show us what you do with the PPC

See this thread:

Use Windows Mobile phone as carputer

Youtube in action: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjnABOFkJZw[/media]

I think I am going to drop the idea of a carputer when a phone does it nicely.

**jparks27** · 02-11-2009, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by chronoguy

See this thread:

Use Windows Mobile phone as carputer

Youtube in action: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjnABOFkJZw[/media]

I think I am going to drop the idea of a carputer when a phone does it nicely.

Nice to see another ppcgeeks member

**vinchan** · 02-11-2009, 07:33 AM

Hi
Nice work! Can you show me some photos of the "GNET video" and VGA-Composite AVMedia adaptor?
Many thanks!

**chronoguy** · 02-11-2009, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by vinchan

Hi
Nice work! Can you show me some photos of the "GNET video" and VGA-Composite AVMedia adaptor?
Many thanks!

I dont have picts but I got the idea from this thread on a LR3 forum. It is the same one made by the OEM. Look at page 3 for his install of the GVIF adaptor

http://forums.landroverworld.org/sho...t=12462&page=3

Prius and Lexus uses the same thing. Here is a thread from a Prius forum

http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-mo...deo-input.html

No picts on the AVMedia. As I said, I am now using a phone for everything.