Ubuntu Mobile - the next gen Car PC frontend!?

**no6969el** · 03-18-2009, 10:18 PM

has anyone got this working on the VIA C7?

**ik632** · 04-04-2009, 08:53 AM

I tried the image that you can download and run as a virtual machine. The performance wasn't too good for the testing image. I suspect that it would be better when run on native hardware.

It's still pretty exciting to see. The other thing is they are starting to port Android to desktop machines (AsusTek/Asus is working on this according to TGDaily)

**0okami** · 04-05-2009, 04:22 PM

anyone want to post a youtube vid of this in action?

**BoostFab** · 04-05-2009, 04:52 PM

you guys can get the lastest Ubuntu MID 9.04 beta iso here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mid/daily-live/current

I'm going to try this out on my test run capruter this coming week.

**Maheriano** · 04-05-2009, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by MeeM

I'm thinking of using Ubuntu in my car PC because I only have one copy of XP and that's being used on my desktop. I don't want to fork out cash to buy another copy of XP because most of the ones I've seen here are about AUD $70 and I've already exceeded my car PC budget. Anyway, Linux plays audio and video files fine, and that's the main thing I'll be doing with my car PC

Ubuntu Mobile looks interesting. I'd like to get my hands on a copy.

Here's a free XP key for you.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/HP-DV2000-FOR-PAR...3A1|240%3A1318

**MeeM** · 04-05-2009, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Maheriano

Here's a free XP key for you.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/HP-DV2000-FOR-PAR...3A1|240%3A1318

hahaha! nice one

Well it turns out that I could download XP Pro from MSDN Alliance for free because the faculty in which I study at university (IT faculty) assigns an MSDN account to each student. So I ended up downloading that and installing that in my car PC. See my worklog for the almost complete system

Just needs a few minor things now.