Zertz Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Just wondering, has anyone here tried Moblin yet? I'm downloading it at the moment and will be installing it on my Eee 1000H. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Using a live image from a USB drive now. Boots within seconds (really, it does!) and it"s very snappy! Everything works out of the box : WiFi, LAN, Bluetooth, Flash, etc. The interface is smartphone-ish and it seems like it is very welll suited for a touchscreen. Looks great so far! Edit : Chrome (the default browser) has the annoying tendency to crash every now and then. Installed Firefox and everything"s fine Edited October 4, 2009 by Zertz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 downloading it now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I heard about this over on my PocketPC forums, looks interesting. Can you post some screenies up Zertz?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Of course I can Not tonight though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 20 minutes left on the download, I'm gonna give it a try... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I have Windows 7 on my EeePC 900A and don't really see the need to install anything else. As much as I love Linux I see no reason for the general consumer to use it. Installing software is a pain, compatibility is a joke, and security is laughable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Well based on the videos it doesn't look like you'll be doing much installing as you'll be using the preloaded applications. By compatibility I presume you mean hardware, which I'll agree with. However, I'm not sure why you state that security is laughable on a Linux system. Last I checked, Linux was a fairly secure OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I have Windows 7 on my EeePC 900A and don't really see the need to install anything else. As much as I love Linux I see no reason for the general consumer to use it. Installing software is a pain, compatibility is a joke, and security is laughable. I don't know about security but I'd have to agree about it's a pain to install software and compatibly isn't that good plus if something goes wrong trouble shooting isn't the easiest thing to do on Linux. Linux is great once or if you know how to use it but it is pretty complicated for an average joe to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I have Windows 7 on my EeePC 900A and don't really see the need to install anything else. As much as I love Linux I see no reason for the general consumer to use it. Installing software is a pain, compatibility is a joke, and security is laughable. I would usually agree, but Moblin is very easy to use. The application installer is easier to use than Windows (single-click download+install). Everything worked out of the box. Security? Meh, who knows. I'm running a live install so it doesn't really matter anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 No luck so far, I'm trying another method of flashing my USB drive with the image. I don't even know why I'm bothering, will this even work with a desktop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 No luck so far, I'm trying another method of flashing my USB drive with the image. I don't even know why I'm bothering, will this even work with a desktop? Not designed to run on a desktop, but it should work Did you follow the instructions? It doesn't get much easier than that lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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