MeeGo v1.1 for Netbooks (Google Chrome Browser)
Quick Start
- Download the live image (MD5 Sum)
- Follow the instructions on installing the image on your netbook or nettop.
The MeeGo Netbook User Experience includes:
- Visually rich netbook user experience, built on the latest open source technologies.
- Touch support integrated on netbooks/nettops.
- Instant access to your calendar, tasks, appointments, recently used files, and real-time social networking updates through the home screen.
- Aggregation of your social networking content. This allows you to see your social networking activities on one screen, easily interact with your friends, and update your status and site information.
- For a fast and rich Internet experience: MeeGo Netbook user experience integrates Google Chrome or, if you prefer a fully open source browser solution, Google Chromium is also provided.
- Easy to use applications for email, calendar, and media player.
- Highly optimized for power and performance.
- Languages: Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Swedish, Polish, Finnish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, English, and British English.
The MeeGo v1.1 Core Software Platform Features include:
- Kernel based on 2.6.35
- DeviceKit and udev for interacting with hardware devices
- MeeGo Compliance packages are integrated for ease of compatibility
- Voice and data connectivity with Connman connection manager, Ofono telephony stack, and BlueZ Bluetooth
- Qt 4.7, MeeGo Touch Framework 0.20.25
- Universal Plug and Play (gUPnP)
- Media frameworks
- Next generation file system BTRFS, as the default file system, with support for other file systems
Supported Hardware
In general, MeeGo v1.1 for Netbook will run on Intel Atom* based Netbooks and has been tested on the following platforms:
- Pinetrail Netbook: HP mini, Asus Eee PC* 1005PE
- Nettop: MSI AE1900-B
- Notebook: Acer Aspire* One 5740-6025
Installing
- Download the image above.
- Load the image on your device or PC.
- Required: Copy image to a USB drive or burn it to CD.
Image size (img): 800~ MB
- Follow the instructions for installing the image. (est. time: 30 minutes to download, install, and reboot)
Known Issues and Workarounds
- Some language names (mostly Indic) are unreadable during installation
- Description: In the language selection view during installation, some language names are unreadable, so they cannot be installed.
Workaround: No known workaround.
Bug 6816: Failed to select some languages during the system installation because languages name are shown as unreadable codes.
- Online music playback (in browser) fails after system resume
- Description: When system resumes from suspend, online music playback fails.
Workaround: Restart the browser to play music again.
Bug 8555: Fail to play online music after system resumes.
- Banshee player quits abnormally when adjusting volume multiple times during full screen playback
- Description: If volume is turned up or down multiple times during full screen video playback, Banshee player quits abnormally.
Workaround: Restart Banshee.
Bug 6966: Banshee auto quits when tuning volume multi-times during play, under full screen.
- If playing online content (music/video) from the browser and Banshee audio simultaneously, only the audio source started first can be heard
- Description: While Banshee music player is playing audio, music/video playback from a website in browser will have no sound. On the other hand, if online audio started before Banshee, then Banshee playback will have no sound.
Workaround: Play only one audio source at a time.
Bug 5553: Sound of local media playback by Banshee doesn’t coexist with that of online.
- Choppy video capture when using Cheese to record video
- Description: Recorded video from Cheese webcam application will be choppy.
Workaround: No known workaround.
Bug 6528: The contents of capturing video by Cheese are incoherent.
- Unable to display Chinese characters properly in Chrome browser
- Description: Chinese characters will not display properly in Chrome browser.
Workaround: No known workaround.
Bug 8595: Chinese characters unable to display normally.
- PDF plugin is not enabled by default in Chrome browser
- Description: Plugin to view PDF file in browser is not enabled by default in Chrome browser.
Workaround: Visit chrome://plugins and enable PDF plugin.
Bug 8610: – Unable to make an outgoing call by pressing the call icon in dialer people page.
- Chrome browser will crash if ‘Import data’ button in Options -> Personal Stuff is clicked
- Description: Chrome browser will crash if user clicks ‘Import data from another browser’ button in ‘Personal Stuff’ tab, in ‘Settings’ dialog.
Workaround: No known workaround.
Bug 8598: chrome will auto quit when click “setting”->”options”->”person stuff”->”import data from another browser”.
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