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Title: Lucid Lynx On Netwalker Pc-z1?
Post by: elhennig on July 20, 2010, 03:33:27 am

Hi,

I am new to the Netwalker world and I did not find information so far, if it is possible to install lucid lynx on the netwalker (and if yes how). I found the netbook version for i.MX51 boards and now I need some tipps how to get on with the installation.

Has anyone installed a newer version of ubuntu to the Netwalker? Are there any instructions on the web (possibly not in Japanese)?

Title: Lucid Lynx On Netwalker Pc-z1?
Post by: RX Shorty on July 20, 2010, 04:50:52 am

Well the Ubuntu is version 9.04 for ARM.
There is no newer version available.

What I did is add the repro of 10.04, it has ARM packages for example:
Firefox
OpenOffice
LXDE

A upgrade won't work though, only some packages.
Not the kernel or systemfiles

Title: Lucid Lynx On Netwalker Pc-z1?
Post by: elhennig on July 20, 2010, 05:26:03 am

Quote from: RX Shorty

Well the Ubuntu is version 9.04 for ARM.
There is no newer version available.

Sorry if this is a stupid question: What are the missing things to run a more recent version of ubuntu on the Netwalker. The architecture lucid aims at, is ARMv7 as the Netwalker, there also seems to be a kernel for the imx51?

Title: Lucid Lynx On Netwalker Pc-z1?
Post by: RX Shorty on July 20, 2010, 06:17:41 am

Well I didn't try to install a clean lucid.
This because it is not possible to boot from a USB for example

But I also think the drivers are a issue with the new kernel, don't think they are compiled somewhere.

Title: Lucid Lynx On Netwalker Pc-z1?
Post by: TheWalt on July 23, 2010, 10:54:27 am

An updated ARM version of Ubuntu is due out as version 10.07.  As the version number suggests it should be out in July, although time is running out.