By the way, is it possible to burn the image into a CD and try to boot the
SQ1 from it?

Thanks,
Javi


2008/9/25 Javier Gálvez Guerrero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> I assume that the image works 100% in a Samsung Q1 Ultra (any 'special' USB
> key used?), but I also thought that, as Ubuntu Mobile is now
> multiarchitecture (regarding CPU) and different from Ubuntu MID (based in
> Moblin and Intel's Atom CPUs and similar architectures), it should work in
> all devices where Ubuntu desktop edition (standard from Canonical) works.
> Please, correct me if I missed something and I'm wrong.
>
> I understand that it doesn't work because of BIOS and bootable USB
> compatibility in the Samsung Q1 (mine is model NP-Q1-M000), but why the
> errors are different from one USB key (blinking cursor) to another (missing
> bootable partition message)?
>
>
> Any piece of advice will be much appreciated. Thank you all,
> Javi
>
>
> 2008/9/25 Steve Paine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I wasnt able to get the image to boot from a Q1b last bight as the BIOS
>> doesn't seem to support it. THe Q1b is a VIA-based device but maybe the BIOS
>> is simlar in that it doesnt allow booting from flash. I might be able to try
>> it on a Q1P later today for you.
>>
>> For reference, Q1U, Wibrain, SC3, Everun Note, MSI Wind all boot OK from
>> the same flash image.(ALthough maybe not work 100%)
>>
>> Steve.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Javier Gálvez Guerrero <
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have downloaded both September 23rd and 25th images of Ubuntu Mobile
>>> from here and <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mid/intrepid/>, after
>>> following the instructions here<http://people.ubuntu.com/%7Eogra/mobile/>,
>>> I haven't been able to boot my Samsung Q1 (note it is not an Ultra version).
>>> As I was said it should work both in Ultra an non-Ultra versions of the
>>> UMPC, I thought I wouldn't have any problem at all, but that's not the case.
>>>
>>> I've set the BIOS booting priorities properly and I've checked the two
>>> images in 3 different devices (2 laptops and the UMPC) and all terminals and
>>> images have the same problem: instead of booting Ubuntu a blinking cursor
>>> appears in the top left corner of the screen, no activity at all, neither in
>>> the USB nor in the UMPC (I have waited for more than 15 minutes...).
>>>
>>> Should I have any special USB key to make it boot?
>>>
>>> Any help would be much appreciated as I'm quite interested in developing
>>> and testing under this platform. If needed more info, please, tell me.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you all,
>>> Javi
>>>
>>>
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