Jolicloud

[pixelpusher]

Hi,

Has anyone tried the netbook OS called Jolicloud?

http://www.jolicloud.com/

I downloaded it and tried to install it and it seemed to go through the installation process ok but when it reboot my A9 all I got was a blank screen.

I checked the required tech specs needed to run the OS and as far as I can tell the A9 meets those required specs. So I don't know why it won't load properly.

Does anyone know anything about this? It seems like it would be a cool little OS to run on our A9's.

Thanks

[sssbbb]

The same for me. After the installation process I have a blank screen on boot.

[hallua]

http://www.jolicloud.com/product/compatibility

[CBers]

Anyone installed this on a compatible netbook yet ??

I have an Advent 4213 I might try it on.

It looks like an andrioid-type OS - is that what they are going for ??

[BoudahXL]

It's Ubuntu 10 MID remixed with new UI. There is a bit more to this, they selected drivers, revised kernel, etc... It's very solid and faster then Ubuntu's distribution, partly because it has less baggages, it's trimmed for netbook.

As for your blank screen you gonna have to edit your xorg file for it to work properly out of the box. If you google a bit you will find the answers you need in order to make this distribution run on your Archos9.

[pixelpusher]

Thanks Boudah. I'll hunt around for that when I have some free time.

[fus]

Both Jolicloud prefinal editon and Jolicloud 1.0 editon work well on my Archos 9, except that hard keys and touchscreen don't work at all.

[CBers]

Just installed it on my Advent 4214 as it's supported.

Anyone know what the default root password is ??

[VoodooDali]

I've always been leery of cloud computing. Can you use Jolicloud without an internet connection?

[pixelpusher]

I emailed Jolicloud about my problem and they told me that touchscreens are not supported at the moment but they could be in the future.

@ fus how did you get your display to work? All I get is a blank screen. Did you have to install a different driver?

[fus]

There would be error while installing Jolicloud. Just ignore it and go on. When installing completed, everything is okay except for the touchscreen. So, display always works.

[fus]

Because the launcher can't be customizable, and touchscreen is not supported, I don't use Jolicloud anymore.

[CBers]

Anyone persevered with JoliCloud on the A9 ??

Installs OK and works fine with a USB kb & mouse, but no touchscreen or Archos built-in KB & mouse.

[ebsbow]

Installed the OS and added the touchscreen and mouse workarounds.
Everything works just fine, sound, screen mouse usb wifi etc..
But all in all I am not impressed with Joli at all. Sorry.
Still feels old and too much Ubuntu. Not that I dislike Ubuntu, but as an popular distribution it is still lacking 'joie de vivre', and thus is Joli.

It also feels a bit confined by this. (imo)

Joli seems to be treeing to go the one-page view, like Apple and android.
Which is just fine, but it isn't working. Still to much click-click and to few swoosh-swoosh. It also lacks resolution.. and O-Lord is something doesn't work..

ps; removed it till further notice

[CBers]

Installed the OS and added the touchscreen and mouse workarounds.
Everything works just fine, sound, screen mouse usb wifi etc..

What were the "touchscreen and mouse workarounds" please ??

Did you get the built-in KB to work, or did you use some other piece of software ??

I quite like Joli for it's simplicity, so would like to get it working on the A9.

Any help would be appreciated.

TIA.

[ebsbow]

You will need the Touchdrivers for Linux

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http://www.mediafire.com/?80wi42x6l0mc2lz

install them:
tar -zxvf eGalaxTouch*
cd eGalaxTouch32
sudo ./setup.sh

There are some things to edit before this can works:

The first thing to edit is the grub defaults:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub


Add to the end of the options in the line GRUB_CMD_LINUX: i8042.nomux

Save and close, then update grub.
sudo update-grub

One more file to change:
sudo gedit /etc/rc.local
Just above the line ÔÇ£exit 0ÔÇØ add the following:

echo -n "serio_raw" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serio1/drvctl

ect...

Checkout this blog:
http://violajack.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html

[CBers]

Thanks ebsbow, I'll give it a go !!

[DanXD]

I am currently running Jolicloud on my A-9, and I can say that I am very impressed. It boots up to the browser and is ready to surf in a hair under 45 seconds. As for the black screen, you're putting the touch screen command into the grub/terminal wrong. I'll post a tutorial on how to do it for both Jolicloud and Ubuntu 10.10 [11.04 not yet working] as they differ slightly. As it is with any Linux distro... patience is a virtue... and it pays off.