iMedia Embedded Linux is a hybrid between a small embedded linux distribution and full featured linux distribution aimed to low power x86 systems and other general purpose Computing . While not having the restrictions of an embedded linux distro (like small range of hardware / architectures, non standard libraries, filesystems) it's much more lighter in disk space and cpu/memory usage than a full featured linux distribution.
iMedia Embedded Linux is library compatible with most used big linux distributions like Fedore Core, Gentoo, Suse or Mandriva making easy for the users to extend and customise their install. iMedia Linux is suitable for low power general purpose or embedded PC designs. For a customized version of imedia linux to work on AMD GEode LX and GEode GX based mini computer please see iMedia Alix Linux.
NOTE. The root user password is 4roo4.
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iMedia Linux Latest Changes
- New packages and support added:ups 1.2.12, ups-printer-drivers Foomatic 20070501, democracy 0.9.6 and many more
- Fixed/updated packages:dhcpd, network-base-drivers, diag and more
- Fixed USB CDROM booting problems and super mount problem after install due to missing sr-mod module in 4usbstorage script
- Fixed sysadmin console not to handle CDROM mounting ( supermount does that )
- Fixed sysadmin to properly detect root partiton disk space
- Updated UDEVD
- Fixed InstallCD to properly write /etc/fstab when using CF Disks
- Fixed Alsa sound drivers for VIA EX boards.
- Added support for Intel D201GLY video/2D/3D acceleration - currently up to 800 x 600 x 16 bpp (fix will be available soon).
- Fixed VIA EPIA EX video/2D/3D acceleration
- Added support for USB touchpads and web cameras
- Fixed install CD USB CDROM problem
- NEW Added optional XFCE desktop with thunar as filemanager
- NEW Added ctorrent a small torrent downloading application
- NEW Added skype and wengophone as well as other applications
- NEW Added possibility to run boot script asyncronous (touch /etc/boot.async) to improve boot time
- NEW Added flash and mplayer firefox plugins
- NEW Automatic handling of file types/ URLs in thunar and firefox
- NEW Patched MMS multimedia system to work with mini-box.com picoLCD and provide more information
- NEW Added Geode LX/GX video acceleration support (playing full res divx is now possible)
iMedia Features (version 6.0.0 released jan-28-2008)
- More applications added
- Complete kernel drivers package as option
- Complete ALSA drivers package as option
- Package building support
- Antialiases fonts
- Partitioning and HID devices support in installer.
- Automounting of USB devices and CDROM drives
- Support for latest Via EPIA EX, EN, CN including video and mpeg acceleration
- Support for latest: Intel D201GLY, Intel Chipsets, Sis chipsets
- Installs anywhere: USB stick, USB harddrive, USB ZIP, Compact Flash, SATA, SCSI, etc
- VIA C3, VIA C7 , Geode (including LX/GX), i586 or Pentium targets
- Supports most mini-itx boards and all VIA mini-itx boards with full hardware support.
- Full hardware support for Geode LX/GX mainboards.
- Customised 2.6.20 with lowlatency, lockless, preemptibility any many other patches.
- Silent graphical boot with the ability to automatically start Xwindows applications without login.
- Tiny CF distribution with journaling filesystem and embedded logging
- Eyecandy desktop based on XOrg 7.2 Xwindows with AIGLX and GTK2
- Menu driven installation, software updates via FTP, size from 8Mb to 500Mb. i
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What iMedia Embedded Linux can offer:
Performance, reliability and easy to use Using a customised ext3 journaling filesystem, circular memory buffers for logging, tmpfs for most write accessed parts of the file system, iMedia linux delivers better performance. read more
Simple installation and customisation iMedia Linux uses a menu driven installation program which allows users to customise their install by selecting what packages they want or use predefined templates. read more
User-friendly and lightweight desktop environment: Media Embedded Linux is based on XFCE as it's default desktop environment which provides a comfortable and user-friendly GUI environment and a graphical mod much lighter and more efficient than GNOME or KDE. read more
Graphical boot process By default iMedia Embedded Linux uses a graphical boot screen by using the graphic card framebuffer. read more
Extended Wireless support Embedded Linux uses ndiswrapper for wireless network cards which supports mini-pci, pci, pcmcia and usb wireless cards. read more
Better mini-itx boards support. iMedia Linux has been tuned for all VIA mini-itx boards supporting 3D OpenGL hardware acceleration, 2D acceleration, MPEG acceleration support in MPlayer and MythTV. read more
Installation targets and boot devices iMedia Embedded Linux can be installed almost anywere including Compact Flashes, USB hard drives, ZIP or memory sticks, SATA or SCSI hard drives. read more
Packages (software) updates. iMedia Linux provides a easy way to update packages from a internet (ftp), cdrom or a hard drive. read more
What you can build with imedia Linux
turn your PC into a multimedia system by choosing to install MMS Settop box template. Everything needed to play DVD, VCD, SVCD, DivX/Xvid, view pictures and lisen to music.
Full featured MythTV system turning your PC into a Personal Video Recorder system.
Provide a functional desktop where embedded platforms such as set-top boxes, kiosks or car-pcs and other small formfactor computers (mini-ITX PCs).
Designed to run in low disk spaces especiallyon network appliances like WRAP boards
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