[Nottingham] WonderMedia WM8650

[david at gbenet.com]

On 10/03/13 19:46, James Gibbon wrote:
> Did you put the ARM based version onto your SD card? If not, get it here (assuming you want
> 12.4 or 12.10):
> 
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/arm
> 
> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:12:44 +0000
> From: david at gbenet.com
> To: nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Nottingham] WonderMedia WM8650
> 
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> I bought Carolyn a small Netbook which tells me it's a WonderMedia WM8650.
>  
> I decided to put UBUNTU on it. So I burnt an ISO to an SD card with "Startup Disk Creator."
> Al's well - it boots. But the WonderMedia Netbook does not boot from it and as the
> WonderMedia has no BIOS I am at a loss as to what to do.
>  
> Any ideas?
>  
> On a more happy not I get delivery of my Triumph Bonneville T100 865cc in April it's Cherry
> and Cream in colour so I'm really excited!!!!!!
>  
> But it's the WonderMedia that vexes!!
>  
> 
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Yes I downloaded and installed to a 2GB SD card the ARM x86 and the WonderMedia Netbook will
not boot either from the SD card directly or the SD card plugged into a cardreader via a USB
port.

As stated there must be a combination of key strokes - but what they are I can find. A  ll
that happens is with the Android boot is a long delay and a spaceship-like dome comes down
with twinkling lights - then loading appears and the Android display. As stated it does not
boot from an SD card or USB/SD card.

David


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