Pathik Shah

How to Install MeeGo on PC / Netbook / Laptop

Intel and Nokia had merged the Moblin and Maemo projects a while back to form MeeGo. It’s a new mobile OS which will work on both smartphones (ARM) and netbooks (X86 – Atom).

If you have a PC, laptop or netbook powered by the Intel Atom processor, you can install MeeGo on it.

You can check the list of supported hardware platforms here.

How to Install MeeGo on your Netbook / PC / Laptop

1. First of all, download the MeeGo image on your PC. Download any one of these two MeeGo images.

Download MeeGo v1.1 for Netbooks

Download MeeGo v1.1 for Netbooks (With Chrome)

Download Win32 Image Writer

2. Run the Win32 Disk Imager and select the MeeGo disk image you downloaded.

Also insert a USB drive in your PC, and select the USB drive in W32 Disk Imager. Write the MeeGo image to the USB drive.

3. Insert the USB drive into your netbook or laptop (Atom only) and boot from the USB drive.

4. You should see a Welcome to MeeGo screen.

Select Boot MeeGo if you want to try out the MeeGo OS before installing it.

You should see a MeeGo MyZone screen. You can now run MeeGo on your netbook or PC.

Select Installation Only if you want to install MeeGo on your PC, netbook or laptop.

Click next, select the language, select the partition you want to install MeeGo in, and select the Write Changes to Disk option next.

MeeGo should now be installed on your PC or netbook. You can now proceed with the initial setup.

via MeeGo

Processor Comparisons

Intel Core i3 vs Core i5 vs Core i7 – The Difference
Intel Core i7 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
Intel Core i5 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
Intel Core i3 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
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Intel Core i3 vs Core i5 vs Core i7 Comparison- The Difference

This post explains the difference between the Intel Core i3, Core i5 and the Core i7 processors.

Intel Core i3

Codenamed: Clarkdale (Westmere)
Fabrication: 32 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.2
Socket: LGA 1156
Bus: Direct Media Interface
RAM: DDR3
Chipset Support: P55, H55, H57, Q57

Intel Core i5

Codenamed: Lynnfield (Nehalem), Clarkdale (Westmere)
Fabrication: 45 nm, 32 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.2
Socket: LGA 1156
Bus: Direct Media Interface
RAM: DDR3
Chipset Support: P55, H55, H57, Q57

Intel Core i7

Codenamed: Bloomfield (Nehalem)
Fabrication: 45 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.2
Socket: LGA 1366
Bus: Quick Path Interconnect
RAM: DDR3
Chipset Support: X58

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Processor Comparisons

Intel Core i3 vs Core i5 vs Core i7 – The Difference
Intel Core i7 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
Intel Core i5 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
Intel Core i3 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
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Intel Core i5 vs Core 2 Duo Comparison- The Difference

This post explains the Difference Between Intel Core i5 and the Core 2 Duo processors.

The Intel Core i5 series is based on two architectures:

1. Westmere (Core i5 6xx – Clarkdale – 32 nm – Dual Core)
2. Nehalem (Core i5 7xx – Lynnfield – 45 nm – Quad core)

Intel Core 2 Duo

Codenamed: Conroe, Allendale, Wolfdale – Core 2
Fabrication: 65 nm / 45 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.1
Socket: LGA 775
Bus: 1333 MHz FSB
RAM: DDR2
Chipset Support: 965, P3x, G3x, P45, X48

Intel Core i5

Codenamed: Lynnfield, Clarkdale
Fabrication: 45 nm, 32 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.2
Socket: LGA 1156
Bus: Direct Media Interface
RAM: DDR3
Chipset Support: P55, H55, H57, Q57

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Processor Comparisons

Intel Core i3 vs Core i5 vs Core i7 – The Difference
Intel Core i7 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
Intel Core i5 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
Intel Core i3 vs Intel Core 2 Duo – The Difference
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Intel Core i3 vs Intel Core 2 Duo Comparison- The Difference

This post explains the Difference Between the Intel Core i3 and Core 2 Duo processors.

Just like the Intel Core i7, the Core i3 is based on a new architecture – Clarkdale which is based on the new Westmere microarchitecture. The Intel Core i3 range offers only dual core processors unlike the Core i5 and i7 which offer Quad cores as well.

Intel Core 2 Duo

Codenamed: Conroe, Allendale, Wolfdale – Core 2
Fabrication: 65 nm / 45 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.1
Socket: LGA 775
Bus: 1333 MHz FSB
RAM: DDR2
Chipset Support: 965, P3x, G3x, P45, X48

Intel Core i3

Codenamed: Clarkdale
Fabrication: 32 nm
Instruction set: X86, X86-64, MMX, SSE 4.2
Socket: LGA 1156
Bus: Direct Media Interface
RAM: DDR3
Chipset Support: P55, H55, H57, Q57

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What is Moblin?

Moblin is an open source project focused on developing software for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). It is jointly being developed by Intel and the Linux Foundation. It is optimised for Netbooks powered by the Intel Atom processor. Moblin v2.0 Beta was launched very recently.

Official Site – Moblin.Org
Moblin – Wikipedia

Download Moblin

You can download Moblin v2.0 beta from the official Moblin site – Download Moblin

It’s a 670 MB IMG which you can then burn on your USB drive or a CD and then install it on your Netbook or Laptop.

Here are the Official Download Links -

Moblin Download

Moblin Torrent – MD5

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