Comments on: Windows 7 on the Viliv S5 UMPC – an Update http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:12:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Richard L. http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417275 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:14:22 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417275 Hi James,

Gottabemobile just posted that myviliv has new drivers for Windows 7 for the S5. Are you going to retry to install Windows 7?

]]> By: Joseph http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417274 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:14:27 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417274 Aw dang! Can’t believe I missed that in the pamphlet. Well that made things a whole lot easier :D
Thanks a lot jk!

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417273 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:03:39 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417273 Getting back to XP is easy, just run the OS restore from the h/w buttons. Check the pamphlet that came with the S5, it’s easy to do and only takes about 20 minutes.

]]> By: Joseph http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417272 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:45:48 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417272 It came installed with XP. It had all the tid-bit drivers that was descripted in the box and all. Just that a friend of mine convinced me to try installing Windows 7 on it. He did it for me, but made sure to not over-write the previous OS. I’m trying to get back to XP from Windows 7, which I’m not too sure about.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417271 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:02:04 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417271 Did your S5 come installed with XP? If with Vista, then you don’t have everything you need driver-wise.

]]> By: Joseph http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417270 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:43:42 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417270 Hey James! Hope ya can help me out here.. I’ve tried installing Windows 7 on the S5.. and had lots of trouble finally getting it through. But I experienced so many other inconveniences that you’ve also mentioned in your reviews and blogs. So I’m planning to switch back down to Windows XP.. I’ve actually still have the Windows XP old file recovered on my Viliv, but I don’t have much of a clue on how to recover my Viliv back to XP. I’ve got an ok Idea how it works with Vista but not too sure with 7. Any help, info, hints, leads, etc.. would greatly appreciated! ^^ hope you can help.. I’ve been driving myself insane trying to fix this problem. hehe

]]> By: Rob http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417269 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:10:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417269 you have to attach a keyboard and press the delete key during the Viliv splash screen to get to BIOS. pressing the D pad during boot only gets you to the AMI rescue screen

]]> By: Gary http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417268 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:01:02 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417268 Pressing the d-pad button gets me to the AMI preboot with 2 options, normal boot, and “recovery boot”. NEITHER of which gets me to a BIOS screen.

So what’s the _real_ magic to getting to the BIOS screen w/out having to attach a keyboard. Which defeats the purpose as I can’t, then, select to boot off of the usb because no usb drive is attached.

]]> By: Will http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417267 Wed, 20 May 2009 09:59:59 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417267 Does anyone have a list of chipsets for this? Knowing the touchscreen’s chipset make+model, wireless chipset, IDE, etc, should make it easy to work out how well Linux might run on it.
Touchscreen support in kernel 2.6.28+ and latest X.Org is very solid and seems to cover quite a few more touch-screens cf. when I orginally fought with my Samsung Q1….
I also noticed Viliv’s X7O supports Linux, and I’m guessing they’re sharing several chipsets across models to control costs.

]]> By: TempusFugit http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417266 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:30:15 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417266 growing community at pocketables.net, http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=2451, that would like to hear about better Windows 7 support.

]]> By: TempusFugit http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417265 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:28:27 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417265 Please post your experience with the Viliv S5 with Windows 7 and Windows 7 specific drivers. There is a

-tf

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417264 Fri, 01 May 2009 19:24:00 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417264 It’s basically a netbook as far as h/w components go so I don’t see why Linux wouldn’t work just fine. The main issue might be the touchscreen though.

]]> By: Hiram Kampokalas http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417263 Fri, 01 May 2009 19:11:40 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417263 I think its great that Windows 7 runs in this UMPC, i only have one question, has anybody been able to run linux on it (i have alredy google it)? Im interested in buying one, whats keeping me from doing it, its two things. Linux and the fact i wasnt able to make the purchase on time (out of stock).

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417262 Fri, 01 May 2009 17:46:09 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417262 Yes and days, although they will be beta and not forwardable.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417261 Fri, 01 May 2009 17:42:59 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417261 I suspect that’s right but I didn’t have Win7 on long enough to try it.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-umpc-an-update/#comment-417260 Fri, 01 May 2009 17:42:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=34927#comment-417260 I saw that but I have not seen anyone who’s gotten the touchscreen rotation to work properly as described in my article.

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