Produce an image suitable for set-top boxes for armel
Create an image for armel set-top boxes that provides for a rich multimedia experience to a connected HDMI display. Include support for remote controls, broadcast and cable tuners, analog video sources, etc.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- David Mandala
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Ricardo Salveti
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Ricardo Salveti
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for natty
- Implementation:
-
Deferred
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
Whiteboard
[rsalveti] The enna work was dropped as we decided to then work on enabling xbmc (what should happen at precise). Linaro is planning to integrate XBMC at the 11.12 release: https:/
Work Items (natty-alpha-3):
[rsalveti] Investigate available media solutions (xmbc, freevo, enna, entertainer, movida, canola): DONE
[rsalveti] Identify the best one that's gstreamer compatible (currently it's still enna, but xbmc is the future): DONE
[gruemaster] Investigate remote control solutions: DONE
Work Items (ubuntu-
[rsalveti] Create a wiki page with detailed instructions how to use the best supported setop-box application (enna), showing how to optimize and get the best result available with Beagle and Pandaboard: POSTPONED
[rsalveti March 1] As creating another task would mean a lot to maintain (supporting from minimal image implies we need a task that brings X, gdm, network-manager, proper session log-in and such), and something that would be radically changed for N+1 (xbmc is the future), making sure it works without bugs, documenting it and linking to the release notes is our best option for Natty.
