Running Linux on Sat-navs
There is a nice, open source community project dedicated to running a distribution of linux on TomTom satnavs. That project is called OpenTom.
The downloads below have been pre-compiled by me, for you to easily copy to an SD card to use the software.
Both versions of the software are installed in the same way.
Differences between 'Basic' build and 'Extra' build
The basic build only contains the operating system and the graphical user interface, and the drivers. NO EXTRA SOFTWARE IS INCLUDED.
The extra build includes all from the basic build, in addition to extra software, like a web browser, media player, a large selection of games, and Bluetooth Networking capabilities.
Learn more on the OpenTom github repositorySupported Devices
TomTom One v2
TomTom XL
More sat-navs are supported, but they havent been tested yet.
Download links are below.
Download OpenTom Basic build (5.3mb download, 9.86mb decompressed size)Download OpenTom Extra build (32.35mb download, 66.44mb decompressed size)
Watch Video Installation Tutorial
Images
OpenTom desktop
Launcher menu
File browser
Dillo web browser
Multi-window multitasking demo
Word processor
Game selection
Game selection, part 2
System utilities
System settings
Networking utilities and settings
USB configuration