[$] Building a Tizen IVI test experience

In November of 2013, I decided to undertake a garage-hacking project and build an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) Linux box for my own car. Motivated hobbyists have done such things for years, of course. But, after having followed the development of various automotive Linux projects (such as GENIVI and Tizen IVI), I wanted to put them to the test, rather than simply stuff a Raspberry Pi into the glove compartment and run Rhythmbox on a tiny screen on the dashboard. Interesting developments were happening at automakers and software vendors, and they were worth exploring. It turned out to be a rather large project, so to cover it fully will take more than one installment. The first major milestone involves understanding the unique hardware, power, and boot requirements of an IVI unit (as well as finding a distribution that fits the bill).