[TriLUG] Linux distros on Android tablets?

Reginald Reed reginald.reed at gmail.com
Tue Feb 12 12:24:37 EST 2013


You should probably start with looking at Linux on the A10 Allwinner
ARM processor.  This processor is used in many of the low-end Android
tablets and Raspberry Pi like devices such as the Cubieboard.

http://linux-sunxi.org/A10
http://forum.doozan.com/list.php?6

--Reggie

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Randy Barlow
<randy at electronsweatshop.com> wrote:
> Hi TriLUG!
>
> I have an interest in installing a "regular" Linux distribution on an
> Android style tablet (as opposed to a laptop with a touchscreen). I've read
> about some people on the Interweb doing things like this, and I was
> wondering if anyone in the LUG had done it before or not. I'd love to hear
> about your experience if you have. This could even be a cool TriLUG talk!
>
> In particular, how to get started? Obviously, these devices don't have
> BIOS, and don't typically boot from USB, so how does the boot process work?
> I'm interested in this question both from the perspective of initial
> installation, and also how would the installation boot thenceforth.
>
> I'd personally be interested in doing this most with either Gentoo (don't
> worry, you can use distcc to compile on a "big" computer!), Fedora, or
> Debian, but if you have an experience with any distro I'd love to hear about
> it.
>
> Also, what kind of UI software have you found to be handy? Is it tricky to
> get things like an automatic on screen keyboard to pop up when you click in
> a textbox (similar to how Android or iPhone does it)? Which window managers
> work well for touch screens? What about other hardware support for things
> like GPS, cell networks, the touchscreen, etc.?
>
> Obviously, tips on how to select devices to do this with would be helpful
> too.
>
> Thanks!
>
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