On Thursday, September 16, 2010 01:53:55 am pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Adam Miller > > <maxamillion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello team Fedora ARM, > > I posted in irc a few hours ago but I assumed on list would reach > > a wider audience... I read somewhere that there is now an ARM powered > > {smart|net}book device that comes out of the box running Android but I > > wanted to know if anyone might be familiar with a method of running > > Fedora ARM on the device or where I might start attempting? I haven't > > purchased one yet, but the device is listed at under $200 so I'm > > heavily considering as a hack toy .... here's the link to the product > > page: > > http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_020W026051760001P?vName=Compute > > rs+%26+Electronics&cName=Laptops&keyword=augen&prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockTyp > > e=G4 > > > > All feedback welcome and happy hacking! > > I've been looking for something similar. From what I've read getting > the kernel to boot is the hardest bit because unlike the x86 or even > PPC platform there's no standard defined boot process or bios to boot > the kernel so there's dozens of ways to do so. If the company properly > complies with the GPL they should be providing source and process > (scripts etc) for building their kernels. So if the GPL is provided > for these devices it might be a good place to start. > > Not being a kernel hacker I might be missing the entire point here. > > I've been meaning to ask similar questions about the Tegra 2 ARM A9 > processor from Nvidia. I presume they use their own GPU technology so > while they're not open source GPU kernel drivers generally I wondered > whether nouveau would work. There's a couple of tegra2 devices like > the Toshiba AC100 and the Samsung Galaxy appearing in the UK. > > Peter http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/info.asp?c1=183&c2=185&id=3203 looks quite nice. Im seriously contemplating picking one up when im home. it is a little more expensive. that $200 Dennis
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