Hi Stuart! Many thanks for the details. As the tablet can boot from microSD without too much trouble, it seems like a nice candidate for testing :) I'll let you (and the rest of the list) know when I hear about any further planned actions. Cheers, Niels On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 04:13:27PM +0100, Stuart Mumford wrote: > Niels, > I have done a small amount of research a while ago with the intention of > delving in deeper into it. However my life got in the way as I am currently > moving out! > > In response to your questions, which I can not answer very well! > > 1. I have heard no mention of JTAG or similar for the Vega, but this doesn't > mean it doesn't exist!! > 2. With regards to drivers I havent got around to building my own Ubuntu > rootfs for my Vega so I don't know however there is this build: > http://android.modaco.com/topic/332887-ubuntu-linux-1104-natty-on-vega-update-134/ > which may be able to tell you something! > 3. It is possible to boot off of the microSD slot, I doubt it could be > booted off the USB port though. > > > This tablet has the advantage of being cheap and powered by the current > generation hardware (Tegra 2), but is let down by its display. > The reason I joined this list was because I wanted to see the feasibility of > creating a Fedora 15 Tablet edition (wanted Gnome 3), so I would be willing > to help though I have a lot to learn!! > > Stuart > > > > On 30 July 2011 18:10, Niels de Vos <devos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Stuart, > > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 07:42:00PM +0100, Stuart Mumford wrote: > > > I have an Advent Vega, which costs 200 GBP and has a NVidia tegra and a > > > full size USB A port and HDMI port. > > > > > > I would be willing to test / work on a Fedora bulid for such a device. > > > > Maybe you have done some research/tests on the Advent Vega already? If > > so, maybe you can answer some of the following questions? > > - Is it possible to use a serial-console and/or attach a JTAG debugger? > > - Are all required drivers available in the mainline Linux kernel? > > - Does is require any non-public Xorg drivers (display, touch, ..)? > > - Can it boot from a non-internal (SD, USB-stick, ...) storage? > > > > Some colleagues/friends/etc would like to do some work for a Fedora > > Tablet edition, any details or pointers on what hardware is easy to use > > and develop on is much appreciated. When something serious takes off, > > this list will likely be one of the main communication channels. > > > > Thanks again, > > Niels > > > > _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
