On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Fernando Cassia <fcassia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have ordered a Chinese, Android based "netbook". > > It's more like a toy and I know what I'm getting into, I just wanted to have > something very lightweight with full qwerty keyboard that I can hook up in > the event of power failure or main systems failure (I have recently > experienced a mainboard failure at my desktop and days later the HDD on my > x86 laptop failing, and it wasn't nice having only my Phone as connectivity > to the world), > > This toy ARM netbook will hopefully allow me to, in such an event, still get > to the Net and get stuff "done". By "stuff" I'm thinking of checking my > email and buy stuff online, plus check youtube videos. That's it. I think > this will fit the bill, using the included Android 4.4 OS. I'm thinking of > hooking it up with a 3G modem and installing Opera Mini to it, plus moving > apps to its internal MicroSD slot. > > Having said that, what are the chances of getting Fedora Linux ARM booting > on one of these, I'm guessing from a USB Flash drive?. > > CPU is A9 1.5Ghz dual-core.Memory is 1GB. Internal Flash storage is 16GB. > Screen is cr*p by PC standards, 7", and restricted to 800x480, Yet specs > says over the HDMI output it can handle Netflix playback in "Full HD" > -IBIWISI-. It all depends on what the SoC manufacturer is, a "A9 1.5Ghz dual-core" tells us nothing of use. Peter > It includes HDMI output, 3x USB 2.0 ports, Wifi and one 10/100 Ethernet port > on the back. > > The closest I've been able to find in international sites (I'm buying this > from a local vendor down here) is this: > http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Business-gift-7-laptop-android-4-0-mini-laptop-WIFI-Netbook-RJ45-Ethernet-Free-shipping/1180798689.html?spm=2114.01020208.8.4.zY3nDs > > ... but this one has double the RAM and internal storage, to be able to run > Android 4.4 > > So, any hope I could unlock its bootloader and get it booting Fedora ARM > (XFCE?) from one of its USB ports? > I understand that due to lack of standarized BIOS booting off USB etc is not > as easy as in the PC world... > > FC > PS: The only interesting resource I was able to find was this about running > Debian ARM over chroot atop Android, but I'd prefer a real "dual-boot" > solution if possible. > https://wiki.debian.org/ChrootOnAndroid > -- > During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary > act > Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto > Revolucionario > - George Orwell > > _______________________________________________ > arm mailing list > arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
