On 03/29/2012 07:56 PM, Nataraj wrote: > I have poked around in google and have seen a number of youtube videos, > but my question is whether anyone really has linux running on any kind > of tablet or tablet PC device in such a way that the touch screen can be > used productively and it won't take a month to get it running? > Initially the two applications that are of most interest to me would be > a good web browser (maybe chromium) and thunderbird. I would also like > to have a decent on screen keyboard which could be used to ssh to > servers in an emergency. > > I've seen instructions for booting linux on various devices, but many > people doing this are using keyboards and not touchscreens. > > Do applications like thunderbird have to be modified in order to work > well with a touch screen or is just getting a working driver for the > touchpad sufficient? > > If anyone has any experience with this I would appreciate knowing what > hardware your running on and what linux distro/desktop environment you > use. I've been interested in devices like the ASUS EP121 which is a > dual core I5, so it wouldn't be necessary to have an ARM distribution. > Also the newest Asus transformer prime (arm) which I think is about 2 > months away sounds interesting. > The CentOS Project would LOVE to obtain a Hardware Donation from one (or more) of the companies who have x86, x86_64, or ARM tablets available. We would make getting working drivers for the touch screen a priority if we had hardware to work with. If there are any tablet manufactures on the list ... and if you are willing to provide a hardware donation of any architecture tablet (x86, x86_64, ARM, or PPC) to the CentOS Project then contact me off list. Thanks, Johnny Hughes
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