Re: recommend a netbook for Debian deployment?
On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 05:19:51AM +0000, Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> - On 7 November 2013 04:41, Luc Verhaegen <libv@skynet.be> wrote:
>
> >> While the open hardware projects are very interesting, anytime soon I
> >> can only get the dx.com etc Chinese stuff. And the netbooks that have
> >> things I like (HDMI, 1 GB RAM) tend to be based o the VIA 8850.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderMedia
>
> Thanks, this helps a lot. So the 8880 is the best then. Wonder if one
> can get Debian on something like this:
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-Laptop-VIA-WM-8880-Dual-Core-1-5GHz-1GB-RAM-4GB-ROM-Android-4-2/1346765143.html
Such a thing will always be quite difficult to bring up on your own.
Even if the bootloader and the kernel are free (and VIA is not breaching
the GPL), there still is way to much work for a single persons free
time.
> Which means that an Allwinner-based netbook is preferrable because the
> linux-sunxi community know something about it? I did try again now,
> but just can't find one with the necessary specs (HDMI and 1GB RAM).
> They are all either worse or VIA. The closest is this one
> http://www.pandawill.com/h6-10-inch-notebook-android-403-1g-ram-4gb-laptop-pc-black-p65515.html
> , but it appears to have no HDMI.
That is the state of things currently.
> Ideally I'd like to find someone who already knows how to handle a
> particular model. Should I try the linux-sunxi mailing list? It seems
> very technical with patches etc.
If you think that sunxi is technical, then you better not try to bring
up a wondermedia device.
> Understood but I just can't handle screen tapping as an entry method.
> And they are churning SOME out. But modern ones seem to be all VIA
> based.
Luc Verhaegen.
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