Re: Tablets hacked ? was debian debootstrap arch etc....
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 02:42:07PM +0100, RichardBown wrote:
> not sure how much is needed , there is a lot of number crunching
>
> Joe originally wrote it to run on P233, but its progressed since then,
> Nothing fancy with graphics just a basic waterfall display, similar to
> SDR. its using QT5 now and python.
> It emulating a DSP .
>
> I'm aware most tablets dont have audio I/O. but at a push. a usb sound
> card could be used, but considering they have a mic and speakers, its
> awful tempting to get a low cost one and open it.
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if someone on this list hasn't already done it,
> to see whats flashable.
>
> I should thing its it capable of number crunching for HD TV it should
> cope with WSJT easily..
>
> So the question now Len , is who will admit to opening up one of the
> cheap Chinese tablets and having a good rummage around inside ???
Those are especially likely to be impossible to find specs for and hence
getting anything other than the android they came with running may be
near impossible. Linux and android is NOT the same thing.
Also the lack of a serial console makes the tablets a pain to work with.
Touch screens just don't work very well (or usually at all) with linux.
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Len Sorensen
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