Re: Tablets hacked ? was debian debootstrap arch etc....
On Tue, 20 May 2014 14:02:18 -0400
"Lennart Sorensen" <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> 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.
>
hiya
I was wondering more of the ones that development boards were made
available that ran linux. I'm aware of the relationship with android and
linux.
There are a few on the market that the chipsets are known.
\If the linux support for bluetooth is adequate to use an external
keyboard it doesn't matter if the touch screen is not very responsive.
I'm not the only mad person around :)
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