- On 7 November 2013 04:41, Luc Verhaegen <[email protected]> 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 > Beware of the ton of issues you will have with any ARM platform. Issues > which are largely fixed, or getting fixed, by the linux-sunxi community > for allwinner. 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. 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. > As for netbooks, that format is not too popular right now, so the cheap > chinese sweatshops are not churning many out. 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. -- Yours, Mikhail Ramendik Unless explicitly stated, all opinions in my mail are my own and do not reflect the views of any organization -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANq10gtma7o8y_B-UqJanFf4H_sGC7qi=rks9d-j_6l6gep...@mail.gmail.com
