Re: [PLUG] Looking for an x86 Linux tablet

[Ronald Bynoe]

Do you need a touchscreen? I have a Raspberry Pi touchscreen device that
can run on a battery. I also have a Chip (https://getchip.com/) OpenSource
Linux handheld, but it doesn't have a touchscreen I don't think. I really
like the Chip, but it is a slow ARM CPU. If you need something beefier, I
also have a Chuwi Hi12 tablet which is just like a regular Android tablet,
but Chinese: cheap, unreliable sometimes, and really cheap. The thing was
like $200:
https://www.banggood.com/Chuwi-Hi12-Intel-Z8300-Quad-Core-1_84GHz-12-Inch-Dual-Boot-Tablet-p-1044181.html

It runs an Intel CPU, but you won't be gaming on it. It also has plenty of
USB ports. Getting Linux to work with its wireless has been a pain for
people, but you say you don't care so much about that, and it would work
with a regular USB Wifi dongle. I have the tablet, a detachable keyboard
designed for it, a stylus, screen protector, and case, and the whole thing
was less than the cost of a regular high-end Android tablet.

There's also the case of grabbing an old used Android phone, and installing
AOSP on it, hooking it up to a USB On-the-go cable, and using that as your
mobile device to log data and whatnot. I have old phones I use as remotes,
car ODBII loggers, security cameras for my house, just about anything. I
think at one point I had 5 really old Android phones running Cyanogenmod as
wifi home monitoring security cameras, they're great: they have SD Cards
for nearly unlimited offline storage, reliable wifi, power off USB so they
don't require wall-warts, and they have backup batteries so they don't stop
working when the power goes out!

Pleasantly,
Ronald Bynoe

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Richard Owlett  wrote:

> On 11/07/2017 01:48 PM, Galen Seitz wrote:
>
>> On 11/07/17 11:20, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> Basically I'm looking for functionality similar to a PDA such as a Palm
>>> Pilot. Ideally it would run an i386 build of Debian [no major problem
>>> with AMD] - for maximum compatibility with my desktop and laptops.
>>>
>>> I don't have a good idea of what is available. My web searches have
>>> gotten many hits on the day to day problems using one but relatively
>>> little on what's available.
>>>
>>> Any suggestion for on line computer retailers [i.e. NOT amazon or ebay]
>>> whose sites I should browse?
>>>
>>> Suggestions on "how to search" welcome.
>>>
>>
>> While Intel has been improving with respect to power consumption, they
>> still have difficulty competing with ARM in the mobile market.  That's
>> why x86-based phones are rare to nonexistent.  If you must have x86, I
>> suspect the best you can do is to look at the laptop/tablet hybrids that
>> are on the market.
>>
>> galen
>>
>>
> I'm looking for a physical form factor similar to a "smart phone"(sic;).
> Cell network connectivity is a minus.
> WiFi &/or Bluetooth OK but not required.
> I'll have a data collection app and will usually transfer data via a USB
> flash drive.
> If i386/AMD64 a hindrance, ARM is acceptable.
> I have a strong preference for Debian but a pre-installed Linux is
> required.
> Must be an off the shelf part. Low cost wins over featuritis ;)
> Thank you.
>
>
>
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Re: [PLUG] Looking for an x86 Linux tablet

[Nat Taylor]

https://learn.adafruit.com/7-portable-raspberry-pi-multitouch-tablet/overview
https://makezine.com/2014/01/07/how-i-built-a-raspberry-pi-tablet/

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Nat Taylor  wrote:

> I've got a Nokia N800 I'd sell, if I can find it.
> Another option would be an android tablet that you installed Debian on in
> a (chroot, basically, I htink)
> https://play.google.com/store/search?q=debian
> I have gnuroot debian installed, it works.
> You could also try the debian noroot.
> This appears to be an out of the box solution: https://www.bq.com/
> en/aquaris-m10
> I remember looking at that one when it came out.
> I found this article, but haven't read it all yet:
> http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/
> install-linux-on-your-x86-tablet-five-distros-to-choose-from-1162825
>
> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Richard Owlett 
> wrote:
>
>> Basically I'm looking for functionality similar to a PDA such as a Palm
>> Pilot. Ideally it would run an i386 build of Debian [no major problem with
>> AMD] - for maximum compatibility with my desktop and laptops.
>>
>> I don't have a good idea of what is available. My web searches have
>> gotten many hits on the day to day problems using one but relatively little
>> on what's available.
>>
>> Any suggestion for on line computer retailers [i.e. NOT amazon or ebay]
>> whose sites I should browse?
>>
>> Suggestions on "how to search" welcome.
>>
>> TIA
>>
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