@linmob Thanks for putting together this write-up! I suspect that after Linux on phones matures a bit more, Linux on tablets will begin to get a lot more focus. With that in mind, it's nice to see where things start as of today.
New blog post:
GNU/Linux on Tablets: Hardware
https://linmob.net/gnu-linux-on-tablets-hardware/
#linuxtablets
@dos Based on the results, it looks like time well spent.
@mntmn Ooh, is that a 360 degree hinge!?
Bonus points if your mini reform can open all the way and transform into a mini tablet form factor.
This #Podcast has a dedicated thread on @PINE64's forums now: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=14021&pid=95303#pid95303
#betterlatethannever
To anyone interested in the #Pinephone, or even the #Librem5 and #Linux #smartphones in general, we owe a huge debt of gratitude imo to #Megi.
He's not employed to do this, but donates hundreds of his own personal hours helping to get the hardware working, increase battery life (over and over) and generally make a huge amount of the smartphone progress we've seen, happen.
I'm personally extremely grateful and encourage everyone to donate at the bottom of his page here:
https://xnux.eu/contribute.html
@purism That was a good list, but you did miss a couple of my personal favorites. I'd highly recommend checking out Kobe Deluxe as well as Battle for Wesnoth. Also, there is really high quality stealth game called "the dark mod", that I would recommend. IIRC, it is built using the Doom 3 engine.
We are proud that mobian developer kop316 has now gone for a real fork of the unmaintained mmsd and will be trying to get it into Debian. Also @purism will be using his code on the Librem5. It goes both ways! This will hopefully become the basis for The Next Generation of mmsd:
https://gitlab.com/kop316/mmsd
@purism I suppose while I am dreaming out loud here, I should be more specific. I think what the world needs is an electric equivalent of the original VW Beetle. More specifically, it should be simplistic, affordable, and should be repairable by a single person within their garage.
@purism Ugh... looks like the future of cars is going to suck.
I know this seriously wasn't the point you were trying to make but, how about after you guys finish up with your upcoming tablet release. Why not at least evaluate the feasibility of making a repairable, privacy respecting electric car that doesn't do the whole vendor lock-in thing. I've heard that the people at zero motorcycles have teamed up with other companies before to make electric cars.
Anyhow, keep up the good work!
This is the last week to pick up a #pinebookpro before production pauses on May 24th.
Pine Store link: https://pine64.com/product-category/pinebook-pro/?v=0446c16e2e66
Information about production break: https://www.pine64.org/2021/05/15/may-update-connection-established/
i've booted mainline linux on this (ls1028a) but still working on the display pipeline, which is kinda nuts (mali dp->cadence mhdp (imx8 flavored)) and gpu (GC7000UL). so far:
- monitor/edid detected on DP and have mali dp fb0, but stays black
- etnaviv binds but MMU faults
on a positive note: lots of peripherals work and the cortex-a72s feel snappy
@kyle I'd love to read the article but, what an annoying paywall... Anyhow, I can certainly see the parallels even without reading the details.
@mntmn I mainly read phoronix.com and osnews.com for that sort of content.
@ajmartinez I'm glad to hear that those are finally appearing in the wild. I ordered one quite some time ago, but I don't know when they will get shipping mine... Maybe it'll be some time this month *crosses fingers*.
New blog post discussing what happened in March and April on #LINMOBapps and a glimpse at plans for its future:
https://linmob.net/linmobapps-additions-changes-march-april-2021/
@mntmn The FP3 has a seriously great hardware design. Please do take inspiration from it.
Unfortunately, I personally just can't in good faith purchase another Android phone when companies like purism and pine64 are releasing real Linux phones.
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