[fedora-arm] Advice for tablets to run Fedora ARM on?

[Niels de Vos]

Hi Stuart!

Many thanks for the details. As the tablet can boot from microSD without
too much trouble, it seems like a nice candidate for testing :)

I'll let you (and the rest of the list) know when I hear about any
further planned actions.

Cheers,
Niels


On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 04:13:27PM +0100, Stuart Mumford wrote:
> Niels,
> I have done a small amount of research a while ago with the intention of
> delving in deeper into it. However my life got in the way as I am currently
> moving out!
> 
> In response to your questions, which I can not answer very well!
> 
> 1. I have heard no mention of JTAG or similar for the Vega, but this doesn't
> mean it doesn't exist!!
> 2. With regards to drivers I havent got around to building my own Ubuntu
> rootfs for my Vega so I don't know however there is this build:
> http://android.modaco.com/topic/332887-ubuntu-linux-1104-natty-on-vega-update-134/
> which may be able to tell you something!
> 3. It is possible to boot off of the microSD slot, I doubt it could be
> booted off the USB port though.
> 
> 
> This tablet has the advantage of being cheap and powered by the current
> generation hardware (Tegra 2), but is let down by its display.
> The reason I joined this list was because I wanted to see the feasibility of
> creating a Fedora 15 Tablet edition (wanted Gnome 3), so I would be willing
> to help though I have a lot to learn!!
> 
> Stuart
> 
> 
> 
> On 30 July 2011 18:10, Niels de Vos <devos at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Stuart,
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 07:42:00PM +0100, Stuart Mumford wrote:
> > >  I have an Advent Vega, which costs 200 GBP and has a NVidia tegra and a
> > > full size USB A port and HDMI port.
> > >
> > > I would be willing to test / work on a Fedora bulid for such a device.
> >
> > Maybe you have done some research/tests on the Advent Vega already? If
> > so, maybe you can answer some of the following questions?
> > - Is it possible to use a serial-console and/or attach a JTAG debugger?
> > - Are all required drivers available in the mainline Linux kernel?
> > - Does is require any non-public Xorg drivers (display, touch, ..)?
> > - Can it boot from a non-internal (SD, USB-stick, ...) storage?
> >
> > Some colleagues/friends/etc would like to do some work for a Fedora
> > Tablet edition, any details or pointers on what hardware is easy to use
> > and develop on is much appreciated. When something serious takes off,
> > this list will likely be one of the main communication channels.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Niels
> >
> >