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I believe this would be a fantastic Linux machine. But sadly with all the closed components it's not trivial to get an ARM distro running, despite Coreboot.
by nextos 11y ago
I believe this would be a fantastic Linux machine. But sadly with all the closed components it's not trivial to get an ARM distro running, despite Coreboot.
- gh02t 11y agoThey're based around a Tegra X1 SoC aren't they? I know Nvidia releases Linux for their X1 devkits ( https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/linux-tegra https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/linux-tegra ). Dunno what else is in the Pixel-C hardware wise, but at least that gives me some hope. I'd consider buying one if you could put a real Linux distro on it.
- nextos 11y agoYes, let's see. It's really nice hardware. The only slight annoyance is the lack of some standard keys. Perhaps Surface 3 (non-pro) could be a good alternative. It's x86, but getting Linux running there is tricky too. [1] [1] http://reddit.com/r/surfacelinux http://reddit.com/r/surfacelinux
- dezgeg 11y agoNope, Tegra X1 support for the mainline Linux is already being done as we speak (by NVIDIA themselves): http://www.spinics.net/lists/devicetree/msg109053.html http://www.spinics.net/lists/devicetree/msg109053.html
- nextos 11y agoGreat, I'm glad to be proven wrong. I asked on #coreboot and people were quite pessimistic.
- dharma1 11y agoPeople are running Ubuntu on Nvidia Shield TV (Tegra X1) and tablet (Tegra K1). Nvidia has L4T (Linux for Tegra) officially, since they want to push the Tegra boards to robotics etc, where people of course want to run a full Linux. CUDA compatible too which is nice. I think there will be an X1 powered tablet from Nvidia this year, hopefully priced better than the Pixel C
- ant6n 11y agoI'd be interested on Linux on Tegra X1, but only if it's a clamshell.