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But can we stick Chrome OS or Android on the JooJoo?
by samd 17y ago
But can we stick Chrome OS or Android on the JooJoo?
- gvb 17y agoTheoretically. See http://www.androidx86.org/ http://www.androidx86.org/ and http://www.android-x86.org/ http://www.android-x86.org/ and others. Where you may run into problems is finding drivers for pieces of the JooJoo hardware. JooJoo claims to be running a "custom operating system", which Wired reported is actually linux-based. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/first-look-joojoo-is-no-apple-ipad-killer/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/first-look-joojoo-is-... If it is truly custom, you likely would have substantial hurdles making it run linux/android. If it is a customized linux port, you would have a hope of finding drivers. Given the short and ugly history of the JooJoo, I would not expect cooperation from Fusion Garage.
- SlyShy 17y agoHonestly, nothing I've seen about the operating system leads me to think it is actually very custom (insofar as you would call the EeePC's Linux "custom"). It probably just ships with a kernel compiled with the touchscreen drivers, and other drivers. Seeing as how the touchscreen drivers apparently aren't the greatest, I'd like to see someone write better ones, and then just write a replacement OS for the JooJoo.
- wmf 17y agoThe JooJoo is basically an Atom/Ion netbook with off-the-shelf parts.
- nooneelse 17y ago"Given the short and ugly history of the JooJoo, I would not expect cooperation from Fusion Garage." Which is entirely the wrong direction for them, imho. Given that history (and the fact they are competing with Apple now), being entirely open and friendly with the linux hacking world would probably be the best move for them.