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Unfortunately, it won't run any of the most recent versions of Ubuntu because it's an ARM9 (ARMv5). However, people have a minimal-esque Debian installation ru
by angusgr 16y ago
Unfortunately, it won't run any of the most recent versions of Ubuntu because it's an ARM9 (ARMv5).
However, people have a minimal-esque Debian installation running on its other WM8505-based cousins fairly well: http://www.slatedroid.com/eken-m001-debian/ http://www.slatedroid.com/eken-m001-debian/
- spiffworks 16y agoThanks for the link. I didn't know of this site. Can you recommend any cheap tablets that would be fun to hack on?
- angusgr 16y agoI only have an M001, which has the advantage of being popular so there are people modding it, and some people working on a clean implementation of the linux kernel (groups.google.com/group/vt8500-wm8505-linux-kernel) If you want to do some kernel device driver writing, binary reverse-engineering, or port Android 2.2, those are all good things you can try on the M001 (or the Walgreens tablet, same SoC.) However, there are better cheap tablets. $200ish can get you one built around the TI OMAP3 platform. One is called the Wits A81E. For a lot of tinkering, that's probably a much better buy - Android 2.2 already runs, you get a Cortex A8 instead of an ARM9 (so it -will- run recent Ubuntu versions), and the OMAP3 SoCs have properly open sourced and mature linux drivers. I haven't actually used one, though. It really depends on what you want to do with it, I guess.