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>The closest thing that comes to it is the GPD Win series, but there’s no official Linux support there, and it’s not ARM based. Cool lies there. Linux Mint exi

>The closest thing that comes to it is the GPD Win series, but there’s no official Linux support there, and it’s not ARM based. Cool lies there. Linux Mint exists and runs on GPD products.

ekianjo 6y ago
Notice the "official support" there. GPD does not officially provide any Linux distro installed on their devices (at least the GPD Win series, which is the what comes the closest to the Pyra). You have to do it all yourself - and the GPD Win 2, at launch, needed some extra patches on Linux for its specific controls (not provided by GPD, that goes without saying).
- jandrese 6y ago
  https://www.gpd.hk/gpdmicropc https://www.gpd.hk/gpdmicropc Near the bottom of the page they say: > Furthermore, under the strategic cooperation with Ubuntu MATE, MicroPC will support Ubuntu MATE 18.10. At that time, you may download the Ubuntu MATE 18.10 firmware on the GPD official website and crowdfunding update area. The shipped machine defaults to Windows 10 Pro. If you go to their site they have the Linux distro available for download under the "Linux Firmware and Hackintosh" tab: https://www.gpd.hk/gpd_micropc_firmware_driver_bios https://www.gpd.hk/gpd_micropc_firmware_driver_bios
  - Valkhyr 6y ago
    I think that "strategic cooperation" may be a bit of retconning on GPD's part? I was using a Pocket when Mate first published the images (for the Pocket at the time), and there was no talk about this being in any way official. That said, in my experience they don't refuse you warranty or anything if your device has a different OS on it, so on that side there is no issue putting an "unofficial" OS on your hardware.
  - ekianjo 6y ago
    Again I am not talking about the GPD microPC for which I have no experience, but the GPD Win Series which is directly equivalent to the Pyra - and they do not support Linux at all. I have even talked to the GPD guys directly face to face about that.

>The closest thing that comes to it is the GPD Win series, but there’s no official Linux support there, and it’s not ARM based. Cool lies there. Linux Mint exists and runs on GPD products.

ekianjo 6y ago

Notice the "official support" there. GPD does not officially provide any Linux distro installed on their devices (at least the GPD Win series, which is the what comes the closest to the Pyra). You have to do it all yourself - and the GPD Win 2, at launch, needed some extra patches on Linux for its specific controls (not provided by GPD, that goes without saying).

jandrese 6y ago
https://www.gpd.hk/gpdmicropc https://www.gpd.hk/gpdmicropc Near the bottom of the page they say: > Furthermore, under the strategic cooperation with Ubuntu MATE, MicroPC will support Ubuntu MATE 18.10. At that time, you may download the Ubuntu MATE 18.10 firmware on the GPD official website and crowdfunding update area. The shipped machine defaults to Windows 10 Pro. If you go to their site they have the Linux distro available for download under the "Linux Firmware and Hackintosh" tab: https://www.gpd.hk/gpd_micropc_firmware_driver_bios https://www.gpd.hk/gpd_micropc_firmware_driver_bios
- Valkhyr 6y ago
  I think that "strategic cooperation" may be a bit of retconning on GPD's part? I was using a Pocket when Mate first published the images (for the Pocket at the time), and there was no talk about this being in any way official. That said, in my experience they don't refuse you warranty or anything if your device has a different OS on it, so on that side there is no issue putting an "unofficial" OS on your hardware.
- ekianjo 6y ago
  Again I am not talking about the GPD microPC for which I have no experience, but the GPD Win Series which is directly equivalent to the Pyra - and they do not support Linux at all. I have even talked to the GPD guys directly face to face about that.