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What is the status of connecting the ubuntu phone to a screen to get a personal computer running ubuntu desktop ?

by maelito 12y ago

popey 12y ago
In progress. The bq device doesn't support it.
mdellabitta 12y ago
I thought that ship sailed when the croudfunding campaign didn't meet targets.
reddotX 12y ago
WIP, here's a demo of the current state https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PUYoa1c9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PUYoa1c9M
- buster 12y ago
  Wow.. that is impressive... Obviously running libreoffice as is on the nexus 4 is not really usable, but overall.. wow!
kriro 12y ago
Yeah the demo/description was pretty inspiring. Phone->dock+monitor+storage->computer (for everyday stuff). The linked tablet video seems close enough but I'd love a phone version to theoretically have one device for everything. This is still my "tech wish for the year" :D
eloisant 12y ago
Even if it's possible with this device (which I don't know) that's still an ARM processor you have. It's a Cortex A7 a bit faster from what you get in a Raspberry Pi 2 but not much. Anyway, those phones or tablets that turn into supposed regular computers are cool, but at the end of the day when I have access to a screen and keyboard there is usually a computer not far. Since my data is in the cloud anyway, I'd rather use that separate computer than my phone.
- icebraining 12y ago
  Even if you don't have a fast Internet pipe, you can just boot the PC from your Android phone instead, using DriveDroid. I'm not sure if you can also access the files on the sdcard, though.
- vidarh 12y ago
  There are plenty of situations where I don't want to trust the available computer with my data. And I very frequently find myself in situations where the network connection is so poor that streaming my data over the network is an exercise in frustration. When I then walk around with more and more powerful computers in my pocket, it's great to be able to make use of it.
izolate 12y ago
How about SSH-ing into it and coding within by way of Vim/Tmux. That's what is exciting me.

What is the status of connecting the ubuntu phone to a screen to get a personal computer running ubuntu desktop ?

by maelito 12y ago

What is the status of connecting the ubuntu phone to a screen to get a personal computer running ubuntu desktop ?

popey 12y ago

In progress. The bq device doesn't support it.

mdellabitta 12y ago

I thought that ship sailed when the croudfunding campaign didn't meet targets.

reddotX 12y ago

WIP, here's a demo of the current state https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PUYoa1c9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PUYoa1c9M

buster 12y ago
Wow.. that is impressive... Obviously running libreoffice as is on the nexus 4 is not really usable, but overall.. wow!

kriro 12y ago

Yeah the demo/description was pretty inspiring. Phone->dock+monitor+storage->computer (for everyday stuff). The linked tablet video seems close enough but I'd love a phone version to theoretically have one device for everything. This is still my "tech wish for the year" :D

eloisant 12y ago

Even if it's possible with this device (which I don't know) that's still an ARM processor you have. It's a Cortex A7 a bit faster from what you get in a Raspberry Pi 2 but not much. Anyway, those phones or tablets that turn into supposed regular computers are cool, but at the end of the day when I have access to a screen and keyboard there is usually a computer not far. Since my data is in the cloud anyway, I'd rather use that separate computer than my phone.

icebraining 12y ago
Even if you don't have a fast Internet pipe, you can just boot the PC from your Android phone instead, using DriveDroid. I'm not sure if you can also access the files on the sdcard, though.
vidarh 12y ago
There are plenty of situations where I don't want to trust the available computer with my data. And I very frequently find myself in situations where the network connection is so poor that streaming my data over the network is an exercise in frustration. When I then walk around with more and more powerful computers in my pocket, it's great to be able to make use of it.

izolate 12y ago

How about SSH-ing into it and coding within by way of Vim/Tmux. That's what is exciting me.