Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box

hackaday.com 05 Mar '13, 1pm

Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box

Over on the xda developers forum, [exception13] shows us the work he’s put into geting Debian running on his Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 , allowing him to dual boot Android and Linux on a single device. The project is still in a fairly early state, but so far [exception13] has most of the goodies required for a decent Linux experience running already. There’s WiFi, bluetooth, sound, usb-otg and touchscreen support, as well as support for the Note’s S Pen, the Wacom digitizer that basically turns the Galaxy Note 10.1 into an Intuos touch pad. There’s still a lot of work work to be done, including getting the camera up and running, as well as enabling the GPS receiver. Still, it’s a very cool project that puts the power of a proper desktop interface into a tablet with enough horsepower to get something useful done. If you’d like to get this running on your Galaxy Note, [excepti...

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@luissoeiro » 11 Mar '13, 11am
Samsung: take this hint ( [link] ) and release open source drivers for your tablets and phones. #floss (link via @luiz_gh)
@dcabrera_ » 06 Mar '13, 8am
Installing debian on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 [link]
@neofreko » 06 Mar '13, 2am
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link] via @feedly
@chumeiperlebys » 05 Mar '13, 5pm
Igual si tienes un Galaxy Note, puedes instalarle su tonto Linux. ¿Para qué? No importa. [link]
@TweakersDelight » 05 Mar '13, 2pm
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box Over on the xda developers forum, [exception13] shows us [link]
@B11011G » 05 Mar '13, 1pm
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@TechKnowledgeIt » 05 Mar '13, 1pm
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link] #tki
@hackaday » 05 Mar '13, 1pm
New post: Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link]
@deepakabhishek2 » 05 Mar '13, 2pm
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link]
@robofun » 05 Mar '13, 1pm
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link]
@followed » 05 Mar '13, 1pm
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link]
@DIYEngineering » 05 Mar '13, 1pm
Turning the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 into a proper Linux box [link]