Linux on 7" mini netbook ARM-VT8500 ?

[LikeUbun]

For those of you with the VT8505/WM8505 based netbooks, I've rolled up a Debian system around the Android kernel that was released, with drivers or userland tools for everything.
It adds a few things (like a framebuffer console); it will run from SD alone, or if you wish, install to the device NAND.

X11 is not included to keep the download size down, but it's pretty quick to add with apt-get (figure another 25MB or so of downloadables).

You can find the filesystem tarballs and instructions at: http://bur.st/~abrasive/wm8505_linux/

Hi

I need your debian system, could you make a script file to install? what I mean is copy to SD card, and update like Android system?

Thanks in advance.

[abrasive]

Hi

I need your debian system, could you make a script file to install? what I mean is copy to SD card, and update like Android system?

Thanks in advance.

There is a boot-script that installs the kernel, then boots from the SD; you then have to copy the userland manually. From the readme in the folder:

mount /dev/mtdblock9 /mnt/mtd
cp -xdpr / /mnt/mtd/

Do you need a script to automate that?

[abrasive]

Hi

I need your debian system, could you make a script file to install? what I mean is copy to SD card, and update like Android system?

Thanks in advance.

Did a crufty quick hack to deliver Android-style single-shot install, seems to work fine, uploading it now.

[LikeUbun]

Did a crufty quick hack to deliver Android-style single-shot install, seems to work fine, uploading it now.

Yes, I want an auto update script file and I want to install to nandflash, not run on SD card. because I have a AP system need run on debian. please help me to build a full package for your debian system.
I can customize the hardware to use over 256MB memory, over 2G nandflash.
so, it is very important to me.

further discussion details please email to me: likeubun@gmail.com

Thank you very much.

[abrasive]

Yes, I want an auto update script file and I want to install to nandflash, not run on SD card. because I have a AP system need run on debian. please help me to build a full package for your debian system.

This Debian roll is specifically for the EasyPC style 7" netbooks - it sets a bunch of bootloader environment (that the Android installer sets too). You'll have to get down and dirty with the bootscripts if not.



New tarballs uploaded. Supports full-auto install.

[LikeUbun]

This Debian roll is specifically for the EasyPC style 7" netbooks - it sets a bunch of bootloader environment (that the Android installer sets too). You'll have to get down and dirty with the bootscripts if not..

I know, I just want to use your system on WM8505. That's all.

New tarballs uploaded. Supports full-auto install.

is that file named xorg.conf under useful? replace before one?

[norseman-has-a-laptop]

what are the upgrades on it
like ram and video cards?
hard drive space

[abrasive]

I know, I just want to use your system on WM8505. That's all.



is that file named xorg.conf under useful? replace before one?

no, old now; now it is already in the extpart tarball - you shouldn't need to do anything (other than apt-get the xorg packages).

[LikeUbun]

no, old now; now it is already in the extpart tarball - you shouldn't need to do anything (other than apt-get the xorg packages).

OK, got it. thanks in advance.

[abrasive]

is that file named xorg.conf under useful? replace before one?

I was wrong, and debconf just nukes the xorg.conf that comes in the tarball.
So, you still need to put on that xorg.conf after X is installed. Sorry!