Raspberry Pi Thread - Page 4

brandonwh64 · Jun 22, 2012, 12:31 PM

I am still surprised someone has not fully ported atleast 2.1 android to this device yet and that is the only thing holding me back from getting one.

t_ski · Jun 22, 2012, 07:19 PM

That would be pretty sweet, especially if you had a touchscreen monitor

Vrgn86 · Jul 1, 2012, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

I am still surprised someone has not fully ported atleast 2.1 android to this device yet and that is the only thing holding me back from getting one.

There is at least one person working on this. Here is the forum.

FordGT90Concept · Jul 1, 2012, 03:36 PM

Looks like availability in USA is still limited. Also, good cases for it are more expensive than it. XD

I think I'll have to wait a while before I buy it. Not having wifi and SATA/eSATA is a real downer. What I envision using this as is an Android powered Bluray player/HTPC.

newtekie1 · Jul 1, 2012, 04:04 PM

I see a lot of people waiting for this, and a lot of suggested uses for Raspberry Pi that might already be filled by devices that are already out there.

So of you might want to look at this little device.

It has some advantages and disadvantage over Raspberry Pi, but might suit some of you better than Raspberry Pi.

Mainly for people just wanting to get something to run Android to use as a HTPC type device attached to a TV, I think this is better suited for that than Raspberry Pi. It is more expensive, but it already comes in a nice neat case, with all the accessories you need, it has built in WiFi, and it already runs Android 4.0. Plus it has the option to boot from the SD slot, and there are already Linux distros available for it. And it seems to run a smoother thanks to the 512MB of RAM compared to the 256MB of the Raspberry Pi. The downside of course is that it is more expensive, won't be as flexible in the long run as Raspberry Pi, and it doesn't have an ethernet jack(though Raspberry Pi Model A doesn't either).

FordGT90Concept · Jul 1, 2012, 04:29 PM

Raspberry Pi B version is $35 and a respectable case costs at least $35 (at least until they put one of their own out). You're already talking $70 excluding shipping across the Atlantic, and by virtually all accounts, is inferior. You've successfully diverted my attention elsewhere.

Edit: Looks like it has some pretty bad design flaws according to the sole review. I'll have to look for something similar.

KieranD · Jul 1, 2012, 05:32 PM

If you've ever used android on an older phone, its slow and i doubt there will be graphical acceleration if android is ported to the Pi. In their budget they could only afford H.264 license for hardware decoding, so it probably wont make a brilliant media device.

Really the Pi is meant as an education tool and hobby computer. Eben Upton the founder explained a lot about why they didn't do this and didn't do that.

newtekie1 · Jul 1, 2012, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FordGT90Concept

Raspberry Pi B version is $35 and a respectable case costs at least $35 (at least until they put one of their own out). You're already talking $70 excluding shipping across the Atlantic, and by virtually all accounts, is inferior. You've successfully diverted my attention elsewhere.

Edit: Looks like it has some pretty bad design flaws according to the sole review. I'll have to look for something similar.

Amazon has a version with 1GB of RAM here, but of course it is more expensive.

There are some more reviews on Amazon about it too, most seem to like it, but the heat issue does seem to be a common complaint. But then again, my Android phone gets really hot too if I'm using WiFi and watching video, so I'm sure it is just a common thing with theses ARM devices, considering the chips don't use any heatsinks at all.

1freedude · Jul 16, 2012, 05:26 PM

Neighbor just dropped off a raspberry pi! Loading Debian onto SD card now. He ordered it in Feb, and got just got it. Anyone seen alternative images to use, besides android?

lindy · Jul 16, 2012, 09:53 PM

This link was in the Linux Foundation Breifing Book7/16/12...

Pi's in space!

Thought youse guys might like it, it's at least an interesting read...

Chevalr1c · Jul 16, 2012, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1freedude

Neighbor just dropped off a raspberry pi! Loading Debian onto SD card now. He ordered it in Feb, and got just got it. Anyone seen alternative images to use, besides android?

I now that Fedora and Gentoo support ARM CPUs too. Getting Gentoo to work can be pretty tricky though (their goal of having a very customisable OS leads to the point that the entire installatuion procedure is CLI/TUI based).

VulkanBros · Jul 16, 2012, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtekie1

It is more expensive, but it already comes in a nice neat case,

I live in Denmark - so no neat case - Lego all the way

Chevalr1c · Jul 16, 2012, 11:09 PM

If I had bought a RasPi, I would have considered Lego as well (or Meccano, but that stuff is harder to work with because of the higher electrical conductivity than the ABS Lego is made of).

Chevalr1c · Jul 18, 2012, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevalr1c

I now that Fedora and Gentoo support ARM CPUs too. Getting Gentoo to work can be pretty tricky though (their goal of having a very customisable OS leads to the point that the entire installatuion procedure is CLI/TUI based).

Here is a search results page on distrowatch.com that shows (all?) known distros that support the ARM arch.

Geoko · Jul 31, 2012, 11:23 AM

Eben said in an interview that an app store might come to the Raspberry Pi?

http://www.youngwebbuilder.com/inter...-raspberry-pi/

AMDCam · Aug 1, 2012, 10:57 AM

I've been waiting for one of these for 5 months... impossible to get ahold of.

AMDCam · Aug 1, 2012, 10:58 AM

Look at those signature specs... I haven't been here in yeaaars, but I guess the forum look hasn't changed a bit either

Chevalr1c · Aug 6, 2012, 06:52 AM

RISC OS is still alive after 25 years guys. And there seems to be a version in the making for Raspberry Pi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC_OS

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Jul 16, 2012, 11:09 PM	#88
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Jul 31, 2012, 11:23 AM	#90
Geoko Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 4 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Eben said in an interview that an app store might come to the Raspberry Pi? http://www.youngwebbuilder.com/inter...-raspberry-pi/

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Aug 1, 2012, 10:58 AM	#92
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Aug 6, 2012, 06:52 AM	#93
Chevalr1c Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tilburg, Netherlands Posts: 2,059 (2.07/day) Thanks: 4,975 Thanked 787 Times in 533 Posts System Specs	RISC OS is still alive after 25 years guys. And there seems to be a version in the making for Raspberry Pi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC_OS __________________ My FS/FT thread (EU only) \| DynMap of the TPU Minecraft server \| Quick monitor calibration guide \| Boot Failure Troubleshooting Chart \| Solar Team Eindhoven Family Car Project Using BOINC I crunch numbers for World Community Grid, Climateprediction, Free Rainbow Tables and POEM@home; hence assisting research.

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