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Fjitsu T580 - Linux Mint Debian Edition XFCE 64bit
After looking for a very long time,
and eventually realizing any droid thingy will probably not have a real keyboard -and- need special rooting, I found the Fujitsu T580 is a tablet with a 3G modem which can easily (normal install!) be kitted with any linux. It is a 64bit architecture preloaded with Win7, but using a Unetbootin prepped ISO of LMDE xfce (64bit) I was able to boot into this excellent (semi) rolling distro which means no more wipe-and-install adventures. I run LMDE xfce on my desktop so I know how it works. The first version had keyboard/mouse issues but using external kbd/mouse I upgraded into kernel 3.0 leaving those problems behind. Installing gobi-loader and copying the generic qualcomm firmware from the Win7 partition allowed the GSM (and SIM) to establish internet connectivion. still working on the N-trig touch panel, but expecting success soon there. having a much bigger screen and a serious processor makes the T580 a delight for running real software (as opposed to the fart-apps found in droidland and the apple 'walled garden' penitentiary) There are more such devices coming, you just need to be patient and diligently look for them |
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