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Modulok 2008-04-19 12:01

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bundyo (Post 171942)
They can use the already available kernels... or release the drivers as binary.

Both options su...

benny1967 2008-04-19 12:34

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
any screenshots?

pipeline 2008-04-19 12:37

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bundyo (Post 171914)
Looks like they have more road to cover before any usable binaries are released.
Good effort though.

Looks like they did build binaries (how useful i dont know yet).

http://repository.handhelds.org/

Hmm so looks like its built for 770 (armv5) and 800/810 (armv6 + vfp)

qwerty12 2008-04-19 12:43

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
w00t, i can get frisky with my n800!

eek, s/with/on ;) :p

MstPrgmr 2008-04-19 13:31

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Navi (Post 171873)
Are you going to complain about breaking backwards compatibilty too?

There's no reason to switch to Ubuntu.


You're joking right?

HellToupee 2008-04-19 14:13

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
well what do you expect to get out of ubunru u cant get out of a debian base now?

Bundyo 2008-04-19 14:28

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
Slower boot, unoptimized for small screen apps... such things :)

btw, why the packages are arm and not armel?

luca 2008-04-19 14:49

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
Maybe because ubuntu is based on stable debian, while armel is only for lenny?

pipeline 2008-04-19 15:17

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
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Navi 2008-04-19 15:35

Re: Nokia is porting Ubuntu to ARM
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MstPrgmr (Post 171962)
You're joking right?

I'm dead serious. There's absolutely no reason to switch from a Debian base to another Debian base.


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