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Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by 0xFFFE »

KozmoNau7 wrote: post #128
baldfat wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AT&T killed that idea fast 6 years ago. When the Motorola Atrix came out with the ability to do that AT&T charge a $20 tethering fee to use the laptop dock with the phone! That blew my mind. The phone wasn't tethering data to anything but itself. https://www.wired.com/2011/03/motorola-atrix/

Tethering fees are another "brilliant" invention by the customer-hating American telcos. You get a set amount of data per month, for instance 20GB. Why should they care at all what you decide to use that data for?

When I moved here I was surprised to know that I had to explicitly ask AT&T to enable tethering. In India, it is enabled by default and is part of your subscription, you just pay for the data depending on the plan you choose.

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by jordache »

jpalomaki wrote: post #142

What I would like to do is use my phone as portable storage device and then plug it in to external processing unit and boot from my phone. The external processing unit could be desktop computer, laptop or tablet. The reason? When sitting behind my desk at home or office I don't like to be limited with the mobile CPU. I have the required kWhs to power a proper CPU, GPU and run 64GB of memory. I also don't want to run…

We really need robust USBC drivers.

Even Apple, being in the forefront of USB C connectivity, is vastly lacking in robust USB C operations. Plug in/out of usbc cables causes dramatically high crash rate on the new MBPs

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by rsync »

saagarjha wrote: post #55

> Linux on Galaxy allows the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphone users to run their preferred Linux distribution on their smartphones utilizing the same Linux kernel that powers the Android OS to ensure the best possible performance. (emphasis mine) I knew there was a catch somewhere. I seriously doubt there's a technical reason why older Galaxy models can't support running Linux as well. I don't understand why it's so…

"I seriously doubt there's a technical reason why older Galaxy models can't support running Linux as well. I don't understand why it's so difficult for Android manufacturers to allow users to install whatever they want"

Can you do this (install arbitrary OS, etc.) on any of the google nexus devices ? I have never used one but my impression was that they had totally unlocked boot loaders, etc.

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by jasonkostempski »

samuell wrote: post #15
nickcw wrote: post #12

I think termux ( https://termux.com/ ) does most of what I need when I need a bit of emergency Linux on my phone. Termux provides a recompiled debian distro which runs as a android App. It doesn't chroot or need root and it works amazingly well. No desktop apps though.

Wow, cool and really well working app! Now I only need to get me a great b/t keyboard that fits in a pocket :)

When I was a kid, the phones had hardware keyboards built-in!

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by 0xFFFE »

I miss my N900, I could run full fledged Debian on it. The Maemo OS also had Terminal app with full SSH client & server app. I used to SSH into my phone from my laptop just for kicks. And then Nokia had to go and fuck it all up.

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by deusum »

Jonnax wrote: post #111
morganvachon wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who said it will be Ubuntu? If this is anything like past attempts at a Linux desktop running from a mobile phone, it will be a Samsung optimized (i.e. locked down) half baked chroot monstrosity with limited tools and locked to the phone's ancient, bastardized kernel with zero security updates from launch forward. I think it would be awesome and amazing if I was completely wrong about all of that, but I'm not holding…

Here's a photo of it running Ubuntu 16.04 at a Samsung booth with a 4.4. Kernel. https://twitter.com/TizenHelper/status/920507238485233664

I spy a Virtual Box, no? The kernel looks too new for Android, as well.

I'm guessing users here don't want the emu penalty, just extend what's already there a bit.

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by elboru »

herbst wrote: post #121
bluedino wrote: post #117

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>> Computers are expandable, upgradeable machines Not anymore they're not. I haven't bought an upgradeable laptop since 2011.

You didnt. And some others as well. But plenty, especially professionals, still do. Not to mention that nearly all laptops except Apple & Microsofts (which are in minority) are upgradeable to some degree. Written from my Thinkpad :)

Plus I think we got to a point where those upgrades are not totally necessary unless you work with cutting edge software, my MacBook Pro from 2013 still works perfectly, and my windows HP from 2014 too... I'm a developer and those two laptops work almost like the first day I bought them without any upgrade, some years ago even Microsoft Office's newest version would slow computers...

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Post by mschuster91 »

albertgoeswoof wrote: post #125
maccard wrote: post #88

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My phone has already replaced what I used to use my laptop for, but it's not going to replace my work PC anytime soon. Compiling our work C++ proejct takes about 40 minutes on a 32 core workstation, and my mobile phone isn't going to replace that right now, even if I can connect some peripherals to it.

I think you're a bit of an edge case though - most people don't need 32 cores, even for work.

Hmm something like eGPU, but for "real" CPUs, would be very nice... and interesting. For example, using a low-power ARM core for "daily" work on a laptop (e.g. browsing, text processing), and engaging a heavy-duty x86 CPU only when needed, e.g. by x86-only software...

Re: Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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Post by mschuster91 »

boyce wrote: post #43
nickcw wrote: post #12

I think termux ( https://termux.com/ ) does most of what I need when I need a bit of emergency Linux on my phone. Termux provides a recompiled debian distro which runs as a android App. It doesn't chroot or need root and it works amazingly well. No desktop apps though.

Termux is so bloody handy. That and one of the recent Blackberry phones and you've a tool rather than a toy

...or a tablet and Hacker Keyboard (which is loads better than the Google or Samsung one, especially because it has arrow keys!). That's my setup.
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