Linux on Dex

#1

Post by TiredOfLife » Wed, Nov 07, 2018, 10:55 PM UTC

Linux on Dex
linuxondex.com

Re: Linux on Dex

#2

Post by akhilcacharya » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:06 PM UTC

I'm curious as to how well ARM64 Chrome/VS Code/Node.js will perform on this

Re: Linux on Dex

#3

Post by gcbw2 » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:11 PM UTC

This (and the internet in general) is pretty anemic on details.

Is this a VM on top of dalvik? I assumed DEX was deprecated in favour of ART https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/gc-debug.html I mean it is still compatible bytecode (i think) but who knows anything about android roadmap anymore?

Re: Linux on Dex

#4

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:12 PM UTC

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Re: Linux on Dex

#5

Post by whydoineedthis » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:12 PM UTC

that's cool, but no way I'm giving up the projector on my indestructible Moto Force for this particular phone.

Re: Linux on Dex

#6

Post by Jonnax » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:13 PM UTC

gcbw2 wrote: post #3

This (and the internet in general) is pretty anemic on details. Is this a VM on top of dalvik? I assumed DEX was deprecated in favour of ART https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/gc-debug.html I mean it is still compatible bytecode (i think) but who knows anything about android roadmap anymore?

DeX is Samsung's brand for connecting their phones to a monitor and having a desktop mode.

It's not related to dex/art of Dalvik.

Re: Linux on Dex

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:16 PM UTC

gcbw2 wrote: post #3

This (and the internet in general) is pretty anemic on details. Is this a VM on top of dalvik? I assumed DEX was deprecated in favour of ART https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/gc-debug.html I mean it is still compatible bytecode (i think) but who knows anything about android roadmap anymore?

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Re: Linux on Dex

#8

Post by xutopia » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:19 PM UTC

I'm pretty sure that 90% of computer usage could be handled by the computers in our pockets.

Re: Linux on Dex

#9

Post by mshockwave » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:22 PM UTC

gcbw2 wrote: post #3

This (and the internet in general) is pretty anemic on details. Is this a VM on top of dalvik? I assumed DEX was deprecated in favour of ART https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/gc-debug.html I mean it is still compatible bytecode (i think) but who knows anything about android roadmap anymore?

And also dex is the bytecode format, which is still be used by ART(for compatibility reason I guess)

Re: Linux on Dex

#10

Post by Jonnax » Thu, Nov 08, 2018, 7:22 PM UTC

I wonder what container technology they use.

Also whether there'll be GPU acceleration or just framebuffer.

Can we play a 4k YouTube video out of the box in Firefox?

Also there's two SoCs. In most of the world there's a Samsung Exynos and in USA there's a Snapdragon.

There's surely going to be differences here. Especially GPU-wise.