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Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by jessaustin »

curryst wrote: post #8
mirimir wrote: post #4

I wonder if VirtualBox would run on this. I see that some phones have 6GB RAM, and that should be enough for at least two or three VMs. And many have lots of CPu cores. But maybe I'm missing something.

I wonder if they are thermally capable of sustaining a high CPU load. Phones strike me as fairly bursty in terms of compute usage; I'm curious if running them hot for a long period of time would damage the phone.

A dock could include a thermostatically-controlled cool surface that the phone rests against.

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by jdnenej »

smetsjp wrote: post #20
mlinksva wrote: post #3

> Until now, Nexedi has been maintaining a derivative of ChromiumOS with some extra features: NayuOS. However, the gap between ChromiumOS and its proprietary counterpart ChromeOS has increased so much that we see no possibility to maintain a usable NayuOS in the long terme. In what ways has the gap between ChromiumOS and ChromeOS increased? Is that true of Chromium and Chrome as well? > Nexedi has thus decided to sup…

What you do not get in ChromiumOS (last time I checked): - support for flash movies - support of certain video codecs - support of sound hardware of many recent Chromebook models - support of CJK input (at least in Guest Mode) - support of Android apps - support of Linux virtual machine subsystem - support of certain Google APIs (but that is OK for me) Lack of stable support of CJK input in guest mode (and the diffic…

Flash is long dead and gone. Chrome OS probably also doesnt support floppy disk's.

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by jdnenej »

mirimir wrote: post #14
ttsda wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure you'll blow the Knox eFuse which can't be reset.

Which is a good reason not to buy junk like that.

The efuse doesn't actually do anything last time I checked. It just pops when you root.

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by thawaway1837 »

ummwhat wrote: post #36
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's just wishful thinking. No manufacturers would release any devices with this OS for the following reasons: Phones are commodity devices where volumes have to be high and costs low. The big manufacturers that have the resources to make and sell something like this at scale(i.e. Samsung) want you tied in their ecosystem instead. Maybe some niche manufacturer could make a device with this via crowdfunding but the…

I think you read this too literally. I want a device which acts like a phone in my pocket and acts like a desktop when plugged into a screen/mouse/keyboard. The perfect unison of essentials like ride-sharing with the ability to do serious work. It doesn't have to be /e/.

Isn’t that basically Samsung Dex

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by jaifraic »

IIAOPSW wrote: post #11

This is exactly what I've wanted phones to become for years. It honestly amazes / pisses me off that I can't buy something like this off the shelf. Maybe I'll bite the bullet and piss away a few hours on rom flashing to get /e/ on my phone.

Motorola did this almost 9 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by jdnenej »

mirimir wrote: post #56
jdnenej wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The efuse doesn't actually do anything last time I checked. It just pops when you root.

You lose warranty coverage completely, right?

No, if you restore the factory OS and the problem persists then in most countries your warrenty is not void. The company has to prove that the custom OS is the issue and if it is no longer installed then it can't be the issue.

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by dragonwriter »

mirimir wrote: post #56
jdnenej wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The efuse doesn't actually do anything last time I checked. It just pops when you root.

You lose warranty coverage completely, right?

> You lose warranty coverage completely, right?

In many jurisdictions, warranties against manufacturing defects (perhaps with a certain limited duration) are mandated by law and non-waivable, and language which purports to disclaim them or have the customer agree to a waiver has no legal effect. To the extent a warranty is discretionary or waivable and properly waived, such an act may void the warranty, but that's not as often the case as simply reading manufacturers disclaimer language would suggest.

Re: Using an /e/ phone as a desktop or laptop

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Post by mekkkkkk »

jbverschoor wrote: post #37
mekkkkkk wrote: post #27

Why has cheap KVM-consoles for phones never taken off? It seems like a great way to get a portable/inexpensive laptop experience. Judging by the relative success of Chromebooks, it would appear to be a ripe segment. And the performance of any mid to high tier phone is more than enough for the casual laptop user. As mentioned in the article: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andromium/the-superbook...

I don’t want a kvm switch. I don’t want to rely on some remote server to do actual work

Well, in this case the remote server would be your phone. The switching part would be plugging it in.
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