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Posted: Wed 04 Jul 2012, 09:30
by nooby
Doesn't the Norwegian dongle have better specs?
http://www.fxitech.com/products/
A new kernel was developed for the mk802
Posted: Thu 05 Jul 2012, 15:37
by pmac
Several developers on the miniand.com forum have built a kernel that solves most of the problems porting linux to the A10. The have a good version running Lubuntu. I know Barry did some work with Woof to produce a puppy build, but the kernel he was using was problematic. Now that there is a better kernel, can someone help me attach the Puppy packages to it? I have played around with Woof, but am not experienced enough to produce the .img. thanks
https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/2 ... /1?page=10
A9
Posted: Fri 06 Jul 2012, 03:44
by raffy
Yes, Cortex-A9 is multi-core, which is what the specification says.
However, Allwinner's Cortex-A8 already works fine playing videos (the Mele is a good example).
The MK802 will be a good tool for teachers using TV or multimedia projectors in the classroom.
Posted: Sat 07 Jul 2012, 15:29
by don570
The great thing about the Allwinner A10 chip is it's price
and the A13 is even less.
Code: Select all
A10 is around $7 for 5 numbers purchase and around $12-14 for smaller quantities.
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Posted: Fri 03 Aug 2012, 03:06
by uidyn
I have got one from this
http://www.beltal.com/on-sale/mini-hd-p ... 901-359395
it maybe a little expensive, but it never has something wrong
Posted: Sat 04 Aug 2012, 17:42
by don570
Is there two computers in the box or one??
It's double the price of one computer....
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Hackberry computer
Posted: Sat 04 Aug 2012, 18:50
by don570
New development board that's priced reasonably
called 'Hackberry' $60 to $65
It uses Allwinner chip.
http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/08/03/ ... le-for-60/
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a $40 computer
Posted: Sat 04 Aug 2012, 19:09
by don570
Wow! a $40 computer
Reviewed here
http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/07/24/ ... nd-review/
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first truly available Allwinner laptop
Posted: Wed 08 Aug 2012, 18:03
by don570
The first truly available Allwinner laptop is OVERPRICED for
$140 (including shipping) from Pandawill
Height of screen is only 600 pixels!!! Puppy linux can use that
height albeit with difficulty.
http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/08/02/ ... s-for-140/
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Posted: Wed 08 Aug 2012, 18:23
by don570
Aliexpress has the model I mentioned on page 2
and it's even cheaper. $100 plus $20 shipping
Laptop on aliexpress
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Posted: Thu 09 Aug 2012, 23:03
by don570
A hacker has gotten puppy linux to work on Hackberry
http://jas-hacks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08 ... linux.html
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Re: first truly available Allwinner laptop
Posted: Thu 09 Aug 2012, 23:13
by jamesbond
don570 wrote:The first truly available Allwinner laptop is OVERPRICED for
$140 (including shipping) from Pandawill
The problem with this laptop and its lookalikes is that they all *do not have* video out (VGA / HDMI) port, which means that you can't use it like a normal laptop. Otherwise, this is a great little device! More of this and UEFI stuff becomes irrelevant (who cares about Windows RT anyway).
Height of screen is only 600 pixels!!! Puppy linux can use that
height albeit with difficulty.
My Acer Netbook has this resolution and it works fine
Posted: Fri 10 Aug 2012, 16:52
by qkall
I've personally been looking at all the tablets... cheaper and a usb keyboard are usually like ten bucks... but i'm worried about the touch screen... so i haven't jumped in. i don't think i have enough knowledge to get it working myself... so i'm waiting for someone to have success with one.
edit- i saw that a member has had success getting the screen to work and a keyboard but i didn't see a mention of touch screen (pm'd him but still waiting on a reply).
firmware update Mele
Posted: Mon 13 Aug 2012, 22:58
by nancy reagan
Posted: Tue 14 Aug 2012, 20:45
by don570
Height of screen is only 600 pixels!!! Puppy linux can use that
height albeit with difficulty.
OOOps I meant 480 pixel height.
A forum member was able to get Puppy to work on a small
(800*480 ) tablet --->
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 944#636944
September arrival of new MK802
Posted: Tue 14 Aug 2012, 21:10
by don570
September arrival of new MK802
Quote from kimdecent.com
Following the most hot sell MK802 Mini PC, we will release the MK802 II.
What is new with MK802 II comparing with MK802?
--- Same SoC solution: Allwinner A10 Powered.
---HDMI Plug in intead of HDMI Cable connection. More convenient.
--- 3 USB port. With 2 x micro and 1 x standard.
--- More RAM--- 1GB RAM and 8GB Nand Flash on board.
--- resolve the over-heat problem. The New design apply holes for heat radiation.
--- Software improvement. Will develop more functions to the device. Including DLAN, etc.
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Posted: Tue 14 Aug 2012, 22:08
by nooby
Don that one look very interesting then.
http://kimdecent.com/newrelease/24.html
I wonder if that one is easy to change to Puppy then?
Did not Barry work on an Mk802? Or maybe it is Mele 1000?
The first mention of porting Puppy Linux to MK802
Posted: Wed 15 Aug 2012, 23:53
by don570
The first mention of porting Puppy Linux to MK802 over month ago
The guy in this video is well-known in the Mac community.
He edited MacWorld magazine for years. He's one of the
best computer journalists in the US.
http://liliputing.com/2012/07/rikomagic ... -hdmi.html
There are two mailorder houses that have begun to sell
the new version II. Price is reasonable $70US
British and
American
Here's a picture of MK802 running Puppy linux
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Posted: Thu 16 Aug 2012, 07:48
by nooby
Looks interesting and cool that they
try to solve the overheating by using
small air holes for venting.
My main need is to have USB mouse and
USB keyboard and USB external HD
but that one maybe not is needed if
one can save on the SD card. and
later transfer what got saved to the HD.
But what I wonder about is this Hub
that is needed to connect to the standard USB
on MK802 that one need to be compatible with it.
I will wait for reports that it works out first.
Better safe than sorry.
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 00:11
by don570
BEWARE! They keep their profit margin up by
not including a power supply. The USB out port of
most computers just doesn't have enough juice
to supply the power needed because there is a limit of 500 mA!!!
700ma to 1000ma is needed at least. Fortunately they're cheap.
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