Allwinner A10 chip + A13

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#31 Post by nooby »

Doesn't the Norwegian dongle have better specs?
http://www.fxitech.com/products/
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though

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A new kernel was developed for the mk802

#32 Post 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

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A9

#33 Post by raffy »

nooby wrote:Doesn't the Norwegian dongle have better specs?
http://www.fxitech.com/products/
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.

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#34 Post by don570 »

The great thing about the Allwinner A10 chip is it's price
and the A13 is even less.

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A10 is around $7 for 5 numbers purchase and around $12-14 for smaller quantities.
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#35 Post 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

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#36 Post 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

#37 Post 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

#38 Post 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

#39 Post 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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#40 Post 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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#41 Post 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

#42 Post 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 :wink:
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#43 Post 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).

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firmware update Mele

#44 Post by nancy reagan »

Site with countless number of mini pc's

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?s=Mini+PC&search=Search


Firmware update Mele a1000/a200

http://droidxda.blogspot.nl/2012/08/rom ... z23NxSVkHG

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#45 Post 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


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September arrival of new MK802

#46 Post 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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#47 Post 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?
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The first mention of porting Puppy Linux to MK802

#48 Post 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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#49 Post 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.
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#50 Post 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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