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So for a bit I've been looking into tablets, and the G Tablet seems like its the right one for me (great hardware, already a great amount of work from the Devs here on the system) so I think I'll be picking one up after the holidays.
My question though: I remember reading a week or two ago (when doing my initial research) reading somewhere that the G Tablet could run Windows 7 in the future. Is this true? I originally strayed away from Win 7 tablets because I know how much of a hassle they can be, and after putting Android onto my HTC Vogue I went towards a droid tablet. But I also realised that if I could get a Win 7 boot on the tablet also (like one of the other tablets out there with a dual boot) then that would be great to possibly run some of my graphic programs.
So, does anyone think/know if setting up a dual boot on the G Tablet is possible? Has anyone started thinking about developement on it already?
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to getting this tablet and getting it setup, and just wanting to get to know a little more about its future too.
Viewsonic is suppose to be coming out with a DIFFERENT tablet that can dual boot, but not the Gtab..
The Viewpad 10 is what they were coming out with. Don't know if it still is. The big issue for me is there is only Android 1.6 right now for the X86 cpu's. You also have to deal with fans, and the extra weight. I wanted a Windows 7 tablet but not so much anymore.
Sprdtyf350 said:
The Viewpad 10 is what they were coming out with. Don't know if it still is. The big issue for me is there is only Android 1.6 right now for the X86 cpu's. You also have to deal with fans, and the extra weight. I wanted a Windows 7 tablet but not so much anymore.
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Yeah I know about that one, but strayed away from that because it was pretty much unavailable and more pricey (if memory serves).
I swear I remember reading it somewhere that the G Tablet would be capable of running Windows 7 in the near(ish) future, and I'm just trying to figure out if that is true or not.
Only if Microsoft rewrites Win 7 for the ARM processor and reduces the Bloat.
:-D I am sure at some point with all these Tegra 2 tablets someone will port Ubuntu onto the G-tab! This would be amazing considering all the tablet support that they have built into the recent netbook remix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn3m09zkcbo
Now this interface on the g-tablet would be amazing!
cuzzinz said:
:-D I am sure at some point with all these Tegra 2 tablets someone will port Ubuntu onto the G-tab! This would be amazing considering all the tablet support that they have built into the recent netbook remix.
Now this interface on the g-tablet would be amazing!
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Wow.... Just watched the video....Amazing lol... Can't believe I didn't think of unbuntu on the Gtab, that would be friggin awesome!
Win 7 running on a 1GHz CPU w/ 512Mb of RAM...ewww
M 5hizzle said:
Wow.... Just watched the video....Amazing lol... Can't believe I didn't think of unbuntu on the Gtab, that would be friggin awesome!
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Once we have kernel source, we'll be able to do it....
Ubuntu is a definite possibility since it runs on ARM and the Android kernel itself is Linux based. But, just like any kernel change, the devs would need the source so that's the biggest obstacle.
So with the announcement of new tablets that will be arriving Q1 2011 running Honeycomb (Android 3.0), what does that mean for phones? I mean, if you watch the Honeycomb preview videos, they are saying that it is built for tablets. What does that mean for the actual phone OS? Gingerbread has barely been released (only 1 phone at this point) and they are already pushing Honeycomb for tablets. I think it is great and all, I'm just interested to know what we should expect to see on the smartphone side.
I'm trying to get a feel with Netflix & Android tablets - and so far - I'm starting to have doubts that it'll ever be available on the Tegra 2 tablet.
My understanding is it's a security - hardware issue - to keep people from stealing / ripping netflix content - that's keeping the barn doors shut. Or perhaps Android has their own plans to monetize Google Movies. But as more time goes by - I'm less optimistic about getting Netflix on an android tablet.
Any thoughts - or is there something recent that I've missed re: Netflix coming out on this tablet - or others in the near future?
Thanks
If it does come to an Android tablet, it'll still be very much SD quality. Look at the iPad.
Itaintrite said:
If it does come to an Android tablet, it'll still be very much SD quality. Look at the iPad.
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not sure of resolution or bit rate data on the netflix stream to an ipad, but it's pretty damn good quality on that screen.
i'd love to have it on my transformer... and my fascinate.... but i guess i have it on my xboxes, my ipad, and my X so i cant complain too much.
i'd really like it on the transformer though, especially with the HDMI out.
There are ways to get it on unsupported devices... Google can help you find guides.
Tenny said:
There are ways to get it on unsupported devices... Google can help you find guides.
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Tried every way possible and can't get it to work. If someone does get it working I would love to know how. As far as making it to tegra 2 tablets im sure it will make it eventually. NVIDIA has a big presence and it would make their chips more attractive if they had Netflix support.
The evo got it,and as far as i can recall Netflix said it wouldn't since the evo has no dem support on the chip. That apparently changed as they settled for software drm. Recently it was removed when the gingerbread update officially launched for the evo, but prior to that it worked fine on cm7 which is aosp gb. My guess is it will probably come in time.
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Tenny said:
There are ways to get it on unsupported devices... Google can help you find guides.
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Not on Tegra 2 Honeycomb devices.
I am really anxious to get it on my tablet as well. But I can wait since I have it on everything else that I own.
isolated_epidemic said:
Tried every way possible and can't get it to work. If someone does get it working I would love to know how. As far as making it to tegra 2 tablets im sure it will make it eventually. NVIDIA has a big presence and it would make their chips more attractive if they had Netflix support.
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It does work on tegra 2 tablets. I have had it working on a viewsonic gtablet for over a month.
Rumors say the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 has Netflix preinstalled.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/lenovo-ideapad-k1-tablet-hits-some-online-retailers-still-not-b/
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It does work on tegra 2 tablets. I have had it working on a viewsonic gtablet for over a month.
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So the problem is a Honeycomb issue and not a Tegra 2 issue? Then maybe there is hope. Has anyone gotten it working on other Tegra 2 Gingerbread devices?
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It does work on tegra 2 tablets. I have had it working on a viewsonic gtablet for over a month.
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Yep, had it working on the gtab as well.
I guess the issue here is not the Tegra but the Honeycomb and Netflix.
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So the problem is a Honeycomb issue and not a Tegra 2 issue? Then maybe there is hope. Has anyone gotten it working on other Tegra 2 Gingerbread devices?
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Xoom has Gingerbread hidden if you up your screen dpi settings, I wonder if it works on it. But seeing how unusable the GB is on the Xoom in that environment I doubt it is of benefit here.
The problem isn't Tegra 2, it's HoneyComb. Netflix simply hasn't gotten around to making a version compatible with HoneyComb.
Let's face it, until the TF came out, the HoneyComb tablet market was tiny.
Netflix is working on many android phones including my Nexus One. In fact the quality is great, especially compared to Slingbox. I think it is just a matter of time before Honeycomb gets Netflix, there are just too many Honycomb/Tegra 2 units being sold for them to loose that market.
lqaddict said:
Yep, had it working on the gtab as well.
I guess the issue here is not the Tegra but the Honeycomb and Netflix.
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Do you still have it working? I am running Vegan Tab rom and have never had it fully functional, use it as a que manager but unable to watch. I have been using a home server software, Playon, for the past 2 years and it works good to watch Netflix. It also gives me access to other content and I can also watch videos that are on my home computer. But I would still like to be able to use the Netflix app.
Netflix worked on my Archos 101. Kind of missing it right now since the TF has no netflix.
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Do you still have it working? I am running Vegan Tab rom and have never had it fully functional, use it as a que manager but unable to watch. I have been using a home server software, Playon, for the past 2 years and it works good to watch Netflix. It also gives me access to other content and I can also watch videos that are on my home computer. But I would still like to be able to use the Netflix app.
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Still works on mine. I am using cyanogen mod though.
Well, it's certainly not specific to Honeycomb and Tegra 2. The Samsung Epic, for example, still doesn't have an official Netflix app, and it's neither Honeycomb nor Tegra 2. And I'm sure there are still more Android devices that don't have Netflix than do...
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You just have to edit your build.prop to a G2 or something. Thats how it works on the G2x Tegra2
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player911 said:
You just have to edit your build.prop to a G2 or something. Thats how it works on the G2x Tegra2
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How did you get it to work on TF? Please post up, as I'm anxiously awaiting NF on my TF, as are many others!!!
EDIT 08/11/2011
So I came across a Tegra driver package "Linux for Tegra release 12 alpha 1" that was released on June 29 2011, within this zip file were files with the word "Harmony" slapped all over the place..
I guess I'm just curious to know if this driver package is related to the Tegra 2 drivers that we've been anxiously waiting for.
It would be wonderful if one of our fantastic developers here on XDA would be kind enough to browse through this package and weigh in as to whether this is what we're needing to make the G Tablet unleash its full potential.
Linux for Tegra release 12 alpha 1
Any reply would be greatly appreciated..
Thank you and God Bless.
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I ran accross these articles today regarding the MeeGo!
Seems like VERY GOOD news for TEGRA II Devices like our beloved G Tablet
Have a read!
http://www.meegoexperts.com/2011/07/nvidia-meego-battle-ground/
http://www.slashgear.com/meego-tegra-2-drivers-could-end-android-monopoly-on-nvidia-soc-27167704/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29
Very interesting.
tekrhino said:
I ran accross these articles today regarding the MeeGo!
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+1 for introducing me to the Trim-Slice, tekrhino. I'll be keeping an eye on that bit of hardware. Way better than this one.
hmm... meego would be interesting on the gtab.
rajeevvp said:
+1 for introducing me to the Trim-Slice, tekrhino. I'll be keeping an eye on that bit of hardware. Way better than this one.
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Holy Mother of Mary.. The Comm64 is Back??.. Wow!.. I remember beggin my ole man for one of these WAY back in the day!
*lol*
Viewsonic in discussions with nvidia and tapntap
From facebook and my twitter:
#Viewsonic asks us to be patient, in.discussions with #nvidia and #tapntap about #drivers for #gtablet
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=58738271675&topic=18716
all I can say is SWEET
tekrhino said:
Holy Mother of Mary.. The Comm64 is Back??.. Wow!.. I remember beggin my ole man for one of these WAY back in the day!
*lol*
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My first computer... thanks Grandma.
I'm in I.S. now
I hope someone grabbed those meego drivers before nvidia takes them back.
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tekrhino said:
Linux for Tegra release 12 alpha 1
Any reply would be greatly appreciated..
Thank you and God Bless.
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Slowest... download... ever. I'm not at all the person to look at these and figure anything out, but I figre maybe it's a good time to learn.
mike_ekim said:
Slowest... download... ever. I'm not at all the person to look at these and figure anything out, but I figre maybe it's a good time to learn.
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10.31mb took about 5 seconds on my gtab.
Hope maybe! Drivers support harmony & ventana on flashable board
tekrhino said:
EDIT 08/11/2011
So I came across a Tegra driver package "Linux for Tegra release 12 alpha 1" that was released on June 29 2011, within this zip file were files with the word "Harmony" slapped all over the place..
I guess I'm just curious to know if this driver package is related to the Tegra 2 drivers that we've been anxiously waiting for.
It would be wonderful if one of our fantastic developers here on XDA would be kind enough to browse through this package and weigh in as to whether this is what we're needing to make the G Tablet unleash its full potential.
Linux for Tegra release 12 alpha 1
Any reply would be greatly appreciated..
Thank you and God Bless.
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I ran accross these articles today regarding the MeeGo!
Seems like VERY GOOD news for TEGRA II Devices like our beloved G Tablet
Have a read!
http://www.meegoexperts.com/2011/07/nvidia-meego-battle-ground/
http://www.slashgear.com/meego-tegra-2-drivers-could-end-android-monopoly-on-nvidia-soc-27167704/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29
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I took a look at both the drivers and the Linux for Tegra release 12 Alpha 1 Release page date 29 Jun 11 http://developer.nvidia.com/content/linux-tegra-release-12-alpha-1-released. The release notes clearly state that is supports the Tegra 200 series soc:
"Tegra Linux Driver Package supports development of platforms running:
NVIDIA® Tegra™ 200 series computer-on-a-chip"
The driver package scripts have code for flashing the system and bootloaders for both harmony (ours) and ventana (newer) tegras. The tegra drivers appear to include numerous codex and the libs contain libnvmm_video.so, libnvmm_videorenderer.so, libnvmm_graphics.so all dated 29 Jun 11.
I don't know enough about linux/android to tell if these are newer drivers or the same as our curent Froyo drivers, but now that we know that these support both harmony & ventana, I'm hoping someone who knows more about linux/android drivers/libraries/kernals could look & tell us if this is what they need to continue development on HC!!!!
Al
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You guys rock, and good looking out with these drivers. As long as everyone can stick together and pass on information, roms for our android device will just keep getting better and better. Cheers!!!!
Has there been any progress on this? Its seems as though just as I received my gTablet the devs enthusiasm towards it has declined drastically(understandably).
I remember reading a few days ago about a project that was having quite a lot of progress with writing their own drivers, but since then I was unable to find it.
Can anyone give me some info, or at least point me in the right direction, about this project, or any other current Honeycomb project. I know I saw another project on a parallel device with working camera, I wonder if its the same one as the original.
bump to your "where did all the enthusiasm go" post. where are all the honeycomb devs? only one rom has been updated in the last 2 months.
this is a linux kernel, it needs porting across to android.
there's been a lot of progress using it to boot xubuntu etc etc
I want to port it to my hannspad, but with kernel.org down its a bit tricky getting a vanilla .38 kernel to diff against.
You know the Dell Streak 7 has Honeycomb 3.2 fully functional and they use the same CPU. Why not pull the driver files from their rom?
Dvalin21 said:
You know the Dell Streak 7 has Honeycomb 3.2 fully functional and they use the same CPU. Why not pull the driver files from their rom?
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See Roebeet's answer here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14780501&postcount=31
They are almost done with a kernel here though:
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/21135-kernel-12-native-hc-kernel-development-92111/
Hey,
Was wondering what everyone thinks of the new Asus Qube?
Engadget hands on
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I saw a video that showed it was running Android 3.2.
I can only assume that this there will still be a huge limitation on the apps that are compatible with this device.
I wonder why Google hasn't update Google TV to Android 4.x.x?
This isn't up to the device makers is it?
The video of this device looks promising. I could possibly try and pick one up myself.