Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on Android and the problem of space
James [15-08-01 04:28]: > gmx.de> writes: > > > on my tablet PC I used an Android App called "Linux deploy" > > to install an chroot-environment for - guess - Gentoo. :) > > > The tablet has a SDcard slot and recognizes any FAT32 formatted > > SDcard automatically. Anything else will silently be ignored. > > > Furthermore Linux deploy uses a single file when it is > > pointed to an external SDcard (with FAT32) which is mounted > > via a loop device, formatted ext4, and then populated with > > the Gentoo Linux files. > > > Hello Meino, > > I'm not sure tinhat will suit your needs. > I'm not sure this will work, but if it does it might jubt be very > cool and quick: > > > http://opensource.dyc.edu/tinhat > > > I'd be curious if anyone has uploaded such to an existing tablet > computer. > > > > hth, > James > > Hi James, Thank you for the link, James ! :) But I am not in search of a totally different distribution...I am looking for more space for my current one... :) Best regards, Meino
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on Android and the problem of space
2015-08-01 0:09 GMT-03:00 : > James [15-08-01 04:28]: > > gmx.de> writes: > > > > > on my tablet PC I used an Android App called "Linux deploy" > > > to install an chroot-environment for - guess - Gentoo. :) > > > > > The tablet has a SDcard slot and recognizes any FAT32 formatted > > > SDcard automatically. Anything else will silently be ignored. > > > > > Furthermore Linux deploy uses a single file when it is > > > pointed to an external SDcard (with FAT32) which is mounted > > > via a loop device, formatted ext4, and then populated with > > > the Gentoo Linux files. > > > > > > Hello Meino, > > > > I'm not sure tinhat will suit your needs. > > I'm not sure this will work, but if it does it might jubt be very > > cool and quick: > > > > > > http://opensource.dyc.edu/tinhat > > > > > > I'd be curious if anyone has uploaded such to an existing tablet > > computer. > > > > > > > > hth, > > James > > > > > > > Hi James, > > Thank you for the link, James ! :) > > But I am not in search of a totally different distribution...I am > looking for more space for my current one... :) > > Best regards, > Meino > > > > Hi, Just my 2 cents: my tablet knows about NTFS; it reads and writes in an 8G portable flash drive formated that way. It is slow, but it works. Best regards, Francisco
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on Android and the problem of space
James [15-08-01 04:29]: > gmx.de> writes: > > > > on my tablet PC I used an Android App called "Linux deploy" > > to install an chroot-environment for - guess - Gentoo. :) > > Meino, > > I just ran across a gentoo project you might find interesting. If nothhing > else the author will probably be an excellent source of information > for you:: > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Android > > PS, I've got an old android tablet buried somewhere in my lab > It's a samsung and I'm looking for the charger. > Once you are successful, I look forward to following your wiki > page to test what you figure out! > > > hth, > James > Hi James, Thanks for the link again ! :) :) :) >From this https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Android/FAQ I get the impression, that this Gentoo is for ARM based platforms. My budget tablet runs on a Intel Atom Bay Trail ZF3745 Quad Core. I am quite happy with what Linux Deploy does and how it works. I only need more space in my filesystem so I am looking for a solution for that problem first before installing other distribution or projects. Best regards, Meino
