Linux on an x86 tablet
I've for a long time wanted to run Linux on a tablet. Why, because I use Linux on all of my computers. Why not on a tablet? I dislike Android with its app store model. I need a terminal where I can tell the system what to do, select repositories and download the software I want. Even more important: to be able to create my own software and modify the applications and the system. There are a number of x86 tablets that came on the market around 2011. Most of them were running Windows 7, but some had even x86 Android. Many of them were based on Intel Atom Z670 with GMA600 graphics ( Oak Trail tablet platform). I list a couple here in no specific order: Viewsonic Viewpad 10 and variants Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 CTFPAD2 Motion CL900 HP Slate 2 Dell Latitude ST-LST01 WeTab The problem with all of these is the dreaded PowerVR graphics chip. Some binary drivers were released at the time, but they don't work anymore with modern linux systems. There is work ongoing to sup