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Date:      Thu, 11 May 2023 08:35:28 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: freebsd on an ebook ereader ?
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On Thu, May 11, 2023, 8:26 AM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not aware of anyone running non-Linux on semi-modern hardware :
>
> thats the challenge. To find the right device to experiment with. Im not
> talking about some soc,but about a finished and already working tablet or
> phone.
>

So what's the easiest one to run linux on that's not x86?

Warner



Il gio 11 mag 2023, 15:34 Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@bec.de> ha scritto:
>
>> Am Sun, May 07, 2023 at 07:06:22PM +0200 schrieb Mario Marietto:
>> > any chance to install freebsd on some kind of ebook ereader like the
>> kindle
>> > ? I just also need to have a partial tutorial already written. I can
>> finish
>> > the project,but im not able to start it from scratch. let me know.
>>
>> It was possible to run NetBSD on old Kobos at least. I'm not aware of
>> anyone running non-Linux on semi-modern hardware.
>>
>> Joerg
>>
>>

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<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 11, 2023, 8:26 AM Mario Marietto &lt;<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">I&#39;m not aware of </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">anyone running non-Linux on semi-modern hardware :</span><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">thats the challenge. To find the right device to experiment with. Im not talking about some soc,but about a finished and already working tablet or phone. </span></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So what&#39;s the easiest one to run linux on that&#39;s not x86?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warner </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il gio 11 mag 2023, 15:34 Joerg Sonnenberger &lt;<a href="mailto:joerg@bec.de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">joerg@bec.de</a>&gt; ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Am Sun, May 07, 2023 at 07:06:22PM +0200 schrieb Mario Marietto:<br>
&gt; any chance to install freebsd on some kind of ebook ereader like the kindle<br>
&gt; ? I just also need to have a partial tutorial already written. I can finish<br>
&gt; the project,but im not able to start it from scratch. let me know.<br>
<br>
It was possible to run NetBSD on old Kobos at least. I&#39;m not aware of<br>
anyone running non-Linux on semi-modern hardware.<br>
<br>
Joerg<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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