Today, we’re installing a very special version of Arch Linux, Arch32, on an absolute goober of a Panasonic ToughBook handheld PC.
How painful could it possibly be?
Thanks @MichaelAStanhope for donating this lil’ fella.
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π Arch32:
π Forum post about install issues:
π SSD mod guide:
π Great video mod guide by @Morninglowe:
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when u need a guide to install a OS u know linux is a joke
I feel like action retro and Michael mjd are doing this on purpose.
I worked in a warehouse and used one of these every day. Can confirm they are slowwwww but rugged.
Just run arch-install!!!!
From the UK latest video on main camp one of them boxes and practice
could the touch screen offset issue be the result of the upscaling from x1?
This looks like the iPhone Clicks Keyboard case. I have one on my iPhone. Took a while getting used to the tiny keys.
I'm glad you showed the SSD upgrade because I forgot how I did mine all those years ago. Gosh these things are slow.
about games – it should run open arena just fine. I played openarena back in 2009 on my asus eee 701 netbook.
Give it to me and i'll put a rpi in it
Oh installing ARCH linux, oh boy… yeah… that is going to be "FUN"
Antix linux will work well on these systems and you'll save a boatload of time.
And that's the first time I've heard someone else use the phrase, "Slow as dirt."
Does it play doom?
If the date is off or if the keys are bad that could cause the issue you're having with the signature verification.
One could try updating the time and then the archlinux-keyring. If that didn't work then turning off signature verification. Either way an update after install should fix it.
Would love to see the output of lscpi on this device. I kind of really want one. Really cool.
Ah, yes, the Atom Z series – for when the N250 is just too blazing fast.
Out of the box stylus???? Arch bros keep winning
I was daily driving Arch-Linux for about 3 and a half years…
I disabled signature checking on my desktop as well because I completely nuked pacman and everything security related and I completely hated flatpaks (now I only use flatpaks when possible) and I got tired of that crap and decided to try out Fedora and I stuck with it (even using Fedora Silverblue on my laptop because I only use Flatpaks on there)
E-Waste is the best. I was waiting for the Dell Venue 11 to price out at $25 or so. Probably won't happen, though. Lol
I used to try to make devices like these Hackintoshes
Man if Kali Linux was possible on this, this world be a hacking/spoofing mobile computer!
Windows on x86 bulky devices meant for a single purpose is the emblem of what is wrong in the IT field. And we keep justifying ourselves by saying "We did the best we could with the best tools we had".
Were those the lowest graphical settings on the game you tried? It still looked like native resolution.
I have never seen one of these before.
somethings off…
Action Retro: needs to research touchscreen calibration procedure to maintain sanity
Also Action Retro: installs and plays Sauerbraten instead
Priorities. π
such a little cyberdeck
"perfect hacker device"- Action Retro after he has "disabled security" on it.. lmao
You may have installed Arch on a goober, but have you done it on a booger?
You have reminded me i need to track down a tablet pc that was used on stargate Atlantis…
I have two of these that I installed debian on. While the SD card slot is not bootable, you can do something of a "split install" by putting /boot on a usb stick and / itself on an SD card. I did this to free up the usb port while in operation. The usb storage is one of those tiny sandisk usb drives that barely sticks out above the unit when inserted. I zip tied it to the cable for the stylus so it'll never get lost.
As far as the side buttons, they do report keycodes that are not mapped in the kernel by default. you can use a command to remap the keys and make them whatever you want. I have the top left rocker mapped to up/down since it makes scrolling pages while holding the unit a lot easier.
It isnt the fastest device, but for use as a thin client, it works well enough. I use them to remote into a VM that is much more capable
How much RAM does this thing have? There are bar code apps in Linux. Maybe one would work.
Another piece of Japanese art. I'd rather carry a handbag and wear lipstick and mascara than be seen with this kind of 'technology'. Some 'men"!
Am I the only one who install arch linux with archinstall ?
fstab πͺπ©Έ
Have you ever checked out the Nokia N900?
The use of Goober and Nugget in this video makes me think Sean is slowly transforming into a certain shouty Australian man.
Easiest way to clear the partition table is to dd a few KB of zeroes over the start of the disk
Cool. Thanks for making this video! We ArchLinux32 maintainers (the few of us) really appreciate. The issue with the keys is a constant source of trouble. There are various ways around it, like manually installing the archlinux32-keyring into the installation chroot. Also, ISOs don't always have the correct keys on them (they once got copied from the ISO to the chroot, so updating them after booting the ISO might also be an idea). And sometimes we (or should I say I) forget to have a timer for gpg renewals, so then I have to invent a time machine to go back fixing wrong keys..
I have a few of these in storage that we used to process guests into a large waterpark. I actually loved using it but repairs and basic troubleshooting sucked. I think I have a few sets of the spare batteries from when they recalled the originals, too.
Does it run Linux Mint?
Dang it all. I had the "big brother" of that Toughbook which I had to use to develop some software for a company I worked for. Stupidly I sent the machine back after it had sat in a forgotten corner of my house for the better part of a decade. DANG!
u should have went with Kali linux for perfect hacker device
seriously when is macintosh monday? π
Dogwater SSD. Taped down, and ready to rock. π€
Wait… if I'm enjoying it, can it really be suffering?
Neofetch π’
Now I know that if I ever get a small industrial goober, it will run Arch just fine. Science!