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Firesphere

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#311212 23-Dec-2023 11:34
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I had an old Surface RT lying around.

 

So I figured I'd put linux on it, so I could put it to good use.

 

Not sure if I'm allowed to do this? But anyway, I did a write-up of the steps and outcomes on my website:

 

On the Surface, it's Buster


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  #3175485 25-Dec-2023 19:38
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Very cool





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  #3178583 6-Jan-2024 21:56
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Nice, thanks for that, managed to get it set up as well which makes the device somewhat useful. How do you find the performance, running geekbench 5 on it, it seems to be alot slower than similar devices I've got? I see EFI linux apparently has power issues and can't access L2... 


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  #3178657 7-Jan-2024 12:17
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eonsim:

 

Nice, thanks for that, managed to get it set up as well which makes the device somewhat useful. How do you find the performance, running geekbench 5 on it, it seems to be alot slower than similar devices I've got? I see EFI linux apparently has power issues and can't access L2... 

 

 

Performance wise, it's clearly a ~10 year old Tegra CPU... I didn't expect much from it to start with, and it is for me more about the "getting it to work" than actual actively using it for a specific goal (at the moment)

 

I have been experimenting with Ubuntu, as it's supposed to support 3D graphics better, allowing for e.g. videos to play somewhat smoothly and not crash the device.

 

It's not a replacement for a full laptop, but for small things where a larger screen is handy, I found it "good enough".


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