[TynesideLUG] Linux Tablet with Camera(s)?

[Tim Bateson]

Hi Will,

I work weekends during the summer months and I have had a lifetime's worth
of zoom during the lockdown!

I will hopefully be back to the meetings after the summer though.

I will post on the list here about my progress the Fusion 5 and
Endeavour OS

Thanks,

Tim

On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 at 22:35, Will McElderry <will at mcelderry.com> wrote:

> Hi Ian and Tim,
>
>
> Thanks for the responses!
>
>
> Thanks for the discussion and link Ian:
>
> I was not aware of that site.  Looks like zero X86_64 based tablets with
> working cameras as yet!
>
> I'll try and add my feedback from a Lenovo MIIX320 if I remember (for
> anyone interested the general idea is works with Ubuntu 24.04, but no
> camera.  My wifi is mainly OK, but seems to flake out for ~1 minute
> every hour or so
>
> , but that could be an issue with the second hand tablet I bought... )
>
>
> Thanks Tim for the discussion:
>
> I'd be interested to know the outcome of any test with your Fusion 5,
> but sorry to say I'll not be able to attend any time soon to participate
> in practical tests!
>
>
> Pinetab[2] looks interesting, but I've been put off by the lack of
> availability (whenever I look there tends to be none available - not
> sure if this is a versioning plan or just limited availability).
>
> It reminded me of Raspberry Pi based tablets, but none I've found have a
> camera built in (and I think Rasp Pis only support one camera, so even
> 3D printing is not an option to get bi-directional cameras).
>
>
> If any other ideas come along, please let me know!
>
> I've been thinking of projects which would benefit from a good Linux
> tablet with cameras built in for a while - and I guess I'll keep
> thinking of them for a bit longer without being able to follow through
> on them.
>
>
> I may eventually bite (byte? ... sorry!) the bullet and learn enough
> about Android to use it 'properly' (i.e. automate, lock down and gain
> remote access).
>
>
> Thanks all!
>
>
> Will.
>
>
>
> On 26/06/2024 20:46, Tim Bateson wrote:
> > Hi Will,
> >
> > I always fancied getting something from the Pine Range,
> >
> > https://pine64.org/devices/pinetab/
> >
> > I had wanted to get Linux on my Samsung S5e  but had to settle with
> lineage
> > os.
> >
> > I currently have a Fusion 5 laptop/tablet running Windows 10 that could
> now
> > be repurposed that has cameras front and back.
> >
> > Linux will definitely run better there than Windows :)
> >
> > Might make an interesting experiment at the next meetup?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 at 20:01, Tim Bateson <monkeyx.net at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Will,
> >>
> >> I always fancied getting something from the Pine Range,
> >>
> >> https://pine64.org/devices/pinetab/
> >>
> >> I had wanted to get Linux on my Samsung S5e  but had to settle with
> >> lineage os.
> >>
> >> I currently have a Fusion 5 laptop/tablet running Windows 10 that could
> >> now be repurposed that has cameras front and back.
> >>
> >> Linux will definitely run better there than Windows :)
> >>
> >> Might make an interesting experiment at the next meetup?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >> On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 at 12:42, Will McElderry <will at mcelderry.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Just asking in case anyone knows an answer to a difficult question:
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone recommend a tablet that can run Linux (with minimal
> faffing),
> >>> ideally has a front and rear camera that works with gstreamer and has
> >>> hardware accelerated H264 encoding support (or better)?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Will.
> >>>
> >>>
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