[TynesideLUG] Linux Tablet with Camera(s)?

[Will McElderry]

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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