August 13, 2010 |
Video: Viliv S5 Hacked Running Android 2.2
The x86 Viliv S5 tablet has been hacked by resourceful folks to run on Android 2.2 (FroYo). The Viliv S5 usually runs on Windows XP. It seems to run fairly well, which is cool, but there is a catch; a hurdle; a problem… the image has not been released because there are problems getting the proprietary Intel drivers for the GMA graphics chipset inside the S5 to work properly. Though those in the video seem to have accomplished it, it appears they are unwilling to release the image file just yet. Either way, cool stuff and another small step forward. Specs of the Viliv S5 after the break.
- 1.3GHz Intel Atom processor
- Intel GMA 500 graphics
- 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen display
- 32GB SSD
- GPs
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
via ubergizmo
Comments (2)
I’m curious to know why this is “another small step forward” for you. Linux has been run on this particular device for quite a while, and there are far better touch-friendly visual interfaces (like E17′s Illume) than Android for a non-phone device, especially if you’re going to use a stylus (since Android is really about capacitive finger touch and not resistive tool-based touch). This feels like a step backward in the sense that you’re locked into a Google “open core” + closed apps framework rather than the truly open, ever upgradeable world of actual Linux. It’s a nice proof of concept though, and it’s always cool to watch clever, creative problem solvers do something with software that nobody else has done.
To answer your question: “It’s a nice proof of concept though, and it’s always cool to watch clever, creative problem solvers do something with software that nobody else has done.”
Hence small.
And forward not so much ideologically like you speak of – but that it can be done if an end user wants it to be. I believe that choice drives progress far more than principle in these markets.