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Its Alive!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 9, 2012 by RGAugust 9, 2012

The APC(s) have finally arrived, after payment of ransom and ‘fees’ to the appropriate revenue authorities, and shipping organisations.. As expected, this is a typical Android 2.3 system, with a Linux heart, but many proprietary drivers and scripts, and reduced Linux command functionality.. I connected a USB/UART serial converter, and – so far – have a root … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, APC, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, Opinion | Tagged apc, first impressions, serial console | 1 Reply

Serial Console – via UART, with Fedora 17 / ARM..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 8, 2012 by RGAugust 8, 2012

In preparation for the (final!) arrival of the APC, I have been setting up a suitable serial console connection, via USB to a UART, and have tested it on the Raspberry Pi.. After remembering (from years ago..) that you have to connect TX to RX – and vice-versa – the serial console worked without a problem, but … Continue reading →

Posted in APC, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, Linux / ARM, Opinion, Raspberry Pi | Tagged apc, boot, fedora, raspberry pi, serial console, systemd, usb / uart converter | Leave a reply

APC – Now a real ‘Hack’!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 4, 2012 by RGAugust 4, 2012

As the complete source code for the APC is still unavailable, and it seems that the ‘standard’ Android OS on the device does not include some sort of console, the only way to get control (at least of the boot process) would appear to be by using the UART port on the board, and a pinout / … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, APC, Crash and Burn.., Dreamplug, Hacks, Linux / ARM | Tagged apc, boot, hack, serial console, uart, usb converter | Leave a reply
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