jimsmith80
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Just a place for people to ask questions regarding modifying and building android for the warplte
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thenab
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im not sure where in the world you got the idea of making this thread *cough* but if anyone knows any good tutorials or a good place to start researching in general (more specific than: "google is your friend trololol") plz dont hesitate to let us know im most definitely willing to learn 
jimsmith80
Android Expert
http://xda-university.com/
It really depends on what you want to do. The link above has a lot of useful information.
It really depends on what you want to do. The link above has a lot of useful information.
thenab
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*bookmarked* i will definitely look into it after i wake up whenever i happen to manage falling asleep lol unfortunately i have a hard time falling asleep :/
AkihiroKurokami
Newbie
Eat some macaroni and cheese With a couple of bacon and hashbrowns to the side.
Works for me...
Wizaired
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I have this old Dell desktop upstairs. I wonder if it would be suitable to flash Linux on it. The things kind of a dinosaur though lol. Think it's about 13 or 14 years old. Works though... I did put boot animation factory on my laptop I'll be checking that out when I get a chance.
If windoze runs on it, Linux will run better. If windoze does not run on it, Linux probably will. If you think it's broken, Linux will probably fix it
The computer runs decent for the age. Definitely worth a try. When I get a chance I'm going to check out how to flash Linux on an old Windows PC . I'm going to practice on this old LG optimus q if it works.
There are many Linux distributions available. I recommend Ubuntu or Mint for ease of use and hassle free setup. Both come as live disks meaning you can burn them to a dvd and boot your computer to it (without installing) to see if you like it. If you don't have a dvd reader in your pc, you can use unetbootin to put the iso image on a usb stick and boot to that. If your pc does not allow usb booting, you can boot to plop boot manager on a cd and have it boot the usb drive.
jimsmith80
Android Expert
Ubuntu and mint are a little heavy for an older unit. I would suggest either lubuntu ( I think that's the lxde variant) or bohdi ( Ubuntu variant with E19). I personally run the testing branch of Debian with razor qt, but that take a little more time to set up
jimsmith80
Android Expert
On a side note. You could always run Linux inside a virtual machine on your primary computer.
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 and my machine has never been faster. As of 14.04, they focused heavily on performance since it is now running on mobile devices. Honestly you just need to try a bunch of them and settle in with the one that works the best for you and your machine.
This will work, but virtual machines tend to be slow. Depending on what you are doing and how fast you want it done, it could work for you.
Wizaired
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Oh is it like the cwm flashable CD?. I did that on the laptop once I figured out how to take off the security check from the bios settings.
thenab
Well-Known Member
windows 8.1 feels a ton better if you disable the touchpad gestures and install classicshell from classicshell.net makes a world of a difference to me lol i just recently switched to windows 8.1 long as it feels like win 7 im good with it
You can put Linux on any pc. Your cabinetry software on the other hand, maybe maybe not. There is something called Wine that lets you run some windoze apps native. You would have to try it to find out. You could also run windoze as a virtual machine under Linux, but as I mentioned earlier that can be slow. You can also dual-boot windoze and Linux so you pick which to boot when you turn on your pc.
In case anyone is interested, I built an Ubuntu 14.04 based distro for a buddy. It is set up the way I like with some of the scripts I have written to do useful things.
MyUbuntu-Trusty-Tahr.iso
MyUbuntu-Trusty-Tahr.iso
jimsmith80
Android Expert
Yes, Build Box. The OS is outdated by a year, but you can use it as is or update it.
edit: I remember something about a password problem in the Ubuntu 13.04 version. I know the Mint 15 version works without issue. It's been a while so I really don't remember lol.
thenab
Well-Known Member
you can use unetbootin or something similar you just need the iso file of the linux os your wanting and a usb it will fit on and it will create a bootable usb which you can boot from in the boot options after that its pretty much just as if it was a dvd you shouldnt have too much trouble doing it
i was thinking of maybe installing linux os on a usb so that the whole operating system is on the usb and i dont have to mess with partitions and such anyone have any objections to that? or is that not good for the stuff i'd be doing?