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q4osteam

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Q4OS on ARM

Full Q4OS ARM port is available. Runs on wide variety of hardware equipped with ARM processors, beginning from Chromebooks, tablets, single board computers, embedded devices and more. See http://www.q4os.org/dqa012.html

JimW

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Registered: 2015-12-08

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Re: Q4OS on ARM

Before I beat my head on a brick wall...

Can this be installed on a Nook Color?
from Widipedia -
The Nook Color uses a Texas Instruments ARM Cortex-A8 processor running at 800 MHz.[1] The device has 8 GB of internal memory supplied by Sandisk, but only 5 GB is user-accessible and can store an estimated 6,000 books or 100 hours of audio. As with the original Nook, microSD and microSDHC memory cards can be inserted to expand the Nook Color's memory up to 32 GB.

What would I have to do to install Q4OS on it? Would it install on an SD card like Android?
NOTE: Cyanogenmod Android is rather unstable on my nook color! Perhaps Q4OS would be more stable?

edit to add:
I guess what I am basically looking for is a "live cd" type setup, where the nook will boot off of the SD when it is inserted or boot normal nook when it is not.

Last edited by JimW (2016-02-04 18:05)

q4osteam

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Re: Q4OS on ARM

ARM Q4OS will certainly work on your device, if you will succeed in Debian installation on it, see the setup guide http://www.q4os.org/dqa012.html
The hardware looks sufficient for Q4OS, you could search a Debian compatibility lists through the web.

jimdunn

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Registered: 2016-02-09

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Re: Q4OS on ARM

I was able to install Q4OS on my RaspberryPi2, no issues, even using HDMI to DVI converter cable, worked like a champ.

(most other distros for RPI2 don't like the converter cable)