Quick question about raspberry pi and other stuff.

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I'll definitely be getting this machine, you can put it in anything, from a car to a remote controlled helicopter or turn it into a fully functioning computer or a Media centre for your television and tell it what do to. You can carry it round with you in a little case and use it as a portable computer by plugging it into any monitor, the possibilities are endless and I'm really excited about it.

I know Raspberri pi is meant to change things and educate people about programming e.t.c, but could phones do the same thing, For example the galaxy s II, it has an Arm chip, HDMI out, wifi, USB ports, a big hard drive, a lot of ram and an audio jack. I know the raspberry's cheap but couldn't you program a phone to do the same thing? Wouldn't all the programs done for the raspberry work on any phone with an Arm chip and just adding work arounds for the HDMI/wifi? Wouldn't you be able to run an OS off a phone, and say use the phone as a computer and plug it into a TV? I used to have a Nokia N8 and I plugged my mouse and keyboard into it and hooked it up to a TV and used it as a computer, but it wasn't very good because of Symbian.

So would you be able to put linux (lets say fedora, because android is based on linux) on to a smartphone and use it as a proper computer? and if this is possible, why hasn't it been attempted? (if it has, I've not heard of it yet) the galaxy has 1.2Ghz dual core processor with a 1GB ram, 16GB memory and HDMI/dedicated graphics. Its a perfect candidate for a computer and you could take it anywhere with you.

One last question, would the raspberry pi run Ubuntu?

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

Thanks.
 
I thought you basically could do that with the S2 already? I swear I remember reading something about plugging it into a suitable TV/monitor and a keyboard and being able to use it as a comp.

I may be making all this up as I just got my shiny new S2 yesterday and had been reading up on it since ordering a few days earlier :D
 
A phone is designed to be a phone, so it's hardware is more tailored to that. The bootloader etc is designed to be on a phone. It will have proprietary functions locked into it.

The raspberry pi is not designed to be a phone, and it is much much cheaper than a phone.

Install Linux on a phone and use it as a computer.. yes - it can be done, but why not just used the version of Linux that is customised to be used on a phone (Android).
 
I don't think Ubuntu will be available on launch, I remember reading that their arm port hasn't been going well. I too will be getting one of these, the fact it has hdmi makes it perfect for a little media box for downstairs in the kitchen etc.

Edit: the pi also has extension ports for i2c and other comm ports, so it's much better than just using phone hardware and hacking it. For those in the know, i2c has some awesome boards for driving servos ;) makes the arduino board seem like a stone tablet at times
 
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I have seen Ubunto on Arm processors based devices in a live environment. Although, how successfull it has been at launch would be up for debate.
So, Ubuntu is already out there on current products for Arm processors.
 
Some tablets can run ubuntu. Even though I am a massive linux fanboy, I would still choose android over a desktop environment such as unity.
The great thing about the pi is it that I can imagine nearly every family across the country is going to get one of these at some point. It will be all over the news on release. It's going to do great wonders to the linux community and could be the one product that makes people realize how awesome free software is.
 
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