Arch Linux running on NC with native Xorg

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Ran into this off Reddit. Includes instructions. Thought people might be interested. Damn impressive.

http://thomaspolasek.blogspot.ca/201...yboard_16.html

Looks like I got something to do after getting through this current barrage of Uni assignments

Oh, that is impressive. Something I'll have to try, for sure.

umm...yeah...i'm gonna try this out for sure

\O/

Sent from my NookColor using XDA

So, how does it work??????

Okay, I'd like to report that it works... pretty well!

I started with PengDroid, so I got Debian instead of Arch. Then installed:

xinit xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-input-mtrack lxde

I also don't have a spare USB keyboard and mouse, so I decided to skip the keyboard and try to use the touchscreen as a pointing device. So here's my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Layout0"
	InputDevice	"Mouse0"	"CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Mouse0"
	Driver		"mtrack"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/event2"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Adapter0"
	Driver		"fbdev"
	Option		"fbdev"	"/dev/graphics/fb0"
EndSection

As you can see, I'm using the mtrack driver, which makes the screen behave as a giant trackpad (with two-point touch = right-click). I have not been successful in getting proper touchscreen support working with evdev, but I suspect it might require the mtev driver.

Anyway, to start this thing off via adb:

ln -s Xorg /usr/bin/X
setprop ctl.stop media
setprop ctl.stop zygote
killall bootanimation
xinit /usr/bin/lxsession

... and to go back to Android,

^C
setprop ctl.start zygote

@bassrebel: Do you want technical details... or an answer involving unicorns?

Thats awesome that the touchscreen does work though. How about sound? I use my nook as my car stereo and would like to see if linux has any better audio drivers than android... also, xmbc on nook in a car would be awesome!

I haven't tried getting sound output, but I know it'd require getting ALSA/OSS set up with something like PulseAudio.

Originally Posted by inportb

Okay, I'd like to report that it works... pretty well!

I started with PengDroid, so I got Debian instead of Arch. Then installed:

xinit xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-input-mtrack lxde

I also don't have a spare USB keyboard and mouse, so I decided to skip the keyboard and try to use the touchscreen as a pointing device. So here's my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Layout0"
	InputDevice	"Mouse0"	"CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Mouse0"
	Driver		"mtrack"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/event2"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Adapter0"
	Driver		"fbdev"
	Option		"fbdev"	"/dev/graphics/fb0"
EndSection

As you can see, I'm using the mtrack driver, which makes the screen behave as a giant trackpad (with two-point touch = right-click). I have not been successful in getting proper touchscreen support working with evdev, but I suspect it might require the mtev driver.

Anyway, to start this thing off via adb:

ln -s Xorg /usr/bin/X
setprop ctl.stop media
setprop ctl.stop zygote
killall bootanimation
xinit /usr/bin/lxsession

... and to go back to Android,

^C
setprop ctl.start zygote

@bassrebel: Do you want technical details... or an answer involving unicorns?

I prefer the unicorns method!