I didn't really want to have a tablet. I like to do interesting stuff on computers and my laptop is just not what I want to carry around much. So maybe I should take another look at tablets. Years ago I was doing soon cool stuff on my MDA III with WindowsCE so I knew this could also become interesting and fun. I went to a shop to compare some tablets but besides the Ipad mini I liked the nexus 7 the best. Form factor design weight and technology as well as the promise of updates for the android platform made me choose this device. I like the hardware even though my first nexus 7 broke after 3 weeks. But the thing was very responsive and the screen is very good. Sound could be a little better but that's not why I bought it. I haven't looked that deeply into the android scene and didn't know much about it except that this thing could be rooted without much effort.After some searching I found the Nexus 7 toolkit to root the device.
At first I didn't know exactly what to do and what steps needed to be taken when but I found a post by someone pointing out how easy it is.
turn on usb debugging mode
download the Nexus 7 toolkit
find out your device build number:
- settings-> About tablet
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| Nexus 7 toolkit screen |
click here for more info
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| Select this to root device |
Just follow the instructions on screen and device.
-Yeah rooted-
OK now I have a rooted device but what now ?
I like the device but I wanted it to be able to do much more than to run apps. The first thing that comes to mind is having access to a shell and unleashing the power of the command line.After testing out some terminal applications in the play store I found a combination of two apps that work very nicely
- Android Terminal Emulator -I use this terminal and like it a lot
- Terminal IDE - is much more than just a terminal App but i use it for its awesome keyboard
click here for more info
This will be the start for a nice phone/tablet Linux with super powers.
I have my issues with android and it's tight google integration. Not sure if i can find a cure for this problem. (PDroid maybe?)
My next posts will be a little more about the Nexus 7 and more Linux
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