Thread: Smart Q7 Tablet
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Old 09-03-2009, 08:06 AM   #610
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Originally Posted by rogue_ronin View Post
I'll try to chime in with more stuff when my Q7 comes back from China. This is the second (third?) time they've shipped it. At least this time they told me about it and gave me a tracking number.

And twice they've split the shipping with me, so they try to be fair.

Anyhow, there doesn't seem to be a BIOS -- it's not a *86. It's the ARM thing again; our mental models for how to deal with it are inaccurate.

If/when mine arrives I'll do an "ARM bootup" search and see where it takes me. Thanks for all the awesome stuff you guys are adding in here.

m a r
@Rogue - Try this article, I think it might help explain Linux booting. http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/L...ial-RAM-disks/
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