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Hacking wm8505 mini Laptop. 7" TFT LCD Windows CE 6.0 ARM WM8505 CPU WiFi UMPC Netbook (2GB Flash Disk/USB Host/SD Slot/LAN) Dimensions: 8.46 in x 5.71 in x 1.18 in (21.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 3 cm)Weight: 33.58 oz (952 g) Max Resolution: 800 x 480 pxOS Language: EnglishOperating System: Windows CE 6.0 or Android or Debian LinuxCPU: ARM-WM8505 or VIA VT8505( ARM926EJ-S)Chipset: WM8505Memory: 128 MBFlash Disk: 2GB Built-inExternal Memory: SD/MMC card (16GB Max.)LAN: RJ45, 10/100MbpsWLAN: 802.11b/g Wifi / Wireless LANSpeaker: Internal Speaker x 2Touchpad: YesKeyboard: 80-key keyboardPorts: 1 * USB Host1 * USB hub for Keyboard1 * USB hub for Mouse1 * RJ45 LAN1 * 3.5mm Microphone1 * 3.5mm Headphone1 * SD/MMC card slotAC Adapter: AC 100~ 240V US plug power adapter (comes with a Round to flat plug adapter)Battery: Internal 7.4V, 1800mAh Lithium-ion Serial UART0 on WM8505 USB Cable of Old Mobile Phone Boot messages from the WM8505 Board WonderMedia Technologies, Inc.W-Load Version : 0.15.00.00.01ethaddr............found Top View.

Hacking wm8505 mini Laptop

Guide to installing Debian + WM + Internet on WM8505. How to install Debian on nand wm8505 ver 2. Many thanks to John Wiggins for having offered to fix and improve the guide: Table of Contents: This is an edited copy of another article entitled How to install Debian on nand wm8505 ver 2.

How to install Debian on nand wm8505 ver 2

When editing a file, I used vim whereas the original author used nano. If you are unsure how to use either of these then please use google to find out. When you see NOTE: it indicates my own experience or thoughts and are not part of the original text. NOTE: First, some conventions I use: Brief Introduction This guide is finally ready (with only a few finishing touches to be made to the desktop section) and for now, everything works. The procedure is still laborious and the web only offers a few simple examples and tests that we must be content with for the time being.

The NAND organized into 12 blocks, which we defined because the ver2.The organization of the memory is different as well as some of the hardware features such as the SDD reader that works in rw mode. Installation Now we mount this block: How to hacking smartbook wondermedia wm8505 ver2 and install Debian or Android. Recently a friend of mine received this small portable smartbook computer, running winCE offering along with the wines of "Giordano wines". it's a WinCE 6.0 operating system, but has several problems, the wifi works but only with networks without security codes, the integrated browser does not support flash and special software to watch videos on youtube from a window show only microscopic size, is slowly, is difficult and complicated to find new programs (since they are almost all paid), etc, etc.The hardware is nice, however, has an ARM processor family wm8505, very famous and which he has done a great job and porting of several operating systems.The port available and fully functional have been made to now complete Debian linux, angostrom, and even android, as well as some linux distro debian bootable directly from a USB drive or sdd card.The problem is that with the new model, there does nothing work!

How to hacking smartbook wondermedia wm8505 ver2 and install Debian or Android

Now if you open the console and type: su you automatically get root permissions!