Friday’s news that open-source tinkerers had managed to get Ubuntu 10.10 up and running on Toshiba’s hitherto-Android AC100 smartbook raised a few eyebrows, but the usability of the hack was significantly scuppered by the fact it wouldn’t load past the boot screen. �That’s been ironed out over the weekend, and Carrypad now has video of the AC100 doing its Ubuntu thing.
Video demo after the cut
It’s still not perfect – battery life is a mere 4hrs, primarily it seems because Ubuntu isn’t giving any thought to ultraportable frugality, there’s no sound, video, 3D graphics or webcam support, and it’s prone to crashing – but considering the progress over just a weekend it’s all impressive stuff. �Carrypad is also wondering if the same hack will work on the upcoming Toshiba Folio 100 slate.
So far this has all been the handiwork of a few dedicated third-parties, but it seems Toshiba has woken up and taken some interest itself. �The company has tasked “Mr. AC100″ to look into an official Ubuntu port for the AC100 including drivers for graphics, sound, functions keys, and outputs like the HDMI port. �No promises at this stage, but it’s all looking pretty hopeful.
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