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Jul 10 12:19:24 <djp_> hi. have an old freerunner gta2. which distro is recommended in 2018 to put on it?
Jul 10 12:21:43 <PaulFertser> djp_: hey, depends on your usecases.
Jul 10 12:23:24 <djp_> PaulFertser: not particularly bothered about using it as a phone. so any alternate distros like gamerunner fro example?
Jul 10 12:24:37 <djp_> PaulFertser: would like to use it with debian.
Jul 10 12:24:39 <PaulFertser> djp_: hm, haven't heard about that one. I'd probably install Debian armel but I'm not sure if current version is compatible with the last kernel available, unfortunately.
Jul 10 12:25:10 <PaulFertser> djp_: I'm personally running Debian on it but I haven't upgraded since long.
Jul 10 12:25:24 <djp_> PaulFertser: yes. i'd like to try debian but not had much success getting it to work.
Jul 10 12:26:37 <djp_> PaulFertser: any pointers on getting debian to work, even if it is with an old unsupported release appreciated.
Jul 10 12:27:32 <PaulFertser> djp_: do you have serial console for gta02 handy?
Jul 10 12:27:48 <djp_> PaulFertser: yes
Jul 10 12:29:31 <PaulFertser> djp_: well then, my pointer would be to get an SD card, install Qi, debootstrap --foreign the latest stable Debian on it, copy the latest kernel and modules from QtMoko and then just try booting it, see what gives. Alternatively, you can just try the latest QtMoko image, it's supposed to work reasonably and it's just Debian + some apps pre-installed.
Jul 10 12:44:11 <djp_> PaulFertser: thank you. will have a look at both.
Jul 10 12:45:11 <PaulFertser> djp_: good luck
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