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Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android?Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android?Posted Feb 22, 2012 15:39 UTC (Wed) by southey (subscriber, #9466)Parent article: Handset cohabitation: Ubuntu for Android If you say something like a dual-boot system then that implies that Ubuntu for Android would have it's own kernel. But given that Ubuntu for Android runs on top of the Android kernel implies a virtual machine situation (or some emulation) that is limited by what the underlying Android kernel supports. If the latter is true then the importance of this seems rather overhyped. This seems especially true if the presence of keyboard and external monitor make the phone like an Android tablet.
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Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android? Posted Feb 22, 2012 19:33 UTC (Wed) by dashesy (subscriber, #74652) [Link]
It seems it is the android kernel, but as long as some modules are supported (HDMI, external keyboard, ...) no virtual machine should be necessary to run non-android Linux software.
To run android apps side-by-side on the big screen a virtual machine might be necessary. If the video driver supports it, the latter can be some version of a dual-monitor setup with no virtual machine at all, that can be activated when switching to a special terminal.
Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android? Posted Feb 23, 2012 2:11 UTC (Thu) by jmalcolm (guest, #8876) [Link]
Why a virtual machine? I would assume that they are just running Unity (the Ubuntu UI) directly on the Android (just Linux really) kernel.
Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android? Posted Feb 23, 2012 14:54 UTC (Thu) by southey (subscriber, #9466) [Link] Because the article refers to dual-boot experience not something like a remote display or dual display manager (like one for the device screen and another for the display) as may be the case here.
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