Hi, I'm in the market for a new car stereo, and was wondering if yinz would know of an ARM based one that can run Debian. Something similar to the empeg but about a decade newer would be nice.
I've searched the internets and find a lot of x86 based carpc's/carputers and even articles about running linux on them, but they all seem to be too power-hungry to run off battery. I've considered using my Netgear WGT634u with a USB hub, USB audio adapter, thumbdrive and bluetooth dongle, but my current car stereo doesn't have an aux input, and it's dying, so I need a new one anyway. (In case you're not familiar, the wgt634u is an ARM based wireless router with a 200MHz CPU and USB 2.0. I haven't actually tested whether it's fast enough to play MP3s, but it seems like it should be able to. It comes with a 5V 1A power supply, so it can't use more than 5W at most.) I now have a spare android phone, which would probably do a better job, but I'd prefer something less stealable, and I'm thinking of giving the phone to my brother anyway. So, anyone know of a good linux-based carputer? I'd like it to have 802.11 and be able to run off battery for at least a week or two. (I often leave my car parked for a week at a time, and I'd like the ability to copy music from my house.) Please CC me as I'm not on this list. Thanks, Ivan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111222204632.ga22...@mrph.org
