non-sse3 development should be a priority

[Bob Good]

Hi,

Android is a simple OS, and as such, it seems a waste to use it on a relatively new laptop/Desktop which are capable of running a full-fledged operating systems without any problem.

I have three laptops. One is an HP Pavilion dv3510nr dual-core 2.0 ghz processor with 4 gigs of ram and a 320 gig HD. It runs KitKat 4.4.2 just fine but I would never dream of exchanging Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for KitKat. It would seem too much of a step down plus I would be giving up too much...like transcoding video files for example. 

I also have two Sony laptops (VGN-S470 1.73 ghz 1.5 gigs ram 80 gig HD and an S360 1.70 ghz 1 gig ram 80 gig HD). Each has the non-sse3 Pentium M processor yet both are well suited to run an Android OS at least as far as specs go. I can run the Android-x86 4.0.4 Thinkpad iso version on them, with acceptable results, but that's all.

I know this has been stated before, but, IMO, I think more consideration should be given to development by the Android-x86 team for non-sse3 processor because that's where it would actually be used/needed the most.

Too many Linux distros are turning a blind-eye towards non-pae/sse3 laptops/Desktops and it all seems such a waste for a still perfectly good piece of hardware.

Thanks for your time.

Have a good day.

Bob Good

 

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2014-06-24 21:23 GMT+08:00 Bob Good <bobby...@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
> Android is a simple OS, and as such, it seems a waste to use it on a
> relatively new laptop/Desktop which are capable of running a full-fledged
> operating systems without any problem.
>
> I have three laptops. One is an HP Pavilion dv3510nr dual-core 2.0 ghz
> processor with 4 gigs of ram and a 320 gig HD. It runs KitKat 4.4.2 just
> fine but I would never dream of exchanging Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for KitKat. It
> would seem too much of a step down plus I would be giving up too much...like
> transcoding video files for example.
>
> I also have two Sony laptops (VGN-S470 1.73 ghz 1.5 gigs ram 80 gig HD and
> an S360 1.70 ghz 1 gig ram 80 gig HD). Each has the non-sse3 Pentium M
> processor yet both are well suited to run an Android OS at least as far as
> specs go. I can run the Android-x86 4.0.4 Thinkpad iso version on them, with
> acceptable results, but that's all.
>
> I know this has been stated before, but, IMO, I think more consideration
> should be given to development by the Android-x86 team for non-sse3
> processor because that's where it would actually be used/needed the most.

Let me tell you the truth.
There is no "team" of this project.
Only some naive volunteers like me who
waste our spare time to code, debug and test it.

If you want non-sse3 support, go ahead to do it.
Don't wait somebody do it for you
since it's unlikely to happen.

> Too many Linux distros are turning a blind-eye towards non-pae/sse3
> laptops/Desktops and it all seems such a waste for a still perfectly good
> piece of hardware.

--
Chih-Wei
Android-x86 project
http://www.android-x86.org

[Bob Good]

Thanks, Chih Wei, for the reply.

I'm guilty of assuming something. I thought there was a "team", of sorts, for this project. My apology. Which also means you're only doing this for the love of the project. Admirable.

As for me compiling my own...guess I'll have to do some reading on the subject. It's not beyond me, so thanks for the suggestion. Hope I didn't catch you on a bad day yesterday.

Still, IMO, consideration should be given for non-sse3 processors since they would actually be used or needed the most.

Hope everyone has a nice, sunny day.

Best regards,

Bob

[rbg]

> I know this has been stated before, but, IMO, I think more consideration 
> should be given to development by the Android-x86 team for non-sse3 
> processor because that's where it would actually be used/needed the most. 

the beauty of open source is that anyone is free to clone the project

and adapt it to their own need, then contribute it back if they want...

[mike r]

AMEN!