I have a FSL F979 Windows 7 tablet here: Intel Atom Z520, 1.33GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB SSD (at least, I think it's a SSD)

Since Windows 7 runs like crap on this thing, I would like to install some version of Android on it. I searched the webs and found a few methods to do so but have no idea which one is best.

Anyone here have any experience with this?

I installed a x86 version of android on a eeepc the other day.. wasn't any different than installing any other linux distribution. No cd drive, so i used USB but once booted it was all the same.

Why not load up the new Windows 8.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/e...indows/apps/br229516

Android would be cheaper.. nothing to buy.

quote Originally posted by User00013170: Android would be cheaper.. nothing to buy.

Windows 8 is free also, but it is a developers beta version.

But that is what android is anyways.

I've tried several flavors of Android-x86 but none seem to recognize the tablet's hardware (like the touchscreen and the [wireless] NICs).

How about trying Ubuntu or another Linux distro?

quote Originally posted by Cliff Pennock: I've tried several flavors of Android-x86 but none seem to recognize the tablet's hardware (like the touchscreen and the [wireless] NICs).

Sounds like you are screwed

Generic Debian or FreeBSD, would be my suggestion. Both can be as efficient as you want and a better chance of a driver being out there somewhere.

[This message has been edited by User00013170 (edited 12-24-2011).]

Well, Android-x86 runs (and runs very good I might add). It just doesn't recognize the touch screen and WiFi Nic (amongst other things). But since Android-x86 is open source, I can probably compile in the proper drivers if I could just figure out what touchscreen this is. The installed Windows 7 has no problems with it - but I can't find anywhere in Windows what brand touchscreen it is...

Doesn't eGalax basically make most all touch screens?

quote Originally posted by Wichita: Doesn't eGalax basically make most all touch screens?

I thought so too but this isn't an eGalax touch screen. I can't remember exactly what I did to find out this wasn't an eGalax, though.

quote Originally posted by Cliff Pennock: Can I test drive Windows 8 without installing it? Like, create a live USB?

Survey says: YES! (Family Feud reference)

http://www.winrumors.com/wi...s-from-a-usb-device/

Wow. And all it requires is a 16GB (minimum) USB stick. If that's any indication of how much it needs to load just to boot, chances are it's something I don't want to do from an USB stick...

quote Originally posted by Cliff Pennock: BTW, I found out the touchscreen is an Atmel (Hardware ID: 03eb:201c). Apparently that's not yet supported by Android.

"officialy" supported... it still uses a linux kernel, it woudl take work to make it work, but you could, just need to compile a kernel module driver for it, and you should be ok, that would require the source of both android kernel and the drivers for the touch. (if its supported in linux then you can probably find them)

id go more into detail, but remote RDP is killing me with this snow.

quote Originally posted by Cliff Pennock: Wow. And all it requires is a 16GB (minimum) USB stick. If that's any indication of how much it needs to load just to boot, chances are it's something I don't want to do from an USB stick...

And its only free for a while, then you end up having to buy it.

I also don't buy that its going to be any less resource hungry than what you already had on there. Each release from Microsoft wants more and more resources. I don't see that changing.