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Python 3, Pygame, and Debian Bookworm on the Miyoo A30
What if I told you you can get a full Linux computer with WiFi and a GPU in a small, pocket form factor for about $30 USD on AliExpress? You might say “but what about the new tariffs?” and I’d say “oof, oh right, okay who knows, but it’s probably still pretty cheap!” (Edit: looks like you can get one for about $40 now). It wasn’t a big hit with the retro handheld gaming community, but the Miyoo A30 has a 4 core Cortex A7 with a Mali-400 MP GPU, 512 MB of RAM, WiFi, and an incredible little 640x480 IPS screen.
It wasn’t a big hit with the retro handheld gaming community, but the Miyoo A30 has a 4 core Cortex A7 with a Mali-400 MP GPU, 512 MB of RAM, WiFi, and an incredible little 640x480 IPS screen. Using the provided kernel is a good call since it has the best driver support for the hardware, but Linux 3.x is missing some syscalls some Debian Bookworm software now takes for granted. Then, on the Miyoo A30, in spruceOS’s advanced configuration, I enabled SSH, SSHed to the device, then created an ext4 filesystem on the SD card and mounted it:
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