Homebrew Completely replace gamepad with android tablet

[Zhongtiao1]

I know that drc sim exists, but is there a way to completely replace the gamepad with a cheap android tablet? Drc sim requires a PC.

I'm considering making a "portable" wii u and would like to have dual screens without needing to disassemble a gamepad.

 

[Quincy]

theoretically there are ways to run linux apps on android, although I do not know for sure if difference in architecture types would cause problems with that. Also, I'm pretty sure there are Linux-sporting tablets out there as well.

 

[Zhongtiao1]

theoretically there are ways to run linux apps on android, although I do not know for sure if difference in architecture types would cause problems with that. Also, I'm pretty sure there are Linux-sporting tablets out there as well.

There are linux tablets, but none that are cheap. You can get a cheap android tablet for under $50 new

 

[Deleted member 545096]

I would suggest looking into getting a tablet compatible with Ubuntu Touch. I'm not sure how you would go about mirroring the TV output, though.

 

[Quincy]

Doesn't PINE64 sport something line a tablet? They do have the PinePhone which runs Linux (and some other quite unique devices like the Pinebook Pro)

 

[godreborn]

Drc Sim is a nightmare to compile due to gksu being delisted. Would be easy otherwise.

 

[V10lator]

Thee are cheap tablets available which allow to install linux on them. Also Andoid IS Linux, so with a rooted device you should be able to run linux apps. This might require some hacking though.

The most important part is another: DRC-SIM won't wok with every wifi hardware: https://github.com/rolandoislas/drc-sim/wiki/Wireless-Interface - Thanks good Android is Linux so this is easy to check. Example from my mobile phone:

So AP interface mode is supported!

But 5 Ghz band is not. So DRC-SIM couldn't be used here.

 

[Zhongtiao1]

Thee are cheap tablets available which allow to install linux on them. Also Andoid IS Linux, so with a rooted device you should be able to run linux apps. This might require some hacking though.

The most important part is another: DRC-SIM won't wok with every wifi hardware: https://github.com/rolandoislas/drc-sim/wiki/Wireless-Interface - Thanks good Android is Linux so this is easy to check. Example from my mobile phone:
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So AP interface mode is supported!

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But 5 Ghz band is not. So DRC-SIM couldn't be used here.

With android rhough, it likes to arbitrarily shut down background processes. That's why I'd like it to be an android specific build. If the server and client could be combined, the closing issue wouldn't matter