from alex_02@infosec.pub to hardware@infosec.pub on 24 Mar 2024 20:53
https://infosec.pub/post/10152333
My Gemini just came in last week, and I’ve had some time with it. I have to say, I’m very impressed and after a bit of fiddling I do like it a lot. I’m currently running a rooted android with the updated magisk patched boot img which I had to patch myself and replace the root_boot.img in the gemini rooted image provided by the partition tool. You can get the boot.img from the firmware provided by Planet Computers. It does run a chrooted nethunter image and has a bunch of tools downloaded from playstore, fdroid, and the nethunter store. Reason I stuck with Android is cuz the Linux images require a mouse which kind of defeats the purpose of this device for me. The internal wifi chipset cannot be set to monitor mode, but that is expected for a chip like the one used in the gemini. I do plan on getting a type c to female usb 2.0 for my external wifi adapters.
The keyboard will take a bit to get used to, but after typing on it for a few days, I’m already getting used to it. It isn’t perfect, and I wish that when I type the keys gave more of a depth. The space bar also needs a bit of improvement, but none of these quirks are dealbreakers. My model is wifi only so it really is more of a personal pocket computer.
Overall I am in love with this device and I have my eyes set on the clockworkpi dev term for my next hardware toy.
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Sounds nice, do you have any pics to share?
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Not very good pics, but it is pretty nice. You can get more info here: store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/devices
I did get an email reply that mentioned they’re redoing the PDA and the Astro Slide looks like what would solve some of the minor annoyances I have experienced, but unfortunately it is more expensive and 5G. If Planet would offer Astro Slide in WiFi only I would consider it because it looks sexy.
Thanks for the pics and the link.
Thanks for posting about this… it’s a reminder that I should take mine back out to play with =] Or the Cosmo Communicator that I also have.