Re:Do you really want Linux phones
by MayeulC on Friday March 26, 2021 @10:05AM
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> When these devices reach their EOL as a phone/tablet, they would make wonderful SBCs with integrated touchscreen
Try postmarketos, it's designed to run vanilla Linux on old devices such as phones.
CPU and USB OTG generally works, which already make for a pretty general-purpose machine. The touchscreen also works most of the time. The rest is generally hit-or-miss, depending on how much time you or the maintainer spends on making it work, or if there has been a mainlining effort.
Try postmarketos, it's designed to run vanilla Linux on old devices such as phones.
CPU and USB OTG generally works, which already make for a pretty general-purpose machine. The touchscreen also works most of the time. The rest is generally hit-or-miss, depending on how much time you or the maintainer spends on making it work, or if there has been a mainlining effort.