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I would like to write postmarketOS documentation on how to port ...

2026-09-27T00:19:29Z

I would like to write postmarketOS documentation on how to port U-Boot to new boards, focusing on mobile devices and their quirks. But, because I do not have personal experience with porting U-Boot, I need help.

Thus, does anybody have experience with porting U-Boot to a new board and would be willing to answer some questions about the process? Bonus points if U-Boot was ported without the board having good mainline Linux support.

#PostMarketOS #UBoot #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux

Fedi really is just Twitter, kept the "holier than thou" ...

2026-09-22T00:57:50Z

Fedi really is just Twitter, kept the "holier than thou" attitude and everything.

It does! You have to edit the dts and copy it to the device to ...

2026-09-20T23:31:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…q863
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It does! You have to edit the dts and copy it to the device to switch to host-mode. Its a known issue for a while now, but switching was never properly implemented.

What SOC is that?

2026-09-11T22:57:57Z

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What SOC is that?

Hotland seems like a fun place. That was a fun and well-made ...

2026-08-12T20:31:00Z

Hotland seems like a fun place.

That was a fun and well-made test: https://undertale.jadenthejaded.uk/

The Gigaset GS290 (also sold as "Volla Phone") is back in ...

2026-08-09T21:54:58Z

The Gigaset GS290 (also sold as "Volla Phone") is back in postmarketOS! If you've been following, this is what I've been vague-posting kernel development about.

It can do practically nothing, but Plymouth does come up and show a cool loading screen and netboot *does* work. There is no touchscreen integration (the driver exists, I just have to figure out how the hell to integrate it in the devicetree when every other board that uses it is Qualcomm).

https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/9350

#PostMarketOS

I propose adding the "Rust Cycle" to the natural cycles ...

2026-08-09T16:52:50Z

I propose adding the "Rust Cycle" to the natural cycles of Earth.

This phenomenon has been seen on a "Fedi-verse" where users will heavily promote Rust (a programming language) as a solution to programming problems. This trend follows for a few weeks to months.

Then, after a minor failure in the Rust project itself or a Rust-based project, this "Fedi-verse" will go the complete opposite direction and blame all failures on using Rust before reverting to loving it.

It is a quite curious state.

I got excited seeing a project that fit the bill of what I ...

2026-08-08T20:11:23Z

I got excited seeing a project that fit the bill of what I needed, so I went about ensuring it isn't slop. Sadly, there was a CLAUDE.md file. But, the project had all the tells of not being slop, being Rust and Nix (alone they can indicate slop, but together I've noticed they usually don't), so I got curious and clicked on the markdown file.

The file just prompted the LLM to output like an anime girl and state not "knowing" programming.

Interesting solution, but I'm not complaining.

The firmware on a device can be changed by a vendor on Android ...

2026-08-07T11:58:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…t3wk
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The firmware on a device can be changed by a vendor on Android upgrade. While postmarketOS does not use Android components, these firmware files are essential for the functionality of devices (this is the same as x86_64, but usually the firmware files are downloaded separately). It is possible to split these files out and use them from a postmarketOS package, but this was not done for the Volla Phone, so it requires Android 9 to be flashed before flashing pmOS.

Did Volla delete their Android 9 images? Those are needed for ...

2026-08-07T11:13:25Z

Did Volla delete their Android 9 images? Those are needed for both Ubuntu Touch and postmarketOS, so I really hope they didn't.

English is amazing. I love how regular its possessive form is ...

2026-08-01T18:54:56Z

English is amazing. I love how regular its possessive form is with using _'s_. Like how the contraction of "it is" is "it's" and to indicate possession with "it" is "its". English is amazing.

That's not what I meant. I meant that now you don't have ...

2026-07-28T12:10:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…tjfr
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That's not what I meant. I meant that now you don't have to download an entire ChromeOS rootfs and patch the binary to work with not-ChromeOS just to get a barely working widevine binary on aarch64. Now you can (most likely) just pull Google Chrome's deb package, extract the libwidevine, do more minor patches (mostly for pagesize) and use that with something like firefox.

Yay! This actually means that hacks aren't needed to either ...

2026-07-27T13:36:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…mtku
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Yay! This actually means that hacks aren't needed to either use the x86_64 widevine library file on aarch64 or use the Chromebook version, which is cursed. Google is horrible, but this is actually a good change.

Friendly reminder that aromantic people are still people and that ...

2026-07-11T16:33:08Z

Friendly reminder that aromantic people are still people and that there is a lot more to life than romantic attraction.

But, that was when I netbooted. Before I added the hook to ...

2026-06-17T21:10:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…0mn4
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But, that was when I netbooted. Before I added the hook to netboot, the initramfs fails because there's no driver for the internal storage on the iPhone 6 (so I can't flash). You can get a good look at the on-screen keyboard though. The display scaling is really good this kernel version. Sadly, there's no touchscreen support, so I can't really type anything fun for the photo.

#PostMarketOS #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #Apple #iPhone

Back again with another postmarketOS booting on iPhone 6 post! ...

2026-06-17T21:07:30Z

Back again with another postmarketOS booting on iPhone 6 post! This time its testing out netbooting since its a bit more stable now.

First, here we have systemd-appled, otherwise known as just the systemd logs displaying on the framebuffer.
(The phone is physically worn. I promise that isn't grime.)

#PostMarketOS #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #Apple #iPhone

I think the saddest part of the LLM infection of open-source ...

2026-05-29T15:37:17Z

I think the saddest part of the LLM infection of open-source software development is the loss of trust in each other. Beforehand, if somebody submitted some bad code, it could be assumed it was either a mistake or they weren't well-versed enough with the codebase. Nowadays, any code submitted by an unknown party brings immediate scrutiny and a "guilty until proven innocent" mentality. Its a valid defense mechanism, but I will never forgive the corpos for this.

Please, GitLab, I beg of you. Show the actual date something was ...

2026-05-29T10:23:15Z

Please, GitLab, I beg of you. Show the actual date something was pushed. I do not need "a week ago" or "three days ago". Timezones are weird and its impossible to tell what date that actually is. Just give me a regular date. I know you can do this, you do it on older commits. Please.

My favorite thing about English is these few phrases: "yes ...

2026-05-22T09:10:12Z

My favorite thing about English is these few phrases:

"yes no" - This means: "no".

"no yes" - This means: "yes".

One of the major issues of LLMs is that they tie skills to a ...

2026-05-14T18:21:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…88p7
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One of the major issues of LLMs is that they tie skills to a subscription. Developers have learned how to review code and debate changes effectively, but LLMs actively deskill people and cause them to rely solely on a paid tool. Another major issue is that the code that LLMs output are differently licensed depending on the legal jurisdiction, which can cause legal issues with licensing. Then there is the environmental issue of power and water and land used.

So apparently, the reason a computer "boots" instead of ...

2026-05-10T11:59:44Z

So apparently, the reason a computer "boots" instead of "initializes" is in reference to "bootstrap", which is the part of the boot used to fasten it to the foot.

So a computer pulls its bootstraps while turning on I guess.

So... do people actually notice a difference between 1080p and ...

2026-04-28T20:49:57Z

So... do people actually notice a difference between 1080p and anything higher? I may be a bad person to comment on this, because I still consider 720p "high definition" and am perfectly fine watching something in 480p (I love slow internet!).

Sometimes I feel so inferior to the kernel devs that I meet ...

2026-04-22T21:48:02Z

Sometimes I feel so inferior to the kernel devs that I meet working on postmarketOS. Its like, I'm over here trying to decide if lib or share makes more sense for a config file and they're over there adding camera support and porting entirely new devices. I know that both the distro and kernel sides are important, but the kernel side is a lot flashier and has more immediate reward (until you have to upstream your code, and then you are hit with the email thread of unfathomable despair).

I wish roombas weren't corpocractic tools for monitoring the ...

2026-04-22T18:11:38Z

I wish roombas weren't corpocractic tools for monitoring the habits and living spaces of individuals since they are genuinely adorable. I want one so bad but I don't want to let the trojan horse in.

That's exactly the point. If you implement all of this on ...

2026-04-10T22:18:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…ek25
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That's exactly the point. If you implement all of this on your own, you've deviated from stock to the point that the system is nearly unmaintainable, and then you have that issue on your hands. It is not that pmOS could *not* become something very secure, but that currently it is not and people seem to think it is for some reason.

I don't know if I have to say this, but please do not use ...

2026-04-10T09:16:57Z

I don't know if I have to say this, but please do not use postmarketOS on a personal device if you are doing anything security critical or requiring high levels of data protection. Android or iOS are much better options for this. I would generally recommend a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS if you really need peace-of-mind. Heck, a random stock Android ROM from a carrier phone is probably more secure with some adb work.

#PostMarketOS #Android #iOS #CyberSecurity

That's so cool! I really should finish my Alpine FEX ...

2026-03-19T21:34:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…k9cz
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That's so cool! I really should finish my Alpine FEX packaging...

I should try getting ultrakill running on one oneplus 6t. That ...

2026-03-19T20:59:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…h9gu
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I should try getting ultrakill running on one oneplus 6t. That would be silly

That looks surprisingly good. The logo scales very well to the ...

2026-03-19T20:58:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…v47f
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That looks surprisingly good. The logo scales very well to the screen. Looks like one of those 2010s fake game release images (Xbox 720-core)

I want this thing running postmarketOS sooooooo bad, but it feels ...

2026-02-17T03:23:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…r0ud
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I want this thing running postmarketOS sooooooo bad, but it feels like every step forward is a step backwards. Doesn't help that, when asked for the kernel sources, Unihertz responded with "nuh uh".

https://www.unihertz.com/products/jelly-pro