N900 is a target platform for PostMarketOS ! - maemo.org

Xagoln | # 1 | 2017-07-16, 03:24 | Report

Early days yet, but the new PostMarketOS initiative has started to add support for N900 (limited for now).

NB: in addition to the below, PMOS can't make calls or send SMS messages on any platform yet.

Originally Posted by

What works

Booting the system
Kernel log to the display
Framebuffer graphics
Unlocking the root partition using the keyboard
Backlight control
Wayland on framebuffer
Module loading
Wifi (see note below under Additional Info)

What does not work

Touchscreen, module is loaded but now the kernel is panicing
The keymap is incorrect, The shift key doesn't allow entering numbers

PMOS on N900 details

EDIT: There's a subreddit for PMOS

Last edited by Xagoln; 2017-07-27 at 01:01.

The Following 24 Users Say Thank You to Xagoln For This Useful Post:
craftyguy, explit, Fatalist, handaxe, hardy_magnus, jellyroll, juiceme, L29Ah, Macros, maegon9y00, Malakai, mike727, MINKIN2, olf, peterleinchen, rcolistete, reinob, salahkhani, santeira, t-b, taixzo, theonelaw, Wikiwide, xman

t-b | # 2 | 2017-07-16, 18:58 | Report

Originally Posted by Xagoln View Post

NB: in addition to the below, PMOS can't make calls or send SMS messages on any platform yet.
[/url]

Awesome, will keep an eye on this project. Lot of recent entries on github so the (small) team is currently actively working on it.

Would be great if they will be able to get the telephone functions working. Until now that seems to be the hardest part of any port.

Also some comments available on redit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/postmarketO...st_nonandroid/

The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to t-b For This Useful Post:
handaxe, juiceme, reinob, Wikiwide, Xagoln, xman

m4r0v3r | # 3 | 2017-07-16, 20:48 | Report

and yet another fork of linux...

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to m4r0v3r For This Useful Post:
juiceme, pichlo, romu, Wikiwide

craftyguy | # 4 | 2017-07-17, 03:42 | Report

Well, phone calling capabilities are obviously a target later on, right now we're working on just getting the basic hardware up and running (using the mainline kernel BTW), and checking out some packages.

I would like to take a stab at packaging KDE Plasma Mobile, which would give us a fairly decent GUI. To me that is, along with getting the hardware support shored up, a higher priority than working on the 'phone' functionality of the phone :P

The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to craftyguy For This Useful Post:
juiceme, Kabouik, mosen, t-b, taixzo, theonelaw

craftyguy | # 5 | 2017-07-17, 03:44 | Report

Originally Posted by m4r0v3r View Post

and yet another fork of linux...

Um, it's Alpine Linux. If you consider "yet another fork of linux" to be a distro, well, also consider that many 'forks of linux' have already died (e.g. Maemo) to make way for possible successors.

The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to craftyguy For This Useful Post:
handaxe, juiceme, mosen, reinob, theonelaw, Xagoln

kinchan | # 6 | 2017-07-18, 13:21 | Report

Originally Posted by Xagoln View Post

Early days yet, but the new PostMarketOS initiative has started to add support for N900

REALLY interisting! thank you for sharing!

The Following User Says Thank You to kinchan For This Useful Post:
juiceme

romu | # 7 | 2017-07-18, 14:21 | Report

Excuse me for this surely stupid questions, but why not Mer? What about the hardware drivers (provided by Alpine?)?

Thanks.

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to romu For This Useful Post:
juiceme, mosen

m4r0v3r | # 8 | 2017-07-18, 14:54 | Report

Originally Posted by romu View Post

Excuse me for this surely stupid questions, but why not Mer? What about the hardware drivers (provided by Alpine?)?

Thanks.

ive been asking this for I don't know how long. someone even started a port of hildon for meego now mer.

The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to m4r0v3r For This Useful Post:
juiceme, mosen, taixzo

r0kk3rz | # 9 | 2017-07-18, 15:45 | Report

Originally Posted by romu View Post

Excuse me for this surely stupid questions, but why not Mer? What about the hardware drivers (provided by Alpine?)?

Thanks.

Because they want to use mainline kernel, which means mainline kernel drivers.

anything that falls outside of that wont work

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to r0kk3rz For This Useful Post:
juiceme, reinob, salahkhani, taixzo

romu | # 10 | 2017-07-19, 07:18 | Report

Originally Posted by r0kk3rz View Post

Because they want to use mainline kernel, which means mainline kernel drivers.

anything that falls outside of that wont work

This means Mer doesn't use a mainline kernel? What differences (just for my knowledge)?

The Following User Says Thank You to romu For This Useful Post:
juiceme