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Show HN: A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone
I ported modern Linux to a ten-year-old HTC QWERTY phone as a handheld terminal.
I wrote it up here: https://tmzt.github.io/blog/a-modern-port-of-linux-to-a-ten-year-old-qwerty-phone/ https://tmzt.github.io/blog/a-modern-port-of-linux-to-a-ten-...
You can see the code here:
https://github.com/tmzt/linux-stable-msm-dtsi https://github.com/tmzt/linux-stable-msm-dtsi
- yjftsjthsd-h 2mo ago> The history and context are included in the git history and you can see the progression, different approaches, and other details. As someone interested in this area: thank you
- tmzt 2mo agoI pushed all the intermediate branches as well.
- elsig60 2mo agoGood write up. interesting idea. thank you
- ktallett 2mo agoThe fact this phone is 15 years old and has seen minimal obvious replacements is such a shame. I love this work!
- abeyer 2mo agoThe unihertz titan series is decent for a more modern option. It's a blackberry style keyboard instead of the slide out type, which is a bit of a shift, but still pretty usable.
- kotberg 2mo ago[dead]
- d3Xt3r 2mo agoThe HTC Evo 4G isn't a QWERTY phone though? https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_4g-3427.php https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_4g-3427.php Even doing a Google search for "Sprint EVO 4G" doesn't reveal a keyboard. Do you have the gsmarena link to the exact model? Edit: Did further digging, seems like you're talking about the HTC EVO Shift 4G. If so, you should update your blog with the correct model name. https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_shift_4g-3702.php https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_shift_4g-3702.php
- xyru 2mo agoI’ve wanted something similar for me, and just ordered one of these devices. I’ll be tracking your project closely!
- tmzt 2mo agoAwesome. I'd love to see this evolve into something, maybe a Matrix server of our own. For now, I've been hanging out here as tmztmobile: https://matrix.to/#/#pocket-bootloaders:samcday.com https://matrix.to/#/#pocket-bootloaders:samcday.com
- roundabout-host 2mo agoI would love to see a UEFI phone (for standardised hardware support, without Device Tree) with a keyboard.
- BorisMelnik 2mo agoagree, none of us ever wanted to type on a piece of glass
- roundabout-host 2mo agoMaybe the keyboard could be removable to satisfy those users as well.
- marysol5 2mo ago>but with a Wimax radio That's a blast from the past, I remember WiMax being touted as the data saviour