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Originally posted by tildearrow View Post
More like also known as the ONLY phone that can run Linux. Literally.
I am growing tired of hearing the word "Nexus" or "hammerhead".
Couldn't there be another phone?! Why does it have to specifically be the Nexus 5?!
Like, why if alternative Qualcomm-based phones have somewhat similar hardware?
What is the catch and why is Nexus 5 the ONLY PHONE that can run a normal Linux OS??!
Nothing much works. I could boot PostmarketOS, but it couldn't really do anything beyond connecting to wifi. Not even the hardware on the Nexus 5 is fully supported.
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There is a website with status of patches and a todo at https://masneyb.github.io/nexus-5-upstream/
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Originally posted by NateHubbard View Post
Just yesterday I was checking out alternate operating systems on my Nexus 5 after a couple of years since the last attempt.
Nothing much works. I could boot PostmarketOS, but it couldn't really do anything beyond connecting to wifi. Not even the hardware on the Nexus 5 is fully supported.
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Originally posted by tildearrow View Post
More like also known as the ONLY phone that can run Linux. Literally.
I am growing tired of hearing the word "Nexus" or "hammerhead".
Couldn't there be another phone?! Why does it have to specifically be the Nexus 5?!
Like, why if alternative Qualcomm-based phones have somewhat similar hardware?
What is the catch and why is Nexus 5 the ONLY PHONE that can run a normal Linux OS??!
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I have NOT been able to find any evidence that this "anonymous vma naming" patch is actually required to boot AOSP. In fact, I can confirm that, in fact, it is NOT necessary. I'm running a Dragonboard 820c with upstream kernel 5.4 and a few hardware support patches, and the AOSP I've run is any of the following;
Master corresponding to AOSP 10.
Current master corresponding to AOSP 11.
Any 11 release branch.
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