[DEV][WIP][LINUX] PostMarketOS for G610F

Otus9051 · Jan 22, 2022

LinuxForExynos Group Presents

A WONDERFUL NON WORKING LINUX DISTRO THAT DOESNT EVEN TRY TO BOOT

ANYWAYS TO FLASH IT:

First, flash TWRP or OrangeFox

Secondly, flash Astrako's Partitioner Script from here https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-7870-universal-repartition-script-for-vendor-support.4143541/ . What this does is it makes your system partition to 4GB, which is good for PostMarketOS. Flash this and reboot to recovery. WARNING: ALL DATA WILL BE GONE

Thirdly, download PostMarketOS from the links given below and flash it via PBRP. it is automatic and please do NOT opt in for Full Disk Encryption as it will break the phone.

Fourth, reboot and enjoy! For now this only has a terminal with a touch keyboard. The login is `user` with the password `12345`.

If it works for you or doesn't PLEASE let me know and please do note that this is alpha build software and you should not use it as a daily driver or expect your phone to be stable. Thank you.

Contributors:
@Astrako for his repartition script
@Parthib and DedSec#3307 for their VPS
@zpunout and @thinhhdk for their time and effort and testing the product
@thinhhdk for patches
AFH and GitHub for letting me host the files

Download V1.1:

pmos-on7xelte-31JAN.zip | by Otus9051 for Galaxy J7 Prime

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Release Boots initramfs, no networking yet, includes LXDE. · LinuxForExynos/pmos-samsung-on7xelte

This build now has a booting initramfs and working usb. Networking and display and other stuff isnt working.

github.com

Download V1:

pmos-samsung-on7xelte.zip | by Otus9051 for Galaxy J7 Prime

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https://files.catbox.moe/fxphum.zip

pmos-samsung-on7xelte.zip

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I am working on a pmOS port to G610F. Currently there is a port for the J710F (https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_J7_(2016)). This new port will be based on that. Due to me breaking my grandma's phone, she actually has the G610F, also yes she is outstation so I don't have the phone, so, basically I need testers for the new port. Every single development enhancements, milestones and builds will be provided here. As of now, I have the source at https://github.com/LinuxForExynos/pmos-samsung-on7xelte. If you have any suggestions or are interesting in developing or testing, please reply to this thread or hit me a dm at Otus9051#5971 in discord. This project won't be possible without you. Also, I am developing Halium for it too, so this thread will also have this too.

Requirements for testing:
Knowledge with Linux (atleast upto knowing how to cd or cp, the more the better)
Time (a lot)
My PBRP build (https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-sm-g610f-unofficial-pitch-black-recovery-project-v3-1-0.4287985/) [actually any twrp build but this one has a better terminal ui and looks cool]
A G610F, with my pbrp

Requirements for development:
why am i putting this but anyways
Knowledge with Alpine Linux and Linux Kernels
Knowledge with DTBs and stuff and android ofc
A laptop/pc with Linux (not wsl) and atleast 6gb ram and a dual core processor

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Badger50 · Jan 22, 2022

Otus9051 said:
MODS PLEASE SEE THIS!!!

My apologies for my earlier mistake. Carry on my friend.

Cheers: Badger50

Otus9051 · Jan 23, 2022

Badger50 said:
My apologies for my earlier mistake. Carry on my friend.

Cheers: Badger50

It's ok man

zpunout · Jan 23, 2022

I have here a G610Y. My knowledge of Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint) I think is somewhere between beginner and intermediate. I am familiar with flashing to partitions on the phone with Heimdall though.

Otus9051 · Jan 23, 2022

zpunout said:
I have here a G610Y. My knowledge of Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint) I think is somewhere between beginner and intermediate. I am familiar with flashing to partitions on the phone with Heimdall though.

I will be releasing the first release of pmOS (probably non-booting) in a couple of weeks. Thanks for your interest and help!

Otus9051 · Jan 29, 2022

@zpunout new release in a bit, getting the dtbs rn
btw if you have discord or anything hit me a dm with your tag, matrix works too. just dont wanna clutter this thread up

zpunout · Jan 29, 2022

Otus9051 said:
@zpunout new release in a bit, getting the dtbs rn
btw if you have discord or anything hit me a dm with your tag, matrix works too. just dont wanna clutter this thread up

Matrix works for me. I just set up an account

Otus9051 · Jan 29, 2022

zpunout said:
Matrix works for me. I just set up an account @zpunout:matrix.org

DMed ye

Otus9051 · Jan 30, 2022

Ran into a big problem: pmbootstrap is broken

Otus9051 · Jan 30, 2022

its workin'

Otus9051 · Jan 30, 2022

@zpunout get ready with latest stock, DO NOT BOOT PLEASE I BEG YOU, and flash my recovery instead of stock recovery at the time of flashing. and do not boot to system.

Otus9051 · Jan 30, 2022

still compiling

Otus9051 · Jan 30, 2022

See the Main Post for Links

thinhhdk · Jan 31, 2022

> (doesn't work lol[if you thought it would well no your dreams are gone])
Can confirm, doesn't boot, stuck at samsung splash screen, charging doesn't show percentage so maybe kernel problems.

Otus9051 · Jan 31, 2022

Yeah, I and zpunout are working on it. Infact, WE HAVE NO LEADS LOL so uh yeah i have to do some digging i guess... The biggest problem is that I don't have the device itself right now so it makes it a bit difficult to work and apply patches. My current workflow is Patch > Build > Upload > Test > Repeat
And uploading takes a long time where I live like a 200MB file takes 10mins to upload... Yeah...

thinhhdk · Jan 31, 2022

Otus9051 said:
Yeah, I and zpunout are working on it. Infact, WE HAVE NO LEADS LOL so uh yeah i have to do some digging i guess... The biggest problem is that I don't have the device itself right now so it makes it a bit difficult to work and apply patches. My current workflow is Patch > Build > Upload > Test > Repeat
And uploading takes a long time where I live like a 200MB file takes 10mins to upload... Yeah...

I want to be a tester, i sent a friend request on discord

Otus9051 · Feb 4, 2022

It might seem that development is dead but its not. It takes more than a year to complete each port. Please have patience. You can track our progress at https://github.com/LinuxForExy7870/

serelafo · Mar 4, 2022

failed to mount /system_root

Otus9051 · Mar 7, 2022

serelafo said:
failed to mount /system_root

Its a common problem. It has still installed nonetheless.

Otus9051 · May 11, 2022

FYI, project still alive, working on Android 12 currently.

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ANYWAYS TO FLASH IT:​

First, flash TWRP or OrangeFox​

Thirdly, download PostMarketOS from the links given below and flash it via PBRP. it is automatic and please do NOT opt in for Full Disk Encryption as it will break the phone.​

Fourth, reboot and enjoy! For now this only has a terminal with a touch keyboard. The login is `user` with the password `12345`.​

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If it works for you or doesn't PLEASE let me know and please do note that this is alpha build software and you should not use it as a daily driver or expect your phone to be stable. Thank you.​

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LinuxForExynos Group Presents​

A WONDERFUL NON WORKING LINUX DISTRO THAT DOESNT EVEN TRY TO BOOT​

ANYWAYS TO FLASH IT:​

First, flash TWRP or OrangeFox​

Thirdly, download PostMarketOS from the links given below and flash it via PBRP. it is automatic and please do NOT opt in for Full Disk Encryption as it will break the phone.​

Fourth, reboot and enjoy! For now this only has a terminal with a touch keyboard. The login is `user` with the password `12345`.​

​

If it works for you or doesn't PLEASE let me know and please do note that this is alpha build software and you should not use it as a daily driver or expect your phone to be stable. Thank you.​

LinuxForExynos Group Presents

A WONDERFUL NON WORKING LINUX DISTRO THAT DOESNT EVEN TRY TO BOOT

ANYWAYS TO FLASH IT:

First, flash TWRP or OrangeFox

Thirdly, download PostMarketOS from the links given below and flash it via PBRP. it is automatic and please do NOT opt in for Full Disk Encryption as it will break the phone.

Fourth, reboot and enjoy! For now this only has a terminal with a touch keyboard. The login is `user` with the password `12345`.

If it works for you or doesn't PLEASE let me know and please do note that this is alpha build software and you should not use it as a daily driver or expect your phone to be stable. Thank you.

LinuxForExynos Group Presents

A WONDERFUL NON WORKING LINUX DISTRO THAT DOESNT EVEN TRY TO BOOT

ANYWAYS TO FLASH IT:

First, flash TWRP or OrangeFox

Thirdly, download PostMarketOS from the links given below and flash it via PBRP. it is automatic and please do NOT opt in for Full Disk Encryption as it will break the phone.

Fourth, reboot and enjoy! For now this only has a terminal with a touch keyboard. The login is `user` with the password `12345`.

If it works for you or doesn't PLEASE let me know and please do note that this is alpha build software and you should not use it as a daily driver or expect your phone to be stable. Thank you.