[WIP] postmarketOS

[okias]

postmarketOS is Linux operating system. This system is able to turn your phone or tablet into desktop like device with touchscreen controls. You can use GNOME application from your desktop if they're adapted to smaller screen or in some cases it just work without adaptation. You can also use any terminal and GUI application from GNU/Linux if it fits your screen

Prerequisites:
- Linux system with ADB and USB cable
- latest (official) TWRP installed
- grouper (both HW rev. PM269 & E1565) or tilapia

Source to build from:
- https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/

Instalation procedure:
- https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Google_Nexus_7_2012_(asus-grouper)
Note: from environment I recommend Phosh, but due to unfinished 3D acceleration, use rather Xfce4 or something X11 based (older, but works with basic acceleration).

What works:
- flashing
- USB (OTG not yet)
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- LCD + Touchscreen (with rotation)
- light sensor
- NFC (should work, driver loads, initialize, no NFC device to test)

What doesn't work (yet):
- camera
- 3D support (only GL 1.4 supported -which is useless, contributors welcome), so UI is slow..

Dev docs:
- https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/The_Mainline_Kernel

Kernel sources:
- usedd kernel https://github.com/grate-driver/linux/
- which is based on https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/ and work is slowly upstremed into this one

Picture(s):

XDA:DevDB Information
postmarketOS, ROM for the Nexus 7

Contributors
okias, okias
Source Code: https://gitlab.com/alpine-mobile/pmbootstrap/

ROM OS Version: Linux
ROM Firmware Required: shipped with ROM
Based On: Linux 5.9-rc2-next

Version Information
Status: Testing

Created 2019-12-25
Last Updated 2020-09-02

 

[pjcanales]

Would love to try but afraid battery need to charge on my grouper . Hopefully other here can

 

[hammer-joe]

Hi man,Good to see this thread on here, I succefully installed and booted pmOS on mainline kernel + Phosh (just followed the guide on the wiki), but i'm struggling to get wifi work! device is not being loaded, i tried to copy driver on /systsem/vendor/firmware/fw_bcm4330_bg.bin and /system/etc/nvram.txt and rebooted as a little googling seems to suggest but still not working. have you managed to make it work?

 

[dookie23]

Is this project still being worked on? @okias

 

[okias]

Is this project still being worked on? @okias

user-space still evolving and it's being worked on, kernel side is also worked on, but not updated yet in official packages. For more information feel free to join #postmarketOS:matrix.org channel on Matrix

 

[Baonks81]

I follow okias' guide and install success on nexus 7 1st gen 32Gb wifi. My scripts is here:

tinhte.vn/thread/cai-postmarketos-len-nexus-7-2012-wifi-3g-dung-luong-8gb-16gb-32gb.3179205/

 

[gamersekofy]

pmOS looks really cool! I'd like to install it on my grouper, and was wondering if anyone could provide me with a pmos recovery zip. The reason for this is that I unfortunately don't have a Linux machine. I can of course download an image for free and install it, but I don't have the time (too much work ?). I was reading the wiki and it looks like pmbootstrap performs poorly on WSL, so that isn't an option. I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone could provide me with a recovery installer zip for grouper (@okias do you have it by any chance?). Thanks in advance!