On Mon, Sep 20, 2021, at 12:05 PM, sirjofri wrote: > 9front on pinephone is actually a project I'm interested in. I checked > out some details: > > The pinephone boot loader can boot from ext4 partition, so it seems > possible. We'd have to use some ext4 filesystem (eg the one made by > sigrid) and add it to the boot filesystem. > > With a bit of luck (and proper arm compatibility) we can then get a > 9front pinephone booting, maybe even with some screen. I expect many > things to not work (networking, touchscreen, WAN and lots of other phone > hardware stuff), but if we get the base system running and some > networking we already have something usable.
It'll be interesting to see how it goes. :) The pinephone's docking bar supports wired ethernet which will likely ease development. > The most complex task is designing a proper plan 9-worthy touchscreen > interface and developing apps for that. What do you think of p9p's support for multitouch as an alternative to chords? I recall it was well-received. Ooh! Pine64 have announced they're developing a keyboard inspired by the Psion series 4. I was just thinking a keyboard would reduce the need for a clever interface. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T39aec8f3f9d8503d-Mb80f77bec7835ce3d65ad19f Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
