yes, the driver thing is why we ran it as hosted inferno on the original. I still wish there is a way beyond it.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM Dave MacFarlane via 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> wrote: > > Quoth adventures in9 <adventures...@gmail.com>: > > The wifi was some realtek chip that ran over SDIO, so it would be > > something like the raspberry pi wifi driver. > > > > Realtek RTL8723CS: https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/RTL8723BS.pdf > > > And iirc, the quectel eg25 cell radio had a usb interface. > > > > It has a USB interface that responds to AT commands: > https://pine64.org/documentation/PinePhone/Modem/ > > But I haven't looked into it much because USB is a pre-req and then > there's not much point until audio and the mic is working. > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM Dave MacFarlane via 9fans > > <9fans@9fans.net> wrote: > > > > > > Quoth sirjofri <sirjofri+ml-9f...@sirjofri.de>: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > 20.01.2025 19:07:27 ron minnich <rminn...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > > > I'm getting more and more bothered by the mountain of things going on > > > > > in my phones that I can never understand. > > > > > > > > > > So I got curious and found this: > > > > > https://www.instructables.com/Build-Your-Own-Smartphone/ > > > > > > > > > > and now I can't get a cellphone that runs plan 9 out of my head. > > > > > > > > > > Am I out of my head? > > > > > > > > Just in case, we* are already working on a 9front port to the > > > > pinephone. Currently, there are issues with the display driver, and > > > > driver development in general needs a lot of work still. > > > > > > > > Take a look: https://github.com/driusan/9front-A64 (I think this is the > > > > most current version) > > > > > > > > *We=currently mostly _not_ me > > > > > > > > sirjofri > > > > > > That is my dev fork of adventurein9's A64 kernel to add > > > Pinephone support to his A64-LTS kernel. I'm having a hard > > > time finding time to work on it, but that's the most current > > > version other than local development flailing around with the > > > DE trying to debug why I can only get it to show a white screen. > > > > > > Pinephone patches are welcome. I can probably find time to > > > apply / test any that anyone sends me. > > > > > > The current status is: > > > - booting - works (done by adventuresin9), but the original kernel > > > predates > > > 9front having a generic arm64 kernel and should be refactored to use > > > that > > > - sdMMC/eMMC - should mostly work. Hasn't been rigorously tested. > > > - backlight - works, but /dev/brightness should be rewritten to > > > be a /dev/light consistent with the MNT Reform > > > - display - currently a giant mess based off of: > > > > > > https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/dsi#appendix-sequence-of-steps-for-pinephone-display-driver > > > and needs to be refactored once I (or anyone) gets it to work > > > - most other drivers - audio, usb, touch panel, gps, wifi, modem, buttons, > > > accelerometer/gyroscope, etc need to be written. > > > > > > - Dave ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T16bc2f805737b521-M72d0cf23804b3138dc9d9740 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
