Show HN: A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone
29 points by tmzt 5 hours ago | 6 comments
I ported modern Linux to a ten-year-old HTC QWERTY phone as a handheld terminal.

I wrote it up here: https://tmzt.github.io/blog/a-modern-port-of-linux-to-a-ten-...

You can see the code here: https://github.com/tmzt/linux-stable-msm-dtsi


d3Xt3r 41 minutes ago
The HTC Evo 4G isn't a QWERTY phone though? https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_4g-3427.php

Even doing a Google search for "Sprint EVO 4G" doesn't reveal a keyboard.

Do you have the gsmarena link to the exact model?

Edit: Did further digging, seems like you're talking about the HTC EVO Shift 4G. If so, you should update your blog with the correct model name.

https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_shift_4g-3702.php

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tmzt 30 minutes ago
Thanks. I will.
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yjftsjthsd-h 4 hours ago
> The history and context are included in the git history and you can see the progression, different approaches, and other details.

As someone interested in this area: thank you

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tmzt 4 hours ago
I pushed all the intermediate branches as well.
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elsig60 3 hours ago
Good write up. interesting idea. thank you
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ktallett 2 hours ago
The fact this phone is 15 years old and has seen minimal obvious replacements is such a shame. I love this work!
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kotberg 2 hours ago
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