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A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone
by tmzt·Jul 16, 2026·12 points·2 comments
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Running Linux 6.12 on decade-old HTC hardware without soldering is pure constraint craft.
Strengths
- •Achieved modern kernel boot on legacy hardware without physical modification or soldering.
- •Solves the 'pocket terminal' problem using e-waste instead of expensive new cyberdeck kits.
- •Transparent about AI-assisted development while maintaining full control over the patch history.
Weaknesses
- •Limited scope excludes cellular radios and full graphical support, focusing only on terminal use.
- •Reliance on specific recovery images and unlock codes limits reproducibility for other devices.
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Target Audience
Embedded developers, Linux hobbyists, Cyberdeck enthusiasts
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PostmarketOS · PinePhone · CyanogenMod
Post Description
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
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