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Show HN: A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone

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


d3Xt3r22 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

tmztop11 minutes ago

Thanks. I will.

yjftsjthsd-h3 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

tmztop3 hours ago

I pushed all the intermediate branches as well.

elsig602 hours ago

Good write up. interesting idea. thank you

ktallettan hour ago

The fact this phone is 15 years old and has seen minimal obvious replacements is such a shame. I love this work!

kotbergan hour ago

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