f_ 🇵🇸Feb 18
So, let's get back to daily driving Mainline Linux on mobile devices!

I've been running @postmarketOS on an ancient Samsung tablet from 2012. Gotta say, feels surreal that it runs linux 6.x when all the LineageOS unofficial builds for it run on linux 3.x ... quite impressive when you think about it :) (Hardware support is also pretty good, main issue is camera, and stylus which I managed to get working)
I use it for light web browsing and as a kind of smaller laptop when I'm too lazy to carry around my current x86_64 laptop ^^

Sure, pmOS is not yet fully ready, but you can always still find some usecases here and there and excuses to use it daily :)
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>2012 Samsung tab
Mom has a Tab S2 (2014-2015) that she barely uses: it's still a usable device, but the rubber coating has gone bad and she was really worried about the consequences of removing it.

I also have a Nexus 7 2013 with a swollen battery, but I'm honestly more interested in plugging the screen into a motherboard with non-soldered storage and a better set of ports.
That product line could probably have kicked the Macbook Air to the curb (for many users) if it had a keyboard accessory.
Feb 20 at 10:08amWeb
Show threadMoses IzumiFeb 20
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I also have a Vivotab plagued by Windows RT (putting postmarketOS on it isn't as straightforward as it is on the Surface RT)
Dad still gets pretty fired up about Microsoft gimping their full-fat ARM port of Windows 8 by locking out third-party desktop apps.
Show threadf_ 🇵🇸Feb 20
@moses_izumi my tablets were also very barely used for a long time, but pmOS kind of revived them. Actually, my p4note was initially dead (well, not quite, but screen did not come up), but it turned out to be a broken screen flex cable .. which presumably died years ago.
Show threadMoses IzumiFeb 20
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I'm mostly interested in seeing how these old tablets perform compared to Pentium 4-era laptops: once you get past the lackluster connectivity/expandability.
Bonus points if running Wine through Fex or Box64 is somehow a viable option for Win32 gaming (beyond WinDoom and Fury3).
Show threadMoses IzumiFeb 20
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I also think it'd be incredible if postmarketOS, libreboot and the various jailbreaking projects created (or at least linked) guides for building your own battery packs.

Having a FOSS OS or bootloader rings a wee bit hollow when
you're stuck with new-old stock batteries or cheap clones.

pinging @libreleah
Show threadf_ 🇵🇸Feb 20
it shouldn't be very hard to do, the battery's existing bms could help here
Show threadf_ 🇵🇸Feb 20
@moses_izumi oh I'm pretty sure they're much faster than that
Show threadMoses IzumiFeb 20
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Whatever the case, a first-gen Macbook Air would probably make for a more exciting comparison.
Show threadf_ 🇵🇸Feb 20
@moses_izumi I'd say it's slightly faster than my 2006 MacBook w/ Core 2 Duo