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Date:      Tue, 30 May 2023 20:50:52 +0200
From:      Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
To:        garyj@gmx.de
Cc:        Stephan Lichtenauer <sl-pub-lists@honeyguide.de>, Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>,  FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: PinePhone Pro Boots On CURRENT
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Check at this,also : https://github.com/raspiduino/a6lte-kvm/releases

What I would like to know is if I can install Linux as the main OS,instead
of Android. Thanks.


On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 8:31=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.=
com>
wrote:

> My idea is to patch the kernel with this patch :
>
> https://github.com/sleirsgoevy/exynos-kvm-patch
>
> in the worst case scenario, I will virtualize FreeBSD with qemu + kvm on
> top of Android.
>
> On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 8:20=E2=80=AFPM Gary Jennejohn <garyj@gmx.de> wro=
te:
>
>> On Tue, 30 May 2023 15:02:38 +0200
>> Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > That's interesting. As I have already said,I haven't bought the
>> pinephone
>> > pro,because it is expensive for me. So I'm working on a parallel
>> project.
>> > I've bought this phone,instead :
>> >
>> > https://www.hdblog.it/schede-tecniche/samsung-galaxy-a6_i3655/
>> >
>> > That's cheaper. Between the specs I read that it has a mali gpu,too :
>> > Mali-T830MP2
>> >
>> > so,eventually,I can use the Lima and the PanFrost driver even for my
>> > samsung galaxy A6 ? I've started planning to install FreeBSD on top of
>> the
>> > Android Kernel,using a specific patch,but now I'm thinking that maybe,=
I
>> can
>> > install FreeBSD there natively. Can someone tell me if it is
>> doable,giving
>> > a look at the specs of that phone model ? thanks.
>> >
>>
>> Based on my experience with Samsung it probably won't be a simple task.
>>
>> Samsung tends to block the bootloader such that it's very difficult to
>> install anything but Android.
>>
>> https://www.xda-developers.com/ has a fair amount of info on the A6.  It
>> could be worth your while to take a look at what's there.
>>
>> --
>> Gary Jennejohn
>>
>
>
> --
> Mario.
>


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Mario.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Check at this,also : <a href=3D"https://github.com/ra=
spiduino/a6lte-kvm/releases">https://github.com/raspiduino/a6lte-kvm/releas=
es</a></div><div><br></div><div>What I would like to know is if I can insta=
ll Linux as the main OS,instead of Android. Thanks.<br></div><div><br></div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"=
>On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 8:31=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:marietto2008@gmail.com">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l=
eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>My i=
dea is to patch the kernel with this patch :</div><div><br></div><div><a hr=
ef=3D"https://github.com/sleirsgoevy/exynos-kvm-patch" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tps://github.com/sleirsgoevy/exynos-kvm-patch</a></div><div><br></div><div>=
in the worst case scenario, I will virtualize FreeBSD with qemu + kvm on to=
p of Android. <br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 8:20=E2=80=AFPM Gary Jennej=
ohn &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:garyj@gmx.de" target=3D"_blank">garyj@gmx.de</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Tu=
e, 30 May 2023 15:02:38 +0200<br>
Mario Marietto &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; That&#39;s interesting. As I have already said,I haven&#39;t bought th=
e pinephone<br>
&gt; pro,because it is expensive for me. So I&#39;m working on a parallel p=
roject.<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve bought this phone,instead :<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://www.hdblog.it/schede-tecniche/samsung-galaxy-a6_i36=
55/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.hdblog.it/schede-tecn=
iche/samsung-galaxy-a6_i3655/</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; That&#39;s cheaper. Between the specs I read that it has a mali gpu,to=
o :<br>
&gt; Mali-T830MP2<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; so,eventually,I can use the Lima and the PanFrost driver even for my<b=
r>
&gt; samsung galaxy A6 ? I&#39;ve started planning to install FreeBSD on to=
p of the<br>
&gt; Android Kernel,using a specific patch,but now I&#39;m thinking that ma=
ybe,I can<br>
&gt; install FreeBSD there natively. Can someone tell me if it is doable,gi=
ving<br>
&gt; a look at the specs of that phone model ? thanks.<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
Based on my experience with Samsung it probably won&#39;t be a simple task.=
<br>
<br>
Samsung tends to block the bootloader such that it&#39;s very difficult to<=
br>
install anything but Android.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.xda-developers.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_b=
lank">https://www.xda-developers.com/</a>; has a fair amount of info on the =
A6.=C2=A0 It<br>
could be worth your while to take a look at what&#39;s there.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Gary Jennejohn<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre=
fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mario.<br></d=
iv>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre=
fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mario.<br></d=
iv>

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