I really want to turn this phone into my daily driver, so i started working on one of the features i would want in a daily driver, working GPS.
This is the current component support table of postmarketos:
i think audio is too complex for me, so i decided to tackle GPS, as you can see its currently listed as broken, but not anymore!
It really helped i have another FP6 running android, i could directly inspect how it was talking to the modem to get it working.
So i started pulling threads and here we are. I want to upstream this and i’m making an account so i can submit patches for modemmanager and libqmi, but i have never upstreamed something before, so advice is appreciated!
If you have a linux phone and want to use it as a daily driver, see if you can contribute it! this is how we build up the linux ecosystem.
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I’ve got a FP6+ running your postmarketos image - this is some amazing work!
Two things I don’t seem to be able to get working are GPS and Calls. I’m in Australia with Telstra - I’m happy to provide any logs or other data to try and sort these out.
Had to add this to my /usr/share/fp6-vendor-blobs/manifest.d/20-focal64.manifest as my SHA was different to get things going. mbn modem_a,modem_b image focal64 /usr/lib/firmware/focal64.mbn b0bc9ca2bf14b2325f1debd20c03b09e3831f88256f3e79a025d5fd95fee1b05
Thank you!
yeah firmware extraction is a bit finicky at the moment sadly. I am considering removing the hash check, i placed it there to prevent it from using incorrect firmware but if it blocks working firmware then it probably needs to go.
If you want please add me on matrix @the_mighty_cat:catcrafts.net so we can debug the calls.
Thank you for your service! 🫡
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I wish I had knowledge in coding and programming. I find it fascinating how someone could grab code from something and add whatever they want for the greater good. No matter how hard I try, it doesn’t click. All my brain power goes towards musical knowledge.
Well it’s funny you say that cause i tried music once and found it very hard.
I’m making a game with a few friends and i’m really in awe of what the artists do, maybe it’s just human to be in awe of things you struggle with and downplay things you are good at.
I want to post a low tech guide soon on how to do Linux mobile development, so maybe you find that useful.