Reproducible Linux bring-up trees, custom device trees, out-of-tree drivers, and headless compute conversions for tablets and repurposed phone motherboards. Each device page documents verified hardware status, boot architecture, and open engineering gaps.
| Device | SoC & Arch | Kernel | OS / Userland | Boot Path | Status | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exper Easypad 8 (Model T8E)
sun6i-a31s-exper-t8e
|
Allwinner A31s (4× Cortex-A7 @ 1.2 GHz) ARMv7 | Mainline Linux 7.2 | Alpine Linux 3.20 (OpenRC) | Non-destructive MicroSD (U-Boot 2024.x SPL) | Active | Details · Repo |
Xiaomi Mi 8 (dipper)
xiaomi-dipper
|
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845) aarch64 | Mainline Linux 7.1.0-rc1-sdm845 | postmarketOS edge (Alpine / OpenRC) | UFS userdata rootfs + boot partition (slot A) | Active | Details · Repo |
Piranha Business II Tab
crane-a702jhorange
|
Allwinner A10 (Cortex-A8 @ 1.4 GHz) ARMv7 | Mainline Linux 7.2 | Alpine Linux 3.20 (OpenRC + X11/JWM) | Non-destructive MicroSD (U-Boot SPL sector 8) | Active | Details · Repo |
Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950F)
dreamlte
|
Samsung Exynos 8895 (universal8895) aarch64 | Downstream Linux 4.4.302 (hadesKernel v2.5.18) | hadesRom OneUI Q v3.0 (Android 10) | Internal UFS (TWRP + Magisk v25.2) | Active | Details |
General Mobile GM 8
GM8_sprout
|
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (MSM8940, 8× Cortex-A53) aarch64 | Downstream Linux 3.18 (msm8937-perf) | Alpine Linux 3.19 (aarch64 OpenRC) | System-as-root on system_a (Android 9 fallback on system_b) | Active | Details · Repo |
Xiaomi Redmi 7A (pine)
xiaomi-pine
|
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (SDM439) aarch64 | Mainline-near Linux 7.1.3-msm89x7 | postmarketOS edge (Alpine / OpenRC) | Internal eMMC via lk2nd 23.1 Bootloader | Experimental | Details |
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime (SM-G610F)
on7xelte
|
Samsung Exynos 7870 (8× Cortex-A53 @ 1.6 GHz) aarch64 | Downstream Linux 3.18.14 (FA60_G610FDDU1ARC1) | Samsung Combination Firmware (Android 6.0.1 Engineering) | Internal eMMC (Heimdall Download Mode) | Active | Details |
Vestel Venus 5.5x
VSP355s
|
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926, 4× Cortex-A7) ARMv7 | Downstream Linux 3.4.0 | Alpine Linux (ARMv7 OpenRC) | Custom static /init ramdisk → userdata (mmcblk0p25) pivot | Active | Details · Repo |
LG G4 Stylus (LG-H540)
lg-h540
|
MediaTek MT6592M (8× Cortex-A7 @ 1.4 GHz) ARMv7 | Downstream Linux 3.4.67 (Stock Android 5.0.2) | Stock LG Lollipop (H54010d_00) | MediaTek Preloader / Custom DA Stage 2 Flasher | Experimental | Details |
Mainline Linux 7.2 and Alpine 3.20 port for the Allwinner A31s tablet with DRM LVDS/HDMI, Cedrus video decode, SGX544 MP2 GPU bring-up, and a wireless Android Auto head unit.
Mainline Linux 7.1.0-rc1 port for the Xiaomi Mi 8 (Snapdragon 845, 6 GB RAM, 128 GB UFS) with Samsung EA8074 AMOLED DRM panel, Adreno 630 Freedreno GPU, ST FTS5 touchscreen, TAS2557 + WCD9340 audio, and 60–80% battery charge limiting.
Mainline Linux 7.2 and Alpine Linux 3.20 bring-up for the Allwinner A10 tablet, featuring a custom out-of-tree Goodix GT827 capacitive touchscreen driver.
Repurposed Exynos 8895 board running as a stationary 1080p60 HDMI DeX desktop appliance with a 100 kΩ wireless-charging NTC thermistor bypass and custom Magisk HDMI audio policy routing.
Reproducible conversion of a screenless, battery-less General Mobile GM 8 motherboard into an aarch64 Alpine Linux compute node with USB RNDIS, Wi-Fi, and SSH.
Snapdragon 439 headless Linux node booting mainline-near Linux 7.1.3 via lk2nd, trimmed to ~140 MB idle RAM with OpenRC WCNSS remoteproc boot-race fixes and hardware watchdog supervision.
Two bare Exynos 7870 motherboards recovered without displays using Samsung Factory Combination Firmware for pre-authorized ADB, backed by a 4-vector Knox-preserving root forensic study.
Bringing up a bare Vestel Venus 5.5x motherboard (no screen, battery, or UART) into a persistent Alpine Linux node using a custom static C /init and WCNSS firmware loader.
Unbricked from LG Security Error #9 by reverse-engineering MediaTek's legacy DA Stage 2 0x61 write protocol, and disassembled Thumb-2 Little Kernel (lk.bin) in radare2 to trace KPOC batteryless shutdowns.
