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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.
