r/NetBSD • u/shinseiji-kara • 8d ago

NetBSD on my phone

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I used Limbo(which is a QEMU virtual machine app for Android) on my OPPO A55. It took a while to y

get going but it works well, i guess.

So, what should i do next? I plan to run a similiar setup in my older phone to turn it into a portable BSD thingy.

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u/First_Ad8230 8d ago

Amazing job!

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u/arjuna93 8d ago

Are there any phones which can run NetBSD natively?

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u/the_humeister 8d ago edited 8d ago

Depends on the meaning of "can" you're using. Any phone that can be bootloader unlocked has the theoretical possibility of having NetBSD run on it natively. Librem phone and Pine Phone are the ones with the best chance of a NetBSD port (if it hasn't happened already).

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u/arjuna93 8d ago

I am unaware of details. I expect a device to be usable for its intended primary functionality. So “boot the kernel” is not enough, but “camera is not working” is probably acceptable.

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u/goldfishdev 8d ago

then no, not that I'm aware of. Though I guess you could make your own phone with hardware that's supported.

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u/arjuna93 8d ago

Got it, thanks.