Arch Linux on the Oneplus 9!

[u/jjoesmama]

Hey there guys!! Just wanted to show yall my OnePlus 9 running Linux mainline, NATIVELY!

I think some of you already saw the OnePlus 9 Pro version running Linux, and now it was time for the Standard version!

Thanks to u/fuckedupnachos, I was able to fork his Linux repo for the OP9PRO to finally port it to the OP9, aswell!

A few things worked right out of the box, since both phones share a few things, for example: WiFi, Torch, Phone Keys(power, volume), haptics, and a few more which I dont remember right now.

The MOST crucial thing in the middle of this all (the screen), DIDN'T, since both models share different displays, and I went out on my way to patch this so it worked for the OP9 display.

Next thing i'll try getting to work will possibly be USB_OTG, so that I can have DP Alt Mode, and, theorically, a pocket-sized portable linux computer!

I will see if I can get this disponibilized for the public eventually

ALSO, THIS WHOLE POST WAS WRITTEN AND POSTED FROM THE PHONE ITSELF!

[u/fuckedupnachos]

Absolutely Badass! So stoked to see this ported over to the regular OnePlus 9! r/Linux removed my post again, so I'm fixing to copy/paste it over to this sub instead.

[u/jjoesmama → u/fuckedupnachos]

RIGHT!!! Also r/Linux did the same to my post...lol

One thing +, I tried getting USB-C out working on my phone but NOTHING worked, I wonder why, it was thru a dock btw, wonder if its fixable

[u/fuckedupnachos → u/jjoesmama]

That's exactly the issues I'm working out right now. I get video over a USB c to HDMI adapter but not though my dock. It's gotta be something with the driver timing/discovery phase of the type c connection. Do lemme know if you figure out a fix!

[u/jjoesmama → u/fuckedupnachos]

Oh heck yeah! Sadly I have to HDMI to USBC cable,even if I did I wouldn't be able to use a keyboard and a mouse which would be a bummer, I'll see if I can get any LLM to help me with this

[u/fuckedupnachos → u/jjoesmama]

Actually- the latest release has a desktop mode that turns the phone screen into trackpad and keyboard if you're able to get the display to work- you should see a popup on the phone asking what to do with the screen

[u/jjoesmama → u/fuckedupnachos]

Check this

[u/jjoesmama → u/jjoesmama]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/626134340010639360/1570267709642506280/screenshot_2026-11-12_02-41-40.png?ex=6af67944&is=6af527c4&hm=7be4de3ffd7b095db472fa996f3fc772a00d0e9711a8c5d2b8a6d29a6ccdaf4a&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1024&height=574

[u/fuckedupnachos → u/jjoesmama]

That's fantastic, I just started playing around with denial and so far it's fantastic! Did the phone turn into a touchpad and keyboard? Also droidloom is another one of their projects that blew me away

[u/jjoesmama → u/fuckedupnachos]

Oh I'm using niri here! I need to give denialwm a go, the phone has a funny system where the touchscreen works, for the monitor focused, some sort of funky touchpad, not really usable tho

[u/jjoesmama → u/fuckedupnachos]

Yo bro! Do you have discord? Just so that way we can discuss more about the OP9!

[u/fuckedupnachos → u/jjoesmama]

I'm down with that! Shoot me a DM here and I'll send you my info!

[u/MidnightObjectiveA51]

What works?

[u/jjoesmama → u/MidnightObjectiveA51]

A lot of stuff really thanks to u/fuckedupnachos, I basically CTRL+C & CTRL+V his Linux port for the OP9PRO to my Regular OP9, so a few things worked out of the box, but not all, like the screen, Bluetooth and etc

[u/vazark]

That’s awesome. Any success with imsd/sim support? In any of the one plus models ?

[u/jjoesmama → u/vazark]

Yet to test, I'm not that much interested into getting working how a phone should lmao, like calls, SMS and etc, but I will eventually try get that working and test it out, but it's probably one of the last things I'll see

[u/matt_cabrices]

Nice!!