Sailfish OS on Ginkgo (Redmi Note 8)

OK thank you very much for the input.
hope this helps.
but sorry again, is it possible to try porting sailfish x sony xperia 10 II via a Windows 10 computer?
I am very curious and really like new things.

and is the way to port it the same as most Android custom roms such as LineageOS, MIUI, Pixel Experience, GrapheneOS and others?
or is it a completely different way of porting it.
Sorry in advance if I’m a little annoying on this forum. :pray:

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Should be possible to compile everything under a linux distribution running on WSL, but telnet access and flashing needs to be done on the host Windows.

This requires a processor with virtualization support and the amount of space for two operating systems on your machine (guest linux and host Windows) And I don’t see much benefit vs. just dual booting.(hmm…maybe the linux installation may be smaller in WSL because it doesnt need graphical packages?). But still sounds a bit risky and the machine might nit be 100% used (.e.g. You may need 16GB ram for building, depending on target Android version. Or more.)
I din’t know if the ubu-chroot would work in WSL either

For your other question, look at HADK to see if it is like ROM development. I would say for the most part, no.

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I made a port years ago, you can give a try. GitHub - sailfish-on-ginkgo/main

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Alhamdulillah
I tried it yesterday afternoon on the latest build and I think it’s a good start.
I wish you continued success for this big project in the future.
and I would be very happy to test your build even though this is my main device.

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I will give it a try too. Just have to wait 38h until I can unlock my phone :joy:

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After waiting patiently for a long time, the beta tester from @0312birdzhang has finally been released thank you for all the time you have spent

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Sorry in advance. :pray:
After I tried it, it turned out that the audio didn’t work and I also forgot how to take a screenshot because this is my main cellphone.

On xperia devices screen shot is triggered by pressing volume up and down simultaneously for about 1 sec

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on the device I use, pressing the volume up and down simultaneously only triggers the volume itself. Meanwhile, like on Android, swipe 3 fingers or the volume down + power button, the screen is locked. Or is it really the problem with my device? but I think that’s normal because this is a community project and I really appreciate @0312birdzhang for his time and dedication in porting sailfishos to the redmi note 8 device. Hopefully the future will be even better

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What lineageos did you use?

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You need press them at the same time, ofcourse it will locked when you press power button.

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Sound is not working on other lineageos build, use the one GitHub - sailfish-on-ginkgo/main

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OK, thanks for the advice and information. sorry if I disturb your free time :pray:


wow
i love this update.
thank you so much

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I made a telegram group, you can join Telegram: Contact @sailfish_on_ginkgo

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The more devices that have a community build the better, however, I just wonder if you know there are more modern xiaomi devices such as the xiaomi note 10 (tucana) which has a pretty decent and stable community build?

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thank you as much as possible for taking the time for this community.
not everyone would take the time for this even if they had a lot of time.
that’s what i think is special

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Hey @0312birdzhang nice update! Have you considered adding this to Community Hardware Adaptations which is a wiki?

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Added.
(Oh, post must be at least 20 characters)

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