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Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (36/2022): An Update on GNOME Shell on mobile and more

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2022/

#PinePhone #Librem5 #PinePhonePro

RT @calebccff
congrats to @gnome and Jonas on the gnome mobile progress! and thanks for the help debugging some issues.

https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2022/09/09/gnome-shell-on-mobile-an-update/

almost everything works in pmOS now!

(video shows the gnome mobile interface, it crashes when i close the first application that was opened)

@lorendias At some point, the SoC i.MX8M is the limiting factor, with some quick internet research I could not find what the limits of the MIPI CSI-2 interface are, but I did not find it.

While the Librem5 is designed to be modular regarding WiFi and Cellular, I don't think this applies to the camera; and overall, software support for this kind of camera in the Linux ecosystem is currently limiting the usefulness of the camera most.

@lorendias Let's assume, you could find a 20 Megapixel camera module that would physically fit, software support would be a major hurdle: The module would need to have support in mainline Linux, and you would have to configure the entire messy user-space portion on your own.
Also: The iMX8M lacks capabilies for video encoding, so if video is your objective... don't bother.

@lorendias IMHO: It's not worth it. The sensor in the Librem 5 seems to be good, but the software processing needs to get better, so that's what I would recommend invest time (and money?) into.

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (35/2022): Phosh 0.21.0, postmarketOS 22.06.2 and progress reports on Kaidan and Nemo Mobile

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-35-2022/

Thanks for all the help with this iteration of this weekly update! :)
#PinePhone #PinePhonePro #Librem5

New blog post: Re-Evaluating Priorities
https://linmob.net/re-evaluating-priorities/

(With that, see you on monday!)

@dimitrisk Thanks! I've put it on the to do list :)