<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Like Tim pointed out, it is so hardware specific that it's rather non-trivial to do. Most phones use binary blobs and proprietary hardware which makes rolling your own Linux rather complicated. A lot of the Linux on phones projects actually rely on the Android kernel to boot. You might have a look at <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/phone">http://www.ubuntu.com/phone</a> for some details, and there's also KDE Plasma which can be installed on the Nexus 7 tablet (and possibly other mobile devices) which has a good community working on it: <a href="https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Community_Workspace/Tegra3/Nexus7/PA_installation">https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Community_Workspace/Tegra3/Nexus7/PA_installation</a> <br>
<br></div>Other projects of note are Nemo, Meego, and Mer, which are all working to bring Linux to mobile devices.<br><br></div>Knowing what hardware you are working with will help to narrow the field a bit.<br><br></div>
-jason<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Tim Tisdall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tisdall-DXT9u3ndKiSh7up9GtFB90EOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">tisdall@creativestudent.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">It completely depends on the hardware... Here's a blog from a guy who has put Linux on a few different Android devices: <a href="http://jas-hacks.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">http://jas-hacks.blogspot.ca/</a><div>
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</div><div>Here's a repo for compiling a kernel for AllWinner CPU's: <a href="https://github.com/linux-sunxi/" target="_blank">https://github.com/linux-sunxi/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Do you have a specific device in mind?</div>
</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Stephen W. Clarke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephenc-wtWqQT8woy8@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">stephenc-wtWqQT8woy8@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Does anyone on this list know of a tutorial that explains the process for<br>
replacing the OS on an android device with a Linux Desktop? is if even<br>
possible? I assume I'd have to use adb and fastboot, but I'm not sure<br>
exactly what the steps are or the order they need to be done in.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Stephen<br>
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