Perhaps this merge request may be of interest to you:
If it is we can share here how to install it.
Perhaps this merge request may be of interest to you:
If it is we can share here how to install it.
Also do you have the mandatory screenshot of it running NixOS
That seems exactly what is needed! Please share
Also do you have the mandatory screenshot of it running NixOS
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That seems exactly what is needed! Please share
Wellā¦
On a debian based systemā¦
You would download the .deb
package from here;
install it with:
sudo apt install ./u-boot-librem5_2022.10-librem5.1_arm64.deb
then run sudo u-boot-install-librem5 /dev/mmcblk0
$ curl -LOC - https://source.puri.sm/a-wai/uboot-imx/-/jobs/405334/artifacts/raw/debian/output/u-boot-librem5_2022.10-librem5.1_arm64.deb
$ ar -x u-boot-librem5_2022.10-librem5.1_arm64.deb
$ tar xf data.tar.xz
$ cat usr/bin/u-boot-install-librem5
$ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1024 count=1055 seek=2
$ sudo dd if=usr/lib/u-boot/librem5/u-boot.imx conv=notrunc of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1024 seek=33
Iāll need to verify and execute this.
edit: this works, thanks!
Also do you have the mandatory screenshot of it running NixOS
Iāve revived my Librem 5 after it has been laying on my desk for months - plugged in once a week to prevent the battery from draining to zero - after a failed u-boot update, and wanted to finally follow up to your request:
[ookhoi@librem5:~]$ nix run -- nixpkgs#screenfetch
::::. '::::: ::::' ookhoi@librem5
'::::: ':::::. ::::' OS: NixOS 24.11.20241001.e277415 (Vicuna)
::::: '::::.::::: Kernel: aarch64 Linux 6.6.52-librem5
.......:::::..... :::::::: Uptime: 1h 25m
::::::::::::::::::. :::::: ::::. Packages: 1306
::::::::::::::::::::: :::::. .::::' Shell: bash 5.2.32
..... ::::' :::::' Disk: 11G / 30G (38%)
::::: '::' :::::' CPU: Unknown @ 4x 1.5GHz
........::::: ' :::::::::::. GPU:
::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: RAM: 682MiB / 2888MiB
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Not much installed yet.
Iām curious about your experience so far. Does everything work as much as it does on PureOS? Have you been using it on a daily basis?
That would be wild, you gave me a really stupid idea using the dev pinout, a 3D printer and a few other thingsā¦ Imagine a backplate that gives yiu a serial interface RS-232 (the DB connector that is smaller than the other RS-232 connector (which looked like a centronics parallel port). Techincally doable with the breakout board and pogo pins.
ā¦or you could just use the USB-C port:
I have recently designed a STM32G071CB-based board that, when paired with right TPS65982 config, can provide access to Librem 5ās UART2 serial over its USB-C port in a plug-and-play manner while still allowing to use the phoneās USB-C port for power and USB 2.0 data. [Debubo]
ā¦or you could use the extension connector:
A breakout board for J10 on the Librem 5.
This one is even available to buy from Purism:
[edit] I missed the implied non-seriousness of your post, but Iāll leave these links here in case other people find them useful
I think I have a box of male 3 pin ATP connectors somewhere in my attic. They were exclusive to Hewlett Packard for RS-232. About the same size as DB9 connectors but with a squeeze plastic locking mechanism.
Iām curious about your experience so far. Does everything work as much as it does on PureOS? Have you been using it on a daily basis?
Iām afraid Iām not using my Librem 5 at all. It is just too slow and too limited to spark joy.
Sound in calls and the camera donāt work with NixOS. Although I expect both can work with some effort.
All other software available for aarch64
works (currently running gnome
).
I do play with the Librem 5 now and then. Iāve just reinstalled on a single partition to see if is feasible, to eliminate the trouble of planning disk layout during installation. And it is:
[ookhoi@librem5:~]$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/mmcblk0
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 29.12 GiB, 31268536320 bytes, 61071360 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: FCC00EA4-5943-4056-878B-17D8D388CAFA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1 4096 61071326 61067231 29.1G Linux filesystem
[ookhoi@librem5:~]$ df -h / /boot/
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mmcblk0p1 29G 17G 11G 63% /
/dev/mmcblk0p1 29G 17G 11G 63% /boot
What I dislike most about the Librem 5 is that there is no upstream support. Iām stuck with the ancient kernel versions that Purism provides - currently 6.6.74
- with no prospect that the Librem 5 will ever be a truly libre Linux device.
I am thankful for all Purism has done for Linux on mobile.
How is your experience with PureOS on Librem 5?
edit:
[ookhoi@librem5:~]$ nix run -- nixpkgs#screenfetch
::::. '::::: ::::' ookhoi@librem5
'::::: ':::::. ::::' OS: NixOS 25.05.20250311.b62d2a9 (Warbler)
::::: '::::.::::: Kernel: aarch64 Linux 6.6.74-librem5
.......:::::..... :::::::: Uptime: 2h 9m
::::::::::::::::::. :::::: ::::. Packages: 1442
::::::::::::::::::::: :::::. .::::' Shell: bash 5.2.37
..... ::::' :::::' Disk: 17G / 29G (63%)
::::: '::' :::::' CPU: ARM Cortex-A53 @ 4x 1.5GHz
........::::: ' :::::::::::. GPU:
::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: RAM: 964MiB / 2890MiB
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Thanks a lot for the response. It seems like a dealbreaker that calls and camera donāt work on it.
I havenāt used Librem 5 with NixOS, but was considering it. Hence I asked.
Btw, there was a discussion about extending ZRam, which seems to greatly improve responsiveness and performance: Why and how to extend ZRAM on L5. A revolution for Librem 5 stability! - #65 by shak
Maybe you can try that?