Native Linux on old phones is getting much easier. My dead 10-year-old Xiaomi Mi Max 2 (oxygen, MSM8953) now runs Nura (postmarketOS) with working camera, torch, SIM, calls and SMS. AI sped up the manual work, plus my own knowledge. Only the loudspeaker is left.
Drivers and research are up for anyone who wants to install them, or study them and write the patches by hand for mainline:
Link:
https://github.com/sv1sjp/mi-max2-oxygen-msm8953-nura-drivers
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