UprisingVoltage@feddit.it to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy are custom roms so much device specific while any linux distro works on any pc?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareWhy are custom roms so much device specific while any linux distro works on any pc?UprisingVoltage@feddit.it to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarepossiblylinux127@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoShort answer: phone manufactures hate you Long(ish) answer: Each phone manufacture heavy modifies the linux android kernel in order to make it work on there hardware. This usually means that the binary blobs (there are a lot of them) are only compatible with specific kernels.
Short answer: phone manufactures hate you
Long(ish) answer: Each phone manufacture heavy modifies the linux android kernel in order to make it work on there hardware. This usually means that the binary blobs (there are a lot of them) are only compatible with specific kernels.