Re: [9front] inferno on android 9

Re: [9front] inferno on android 9

[kvik]

> anyone else tried this?

I installed it on my pocket telescreen around a year ago with
a certain amount of matchmaking required between the apk
and the root that would work with it.

The main problem is wm being very awkward to use on a small
touchscreen, unsurprisingly.

It may be more useful as a headless integration platform but
I haven't investigated its abilities in that regard.

Re: [9front] inferno on android 9

[Stanley Lieber]

On February 20, 2020 6:44:54 AM EST, kvik@a-b.xyz wrote:
>> anyone else tried this?
>
>I installed it on my pocket telescreen around a year ago with
>a certain amount of matchmaking required between the apk
>and the root that would work with it.
>
>The main problem is wm being very awkward to use on a small
>touchscreen, unsurprisingly.
>
>It may be more useful as a headless integration platform but
>I haven't investigated its abilities in that regard.

many years ago (before dpi9k) i managed to cpu from inferno to 9front:

http://plan9.stanleylieber.com/inferno/img/20130426.png

sl

Re: [9front] inferno on android 9

[Ethan Gardener]

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, at 3:42 AM, sl@stanleylieber.com wrote:
> i was able to install the lastest apk from here:
> 
> 	https://github.com/bhgv/Inferno-OS_Android

> anyone else tried this?

yes. i didn't give it a thorough test or help with debugging, which i regret a little bit. it crashed sometimes. i have no idea what triggered it or if it improved with later versions. it supports truetype fonts and some of the UI is already set up to use them. this helps with getting started, but you'll probably want to use man in the shell rather than wm/man. 

bhgv recommended i compile his version of inferno for windows too. i didn't, but if i take inferno up again, it's an option.