I’m considering using PostmarketOS on a tablet for a project. I need kernel greater than x.y.z (so far I know >3.0.1 works, <2.6.32 does not). However it’s kinda difficult to find it on the wiki. Some devices specify kernel version (android a.b.c, kernel e.f.g), some only the android version (android a.b.c) and some neither.

I found that android version should correspond to a kernel version (https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/51651/which-android-runs-which-linux-kernel). But how do I check (in the least time consuming way) the kernel version of the devices that don’t mention anything?

Thanks.

edit: I think I was looking for this answer: https://postmarketos.org/source-code/#linux-kernel

  • @TMP_NKcYUEoM7kXg4qYeOPEnglish
    1•6 days ago

    Android uses the Linux kernel. The issue is that these Android devices use kernels forked from old Linux version. So most PostmarketOS devices use these old kernels to get best hardware support. My question is what version the devices use. I don’t actually have any device currently, I would like to know which one to get, if any.

    Actually I think I found the solution (see edit)