3.x support

[Eeems]

Current Status

• rm2fb does not support 3.x rm2fb now supports up to 3.3.2
• Installer doesn't warn users that they are installing on an unsupported OS version (Warn users when installing Toltec on an unsupported OS version #445)
  • Will be fixed by Add support for limiting packages to OS versions #759
• There is no way to make packages only available on certain OS versions (Limit packages to specific OS versions #701)
  • Will be fixed by Add support for limiting packages to OS versions #759
• ddvk-hacks should be removed on upgrade to 3.x (display: Update to v0.0.15 (support for 2.12.2) #578 )
  • Will be fixed by Add support for limiting packages to OS versions #759
• Kernel modules should be removed on upgrade to 3.x (Kernel modules don't support the latest kernel #506)
  • Will be fixed by Add support for limiting packages to OS versions #759
• Install broken on 3.6+ due to issue with wget (Bootstrap does not work on 3.6.0.1865 due to segmentation fault #731)
  • Will be fixed by Update wget to use v1.21.1-1 #751
• sync.service renamed to rm-sync.service in OS 3.5+ (3.5.1.1798 onwards renames sync to rm-sync #717)
  • Will be fixed by Add support for rm-sync in xochitl package #718
• Full test of all the packages on 3.x to ensure we aren't missing any other issues
  • 7zip
  • appmarkable
  • aspnet-runtime
  • aspnet-targeting-pack
  • bash-completion
  • bottom
  • bufshot
  • calculator
  • changescrn
  • chessmarkable
  • display
  • doomarkable
  • dotnet-host
  • dotnet-profile
  • dotnet-runtime
  • dotnet-sdk
  • dotnet-targeting-pack
  • draft
  • dumbskull
  • entware-rc
  • evtest
  • fbdepth
  • fbink
  • fbink-doom - this doesn't appear to display anything on the rM2 fbink-doom doesn't display anything on rm2 #856
  • fingerterm
  • folly
  • genie
  • gocryptfs - depends on fuse which was removed Remove packages that don't work on os3 #852
  • harmony
  • iago
  • inject_evdev
  • innernet-client - depends on wireguard which was removed Remove packages that don't work on os3 #852
  • kernelctl
  • keywriter
  • koreader
  • lamp
  • launcherctl - Fix launcherctl registrations #857
  • lf
  • libdlib
  • libdlib-dev - No way to test on device, used for build of recrossable
  • libsentry
  • libvncclient
  • libvncserver - No way to test on device currently
  • libvncserver-dev - No way to test on device, used for build of vnsee
  • linux-mainline - Soft-bricks device Remove packages that don't work on os3 #852
  • linux-stracciatella
  • micro
  • mines
  • mmc-utils
  • move-logs-to-opt
  • nao
  • neofetch
  • netevent
  • netstandard-targeting-pack
  • netsurf
  • open-remarkable-shutdown - this apparently hasn't worked on rM2 ever, but nobody has reported it open-remarkable-shutdown doesn't work on the rM2 #854
  • oxide
  • oxide-extra
  • oxide-utils
  • plato
  • puzzles
  • quickjs
  • reboot-guard
  • recrossable
  • regenda
  • remarkable-splash
  • remarkable-stylus - Depends on ddvk-hacks to work, will be removed until rm-hacks is added Remove remarkable-stylus from os3 for now #855
  • remux
  • restream
  • reterm
  • retris
  • ripgrep
  • rm2-suspend-fix
  • rm2fb-client
  • rmfakecloud-proxy
  • rmfm
  • rmservewacominput
  • rpncalc
  • signature-rm
  • sill
  • simple
  • sudoku
  • tailscale-systemd
  • templatectl
  • tilem
  • toltec-completion
  • vnsee
  • webinterface-localhost
  • webinterface-onboot
  • webinterface-upload-button
  • webinterface-wifi
  • whiteboard-hypercard
  • wikipedia
  • wordlet
  • xochitl
  • yaft
  • zoneinfo-utils
  • zerotier-one
  • zshelf - Loads, but application appears to be broken by default and there are not clear instructions on how to get it to work. It may be worth dropping support.

There are other PRs that are waiting on 3.x support in https://github.com/toltec-dev/toltec/milestone/7, but they are not required for 3.x support.

Timeline

There is no timeline. This will be done when it is done. This is all volunteer work and depends on how fast we can get people to test and approve pull requests.

[gullradriel]

rm2fb now supports up to 3.8.2 ! :-)

[Eeems]

rm2fb now supports up to 3.8.2 ! :-)

There has been no rm2fb release yet. The official version still only supports 3.3.2: https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable2-framebuffer/releases

[sasdallas]

So, 3.x support only will go up to 3.3.2 because of rm2fb?

[Eeems]

So, 3.x support only will go up to 3.3.2 because of rm2fb?

For now. A lot more work and testing is required for later versions as well. 3.6 updated glibc, 3.9 update Qt to a new major version. All of it requires sorting out a rm2fb solution, and if that requires using a fork of rm2fb that doesn't have backwards compatibility, a new repository split would be required, which means we need to test the upgrade path properly.

[Muathics]

So when can I install Koreader via it in Remarkable 1 with version 3.8? Thanks!

[Eeems]

So when can I install Koreader via it in Remarkable 1 with version 3.8? Thanks!

There is no timeline. It'll be done when it's done.

[Muathics]

So when can I install Koreader via it in Remarkable 1 with version 3.8? Thanks!

There is no timeline. It'll be done when it's done.

Thank you!

[jkesselm]

MANY thanks for the status update!

[Eeems]

All that is remaining is a full test of all packages in the testing branch while on 3.3.2. I'll add a list of all the packages to test that will be used to keep track of the status soon.

[Eeems]

Testing is done. There are a couple of pull requests that need to be merged, and then this is ready to go in the next stable merge.