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XH T, utzcoz2

12/8/23

Can Maru OS support Fairphone 4?

Hi XH T, Thank you for your interest in the project. Every porting needs someone to support it, eg

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Can Maru OS support Fairphone 4?

Hi XH T, Thank you for your interest in the project. Every porting needs someone to support it, eg

12/8/23

XH T, utzcoz2

12/8/23

Maru OS to the Raspberry Pi Android TV13

Hi XH T, Thank you for your interest in the project. Every porting needs someone to support it, eg

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Maru OS to the Raspberry Pi Android TV13

Hi XH T, Thank you for your interest in the project. Every porting needs someone to support it, eg

12/8/23

Percy

10/31/23

GAPPS pico / Mindthe Gapps too big for HH system partition

I've tried repartitioning the HH using TWRP HH.R but as soon as I install Maru 0.6 the system

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GAPPS pico / Mindthe Gapps too big for HH system partition

I've tried repartitioning the HH using TWRP HH.R but as soon as I install Maru 0.6 the system

10/31/23

vasya

10/18/23

Still worth trying in 2023?

Hello! Have first heard of maru os back in ~2017-2018 and I was like WOW that's cool, gotta give

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Still worth trying in 2023?

Hello! Have first heard of maru os back in ~2017-2018 and I was like WOW that's cool, gotta give

10/18/23

Moore Kefir, Romain Allee2

8/18/23

Android version.

Hi, I've been trying to port it to Lineage 20 for some weeks but without success for now. I'm

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Android version.

Hi, I've been trying to port it to Lineage 20 for some weeks but without success for now. I'm

8/18/23

HeadHammered

7/22/23

Invalid zip file format!

Hi, I have a nexus 5 I am trying to install maru on to I have twrp 3.1.1 installed every time I try

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Invalid zip file format!

Hi, I have a nexus 5 I am trying to install maru on to I have twrp 3.1.1 installed every time I try

7/22/23

Jesse Legg, Preetam D'Souza2

10/17/22

Nexus5 Bullhead

As mentioned in our User Guide for the Nexus 5X Bullhead, the Nexus 5X does not support HDMI over USB

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Nexus5 Bullhead

As mentioned in our User Guide for the Nexus 5X Bullhead, the Nexus 5X does not support HDMI over USB

10/17/22

NerF, utzcoz2

5/19/22

Pixel 3a

Hi NerF, You can check https://github.com/maruos/maruos/issues/193 to get more details about Pixel 3a

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Pixel 3a

Hi NerF, You can check https://github.com/maruos/maruos/issues/193 to get more details about Pixel 3a

5/19/22

l3ns, … Preetam D'Souza7

3/6/22

The desktop version does not turn on | Hammerhead

On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11:01:32 AM UTC-5 l3ns wrote: Problem solved I bought a slim port and

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The desktop version does not turn on | Hammerhead

On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11:01:32 AM UTC-5 l3ns wrote: Problem solved I bought a slim port and

3/6/22

Cyrus, Preetam D'Souza2

3/6/22

Nexus 5X screen turns blank at phone call

Hi Cyrus, Thanks for using Maru! I have not experienced this on my Nexus 5X while I was actively

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Nexus 5X screen turns blank at phone call

Hi Cyrus, Thanks for using Maru! I have not experienced this on my Nexus 5X while I was actively

3/6/22

Gonzos Tutorials

1/7/22

Nexus 6P SIM Card not usable

Hi there, I bought a used Nexus 6P with Maru 0.6.8 installed. It works fine except the SIM. Sim is

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Nexus 6P SIM Card not usable

Hi there, I bought a used Nexus 6P with Maru 0.6.8 installed. It works fine except the SIM. Sim is

1/7/22

Bernd Thoms, utzcoz7

6/5/21

Getting maru on an actual device

Thank you very much for this information! I'll have a look, what I understand ... ;-) Have a nice

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Getting maru on an actual device

Thank you very much for this information! I'll have a look, what I understand ... ;-) Have a nice

6/5/21

utz...@gmail.com

5/26/21

What do you think about MaruOS and JingOS?

Hi all, There is a recent project called JingOS(https://en.jingos.com/), which also provides Linux

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What do you think about MaruOS and JingOS?

Hi all, There is a recent project called JingOS(https://en.jingos.com/), which also provides Linux

5/26/21

moo 256

3/15/21

S20 ultra

Same story as most of the others. Linux on dex is gone and I was wondering if anyone is working on a

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S20 ultra

Same story as most of the others. Linux on dex is gone and I was wondering if anyone is working on a

3/15/21

Mohammed Musa, rbny...@gmail.com2

2/28/21

maru os for samsung a20e

Hello, There is no LineageOS working devuce trees so MaruOS can't be build for a20e Le vendredi

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maru os for samsung a20e

Hello, There is no LineageOS working devuce trees so MaruOS can't be build for a20e Le vendredi

2/28/21

li zhou, utzcoz5

2/8/21

How to get into desktop mode directly?

Congratulations. @Preetam D'Souza has added it to official doc, so if anyone has the similar need

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How to get into desktop mode directly?

Congratulations. @Preetam D'Souza has added it to official doc, so if anyone has the similar need

2/8/21

origal...@gmail.com, Preetam D'Souza2

2/1/21

Maru OS lags like crazy on Nexus5 32GB Hammerhead

Hello, there are a few things going on with hammerhead and Maru 0.6 / Android 8 that are relevant: 1.

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Maru OS lags like crazy on Nexus5 32GB Hammerhead

Hello, there are a few things going on with hammerhead and Maru 0.6 / Android 8 that are relevant: 1.

2/1/21

emirefek, … utzcoz5

1/18/21

MaruOS is crazy outdated.

Hi Emirefek, If you want to try to port MaruOS to your device, you can visit MaruOS's developer

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MaruOS is crazy outdated.

Hi Emirefek, If you want to try to port MaruOS to your device, you can visit MaruOS's developer

1/18/21

Hylke Hellinga

10/14/20

New phone? What should I get for a fast and lot of storage maru OS system?

Hi there, I'm about to buy a new phone, and I want one that is able to run maru OS. Which phone

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New phone? What should I get for a fast and lot of storage maru OS system?

Hi there, I'm about to buy a new phone, and I want one that is able to run maru OS. Which phone

10/14/20

Fabian S., origal...@gmail.com3

9/12/20

Q&A

GAPPS pico to big for hammerhead?

is it also really slow for you? the android system itself lags a lot? On Monday, 24 August 2020 at 02

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Q&A

GAPPS pico to big for hammerhead?

is it also really slow for you? the android system itself lags a lot? On Monday, 24 August 2020 at 02

9/12/20

Petya Lakatos, … Levi Shafter70

7/12/20

Official Bug/Feature List

[Bug] Gray screen appears with cursor when connecting Samsung Galaxy S9+ to monitor. Hello all. I am

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Official Bug/Feature List

[Bug] Gray screen appears with cursor when connecting Samsung Galaxy S9+ to monitor. Hello all. I am

7/12/20

Preetam, … Bhaskar Manda47

7/9/20

[GUIDE] Restoring Google Apps

Why is this deprecated guide pinned to the top of the forum? On Friday, May 6, 2016 at 11:25:06 PM

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[GUIDE] Restoring Google Apps

Why is this deprecated guide pinned to the top of the forum? On Friday, May 6, 2016 at 11:25:06 PM

7/9/20

Pri Marc

6/27/20

Q&A

Mary OS on Sentio Superbook

So I decided to install Mary OS on my phone to use my sentio superbook as a Linux laptop. After a

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Q&A

Mary OS on Sentio Superbook

So I decided to install Mary OS on my phone to use my sentio superbook as a Linux laptop. After a

6/27/20

Ramon Tayag, … Vijay4

5/7/20

Q&A

Have you guys been able to get away with running Android Studio itself on MaruOS? I have some old

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Q&A

Have you guys been able to get away with running Android Studio itself on MaruOS? I have some old

5/7/20

Mudijovic

4/30/20

Q&A

Can i install maru on samsung note 10 lite?

Can i install maru on samsung note 10 lite? Because this type not supported samsung dex. Thank you

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Q&A

Can i install maru on samsung note 10 lite?

Can i install maru on samsung note 10 lite? Because this type not supported samsung dex. Thank you

4/30/20

Xerxes Battiwalla, Preetam D'Souza2

3/30/20

Q&A

Getting Intel RealSense camera to work with Nexus 5X

Hmm, I wonder if it's because of security rules on the LXC container we use to run Linux on Maru.

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Q&A

Getting Intel RealSense camera to work with Nexus 5X

Hmm, I wonder if it's because of security rules on the LXC container we use to run Linux on Maru.

3/30/20

Tomislav Vučić, Preetam D'Souza2

3/30/20

Q&A

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Unfortunately there was an issue with the latest sources for S9+ that was freezing up Maru Desktop.

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Q&A

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Unfortunately there was an issue with the latest sources for S9+ that was freezing up Maru Desktop.

3/30/20

rbn yellow, Preetam D'Souza2

3/30/20

Q&A

micro USB working

As long as your device supports SlimPort or MHL it should work. We also support wireless displays now

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Q&A

micro USB working

As long as your device supports SlimPort or MHL it should work. We also support wireless displays now

3/30/20

Oksovskii QL, … Preetam D'Souza6

3/30/20

Q&A

Compatibility with marlin

Marlin doesn't have an official release zip available yet. We were delayed on the next release

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Q&A

Compatibility with marlin

Marlin doesn't have an official release zip available yet. We were delayed on the next release

3/30/20

Camden Bruce, Preetam D'Souza3

3/30/20

Q&A

Porting Samsung Galaxy J4+ (j4primelte)

You may want to post this in our developer group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/maru-os-dev

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Q&A

Porting Samsung Galaxy J4+ (j4primelte)

You may want to post this in our developer group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/maru-os-dev

3/30/20