This is where I post evidence
+To-do list
+Last Updated: 2026-02-04
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- Wearable Variable Power Supply +
- Arc Lighter +
- Long-range WiFi Antenna with POE +
OnePlus 6T "CyberDeck"
+Created: 2026-02-03
+Started: 2025-10-03
+Last Updated: 2026-02-03
+Linux phone
Linux phone
It feels like cheating to call this a cyberdeck since this is just kinda a linux phone glued to a bluetooth keyboard (after I 3D print some glue).
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Debian Sid on an iMac G3
@@ -27,8 +43,9 @@ At some point, it turned into a very large paperweight that moved between desks, closets, and corners of rooms. But when I leapt out of the Apple frying pan in 2022/2023 and into the Linux fire, somewhere along the way I had the idea to put Debian on it.The natural starting place for this was obviously Debian Jessie, the last version of the distro that officially supported the 32-bit PowerPC architecture. And wouldn't you know it? It just worked. Well, after wasting a few CDs because I'd apparently written then too quickly, if I recall correctly. I also at this point upgraded the base memory (from 256MiB, I think?) to 512MiB using an "A0383205 512MB PC133 Memory Dell Inspiron 3700 4100" Memory Stick.
This made for an awesome novelty project- I even got some cool terminal programs like cmatrix and hyfetch running on it, which were fun to show off to my friends. But then I found in a MacRumors forum thread that debian-ports had some level of support for PowerPC, and proceeded to completely fuck up my debian install, because I couldn't be bothered to buy more blank CDs to put experimental disc images on, and tried to directly jump 4 releases at once. - I hadn't gotten the opportunity to return to this project before I eventually moved to another state, into an apartment that didn't really provide me room for projects like that, so I wound up leaving it in my home town. Upon moving out of that apartment and into my (at time of writing) current residence, I reacquired it and am hoping to see just how far I can push this thing. + I hadn't gotten the opportunity to return to this project before I eventually moved to another state, into an apartment that didn't really provide me room for projects like that, so I wound up leaving it in my home town. Upon moving out of that apartment and into my (at time of writing) current residence, I reacquired it and am hoping to see just how far I can push this thing. Below is an image of the first time I booted it back up again after my move, apparently displaying the state I left this thing in. +
I have no idea how viable this really is right now (apparently the kernel might be troublesome?) but I have much more experience at this point with manual Debian installs, including on unconventional hardware. That said, I expect PowerPC support in Debian's unstable version has not gotten any better than when I first attempted this, especially seeing as Trixie (current Stable release) marked the end of support for another 32-bit architecture, i386.
I think my next approach will focus on booting via USB, which I couldn't seem to get working in the past. But if that fails, I've got enough blank CDs now that I should be set- and I plan to document commands & post disk images that I confirm work.
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I'd also been wanting a USB authentication key for use with my computers, but didn't want to shell out the cash for a Yubikey. I realized for the same price, I could make my own and have parts left over.
It works well, honestly I've no complaints with the firmware, and am happy with how the casing I printed turned out. I did wind up having to dremel some of the aligment walls for the button and shave it down.
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