general information about porting

[mr dt]

hello
am looking for a port for the HTC sensation xl to try the OS out
it's an old device and I wanted to use it as a secondary device
I remember I read on a website which listed it as a discontinued port
is it possible to get it going again ?

and is it easy ?
I have no knowledge in porting

and will it be usable in terms of performance ?

and will waydroid work ?

and if any body has the list for ported devices and discontinued devices list that will be great

and thanks for the help

[cliffcoggin]

@mr-dt If your phone is not on this list
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/
then, to put it bluntly, you will need to create the port yourself. Unless you are skilled in programming it will not be easy.

[Moem]

Here is some information to get you started:
https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/porting/introduction/index.html

No, you will most likely not be able to use Waydroid. And since the device has less than 1GB of RAM, performance will be bad.

If you want to try the OS out, making a port for an old device is not a great method. If you can even make it work, you'll have spent weeks of work on what will never be a decent device. To be honest, I think it's a waste of time.

[mr dt]

@cliffcoggin hey
yeah it's not in there thanks

[mr dt]

@moem hey
ok I will try to get my hands on a supported phone from the list do you know how much ram the OS uses ?
and how much ram Waydroid or any other way of using android apps on UT ?

and thanks

[Lakotaubp]

@mr-dt https://forums.ubports.com/topic/2068/halium-first-steps might help

[mr dt]

@lakotaubp hey
thanks it helped