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Differences bwteeen megi's kernel e sunxi64 - user641 - 11-28-2022
Hello, what are the main differences between megi's and sunxi64 kernels, what are the functionalities advantages, privacy and security trade-offs between them?
I've been using arch with megi's kernel and would like to know more about the possible privacy and security problems regarding the wifi firmware as described here: https://linmob.net/how-about-more-libre-pinephone-with-ath9k-htc/
RE: Differences bwteeen megi's kernel e sunxi64 - alpineduck - 03-12-2023
I can't answer your question, but at least differences between kernels are unrelated to firmware. Any Linux distribution which supports the built-in wifi chip will come with the same proprietary firmware. Whether you don't want to trust it and prefer using an external USB dongle which doesn't require closed-source firmware is up to you and should be possible no matter the kernel and distribution used.
RE: Differences bwteeen megi's kernel e sunxi64 - Kevin Kofler - 03-12-2023
"sunxi64 kernel" by itself does not mean much: sunxi64 is just the internal architecture name for the Allwinner A64 SoC used in the PinePhone. I guess you are referring to some specific distribution's sunxi64 kernel, probably Armbian's? The Armbian kernels are less up-to-date than the megi kernels, e.g., the latest Armbian sunxi64 kernel is 5.15.x, the latest (production-ready) megi kernel is 6.1.x.