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AYANEO handhelds

The AYANEO Pocket S is tracked inside the sm8550 tree of SBCs/Qualcomm. REG Linux copies the sm8550-ayaneo-ps.dtb, kernel patches, and LinuxLoader helpers so the Pocket S hardware behaves like the other SM8550 builds, but the current Android bootloader/ABL is still required before the device can boot natively.

Hardware profile

  • SoC – Qualcomm SM8550, matching the Odin 2 kernel stack, but the AYANEO build also enables the specific kernel-patches and dracut entries that supply the 2 K WT0600 panel driver.
  • Display – The patch series adds the DRM_PANEL_AYANEO_WT0600 driver, matching the device’s 2 K panel. The overlay copies that panel driver plus firmware blobs into the REGLINUX_BINARIES_DIR.
  • Controllers – AYANEO’s buttons, LEDs, and fan helpers reuse the same fsoverlay/ scripts that the SM8550 tree injects, so REG Linux exposes the same Sway + EmulationStation interface once the boot chain is ready.

Status and next steps

  • Bootloader – AYANEO ships with an Android bootloader/ABL that covers the display, modem, and security partitions. Until that loader is provided, the LinuxLoader image cannot start on Pocket S hardware; keep monitoring the board tree for updates in case the loader becomes available.
  • When ready – The board directory already supplies LinuxLoader.cfg, genimage.cfg, and the DTB, so you can reuse the same flash workflow as Odin 2 once the loader is in place.