I have managed to get an old OnePlus5T phone up and running with PostmarketOS and have hosted a couple of services there.

If it possible to charge and give Ethernet connection using those multi port extensions on a phone?

Thought I’d ask before investing in one as I am on a super tight budget.

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    This is also true for laptops BTW. I remember older Dell XPS laptops used to be super picky about USB-C dongles with

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      3 months ago

      Not really, drivers for ethernet chipsets are OS-dependent. Any x86 laptop is going to implement USB correctly because the controllers are built into the CPU