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+# Bananarchy Linux changelog
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+This file tracks public release builds of **Bananarchy Linux**.
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+Release versions follow the `<year-letter><MM><DD>` format (where `2026` is `a`, followed by the two-digit month and day).
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+---
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+## Build `a1025` — codename `argonaut` (2026-10-25)
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+Initial public release of **Bananarchy Linux**, focused on complete hardware and daily-driver software support for the **Nokia 8110 4G (`nokia-argon`)**, along with initial build targets for the **Nokia 2720 Flip (`nokia-beatles`)**, **Nokia 800 Tough (`nokia-tough`)**, **Nokia 8000 4G (`nokia-sparkler`)**, and **Nokia 6300 4G (`nokia-leo`)**.
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+### Base system and hardware support
+- Alpine Linux Edge (`armv7`) root filesystem hardforked from postmarketOS `v26.06`, tuned for `< 95 MB` idle RAM usage on 512 MB devices.
+- Mainline Linux `6.12.1-msm8916` kernel with custom drivers and patches for Qualcomm MSM8905 and MSM8909 smart feature phones.
+- Full Qualcomm QDSP6/Q6Voice audio routing (`q6voiced`, PipeWire, WirePlumber, and ALSA UCM) for the rear loudspeaker, boosted (+6 dB) front earpiece, internal MEMS microphone, and 3.5mm headset jack.
+- Custom `msm8905-cam` V4L2 kernel driver for the rear 2MP GalaxyCore `GC2395` camera sensor (`/dev/video0`, `800x600` RGB24).
+- Custom `leds-msm8905-torch` kernel driver for the rear `SY7807` flashlight LED (`white:torch`), WCD audio codec initialization, and clean PM8909 poweroff.
+- Custom animated Bananarchy boot splash (`pbsplash`) and shutdown splash, plus automated Qualcomm Sahara/Firehose USB EDL flashing (`flash-edl.sh`) with automatic modem/IMEI partition backup.
+
+### Display server and window manager
+- Pure X11 graphical stack built on cross-compiled **Xlibre** (`X11Libre/xserver`) with partial-rectangle `ShadowFB` SPI display updates and zero Wayland overhead.
+- Custom **Sxmo DWM (`sxmo-de-dwm`)** window manager designed for `240x320` QVGA non-touch screens, featuring a vertical bottom-stack (`bstack`) layout, a 24px Pango status bar, a desktop `"Menu"` / `"Names"` softkey bar, and a Conky desktop clock and system status widget.
+- Direct C-level handling of physical slider (`SW_LID`) open/close events and keypad wake keys with `< 2 ms` wakeup latency.
+
+### Preloaded native keypad applications
+- **System and context menus (`dmenu`)**: resident menu daemon with instant (`< 2 ms`) wakeup, 10-line vertical layout, live T9 filtering, and built-in submenus and hardware toggles.
+- **Global controls drawer (`xdrawer`)**: instant overlay toggled by pressing both softkeys together to adjust speaker volume, earpiece volume, ringer mode, flashlight, sound/microphone mute, screen brightness, and keypad backlight.
+- **Phone dialer (`xdialer`), call log (`xcalllog`), and call screen (`xcallscreen`)**: home-screen digit dialing with live T9 contact matching, interactive carrier USSD sessions (`*100#`, etc.), Dual-SIM `*#06#` IMEI inspection, call history filtering, and an in-call screen with speaker/earpiece switching, microphone mute, DTMF tones, and one-key WAV call recording (`~/Recordings/`).
+- **Contacts (`xcontacts`) and SMS manager (`xsms`)**: full phonebook editor with direct Qualcomm QMI UIM SIM card contact import and export across SIM 1 and SIM 2 (`EF_ADN`), paired with a threaded SMS conversation view and multi-tap message composer with draft support.
+- **Modem and Dual-SIM manager (`xmodem`)**: 4-tab cellular control center (`SIMs`, `Radio`, `AT`, `Log`) supporting physical SIM 1 / SIM 2 slot switching, SIM PIN unlock and PUK unblock wizards, PIN enable/disable/change, 2G/3G/4G radio mode selection, USSD requests, and a live AT command console.
+- **Networks and Bluetooth manager (`xnetworks`)**: 3-tab connectivity manager for Wi-Fi scanning and WPA2 entry, Wi-Fi hotspot, cellular data and APN configuration, USB tethering, and Bluetooth pairing.
+- **File manager (`xfiles`) and camera (`xcamera`)**: keypad directory browser with built-in text and image viewers, plus a live V4L2 camera viewfinder with digital zoom (`1x`/`2x`/`4x`), auto-flash, continuous torch, 3-second self-timer, and photo gallery.
+- **Themes (`xthemes`), wallpapers (`xwallpapers`), and ringtones (`xringtones`)**: unified `.Xresources` theming engine (`~/.xthemes/*.xth`) with 20 preinstalled color schemes, live zero-restart reload across all apps and terminals, interactive color/font customization, wallpaper scaling and preview, and ringtone/vibration settings.
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+### Keypad input, terminal, games, and developer tools
+- **6-mode `fcitx5-t9` input method**: seamless `#` switching between `abc`, `Abc`, `ABC`, `Sym` (all 32 ASCII punctuation symbols), `Ctl` (`Ctrl` combos, arrows, `PageUp`/`PageDown`, `Home`/`End`, `F1`–`F12`), and `123` numeric modes, plus a `*` long-press `Ctrl+` latch.
+- **Patched `st` terminal**: HarfBuzz OpenType ligature rendering (`Fira Code` default), XIM T9 input, and live `SIGUSR1` theme reloading.
+- **Standalone X11 keypad games**: built-in `Snake` (`snake`) and `Tetris` (`tetris`) designed for `240x320` displays.
+- **On-device development and AI stack**: preinstalled `gcc`/`g++`, `make`, `git`, GNU `coreutils`, `nano`, `ed`, `sqlite3`, `perl`, `tcl`, the [Janet](https://janet-lang.org/) language and `jpm`, the [Bantam](https://bantam.luxferre.top/) coding agent, `frotz`, `ffmpeg`, `mpv`, and `imv`.