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A good way forward would be using a minimal version of the <code>flo</code> DTS, where everything but USB is deleted, and fixing USB / trying to get the display working with the [https://github.com/freedreno/freedreno/wiki/DSI-Panel-Driver-Porting DSI Panel Porting Guide]. The downstream DTSI files that need to be ported to the upstream kernel are probably located [https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_lge_mako/tree/lineage-15.1/arch/arm/boot/dts here], and I guess the exact panel name appears when running <code>dmesg</code> after a successful boot (I did not verify this). Please expand this when you're working on it, and report your progress in #postmarketOS. Check out the [[Mainline Guide]].
A good way forward would be using a minimal version of the <code>flo</code> DTS, where everything but USB is deleted, and fixing USB / trying to get the display working with the [https://github.com/freedreno/freedreno/wiki/DSI-Panel-Driver-Porting DSI Panel Porting Guide]. The downstream DTSI files that need to be ported to the upstream kernel are probably located [https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_lge_mako/tree/lineage-15.1/arch/arm/boot/dts here], and I guess the exact panel name appears when running <code>dmesg</code> after a successful boot (I did not verify this). Please expand this when you're working on it, and report your progress in #postmarketOS. Check out the [[Mainline Guide]].
=== Partition Layout ===
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 620px; overflow: auto;">
Partition layout:
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<pre class="shell"># fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0
Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15269888 sectors, 3360M
Logical sector size: 512
Disk identifier (GUID): 98101b32-bbe2-4bf2-a06e-2bb33d000c20
Partition table holds up to 28 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 15269854
Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size      Code  Name
  1            1024          132095      64.0M  0700  modem
  2          132096          133119        512K  0700  sbl1
  3          133120          134143        512K  0700  sbl2
  4          134144          138239      2048K  0700  sbl3
  5          138240          139263        512K  0700  tz
  6          139264          184319      22.0M  0700  boot
  7          184320          229375      22.0M  0700  recovery
  8          229376          230935        780K  0700  m9kefs1
  9          230936          232495        780K  0700  m9kefs2
  10          232496          234055        780K  0700  m9kefs3
  11          234496          235519        512K  0700  rpm
  12          235520          236543        512K  0700  aboot
  13          236544          237567        512K  0700  sbl2b
  14          237568          241663      2048K  0700  sbl3b
  15          241664          242687        512K  0700  abootb
  16          242688          243711        512K  0700  rpmb
  17          243712          244735        512K  0700  tzb
  18          244736          245759        512K  0700  metadata
  19          245760          278527      16.0M  0700  misc
  20          278528          311295      16.0M  0700  persist
  21          311296        2031615        840M  0700  system
  22        2031616        3178495        560M  0700  cache
  23        3178496        15267839      5903M  0700  userdata
  24        15267840        15268863        512K  0700  DDR
  25        15268864        15269854        495K  0700  grow</pre>
</div></div>


== Photos ==
== Photos ==

Revision as of 20:06, 17 June 2020

Note Currently the device is booting into a black screen, see pmaports#209. Help with resolving this is welcome. Please remove this note when the issue has been fixed.
Warning WARNING: This device is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it.
The processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly.
Google (LG) Nexus 4
LG Nexus 4 running Weston
LG Nexus 4 running Weston
Manufacturer Google (LG)
Name Nexus 4
Codename lg-mako
Released 2012
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Display 768x1280 IPS
Storage 8/16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture armhf
Software
Original software Android on Linux 3.4
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
No data
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
No data
Bluetooth
No data
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
Works
USB OTG
Works
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • ollieparanoid
  • PabloCastellano and robb4 on IRC: Workaround for red screen bug (#54)

Users owning this device


Installation

Note FDE (full disk encryption) seems to be broken for lg-mako currently, see pmaports#209
pmbootstrap init
pmbootstrap install
(enter fastboot, see below)
pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
pmbootstrap flasher boot

To flash the kernel, you can choose pmbootstrap flasher flash kernel (but charging and power off doesn't work as expected anymore, see below).

Entering "Fastboot mode"

Hold Volume Down + Power, let go of Power once the device display does something (e.g. turns from battery icon to black screen).

Charging and power off (after flashing the postmarketOS kernel)

Note You don't have to flash the kernel! pmbootstrap flasher boot is also working!

You can flash the postmarketOS kernel, but instead of charging the battery, it will boot straight into postmarketOS (or the on screen keyboard to type in the password). Right now, the best way to charge it from that situation is to boot the recovery TWRP.

You can properly turn the device off by unplugging the usb cable, then booting into fastboot, then choosing power off.

Wifi

Looks like, we need to package the wcnss.* files for wifi. A version from 2015 can be found here. It's a Qualcomm chip.

Mainline

Note See The Mainline Kernel for a general introduction to mainlining.

power_graphic's mainlining progress is here. Read on for generic instructions of what would need to be done.

Currently we only have a downstream vendor kernel packaged, not the mainline kernel. The lg-mako has the same SoC as the asus-flo, and on the latter it is possible to run Android on a kernel close to mainline.

This means, that most peripherals of the mako should work with mainline as well, once they are enabled in the DTS file. In fact, @vetzki reported in #1079 that the mako boots when using exactly the same DTS as the one from flo (this is not recommended, as misconfiguring your device like that may damage it). SSH appears to be working for a short time before getting kicked out, the display does not work.

A good way forward would be using a minimal version of the flo DTS, where everything but USB is deleted, and fixing USB / trying to get the display working with the DSI Panel Porting Guide. The downstream DTSI files that need to be ported to the upstream kernel are probably located here, and I guess the exact panel name appears when running dmesg after a successful boot (I did not verify this). Please expand this when you're working on it, and report your progress in #postmarketOS. Check out the Mainline Guide.

Partition Layout

Partition layout:

Photos

See also