Jump to content

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (xiaomi-begonia): Difference between revisions

From postmarketOS Wiki
No edit summary
Tags: mobile edit mobile web edit
Line 69: Line 69:
=== Entering fastboot ===
=== Entering fastboot ===
{{button|Volume Down}} + {{button|Power}}
{{button|Volume Down}} + {{button|Power}}
=== On factory firmware ===
{{button|Volume Up}} + {{button|Power}}


== Installation ==
== Installation ==

Revision as of 14:59, 6 February 2021

Warning WARNING: This device cannot run postmarketOS, as its architecture is unsupported.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Redmi Note 8 Pro running Weston
Redmi Note 8 Pro running Weston
Manufacturer Xiaomi
Name Redmi Note 8 Pro
Codename xiaomi-begonia
Released 2019
Hardware
Chipset Mediatek Helio G90T
CPU Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MC4
Display 1080 x 2340
Storage 64/128/256 GB
Memory 6/8 GB
Architecture aach64
Software
Original software Android 9.0, MIUI 11
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
postmarketOS kernel 4.14.218
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 5577.1
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
No data
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
Broken
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Partial
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
No data
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

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device


LED/Torch/Screen brightness/Vibrator

(all files below are in /sys/class/leds)

  • Notification LED: white/
  • Torch: torch-light0/ and torch-light1/
  • Screen brightness: lcd-backlight/
  • Vibrator: vibrator/

How to enter flash mode

Unlocking the bootloader

Sign up for a Mi Account, register your device in the settings, and wait for a week. More info

Before you go any further

Please read Redmi Note 8 Pro XDA Megathread

Entering recovery

Volume Up + Power

Entering fastboot

Volume Down + Power

Installation

Via fastboot

  • pmbootstrap init
  • pmbootstrap install
  • pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
  • pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel
  • fastboot reboot

Via zip

  • pmbootstrap init
  • pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
  • pmbootstrap export
  • Transfer the zip to the device
    • adb push /tmp/postmarketOS-export/pmos-xiaomi-begonia.zip /sdcard
  • Flash the zip
  • Reboot

Additional info

See also