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| imagecaption = Honor 7 showing the pmOS splash
| imagecaption = Honor 7 showing the pmOS splash
| releaseyear = 2015
| releaseyear = 2015
| originalsoftware = Android 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
| originalsoftware = Android
| originalversion = 5.0 (EMUI 3), upgradable to 6.0 (EMUI 4)
| chipset = HiSilicon Kirin 935
| chipset = HiSilicon Kirin 935
| cpu = 8 × Cortex A53, up to 2.2 GHz
| cpu = 8 × Cortex A53, up to 2.2 GHz
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== What works ==
== What works ==
The device shows the splash, then the screen turns off. The only sign of life is the USB [[SSH]] connection. This was tested with fbkeyboard and [[xfce4]].
The device shows the splash, then the screen turns off. The only sign of life is the USB [[SSH]] connection. This was tested with fbkeyboard and [[xfce4]].
Internet access does not work, at least not without any extra configuration.


== Kernel notes ==
== Kernel notes ==

Revision as of 16:27, 16 May 2023

Huawei Honor 7
Honor 7 showing the pmOS splash
Honor 7 showing the pmOS splash
Manufacturer Huawei
Name Honor 7
Codename huawei-plank
Released 2015
Hardware
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 935
CPU 8 × Cortex A53, up to 2.2 GHz
GPU ARM Mali-T628
Display 1080 × 1920 IPS
Storage 16 GB
Memory 3 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 5.0 (EMUI 3), upgradable to 6.0 (EMUI 4)
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.10.108
Features
Flashing
Partial
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
No data
Screen
Broken
Touchscreen
Broken
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
No data
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
IR TX
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
No data
USB-A
No data
USB OTG
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
Power Sensor
No data


Contributors

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

Run adb reboot bootloader.

Installation

The phone's bootloader needs to be unlocked. See Bootloader#Huawei.

Use pmbootstrap to build your own installation image. Fastboot flashing didn't seem to work, so use a recovery ZIP.

$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip

Enter the bootloader by running adb reboot bootloader.

Flash TWRP (I recommend this one) using fastboot.

Boot the phone into TWRP by holding Power and Volume Up.

Go into sideloading mode: Advanced -> ADB Sideload and swipe to start sideload.

Run the flasher: pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload

What works

The device shows the splash, then the screen turns off. The only sign of life is the USB SSH connection. This was tested with fbkeyboard and xfce4.

Internet access does not work, at least not without any extra configuration.

Kernel notes

  • ZRAM is disabled due to a kernel compile error that I didn't find any info about.
  • The downstream kernel also supports the Huawei P8, Huawei Mate S, Huawei Mediapad M2 and Huawei Mediapad X2, so porting to them should be a similar process.

See also