Jump to content

HTC Desire 816 single SIM (htc-a5ul)

From postmarketOS Wiki
Revision as of 13:46, 23 April 2023 by Maintenance script (talk | contribs) (rollbackEdits.php mass rollback)
Note This device is still running on armhf, although the processor supports armv7. If you own it, change it and test it that way.
HTC Desire 816
Desire 816 running stock Android
Desire 816 running stock Android
Manufacturer HTC
Name Desire 816
Codename htc-a5ul
Released 2014
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800/801 (MSM8974)
CPU Quad-core 1.6 GHz (ARM Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 305
Display 720x1280 5.5" SLCD
Storage 8 GB + microSD card
Memory 1.5 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android 6.0 on Linux 3.4.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
No data
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
No data
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
No data
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
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

  • Aerotinge

Maintainer(s)

  • Aerotinge

How to enter flash mode (HBOOT)

  • Power off the phone
  • Press volume down
  • Keep volume down pressed, and press power button.

How to turn off the phone

Hold power button for ten seconds.

Installation

Note The bootloader have to been unlocked (s-off). If not, see htcdev here.
  • Install
    • using an microsd card (replace mmcblk0 with your sd slot, recommended): pmbootstrap install --sdcard=/dev/mmcblk0
    • until #1206 is fixed, it is necessary to copy the extracted QCDT from a known working ROM such as the TWRP image (see #1378):
      • sudo cp ~/mkbootimg/boot.img-dtb ~/.local/var/pmbootstrap/chroot_rootfs_htc-a5ul/boot/dt.img
    • using /data partition pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata
  • Insert the microsd card on the device
  • Connect usb cable to your phone and boot it into flash mode (HBOOT)
  • Select "FASTBOOT" by volumes and power button. Make sure it displays "FASTBOOT USB" on top.
    • Boot kernel using pmbootstrap flasher boot(recommended)
    • Flash kernel using pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel, then reboot.

Misc

The device is similar to the flagship in 2014, hTC One (m8) in many aspect.

Some resources can be shared between two devices.

Links