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Huawei Ascend G510 (huawei-u8951)

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Revision as of 09:05, 15 January 2021 by Maxnet (talk | contribs) (Updated Architecture)
Note This device is still running on armhf, although the processor supports armv7. If you own it, change it and test it that way.
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: Kernel compiles, graphic output does not work
Huawei Ascend G510
Booting phone
Booting phone
Manufacturer Huawei
Name Ascend G510
Codename u8951
Released 2013
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 203
Display 480x854 TFT
Storage 4 GB
Memory 512 MB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android 4.1
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no


Contributors

What works

  • ☑ Kernel compilation
  • ☑ Flash Kernel (pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel)
  • ☑ Flash Rootfs (pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs)
  • ☐ Initramfs boot
  • ☐ USB Network
  • ☐ Framebuffer graphics (Splash screens)
  • ☐ SSH Connectivity
  • ☐ Weston on framebuffer
  • ☐ Touchscreen
  • ☐ Xwayland
  • ☐ Wifi
  • ☐ Audio playback

Device info

Additional info

Entering "Fastboot mode"

Hold the Volume Down button, and then press the Power button

Entering "Recovery mode"

Hold the Volume Up button, and then press the Power button

Obtaining the OEM unlock key

As late July 2018, Huawei no longer offering bootloader unlock keys, however it's possible to unlock the bootloader with a fee from third party.

See this XDA article: https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-honor-unlock-bootloader-fee


WARNING: postmarketOS developers, including the person editing this page does not run these websites. We don't earn any profits from these services. There’s no guarantee that these services are safe to use, and you put your device at risk if you choose to use these services because Huawei will likely not offer support for you in case anything goes wrong (unless required by law.)


Finally unlock the connected device via:

fastboot oem unlock <key>