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Google Pixel 2 XL (google-taimen)

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Revision as of 04:08, 4 February 2023 by Phoshmosh (talk | contribs) (add note about Verizon carrier lock >:()
Google Pixel 2 /
XL
Manufacturer Google
Name Pixel 2 /
XL
Codename google-walleye, google-taimen
Released 2017
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (MSM8998)
CPU Octa-core (4x 2.45 GHz Kryo 280 & 4x 1.9 GHz Kryo 280)
GPU Adreno 540
Display 1080 x 1920 / 1440 x 2880 AMOLED
Storage 64/128/256 GB
Memory 4 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android 8.0 (Up to Android 11) on Linux 4.4
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline partial
postmarketOS kernel 5.10-rc2
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Broken
Screen
Broken
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


This page documents the status of mainline Linux on the Pixel 2 XL!


Status

The device boots Mainline with basic DTS support, USB networking is enough to get to a shell. "clk_ignore_unused" is needed to prevent unused clocks causing the device to crash early in boot.

pstore

Due to having to cold reboot the device, pstore becomes extremely corrupt as memory loses power for a short amount of time. I was able to partially counter this and get /almost/ readable pstore (https://s.connolly.tech/pstore.jpeg) by putting the device in a freezer and then keeping it on ice.

I would not recommend this as it could damage the battery, instead you can build a serial cable by following the instructions here.

Partition Map

Map of partitions on Kalube's Pixel 2 XL

taimen:~# ls -lah /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/

Installation

Unlock the bootloader

Before installing postmarketOS you have to unlock your bootloader (aka OEM unlock). This can be accessed by enabling Developer Mode.

If your device's original carrier was Verizon

You will not be able to unlock the bootloader on any Verizon taimen/walleye unless your device is on an ancient Android 8.0.0 release. Verizon devices have the OEM Unlock option greyed out permanently.

Community Info

postmarketOS users that own the device

Maintainers

See also