Google Nexus 5 (lg-hammerhead)
WARNING: This device is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it. The processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly. |
![]() Nexus 5 running plasma mobile | |
Manufacturer | LG |
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Name | Nexus 5 |
Codename | lg-hammerhead |
Released | 2013 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 |
CPU | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 |
GPU | Adreno 330 |
Display | 1080x1920 IPS |
Storage | 16/32 GB |
Memory | 2 GB |
Architecture | armhf |
Software | |
Original software | Android 4.4-6 on Linux 3.4 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | yes |
Flashing |
Works |
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USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
No data |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Works |
Audio |
No data |
Camera |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works |
Bluetooth |
No data |
GPS |
No data |
NFC |
No data |
Modem | |
Calls |
Partial |
SMS |
Works |
Mobile data |
Partial |
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
- MartijnBraam
- dzervas
- lawl
- bshah
- opendata
Fastboot Mode
First make sure to enable USB debugging in Android ([1]) Then with device powered off, hold down and buttons simultaneously for a few seconds, until Fastboot Mode screen appears.
OEM Unlock
Get device into Fastboot Mode, plug in USB cable, then:
$ sudo fastboot oem unlock
When prompted on device, use Volume-Up/Down buttons to highlight choice, then Power button to select it. The Fastboot Mode screen will appear again, and a message regarding flashing will appear briefly.
Installation
First build the image:
$ git clone https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap
$ cd pmbootstrap/
$ ./pmbootstrap.py init
$ ./pmbootstrap.py install --no-fde
Then in order to flash it put your device in fastboot mode, and plug it in USB. Then do:
$ ./pmbootstrap.py flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata
$ sudo fastboot format system
$ ./pmbootstrap.py flasher flash_kernel
Issues
WiFi workaround on boot
The wifi adapter works in NetworkManager, but it boots in airplane mode and NetworkManager does not detect that. Therefore at boot you need to disable the wifi adapter first, and then re-enable it. This can easily be done in the graphic shell (Plasma Mobile has an airplane mode switch in the pull-down menu: check it and uncheck it) or through the shell:
$ nmcli radio all off
$ nmcli radio all on
Webbrowser
In plasma-mobile, Angelfish webbrowser does not run. You may want to install, configure and use qtwebbrowser, Firefox and/or Chromium.
Links
- Demonstration video of a Nexus 5 with postmarketOS and plasma
- obsolete downstream kernel packaging
- Device package
- dmesg from mainline linux with the missing block devices
- flto's hammerhead-upstream status page
Photos
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Plasma Mobile
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TTY on mainline
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Plasma Mobile on 2018-07-07
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Plasma Mobile on 2018-09-16
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Openstreetmap on Nexus 5
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Firefox on Nexus 5
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Terminal on Nexus 5
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Wikipedia on Nexus 5
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Nexus 5 home in nature
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Nexus 5 home on bed
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Nexus 5 wikipedia on bed
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Nexus 5 booting on desktop
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Nexus 5 home on desktop
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Nexus 5 wikipedia on desktop