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Google Nexus 5 (lg-hammerhead)

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Warning 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.
LG Nexus 5
Nexus 5 running plasma mobile
Nexus 5 running plasma mobile
Manufacturer LG
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
Features
Flashing
Works
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 Volume Down and Power 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

Photos