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Sony Xperia Z (sony-yuga)

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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.
Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia Z running Weston
Sony Xperia Z running Weston
Manufacturer Sony
Name Xperia Z
Codename sony-yuga
Released 2013
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Display 1080x1920 TFT
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture armhf
Software
Original software Android 4.1.2 on Linux 3.0.31
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
No data
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
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

  • wfranken (porting and testing)
  • ollieparanoid (help via IRC)
  • ata2001 (help via IRC)
  • opendata (help via IRC)

Device knowledge

Special keycombo's

  • Boot to bootloader (fastboot): unplug device, hold volume up and plug usb into device. LED turns blue when in fastboot
  • Boot to recovery(when flashed to FOTAkernel only?): repeatedly press volume up during bootup
  • Reboot if stuck: hold volume up and power button till the phone vibrates once
  • Shutdown phone: hold volume up and power button till phone vibrates three times

Notification LED information

  • Constant blue LED: fastboot mode
  • Slowly blinking red LED when plugged in: battery cannot hold any charge/battery charge is too low for booting
  • Blinking red LED when trying to boot: Cannot boot, maybe offsets are wrong?
  • Constant red LED on while plugged in: charging

Non-standard notes

The Xperia Z does not have a recovery partition, so flashing PostmarketOS erases any recovery you have installed. Instructions across the internet for reinstalling a custom recovery are almost all incorrect.

To install a custom recovery on the Xperia Z:

  • put the device in fastboot mode
  • run fastboot flash boot recovery.img (replace recovery.img with the filename of your recovery of choice)
  • run fastboot reboot to reboot into the recovery

This is also the reason why LineageOS boot.img is far larger than postmarketOS boot image (the recovery is inside it).

Current state

What works

  • charging
  • network through USB
  • telnet in initramfs
  • ssh
  • adjusting the led, torch and the lcd backlight
  • display
    • Weston
    • Xwayland
  • touchscreen

Known issues

  • Splash screens works but disappears long before Weston comes up
  • FDE does not work, password unlock screen does not appear

What has not been tested

  • Bluetooth
  • 3G
  • Sound
  • Phone calls
  • SD card
  • Wifi

Mainline support

  • It should be possible to run The Mainline Kernel on the device. At least there is a dts file already in the 4.14 kernel: arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-sony-xperia-yuga.dts

At the moment this is not tested yet.

Install

Installation procedure

Follow the Installation guide.

Troubleshooting

  • If you get a slowly blinking red LED when trying to charge, this could mean your battery does not get charged. You have then have two options:
    • Open the back (eg. with a hairdryer) and try to unplug and plug the battery
    • If all else fails: buy a new battery

References