Xiaomi Redmi 3S (xiaomi-land)
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Manufacturer | Xiaomi |
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Name | Redmi 3S |
Codename | xiaomi-land |
Released | 2016 |
Type | handset |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) |
CPU | 4 x CortexA53 1.4GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.1GHz |
GPU | Adreno 505 |
Display | 720 x 1280 IPS |
Storage | 16GB / 32 GB |
Memory | 2GB / 3GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software | Android (MIUI) |
Original version | 6.0.1 (MIUI 9.2) |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | yes |
postmarketOS kernel | 6.12.5 |
Flashing |
Works |
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USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
Works |
SD card |
Works |
Battery |
Broken |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Works |
Audio |
Broken |
Camera |
Broken |
Camera Flash |
No data |
IR TX |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works |
Bluetooth |
Works |
GPS |
Broken |
Modem | |
Calls |
Broken |
SMS |
Broken |
Mobile data |
Broken |
Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
Works |
USB OTG |
Broken |
HDMI/DP |
No data |
Sensors | |
Accelerometer |
Broken |
Magnetometer |
No data |
Ambient Light |
No data |
Proximity |
No data |
Hall Effect |
No data |
Haptics |
No data |
Barometer |
No data |
Contributors
- Alikates
Users owning this device
- Alikates
- ApertureUA (Notes: 3x variant, many dead pixels but useable, unlocked with aboot patch)
- Bczeman
- ByteXD23! (Notes: few dead pixels, 3/32 variant, mtp doesnt work)
- Jojo autoboy (Notes: Prime variant)
- Minicx (Notes: Need mainline kernel(because of fbdev drivers)
- Mirko (Notes: Prime variant, ubuntu touch secondary, it likes to overheat when charging while turned off)
- Netman (Notes: Screen does not respond to touch ("usable" with USB/BT mouse), 2/32 variant (Redmi 3X))
- Russanandres (Notes: Miui 8 rom)
- Selfisekai (Notes: held by polish law enforcement)
- Sungold (Notes: Another lab rat to work on,AEX A12)
How to enter flash mode
With the phone powered off, hold
and buttons simultaneously. Release when you feel a vibration and the fastboot screen shows up.
Installation
- Follow the Installation guide
Warning: Flashing lk2nd is required, as it is a hard dependency. Without it the mainline kernel will not select the display panel (resulting in black screen on boot). |
lk2nd should be build manually check https://github.com/msm8916-mainline/lk2nd/blob/main/Documentation/devices.md |
$ pmbootstrap init # choose Vendor: qcom Device codename: msm89x7
$ fastboot flash boot lk2nd.img
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
UART pinout
On the back of the board. These pins are only 0.5mm and have solder mask on them, be careful.