Sony Xperia M (sony-nicki)
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CHANGE_ME CHANGE_ME | |
Manufacturer | Sony |
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Name | Xperia M |
Codename | sony-nicki |
Released | 2013 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Plus |
CPU | Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait |
GPU | Adreno 305 |
Display | 4", 480x854 px |
Storage | 4 GB |
Memory | 1 GB |
Architecture | armv7 |
Software | |
Original software | Android 4.1.x, kernel 3.4.0 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | partial |
Flashing |
Works |
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USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
Partial |
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 |
Works |
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
- Konrad Dybcio (@konradybcio)
What works
- Boot
- USB Network (ssh and tethering)
- Display (with a workaround script)
- Touchscreen
- XFCE4
- Weston
- MATE
- osk-sdl
What does not work
- Plasma
- Wifi
- Modem
- GPS
- Audio
- Camera
- 3D
- Sensors
- Notification LED
- charging-sdl // technically it shows up and shows (probably) accurate percentage yet the display won't go off after charger disconnect
How to enter flash mode
With device powered off, hold [VOLUME +] and plug USB cable in. Device's LED will turn blue, meaning it has entered fastboot mode.
Installation
Works with both pmbootstrap flasher and TWRP zip. No errors were found in that process.
If using a large rootfs (like with plasma-mobile) fastboot with throw a "no space left on device" error. Flashing as a .zip with TWRP solves the problem.
Additional info
Partition list
Device | Label | Size in blocks |
---|---|---|
mmcblk0p1 | TA | 2048 |
mmcblk0p2 | sbl1 | 128 |
mmcblk0p3 | sbl2 | 256 |
mmcblk0p4 | s1sbl2 | 256 |
mmcblk0p5 | sbl3 | 512 |
mmcblk0p6 | aboot | 512 |
mmcblk0p7 | tz | 512 |
mmcblk0p8 | alt_sbl1 | 128 |
mmcblk0p9 | alt_sbl2 | 256 |
mmcblk0p10 | alt_s1sbl2 | 256 |
mmcblk0p11 | alt_sbl3 | 512 |
mmcblk0p12 | alt_aboot | 512 |
mmcblk0p13 | alt_tz | 512 |
mmcblk0p14 | rpm | 512 |
mmcblk0p15 | alt_rpm | 512 |
mmcblk0p16 | LTALabel | 16384 |
mmcblk0p17 | boot | 20480 |
mmcblk0p18 | modem | 65536 |
mmcblk0p19 | modemst1 | 3072 |
mmcblk0p20 | modemst2 | 3072 |
mmcblk0p21 | fsg | 3072 |
mmcblk0p22 | ramdump | 5120 |
mmcblk0p23 | FOTAKernel | 16384 |
mmcblk0p24 | persist | 4096 |
mmcblk0p25 | system | 1228800 |
mmcblk0p26 | cache | 256000 |
mmcblk0p27 | data | 2183151 |
See also
- !1611 Initial merge request
- display hack (needs to be reworked in the future to make it compatible with a display manager)
- Mainline kernel notes