Apple iPhone 6 (apple-iphone6)

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Apple iPhone 6
Manufacturer Apple
Name iPhone 6
Codename apple-iphone6
Released 2014
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software iOS
Original version 8
Hardware
Chipset Apple A8
CPU 1.4 GHz dual core 64-bit ARMv8
GPU PowerVR GX6450
Display 750 x 1334 (IPS LCD, 4.7")
Storage 16, 32, 64, 128 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture AArch64
Type handset
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Touchscreen
Broken
Display
Partial
WiFi
FDE
Mainline
Partial
Battery
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
Internal storage
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
NFC
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
USB-A
HDMI/DP
Ir TX
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader


Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

  • Arthurlutz (Notes: doesn't turn on, possible hardware problem)
  • Asutoshvariar (Notes: Fully working, grey, 64GB, 12.5.5, jailbroken using checkra1n)
  • BlackEyedSquid (Notes: 16GB, old battery, iOS 12.5.x; 64GB, iOS 11)
  • ByteXD23! (Notes: 16gb, rose variant, jailbroken, broken screen protector, literally an original battery from 1982💀)
  • ByteXD23! (Notes: 64gb, space grey variant, can only be charged at unstable voltage(car charging port))
  • Chmod-rwx (Notes: Dead battery and iCloud locked but boots)
  • Choc
  • Clygro (Notes: 16GB iOS 8.4, 64GB iOS 11.2.6, low battery capacity)
  • Jja2000
  • Map220v (Notes: Jailbroken)
  • Ungeskriptet (Notes: Jailbroken)


Mainline

A mainline fork for this device is available here with further instructions here. Basic functionality (SSH and USB internet) with the "none" user interface has been achieved with a netbooted postmarketOS.

Flashing

You can't currently flash via pmbootstrap, but the kernel can be booted via konradybcio/PongoOS.

Follow this guide to get the starting pieces up and running. If you run into errors compiling pongoOS, remove -Werror from the Makefile's EMBEDDED_CC_FLAGS. Stop after obtaining the dtbpack.

Now, we're going to use pmbootstrap (install it if you haven't already).

Run

pmbootstrap init

to get ready. Use "apple" for the vendor name and "iphone6" for the device name.

When choosing a username and password, write them down. They will be important later.

Choose "none" for the user interface. Do not change the presented options. Device hostname doesn't matter, so select whatever you'd like.

Now, run

pmbootstrap install
pmbootstrap initfs hook_add netboot
pmbootstrap export

to retrieve the rootfs and initramfs.

Now, go back to the pongoOS directory and run:

sudo python3 scripts/load_linux.py -k {path to linux-apple}/arch/arm64/boot/Image.lzma -d {path to linux-apple}/dtbpack -r /tmp/postmarketOS-export/initramfs

If all goes well, you should now see the Waiting for netboot image screen.

To serve the image, run

pmbootstrap netboot serve

If you see a tty and a login screen, that means pmOS is working.

Now's when we use the username and password we set.

Do:

ssh {username}@172.16.42.1
# Enter the password when prompted

Connecting to the internet over USB is recommended.

See also