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Fossil Gen 6 (fossil-hoki)

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Note This device is supported as part of a generic port. Refer to Generic MSM89x7 (qcom-msm89x7) for installation instructions and more information.
Fossil Gen 6
Fossil Gen 6 showing lk2nd
Fossil Gen 6 showing lk2nd
Manufacturer Fossil
Name Gen 6
Codename fossil-hoki
Released 2021
Type watch
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+ (SDM429W)
CPU 4x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 504
Display 416 x 416 AMOLED, 1.28"
Storage 8GB
Memory 1GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android Wear OS 2
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android Wear OS 3
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available from the postmarketOS Installation page.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
6.16
Generic port Generic MSM89x7 (qcom-msm89x7)
Device package device-qcom-msm89x7
Kernel package linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm89x7
Features
Flashing
Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Untested
Internal storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS...
Works
Battery
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Broken
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Partial
Touchscreen
Broken
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
GPS
Untested
NFC
Near Field Communication
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Broken
Magnetometer
Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism
Broken
Haptics
Broken
Barometer
Sensor to measure air pressure
Broken
Power Sensor
Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge!
Broken


Contributors


Maintainers

Users owning this device

  • Usia (Notes: dualbooting postmarketOS and AsteroidOS)


How to enter flash mode

Note Add step-by-step instructions for enabling flash mode.

Hold all three buttons pressed to enter fastboot mode.

Installation

To boot postmarketOS on the device lk2nd needs to be flashed to the boot partition.

For lk2nd to boot on the device you need to flash a empty dummy dtbo

fastboot flash dtbo dtbo-fossil-hoki.img

Then follow the instructions on Generic_MSM89x7_(qcom-msm89x7) to flash lk2nd and rootfs.

See also