General Mobile GM 5 Plus (shamrock)
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| This device has been tested with postmarketOS, but its device package has not yet been added to the postmarketOS repositories. This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap. Status: Everything broken but it boots and can be commanded with ssh |
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| Manufacturer | General Mobile |
|---|---|
| Name | GM 5 Plus |
| Codename | generalmobile-shamrock |
| Released | 2016 |
| Type | handset |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (MSM8952) |
| CPU |
4x 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 405 |
| Display | 1080 x 1920 IPS |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Memory | 3 GB |
| Architecture | armv7 |
| Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android 6.0.1 |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android 7 |
| postmarketOS | |
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. |
no |
pmOS kernel The kernel version that runs on the device's port. |
3.10.84 |
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench. |
0.0 |
Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Works
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Works
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Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS... |
Untested
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SD card Also includes other external storage cards. |
Untested
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Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. |
Partial
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Broken
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Touchscreen |
Untested
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| Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Built-in DVB TV tuner/DVB device |
Untested
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Broken
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Camera |
Untested
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Camera Flash |
Untested
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IR TX |
Untested
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IR RX |
Untested
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| Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Untested
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Bluetooth |
Untested
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GPS |
Untested
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| Modem | |
Calls |
Untested
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SMS |
Untested
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Mobile data |
Untested
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| Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Untested
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| Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism |
Untested
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Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Proximity |
Untested
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Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor |
Untested
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Haptics |
Untested
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Power Sensor Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge! |
Untested
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Contributors
Users owning this device
How to enter flash mode
After phone vibrates because of startup. Phone will try to boot normally. When you see lk2nd text at bottom of screen. Press Volume Down and Power.
| Note: Pressing the keys too early may cause the stock bootloader to handle the key combination, leading to the wrong mode. |
| Note: Pressing the keys too late may cause boot to not handle combination. |
Installation
Using pmbootstrap
Follow Installation/Using pmbootstrap. When asked for the device's vendor/codename, select General Mobile as the vendor and shamrock as the codename.
Follow Lk2nd/lk1st#Usage. Device is merged upstream(#641) but new version is not released yet so you must clone repo and manually build it then do this steps to flash lk2nd: (assuming result of compilation is build-lk2nd-msm8952/lk2nd.img)
- Run
fastboot boot build-lk2nd-msm8952/lk2nd.imgto boot lk2nd - Phone will boot into lk2nd
- Run
fastboot flash lk2nd build-lk2nd-msm8952/lk2nd.imgto flash lk2nd
Device is not tested with lk1st.
To flash the image to the device:
- Enter lk2nd flashing mode (see #How to enter flash mode)
- Run
pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernelto flash the kernel - Run
pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
See also
lk2nd pr for support Firmware File Repo Kernel Repo Package Files