HTC Desire (htc-bravo)
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| WARNING: This device
is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it. |
| This device is still running on armhf, although it supports armv7. If you own it, change it and test it that way. |
| This device runs a Downstream kernel. Some UIs will not work, and most features (3D acceleration, audio, etc.) may be broken. |
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HTC Desire running the Weston demo | |
| Manufacturer | HTC |
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| Name | Desire |
| Codename | htc-bravo |
| Released | 2010 |
| Type | handset |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (QSD8250) |
| CPU | 1.0 GHz Scorpion |
| GPU | Adreno 200 |
| Display | 480x800 AMOLED |
| Storage | 512 MB |
| Memory | 576 MB |
| Architecture | armhf |
| Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android (HTC Sense) 2.1 (Linux 2.6.29) |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android (HTC Sense) |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | downstream |
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. |
3.0.16 (spezi77) |
| Device package |
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| Kernel package |
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Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Partial
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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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Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. |
Untested
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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| Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Untested
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Camera |
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. |
Works
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| Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Contributors
Users owning this device
- Dominduchami
- Drakonic (Notes: Haven't tried anything on it yet)
- Drebrez
- GloomyJD (Notes: Works)
- Lunaoverflow (Notes: Tinkering phone, Android 2.2)
- MartijnBraam (Notes: Broken screen)
- Newbyte
- Thekingkerellos (Notes: Bulging battery + Broken volume buttons)
- Tuxfanou
- ULumia
Entering "HBOOT mode"
Hold the -Button, and then press the -Button.
Installation
| Flashing the partitions does not work yet (except for the kernel), so you will need an SD card. |
- Unlock (s-off) the bootloader if it hasn't been unlocked before (Unlock the Bootloader of HTC Devices)
- Install everything using an SD card
pmbootstrap install --sdcard=/dev/sd? - Insert the SD-Card on the device
- Boot the device in HBOOT mode and select fastboot (Make sure it says "FASTBOOT USB", not "HBOOT USB PLUG")
- Flash kernel using
pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel - Reboot
Additional information
Device partitions
dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 000a0000 00020000 "misc" mtd1: 00480000 00020000 "recovery" mtd2: 00300000 00020000 "boot" mtd3: 0fa00000 00020000 "system" mtd4: 02800000 00020000 "cache" mtd5: 093a0000 00020000 "userdata"
These MTD partitions only work with YAFFS, which we don't handle properly yet. See also: Partition-layout#Future_ideas