HTC Desire (htc-bravo)
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This device is still running on armhf, although the processor supports armv7. If you own it, change it and test it that way. |
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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) has been considering dropping it. In some cases, the processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly. |
![]() HTC Desire running the Weston demo | |
Manufacturer | HTC |
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Name | Desire |
Codename | htc-bravo |
Released | 2010 |
Category | testing |
Original software | Android (HTC Sense) |
Original version | 2.1 (Linux 2.6.29) |
postmarketOS kernel | 3.0.16 (spezi77) |
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 |
USB Networking |
Works |
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Flashing |
Partial |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Display |
Works |
WiFi | |
FDE |
Works |
Mainline | |
Battery | |
3D Acceleration | |
Audio | |
Bluetooth | |
Camera | |
GPS | |
Mobile data | |
Internal storage | |
SMS | |
Calls | |
USB OTG | |
NFC | |
Accelerometer | |
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Magnetometer | |
Ambient Light | |
Proximity | |
Hall Effect | |
Barometer | |
Power Sensor | |
Built-in DVB | |
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Camera Flash | |
Keyboard | |
Touchpad | |
USB-A | |
HDMI/DP | |
Ir TX | |
Ir RX | |
Stylus | |
SD card | |
Haptics | |
Ethernet | |
FOSS bootloader | |
Contributors
Users owning this device
- Drebrez
- MartijnBraam (Notes: Broken screen)
- Newbyte
- Thekingkerellos (Notes: Bulging battery + Broken volume buttons)
- Tuxfanou
- ULumia
Entering "HBOOT mode"
Hold the Volume Down-Button, and then press the Power-Button.
Installation
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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