HTC One M8 (htc-m8)

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HTC One M8
HTC One M8
HTC One M8
Manufacturer HTC
Name One M8
Codename htc-m8
Released 2014
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software Android
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB)
CPU 4x 2.45 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Display 1080x1920 Super LCD3
Storage 16 or 32 GB
Memory 2 GB LPDDR3
Architecture ARMv7
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Display
Works
WiFi
Works
FDE
Mainline
Battery
Works
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
Broken
GPS
Mobile data
Broken
Internal storage
SMS
Broken
Calls
Broken
USB OTG
Works
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

Maintainers

Users owning this device


Bootloader unlocking

Although HTC supports unlocking the bootloader through an online service on https://www.htcdev.com/, this makes postmarketOS depend on HTC in the long term, which is dangerous. There seems to be some exploit for the M8, which was not tested yet on this device: https://gus33000.me/2019/01/05/secureboot-flaw-for-all-wp-devices-literally/

How to enter flash mode

Hold the Power and Vol- button while the device is off, or hold the Vol- and then hold the Power button while the phone is on so it will force-reboot to the hboot mode, then select fastboot.

Installation

The Device Tree image is not generated by pmbootstarp properly. Copying one from a TWRP boot image into the initramfs then recompiling works. Use this tool (or download the whole dt.img from me) to unpack the TWRP image, then copy the boot.img-htc-m8-dt file to the ~/.local/var/pmbootstrap/chroot_rootfs_htc-m8/boot, rename it to dt.img and pmbootstrap install. After that, just use pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel and pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs.
The Device Tree image is now generated properly and the standard pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel and pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs can be used to install.

Note The device might freeze after flashing. If it doesn't boot after 5 minutes, force-reboot it (hold the power button until the device restarts)

The device currently seems to get as far as booting the kernel but freezes before SSH becomes fully available (or displays Connection refused when trying to connect before it freezes.

See also