Huawei Honor 5X/GR5 (2016) (huawei-kiwi)

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Huawei Honor 5X /
GR5 (2016)
Huawei Honor 5X running Phosh
Huawei Honor 5X running Phosh
Manufacturer Huawei
Name Honor 5X /
GR5 (2016)
Codename huawei-kiwi
Released 2015
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software Android (EMUI)
Original version 5.1.1 (EMUI 3.1)
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (MSM8939v2)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405
Display 1080x1920 IPS
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2/3 GB
Architecture AArch64
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 1108.1
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Display
Partial
WiFi
Works
FDE
Works
Mainline
Works
Battery
Broken
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Works
Bluetooth
Works
Camera
Broken
GPS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Internal storage
SMS
Broken
Calls
Broken
USB OTG
Sensors
Accelerometer
Works
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Works
Proximity
Works
Hall Effect
Works
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
HDMI/DP
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader
This device is based on the Snapdragon 616.
See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps

What works

There are ~23 variants of this device. Yours might not be fully supported yet

  • Buttons
  • Display (CMI_NT35532 and TIANMA_NT35596 are supported for now, but not AUO_OTM1901A,BOE_OTM1901A or TRULY_HX8399A.)
  • WIFI/Bluetooth
  • SD Card slot
  • Touch (cyttsp5_i2c_adapter)
  • Magnetometer (ak09911)
  • Ambient Light/Proximity Sensor (apds9930)
  • Audio / Microphone
  • Vibrator
  • Hall effect sensor
  • Notification LED
  • Accelerometer (kx0231025)
  • Full disk encryption (with the supported panel; hardware acceleration could probably be added)

hwtest:

Category Model Path Status
framebuffer msmdrmfb /sys/class/graphics/fb0 working
drm - /sys/class/drm/card0-DSI-1 working
magnetometer ak09911 /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1 working
accelerometer kx0231025 /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device2 working
illuminance apds9930 /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device3 working
input cyttsp5 /dev/input/event6 working
input samsung-a2015 Headset Jack /dev/input/event5 working
input GPIO Buttons /dev/input/event3 working
input GPIO Hall Effect Sensor /dev/input/event2 working
input pm8941_pwrkey /dev/input/event1 working
input pm8941_pwrkey /dev/input/event0 working

What does NOT work

  • AUO,BOE,TRULY panel can't work now

Add panel driver in kerneldir/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/msm8916-generated is useless of enable auo panel,the reason is AUO panel has ESD

  • Battery fuel gauge

Can be found here https://gitlab.com/msm8939-mainline/linux/-/blob/v5.18-msm8916+msm8939-v2/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8939-huawei-kiwi.dts#L108-124 Uncertain whether the values are correct.

  • Torch/Flash missing
  • Modem starts and is detected, but every ~40s it crashes with following error. Should work just like any other msm8916 device.

Probably requires rmt_oeminfo and other services. Similar error described in Google_Nexus_6P_(huawei-angler)#Modem and https://github.com/msm8916-mainline/linux/pull/192, help appreciated.

dmesg error:

[   91.795192] qcom-q6v5-mss 4080000.remoteproc: fatal error received: dog.c:1503:Watchdog detects stalled initialization
[   91.795231] remoteproc remoteproc0: crash detected in 4080000.remoteproc: type fatal error
[   91.795322] remoteproc remoteproc0: handling crash #1 in 4080000.remoteproc
[   91.795350] remoteproc remoteproc0: recovering 4080000.remoteproc
[   91.910476] snd-malloc: invalid device type 0
[   93.595751] qcom-wcnss-pil a204000.remoteproc: unexpected response to sysmon event
[   93.595764] remoteproc remoteproc0: stopped remote processor 4080000.remoteproc

Using Xiaomi_Mi_4i_(xiaomi-ferrari)s modem firmware prevents this crash. And with User:TravMurav/Dual-Sim_QMI_draft the sim card can be unlocked. But getting the modem online does not work.


How to enter flash mode

Hold Volume Down + Power at the same time.

Installation

  1. Unlock the bootloader. See Bootloader#Huawei
  2. Install lk2nd. Although Huawei already provides a Fastboot interface, lk2nd contains various quirks for booting mainline.
  3. Please follow the Installation guide. Enable nonfree firmware for WIFI/BT/GPU
  4. Follow the steps displayed at the end of output the previous command to finally flash postmarketOS.

Audio

Icon WARNING: The speakers are rather loud on 100% volume and may produce distorted sound that may damage your speakers after long use. Please make sure to use reasonable volumes - your ears and your speaker will thank you!

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