Huawei Ascend G510 (huawei-u8951)
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WARNING: There’s no guarantee that the unlocking services listed below are safe to use. |
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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. |
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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. |
 Booting phone | |
| Manufacturer | Huawei |
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| Name | Ascend G510 |
| Codename | huawei-u8951 |
| Released | 2013 |
| Type | handset |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225) |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 |
| GPU | Adreno 203 |
| Display | 480x854 TFT |
| Storage | 4 GB |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Architecture | armhf |
| Software | |
| Original software | Android |
| Original version | 4.1 |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | testing |
| Pre-built images | no |
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: Kernel compiles, graphic output does not work
Status: Kernel compiles, graphic output does not work
Contributors
What works
- ☑ Kernel compilation
- ☑ Flash Kernel (pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel)
- ☑ Flash Rootfs (pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs)
- ☐ Initramfs boot
- ☐ USB Network
- ☐ Framebuffer graphics (Splash screens)
- ☐ SSH Connectivity
- ☐ Weston on framebuffer
- ☐ Touchscreen
- ☐ Xwayland
- ☐ Wifi
- ☐ Audio playback
Device info
Additional info
Entering "Fastboot mode"
Hold the Volume Down button, and then press the Power button
Entering "Recovery mode"
Hold the Volume Up button, and then press the Power button
Obtaining the OEM unlock key
As late July 2018, Huawei no longer offering bootloader unlock keys, however it's possible to unlock the bootloader with a fee from third party.
See this XDA article: https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-honor-unlock-bootloader-fee
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WARNING: postmarketOS developers, including the person editing this page do not run these websites. We don't earn any profits from these services. There’s no guarantee that these services are safe to use, and you put your device at risk if you choose to use these services because Huawei will likely not offer support for you in case anything goes wrong (unless required by law). |
Finally unlock the connected device via:
# fastboot oem unlock $KEY #$KEY should be set to your unlock key