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

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Note This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).
This device has been archived. This means that it no longer appears in pmbootstrap and is likely broken.
It can still be selected in pmbootstrap init by typing in the vendor and codename, but you will have to build the kernel package manually.
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
Type handset
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
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
 Android (EMUI) 5.1.1 (EMUI 3.1)
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
 Android (EMUI)
postmarketOS
Category archived
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
 no
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
 1108.1
Optional Generic Port Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
Device package device-huawei-kiwi
Kernel package linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8916
Features
Flashing
Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Battery
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Broken
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Works
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
Broken
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Works
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Works
Ambient Light
Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.
Works
Proximity
Works
Hall Effect
Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor
Works
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 (electrostatic discharge)

  • 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 modem firmware from Xiaomi_Mi_4i_(xiaomi-ferrari) 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

Warning 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!

Users owning this device

Photos

Links

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