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Huawei Maimang4 (huawei-rio)

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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).
Huawei Maimang 4
Huawei Maimang 4 running pmos
Huawei Maimang 4 running pmos
Manufacturer Huawei
Name Maimang 4
Codename huawei-rio
Released 2015
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405
Display 1080x1920 IPS
Storage 16/32 GB
Memory 2/3 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android (EMUI)
Original version
The version the device was shipped with.
5.1.1 (EMUI 3.1)
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
partial
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
1108.1
Optional Generic Port Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
Features
Flashing
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
Charging and battery level reporting works
Broken
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Partial
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
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Works
Ambient Light
Works
Proximity
Partial
Hall Effect
Also known as flip cover sensor
Partial

What works

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

  • Buttons
  • Display (CMI_NT35532 are supported for now)
  • WIFI/Bluetooth
  • SD Card slot
  • Touch (cyttsp5_i2c_adapter)
  • Vibrator
  • Notification LED
  • Torch/Flash missing

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.


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