Nokia Lumia 520 (nokia-fame)

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Nokia Lumia 520
Nokia Lumia 520 running Weston
Nokia Lumia 520 running Weston
Manufacturer Nokia
Name Lumia 520
Codename nokia-fame
Released 2013
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software Windows Phone
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8227)
CPU Dual-core 1 Ghz Krait
GPU Adreno 305
Display 480 x 800 IPS
Storage 8 GB
Memory 512 MB
Architecture ARMv7
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Display
Works
WiFi
FDE
Mainline
Battery
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
Internal storage
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
This device is a Windows Phone.
See the Windows Mobile page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps

Contributors

  • magnusgulin
  • Brad1111

Device owners

  • Alula
  • Brad1111 (Notes: RM-914)
  • Kiciuk (Notes: Laying around)
  • Marineboy1 (Notes: Broken buttons)
  • Miki (Notes: hell knows where I put it, probably in a box somewhere)
  • No112 (Notes: not planning to really do much with this right now)
  • Sonic011gamer (Notes: "I've 2 of them, does that mean that I've 1GB ram 520?")
  • ULumia (Notes: RM-914)


Basic info

This phone is similar to Nokia Lumia 720 except for the camera(s) and physical size.

Status

  • Currently will only boot from sd card on my device pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs doesn't work but creating an android recovery zip does.
  • Can boot to i3 but not xfce. unmerged kernel patch means can now boot into xfce.
  • Untested wayland support
  • Can ssh into the device if you connect over USB

Installation

Unlock the Bootloader

See Category:Windows Mobile#Unlocking bootloader. All the files that the tool can't retrieve are available in this OneDrive.

Install LK2nd Bootloader

WIP

See also