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Nokia Lumia 830 (nokia-tesla)

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Nokia Lumia 830
Lumia 830 running sxmo on postmarketOS
Lumia 830 running sxmo on postmarketOS
Manufacturer Nokia
Name Lumia 830
Codename nokia-tesla
Released 2014
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926)
CPU 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305
Display 720 x 1280 IPS
Storage 16 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Windows Phone 8.1
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Windows Phone
postmarketOS
Category testing
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
Device package device-nokia-tesla
Kernel package linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8226
Features
Flashing
Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Partial
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
Partial
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Broken
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
NFC
Near Field Communication
Works
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Broken

Contributors

Users owning this device

Current porting status

  • Mainline boots and has touch, screen, and side keys working.
  • Tesla specific issue: capacitive touch buttons do not work due to lack of driver, we need a driver for rmi4 function 1a
  • Proximity & light sensor is now available!
  • All 4 cores are now available!
  • NFC available!
  • USB is working
  • WLAN & BT being looked at

Installation

WARNING: when in mass storage mode, DO NOT format the disk and/or modify any partition aside from MainOS/Data as you can brick the phone with no means of recovery! You have been warned! See: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Microsoft_Lumia_640_(microsoft-dempsey)#Installation for how to unlock and install lk2nd, then flash rootfs to an sd card with pmbootstrap and boot the kernel using 'pmbootstrap flasher boot'


See also

Internal links

External links

  • [1] PR adding this device
  • [2] Close to mainline linux kernel w/ support for tesla and a few other msm8x26 lumias on msm8x26 branch. Use msm8x26-touchscreen branch for touchscreen, until it gets committed into msm8x26.
  • [3] EDK2 for tesla, dempsey, makepeace and superman. This does boot Linux!
  • [4] LittleKernel for tesla and some other lumias. This does not boot Linux!! Useful for chain loading lk2nd to dump regulators when porting a lumia to linux.
  • [5] Boot shim used to boot EDK2.