Sony Xperia XA Ultra (sony-ukulele)

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Sony Xperia XA Ultra
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
Manufacturer Sony
Name Xperia XA Ultra
Codename sony-ukulele
Released 2016
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software Android
Original version 7.0
postmarketOS kernel 3.18.35
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T860MP2
Display 720 x 1280 IPS
Storage 16GB
Memory 3 GB
Architecture AArch64
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Display
Works
WiFi
FDE
Mainline
Battery
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
Internal storage
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
NFC
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
USB-A
HDMI/DP
Ir TX
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader


Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

  1. Power off: Power+Vol+ until device vibrates three times
  2. Connect usb cable to computer
  3. Press and hold Vol+
  4. Connect usb cable to phone
  5. Hold Vol+ until led turns blue
  6. Fastboot mode is now active

Installation

  1. pmbootstrap init, select sony-ukulele, answer questions
  2. pmbootstrap install
  3. pmbootstrap flash_rootfs
  4. pmbootstrap flash_kernel

Kernel

Touchscreen

Touchscreen is apparently some ELAN model. The driver is included in the vendor kernel at drivers/input/touchscreen/mediatek/ektf3249_VY36. It seems to work correctly with postmarketOS userspace.

Display

Without including msm-fb-refresher package, weston gui booted successfully and the desktop environment and postmarketOS demos menu were shows correctly. However, the screen was not updating at all, resulting in apparent nonresposiveness to touch and frozen datetime. Adding msm-fb-refresher solved the issue.

See also