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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
Type handset
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
Software
Original software Android
Original version
The version the device was shipped with.
7.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
3.18.35
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
Untested
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Untested
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Untested
Camera
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
GPS
Untested
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Untested


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