Starway Andromeda S8 (starway-andromeda-s8)
Manufacturer | Starway |
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Name | Andromeda S8 |
Codename | starway-andromeda-s8 |
Released | 2013 |
Type | tablet |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Rockchip RK3188 |
GPU | Mali-400 MP |
Storage | 16 GB |
Memory | 2 GB |
Architecture | armv7 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
yes |
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench. |
551.2 |
Device package |
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Kernel package |
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Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher . |
Partial
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Works
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Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. |
Untested
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Broken
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Touchscreen |
Untested
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Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Untested
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Camera |
Untested
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Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Broken
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Bluetooth |
Untested
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GPS |
Untested
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Modem | |
Calls |
Untested
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SMS |
Untested
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Mobile data |
Untested
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Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Untested
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Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Contributors
- faveoled
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There is a device with the same hardware called FNF ifive X2.
How to enter flash mode
Turn the device off. Press volume up button (the rightmost button on device) and connect to computer via USB. You'll have this line in lsusb:
ID 2207:310b Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Company RK3188 in Mask ROM mode
Restoring stock ROM
Backing up
Back up your stock kernel and boot partitions:
$ rkflashtool r kernel > stock-kernel.img
$ rkflashtool r boot > stock-boot.img
Restoring system image
Flashing system partition isn't usually necessary with pmOS as it only uses kernel and boot partitions and a root FS on an SD card.
Note if you need that anyway: flashing system partition with rkflashtool results in NAND read errors even though device's NAND is fine (doesn't affect boot and kernel partitions which are smaller). Successful flashing of NAND system partition was done using Windows 7 32bit VM with RKDeviceManage v1.7.
Installation
Installation includes flashing kernel and boot partitions (kernel and system ramdisk respectively) and a root FS to an SD card.
Building image files
You need mkkrnlimg program from links at the end of the page.
$ pmbootstrap init # choose Vendor: starway, Device codename: andromeda-s8
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap export
$ export BOOT_DIR=$(dirname $(readlink -f /tmp/postmarketOS-export/boot.img))
$ cat $BOOT_DIR/vmlinuz $BOOT_DIR/rk3188-starway-andromeda-s8.dtb > zImage-dtb
$ mkkrnlimg -a zImage-dtb pmos-kernel.img
$ mkkrnlimg -a $BOOT_DIR/initramfs pmos-boot.img
Flashing
Root FS to SD card (replace /dev/mmcblk0 with the name of your block device):
$ pmbootstrap install --disk=/dev/mmcblk0
kernel and boot partitions:
$ rkflashtool w kernel < pmos-kernel.img
$ rkflashtool w boot < pmos-boot.img
# reboot to system
$ rkflashtool b