Xiaomi Mi 2 (xiaomi-aries)

Features
Flashing Whether 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 Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Untested
Screen Whether the 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 Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Untested

Xiaomi Mi 2
	; Xiaomi Mi 2
Manufacturer	Xiaomi
Name	Mi 2
Codename	xiaomi-aries
Released	2012
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064)
CPU	Quad-Core Krait @ 1.5 GHz
GPU	Adreno 320
Display	720x1280 IPS
Storage	16/32 GB
Memory	2 GB
Architecture	armhf
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android (MIUI) 4.1 (MIUI 4)
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android (MIUI)
postmarketOS
Category	archived
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	no
Device package	device-xiaomi-aries
Kernel package	linux-next , linux-lts , linux-stable

WARNING: This device cannot run postmarketOS, as its architecture is unsupported.

This device is still running on armhf, although it supports armv7. If you own it, change the device packages' architectures, test it and submit a patch.

This device has been archived. This means that it no longer appears in pmbootstrap and is likely broken.
It can still be selected in pmbootstrap init by typing in the vendor and codename, but you will have to build the kernel package manually.

This device is based on the Snapdragon 600.
See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps

Contributors

Lwrless

Maintainer(s)

Lwrless

Users owning this device

Baonks81 (Notes: Sailfish OS 3.0.2.8 2GB/16GB)
Dlltec (Notes: 2/16gb running andorid 10, will try pmos soon.)
Kxxt (Notes: I own two decies. postmarketOS is not functioning on it)

How to enter flash mode

Volume Down + Power, it will look like this:

Progress

In pmaports!168 I used outdated cm11 kernel from LineageOS, it boots fine but I wasn't able to get the display working.

Then I switched to the kernel which is still maintained by GuaiYiHu from MoKee. By following the steps on Troubleshooting:display and Tuning_sysfs, the display was enabled.