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ZTE Kis 3 (zte-kis3)

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ZTE Open C
Kis 3
ZTE kis3 / OpenC running postMarketOS & weston
ZTE kis3 / OpenC running postMarketOS & weston
Manufacturer ZTE
Name Open C
Kis 3
Codename zte-kis3
Released 2014
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8210)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 302
Display 480x800
Storage 4 GB
Memory 512 MB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Firefox OS 1.3 (Open C)
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Firefox OS
postmarketOS
Category downstream
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no
Device package device-zte-kis3
Kernel package linux-zte-kis3
Features
Flashing
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
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
Works
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

Users owning this device

  • Bonsaiblue
  • GloomyJD (Notes: Works, Open C variant)
  • JuniorJPDJ
  • Mossroy (Notes: ZTE Open C, FR version. I have several devices. One of them has a broken and unusable screen, I can use it to test as much as needed)
  • Mtheunis


How to enter flash mode

  • Press Volume down + power button until you see the, the boot logo will stay displayed.

or

  • Boot into recovery,firefoxOS or android and run adb reboot bootloader

How to enter recovery mode

  • Turn off the phone, e.g. by taking out battery or holding down Power button.
  • Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power button for about 5 seconds.
  • Press Power button to enter recovery mode

or

  • Press volume up + power key to enter recovery
Note works on some other versions of the phone?

Installation

Backup

  • Download TWRP recovery image (see links) and save as recovery.img
  • Insert SDCard with enough space for backup
  • Boot into bootloader (see How to enter flash mode above)
  • Run fastboot boot recovery.img to boot the TWRP recovery without flashing it
  • Go to 'Backup' and select SDCard as storage; swipe to start backup; wait until backup is finished. Take out SDCard.

Flashing TWRP

  • Boot into bootloader (adb reboot bootloader)
  • Run fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Flashing postmarket OS

Flash using an external SD card for system, boot kernel without flashing through fastboot. Fastboot seems to crash when flashing system and using an Android recovery zip seemed unsuccessful as well.

  • Follow the installation guide to init pmbootstrap
  • Put pmos on an SD card: pmbootstrap install --sdcard=/dev/sdX (change /dev/sdX to the SD card)
  • Insert SD card into phone.
  • Put phone into fastboot mode (see above)
  • Boot kernel without flashing: pmbootstrap flasher boot
  • You should be able to see and ping the phone via network over USB soonish, but booting to the point where the ssh daemon takes approx 60s.

Wifi

wifi works

In order to start the wifi you have to load the kernel module and bring the interface up with the following commands:

sudo modprobe wlan
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

Setup WiFi with iproute2

See also