Latest revision as of 18:29, 16 March 2020

Notes for installing Sailfish OS on the Alcatel Idol 3 (OT-6045 with 5.5" screen). This (unlike the OT-6039 4.7") is a msm8939 device (2GB RAM, Snapdragon 615, Adreno 405).
Originally released in 2015 with 3.10.49 Linux kernel and Android 5 Lollipop, it was officially updated to Android 6 Marshmallow with the loss of fastboot ability.

[edit] Hardware Support

[edit] Status

[edit] Known problems

• [CALLS] Can't change loudspeaker volume using buttons
• Sometimes the screen blacks out (during call, during install) :
  • Workaround : short press or triple-press on power button should wake the screen ; also try different lid/cover/proximity sensor settings

[edit] OTA update

Use the commandline, sfos-upgrade application is recommended.

# On a freshly booted device...
# Install sfos-upgrade package like this, or through Storeman
curl -O https://openrepos.net/sites/default/files/packages/5928/sfos-upgrade-3.6.3-stable3.noarch.rpm
devel-su
pkcon install-local sfos-upgrade-3.6.3-stable3.noarch.rpm
# Use "rpm -Uvh sfos-upgrade-3.6.3-stable3.noarch.rpm" if sfos-upgrade is already installed
sfos-upgrade 3.2.1.20
# Download takes ~30mn, install takes ~5mn
reboot
# Device will reboot once on itself to update boot partition
# Once back in SFOS again, go to commandline again and run :
devel-su post_sfos-upgrade

[edit] Installation

Starting from stock Android MM 6.0.1, using TWRP :

• Flash or update LineageOS 20181031 build or newer
• Reboot into LineageOS at least once, otherwise WLAN may not work.
• Flash SailfishOS

[edit] Changelog

• 20200309 3.2.1.20 beta 9
  • BUG: USB tethering broken, don't use it or you'll have to reboot. Please use wifi connection sharing instead.
• 20200228 3.2.0.12 beta 8
  • BUG: USB tethering broken, don't use it or you'll have to reboot. Please use wifi connection sharing instead.
• 20190819 3.1.0.12 beta7
  • BUG: USB tethering broken, don't use it or you'll have to reboot. Please use wifi connection sharing instead.
• 20190607 3.0.3.9 beta6
  • Enabled on-demand proximity sensor setting in MCE, screen-stays-off glitches less likely to happen
• 20190525 3.0.2.8 beta5
  • Enabled Yama Linux security module
• 20190329 3.0.1.11 beta4
  • Enabled doubletap to wake
• 20181114 3.0.0.8 beta1
• 20181114 2.2.1.18 beta1
  • Kernel update to 3.10.75 and caf/LA.BR.1.2.9_rb1.44
  • YT video color-correction fix in browser (thanks piggz !)
  • Add /home/nemo/android_storage link to internal storage (thanks to piggz too !)
  • Various improvements due to SailfishOS updates

• 20180628 2.2.0.29 alpha11  :
  • Kernel update to caf/LA.BR.1.2.9_rb1.39
  • OTA updates enabled using Mer OBS "testing" channel
  • Flash over 20180614 LineageOS
  • If you're already running Demetris' build or guiniol's rebuild it should be fine.

• 20180527 2.1.4.14 alpha7 :
  • MTP fixed.
  • RTC alarm wakeup enabled.

• 20180422 2.1.4.14 alpha5 :
  • Kernel support for Anbox.
  • Camera tweaks (viewfinderResolution, flash torch mode for back cam video recording).

• 20180411 2.1.4.14 alpha3
  • Initial release here.

[edit] Source code

This port was made from HADK 2.0.1.

[edit] Repositories

• Kernel : https://github.com/vknecht/android_kernel_alcatel_msm8916
• Devices : https://github.com/vknecht/android_device_alcatel_idol3
• droid-hal-idol3 : https://github.com/vknecht/droid-hal-idol3
• droid-config-idol3 : https://github.com/vknecht/droid-config-idol3
• droid-hal-version-idol3 : https://github.com/vknecht/droid-hal-version-idol3

[edit] Local manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<manifest>

  <project name="vknecht/android_device_alcatel_idol3"    path="device/alcatel/idol3"
           remote="github"                                revision="vkn-14.1" />

  <project name="vknecht/android_kernel_alcatel_msm8916"  path="kernel/alcatel/msm8916"
           remote="github"                                revision="hybris-lxstable" />

  <project name="IDOL-3/proprietary_vendor_alcatel"       path="vendor/alcatel"
           remote="github"                                revision="cm-14.1" />

  <project name="vknecht/droid-hal-idol3"                path="rpm"
           remote="github"                               revision="master" />
  <project name="vknecht/droid-config-idol3"             path="hybris/droid-configs"
           repote="github"                               revision="master" />
  <project name="vknecht/droid-hal-version-idol3"        path="hybris/droid-hal-version-idol3"
           remote="github"                               revision="master" />

<!-- hybris-boot fork needed for fixup-mountpoints until this PR gets merged :
     https://github.com/mer-hybris/hybris-boot/pull/132 -->
  <remove-project name="mer-hybris/hybris-boot" />
  <project name="vknecht/hybris-boot"                     path="hybris/hybris-boot"
           remote="github"                                revision="master" />

<!-- droidmedia fork needed for audiopolicy support, see this PR ;
     https://github.com/sailfishos/droidmedia/pull/11
     20200308: removed since the PR was merged!
  <project name="platform/external/libxml2"              path="external/libxml2"
           remote="aosp"                                 revision="nougat-release" />
  <remove-project name="sailfishos/droidmedia" />
  <project name="vknecht/droidmedia"                     path="external/droidmedia"
           remote="github"                               revision="master" />
-->
</manifest>