[News] [Kernel Sources] Update on releasing kernel sources for Mi phones in India
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Mi fans,
Hugo and I wanted to provide an update on releasing Mi kernel sources, as this is a question we get very often. I can personally guarantee that we will release the Mi 3 kernel source within Q1 2015, and will also be releasing the Redmi 1S kernel source in December 2014.
The reason we have not shared kernel sources yet is actually quite simple. Hugo explained this at the press conference in India last week. The kernel source code for these devices contains a significant amount of source code that will be used in two upcoming models. If we release the kernel source in its current state, we will be revealing more than we would like to about future devices. We will change this going forward, but right now it is a constraint we have to live with. We hope you can understand this position, and we're very sorry for the frustration we may have caused!
Thanks for your support, and please keep the feedback coming. We are always looking to improve, and we promise we will do better in the future!
Cheers,
Donovan & Hugo
Redmi Note Kernel Source
And what about Kernel Source of Our Redmi Note?
they are not releasing sourse of ant MT chipstes.
Guys what do you think? Will it come or not.
Im speccially interestet in the P9+. But i dont like the software of this device.
At least not until Huawei releases the source of the P9+. And, it's known that Huawei only releases the basics needed to be GPL compliant. It could take a few months before development really starts for this device. Unofficial ports will be available, official CyanogenMod versions.... We'll see
I understand that problem. I still hope..
First of all we need:
- An Unlocked Bootloader
- Release of Kernel Sources
- TWRP (Custom Recovery)
Additionally:
What affect would any rom development have on proprietary drivers/software for the Leica cameras ?
I personally dont care much about the kamera
Tiz92 said:
I personally dont care much about the kamera
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Thats fair enough.
What is the custom rom scene for other Huawei smartphones like eg P8 & Mate 8 ?
SlyUK said:
Thats fair enough.
What is the custom rom scene for other Huawei smartphones like eg P8 & Mate 8 ?
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No AOSP Stock Roms
Tiz92 said:
Guys what do you think? Will it come or not.
Im speccially interestet in the P9+. But i dont like the software of this device.
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Unfortunately I do not think that you'll get CyanogenMod for this device even unofficially ... especially because the processor is Kirin and not Qualcomm !
Qualcomm provides source code for development, that's why almost all Qualcomm devices has CM officially or unofficially.
To bring CM for this device isn't impossible ... but it requires a very very good developer ....
You can take a look on P7 and P8 to see if CM exist ... if Yes, then you can hope ... P6 have a CM-11.0 ported of me , but is not 100% fixed .
I hope that a good developer will be here ( sooner or later ) to bring CM for P9 and/or P9+
Best regards !
surdu_petru said:
Unfortunately I do not think that you'll get CyanogenMod for this device even unofficially ... especially because the processor is Kirin and not Qualcomm !
Qualcomm provides source code for development, that's why almost all Qualcomm devices has CM officially or unofficially.
To bring CM for this device isn't impossible ... but it requires a very very good developer ....
You can take a look on P7 and P8 to see if CM exist ... if Yes, then you can hope ... P6 have a CM-11.0 ported of me , but is not 100% fixed .
I hope that a good developer will be here ( sooner or later ) to bring CM for P9 and/or P9+
Best regards !
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But is a good developer also able to port CM without sources? Sorry for my ignorance, im studying biotechnology, not informatics :silly:
Sadly there is no CM for the p9.
Tiz92 said:
But is a good developer also able to port CM without sources? Sorry for my ignorance, im studying biotechnology, not informatics :silly:
Sadly there is no CM for the p9.
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very well your question
Indeed, is not a build of cm but rather a port of cm , because lack of source code ... with only kernel source code provided from Huawei, you'll not be able to build and run cm in your device !
Hope you understand !
It is not entirely impossible.
However, I am lucky to own a Huawei Honor 4C and P8 Lite. Both have HiSilicon Kirin 620 SoC. And this the only Kirin version which is officially supported by Google and thus has kernel source codes and AOSP 6.0 and 5.1.1 source codes available. Although, it's still difficult to port as RIL is the only thing which isn't fixed and requires dirty framework hacks.
As for P9, from kernel source codes, you might be able to compile kernel compatible with CyannogenMod and also might be able to get it to boot but the Huawei proprietary stuff such as NFC, Fingerprint Support, etc, they will never ever work because they rely on source codes which unfortunately Huawei are not obliged to release. And yeah, you'll lose Leica features and other proprietary camera things. If you love CM or AOSP and can't live without that, stay away from this device or you'll regret your decision.
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SlyUK said:
First of all we need:
- An Unlocked Bootloader
- Release of Kernel Sources
- TWRP (Custom Recovery)
Additionally:
What affect would any rom development have on proprietary drivers/software for the Leica cameras ?
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- Huawei has an official Bootloader Unlock Program for all their devices so don't worry about that.
- Kernel Sources - Under the GPL they'll be released but they would be a complete mess. For all the kernel sources from Huawei I have tested so far, none of them compiles. (and you would laugh at literally 10000 C errors that spawn up while building).
- TWRP - You'll get that easily. That's a no brainer.
- You'll lose proprietary stuff for Leica, NFC, Fingerprint Support, IR blaster, and many others. (All this mentioned stuff won't even work)
mfbcool said:
It is not entirely impossible.
However, I am lucky to own a Huawei Honor 4C and P8 Lite. Both have HiSilicon Kirin 620 SoC. And this the only Kirin version which is officially supported by Google and thus has kernel source codes and AOSP 6.0 and 5.1.1 source codes available. Although, it's still difficult to port as RIL is the only thing which isn't fixed and requires dirty framework hacks.
As for P9, from kernel source codes, you might be able to compile kernel compatible with CyannogenMod and also might be able to get it to boot but the Huawei proprietary stuff such as NFC, Fingerprint Support, etc, they will never ever work because they rely on source codes which unfortunately Huawei are not obliged to release. And yeah, you'll lose Leica features and other proprietary camera things. If you love CM or AOSP and can't live without that, stay away from this device or you'll regret your decision.
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- Huawei has an official Bootloader Unlock Program for all their devices so don't worry about that.
- Kernel Sources - Under the GPL they'll be released but they would be a complete mess. For all the kernel sources from Huawei I have tested so far, none of them compiles. (and you would laugh at literally 10000 C errors that spawn up while building).
- TWRP - You'll get that easily. That's a no brainer.
- You'll lose proprietary stuff for Leica, NFC, Fingerprint Support, IR blaster, and many others. (All this mentioned stuff won't even work)
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How about having a debloated custom rom based on stock - Would that be possible & would that effect proprietary stuff mentioned above ?
SlyUK said:
How about having a debloated custom rom based on stock - Would that be possible & would that effect proprietary stuff mentioned above ?
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Those are the only ROMs Huawei HiSilicon phones get. A debloated custom ROM based on Stock. That wouldn't effect any of the proprietary stuff. Only useless apps are removed which do not effect phone performance or capabilities. Personally, I debloat them myself rather than relying on Stock based ROMs. It doesn't make a great difference.
Tiz92 said:
Guys what do you think? Will it come or not.
Im speccially interestet in the P9+. But i dont like the software of this device.
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why would you want genocidemod ? what is wrong with Emui ??
XDADEVX said:
why would you want genocidemod ? what is wrong with Emui ??
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Because I dont like bloatet, ugly non AOSP Software.
Tiz92 said:
Because I dont like bloatet, ugly non AOSP Software.
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Come oon don't be childish..
Emui is best OS.. Skin
XDADEVX said:
Come oon don't be childish..
Emui is best OS.. Skin
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Im not childish really. I simply dont like Emui, neither touch wiz or any other oem skin..
XDADEVX said:
Come oon don't be childish..
Emui is best OS.. Skin
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I do respect your opinion but really... EMUI is best??? Oh man!!! That's seriously gross.....
hahaha have been reading and laughing at this pages comments...actually that's why the android gods invented 'LAUNCHERS' i have the P9 and yes there is a little bloat on it but nothing that really makes you think...WOW i really need to clean this device up...yes EMUI is basically IOS with a different title...but it also does have a few quirks worth keeping...every OEM skin does...including touchwizz...and i am no fan of sh!tsung myself and never have been...as for the camera...just about every time i use it i get more and more impressed with it,especially the monochrome mode seriously makes you feel like a professional photographer,build quality is also seriuously good they didn't pull any punches there.the new fingerprint scanner which also maps your fingerprint ridges in 3D...is even more impressive than the one on the nexus 6p,it has NFC which means when USA finally get a version available it will support android pay,huawei said that the lazer auto focus means you do not need OIS and so far after a few days they are correct,shooting video...different story it's really needed for that...and no 4K recording which is a bummer,if it had these two options in the specs it may well justify the price tag
[Quick OTE=mfbcool;66272493]I do respect your opinion but really... EMUI is best??? Oh man!!! That's seriously gross.....[/QUOTE]
It is done same way as iOS no app draw so? If i told you apple did emui you would go woooow amazing..
What is so wrong where are the issuse I really don't undersyand ppl.. Everything works as it should..
Why u not complaining on ios where is all the same as on huawei emui..
Hy guys,
I'm new on this forum, and I'm French, so sorry for my English if is not very good. I have Huawei P8 lite ALE L21. So I installed Lineage OS 14.1 UNOFFICIAL on my Huawei. But i have some questions. This versions of LIneage OS is UNOFFICIAL, but the version of this Lineage OS can will be updated later for the new Android O or updated with new features?
And Can I install android 7 without custom rom just with update firmware?
And last questions, do you know custom rom 7.1.2 stable for Huawei ALE L21? And can will be updated?
I hope I have a answer soon, sorry for my English but I hope you'r undestanding what I'd said.
Thx a lot,
Bye ,
Polo
I have to disappoint you but there won't be probably further custom ROMs (especially Android O) . The devs are mainly focused at other devices.
And Can I install android 7 without custom rom just with update firmware?
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P8 Lite will not be updated further, to EMUI 5.x+ (Nougat and beyond) afaik
do you know custom rom 7.1.2 stable for Huawei ALE L21?
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The LineageOS and ResurrectionRemix ROMs are similarly stable. The problem is that they don't get actively developed any more. Make sure to use the appropriate CPU fix. (UPDATE: INCLUDED IN NEW BUILD) I'd go with RROS because it has more customisation options and is designed to work with substratum.
That said:
* GPS doesn't work
* Video Recording only works on some apps, e.g. an app called Footej Camera will become your camera option
* I couldn't recieve calls, but that might have been only for me
* Use ForceDoze to save battery
And always make sure to look around in the thread, not just the main post. There are small and big fixes hidden in there sometimes
As for android O, OpenKirin repository has an android-O branch. We shall see if we get it.
UPDATE: RROS has been updated. Maybe there's still hope for this device.
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Track changes in Github:
OpenKirin
haky86: here and here
Searching the whole Redmi 4x a.k.a Redmi 4(India) thread on XDA I came up to know that xiaomi has not released kernel sources yet. I was looking forward to buy this device but looking at the lazy response from manufacturer I doubt the development and getting it. Share your thoughts and suggestion down below. Should I get this device or get Lenovo zuk Z2 plus which is available around the same price ?
I'm waiting for a deal to get one for my mom. I'm happy so far with my Note 4X (SD 625) which I'm running with Resurrection Remix, so I think a slighty downsized and down-specced version would be great for her. If there is no custom firmware in the near future, she'll be fine. I wouldn't wanna miss LOS or RR on my phone, but MIUI isn't bad for lots of people.
There are already a few custom ROMs for RM4X like yurekaOS based on nougat 7.1.2 and as i read in forums it seems to be running ok for the most users.
Still i wouldn't expect too much in custom development. see RM3S for example. there are ROMs available but development goes slow
So if you are no friend of MIUI (and upcoming MIUI 9) and want lot of custom development then you might consider buying another phone.
Hi,
any plans for CM 13.1 or Lineage equivalent for Redmi Note 4X Qualcomm not built on nougat?
Need Android 6 as 7+ doesn't allow for USB bus speed auto-negotiation, which is "kinda" big deal in my application.
Thanks for input
asymcon said:
Hi,
........... for Redmi Note 4X Qualcomm not built on nougat?
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You are asking for "Mido" not for Redmi 4X "Santoni"
It is better to search here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...on-roms-kernels-recoveries--other-development
Hello,
i am really disappointed From the fact that we dont have a stable Oreo rom, i appreciate the work that some developer did like surdu and haky ....
But watching Chinese mtk old devices get oreo, also Galaxy s2 !!!!! got an oreo rom and one plus 1 and other old devices all of them got oreo despite being on marshmallow or above
by this post i just wanted to share my thoughts in this topic and motivate developers especially surdu to keep doing what they do
ahmedrk said:
Hello,
i am really disappointed From the fact that we dont have a stable Oreo rom, i appreciate the work that some developer did like surdu and haky ....
But watching Chinese mtk old devices get oreo, also Galaxy s2 !!!!! got an oreo rom and one plus 1 and other old devices all of them got oreo despite being on marshmallow or above
by this post i just wanted to share my thoughts in this topic and motivate developers especially surdu to keep doing what they do
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Don't compare sd phones with kirin 620 soc. Even Mediatek has better support than us...
I am also desperately waiting for a Oreo Rom bro
but the Devs need their time