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Sony Xperia XZ (F8331 / Kagura) Porting

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    • J Offline
      joe
      last edited by joe 29 Jan 2019, 00:20

      [EDIT] See this post: https://forums.ubports.com/post/38767 below. Thank you, Konrad!

      I was inspired to try out the porting guide during the live porting session this past weekend:

      I was able to make halium-boot and systemimage once, but the device didn't boot in the end.

      There are a number of challenges with this device:

      1. There is no official lineageos port: I found this possibly working port https://github.com/djselbeck/android_device_sony_kagura/

      2. This is a "tone" device. It might need the SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_tone.img from (https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/guides/kernel-compilation-guides/how-to-build-and-flash-a-linux-kernel-for-aosp-supported-devices)

      3. Manifest is a hackjob assuming that since the Lineageos port borrows from the "sumire" device, that copying those parts might work:

      <manifest>
          <project path="device/sony/kagura" name="android_device_sony_kagura" remote="djselbeck" />
          <project path="device/sony/common" name="android_device_sony_common" remote="los" />
          <project path="hardware/sony/timekeep" name="android_hardware_sony_timekeep" remote="los" />
          <project path="kernel/sony/msm8994" name="ubports/android_kernel_sony_msm8994" remote="hal" />
          <project path="vendor/sony" name="proprietary_vendor_sony" remote="them" />
      </manifest>
      

      Adding the remote as well, assuming that it is useful:

      <remote name="djselbeck"
              fetch="https://github.com/djselbeck"
              revision="cm-14.1" />
      
      1. There was no vendor file in https://github.com/TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_sony
        So, assumed that this might get somewhere:
        copy vendor/sony/sumire to vendor/sony/kagura
        rename sumire-vendor.mk to kagura-vendor.mk

      2. Not sure about this one. It complained the first time, but not in later attempts
        edit device/sony/kagura/BoardConfig.mk to reflect kernel m8994 instead of m8996

      3. There is no kernel config, so... (again maybe a better kernel config somewhere)
        copy sumire kernel config to kernel/sony/msm8994/arch/arm64/config/tone_kanguro_defconfig

      4. When Buiding system image i had to use

      LANG=C make systemimage
      

      However, later attempts didn't make it far. I mistakenly used the "lunch" command the first time, but probably should use "breakfast". Attempts have been unsuccessful.

      Just thought I'd share that and hope that somebody else is interested and has a better idea what to do.

      The device, however, is not very friendly to android roms in general, so expectations are pretty low.

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        ressan627
        last edited by 11 Apr 2020, 12:20

        Greetings joe,
        I'm trying to build something similar for my F8331 but I don't know where to start as there is no official lineageos for it ?
        don't know if I can build lineage OS first then port it to ubuntu ...... thanks for sharing .

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          joe @ressan627
          last edited by 11 Apr 2020, 15:44

          @ressan627

          I was thinking the same thing about first building a lineage port.
          This is a working lineageos rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz/development/8-1-lineage-15-1-xperia-xz-t4072083

          However, I haven't been able to find the source. I don't know if you can deconstruct the rom itself.

          I would start here:
          http://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/porting/introduction.html

          And maybe something can be built off of the sumire device if nothign for kagura. I could have missed something in my attempt.

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            ressan627 @joe
            last edited by 11 Apr 2020, 18:54

            @joe
            I managed to make the manifist from the but it gives me

            # breakfast kagura
            including vendor/lineage/vendorsetup.sh
            build/core/product_config.mk:243: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/sony/kagura/lineage.mk]]: "device/sony/tone/platform.mk" does not exist.  Stop.
            Device kagura not found. Attempting to retrieve device repository from LineageOS Github (http://github.com/LineageOS).
            Repository for kagura not found in the LineageOS Github repository list. If this is in error, you may need to manually add it to your local_manifests/roomservice.xml.
            build/core/product_config.mk:243: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/sony/kagura/lineage.mk]]: "device/sony/tone/platform.mk" does not exist.  Stop.
            build/core/product_config.mk:243: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/sony/kagura/lineage.mk]]: "device/sony/tone/platform.mk" does not exist.  Stop.
            
            ** Don't have a product spec for: 'lineage_kagura'
            ** Do you have the right repo manifest?
            
            

            here is my xml file

            <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
            <manifest>
                <remote name="beidl" fetch="git://github.com/fredldotme" />
                <remote name="tone" fetch="git://github.com/Tone-keep-on-4-4" />
                <remote name="sony" fetch="git://github.com/sonyxperiadev" />
                <remote name="nxp" fetch="git://github.com/NXPNFCProject/" />
                <project path="device/sony/kagura" name="device-sony-kagura" revision="lineage-15.1" remote="tone" />
                <project path="device/sony/common" name="device-sony-common" revision="lineage-15.1" remote="tone" />
                <project path="device/sony/common-init" name="device-sony-common-init" revision="n-mr1-ubports" remote="beidl" />
            
                <project path="external/gpg" name="android_external_gpg" revision="halium-7.1" remote="beidl" />
                <project path="external/libnfc-nci" name="platform/external/libnfc-nci" groups="pdk" remote="aosp" />
            
                <project path="external/toybox" name="android_external_toybox" revision="halium-7.1" remote="beidl" />
            
                <project path="hardware/qcom/audio" name="android_hardware_qcom_audio_aosp" groups="qcom,qcom_audio" revision="halium-7.1" remote="beidl" />
            
            
                <project path="kernel/sony/kagura" name="Kernel" remote="tone" />
            
            
            
                <project path="vendor/nxp/" name="vendor-nxp" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/nxp/NXPNFCC_FW" name="NXPNFCC_FW" groups="device" remote="nxp" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/broadcom/bt-fm" name="vendor-broadcom-bt-fm" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/broadcom/wlan" name="vendor-broadcom-wlan" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/qcom/opensource/fm" name="vendor-qcom-opensource-fm" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/qcom/opensource/location" name="vendor-qcom-opensource-location" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/qcom/opensource/time-services" name="vendor-qcom-opensource-time-services" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/qcom/opensource/wlan" name="hardware-qcom-wlan" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
            
                <project path="vendor/oss/fingerprint"  name="vendor-sony-oss-fingerprint" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="android-7.1.1_r55" />
                <project path="vendor/oss/macaddrsetup" name="macaddrsetup" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/oss/thermanager" name="thermanager" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/oss/timekeep" name="timekeep" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
                <project path="vendor/oss/transpower" name="transpower" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="android-7.1.1_r55" />
                <project path="vendor/oss/json-c" name="json-c" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
            </manifest>
            

            hope this helps I'll continue tomorrow cuz now it's kind of late 😄 have a nice day

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            • J Offline
              joe
              last edited by 11 Apr 2020, 23:17

              @ressan627 Thanks for working on this port.

              It seems that maybe the repository for the device might not be complete:
              git://github.com/Tone-keep-on-4-4 may be missing some files.

              This was the most complete one that I could find:
              https://github.com/djselbeck/android_device_sony_kagura/

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                sjll
                last edited by 25 May 2020, 08:08

                Hi,
                Don't use the tree on Tone-keep-on-4-4. It is too complex. I already bring up a ubuntu touch tree for Xperia X Performance.
                You only need to rewrite the device tree for kagura. The other trees could use the same as dora.

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                  joe @sjll
                  last edited by 25 May 2020, 14:15

                  @sjll Thanks for your help. Do links to the tree for Xperia X Performance?

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                    joe @sjll
                    last edited by 27 May 2020, 15:05

                    @sjll I just realized that I think you made this as well:

                    https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz/development/8-1-lineage-15-1-xperia-xz-t4072083

                    This tree would be helpful to make the Ubuntu Touch port I think, but I couldn't find a github link.

                    Thank you!

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                      joe
                      last edited by 29 Jun 2020, 00:53

                      I wonder if you can treblize the XZ:
                      https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz/development/f8331-2-project-treble-xperia-xz-t4029421

                      Then you might be able to install the Ubuntu Touch GSI:
                      https://t.me/ErfanGSI

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                        joe
                        last edited by 6 Aug 2020, 20:46

                        Looks like Konrad has pretty much completed this port!
                        https://github.com/konradybcio/device-sony-kagura

                        The manifest has been requested to be merged into halium.

                        Hoping to build the images and see how it goes...

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                          ressan627
                          last edited by 17 Aug 2020, 15:55

                          Keep me updated as I was away for a while doing some other activities..

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                            joe @ressan627
                            last edited by 17 Aug 2020, 16:42

                            @ressan627 I was able to get it running on Kagura thanks to Konrad's help.

                            Issues:

                            • No camera. Even with gstreamer
                            • Graphical performance is a bit sluggish
                            • No fingerprint reader
                            • Wifi won't automatically connect after reboot
                            • Phone reboots when plugged into usb attached to computer
                            • Using suru dark system theme causes text fields in browser to be all black with black text (i.e. unreadable)
                            • No flashlight

                            This device may show up in the installer some time, but here is what I did to get it running. Pieced together from docs.ubports.com , docs.halium.org and some documents from the telegram group: @ubports_porting

                            Building and Installing

                            If you don't want to build the images yourself, then contact me and I can find a way to send them to you.

                            Porting Environment

                            http://docs.halium.org/en/latest/porting/first-steps.html

                            sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

                            sudo apt update

                            sudo apt install git gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential \
                              zip bzr curl libc6-dev libncurses5-dev:i386 x11proto-core-dev \
                              libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 \
                              libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw-w64-i686-dev tofrodos \
                              python-markdown libxml2-utils xsltproc zlib1g-dev:i386 schedtool \
                              repo liblz4-tool bc lzop imagemagick libncurses5 rsync
                            

                            The problem with 20.04 is that repo doesn't exist in the repositories. You will have to install the package and dependency from eoan.

                            Download packages:
                            downloaded the packages manually:

                            python-kerberos from https://packages.ubuntu.com/eoan/python-kerberos
                            repo from https://packages.ubuntu.com/eoan/repo
                            

                            I then installed them using sudo dpkg -i <filename>, python-kerberos first.

                            It may complain about python version, but it will work.

                            Get Halium Source

                            This takes a long time and a lot of space (~15GB).

                            mkdir halium && cd halium

                            repo init -u https://github.com/Halium/android -b halium-7.1 --depth=1

                            repo sync -c -j 16

                            Manifest

                            For Kagura the manifest is now part of halium source. So you don't need to do anything here.

                            But for reference, this is what needs to be done for devices not included.
                            // You need to make sure the correct manifest for the devices is in:
                            // /halium/halium/devices/manifests

                            // If you don't have a manifest, then you will have to create it for your device:
                            // http://docs.halium.org/en/latest/porting/get-sources.html

                            Get Devices Source

                            First get devices source (pulled from info in manifest)
                            ./halium/devices/setup kagura --force-sync
                            // had to use force-sync or no kernel folder would show up

                            Fix Mounts

                            Not sure. Seems not applicable to kagura

                            Kernel Check

                            Run Kernel check for Ubuntu Touch
                            ./halium/halium-boot/check-kernel-config kernel/sony/kagura/arch/arm64/configs/aosp_tone_kagura_defconfig -w

                            Also ran on :
                            ./halium/halium-boot/check-kernel-config kernel/sony/kagura/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig -w

                            It will fix a few things. Run it again until everything is fixed.

                            BUILD IMAGE

                            Build the image

                            Once halium-boot is in place, you can build it quite simply. You will also need to rebuild system.img due to our changes.

                            cd to your Halium BUILDDIR
                            source build/envsetup.sh
                            Run `lunch` and select the correct device
                            `mka halium-boot`
                            `export USE_HOST_LEX=yes` // fixes an error 
                            `mka systemimage`
                            

                            Anothe 15GB or so are needed to build these things.

                            Installing Ubuntu Touch

                            Get Halium-Install

                            Clone this repository

                            https://gitlab.com/JBBgameich/halium-install

                            Install dependencies: sudo apt install [those packages below]
                            qemu-user-static
                            qemu-system-arm
                            e2fsprogs
                            simg2img

                            Download rootfs:
                            https://ci.ubports.com/job/xenial-hybris-edge-rootfs-arm64/

                            Install Halium:
                            ./path/to/halium-install -p ut path/to/rootfs.tar.gz path/to/system.img // using the correct paths and changed root password

                            After install. Reboot.

                            Do some fixes and updates

                            NOTE: I'm not sure if all this needs to be done before flashing the tone file (See last step. That might actually work as is) but if not.

                            Device should boot, show a purple indicator light briefly, and then hang at the Sony logo. It is actually booted at the moment.
                            There should be a new wired connection that shows up on the connected computer. When that shows "connected" you can ssh to the phone.

                            SSH:

                            ssh phablet@10.15.19.82

                            // sometimes requires a reboot first

                            Connect to wifi:

                            nmtui

                            Make device writable:

                            sudo mount -o remount,rw /

                            Edit and update:

                            sudo -i

                            Add Udev rules:

                            cat /var/lib/lxc/android/rootfs/ueventd*.rc|grep ^/dev|sed -e 's/^\/dev\///'|awk '{printf "ACTION==\"add\", KERNEL==\"%s\", OWNER=\"%s\", GROUP=\"%s\", MODE=\"%s\"\n",$1,$3,$4,$2}' | sed -e 's/\r//' >/usr/lib/lxc-android-config/70-kagura.rules

                            Install xenial arm 64 stuff:

                            ubports-qa install xenial_-_arm64

                            apt update && apt upgrade

                            apt install mir-platform-graphics-android-caf15

                            Change Lib path

                            nano /etc/environment
                            edited to LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vendor/lib64:/system/lib64

                            Platform Apis

                            NOTE: I think NOT doing this allows the light sensor to work. Not sure which option is better.

                            comment out the if and fi in /usr/share/upstart/sessions/unity8.conf

                            Example:
                            # if [ ! -f /system/lib/libubuntu_application_api.so ]; then
                            initctl set-env --global UBUNTU_PLATFORM_API_BACKEND=test.so.3
                            initctl set-env --global UBUNTU_PLATFORM_API_SENSOR_TEST=/etc/ubuntusensors/test.sensors
                            # fi

                            Flash the Tone file

                            This is a key step to actually boot into Ubuntu Touch

                            Download:
                            https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-nougat-android-7-1-kernel-4-4-tone/

                            Boot to bootloader

                            fastboot flash oem [filename]

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                              joe
                              last edited by joe 9 Jul 2020, 03:52 5 Sept 2020, 22:32

                              This post is deleted!
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                                joe
                                last edited by 7 Sept 2020, 04:52

                                It's in the installer now. Maybe this thread can be closed?

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                                  Keneda @joe
                                  last edited by 7 Sept 2020, 22:12

                                  @joe said in Sony Xperia XZ (F8331 / Kagura) Porting:

                                  It's in the installer now. Maybe this thread can be closed?

                                  Or maybe you can let it open for support purposes ^^

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                                    joe @Keneda
                                    last edited by 8 Sept 2020, 02:24

                                    @Keneda Good thinking!

                                    Here's the updated video:
                                    https://youtu.be/_aocnYkQcnc

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