Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL (asus-z010d) – postmarketOS

Asus Zenfone Max

Asus Zenfone Max

Manufacturer

AsusName

Zenfone MaxCodename

asus-z010dReleased

2016Category

testingOriginal software

Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop)HardwareChipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)CPU

Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53GPU

Adreno 306Display

720 x 1280 pixelsStorage

8/16GBMemory

2GBArchitecture

aarch64

FeaturesUSB Networking

Works

Flashing

Works

Touchscreen

Works

Display

Works

WiFi

Works

FDE

Mainline

Works

Battery

3D Acceleration

Works

Audio

Works

Bluetooth

Works

Camera

GPS

Mobile data

Works

SMS

Works

Calls

Works

USB OTG / USB-C Role switching

NFC

SensorsAccelerometer

Works

Magnetometer

Ambient Light

Proximity

Hall Effect

Barometer

Power Sensor

MiscCamera Flash

Keyboard

Touchpad

USB-A

HDMI/DP

Ir TX

Ir RX

Stylus

Haptics

Ethernet

FOSS bootloader

This device is based on the Snapdragon 410.
See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps

Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

• Devajithvs (

  Notes:

  Runs Mainline Kernel)

• Maj113

Unlocking Bootloader

How to enter flash mode

• Recovery: Power on the device with both Power and Volume Down buttons.
• Stock fastboot: Power on the device with both Power and Volume Up buttons. You only need this to install lk2nd.
• lk2nd Fastboot: Power on the device. After it vibrates/the display shows up, hold Volume Down.

Note: Pressing the keys too early will cause the stock bootloader to handle the key combination. You will end up in the wrong Fastboot interface.

WLAN/BT module does not work?

WARNING: It worked on author’s device but be careful to use it on your own.

If your device does not have wlan module (not shown in ifconfig, for example), then your dmesg output probably contains something like:


qcom-wcnss-pil a204000.remoteproc: error -22 initializing firmware wcnss.mdt


remoteproc remoteproc1: Failed to load program segments: -22


It means that firmware files, that are on your device (/dev/mmcblk0p39), different with files required. It can be fixed easily:

• unmount /lib/firmware/msm-firmware-loader/mnt/modem
• unmount /lib/firmware/msm-firmware-loader
• mount /dev/mmcblk0p39 to /mnt (for example)
• backup your /mnt/image/wcnss.* because we will overwrite it
• copy firmware files from here (files I found through browsing…) to your /mnt/image

So, now you have different firmware files. After rebooting, if everything is OK, you will have working WiFi and BT.

Installation

1. Install lk2nd (alternative bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface)
2. Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation.

Status

Runs on mainline kernel

Works:
USB Network,
WiFi,
Bluetooth,
Display,
Touchscreen,
Volume buttons,
Hall Effect Sensor,
Accelerometer,
Magnetometer,
Notification Lights
Audio (Headphones, Earpiece, Speaker, MIC),
Voice calls (VoLTE not supported),
SMS,
Mobile Internet

See also

• pmaports!1757 Initial merge request