[ROM][GNU/Linux][OTA][3.4.0.24] Sailfish OS for OnePlus 5T

[deathmist]

This work is released under the permissive MIT license.

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#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* I am NOT responsible for data loss, you getting fired because the alarm app failed or if you brick
* your device. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this OS
* port before flashing! YOU are choosing to do these modifications, and if you point the finger at me
* for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
* BOOM goes the dynamite!
*/

Hello, fellow XDA developers & users alike!
I think it's been long enough that we've not had alternative non-Android operating systems in a usable state for the popular OnePlus 5* devices, so here is a Sailfish OS port after over 6 months in development!

I'd really appreciate it if you give feedback and report bugs so I can attempt to fix them as best I can


Features

• Slick and clean Sailfish OS UI/UX
• Fully gesture driven navigation of the OS
• Ambiences: a combination of system background, primary UI colors, sounds & volume levels
• Sleep mode gestures e.g. double-tap to wake, music controls, 'V' for toggling flashlight etc
• Ability to control configurable ambiences with the notification slider
• Independent & alternative OS not based on Android (droid base is only used for drivers & HAL in SFOS)
• Run regular GNU/Linux (armhf) tools and utilities natively out of the box from Jolla, OpenRepos, other custom repositories or direct binary format
• Privacy-first OS with no spyware or bloatware pre-installed
• Dual-booting between LineageOS & Sailfish OS with a simple zip flash in recovery (boot-switcher, linked below)
• OS version OTAs, look at the merproject wiki page (see 'OTA updates' below)
• A stable hardware adaptation (port) with basically everything working, but please also read about the problems right below
• And more to explore...

Problems

• No Android apps (APK) will run inside Sailfish OS as is the norm with community ports; you can just dual-boot with LineageOS (see FAQ below)
• There is no VoLTE / VoWiFi support in SFOS at the moment (see FAQ below)
• Even though NFC works, it's implementation is quite basic in Sailfish OS currently
• Produced video recordings from the camera are unusable right now due to corruption of the beginning in recordings & artifacts when moving even slightly
• Flashlight misbehaves for picture taking by taking too long to activate and causing nearly pitch black images (it also turns on/off rapidly a few times when disabling)
• Some audio does not get routed properly to/from (Bluetooth) headsets
• Sailfish OS Developer mode (SSH via USB cable) doesn't work
• Rarely waking up from sleep mode can take a long time (up to about 15 seconds)

How to install

1. Backup all your data from the device to a computer
2. Download Pie Firmware 9.0.11, TWRP 3.4.x image, the LineageOS 16.0 base ROM & a Sailfish OS release
3. Install device firmware version 9.0.11 (not the ROM!)
4. Flash TWRP 3.4.x as your recovery
5. Reformat /data to ext4 and check it for issues
6. Reboot to recovery
7. Wipe cache & dalvik
8. Flash LineageOS 16.0
9. Flash anything else you normally flash for Android e.g. GApps, Magisk, no dm_verity etc
10. Flash Sailfish OS (the zip that contains rootfs.tar.bz2) from inside CI artifacts archive
11. Reboot and enjoy!

You can also flash my boot-switcher zip (or switch between hybris-boot and droid-boot images created on /sdcard) afterwards for simple dual-booting of the 2 operating systems!


Links & source
sailfishos-oneplus5: All project repos & source
important: Info and detailed guides about flashing, self-building etc
android_kernel_oneplus_msm8998: The used kernel source
sailfishos.org: General info about the OS as well as contributing, translation, app development etc


Changelog
wiki.merproject.org: Place with general info about the port status, OTAs etc
droid-config commits: Stuff modified on the Sailfish OS side


OTA updates
See "OTA (Over-the-Air) update" section under the libhybris adaptation wiki page.


Special thanks to
kimmoli for gesture-daemon & triambience
nathanchance for maintaining the OP5 linux-stable merged kernel tree
Mister_Magister, mal, r0kk3rz, rinigus, PiggZ, spiiroin, jusa, vknecht, NotKit and everyone else at #sailfishos-porters
The port was made possible thanks to you all!


FAQ
What does "SFOS" mean?
Sailfish OS; it's simply a common abbreviation.

Can I run [insert name here] Android app in Sailfish OS?
If there is no currently maintained client or similar app in the Jolla Store or (my preference) OpenRepos, then probably not. I may look into bringing Android app support via Anbox or similar project much later on; no ETAs.

Does VoLTE or VoWiFi work in Sailfish OS?
As of SFOS 3.4.0, these are still not implemented, but should be coming later in perhaps Sailfish OS 4.

How can I skip the SFOS beginner tutorial?
Tap each corner of the screen once starting from top-left going clockwise.

I found a bug, what can I do?
See "Report bugs" section under the libhybris adaptation wiki page.

XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][GNU/Linux][OTA][3.4.0.24] Sailfish OS for OnePlus 5T, ROM for the OnePlus 5T

Contributors
deathmist
Source Code: https://github.com/sailfishos-oneplus5

ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
ROM Firmware Required: 9.0.11 (Pie)
Based On: LineageOS 16.0

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 3.4.0.24 (Pallas-Yllästunturi)

Created 2020-01-17
Last Updated 2020-12-10

 

[deathmist]

Reserved

 

[mjpier]

Excellent friend. I will try it :svetius:

 

[geney]

This is super exciting!!!

 

[deathmist]

There has been a long-standing issue with NFC always getting re-enabled after a reboot in SFOS. Obviously this is not what you'd want as it causes unnecessary battery drain even when NFC is entirely unused.
This was happening due to a directory ownership issue and should be fixed in the next Sailfish OS release officially.

For now though I fixed this manually on the new uploaded Sailfish OS image (zip), BUT if you already have the OS installed (flashed build <=20200117), you can just reinstall nfcd from a terminal & toggle the option once in Settings to fix the same issue:

devel-su zypper in --force nfcd

 

[Kjivar]

Hi, excellent work. I took it for a test. Great rom and it's nice to see this alternative on this device. Love the concept of a Google free OS and it has a nice UI. First boot didn't take a long time at all for me. Camera issues and not being able to install apps via F-droid or apkmirror is a minor set back. I'd love to run this as my DD, but it requires some workarounds for me.
I was considering using my old phone (nexus 6) for the missing apps and games to avoid dual booting.

Looking forward to seeing what the future brings with this OS. Keep up the good work ??

 

[dandrake47]

For the amount of bugs we usually see in SailfishOS ROMs, this is pretty stable! Thanks for your hard work

 

[johnwazhere]

Very exciting, once the camera issues are sorted out I would love to give this a try as a DD ?. Nice work I am genuinely very excited.

 

[jasonsas102]

Will this be able to work on any other OS aside from LOS?

 

[deathmist]

Will this be able to work on any other OS aside from LOS?

Doubt it, but currently you could try any other Oreo-based ROM too if you want to see (I'm not providing any kind of support though for anything other than the LineageOS base). I answered this previously on the OP5 thread post #21.

 

[chancellorr]

Very cool! I used early SFOS builds on my Nexus 5 years ago. I'll have to try this out at some point! Great work on porting it. I'll be keeping an eye on the thread for future updates.

 

[jasonsas102]

Doubt it, but currently you could try any other Oreo-based ROM too if you want to see (I'm not providing any kind of support though for anything other than the LineageOS base). I answered this previously on the OP5 thread post #21.

alright well if I decide to go that route I'll make sure to tell you if it works or not

 

[souvick.ch]

Well something new.

 

[Dgonix]

How to take screenshots of the desktop?

 

[deathmist]

How to take screenshots of the desktop?

To take a screenshot in Sailfish OS you can simply press and hold volume up & volume down, you should see a notification once this happens
For a delayed screenshots there is a "Screenshot" app in the Jolla Store as well

 

[anarchotaoist]

If you have to have LineageOS 15 - are you able to update to LOS16after Sailfish is installed or are you stuck on 15? Thanks.

 

[deathmist]

If you have to have LineageOS 15 - are you able to update to LOS16after Sailfish is installed or are you stuck on 15? Thanks.

Nope, this Sailfish OS port for 15.1 Oreo firmware only currently as that is the LineageOS version the port's Android kernel and HAL parts are built around; anything else will result in a non-booting device (using the SFOS hybris-boot image anyway).

 

[deathmist]

Upgrade to Sailfish OS 3.3.0 (Rokua)

Hello everyone!

The port has now been upgraded to SFOS 3.3.0 and HAL components are now all based on Android 9 Pie!
Check out the details of this release here!

 

[JR Bautista]

Hello everyone!

The port has now been upgraded to SFOS 3.3.0 and HAL components are now all based on Android 9 Pie!
Check out the details of this release here!

EDIT: I know the LineageOS downloads site is sadly down currently (as is the merproject wiki), you could perhaps scavange the internet for a mirror of some older build or just wait a while till the problems are resolved on their ends :fingers-crossed:

can i ask that fingerprint it works?

 

[deathmist]

can i ask that fingerprint it works?

Still a nope sadly. Looking at kernel logs / logcat the hardware seems to be ready, we just need the middleware pieces from Jolla that are currently closed source and only working on some of their official Sony Xperia ports I even asked about it and apparently there is no news currently.