-`images/bananarchy-nokia-argon.img` (linked as `images/nokia-argon-sxmo.img`) — raw partitioned image (`256 MiB``ext2``pmOS_boot` + `ext4``pmOS_root`) ready for EDL flashing to `userdata` or raw `dd` to a microSD card.
-`images/boot-bananarchy-nokia-argon.img` (linked as `images/boot-nokia-argon-sxmo.img`) — standalone Android `boot.img` with Linux `6.12.1-msm8916`, initramfs, and appended DTB.
- Additional device images (`bananarchy-nokia-beatles.img`, `bananarchy-nokia-tough.img`, `bananarchy-nokia-sparkler.img`) can be generated at any time via `./rebuild-image.sh <device> --mkinitfs`.
- **Cross-compiled Xlibre (`X11Libre/xserver` 25.2.0)**: compiled specifically for ARMv7 Cortex-A7 (`-O2 -march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -fno-plt -fomit-frame-pointer`) with all 3D/GLX/Glamor/VGA/DGA/XVideo bloat stripped out, rootless `elogind` device management, and `modesetting` KMS + `ShadowFB` (`drmModeDirtyFB` partial rectangle SPI updates) with automatic software cursor fallback on `/dev/dri/card0` (`panel-mipi-dbi`).
- **Non-Nerd `Fira Code` with OpenType ligatures**: `Fira Code` (`font-fira-code`) is configured as the primary system and terminal font across Fontconfig, Xft, `st`, `dmenu`, `dwm`, `conky`, and `dunst`, with `DejaVu SansM Nerd Font` used strictly as a fallback for Private Use Area icon glyphs.
- **Patched `sxmo-dmenu` plugin (`dmenu.so` / `dmenu` / `xdmenu`) (`< 2 ms` popup/close)**: preloaded resident DWM plugin rendering a full-screen `240x296` 10-line vertical menu (positioned flush at `Y = 24..320` right below the 24px `dwm` bar, with a `26px` search bar and ten `27px` item rows) with a `#383838` top search bar, `#005577` prompt badge, `#1c1c1c` item list, `XIM` (`XSetLocaleModifiers("")`, `XSetICFocus`, `Xutf8LookupString`) for live `fcitx5-t9` search filtering and `#` mode switching, C-level focus preservation (`prevfocuswin`), built-in `< 0.5 ms` in-place Sxmo menu transitions (`Sys`, `Apps`, `Scripts`, `Modem`, `Config`, `Power`, `St`, `Nano`), and a `/tmp/dwm_plugin_dmenu.sock` IPC server for all `/usr/bin/dmenu` and `sxmo_dmenu.sh` calls.
- **Patched `sxmo-dwm` (`dwm`) (`< 2 ms` display wake/unlock & native plugin system)**: configured for `240x320` (`bh = 24`, `#323232` top bar, `#005577` active tag/border, vertical `bstack` layout default, overflow-protected Pango status bar rendering keeping the right-aligned clock always visible, and a transparent-backgrounded bottom desktop softkey bar displaying `"Menu"` and `"Names"` over the wallpaper). Directly polls `/dev/input/by-path/platform-gpio-keys-event` (`SW_LID`) and intercepts locked-state wake keys (`XF86PowerOff`, `XF86PickupPhone`, `XF86KbdLcdMenu1`, `XF86KbdLcdMenu2`) in C to toggle `/sys/class/backlight/backlight/brightness` and `/sys/class/leds/white:kbd_backlight/brightness` in `< 2 ms` before running Sxmo state hooks asynchronously.
- **Preloaded DWM plugins (`src/sxmo-dmenu/`, `src/dwm-plugins/` & `src/xdrawer/`, `< 2 ms` FIFO/socket wakeup & unified `.Xresources` theming)**: `dwm` dynamically loads `.so` plugins from `/usr/lib/dwm/plugins/` and `~/.local/lib/dwm/plugins/` (`dmenu.so`, `xdrawer.so`, `dialer.so`, `calllog.so`, `contacts.so`, `sms.so`, `files.so`, `camera.so`, `themes.so`) and preloads them as resident background daemons (`dwm-plugin <name> --preload`) at startup. Each daemon keeps its X11 window, offscreen `Pixmap`, Xft/Pango layouts, and `stat()`-cached Sxmo TSV state initialized in memory while sleeping at 0% CPU on `/tmp/dwm_plugin_<name>.fifo`. Every UI element across `dwm`, `dmenu`, `st`, and all C++ plugins obeys a single unified color and font scheme configured via `~/.Xresources` (`theme.*`, `dwm.*`, `dmenu.*`, `st.*`), with proportional font sizing derived from `theme.baseFontSize` (`12px` / `15px` / `16px` / `18px` at default `15`) and instant live reload via `xthemes`.
- Supports 6 input modes cycled with `#` (`XF86NumericPound`): `abc`, `Abc`, `ABC`, `Sym`, `Ctl`, and `123`, updating the live top-bar status indicator (`[abc]`, `[Abc]`, `[ABC]`, `[Sym]`, `[Ctl]`, `[123]`) in real time.
- Locks the candidate popup bar to the bottom of the screen (`X = 1, Y = 290, W = 238, H = 30`) with fixed-width 28-character monospace formatting (`Fira Code 9.5`), so neither the popup window nor individual letters ever jump when cycling through candidates.
- Includes instant case toggling during preedit, full 32-character ASCII punctuation/symbol entry, terminal control sequences (`^A`–`^Z`, `Esc`, `Tab`, `F1`–`F12`), and a `550ms` long-press `*``Ctrl+` modifier latch.
- Fetched from the latest `master` branch of `https://code.luxferre.top/luxferre/bantam-cpp`, cross-compiled for `armv7`, and installed to `/usr/bin/bantam` and `/usr/local/bin/bantam` (with no default `.bantam.cfg` pre-created).
- Integrated into the Sxmo **Apps** menu (`Applications -> Bantam`), launching in an `st` terminal with `$HOME` as its default working directory (`cd "$HOME" && sxmo_terminal.sh bantam`).
- Automatic PM8909 WCD analog codec register initialization at boot (`CDC_A_MICB_1_VAL``0xf141 = 0x60` for 2.8V internal MEMS microphone bias, and `CDC_A_RX_EAR_CTL``0xf1c0 |= 0x20` for +6 dB earpiece PA gain).
-`xcamera` (`camera.so`): preloaded native DWM camera viewfinder and gallery plugin launched directly from **Camera** in the Sxmo System menu (`@plugin:camera`).
-`bananarchy-photo`: CLI and scriptable camera utility supporting instant JPEG/PNG photo capture, optional flash (`-f`), and `imv` photo viewing (`-v`).
3. Upload `bootloader/loaders/8110.mbn` via Sahara and connect to eMMC via Firehose.
4. Back up `gpt.bin`, `fsc`, `fsg`, `modemst1`, `modemst2`, `persist`, and `boot` into `./backup/` (if not already backed up).
5. Flash `lk2nd-msm8909.img` to `boot`, flash `images/bananarchy-<device>.img` to `userdata`, clear the stock `system` superblock, and reboot into Bananarchy Linux.
| **Digits `0`–`9`, `*`, `#` (on idle desktop)** | `0`–`9`, `asterisk`, `numbersign` | Open **`Dialer`** (`xdialer`) and immediately insert the pressed digit/`*`/`#` |
| **Call (green)** | `XF86PickupPhone` / `XF86Phone` (`KEY_SEND`) | Answer incoming call when ringing; on empty desktop: open **`Call Log`** (`xcalllog`); when locked: wake & unlock; in menus: confirm (`Return`); in apps: **2×** **Focus next window**, **3×** **Toggle tiling layout** |
| **End / Power (red)** | `XF86PowerOff` | Wake & unlock when locked, close open plugin/menu, or: **1×** **Power menu** (`space` shutter in Megapixels), **2×** cycle screen state, **3×** (or hold `400ms`) launch new terminal |
| **D-Pad up / down** | `Up` / `Down` | Navigate menus/apps; in `st`: `Shift+Up`/`Shift+Down` (or `ScrlUp`/`ScrlDn` in `Ctl` mode) scrolls terminal history; in T9 preedit: toggle letter case (`a` ↔ `A`) or jump `+4` / `-4` candidates |
| **D-Pad left / right** | `Left` / `Right` | On empty desktop: switch workspace tags (`-1` / `+1`); in T9 preedit: step back 1 candidate (`Left`) / commit candidate (`Right`); in idle `Ctl` mode: `Home` / `End` |
| **Slider close / open** | `SW_LID` (`lid:on` / `lid:off`) | **Close**: close open menu, turn off keypad backlight, and lock/turn screen off; **Open**: restore keypad backlight, unlock, and turn screen on |
By default, Sxmo `dwm` is configured with the **vertical bottom-stack (`bstack`, `TTT`)** layout as default, so opening multiple `st` terminals stacks them **vertically (one terminal under another)** to maximize line width on the `240x320` portrait screen.
You can switch between **vertical stack (`TTT`, `bstack`)**, **horizontal tile (`[]=`, `tile`)**, **deck (`[D]`, `deck`)**, and **fullscreen monocle (`[M]`, `monocle`)** layouts — as well as switch focus between open terminals — using any of the following combos:
All nine core phone overlays are compiled as shared-object plugins (`/usr/lib/dwm/plugins/*.so`), preloaded at `dwm` startup (`dwm-plugin <name> --preload` with an exclusive `/tmp/dwm_plugin_<name>.lock` single-instance guard), and awakened over `/tmp/dwm_plugin_<name>.fifo` in `< 2 ms`:
- **Open / Close**: Press **Left softkey (`Menu`)** for the **System menu** (`sys`) or **Right softkey (`Back`)** inside an application for its **Context menu** (`ctx`); press the same softkey or `Escape` to close.
- **Built-in Native Menus & `< 0.5 ms` In-Place Transitions**: Renders `sys`, `ctx`, `applications` (including **Nano**, **Bantam**, **Files**, **Camera**, **Dialer**, **Contacts**), `scripts`, `modem`, `config`, `power` (with Polkit + `elogind` multi-session **Reboot** and **Poweroff** via `sxmo_power.sh`), `st`, `nano`, `sthotkeys`, and confirmation prompts directly inside the resident `240x296` plugin window without spawning shell scripts or new X11 connections. Submenu transitions (`@menu:...`) and hardware toggles (`@toggle:flashlight`, `@toggle:brightness`, `@toggle:autosuspend`, `@toggle:autocallscreenoff`, `@toggle:bluetooth`) update in place in `< 0.5 ms`.
- **Client Socket Mode (`/tmp/dwm_plugin_dmenu.sock`)**: Any script piping items into `/usr/bin/dmenu` or `sxmo_dmenu.sh` streams its item list over the Unix domain socket to the resident `dmenu.so` daemon and receives the user's selection instantaneously, while `/tmp/dwm_plugin_dmenu.active` provides zero-overhead `sxmo_dmenu.sh isopen` checks.
2. **`XDrawer` (`xdrawer.so` / `xdrawer`) — Global Phone Controls**:
- **Open**: On the empty desktop, press any **`0`–`9`, `*`, or `#` key** (which opens the dialer and immediately inserts that character), or launch **Dialer** from the Sxmo menu or Call Log.
- **Dialing & T9 Filtering**: Typing digits filters saved contacts (`~/.config/sxmo/contacts.tsv`) and recent numbers (`modemlog.tsv`) by phone number and T9 contact name in real time. Hold **`0`** (`>= 420 ms`) or press **D-Pad `Right`** / **Left softkey (`+Sign`)** to insert `+`.
- **Navigation & Calling**: `Up`/`Down` selects a matching contact or recent number; **Call (green)** or **Center `OK` (`Return`)** places the call immediately; **Right softkey (`Clear` / `Close`)** or **`BackSpace`** deletes digits or closes the dialer; **Left softkey (`Call Log`)** when empty switches directly to the Call Log.
- **Open**: On the empty desktop, press **Call (green)** (`XF86PickupPhone` / `XF86Phone`), or select **Call Log** from the Sxmo menu or Dialer.
- **Controls**: `Left`/`Right` switches between **`All`**, **`Missed`**, **`In`**, and **`Out`** filter tabs; `Up`/`Down` scrolls through call entries (showing direction icon, resolved contact name or number, timestamp, and call duration); **Call (green)** or **Center `OK` (`Return`)** dials the selected entry; **Left softkey (`Dialer`)** opens the selected number in the Dialer; **Right softkey (`Close`)** or `Escape` closes the Call Log.
- **Open**: On the empty desktop, press the **Right softkey (`Names`)**, or select **Contacts** from the Sxmo menu.
- **Phonebook List & Live Search**: Typing `0`–`9` filters contacts in real time by T9 name or phone number; `Up`/`Down` scrolls; **Call (green)** immediately calls the selected contact; **Center `OK` (`Return`)** opens the contact's details & actions card; **Left softkey (`Options`)** opens the options menu (**New Contact**, **Add from Recent**, **Call Contact**, **Send SMS**, **Edit Contact**, **Delete Contact**).
- **Contact Details View**: Provides one-click actions for **Call Contact**, **Send SMS**, **Read Messages**, **Open in Dialer**, **Edit Contact**, and **Delete Contact**.
- **Built-in Contact Editor**: Supports adding new contacts or editing existing contacts directly in the `240x320` UI. In the **Name** field, keypad keys `0`–`9` provide multi-tap character entry (`#` cycles case mode `[Abc]` -> `[ABC]` -> `[abc]` -> `[123]`, `*` inserts space). In the **Number** field, hold `0` or press `Right` to insert `+`, or select **Use Recent Number** to pick from recent unknown callers in `modemlog.tsv`. Press **Left softkey (`Save`)** or select **Save Contact** to write directly to `~/.config/sxmo/contacts.tsv`.
- **Open**: Select **Texts** from the Sxmo system menu (`Left softkey`), or choose **Send SMS** / **Read Messages** from Contacts.
- **Conversations List**: Shows all SMS threads and drafts from `~/.local/share/sxmo/modem/<number>/sms.txt` with contact name resolution, message previews, and timestamps. Press `0`–`9` for live T9/number search, `*` for a new message, **Center `OK` (`Return`)** to open the conversation, **Call (green)** to call the sender, or **Left softkey (`Options`)** for **New Message**, **Open Thread**, **Reply / Compose**, **Call Number**, **Save/View Contact**, and **Delete Thread**.
- **Thread View**: Displays incoming (`Recv`, green left accent) and outgoing (`Sent`, blue/gold right accent) message bubbles; `Up`/`Down` scrolls; **Center `OK` (`Return`)** opens the reply composer; **Call (green)** calls the contact.
- **Multi-Tap SMS Composer**: Supports picking a recipient from Contacts/Recents or entering a number directly (hold `0` for `+`), multi-tap text entry on keys `0`–`9` and `*` (`#` cycles `[Abc]` -> `[ABC]` -> `[abc]` -> `[123]`), live character and SMS segment counter (`0/160`), automatic draft persistence (`draft.txt`), dynamic center softkey action (`Send` when focused on Recipient/Message vs. `Draft` when focused on the `Save Draft` button), and asynchronous sending via `sxmo_modemsendsms.sh` (`Call` key, `Send SMS` button, or `Left softkey`).
- **Open**: Select **Files** from the Sxmo system menu (`Left softkey`) or press `Mod4+d`.
- **Browser Controls**: `Up`/`Down` navigates files and directories; `Return`/`Right` enters a directory or opens the selected file; `Left`/`BackSpace` ascends to the parent directory (`..`); `0`–`9` filters items in real time; `*` toggles hidden dotfiles (`.*`); `#` cycles sort order (**Name** -> **Date** -> **Size**).
- **Built-in Viewers & File Actions (`Left softkey`)**: Text files and scripts open in a fast built-in scrollable viewer (with `Left softkey` shortcut to edit in `st -e nano`); JPEG and PNG images open in a built-in `libjpeg`/`libpng` previewer (`Left`/`Right` steps through images in the folder, `Left softkey` opens full screen in `feh`). The **Actions** menu supports **Open**, **Edit in Nano**, **New Folder**, **New File**, **Rename**, **Copy**, **Cut / Move**, **Paste Here**, **Properties**, **Toggle Hidden (`*`)**, **Cycle Sort (`#`)**, **Open Terminal Here**, and **Delete**.
- **Live Viewfinder**: Streams `800x600` `RGB24` frames directly from `/dev/video0` (`msm8905-cam` / `GC2395`) into a `240x180` 4:3 viewfinder with a center reticle and a 1-second V4L2 `poll()` frame watchdog. Press **Center `OK` (`Return`)**, **`5`**, or **Call (green)** to snap a JPEG photo to `~/Pictures/photo-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.jpg`; `*` or `1` toggles **Auto-Flash**; `0` or `2` toggles continuous **Torch** (`white:torch`); `Up`/`Down` adjusts **Digital Zoom** (`1.0x` / `2.0x` / `4.0x`); `#` or `3` toggles the **3-second Self-Timer**; **Left softkey (`Gallery`)** opens the built-in photo gallery.
- **Built-in Photo Gallery**: Browse captured photos with `Left`/`Right` or `Up`/`Down`, press `Return` to open full-screen in `feh`, or press **Left softkey (`Delete`)** to delete a photo.
- **Open**: Select **Themes** from the Sxmo **System menu**, **Apps** menu, or **Config** menu, or run `xthemes`.
- **Theme Files (`~/.xthemes/*.xth`)**: Every `.xth` file in `~/.xthemes/` is a standard `Xresources` file defining `theme.name`, `theme.fontFace`, `theme.iconFontFace`, `theme.baseFontSize` (from which `sizeSmall`, `sizeMain`, `sizeIcon`, and `sizeLarge` are proportionally derived across all UI elements), core and surface colors (`theme.bgMain`, `theme.bgBar`, `theme.bgHeader`, `theme.selBg`, `theme.selFg`, `theme.accent`, `theme.fgMain`, `theme.fgMuted`, etc.), and synchronized `dwm.*`, `dmenu.*`, `st.*`, and `svkbd.*` resources. Pre-installed themes include **`Default.xth`**, **`BananaGold.xth`**, **`MatrixGreen.xth`**, **`NordFrost.xth`**, and **`SolarizedLight.xth`**.
- **Controls & Live Switching**: `Up`/`Down` browses installed themes with live color swatches and typography details; **Center `OK` (`Return`)**, **Call (green)**, or keys **`1`–`9`** immediately writes `~/.Xresources`, runs `xrdb -load ~/.Xresources`, and broadcasts `RELOAD_THEME` to `dwm`, `dmenu`, `st`, and all resident DWM plugins for zero-restart live theme switching.
- **Built-in Theme Customizer & Options (`Left softkey` or `*`/`#`)**: Supports **Customize Theme Colors/Font** (`*` shortcut — adjust `Font Face`, `Base Size`, `Main BG`, `Bar BG`, `Header BG`, `Selected BG`, `Selected FG`, `Accent`, `Font Color`, and `Muted Color` with `Left`/`Right` presets or press `Return` to enter any 6-digit `#RRGGBB` hex code via the keypad), **Save Current as New Theme** (`#` shortcut), **Duplicate Theme**, **Edit `.xth` in Nano**, **Reset Default Theme**, and **Delete Theme**, plus CLI `xthemes --apply <ThemeName>` and `xthemes --export-default`.
- **Short-press `#`** *(when no character is in preedit)*: cycles through the 6 input modes (`abc` -> `Abc` -> `ABC` -> `Sym` -> `Ctl` -> `123` -> `abc`), displaying a `1500ms` preedit status banner (`[Mode: abc]`, `[Mode: Abc]`, `[Mode: ABC]`, `[Mode: Sym]`, `[Mode: Ctl]`, `[Mode: 123]`).
- **Auto-commit timeout**: `1500ms` for keys with `<= 10` candidates, or `1800ms` for keys with `> 10` candidates (`1` and `*` in `abc`/`Abc`/`ABC`, `*` in `Sym`, `9` in `Ctl`). Pressing a different key immediately commits the active candidate.
- Press **`#`** or **D-Pad `Up`**: toggles letter case (`a` <-> `A`) on the fly without changing mode, or jumps forward **`+4` candidates** for non-alphabetic items.
- Press **D-Pad `Down`**: toggles letter case (`a` <-> `A`) for alphabetic items, or jumps backward **`-4` candidates** for non-alphabetic items.
- Press **D-Pad `Left`**: steps backward **1 candidate** on the same key.
- Press **D-Pad `Right`** or **Center `OK` (`Return`)**: commits the highlighted candidate immediately.
- Press **`BackSpace`**: cancels the uncommitted preedit candidate without deleting previously committed text.
- In `123` mode: commits a decimal point (`.`) immediately.
- In all other modes: toggles a one-shot **`Ctrl+` modifier latch** (`[Ctrl+ LATCH ON]` / `[Ctrl+ LATCH OFF]`; mode prefix shows `+^`, e.g. `abc+^`). The next committed key (`a`–`z`, `[`, `\`, `]`, `^`/`6`, `_`/`-`) is sent as `Ctrl+<key>`.
- **Hold `#`**: commits a literal `#` character immediately in any mode.
*(In `Abc` and `ABC` modes, uppercase letters precede the digit and lowercase letters on keys `2`–`9`. In `Abc` mode, committing an alphabetic character automatically reverts to `abc`.)*
Launch **Bantam** directly from the Sxmo menu (`Left softkey -> Applications -> Bantam`, which opens an `st` terminal with `$HOME` as its default working directory), or run `bantam` in any terminal (`st`) or over SSH. Configure your endpoint/API key via environment variables or `~/.bantam.cfg` when needed.
- **From the Sxmo keypad UI (`xcamera` / `camera.so`)**:
Open the **System menu** (`Left softkey`) and select **Camera** (`xcamera`). The native DWM camera plugin streams a live `240x180` viewfinder from `/dev/video0` with:
- **Shutter (`Return` / `5` / `Call`)**: encodes an `800x600` JPEG directly to `~/Pictures/photo-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.jpg`.
- **Auto-Flash (`*` / `1`) & Continuous Torch (`0` / `2`)**: controls `white:torch` during or before capture.
- **Why `v4l2-ctl` + `ffmpeg -f rawvideo` is used under the hood**: Alpine's `libavdevice` links against `libv4l2.so.0`, whose `v4l2_mmap` wrapper on 32-bit ARM (`musl` 64-bit `off_t`) misaligns variadic `syscall(SYS_mmap2, ...)` arguments. Capturing via `v4l2-ctl` and encoding via `ffmpeg -f rawvideo` bypasses `libv4l2` completely.
Both the rear loudspeaker (`Speaker` / `SPK_OUT`) and the front earpiece speaker (`Earpiece` / `EAR`, boosted by +6 dB in `CDC_A_RX_EAR_CTL`), as well as the internal MEMS microphone (`Mic1` / `AMIC3`, biased at 2.8V in `CDC_A_MICB_1_VAL`) and 3.5mm headset microphone (`Mic2` / `AMIC2`), are managed through PipeWire/WirePlumber and `sxmo_audio.sh`:
- **List available audio outputs (`Speaker`, `Earpiece`, `Headphones`)**:
```bash
sxmo_audio.sh out list
```
- **Switch active output to the rear loudspeaker**:
```bash
sxmo_audio.sh out set "Speaker"
```
- **Switch active output to the front earpiece speaker**:
```bash
sxmo_audio.sh out set "Earpiece"
```
- **Record from the internal MEMS microphone (`Mic1`)**:
- **Inspect modem registration, operator, and signal quality**:
```bash
mmcli -m any
```
- **Place or manage voice calls and SMS**:
Use the Sxmo **Phone** / **Texts** menu (`Left softkey`) or `mmcli -m any --voice-list-calls` / `mmcli -m any --messaging-list-sms`. In-call audio is automatically routed between the modem (`VoiceMMode1`) and the PM8909 WCD codec by the `q6voiced` service and `sxmo_modemaudio.sh`.
