# Bananarchy Linux — user, flashing & customization manual ![Bananarchy Banner](artwork/banner-800x240.png) This manual covers flashing, operating, and customizing **Bananarchy Linux** (`v0.0.1`, Sxmo `240x320` native edition) on **Qualcomm MSM8905 / MSM8909** Nokia feature phones: - **Nokia 8110 4G (`nokia-argon`)** - **Nokia 2720 Flip (`nokia-beatles`)** - **Nokia 800 Tough (`nokia-tough` / `nokia-coconut`)** - **Nokia 8000 4G (`nokia-sparkler`)** & **Nokia 6300 4G (`nokia-leo`)** --- ## 1. What is prepared in this workspace ### 1.1 System images (`images/`) - `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/bananarchy-nokia-argon.sparse.img` (linked as `images/nokia-argon-sxmo.sparse.img`) — Android sparse image for `fastboot flash userdata`. - `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 --mkinitfs`. ### 1.2 Bootloader & EDL programmer (`bootloader/`) - `bootloader/lk2nd-msm8909.img` — secondary bootloader (`lk2nd`) providing Fastboot and `extlinux` boot discovery for MSM8905/MSM8909 devices. - `bootloader/loaders/8110.mbn` — signed Qualcomm Sahara/Firehose programmer (`05c6:9008`). ### 1.3 Integrated hardware & UX tweaks 1. **Native 1:1 `240x320` resolution & enlarged fonts**: - Sway runs at `output * scale 1` (`SXMO_SWAY_SCALE=1`) with Xwayland disabled to save RAM. - Enlarged fonts across all UI layers: `Sxmo 13` window titles and `24px` top bar, `34pt`/`14pt` Conky clock/date positioned cleanly above the Bananarchy emblem wallpaper, `15px` bold Wofi full-screen menus (`240x296`), `13pt` Foot terminal font, `220x28` Wob volume/brightness overlay, and `12pt` Dunst notifications. 2. **Multi-mode `fcitx5-t9` keypad engine (`src/fcitx5-t9/`)**: - Supports 6 input modes cycled with `#` (`XF86NumericPound`): `abc`, `Abc`, `ABC`, `Sym`, `Ctl`, and `123`. - Includes instant case toggling during preedit, full 32-character ASCII punctuation/symbol entry, terminal control sequences (`^A`–`^Z`, `Esc`, `Tab`, `F1`–`F12`), and a `450ms` long-press `*` `Ctrl+` modifier latch. 3. **Bantam AI agent (`prebuilt/bantam/bantam`)**: - 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). 4. **Mainline 6.12.1-msm8916 QDSP6 audio (loudspeaker, earpiece, MEMS & headset mics), voice call & LTE modem stack**: - Patched `q6core`, `q6afe`, `q6afe-dai`, `q6voice-dai`, `q6mvm`, and device trees (`VoiceMMode1` DAI + PM8909 WCD codec). - 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). - WirePlumber `50-s16le.lua` (`S16LE` sample format enforcement), ALSA UCM2 profiles (`qdsp6.conf`, `HiFi.conf`, and `VoiceCall.conf`), `q6voiced` (`card=0, device=2`), `sxmo_audio.sh` / `sxmo_modemaudio.sh` PipeWire UCM profile switching, `sxmo_ob.sh` (`WOB_DISABLE_PLEDGE=1`), `rmtfs`, `msm-modem-uim-selection`, `msm8909-modem-wwan-port`, and `ModemManager` (`mmcli`). 5. **Rear 2MP camera (`src/msm8905-cam/` & `bananarchy-photo`) & SY7807 torch LED (`src/leds-msm8905-torch/`)**: - `msm8905-cam.ko`: powers PM8909 LDOs (`L2` 1.2V, `L6` 1.8V, `L17` 2.85V) and `CAMSS_MCLK0` (24 MHz on GPIO 26), configures the GalaxyCore `GC2395` MIPI CSI-2 sensor (`blsp_i2c3` `0x37`) and MSM8909 `CAMSS` (`CSIPHY0 -> CSID0 -> ISPIF -> VFE0 RDI0 -> VBIF -> CMA`), and exposes `/dev/video0` (`800x600` 24-bit `RGB3` V4L2 capture device). - `bananarchy-photo`: CLI and Sxmo menu camera utility (`Camera` in the Sxmo System and Apps menus) supporting instant JPEG/PNG photo capture, optional flash (`-f`), and `imv` photo viewing (`-v`). - `leds-msm8905-torch.ko`: exposes `/sys/class/leds/white:torch` (`GPIO 31`), configures WCD micbias/earpiece registers at boot, and hooks PM8909 `PON` clean shutdown. 6. **Memory & swap tuning for 512 MB RAM**: - `384 MiB` ZSTD-compressed `zram0` swap (priority `100`) + `512 MiB` `/swapfile` (priority `10`), with `vm.swappiness=100` and `vm.page-cluster=0`. 7. **Preinstalled on-device development & scripting stack**: - **C / C++ toolchain & build tools**: `gcc`, `g++`, `musl-dev`, `make`, `git`, `nano` - **Janet**: `janet`, `janet-dev`, `jpm` (Janet package manager) - **Perl**: `perl`, `perl-io-socket-ssl` (`IO::Socket::SSL`) - **Tcl & SQLite**: `tcl`, `tcl-lib` (`tcllib`), `tcl-tls`, `sqlite` (`sqlite3`), `sqlite-tcl` (`tcl-sqlite`) - **Hardware & media utilities**: `bananarchy-photo`, `v4l-utils` (`v4l2-ctl`), `i2c-tools`, `ffmpeg`, `mpv`, `imv` --- ## 2. Flashing instructions ### Method A: Automated USB EDL flasher (recommended) Run the automated EDL flasher from the repository root on your host machine: ```bash sudo ./flash-edl.sh ``` *(To flash another target device image, pass its codename, e.g. `sudo ./flash-edl.sh nokia-sparkler`.)* The script will: 1. Temporarily pause host `ModemManager` so it does not interfere with `05c6:9008`. 2. Wait for the phone to appear in Qualcomm EDL mode (`05c6:9008`): - **Button combo**: power off the phone, hold **D-Pad up + D-Pad down**, and plug in the USB cable. - **EDL cable**: hold the EDL cable button while plugging in USB. - **From ADB / Fastboot**: the script automatically sends `adb reboot edl` or `fastboot oem edl` if detected. 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-.img` to `userdata`, clear the stock `system` superblock, and reboot into Bananarchy Linux. --- ### Method B: Fastboot flashing (once `lk2nd` is installed) 1. Hold **D-Pad up** while powering on the phone to enter `lk2nd` Fastboot mode. 2. Flash the sparse system image to `userdata`: ```bash fastboot flash userdata ./images/bananarchy-nokia-argon.sparse.img fastboot erase system fastboot reboot ``` --- ### Method C: Booting from a microSD card `lk2nd` automatically checks the microSD card for a `pmOS_boot` partition before internal eMMC: ```bash sudo dd if=./images/bananarchy-nokia-argon.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync ``` --- ## 3. Keypad controls & multi-mode T9 input guide ### 3.1 Global Sxmo keypad controls (`240x320`) | Physical key | Linux keysym / event | Action in Sxmo | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **Left softkey** | `XF86KbdLcdMenu1` (`KEY_MENU`) | Open **System menu**, close open menu, or wake & unlock when locked | | **Right softkey / Back** | `XF86KbdLcdMenu2` / `BackSpace` (`KEY_BACK`) | Open **App context menu** (or close menu if open); in apps/T9 preedit acts as `BackSpace` | | **Call (green)** | `XF86PickupPhone` (`KEY_SEND`) | Wake & unlock when locked, confirm (`Return`) in menus, or: **1×** answer call / **App context menu**, **2×** **Focus next window**, **3×** **Toggle tiling layout** (`vertical` -> `horizontal` -> `tabbed`) | | **End / Power (red)** | `XF86PowerOff` | Wake & unlock when locked, close open 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 T9 preedit: toggle letter case (`a` ↔ `A`) or jump `+4` / `-4` candidates; in idle `Ctl` mode: `Page_Up` / `Page_Down` | | **D-Pad left / right** | `Left` / `Right` | Move cursor; in T9 preedit: step back 1 candidate (`Left`) / commit candidate (`Right`); in idle `Ctl` mode: `Home` / `End` | | **Center OK** | `Return` (`KEY_OK`) | Confirm / Enter, or commit active T9 preedit candidate immediately | | **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 | > **Waking & unlocking after screen fade**: > When the screen turns off after inactivity (or when the slider is closed), you can wake and unlock the phone in a single action by either: > - **Opening the slider** (`SW_LID` off), or > - Pressing **End / Power (red)**, **Left softkey**, **Right softkey**, or **Call (green)** once. #### 3.1.1 Window tiling modes & switching combos By default, Sxmo Sway is configured with **`default_orientation vertical` (`splitv`)**, so opening multiple terminals stacks them **vertically (one terminal under another)** to maximize line width on the `240x320` portrait screen. You can switch between **vertical (`splitv`, one under another)**, **horizontal (`splith`, side-by-side)**, and **tabbed (`tabbed`, full-screen tabs)** layouts — as well as switch focus between open terminals — using any of the following combos: 1. **Direct physical keypad combos**: - **Triple-press Call (green) (`3× Call`)**: cycles the current container layout (`vertical splitv` -> `horizontal splith` -> `tabbed` -> `vertical splitv`). - **Double-press Call (green) (`2× Call`)**: switches focus to the next open window/terminal (e.g., jumps between the top and bottom terminals). - **Triple-press (or hold `400ms`) End / Power (red) (`3× End`)**: opens a new `Foot` terminal tiled in the active layout. 2. **Terminal context menu (`Right softkey` or `1× Call (green)` inside `Foot`)**: - **Next window**: switch focus to the next open terminal/window. - **Toggle layout**: cycle `splitv` -> `splith` -> `tabbed`. - **Tile vertical**: immediately arrange open windows vertically (one under another) and set future splits to vertical. - **Tile horizontal**: immediately arrange open windows horizontally (side-by-side) and set future splits to horizontal. - **New terminal** / **Close terminal**: open a new terminal or close the focused terminal. 3. **System windows menu (`Left softkey` -> `Windows`)**: - **Next window**: focus the next window in the workspace. - **`splitv -> splith -> tabbed`**: cycle container layout mode. - **Split vertical** / **Split horizontal** / **Tabbed layout**: switch directly to the chosen layout. - **Switch menu** / **Move menu** / **Kill window**: switch to any window across workspaces, move windows between positions/workspaces, or close the focused window. 4. **External keyboard / `swaymsg` (`$mod` = `Mod4` / `Super`)**: - `Mod4+v`: vertical split (`splitv`) - `Mod4+b`: horizontal split (`splith`) - `Mod4+e`: toggle split orientation (`layout toggle split` between vertical and horizontal) - `Mod4+w`: tabbed layout (`layout tabbed`) - `Mod4+s`: stacking layout (`layout stacking`) - `Mod4+f`: toggle fullscreen (`fullscreen`) - `Mod4+Up` / `Mod4+Down` / `Mod4+Left` / `Mod4+Right`: move focus between tiled windows - `Mod4+Shift+Up` / `Mod4+Shift+Down` / `Mod4+Shift+Left` / `Mod4+Shift+Right`: reposition focused window ### 3.2 Multi-mode `fcitx5-t9` keypad reference - **Short-press `#`** *(when no character is in preedit)*: cycles through the 6 input modes (`abc` -> `Abc` -> `ABC` -> `Sym` -> `Ctl` -> `123` -> `abc`), displaying a `900ms` preedit status banner (`[Mode: abc]`, `[Mode: Abc]`, `[Mode: ABC]`, `[Mode: Sym]`, `[Mode: Ctl]`, `[Mode: 123]`). - **Auto-commit timeout**: `600ms` for keys with `<= 10` candidates, or `750ms` 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. - **While a candidate is highlighted (`[item]`) in preedit**: - 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. - **Long-press (`>= 450ms`)**: - **Hold `0`–`9`**: commits the digit (`0`–`9`) immediately in any mode. - **Hold `*`**: - 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+`. - **Hold `#`**: commits a literal `#` character immediately in any mode. #### Modes 1–3: `abc` (lowercase), `Abc` (one-shot Shift), `ABC` (Caps Lock) *(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`.)* | Key | Tap sequence (`abc` mode) | | :--- | :--- | | **`1`** | `.` `,` `-` `_` `!` `?` `/` `@` `:` `;` `'` `"` `+` `=` `*` `#` `$` `%` `^` `&` `(` `)` `[` `]` `{` `}` `<` `>` `\|` `\` `~` `` ` `` `1` | | **`2`** | `a` `b` `c` `2` `A` `B` `C` | | **`3`** | `d` `e` `f` `3` `D` `E` `F` | | **`4`** | `g` `h` `i` `4` `G` `H` `I` | | **`5`** | `j` `k` `l` `5` `J` `K` `L` | | **`6`** | `m` `n` `o` `6` `M` `N` `O` | | **`7`** | `p` `q` `r` `s` `7` `P` `Q` `R` `S` | | **`8`** | `t` `u` `v` `8` `T` `U` `V` | | **`9`** | `w` `x` `y` `z` `9` `W` `X` `Y` `Z` | | **`0`** | `Space` (`SPC`) `0` `Ent` (`Return`) `Tab` | | **`*`** | `*` `#` `+` `-` `=` `_` `/` `\` `\|` `~` `` ` `` `@` `$` `%` `^` `&` `(` `)` `[` `]` `{` `}` `<` `>` `'` `"` `.` `,` `!` `?` `:` `;` `Tab` `Esc` `^C` `^D` `^Z` *(hold 450ms for `Ctrl+` latch)* | #### Mode 4: `Sym` (grouped ASCII punctuation, symbols & special keys) | Key | Symbols / keys | | :--- | :--- | | **`1`** | `.` `,` `!` `?` `:` `;` `-` `_` `1` | | **`2`** | `@` `#` `$` `%` `^` `&` `2` | | **`3`** | `(` `)` `[` `]` `{` `}` `<` `>` `3` | | **`4`** | `+` `-` `*` `/` `=` `_` `4` | | **`5`** | `\|` `\` `~` `` ` `` `'` `"` `5` | | **`6`** | `'` `"` `` ` `` `~` `^` `6` | | **`7`** | `/` `\` `\|` `_` `-` `+` `7` | | **`8`** | `<` `>` `!` `=` `?` `&` `8` | | **`9`** | `$` `%` `^` `&` `*` `#` `@` `9` | | **`0`** | `Space` (`SPC`) `0` `Tab` `Ent` (`Return`) `Esc` | | **`*`** | `*` `#` `+` `-` `=` `_` `/` `\` `\|` `~` `` ` `` `@` `$` `%` `^` `&` `(` `)` `[` `]` `{` `}` `<` `>` `'` `"` `.` `,` `!` `?` `:` `;` | #### Mode 5: `Ctl` (terminal control characters, navigation & function keys) - **Direct D-Pad navigation** *(when no preedit candidate is active in `Ctl` mode)*: - **D-Pad `Up` / `Down`**: sends `Page_Up` (`PgUp`) / `Page_Down` (`PgDn`) immediately. - **D-Pad `Left` / `Right`**: sends `Home` / `End` immediately. - **Keypad multi-tap**: | Key | Control sequences / special keys | | :--- | :--- | | **`1`** | `Esc` `Tab` `Del` `Ins` `Bksp` | | **`2`** | `^C` `^D` `^Z` `^X` `^\` | | **`3`** | `^A` `^E` `^U` `^K` `^W` | | **`4`** | `^R` `^L` `^P` `^N` `^G` | | **`5`** | `^S` `^Q` `^O` `^T` `^Y` | | **`6`** | `^B` `^F` `^V` `^H` `^[` `^]` `^^` `^_` | | **`7`** | `PgUp` `PgDn` `Home` `End` | | **`8`** | `Up` `Down` `Left` `Right` | | **`9`** | `F1` `F2` `F3` `F4` `F5` `F6` `F7` `F8` `F9` `F10` `F11` `F12` | | **`0`** | `Space` (`SPC`) `Tab` `Ent` (`Return`) `Esc` | | **`*`** | `Esc` `Tab` `^C` `^D` `^Z` `^X` `^L` `^R` `^W` | #### Mode 6: `123` (instant numeric entry) | Key | Action | | :--- | :--- | | **`0`–`9`** | Commits digit `0`–`9` immediately on single tap | | **`*`** | Commits `*` immediately on single tap; **hold `450ms`** to commit `.` (decimal point) | | **`#`** | **Short-press**: cycle back to `abc` mode; **hold `450ms`**: commit `#` | --- ## 4. Default credentials, USB SSH & Bantam AI agent - **Username**: `user` - **Password**: `147147` (`doas` and `sudo` enabled, with passwordless `doas` configured for `wheel` in `/etc/doas.d/50-sxmo.conf`) - **USB networking SSH**: ```bash ssh user@172.16.42.1 ``` - **Bantam AI agent**: Run `bantam` in the terminal (`Foot`) or over SSH. Configure your endpoint/API key via environment variables or `~/.bantam.cfg` when needed. --- ## 5. Camera, audio, flashlight & cellular modem reference ### 5.1 Taking photos with the rear camera (`bananarchy-photo` & `/dev/video0`) The `msm8905-cam` kernel module drives the rear 2MP GalaxyCore `GC2395` sensor through MSM8909 `CAMSS` (`CSIPHY0 -> CSID0 -> ISPIF -> VFE0 -> VBIF`) and registers `/dev/video0` (`800x600` 24-bit `RGB3`). - **From the Sxmo keypad UI**: Open the **System menu** (`Left softkey`) or **Apps menu** (`Left softkey` -> `Apps`) and select **Camera** (`bananarchy-photo --menu`). From the Camera menu you can: - **Take photo**: capture a photo to `~/Pictures/photo-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.jpg` and immediately open it in `imv`. - **Take photo (flash)**: turn on the rear flashlight (`white:torch`), capture a photo, restore the flashlight state, and open the photo in `imv`. - **View photos**: browse all saved photos in `~/Pictures` using `imv` (press `Right softkey` inside `imv` to navigate, zoom, rotate, or quit). - **From the CLI (`bananarchy-photo`)**: ```bash # Capture to ~/Pictures/photo-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.jpg and print path bananarchy-photo # Capture with rear LED flash enabled and open in imv bananarchy-photo -f -v # Capture to a custom JPEG or PNG file path bananarchy-photo ~/my-shot.png ``` - **Direct low-level capture (`v4l2-ctl` + `ffmpeg -f rawvideo`)**: ```bash v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 \ --set-fmt-video=width=800,height=600,pixelformat=RGB3 \ --stream-mmap --stream-count=1 --stream-to=/tmp/frame.rgb && \ ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error \ -f rawvideo -pixel_format rgb24 -video_size 800x600 \ -i /tmp/frame.rgb -frames:v 1 -y ~/photo.jpg && \ rm -f /tmp/frame.rgb ``` - **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. ### 5.2 Switching speakers (loudspeaker vs. earpiece) & recording microphone audio 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`)**: ```bash pw-record --rate=48000 --channels=1 --format=s16 ~/recording.wav ``` ### 5.3 Flashlight (`white:torch`) & keypad backlight (`white:kbd_backlight`) - **Turn rear flashlight on / off**: ```bash brightnessctl -d white:torch set 1 brightnessctl -d white:torch set 0 ``` - **Set keypad backlight brightness (`0`–`255`)**: ```bash brightnessctl -d white:kbd_backlight set 255 ``` ### 5.4 GSM / WCDMA / LTE modem & voice calls (`ModemManager` & `q6voiced`) - **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`.