Samsung Galaxy S9 (samsung-starlte)

Features
Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Broken
Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS...	Untested
SD card Also includes other external storage cards.	Untested
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Untested
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Untested
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Untested
Camera	Broken
Camera Flash	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Untested
NFC Near Field Communication	Untested
Modem
Calls	Untested
SMS	Untested
Mobile data	Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Untested
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Untested
Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism	Untested
Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.	Untested
Proximity	Untested
Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor	Untested
Barometer Sensor to measure air pressure	Untested
Power Sensor Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge!	Untested

Samsung Galaxy S9
	; Samsung Galaxy S9 running LineageOS 18.1
Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy S9
Codename	samsung-starlte
Released	2018
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9810
CPU	Octa-core (4x 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 ; 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Display	2960x1440 Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Storage	64 GB
Memory	4 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 9
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android
FOSS bootloader	partial
Nura
Category	archived
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	no
pmOS kernel The kernel version that runs on the device's port.	4.9.299
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.	0.0
Device package	device-samsung-starlte
Kernel package	linux-samsung-starlte

This device has been archived. This means that it no longer appears in pmbootstrap and is likely broken.
It can still be selected in pmbootstrap init by typing in the vendor and codename, but you will have to build the kernel package manually.

Contributors

Eshark22
nm111
RiskyGUY22

Maintainer(s)

Eshark22

Users owning this device

Alex92567 (Notes: Cracked screen)
Amadaluzia (Notes: My main postmarketOS phone using SXMO, very worn)
Dwrdj (Notes: Daily driver, running OEM Android until replaced)
Eshark22 (Notes: Running custom rom, Can't do development since Note is broken)
Harmathy
Hlcj (Notes: Using on stock because of pmos not working)
Jdkjkjj (Notes: Runs lineageos android 16)
Jubby80 (Notes: Testing device, runs pmOS edge with phosh)
Ka33 (Notes: Stock, trying to unlock the bl)
Kiiatto (Notes: DuranROM OneUI 7, blue, daily driver)
LanaX64
Lucacraft89 (Notes: LineageOS 20.0 with NetHunter Kernel)
MaxShevPovar
MymeType (Notes: Only managed to get Sxmo (dwm) to work)
Nergzd723 (Notes: daily-driver)
SenseT8N (Notes: Doesn't work, pmOS edge downstream)
Skuld (Notes: Runs v24.12 downstream kernel with sxmo-de-dwm, testing various use cases.)
Ungeskriptet (Notes: Cracked back, Lilac Purple; Secondary phone for taking pictures and videos)
Weeweezzz
Werti (Notes: 3x stock with different degrees of defective)
X7s (Notes: terribly cracked screen, terrible battery life, currently on derpfest A13)

Secondary bootloader

uniLoader

Support for this device is implemented in a uniLoader

Mainline status

This device is supported in mainline tree from kernel.org

SOC: Exynos 9810 (S5E9810A02)

Component	Model	Notes
AP Application Processor	4 x Exynos M3 "Meerkat" (ARMv8.0) 4 x Cortex-A55 (ARMv8.2)	Yes
GPU	ARM Mali-G72 MP18	Yes
Modem 4g+3g+2g CP Communication Processor	Samsung Shannon 360 LTE
Peripheral: SPI
Peripheral: CLK
Peripheral: UART
Peripheral: I2C
Peripheral: MIPI
Peripheral: UFS
Peripheral: USB
Peripheral: PCIe

Display

Component	Model	Notes
Display Panel	AMB622NP01
Touch screen controller	Samsung S6SY761X	Yes
DDIC (Display Driver Integrated Circuit)	Samsung S6E3HA8	Yes

Camera

Component	Model	Notes
Rear-facing wide-angle	Samsung S5K2L3SX
Rear-facing telephoto	Samsung S5K3M3SM
Front-Facing Camera	Samsung S5K3H1SX
Front-Facing Iris Scanner	Samsung S5K5F1SX

Connectivity

Component	Model	Notes
Wifi & Bluetooth	Samsung Electro-Mechanics 0440B2 HC16C3 (Broadcom BCM43570 inside)	Yes
GNSS	Broadcom BCM47752
NFC: Module Name	Samsung 82LBXS2
NFC: Controller	Samsung S3NRN82
NFC: Secure Element	Samsung S3FV9RRP
MST	Samsung S2MIS01
FM transceiver / Tuner	RichWave RTC6213N

Cellular

Component	Model	Notes
Envelope Tracking (PMIC?)	Samsung Shannon 735
RF Transceiver	Samsung Shannon 965
Front-end Module LTE (Mid and High Band)	Avago AFEM-9090
Front-end Module WLAN	Skyworks SKY78160-51 (?)
Front-end Module Low-band (LTE, UMTS, CDMA2000, EDGE, and GSM)	Skyworks SKY13716-1 (?)
Power Amplifier Module for Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE	Skyworks SKY77365-11
Power Amplifier Module	Murata fL05B

Sensors

Component	Model	Notes
6-Axis Gyroscope & Accelerometer	STMicroelectronics LSM6DSL	Yes
3-Axis Electronic Compass / Magnetometer	AKM AK09916	Yes
Pressure Sensor / Barometer	STMicroelectronics LPS22HB	Yes
Proximity Sensor / ToF sensor
Light intensity sensor
RGB Light Sensor
Heart Rate Sensor
Hall Sensor
MEMS Microphones
Grip Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor	Egis Technology ET510A
GPIO Expander

Audio

Component	Model	Notes
Audio Amplifier	Maxim MAX98512
Audio Codec	Cirrus Logic CS47L93	Yes

Storage

Component	Model	Notes
NAND Flash	Samsung KLUCG2K1EA-B0C1

PMIC Power Management Integrated Circuit / PMU Power Management Unit

Component	Model	Notes
AP/CP Processor (Master)	Mangoose PMU ?	Yes
AP/CP Processor (Sub)
Wide-angle camera
Telephoto camera
Front camera
Flash LED
Iris LED
Display	Samsung S2DOS05	Yes
Envelope Tracking	Samsung Shannon 560
Interface PMIC / IF PMIC	Maxim MAX77705F	Yes
Wireless Charging Receiver	(Renesas) IDT P9320S

USB

Component	Model	Notes
USB Interface Connector	Type C USB 2.0
DPDT Analog Switch	Vishay DG2730DN

How to enter flash mode

Press and hold Volume Down + Bixby + Power simultaneously. Then click Volume Up to confirm.

Installation

Use pmbootstrap to build your own installation image.

$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip --recovery-install-partition data
$ pmbootstrap export ./

Unmount data partition before you flash in recovery

Move the generated zip to the device:

$ adb push pmos.zip /tmp # Then manually flash the zip in twrp

or

$ adb sideload pmos.zip

If all went well, you should now have Nura installed! Have fun!

Getting logs

Run the following in a TWRP shell to mount the Nura rootfs, and access the logs

$ mkdir /mnt/Nura
$ mount -t ext4 -rw /dev/mapper/sda25p2 /mnt/Nura

You should now be able to access the rootfs, with logs, at /mnt/Nura

Notes

rndis does not work.
Check crownlte device page