Xiaomi Mi Note 3 (xiaomi-jason)

U-Boot
Primary Bootloader Whether it is possible to replace stock bootloader with U-Boot.	Broken
Secondary Bootloader Whether it is possible to chainload U-Boot from stock bootloader.	Works
Mainline Whether latest upstream versions of U-Boot are not broken and it is possible to use them.	Partial
Internal Storage Whether it is possible to boot from internal storage (e.g. eMMC or UFS).	Works
USB Host Whether it is possible to boot from a USB storage or connect a keyboard.	Broken
USB Peripheral Whether it is possible to use device as a peripheral in U-Boot, e.g. for fastboot mode.	Works
Display	Works
Buttons Whether it is possible to navigate in boot menu or grub with volume and power buttons.	Works

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).	Works
Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS...	Works
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Works
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Broken
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Partial
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Broken
Modem
Calls	Broken
SMS	Broken
Mobile data	Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Works
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Broken
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Works

Xiaomi Mi Note 3
	; Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Manufacturer	Xiaomi
Name	Mi Note 3
Codename	xiaomi-jason
Released	2017
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (SDM660)
CPU	8-core (4x 2.2 GHz Kryo 260 ; 4x 1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU	Adreno 512
Display	1080 x 1920
Storage	64 GB
Memory	6 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android (MIUI) 7.1
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android (MIUI) 9.0
FOSS bootloader	partial
Nura
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.	7.0
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.	0.0

This device has been tested with Nura, but its device package has not yet been added to the Nura repositories.
This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap.

This device is based on the Snapdragon 660.
See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps

Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

Alexeymin (Notes: Test subject #2. In my hands again, 6/64 variant)
Kernel114514 (Notes: Ports upstreamed to sdm660-mainline :D)

Current status

The work has been merged into sdm660-mainline kernel. All currently possible features work, including touch buttons and its backlights. Exceptions are: Wi-Fi is crashing modem, no audio support yet.

Pending device package in pmaports, waiting after kernel upgrade

How to enter flash mode

Bootloader Unlocking

Like other Xiaomi devices, the user will have to acquire the bootloader unlock key: https://en.miui.com/unlock

The device will not unlock if the device isn't 7 days old (from the time when your device connects to internet and powered on, and linked with Mi Account)

You may have to use older version of official Mi Unlock tool, search internet for miflash_unlock-en-5.5.224.55.

Flashing (Download, Fastboot) mode

Turn the device off (or restart also works)
Hold the Volume Down while powering on the device or while rebooting it.

How to enter recovery mode

Turn the device off (or restart also works)
Hold Volume Up and Power button
Once you feel vibration and phone turns on, release Power button
Keep holding Volume Up until you get to recovery.

Recovery mode is not used to flash the device. Flash device from fastboot mode.

Installation

Standard Nura installation procedure for Android based devices.

Install pmbootstrap first on your PC
zap & reinit pmbootstrap (pmbootstrap -y zap ; pmbootstrap init), choose vendor xiaomi and device jason
create rootfs image

pmbootstrap install

reboot device to fastboot mode, then:

pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel
pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
fastboot format system

And finally

fastboot reboot

Additional info

Debug UART

On the same GPIO pins 4, 5 (blsp2_uart) as in xiaomi-lavender but different location on the board: TP708 is RX, TP707 is TX:

partition layout

Partition layout:

jason:/ $ ls -l /dev/block/by-name
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 abl -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p38
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 ablbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p39
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 apdp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 bk1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk10 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p54
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk11 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p65
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 bk2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 bk3 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk4 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk5 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk6 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk7 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk8 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p35
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bk9 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p43
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 bluetooth -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p34
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 boot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p62
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 cache -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p67
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 cmnlib -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 cmnlib64 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p27
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 cmnlib64bak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 cmnlibbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p26
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 cust -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p68
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 ddr -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 devcfg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p36
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 devcfgbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p37
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 devinfo -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p55
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 dip -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 dpo -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 dsp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p58
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 frp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 fsc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 fsg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p44
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 hyp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 hypbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 keymaster -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 keymasterbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p30
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 keystore -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p19
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 limits -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 logdump -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 logfs -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p53
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 logo -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p59
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 mdtp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p57
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 mdtpsecapp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p47
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 mdtpsecappbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p48
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 misc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p42
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 modem -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p66
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p45
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p46
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 msadp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 oops -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p56
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 persist -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p61
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 pmic -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p31
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 pmicbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p32
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p63
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 rpm -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 rpmbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 sec -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 splash -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p60
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 ssd -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 sti -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p41
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 storsec -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 storsecbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 1974-12-01 20:16 switch -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p69
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 toolsfv -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p40
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 tz -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p51
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 tzbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p52
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p70
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 xbl -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p49
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1974-12-01 20:16 xblbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p50