Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 (xiaomi-latte)

Features
Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Broken
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Partial
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.	Partial
Camera	Partial
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Untested
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Partial
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Works
Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.	Works
Proximity	Untested
Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor	Works
Power Sensor Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge!	Works

Xiaomi Mi Pad 2
	; Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 (latte)
Manufacturer	Xiaomi
Name	Mi Pad 2
Codename	xiaomi-latte
Released	2015
Type	tablet
Hardware
Chipset	Intel Atom x5-Z8500
CPU	Cherry Trail(4x2.2GHz)
GPU	Intel HD Graphice(CHV)
Display	1536x2048
Storage	16G or 64G
Memory	2G
Architecture	x86_64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 5
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android
FOSS bootloader	no
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.	6.16.0
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.	9777.4
Device package	device-xiaomi-latte
Kernel package	linux-xiaomi-latte

This device has been archived.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

Qs315490

Users owning this device

How to enter flash mode

DNX Fastboot

With the device powered off, hold Power+Volume Up+Volume Down until the "DNX FASTBOOT" text appears.

Installation

Using pmbootstrap

Follow Installation/Using pmbootstrap. When asked for the device's vendor/codename, select xiaomi as the vendor and latte as the codename.

To flash the image to the device, download the flash tools: https://github.com/Qs315490/xiaomi-latte-flash_tools

$ python3 gpt_ini2bin.py
$ pmbootstrap install --split
$ pmbootstrap export

Move the images to /flash_tools/images, then run DNX_flash_all.bat in Fastboot.

USB Gadget

For a BIOS with all options unlocked, set USB OTG Support to PCI Mode.

In the original BIOS, modify the setup variable at offset address 0x2a2. Change the value from 0x3 (AUTO) to 0x1 (PCI).

setup_var.efi setup_var.efi Setup:0x2a2=0x1

grub_setup setup_var 0x2a2 0x1

Audio

The headphones have not been repaired.

Camera

The OV5693 front camera works in the 6.14 kernel.

UnixBench

BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.3)
System: mipad2: Linux
OS: Linux -- 6.14.0 -- #35 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jul 15 18:16:42 CST 2025
Machine: x86_64 (unknown)
Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate=)
CPU 0: Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8500 CPU @ 1.44GHz (2880.0 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   CPU 1: Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8500 CPU @ 1.44GHz (2880.0 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   CPU 2: Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8500 CPU @ 1.44GHz (2880.0 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   CPU 3: Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8500 CPU @ 1.44GHz (2880.0 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   17:34:15 up 54 min,  0 users,  load average: 1.45, 1.06, 0.93; runlevel 

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Sun Sep 21 2025 17:34:15 - 17:39:07
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables        6619396.6 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     2478.5 MWIPS (10.1 s, 7 samples)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Sun Sep 21 2025 17:39:07 - 17:43:48
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       25926250.6 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     9777.4 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)