Root [Boost Mobile] Hroark's Warp Kernel Source

[hroark13]

ZTE is not going to release working kernel source code for our phone, so I decided to make it

This thread is not about ZTE releasing working source
This thread is not about ZTE's broken source code that they did release


This thread is about the kernel source code I am providing

This thread is about getting this source 100 percent working

This thread is about adding options like Overclocking and stuff like that to my code

This thread is for advanced users, developers, and those who want to learn


Please lets keep this thread clean, and keep it on topic, so that others will want to read it and learn

Please do not post thank you posts, they make the thread too long, just click the thank you button and the rating stars

So what I have done is taken the ZTE N850 (Fury aka Sean) 2.6.35.11 and ZTE Blade Plus source code, and modified it to work with the N860 (Warp aka Arthur)

Everything seems to be working good, except the LCD wake issue on newer phones that have the Tianma LCD Panel, but the older phones should be OK and the Headset Audio issue

Of course the real test will be when others load the kernel on their phones (I can only do so much testing)


I have uploaded the code to github


Fury Mod (2.6.35.11)
https://github.com/hroark13/WARP_KERNEL

Blade Plus Mod (2.6.35.7)
https://github.com/hroark13/WARP_KERNEL_26357

I am also providing a test kernel (CWM Flash-able), for those that do not want to compile, if you have a newer phone with the Tianma Panel (like me) you will want to wait until this issue is resolved. I hope some of you can help with that particular issue

http://www.mediafire.com/?gud897y47sf15kr

If using the Fury source or kernel there are two needed WiFi modules that I don't have the source for, so we need to use the pre-built ones

They are located on github and in the test kernel

If you use the Blade Plus source or kernel, you can use the stock WiFi modules





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[hroark13]

edit the Makefile to point to the location of your arm-eabi-4.4.3 folder

like this

ARCH        ?= arm 
CROSS_COMPILE    ?= /home/hroark13/arm-eabi-4.4.3/bin/arm-eabi-

open terminal



For the 2.6.35.11

cd WARP_KERNEL 
make mrproper
cp warp_config .config
make ARCH=arm

For the 2.6.35.7

cd WARP_KERNEL_26357
make mrproper
cp newconfig .config
make ARCH=arm

after a while you should get a zImage in arch/arm/boot

you will need to pack that zImage with a ramdisk


see my packer thread

Warp Kernel Packer





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[mholloway]

I want to flash your kernel,my phone is B08 and bought it 6 months ago,is this onsidered older phone?

 

[hroark13]

I want to flash your kernel,my phone is B08 and bought it 6 months ago,is this onsidered older phone?

i think you will be OK


make a backup in CWM first, if the kernel does not work, do a restore



edit :

changed advance restore to restore, i forgot about the wifi modules

 

[hroark13]

Since ZTE will not help us


I was wondering if someone with better social skills than myself could contact Tianma, and see if they would be willing to help us.

If you talk to there tech people and point them to my git, maybe they can help

Tianma Microelectronics -

 

[mholloway]

i think you will be OK


make a backup in CWM first, if the kernel does not work, do a restore



edit :

changed advance restore to restore, i forgot about the wifi modules

Its a no go,my phone just freezes.

 

[shinru2004]

Since ZTE will not help us


I was wondering if someone with better social skills than myself could contact Tianma, and see if they would be willing to help us.

If you talk to there tech people and point them to my git, maybe they can help

Tianma Microelectronics -

I emailed them for you

Hello, I am writing you today about possibly getting some help with an issue we are experiencing with a product that contains drivers made by your company. That product being the ZTE Warp. I was curious if you would be able to take a look at the kernel source that was provided by a fellow member Hroark of http://www.androidforums.com he has uploaded the modified source to the github repo. It would be greatly appreciated if we could get the source for your driver or some much needed input to solve our issue, (screen wake) concerning your driver

The github is located here https://github.com/hroark13/WARP_KERNEL

Thank you in advance, Sincerely Michael

 

[hroark13]

Its a no go,my phone just freezes.

can you elaborate, does it boot ?

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[mholloway]

can you elaborate, does it boot ?

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It booted,then when status bar finished loading,the phone froze.i pulled battery butphone got stuck in bootloader,pulled bat again and went to cwm,advance restore data,the phone was ok,i went to forums seen your edit,i didnt think i was still on your kernel so i checked wifi,error,restored,installed again phone booted and lasted about? A good min. Then froze again.so i restored i didnt try advance restore data the second time to run it, i dont really use the wifi so if you want me to try that again,if it works, i can test it longer

 

[Rally 517]

I running good but no vibrate on keypress on keyboard. And calls dont work can make and recieve calls just cabt hear

 

[hroark13]

I running good but no vibrate on keypress on keyboard. And calls dont work can make and recieve calls just cabt hear

I am having the same issue

every time I did a test call I put the phone on speakerphone and it worked


my phone is not activated, when I test call I just hear the Boost guy

I am not sure why I did not test phone using the head set

I do not think this should be too hard to fix

 

[shinru2004]

I can work on overclocking your source

 

[hroark13]

well I was able to fix the key vibration

still trying to figure out the headset audio


http://www.mediafire.com/?qkl8so2o5h57mot

 

[Rally 517]

What about the calling

 

[hroark13]

What about the calling

what do you mean

 

[Snake X]

He probably means is it working or if RIL works on this yet.. wifi, 3g and that stuff.

 

[aenoch]

he ment "And calls dont work can make and recieve calls just cabt hear"

rally i believe that would be the headset audio that he is working on

 

[hroark13]

i can make phone calls

i just do not hear anything on the headset speaker

i do hear audio over the speaker phone


I am trying to figure this out, and can use some help

 

[hroark13]

I am not sure why I did not test phone using the head set

because if i put my head next to the phone to listen the LCD shuts off and I have to reboot


that is why i tested with speaker phone only

 

[aenoch]

there should be away to turn off proximity sensor

untested

Smart Screen Off–Automatically Disable Display via Proximity Sensor | xda-developers

disable proximity sensor | Android Forums

 

[shinru2004]

i am going to test the kernel on my phone since i got it a week after it came out, as well as test the overclock edits i made

 

[jetx2x]

Let me get this straight... it works on the newer panels but there is no fix for the screen wake issue?

Sent from my N860 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

 

[shinru2004]

i don't have any screen wake issues, only issue i have with this kernel is the headset speaker not working. other then that this kernel works perfect on my phone

Maybe the rpc_server_handset.c file has something to do with the handset speaker, the file in the N850 source was a bit smaller then the one from the warp source. so i replaced it. im going to look into the issue with the handset speaker

 

[n0ve]

Mid February was when ZTE made the switch of lcd companies. If stores had phones still in stock they sold all that they had... i needed a replacement and it took a few weeks ended up getting replacement mid March. Hope this helps others know whether or not they have Tianama branded screen or not.

 

[hroark13]

i don't have any screen wake issues, only issue i have with this kernel is the headset speaker not working. other then that this kernel works perfect on my phone

Maybe the rpc_server_handset.c file has something to do with the handset speaker, the file in the N850 source was a bit smaller then the one from the warp source. so i replaced it. im going to look into the issue with the handset speaker

i have been working on this issue for a couple of days, and it is kicking my butt

i should have never said it would be an easy fix, I jinxed myself

i hope you are able to figure it out