{
  "id": "xiaomi/redmi-note-8",
  "vendor": "Xiaomi",
  "model": "Redmi Note 8",
  "aliases": [
    "ginkgo",
    "xiaomi-ginkgo"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665",
      "SM6125"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 24.0 (ginkgo variant 1)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ginkgo/variant1/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (testing, xiaomi-ginkgo)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/testing/device-xiaomi-ginkgo",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS wiki: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (xiaomi-ginkgo)",
      "url": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Xiaomi_Redmi_Note_8_(xiaomi-ginkgo)",
      "kind": "other",
      "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ginkgo/install/variant1/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Xiaomi devices are unlocked with Xiaomi's Mi Unlock tool. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "Nura/postmarketOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Xiaomi_Redmi_Note_8_(xiaomi-ginkgo)",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with pmbootstrap and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "notes": "Uses the bootloader's fastboot mode. The bootloader must be unlocked first, which wipes the device. Installing replaces the stock system: back up your data first. This is a testing port: what works varies, check the device page."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos",
      "postmarketos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17",
  "interfaces": [],
  "claims": [],
  "verification": []
}