Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (SM-T560) (samsung-gtelwifi)

Contributors

 * StandaSK
 * atipls

User Interfaces

 * Gnome starts but is pretty unusable
 * Phosh/Plasma Mobile do not work (require mainline)
 * Xfce4 works

Installation

 * User interface: xfce4
 * Extra packages:  or    to get an on-screen keyboard
 * Extra packages:  or    to get an on-screen keyboard

What works

 * Flashing rootfs and kernel via TWRP
 * Screen
 * Touchscreen
 * WiFi

Attention: latest edge won't come up with ssh cause of missing /etc/network/interfaces do a "pmbootstrap chroot -r" create and edit the missing interface file and add: auto lo iface lo inet loopback

After that do a install as usual and network comes up with ssh

What doesn't work

 * Audio
 * USB-OTG
 * charging sdl

Additional notes

 * ADB sideload stops at 50%, but it actually succeeds.
 * The power button instantly shuts down the entire system
 * LightDM Hangs after a while but can be restarted from USB/SSH
 * Some audio devices do show up, but they don't actually work.

How atipls made wifi work
How atipls made wifi work (with a bit of confusing detours). Inspired by the (sort of) helpful How_bonsaiblue_made_wifi_work.


 * Since the kernel provided by Samsung has built-in support for the BCM4343, enabling it was enough to get wlan0 to show up.
 * I actually have tried loading it as a kernel module, which ended up with horrible messages like  and
 * Grab nvram_mfg.txt and bcmdhd_mfg.bin from /etc/wifi from either a stock install or an unofficial lineageos port.
 * I have also tried, but the firmware seems to be newer than wanted thus either not loading or straight up soft bricking the OS.
 * Bring the interface up:
 * Use XFCE4's menu or  to connect to a wifi network.

Useful key combinations

 * home + volume up + power: flash mode (TWRP)
 * home + volume down + power: reboot