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| releaseyear = 2012
| releaseyear = 2012
| originalsoftware = Android 4.2
| originalsoftware = Android 4.2
| chipset = NovaThor U8500
| chipset = ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
| cpu = 2x 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
| cpu = 2x 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
| gpu = Mali 400 MP1
| gpu = Mali 400 MP1

Revision as of 16:56, 16 June 2020

Warning WARNING: This device is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it.
The processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Ace 2
Codename samsung-codina
Released 2012
Hardware
Chipset ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
CPU 2x 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
GPU Mali 400 MP1
Display 480x800 PLS
Storage 4 GB
Memory 768 MB
Architecture armhf
Software
Original software Android 4.2
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Broken
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Broken
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Broken
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
Broken
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • nergzd723

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

Odin Mode: While turned off, hold POWER+HOME+Vol-

Fastboot: Hold Vol- while booting.

Installation

Download uboot from here:


https://github.com/novathor-mainline/u-boot


Flash while in Odin Mode:


heimdall flash --Kernel u-boot.bin


Setup postmarketos on PC:


pmbootstrap init

pmbootstrap install


Enter Fastboot mode, then flash kernel:


pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel


And flash rootfs:


pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs


Reboot:


fastboot reboot


See also

Known bug

While in fastboot, PC may not detect the device. Try rebooting the device.