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Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2015) is a series of devices based on [[Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)]] SoC which has great mainline Linux support.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2015) is a series of devices based on [[Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)]] SoC which has great mainline Linux support.



Revision as of 07:43, 15 August 2021

Note This device is currently in WIP state, some features marked as working may not yet be available from the device packages available in the pmOS repository. Ask TravMurav on matrix.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 WiFi (2015)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 WiFi (2015)
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Tab A 9.7 (2015)
Codename samsung-gt510wifi, samsung-gt510lte
Released 2015
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 306
Display 1024x768 (XGA) PLS
Storage 16GB
Memory 2GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android 7.1.1 with Linux Kernel version 3.10.49
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
postmarketOS kernel Mainline
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 904.0
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Partial
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Works
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
Works
Modem
Calls
Partial
SMS
Works
Mobile data
Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
Works
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
Works
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2015) is a series of devices based on Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916) SoC which has great mainline Linux support.

This page should generally apply to any 9.7 inch variant of the device (WiFi, LTE, with and without the pen support). Note that those variants may have different amount of RAM. For 8.0 inch variants see Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_A_8.0_LTE_(2015)_(samsung-gt58lte).

Variant differences

The device has multiple variants, the main differences in the features are shown in the table below:

Feature gt510wifi gt510lte Notes
GPS Works WiFi variant needs investigation. Modem support is not enabled for the WiFi variant at this time.
Mobile data Unavailable Works
SMS Unavailable Works
Calls Unavailable Partial See Tips below for call audio.

Contributors

  • jja2000
  • TravMurav
  • Minecrell (and others from the msm8916-mainline team)

Maintainer(s)

  • jja2000
  • TravMurav (LTE variant)
  • The MSM8916-Mainline team

Users owning this device

  • Fell (Notes: pmOS)
  • Grimler
  • Jja2000 (Notes: Contributed, I have two of these now)
  • Lebedinets (Notes: SM-T555)
  • QC8086 (Notes: WiFi)
  • Roboe (Notes: (second hand) SM-P550 16GB (gt5note10wifi); broken S-Pen tip; running pmOS stable with lk2nd bootloader (flipped touch by the Y-axis after loading unofficial TWRP, .-.))
  • Russanandres (Notes: PMOS)
  • Samcday
  • TravMurav (Notes: SM-T555 (LTE variant))
  • UxAmadeus


How to enter flash mode

Download mode: When turned off hold Power + Volume Up + Home

lk2nd Fastboot: When turned off hold Power + Volume Down

Installation

  1. Install lk2nd (alternative bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface).
  2. Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation.

Tips And Tricks

  • Charger driver is not present at this time, but bootloader seem to enable it if the device was turned on by plugging the cable in. You can check if the device charges by reading the value from /sys/class/power_supply/max170xx_battery/current_now
  • Phone calls audio on LTE variants may be only available via headphones output at this time.
  • Due to a bug (?) in DSI driver, Brightness change DSI commands sent to the panel result in de-sync of the video data and produce some visual artifacts. To remove the artifacts simply turn the display off and on. You may want to make sure that automatic brightness control is disabled.

Mainline Kernel Status

Table of components in the device


See also