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== See also ==
== See also ==
* {{MR|2813|pmaports}} Initial merge request
* {{Device package|samsung-e7}}

Revision as of 14:35, 18 May 2022

Warning WARNING: This device cannot run postmarketOS, as its architecture is unsupported.
Samsung Galaxy E7
Samsung Galaxy E7
Samsung Galaxy E7
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy E7
Codename samsung-e7
Released 2015
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU 4x 1.2 Ghz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Display 720 x 1280
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture armv7 / aarch64
Software
Original software Android 4.4 / 5.1.1
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
postmarketOS kernel Mainline
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 907.6
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Partial
Screen
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Works
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
No data
NFC
Works
Modem
Calls
Works
SMS
Works
Mobile data
Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
Works
USB OTG
Partial
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
Partial
Proximity
Broken
Hall Effect
Works
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

Press Volume Down, Power, and Home all at the same time to boot to Odin mode. After lk2nd is installed, press Volume Down and Power at the same time.

Installation

Note Note: Even though MSM8916 is capable of aarch64, the firmware of some variants were never updated with aarch64 support. Therefore, this device can only boot mainline on armv7 at the moment.


lk2nd is a secondary bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface, which can be used to boot postmarketOS without Android boot flashed or pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel.

  1. Download lk2nd-msm8916.img from Releases page on Github.
  2. Boot your phone to bootloader (Odin/Download) mode by holding Volume Down and Home while powering up.
  3. Follow lk2nd instructions to install lk2nd. Basically flash it to the boot partition (heimdall flash --BOOT lk2nd-msm8916.img)
  4. Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation to install postmarketOS.
Note Note: Enter lk2nd fastboot mode by pressing only Volume Down + Power (without Home). Pressing Home additionally will bring you to the Samsung Download mode.

Audio

Warning WARNING: The speakers are rather loud on 100% volume and may produce distorted sound that may damage your speakers after long use. Please make sure to use reasonable volumes - your ears and your speaker will thank you!

Screen

Screen works partially. While displaying the UI works fine, adjusting the brightness doesn't work.

Touch keys

See Tm2-touchkey.

Battery

rt5033 charger driver is not available, so the charging is not controlled and there is no charging status reporting.

USB OTG

Another rt5033 charger driver issue. E7 is currently unable to power up a usb device in mainline. Try a hub with external power supply.

Accelerometer

k2hh accelerometer is not so stable for auto screen rotation, which suggests you to use fixed portrait or landscape mode.

Proximity Sensor

The driver for cm36672p proximity sensor is not available.

Photos

See also