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| status_screen = Y
| status_screen = P
| status_wifi = Y
| status_wifi = Y
| status_xwayland = Y
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| status_bluetooth = Y
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{{note|'''Warning:''' alsaucm sets the volume to maximum by default. It is possible to increase the volume even further, however, this may lead to permanent damage to your speaker!}}
{{note|'''Warning:''' alsaucm sets the volume to maximum by default. It is possible to increase the volume even further, however, this may lead to permanent damage to your speaker!}}
== Screen ==
Screen works partially. While displaying the UI works fine, adjusting the brightness doesn't work.


== Plasma Mobile ==
== Plasma Mobile ==

Revision as of 00:44, 15 November 2019

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy A5
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy A5 (2015)
Codename samsung-a5ulte
Released 2014
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU 4x ARM Cortex A53 @ 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 306
Display 5 inch 16:9, 720 x 1280 AMOLED
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android 4.4.4
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
postmarketOS kernel Mainline
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 912.7
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Works
Screen
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Partial
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
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


Contributors

Users owning this device


Installation

  1. Install lk2nd (alternative bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface)
  2. Follow the Installation guide
  3. If you don't install wifi firmware, display won't work
Note Note: Enter lk2nd fastboot mode by pressing only Volume Down + Power (not the Home button). Pressing the Home button additionally will bring you to the Samsung Download mode.

Audio

Everything is muted by default and must be enabled through alsaucm. Unfortunately, the tool is not very user-friendly.

$ alsaucm -i -c msm8916-samsung-a2015
set _verb HiFi
set _enadev <device>

where <device> is one of Earpiece, Headphones, PrimaryMic, HeadsetMic or SecondaryMic. (Speaker not supported yet...) alsaucm does not track which devices are already enabled, therefore it is possible to produce combinations that won't work properly (e.g. Headphones+Earpiece). To switch between devices, the old device first needs to be re-enabled and then disabled:

$ alsaucm -i -c msm8916-samsung-a2015
set _verb HiFi
set _enadev OLD
set _disdev OLD
set _enadev NEW
Note Warning: alsaucm sets the volume to maximum by default. It is possible to increase the volume even further, however, this may lead to permanent damage to your speaker!

Screen

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

Plasma Mobile

Plasma mobile currently works on A5 2015, but you should set custom scaling factor to 2.

kscreen-doctor output.1.scale.2 should work

Plasma works smoothly, but there are some graphical glitches like choppy text

Hildon

Kinda works, it has to be rotated 90 degrees, and crashes when touched