Dell venue 8 pro
Manufacturer | Dell |
---|---|
Name | Venue 8 pro (3845) |
Codename | generic-x86_64 |
Released | 2014 |
Type | tablet |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Intel Bay Trail T Z3735 |
CPU | Intel® Atom™ CPU Z3735 @ 1.832GHz (Quad-Core) |
GPU | Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display |
Display | 8" 800x1280 IPS LCD |
Storage | 32 GB + sdcard reader |
Memory | 1 GB |
Architecture | x86_64 |
Software | |
Original software | Windows |
Original version | 8.1 |
FOSS bootloader | yes |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | yes |
postmarketOS kernel | Latest edge |
USB Networking |
No data |
---|---|
Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
Partial |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Works |
Audio |
Works |
Camera |
Broken |
Camera Flash |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works |
Bluetooth |
Broken |
Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
No data |
USB-A |
Works |
USB OTG |
Works |
Sensors | |
Accelerometer |
No data |
Magnetometer |
No data |
Ambient Light |
No data |
Proximity |
No data |
Hall Effect |
No data |
Haptics |
No data |
Barometer |
No data |
Power Sensor |
No data |
Contributors
Users owning this device
- Anh0516 (Notes: 5830, not 3845, it has 2GB RAM and an Atom Z3740D but is otherwise identical)
- Craftyguy
- Iliketwertles
- Neko (Notes: Dead SD, running Windows 8.1)
Installation
Preparation
This tablet is essentially a small UEFI(32bit) computer, no preparation is needed on device other than ensuring secure boot is turned off, which can be changed through the bios. Do that by holding the windows button on the side of the tablet while it first powers on, then hitting volume down. Then it's like any other computer to turn it off.
The only other setup that is needed is making the bootable usb. This tablet has no ability to flash via a computer, therefor it has to be done manually on-device. As for making the usb, use pmbootstrap to make the usb. Use the tablet-x86uefi
device and everything else is preference.
Flashing To Internal Storage
Being so flashing this device with a computer is impossible, to install, re-run pmbootstrap
while booted from the usb, but then instead of installing to the usb again, select the internal storage of the tablet. Find it with lsblk
or ls /dev/ | grep mmcblk
. If a sdcard is not inserted in the reader it will be the only mmcblkX
device. It tends to switche from mmcblk1
to mmcblk2
sometimes but it's not really relevant.
Hardware status
Bluetooth
Bluetooth support is available in other distros such as fedora, this means it will likely work in the future but no promises. likely configuration or driver related.
Camera
No Camera support in any known linux distros. Hopeful future support.
Battery
Battery charges and discharges as expected, however normally it does not report the %, it has been reported to work however. More investigation is needed
USB-A
There is no usb port on this tablet, however there is a microusb port which when paired with an adapter works just like a normal usb port. Hence why it is labeled as Works
Software issues
WiFi
As of 4/30/2024 you have to add the package firmware-ath6kl
to get wifi working. and use iwd rather than wpa_supplicant
Audio Playback
If you experience issues with audio, or weird things like video playback hanging and an audible beep being emitted from the speaker, this is likely due to a misconfigured Sound OpenFirmware (SOF) setup. There are two different workarounds for this:
- Disable SOF, by unsetting
CONFIG_SND_INTEL_BYT_PREFER_SOF
in the kernel or blacklisting the module(s) for it.
- Keep SOF and force a specific DSP driver when SOF loads:
$ echo "options snd-intel-dspcfg dsp_driver=2" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/byt-sof.conf
Tested DE
Gnome-mobile
Good, rare but possible lock-ups, assuming ram issue.
xfce4
Good, no complaints.
plasma-mobile
Works better with more recent updates, on the slow side but that should be expected with this device.