Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 (SM-T580)
![]() Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 running XFCE4 on postmarketOS | |
Manufacturer | Samsung |
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Name | Galaxy Tab A 2016 (SM-T580) |
Codename | samsung-gtaxlwifi |
Released | 2016 |
Category | testing |
Original software | Android |
Original version | 6 |
Extended version | 8.1 |
postmarketOS kernel | 3.18.140 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa |
CPU | 1.6GHz Octa-Core (Cortex-A53) |
GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 |
Display | 1920 x 1200 LCD |
Storage | 16GB |
Memory | 2GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Type | tablet |
USB Networking |
Works |
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Flashing |
Partial |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Display |
Works |
WiFi |
Broken |
FDE | |
Mainline |
Broken |
Battery | |
3D Acceleration | |
Audio | |
Bluetooth | |
Camera |
Broken |
Internal storage | |
USB OTG | |
Accelerometer | |
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Magnetometer | |
Ambient Light | |
Proximity | |
Hall Effect | |
Barometer | |
Power Sensor | |
Built-in DVB | |
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Camera Flash | |
Keyboard | |
Touchpad | |
USB-A | |
HDMI/DP | |
Ir RX | |
Stylus | |
SD card | |
Haptics | |
Ethernet | |
FOSS bootloader | |
Currently not booting...
Contributors
- Tim453
Users owning this device
- MasterPlexus (Notes: still on Lineage)
- Nulldayo
- Sputnik1973 (Notes: A couple of scratches, but good conditon in general, running LienageOS 19.1.)
- Veast (Notes: Unable to install due to heimdall not flashing TWRP)
- WeirdTreeThing
Install TWRP
- Dowload the TWRP image for gtaxlwifi
- Press
Volume down
+home
+power
to enter Download mode - Flash the Recovery
$ heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gtaxlwifi.img
To boot into TWRP press Volume up
+ home
+ power
Installation
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Flashing with heimdall gets stuck, so adb sideloading has to be used. |
Install from the recovery zip installer
- Install TWRP on your device
- Configure the image
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Weston and Plasma-Mobile does not launch, XFCE4 work |
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If a UI is used the following additional package has to be added during pmbootstrap init msm-fb-refresher |
$ pmbootstrap init
- Prepare the installation
$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
- In TWRP go to Advanced->Sideload and flash the image on the tablet
$ pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload
See also
- pmaports!2796 Initial merge request
- Device package
- Kernel package