Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) (samsung-gtowifi)
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Manufacturer | Samsung |
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Name | Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) |
Codename | samsung-gtowifi |
Released | 2019 |
Category | testing |
Original software | Android 9 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 (MSM8937) |
CPU | Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 504 |
Display | 800x1280 |
Storage | 32GB |
Memory | 2GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: kernel compiles, doesn't boot
Status: kernel compiles, doesn't boot
USB Networking | |
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Flashing | |
Touchscreen | |
Display | |
WiFi | |
FDE | |
Mainline | |
Battery | |
3D Acceleration | |
Audio | |
Bluetooth | |
Camera | |
GPS | |
Mobile data |
Unavailable |
SMS |
Unavailable |
Calls |
Unavailable |
USB OTG / USB-C Role switching | |
NFC |
Unavailable |
Accelerometer | |
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Magnetometer | |
Ambient Light | |
Proximity | |
Hall Effect | |
Barometer | |
Power Sensor | |
Keyboard | |
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Touchpad | |
USB-A | |
HDMI/DP | |
Ir TX |
Unavailable |
FOSS bootloader | |
Contributors
- Irihapeti
- Oatm22
Users owning this device
- ByteXD23!
- Dusky (Notes: LineageOS 12)
- Irihapeti
- Lifehackerhansol (Notes: Unofficial LineageOS maintainer)
- Oatm22 (Notes: Working on porting)
- Zephyr1112 (Notes: LCD destroyed, disassembled)
How to enter flash mode
Plug USB micro to USB A cable into computer. With tablet turned OFF, press and hold vol. up and vol. down simultaneously, and plug USB micro end of cable into tablet. Release buttons when screen turns on.
Press vol. up to go to download mode.
Installation
Heimdall will not install kernel to boot partition. Upload completes but doesn't write to disk.
Can be installed using pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
and copying zip file to sdcard or usb-otg and installing from TWRP.
Installation completes successfully, but on rebooting goes to Download (odin) mode.
Notes
Kernel compiles with all pmbootstrap-supplied patches removed and patch https://github.com/Tomoms/android_kernel_oppo_msm8974/commit/11647f99b4de6bc460e106e876f72fc7af3e54a6 added.