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Amazon Fire 7 2015 (amazon-ford)

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Amazon Fire 7" is a cheap low-end tablet released back in November of 2015. It had specs similar to a Nexus 7 from 2012.

Amazon Fire 7 (2015)
Amazon Fire 7 running postmarketOS with Weston
Amazon Fire 7 running postmarketOS with Weston
Manufacturer Amazon
Name Fire 7 (2015)
Codename amazon-ford
Released 2015
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek MT8127
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-450MP4
Display 600x1024 IPS
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android (Fire OS) 5 (FireOS 5)
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android (Fire OS)
FOSS bootloader no
postmarketOS
Category downstream
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
3.10.54
Device package device-amazon-ford
Kernel package linux-amazon-ford
Features
Flashing
It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Untested
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Untested
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Untested
Camera
Untested
IR TX
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
GPS
Untested
NFC
Near Field Communication
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Works
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Untested
Magnetometer
Sensor to measure magnetism
Untested
Ambient Light
Untested
Proximity
Untested
Hall Effect
Also known as flip cover sensor
Untested
Barometer
Sensor to measure air pressure
Untested
Power Sensor
Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge!
Untested

Contributors

  • BenTheTechGuy

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

  • TWRP can be reached by holding Volume Down and Power at boot.

Installation

Warning WARNING: PMOS needs to be flashed using TWRP instead of fastboot so the boot.img can be patched with the amonet exploit.
pmbootstrap init
pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
# Make sure you're booted into TWRP at this point and Started ADB Sideload on the device
pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload

See also