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.
| This device runs a Downstream kernel. Some UIs will not work, and most features (3D acceleration, audio, etc.) may be broken. |
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Amazon Fire 7 running postmarketOS with Weston | |
| Manufacturer | Amazon |
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| 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 |
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| Kernel package |
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Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Works
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Works
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Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. |
Untested
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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| Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Untested
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Camera |
Untested
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IR TX |
Untested
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| Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Untested
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Bluetooth |
Untested
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GPS |
Untested
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NFC Near Field Communication |
Untested
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| Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Works
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| Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism |
Untested
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Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Proximity |
Untested
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Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor |
Untested
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Barometer Sensor to measure air pressure |
Untested
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Power Sensor Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge! |
Untested
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Contributors
- BenTheTechGuy
Users owning this device
- Autumn64 (Notes: Booting PMOS under LXQt)
- BenTheTechGuy (Notes: Improving port)
- Cdde (Notes: running Debian)
- Chandi (Notes: Haven't got it to boot PMOS yet)
- Delta0 (Notes: Booting PMOS without GUI)
- Drbugfinder
- H ro
- Joeth (Notes: Haven't got it to boot PMOS yet)
- Reon0
- Stormwoodpecker
- TheShed412
- WowItsKaylie (Notes: Boots without GUI)
- Zoomer296
How to enter flash mode
- Your bootloader must be unlocked via this method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/development/unlock-fire-t3899860
- TWRP can be reached by holding and at boot.
Installation
| 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
- pmaports!3286 Initial merge request