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G-PLUS FL8005A (gplus-fl8005a)

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Note This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).
G-PLUS FL8005A
Manufacturer G-PLUS
Name FL8005A
Codename gplus-fl8005a
Released 2015
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Display 800x1280
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android 5.0.2
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
1091.7
Optional Generic Port Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
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
Partial
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Partial
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
Untested
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Partial
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Broken
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Broken
Ambient Light
Broken
Proximity
Broken

Users owning this device


Installation

lk2nd is a secondary bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface, which can be used to boot postmarketOS without Android boot flashed or pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel.

  1. Download lk2nd-msm8916.img from Releases page on Github.
  2. Boot your phone to bootloader (fastboot) mode.
  3. Follow lk2nd instructions to install lk2nd. Basically flash it to the boot partition (fastboot flash boot lk2nd-msm8916.img)
  4. Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation to install postmarketOS.
Note Note: Enter lk2nd fastboot mode by pressing Volume Down after booting (this time wait until it vibrates then press Volume Down!

Panel

There are 2 panel variants, and lk2nd is required to enable the panel.

Audio

Headphone microphone breaks sometimes.

Charging

smb1358-charger driver is not available, so the charging is not controlled and there is no charging status reporting.

USB OTG

Another smb1358-charger driver issue. It's currently unable to power up a usb device in mainline.

Acelerometer

Could be mc3230, but the driver is not receiving interrupts at the moment. It also needs to be implemented to have compatible entrys.

Ambient Light/Proximity Sensor

The driver for intersil,isl29044a ambient light/proximity sensor is not available.

FDE

It's not possible to unlock with touchscreen or a keyboard connected via USB OTG at the meantime.

See also

References