Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) (samsung-gtexswifi)
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Manufacturer | Samsung |
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Name | Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) |
Codename | samsung-gtexswifi |
Released | 2016 |
Type | tablet |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Spreadtrum SC8830 |
CPU | Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 |
GPU | Mali-400 MP |
Display | 800x1280 IPS LCD |
Storage | 8GB eMMC 4.5 |
Memory | 1.5GB RAM |
Architecture | armv7 |
Software | |
Original software | Android (TouchWiz) |
Original version | 5.1.1 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | no |
postmarketOS kernel | 3.10.108 |
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score | 964.9 |
Flashing |
Works |
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USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
Works |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
No data |
Audio |
No data |
Camera |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
IR TX |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Partial |
Bluetooth |
No data |
GPS |
No data |
NFC |
No data |
Modem | |
Calls |
No data |
SMS |
No data |
Mobile data |
No data |
Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
No data |
USB OTG |
Works |
HDMI/DP |
No data |
Sensors | |
Accelerometer |
No data |
Magnetometer |
No data |
Ambient Light |
No data |
Proximity |
No data |
Hall Effect |
No data |
Haptics |
No data |
Barometer |
No data |
Note: This page is about Spreadtrum SC8830 variants of Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) (samsung-gtexswifi). |
This tablet requires a 512-byte header prepended to boot.img before it will even attempt to boot. This header is the letters "DHTB" followed by 508 NULL bytes. boot-deploy!67 |
Supported Models
SM-T280 and SM-T280Q
Contributors
- Zocker1012
- 19atlas
Users owning this device
- 19atlas (Notes: SM-T280, no problem while booting, needs u-boot)
- Marshift
- Miguelzinn0132
How to enter flash mode
Press
+ +Installation
We recommend using twrp
After installing twrp, run:
$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs # flash SYSTEM
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel # flash boot.img
How to start ssh
ignore warnings
$ ip a # see device
$ sudo ip link set dev enp0s20u<CHANGEME> address 12:12:12:12:12:12
$ ssh user@172.16.42.1
Other
Unixbench results
Device WIP mainline kernel
Wifi
wifi service in lineageos wpa_supplicant.conf
# WiFi
BOARD_WPA_SUPPLICANT_DRIVER := NL80211
WPA_SUPPLICANT_VERSION := VER_2_1_DEVEL
BOARD_WPA_SUPPLICANT_PRIVATE_LIB := lib_driver_cmd_sprdwl
BOARD_HOSTAPD_DRIVER := NL80211
BOARD_HOSTAPD_PRIVATE_LIB := lib_driver_cmd_sprdwl
BOARD_WLAN_DEVICE := sc2341
WIFI_DRIVER_FW_PATH_PARAM := "/data/misc/wifi/fwpath"
WIFI_DRIVER_FW_PATH_STA := "sta_mode"
WIFI_DRIVER_FW_PATH_P2P := "p2p_mode"
WIFI_DRIVER_FW_PATH_AP := "ap_mode"
WIFI_DRIVER_MODULE_PATH := "/lib/modules/sprdwl.ko"
WIFI_DRIVER_MODULE_NAME := "sprdwl"
See also
- Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_A_7.0_(2016)_(samsung-gtexslte) (mostly similar device)
- pmaports!5289 Initial merge request