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Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential (lenovo-tb3-710i)

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Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential
Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential running Sxmo
Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential running Sxmo
Manufacturer Lenovo
Name Tab3 7 Essential
Codename lenovo-tb3-710i
Released 2016
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek MT8321
CPU Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore 1.3 GHz
GPU ARM Mali 400 MP
Display 600x1024 IPS LCD
Storage 16 GB
Memory 963.22 MB LPDDR3 (Single channel)
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android 5.1
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android
postmarketOS
Category downstream
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no
Device package device-lenovo-tb3-710i
Kernel package linux-lenovo-tb3-710i
Features
Flashing
Whether 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
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Works
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Works
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Broken
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Broken
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Works


Installation

  • pmbootstrap init
  • select sxmo-dwm as interface
  • pmbootstrap install
  • Run the command and connect to the cable:
  • pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata
  • pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel
  • Hold power key to reboot

MTK Driver Installation

Driver Enables:

  • WIFI
  • Audio (mpv)
  • Accelerometer

Install Driver:

  • Install driver through PC
  • scp ~/mtk-driver.run user@172.16.42.1:/home/user/
  • ssh user@172.16.42.1
  • sudo ./mtk-driver.run
  • sudo reboot

MTK Driver [Link]: https://github.com/1000Stars-debug/MTK-driver-pmos/releases/download/1.0/mtk-driver.run

Photos

Contributors

  • Sreeranj
  • Projjal

Users owning this device


Source Codes

Kernel Source: https://github.com/1000Stars-debug/linux-lenovo-tb3-710i


Maintainers

  • Sreeranj

See also