RCA Voyager III (sofiaboard)
| This device has been tested with postmarketOS, but its device package has not yet been added to the postmarketOS repositories. This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap. Status: Uses prebuilt kernel, therefore cannot be packaged |
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| Manufacturer | Alco |
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| Name | RCA Voyager III |
| Codename | sofiaboard |
| Released | 2017 |
| Type | tablet |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Intel SoFIA x3-C3200RK |
| CPU | Intel® Atom™ CPU x3-C3200RK @ 1.10GHz (Quad-Core) |
| GPU | Mali-450 MP4 |
| Display | 800x600 IPS LCD |
| Storage | 16GB |
| Memory | 1G |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android 6.0.1 |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
no |
Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Broken
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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. |
Untested
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Touchscreen |
Works
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Keyboard Whether the built-in physical keyboard works. |
Untested
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Touchpad Whether the built-in touchpad works. |
Untested
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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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| Modem | |
Calls |
Untested
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SMS |
Untested
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Mobile data |
Untested
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| Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB-A Whether the full-sized USB-A port works. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Untested
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HDMI/DP Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort. |
Untested
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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
- SnappedAll (put your username here!)
Users owning this device
How to enter flash mode
Installation
Use pmbootstrap to build your own installation image of another x86_64 device, as we have to use a prebuilt kernel on this one.
$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install --sdcard=/dev/sdX
(we use sdcard as internal storage is slow, buggy and dm-verity is acting strangely)
Notes
This x86 tablet has a Mali GPU, which is quite a weird combination. The Lima driver has not yet been tested on x86.
It uses the Simple Firmware Interface for discovering system timers and non-enumerable buses, but other stuff can be found using PCI. SFI has been dropped from mainline, so unless that is merged back the best thing is close-to-mainline on a fork of kernel version 5.10 which was the last kernel that supported it or use second stage bootloader Petitboot to boot newer kernels with devicetree.(See Motorola RAZR i (XT890) (motorola-smi)'s device package).
Considering that regular UEFI is supported in Linux, porting EDK-II might be an interesting option for getting mainline Linux to boot .
Downstream kernel
For working 3D graphics, mainline would be required, but having a port with downstream could be used in the meantime.