Samsung Galaxy A2 Core (samsung-a2corelte)

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Samsung Galaxy A2 Core
A2 Core running Phosh
A2 Core running Phosh
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy A2 Core
Codename samsung-a2corelte
Released 2019
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software Android (Go)
Original version 8.0
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1
Display 540 x 960 PLS IPS
Storage 8/16 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture AArch64
Type Handset
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 1304.5
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Display
Works
WiFi
Works
FDE
Mainline
Works
Battery
Works
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Broken
Bluetooth
Works
Camera
Broken
GPS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Internal storage
Works
SMS
Broken
Calls
Broken
USB OTG
Sensors
Accelerometer
Works
Ambient Light
Works
Proximity
Works
Misc
Camera Flash
Broken
Memory Card
Works
Haptics
Works


Samsung Galaxy A2 Core is an entry-level Exynos 7870 device released by Samsung in 2019.

Contributors

  • naproxen

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

When the phone is powered off, insert the USB cable while holding the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to boot into download mode. A turquoise colored screen will appear, asking for confirmation. Press Volume Up to confirm. Your device is ready for flashing via a front-end such as Odin or Heimdall.

To boot into recovery, hold the Power and Volume Up buttons.

Installation

Prerequisites

Make sure your phone:

  • Has its bootloader unlocked.

Preparation

Choose the following in the pmbootstrap init wizard:

Vendor: samsung
Device codename: a2corelte

To proceed with the installation run:

$ pmbootstrap install

This will begin preparing your installation in your host computer.

Flashing

After the installation process is completed, get your phone booted into download mode, Then run:

$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

The kernel gets flashed to your device. Now, the device will reboot automatically. Hold the key combination to reboot into download mode. Then run:

$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs

The rootfs is flashed and the device gets rebooted. It should reboot to postmarketOS now.

See also

pmaports!4981 Initial merge request

Device package

Kernel package