Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 (samsung-a5)
USB Networking |
Works |
---|---|
Flashing |
Works |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Display |
Partial |
WiFi |
Works |
FDE |
Works |
Mainline |
Works |
Battery |
Partial |
3D Acceleration |
Works |
Audio |
Works |
Bluetooth |
Works |
Camera |
Broken |
GPS |
Works |
Mobile data |
Works |
SMS |
Works |
Calls |
Works |
USB OTG |
Partial |
NFC |
Works |
Accelerometer |
Works |
---|---|
Magnetometer |
Works |
Ambient Light |
Broken |
Proximity |
Broken |
Hall Effect |
Works |
Ir TX | |
---|---|
TrustZone | |
This device is based on Snapdragon 410. See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps |
Contributors
- minecrell
- maccraft123 (only wiki page)
Users owning this device
- Alexeymin (Notes: SM-A500F (not FU) replaced battery, like new now)
- ArMor (Notes: SM-A500H Dual Sim)
- Baonks81 (Notes: 3G SM-A500H Dual Sim 2GB/16GB)
- Citrullin (Notes: (4x SM-A500FU available to borrow in Berlin))
- Danct12 (Notes: SM-A500H Dual Sim)
- Debiansh (Notes: Notes: SM-A500FU Running postmarketOS with Phosh, not working display brightness, Camera and USB-OTG. I made a polish review: https://www.internet-czas-dzialac.pl/recenzja-postmarketos/)
- Grimler
- JD9999
- Knuxfanwin8 (Notes: (SM-A500FU))
- Lewis Collard (Notes: A5U (EUR))
- Maccraft123
- Minecrell (Notes: SM-A500FU, with weird replacement screen :))
- Pojntfx
- Rich Morin (Notes: compatibility and deployment testing)
- UltrasonicMadness (Notes: SM-A500FU, daily driver)
- WonderfulShrineMaidenOfParadise
Installation
There are several ways to install postmarketOS on Samsung Galaxy A5 2015. All of them require you to flash lk2nd.
First, install lk2nd:
lk2nd is a secondary bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface.
- Download lk2nd-msm8916.img from Releases page on Github.
- Boot your phone to bootloader (download) mode by holding Volume Down and Home while powering up.
- Follow lk2nd instructions to install lk2nd. Basically flash it to boot partition (
heimdall flash --BOOT lk2nd-msm8916.img
) - Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation to install postmarketOS.
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Note: Enter lk2nd fastboot mode by pressing only Volume Down + Power (without Home). Pressing Home additionally will bring you to the Samsung Download mode. |
Audio
![]() Warning! |
The speakers are rather loud on 100% volume and may produce distorted sound that may damage your speakers after long use. Please make sure to use reasonable volumes - your ears and your speaker will thank you! |
Screen
Screen works partially. While displaying the UI works fine, adjusting the brightness doesn't work.
Touch keys
See Tm2-touchkey.
Plasma Mobile
Plasma mobile currently works on A5 2015, but you should set custom scaling factor to 2.
kscreen-doctor output.1.scale.2
should work.
To run this command from ssh session add the following env variables to the above command:
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/10000 QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland kscreen-doctor output.1.scale.2
Plasma works smoothly, but there are some graphical glitches sometimes.
Battery
rt5033
charger driver is not available, so the charging is not controlled and there is no charging status reporting.
USB OTG
Another rt5033
charger driver issue. A5 is currently unable to power up a usb device in mainline. Try a hub with external power supply.
Ambient Light/Proximity Sensor
The driver for tmd3782
ambient light/proximity sensor is not available.
Photos
See also
- Device package
- Kernel package
- A review from the polish technology channel "Internet. Czas działać!" - PeerTube link, YouTube link