Samsung Galaxy A6 2018 (samsung-a6lte)
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Samsung Galaxy A6 2018 with Xfce4 Samsung Galaxy A6 2018 with Xfce4 | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
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| Name | Galaxy A6 (2018) |
| Codename | samsung-a6lte |
| Released | 2018 |
| Type | handset |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa |
| CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 |
| Display | 720/1480 OLED |
| Storage | 32/64 GB, microSD |
| Memory | 3/4 GB |
| Architecture | aarch64 |
| Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android 8 |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android 10 |
| FOSS bootloader | no |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | testing |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
yes |
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench. |
1581.3 |
| Device package |
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| Kernel package |
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Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Untested
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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. |
Works
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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| Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Broken
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Partial
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Camera |
Broken
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| Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works
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Bluetooth |
Works
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GPS |
Untested
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NFC Near Field Communication |
Untested
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| Modem | |
Calls |
Partial
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SMS |
Works
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Mobile data |
Works
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| Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Untested
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| Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Broken
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism |
Broken
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Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces. |
Broken
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Proximity |
Broken
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Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor |
Broken
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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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| This is the exynos device. |
Contributors
- sleirsgoevy
Users owning this device
- Ahi6 (Notes: Running postmarketOS, used as a home server.)
- Keneshin
- Manty
- Slersgoevy (Notes: Flaky USB port, touchscreen has deadzones)
How to enter flash mode
- Recovery: Power on the device by holding and .
- Download: Hold and while plugging the device to a computer with an USB cable.
- Hard reboot: Press and hold and for 7 seconds.
Unlocking the bootloader
- Enable developer mode by tapping on the build number seven times in Settings → About phone → Software information
- Return to the main settings page and go to the developer options
- In developer options, enable OEM unlocking. Make sure you have an internet connection if it doesn't show up.
Installation
- Unlock the bootloader if not done.
- Select
a6lteand Xfce4 UI withpmbootstrap init - Generate the rootfs with
pmbootstrap installto install postmarketOS to the phone orpmbootstrap install --sdcard /dev/sdXto install it on an SD card. - Generate the flashable images with
pmbootstrap export. They will be stored in/tmp/postmarketOS-export, or you can specify another location like this:pmbootstrap export /home/user/Downloads/pmos - Reboot into download mode
- Flash postmarketOS with
heimdall flash --BOOT /tmp/postmarketOS-export/boot.img --SYSTEM /tmp/postmarketOS-export/samsung-a6lte.img(replace the paths if necessary). If you installed to an SD card, specify only the BOOT argument. Also you may choose the bigger USERDATA partition for the system image. - The phone should reboot straight into postmarketOS.
Note: installation with pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel and pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs will probably work, but this is untested.
Alternative Installation
If installation with heimdall/pmbootstrap flasher fails you could use the recovery-zip method, see Installation_from_recovery_mode.
Note: if you desire to use the bigger partition, use pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip --recovery-install-partition=USERDATA
Mainline status
- Pinctrl works,
clock controller missing driversfixed - Display, touchscreen, eMMC and external sdcard full work
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work
- Fuelgauge works (thanks @Tooniis), but is not enabled in the current .config
Notes
- Putting calls on hold and having several calls active simultaneously is not supported
Mobile data currently connects on IPv4 onlyFixed, IPv6 is now supported too.Wi-Fi does not connect out of the box. To connect to a network, after adding the network normally, open nm-connection-editor, edit the connection you're trying to activate, and set the "Cloned MAC address" setting to "Do not change".This should be fixed now, but YMMV.
See also
- Device specifications
- pmaports!3393 Initial merge request