Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Duos (samsung-logands)

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Note Not to be confused with the LTE model, which has a Qualcomm SoC! (If you have a letter after the model number, you have the LTE model.)
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Duos
GT-S7272 running Xfce4
GT-S7272 running Xfce4
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Ace 3 Duos
Codename samsung-logands
Released 2013
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Broadcom BCM21664
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU VideoCore IV
Display 480x800 TFT
Storage 4 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android
Original version 4.2.2
FOSS bootloader no
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.4.5
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Partial
Internal storage
SD card
Battery
Works
Screen
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Broken
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi
Partial
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB OTG
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer
Power Sensor


Maintainer(s)

Contributors

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

  • Download mode: While the device is turned off, hold Power + Home + Volume Down, and confirm the action by pressing Volume Up thereafter.
  • Recovery mode: While the device is turned off, hold Power + Home + Volume Up.

Installation (Android Recovery Zip)

pmbootstrap init # Choose samsung-logands
pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip  
pmbootstrap export
# Find installation .zip in '/tmp/postmarketOS-export' folder.
# Put .zip on SD card. 
# Boot into recovery mode
# Install .zip using recovery tool like CWM or TWRP.

Installation

pmbootstrap init # Choose samsung-logands
pmbootstrap install
# Boot into download mode (Odin mode) before running the command below
pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
# Boot into download mode again
pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel


WiFi

Wifi isn't working properly, there are two problems:

  • Broadcom Wifi kernel module isn't installing automatically.
  • Connection to Wifi doesn't work, only Wifi scanning is working.

see this comment[1] from MR for installing the kernel module manually.

Photos

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Duos motherboard Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Duos motherboard


See also