Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) (samsung-jxelte)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy J7 (2016)
Codename samsung-jxelte
Released 2016
Category testing
Original software Android
Original version 6.0.1
Extended version 8.1
postmarketOS kernel 3.18.14
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU 1.6GHz Octa-Core (Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1
Display 720 x 1280 Super AMOLED
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture aarch64
Type handset
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Broken
Touchscreen
Works
Display
Works
WiFi
Works
FDE
Mainline
Battery
Works
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
NFC
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
USB-A
HDMI/DP
Ir TX
Ir RX
Stylus
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader




Contributors

  • Error1001

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

Hold down the home button + the power button + the volume down button from a power off state to get into Odin mode.

Hold down the home button + the power button + the volume up button from a power off state to boot to TWRP.

Note Flashing with heimdall and TWRP gets stuck, so use adb sideloading to get postmarketOS flashed.

Installation

Follow the installation instructions as usual, but use adb sideloading.

pmbootstrap init
pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload # Remember to unmount all partitions first.
Note msm-fb-refresher, which despite its name is not exclusive to msm SoCs, is required if you didn't choose weston as your ui, so to add it do pmbootstrap init and press enter until you get to additional packages, add msm-fb-refresher there.

Status of interfaces

  • none gets stuck loading
  • fbkeyboard gets stuck loading
  • plasma-mobile gets stuck loading, requires deviceinfo_gpu_accelerated="true" to show up as an option
  • plasma-desktop boots but does not get past login
  • phosh gets stuck loading, requires deviceinfo_gpu_accelerated="true" to show up as an option
  • gnome-mobile boots and gets past login, but cannot find Wifi connections, does not allow to enable virtual keyboard past login, cannot close popups

See also