Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (WiFi) (samsung-v1awifi)

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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (WiFi)
v1awifi with the xfce GUI
v1awifi with the xfce GUI
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (WiFi)
Codename samsung-v1awifi
Released 2014
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 5420
CPU 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 and 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T628 MP6
Display 2560x1600
Storage 32/64 GB
Memory 3 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android
Original version 5.1.1
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.4.113 (downstream)
Features
Flashing
Broken
USB Networking
Partial
Internal storage
SD card
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Partial
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB OTG
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer


Contributors

  • Grimler
  • AAT596

Maintainer(s)

  • AAT596
  • Grimler

Requirements

The device needs to have an unlocked bootloader (OEM unlock state).

The device also needs to have TWRP installed (tested with version 3.4.0).

Users owning this device

How to enter flash mode

Press and hold Power + Volume Down + Home. Press Volume Up when prompted.

Mainline information

Installation

Create TWRP flashable zip: 

$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
$ pmbootstrap export

Run adb push /tmp/postmarketOS-export/pmos-samsung-v1awifi.zip to copy zip to the device, reboot to twrp and install the zip and then reboot to system.

Hardware status

Status for Mainline (M) kernel:

Based on deviceinfohw.ru:

Status (M) Hardware Info (M)
Y Booting boot.img has restriction of approx 8MB, which is /boot partition size.
Y USB Networking The device is recognized by the computer if it's connected by USB.
N Panel Samsung INH_LSL122DL01 for panel is used.
N Touchscreen Atmel MXT1664S panel for touchscreen is used.
N SD Card MicroSD card recognition.
Y eMMC Samsung BWBC3R for eMMC is used.
N GPS
N WiFi Broadcom BCM4339 for WiFi is used.
N Bluetooth Broadcom BCM4339 for Bluetooth is used.
N GPIO keys
N Battery and Charger Charger sec-fuelgauge is used.
N PMIC Maxim 77802 (max77802) and Maxim 77803 (max77803) for PMIC are used.
N Sound ASoC: arizona for audio is used.
N Voice processor
N Thermal sensor
N Color sensor Capella Micro CM3323 for color sensor is used (Color Sensor with I2C Interface).
N Accelerometer Bosch Sensortec BMA255 for accelerometer is used.
N Magnetometer Asahi Kasei Microsystems AK8963C for magnetometer is used.
N Gyroscope Bosch Sensortec BMG160 for gyroscope is used.
N Light sensor
N Front/rear camera Samsung S5K6B2, Sony IMX134 and I2C S5K6B2YX 2M camera sensor are used.
N GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6 for GPU is used.
Accessories Hardware Info (M)
N NotePRO 12.2/TabPRO 12.2 Galaxy Keyboard Cover Model EE-CP905UBEGUJ
N Galaxy TabPro Pen Model EJ-PW700CBEGUJ

Downstream information

What does not work

  • KDE Plasma (boots into black screen)
  • Any DE that uses Wayland
  • Stylus
  • Touchscreen stops working after some minutes of uptime and after reboot

Installation

Create TWRP flashable zip: 

$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
$ pmbootstrap export

Run adb push /tmp/postmarketOS-export/pmos-samsung-v1awifi.zip to copy zip to the device, reboot to twrp and install the zip and then reboot to system.

Some detailed observations

Booting XFCE UI:

  • Booting is extremely slow. It stays in the Samsung splash screen for a minute and a half and then starts booting pmOS. However, if I connect the charger when the tablet is powered off, it displays the charging icon as usual, and then starts booting pmOS immediately.
  • Sometimes the screen goes black for a split second and then it returns to normal.
  • Cannot boot into weston somehow. Seems that the interface does not work here. It seems common between other devices that share the same kernel (any DE that uses Wayland).
  • Create a file called /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config with the line `needs_root_rights=yes` to get X working.
  • The tablet freezes when the device is powered off or rebooted (from terminal and from XFCE UI).
  • After a couple of minutes (if using XFCE UI), the tablet is frozen entirely.
  • SSH does not work. If the command `sudo service sshd status` is executed on terminal, system tells me that SSH is currently loaded and functioning. However, it does not seem to work from USB (172.16.42.1) nor from WiFi. Nevertheless, telnet works.
  • I see slightly wrong colors on images.

Booting with MATE makes some differences:

  • The UI does not freeze after a couple of minutes.
  • Reboot/Shutdown works (only via UI).

See also

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