Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G (samsung-apexq)

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Icon WARNING: This device is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it.
Note This device is still running on armhf, although the processor supports armv7. If you own it, change it and test it that way.
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy S Relay 4G
Codename samsung-apexq
Released 2012
Type slide-out keyboard handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8960)
CPU 1.5 GHz dual-core Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Display 480x800 Super AMOLED
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armhf
Software
Original software Android
Original version 4.0.4
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Camera
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


Status: Boots. Wifi works. Keyboard symbols mapping and screen rotation not working.

Contributors

  • silver

Maintainer(s)

  • silver

Installation

First Install pmbootstrap

Now set it up for a samsung apexq 

pmbootstrap init
Vendor: samsung
Device codename: apexq
User interface: mate

When done with that run 

pmbootstrap install

Now put it in download mode. You will need to do this twice during the flashing step.

Set phone to ODIN mode 

 1. Turn off phone
 2. Connect USB cable
 3. Hold VOLUME_DOWN + HOME + POWER until you get Warning!! screen
 4. Push VOLUME_UP to continue to ODIN mode screen

pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

Phone will reboot. Follow above instructions again. It's easiest to just hold volddown and home while the kernel progress is shown instead of powering off in between flashes. 

pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs

The device will then reboot into postmarketos

Port information

  • kernel android_kernel_samsung_d2
  • commit 3795379ed3f846bf17908ff29576a93caff5d1d7
  • defconfig LineageOS/android_kernel_samsung_d2/87f5fcaf7afef878914c3fcca2c2fd395f285902/arch/arm/configs/cyanogen_apexq_defconfig
  • deviceinfo populated with boot.img from cm backup March 2017
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