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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 (SM-T580)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 (SM-T580)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 running XFCE4 on postmarketOS
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 running XFCE4 on postmarketOS
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Tab A 2016 (SM-T580)
Codename samsung-gtaxlwifi
Released 2016
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU 1.6GHz Octa-Core (Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1
Display 1920 x 1200 LCD
Storage 16GB
Memory 2GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 6
Extended version 8.1
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.18.140
Features
Flashing
Partial
USB Networking
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Miscellaneous
Sensors


Contributors

  • Tim453

Users owning this device


Install TWRP

  • Press Volume down + home + power to enter Download mode
  • Flash the Recovery
 $ heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.6.0_9-0-gtaxlwifi.img

To boot into TWRP press Volume up + home + power

Installation

Note Flashing with heimdall gets stuck, so adb sideloading has to be used.

Install from the recovery zip installer

  • Install TWRP on your device
  • Configure the image
Note Weston and Plasma-Mobile does not launch, XFCE4 work
Note If a UI is used the following additional package has to be added during pmbootstrap init msm-fb-refresher
 $ pmbootstrap init
  • Prepare the installation
 $ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
  • In TWRP go to Advanced->Sideload and flash the image on the tablet
 $ pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload

See also