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Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (SM-T561) (samsung-gtel3g)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (SM-T561)
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (SM-T561) (samsung-gtel3g) running Weston
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (SM-T561) (samsung-gtel3g) running Weston
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Tab E 9.6 (SM-T561)
Codename samsung-gtel3g
Model SM-T561
Released 2015
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset Spreadtrum SC8830
CPU 4x 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400 MP2
Display 800x1200
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1.5 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android
Original version 4.4.4
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.10.17
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
No data
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
No data
Bluetooth
No data
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
Broken
USB OTG
Works
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

  • Recovery mode: Hold volume up, power button and home button
  • Download mode(Odin/Heimdall): Hold volume down, power button and home button[flashing via download mode doesn't work]

Installation

  • pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
  • pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload

Addional Notes

  • ADB sideload stops at 50%, but it actually succeeds.
  • Xfce4 works like a charm but it needs to be manually started over SSH
  • Android apps that generate specs have produced conflicting reports about the device's memory. The device actually has 1.5 GB of memory.
  • You probably already know this but if you ever find yourself in a bootloop/soft-brick situation, hold donwn the volume keys, the home and the power button to reboot.

See also