Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 Wi-Fi SM-T520 (n2awifi)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab PRO 10.1 (WiFi)
A picture of a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 Wifi.
A picture of a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 Wifi.
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Tab PRO 10.1 (WiFi)
Codename samsung-n2awifi
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 16/32 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android
Original version 4.4.2
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline partial
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score 979.0
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
Works
SD card
Works
Battery
Partial
Screen
Partial
Touchscreen
Partial
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Broken
Camera
Camera Flash
IR TX
Connectivity
WiFi
Partial
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB OTG
Works
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer
Power Sensor


Contributors

  • Denix
  • Eisenbahnfan2015

Users owning this device

  • Denix (Notes: Unlocked - Lineage 14.1 - Planning to port)
  • Eisenbahnfan2015 (Notes: Unlocked - Used for mainlining)


Mainline Features

Status Hardware Info
Y Panel Sometimes random parts of the panel are shifted downwards for a few moments which leads to flashing.
N Touchscreen
N GPU
Y SD cards
Y Internal memory
N GPS
N Cameras
Y WiFi
P Bluetooth Devices are discovered but connection to them fails.
Y Buttons There are 4 keys on GPIO: Home button, Volume up, Volume down, Power button.
P Charger Charges only very slowly. If the panel is on, it only discharges.
Y Fuel Gauge
Y PMIC
N Sound
N Accelerometer
N Magnetometer
N Proximity and Light

How to enter recovery mode

Press and hold Power + Volume Up + Home.

How to enter flash mode

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

Installation

Follow the instructions on Installation/Using pmbootstrap to install it either on sdcard or the 2 GB internal system partition. You can choose of the downstream kernel or the mainline kernel. If you chose the downstream kernel make sure to replace sshd with dropbear as seen in USB_Network to be able to connect with the device after boot.

Known issues

Downstream kernel

Only X11 UIs work.

The device automatically boots when connected to power.

The device always reboots when choosing poweroff or poweroff from terminal. You need to boot into recovery to shut the device down.

Mainline kernel

ssh connections via USB_Network not always work. If you get nothing during the connection via ssh after the Network Adapter is found, just ping the device.

See also