Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 (samsung-xcover4lte)

Features
Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Partial
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Untested
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Untested
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Broken
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Untested
GPS	Untested
NFC Near Field Communication	Untested
Modem
Calls	Untested
SMS	Untested
Mobile data	Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Untested
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Untested

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4
	; Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4
Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy Xcover 4
Codename	samsung-xcover4lte
Released	2017
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 7570 Quad
CPU	4x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex A53
GPU	Mali T720
Display	720x1280 IPS
Storage	16 GB
Memory	2 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 7.0
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android 9.0
postmarketOS
Category	archived
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	no
Device package	device-samsung-xcover4lte
Kernel package	linux-samsung-xcover4lte

This device has been archived. This means that it no longer appears in pmbootstrap and is likely broken.
It can still be selected in pmbootstrap init by typing in the vendor and codename, but you will have to build the kernel package manually.

Contributors

spholz

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

Alain (Notes: pmOS edge as server. Internal storage, wifi and screen don't work when booting)
Alexandre 1a (Notes: My daily driver)
Bastindo (Notes: Very good condition)
MayeulC
Newbyte (Notes: 1 with broken SIM reader + 1 with cracked screen but otherwise works fine)
Winbo-yml-exe (Notes: old phone, broken screen cable)
Xmeadow

How to enter flash mode

Power + Volume Down + Home

Installation

See Installation guide

Flash rootfs to an sdcard:

pmbootstrap init
pmbootstrap install --sdcard=/dev/YOUR_SD_CARD
pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

If you get stuck in flash (download) mode and want to exit hold Power + Volume Down

Serial port

The serial port is accessible over the Micro-USB port with a Carkit debug cable. Depending on the used resistor value, the bootloader behaves differently. With 150kΩ, only a small amount of information gets logged. With 523kΩ or 619kΩ, the debug log stays enabled and the S-BOOT console is visible without having to type log first.