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Samsung Jét (samsung-s8000)

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Warning 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.
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: kernel compiles, need to make initramfs for booting
Samsung Jét
The jet getting stuck loading the kernel (initramfs-less)
The jet getting stuck loading the kernel (initramfs-less)
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Jét
Codename samsung-s8000
Released 2009
Hardware
Chipset Samsung S3C6410
CPU Single-core 800 MHz ARM1176JZF-S (Samsung S3C6410)
GPU FIMG 3DSE
Display 480x800 AMOLED
Storage 2GB (512MB available) 1GB(?), Unknown use (location of OS?)
Memory 384 MB
Architecture armhf
Software
Original software Samsung Handset Platform/Bada
FOSS bootloader yes
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no


Contributors

  • Bastindo
  • Brewmasters

Users owning this device

Brewmasters (new, in box, running cm7 from SD card)
Bastindo (Running jetdroid 4.0.4 from sd card)

How to enter flash mode

vol down + hang up + camera (download mode)

use this to flash jetqi

ext2/3 supported as part 2 on SD card for booting with jetqi

Status

TODO:

  • kernel modules
  • mainline

DONE:

  • compile working kernel (jetdroid-kernel 3.0.8, precompiled and working)
  • GPU support (kernel source)
  • Find kernel source (jètdroid kernel repo: 3.0.21)
  • Figure out how to boot the kernel with JetQi (boot params in kernel, can be replaced by /boot/append-jet however)

See also