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Verizon Ellipsis 7 QMV7B (verizon-qmv7b)

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Verizon (Quanta) Verizon Ellipsis 7 QMV7B
Picture from the Verizon website
Picture from the Verizon website
Manufacturer Verizon (Quanta)
Name Verizon Ellipsis 7 QMV7B
Codename verizon-qmv7b
Released 2013
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek MT8125
CPU Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX 544 MP
Display 1280x800 IPS
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android 4.2.2
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android 4.4.2
postmarketOS
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes

All information here applies to the final revision of the board, QMV7B.

Users owning this device


Software

The U-Boot and Linux sources are unavailable.

Information from Android 4.4.2 settings:

  • Kernel Version: 3.4.67, wormboss@midgard #1, Fri Dec 26 13:41:13 CST 2014
  • Build Number: ALPS.KK1.MP5.V1
  • SW Version: MV7B_41D37_442
  • HW Version: D3A

Hardware

Battery: 4,000 MAh "McNair" branded Li-ion battery
Most or all components manufactured by Quanta Computer.

UART

These terminals seem to connect to a UART with output disabled on all firmware stages:


UART has been disabled in kernel cmdline:
root@QMV7A:/ # cat /proc/cmdline console=ttyMT3,921600n1 vmalloc=496M slub_max_order=0 lcm=1-nt35521_n070icn_gb1 fps=6592 lcm_type=1 pl_t=3616 lk_t=1584 printk.disable_uart=1 boot_reason=0

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