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Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential (lenovo-tb3-710i)

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This device runs a Downstream kernel. Some UIs will not work, and most features (3D acceleration, audio, etc.) may be broken.
Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential
Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential running Sxmo
Lenovo Tab3 7 Essential running Sxmo
Manufacturer Lenovo
Name Tab3 7 Essential
Codename lenovo-tb3-710i
Released 2016
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek MT8321
CPU Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore 1.3 GHz
GPU ARM Mali 400 MP
Display 600x1024 IPS LCD
Storage 16 GB
Memory 963.22 MB LPDDR3 (Single channel)
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
 Android 5.1
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
 Android
Nura
Category downstream
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
 no
Device package device-lenovo-tb3-710i
Kernel package linux-lenovo-tb3-710i
Features
Flashing
Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
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.
Works
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Works
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Broken
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Broken
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Works

Installation

$ pmbootstrap init
Select sxmo-dwm as interface
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

Then hold Power to reboot.

MTK driver

The MTK driver is required to enable Wi-Fi, audio (mpv) and the accelerometer. To install it through the PC, run: 

$ scp ~/mtk-driver.run user@172.16.42.1:/home/user/
$ ssh user@172.16.42.1
$ sudo ./mtk-driver.run
$ sudo reboot

Photos

  • Video playback using mpv
    Video playback using mpv
  • This wiki page from Firefox
    This wiki page from Firefox
  • Neofetch
    Neofetch
  • Nura website on Firefox
    Nura website on Firefox

Contributors

Maintainers

Users owning this device

External links

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