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* Board model: TW_A0910_16B_V1.1_0830 (silkscreened). The id tag is searchable as "TW_A0910" | * Board model: TW_A0910_16B_V1.1_0830 (silkscreened). The id tag is searchable as "TW_A0910" | ||
* Manufacturing: 2013 08 30 (silkscreened) | * Manufacturing: 2013 08 30 (silkscreened) | ||
* touch controller: gslx680 - https://github.com/jabjoe/sunxi-gslx680 | * Screen size: 9" , 800x480 | ||
* touch controller: gslx680 - https://github.com/jabjoe/sunxi-gslx680 | |||
** Extracted kernel module (.ko), and firmware(.fw)[really just a register values for settings] from driver: https://jii.moe/4kLOCPMVl.tar.gz / sha256sum: 29d2218ba11ef76dc51c5f949a2c53e7f2ce1677b28782178d30ba1fab1c027e | |||
* wifi: Realtek RTL8188 - has been in linux kernel forever at this point | * wifi: Realtek RTL8188 - has been in linux kernel forever at this point | ||
* Power management: AXP209 - https://linux-sunxi.org/AXP209 | * Power management: AXP209 - drivers should already be in linux-arm-kernel / datenblatt: https://linux-sunxi.org/AXP209 | ||
* Flash: Hynix | * Flash: Hynix | ||
* RAM: 256X16 DDR3 Generic (4GB) | * RAM: 256X16 DDR3 Generic (4GB) | ||
===Flashing=== | ===Flashing=== | ||
* | * FEL mode procedure | ||
** Detach all wiring. | |||
** Hold volume and power for about 3 secs. Screen will remain black, but green light should turn on. | |||
** Connecting USB and running lsusb should give you a device with an ID of 1f3a:efe8 | |||
** Build sunxi-tools and "$ ./sunxi-fel ver" should return a string like: AWUSBFEX soc=00001625(A13) 00000001 ver=0001 44 08 scratchpad=00007e00 00000000 00000000 | |||
* No obviously exposed UART/JTAG - might be tied to uSD slot | * No obviously exposed UART/JTAG - might be tied to uSD slot | ||
* Entering FEL is part of the boot process (handled by the masked BROM): https://linux-sunxi.org/Boot_Process | |||
** https://linux-sunxi.org/FEL/USBBoot | |||
** The BROM, proper: https://linux-sunxi.org/BROM | |||
* LiveSuit factory flashing software (Linux, OSX, Win) for Allwinner: http://linux-sunxi.org/LiveSuit | |||
* 'PhoenixSuit' (may be Windows only): https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-livesuite | |||
===Bootloader=== | ===Bootloader & Onboard Flash=== | ||
* A13 is now mainlined on U-boot | * A13 is now mainlined on U-boot | ||
* Caveat is that to run completely from the NAND Flash (MTD device), you need some patches | |||
** MTD device driver as well for using the onboard flash directly | |||
* VERY IMPORTANT info over here on how to do that: https://linux-sunxi.org/Installing_to_NAND | |||
** nand-part is used to build the descriptor. Remember to keep partitions for the chain loaders. | |||
===Kernel=== | ===Kernel=== | ||
* Reusing older sources: https://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_Kernel [most likely not necessary to reuse, because of Mali400 being pretty opensource now] | * Reusing older sources: https://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_Kernel [most likely not necessary to reuse, because of Mali400 being pretty opensource now] | ||
===Debian | ===Debian on A13 (sun5i)=== | ||
* | * Much info https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner | ||
Latest revision as of 01:52, 29 November 2015
Allwinner A13 Chinese Tablet[edit]
90% of info will come from: https://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page
Hardware[edit]
- Board model: TW_A0910_16B_V1.1_0830 (silkscreened). The id tag is searchable as "TW_A0910"
- Manufacturing: 2013 08 30 (silkscreened)
- Screen size: 9" , 800x480
- touch controller: gslx680 - https://github.com/jabjoe/sunxi-gslx680
- Extracted kernel module (.ko), and firmware(.fw)[really just a register values for settings] from driver: https://jii.moe/4kLOCPMVl.tar.gz / sha256sum: 29d2218ba11ef76dc51c5f949a2c53e7f2ce1677b28782178d30ba1fab1c027e
- wifi: Realtek RTL8188 - has been in linux kernel forever at this point
- Power management: AXP209 - drivers should already be in linux-arm-kernel / datenblatt: https://linux-sunxi.org/AXP209
- Flash: Hynix
- RAM: 256X16 DDR3 Generic (4GB)
Flashing[edit]
- FEL mode procedure
- Detach all wiring.
- Hold volume and power for about 3 secs. Screen will remain black, but green light should turn on.
- Connecting USB and running lsusb should give you a device with an ID of 1f3a:efe8
- Build sunxi-tools and "$ ./sunxi-fel ver" should return a string like: AWUSBFEX soc=00001625(A13) 00000001 ver=0001 44 08 scratchpad=00007e00 00000000 00000000
- No obviously exposed UART/JTAG - might be tied to uSD slot
- Entering FEL is part of the boot process (handled by the masked BROM): https://linux-sunxi.org/Boot_Process
- https://linux-sunxi.org/FEL/USBBoot
- The BROM, proper: https://linux-sunxi.org/BROM
- LiveSuit factory flashing software (Linux, OSX, Win) for Allwinner: http://linux-sunxi.org/LiveSuit
- 'PhoenixSuit' (may be Windows only): https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-livesuite
Bootloader & Onboard Flash[edit]
- A13 is now mainlined on U-boot
- Caveat is that to run completely from the NAND Flash (MTD device), you need some patches
- MTD device driver as well for using the onboard flash directly
- VERY IMPORTANT info over here on how to do that: https://linux-sunxi.org/Installing_to_NAND
- nand-part is used to build the descriptor. Remember to keep partitions for the chain loaders.
Kernel[edit]
- Reusing older sources: https://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_Kernel [most likely not necessary to reuse, because of Mali400 being pretty opensource now]