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where are the installation instructions for Replicant 4.0?

Added by Bruno Dantas about 9 years ago

I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-p5113) and followed the installation instructions for the p5110. Replicant 4.2 is installed and works, but the status page is not kidding when it says that the 4.2 graphics are slow on this device.

The status page states that the older Replicant 4.0 graphics are "Working" (i.e., not "Working, slow") for the p5110, so I'd like to give the 4.0 version of the OS a try. I've downloaded all the files from the images page, but cannot find 4.0 installation instructions anywhere. I gave it my best shot with adb, heimdall, fastboot, and various shreds of information from an extensive web search, but I went around in circles for hours and was ultimately unsuccessful.

Does anyone have or know where to dig up the intallation instructions for the 4.0 version of the OS?


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RE: where are the installation instructions for Replicant 4.0? - Added by Paul Kocialkowski about 9 years ago

I'm not sure 4.0 was so much faster, but you can try with the relevant instructions: http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyTab2101P51xxInstallation?version=4

We only keep the Replicant wiki relevant to the latest Replicant version. Information about older versions is always held in the pages history.

RE: where are the installation instructions for Replicant 4.0? - Added by Bruno Dantas about 9 years ago

Wow, thank you very much for this. It would have saved me hours (and some marital discord) last night.

Even if the speed is only marginally better, I'll take it. I'll install the older version and will report back on the result.

RE: where are the installation instructions for Replicant 4.0? - Added by Bruno Dantas about 9 years ago

With the instructions, installation of Replicant 4.0 was a breeze. Thank you.

The speed of the 2D graphics is, indeed, marginally better. Not great, but usable. I prefer a slight lag over having my freedom, privacy, and data security trampled on.

Is there a chance that with further development the speed of the 2D graphics on this device would be significantly improved, or is there some obstacle that is unlikely to be overcome? I considered getting the 7'' model given the "fast" status of the 2D graphics, but the device is primarily for reading webpages and documents and 10.1'' is much more comfortable.

RE: where are the installation instructions for Replicant 4.0? - Added by Paul Kocialkowski about 9 years ago

Is there a chance that with further development the speed of the 2D graphics on this device would be significantly improved, or is there some obstacle that is unlikely to be overcome? I considered getting the 7'' model given the "fast" status of the 2D graphics, but the device is primarily for reading webpages and documents and 10.1'' is much more comfortable.

I know it's possible to do something about it, since we are not using anything specific to improve graphics acceleration at the moment and there are some possibilities. Nevertheless, I am not familiar with graphics at all, so I have not made in work in that area, nor do I have time to get into it anytime soon.

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