Putting LineageOS on a Galaxy Tab 2

Oct 26, 2025 | Computing

A while back I was given an old Android tablet, a Sasmsung Tab 2 10.1 specifically and I had no use for it as the OS was far too old. That was until I had to get a PCIe Diagnostics Card working with an android device and didn’t want to buy one. So in comes custom android.

Installing a custom Rom on the Tab 2

I gave a few options like ExpressoWifi3G and Odin3 working but it never worked, I really wanted Android 8 as people got it working but I had to settle for LineageOS 13 / Android 6. It seemed pretty straight forward once I found the right package. I mostly followed this guide: https://xdaforums.com/t/complete-guide-to-root-and-update-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-gt-p5110.4229479/

I think I had to install GApps to get the playstore working on it, to then get the PCIe post card software working. The worst part was the Samsung tablet using a proprietary power cable which took a while to find on AliExpress.