This page needs to be properly filled according to the New Device Howto and the New Device Page guide.

libv> there seem to be 3 different board versions, but no pictures of any boards are apparently available. I fear that this device will end up being a rebadger of either a A710 or A721.

Different motherboard versions

GoClever Tab A73
Manufacturer	GOCLEVER Technology Co Ltd.
Dimensions	192mm x 122mm x 12mm
Release Date	November 2011
Website	Archived product Page
Specifications
SoC	A10 @ 1Ghz
DRAM	512MiB DDR3 @ 384MHz
NAND	4GB
Power	DC 5V @ 2A, 3400mAh 3.7V Li-Ion battery
Features
LCD	800x480 (7" 16:9)
Touchscreen	5-finger capacitive (FocalTech FT5306DE4)
Video	HDMI (Type C - mini)
Audio	3.5mm headphone plug, HDMI, internal speaker, internal microphone
Network	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (Realtek RTL8192CUS)
Storage	µSD
USB	1 USB2.0 OTG
Camera	0.3MP (640x480) front
Other	Accelerometer (MMA7660 or MXC622X), vibration motor.
Headers	UART, JTAG

There were 3 hardware versions (HwvX) released by GoClever. They have a different PCB, camera or g-sensor:

Hardware version	Serial numbers	Camera module	G-sensor (module)	Available Android versions (official)
HWv1	GCA731111XXXX	GC0308	MMA7660	2.3.4, 4.0.3
HWv2	GCA731201xxxx - GCA731205xxxx	SP0838	MXC622X	2.3.4, 4.0.3
HWv3	GCTA731206xxxx	GC0308	MXC622X	4.0.4

GCTA731207XXXX is made with the parts that were in stock - there are some components from HWv2. and some from HWv3.

Identification

In android, under Settings->About Tablet, you will find:

Model Number: GOCLEVER TAB A73
Build Number: crane_evb-eng 4.0.3 IML74K 20120504 test-keys

Sunxi support

Current status

Unsupported. No patches were ever submitted.

Images

HW-Pack

BSP

Manual build

For building u-boot, use the "MANUFACTURER_DEVICE" target.
The .fex file can be found in sunxi-boards as MANUFACTURER_DEVICE.fex

Everything else is the same as the manual build howto.

Tips, Tricks, Caveats

Add MANUFACTURER DEVICE specific tips, tricks, Caveats and nice to have changes here.

FEL mode

The something button triggers FEL mode.

Touchscreen

In most situations, you will need to disable multitouch on the FT5X touchscreen driver (for instance, by commenting out CONFIG_FT5X0X_MULTITOUCH in drivers/input/touchscreen/ft5x_ts.h).

The kernel for HWv2 has a working driver.

meminfo

dram_clk = 384
dram_type = 3
dram_rank_num = 1
dram_chip_density = 2048
dram_io_width = 16
dram_bus_width = 32
dram_cas = 6
dram_zq = 0x7c
dram_odt_en = 0
dram_tpr0 = 0x30926692
dram_tpr1 = 0x1090
dram_tpr2 = 0x1a0c8
dram_tpr3 = 0x0
dram_emr1 = 0x4
dram_emr2 = 0x0
dram_emr3 = 0x0

This was not turned into a u-boot patch yet.

FEX

FEX for GCA731201xxxx.
FEX for GCA73 1111xxxx and A721.

Adding a serial port (voids warranty)

DEVICE UART pads

Device disassembly

Remove the 4 screws. Now gently push your Plastic tool between the plastic outer edge and the metal back cover. Try to go around the whole board until you hear some clips pop, and do this until all clips have released. Be careful when opening the device, as the Wifi antenna is taped to the back cover.