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New leaked ADP image 1.1 (codename "holiday") (not cupcake)

Update:
Disconnect has a new update, codenamed "holiday": http://andblogs.net/2009/02/new-adp1-update-official-with-google-voice-and-more/
It seems to add all the features from RC33. Namely:
* Google Voice Search
* Google Latitude
* RC33 Bug fixes
Disconnect provides two updates, the "oficial" one, for Stock ADP1 images, and another one without device / bootloader checks
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just to clarify...THIS IS NOT CUPCAKE UPDATE
Just installed this "oficial" update: http://andblogs.net/2009/01/new-adp1-images-leaked/
So far, the changelog seems to include:
Code:
-Smoother, More Stable & Faster Response IN OS
-Apps restart automaticly after crashing
-The ability to skip signing-in to your google account
-An "Import Sim Contacts" option has been added to the contact menu.
-There is a "Local & Text" tab in "SETTINGS" now.
It has only "English" but other langauges probobly be added later.
-You now have an option to get the numeric dialpad with out having to slide up
the tab when making a call.
-System Updater in "Settings"
- GMail app: Now you have the ability to just sync labeled mails newer than X days.
For those of you who have tried it.. what's your experience?
Anyone tried to skip the google account setup?
I assume that calendar, gmail, IM... won't work then

Works good.
Overall seems faster and more reliable than the previous ADP1 build.
There is now a Settings->Local & text area. Presumably this will support other languages in the future. Now only 'English' is available
When you're on a call you now have an option to get the numeric dialpad with out having to slide up the tab like before.
There is an import sim contacts option under the Contacts menu.
There is also an option to choose which groups you want to sync under Contacts.
Other than that I haven't observed any significant changes. The phone seem stable - no crashes or hangs. I've been running it for over a day.

So far these are the updated ive noticed in the new adp1.1 leaked firmware.
NEW UPGRADES:
Please Ignore the added features that others xda members have already listed, that i have listed again.
*So far, the changelog seems to include these upgrades:
-Smoother, More Stable & More Faster Response IN OS
-In Contacts you can choose what groups you want to Sync
-Apps restart automaticly after crashing
-The ability to skip signing-in to your google account
-An "Import Sim Contacts" option has been added to the contact menu.
-There is a "Local & Text" tab in "SETTINGS" now. It has only "English" but other langauges probobly be added later.
-You now have an option to get the numeric dialpad with out having to slide up the tab when making a call.
-System Updater in "Settings"
Please list any more noticable upgrades or state if any of these above are wrong...
CupCake will definately be here by the end of January.
I
Be Patient .....
PREECH

I've noticed you can no longer adb remount...

tmrepp said:
I've noticed you can no longer adb remount...
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Fyi, to get back the ability.. either wait for JF to release a modified ADP 1.1...or unpack system.img and edit default.prop so default.ro is set to 0, instead of 1...then repack it and flash it over using FASTBOOT.

This is nice to hear! JF.... you cranking away on an update????
Thanks RIS

tmrepp said:
Fyi, to get back the ability.. either wait for JF to release a modified ADP 1.1...or unpack system.img and edit default.prop so default.ro is set to 0, instead of 1...then repack it and flash it over using FASTBOOT.
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How does 1 do that?

It should be possible to open the file in a hex editor and change the bit. No need to mount the img file to open it up.
Could pbb also just create a script in /system/bin named remount that contains the commands to remount /system.

Any way to enable adb after the img is already installed?

adb is still enabled, and you can perform root commands by su-ing. The only thing you can't do off the bat is adb remount. You can't alter ro (read-only) properties once the system is booted.

jashsu said:
adb is still enabled, and you can perform root commands by su-ing. The only thing you can't do off the bat is adb remount. You can't alter ro (read-only) properties once the system is booted.
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Oooh. I get it. So, I hooked my phone up, I did adb shell, and it popped up with "$" like in TE. Then, I typed "su" and voila. Just a little different than what I was doing before, but the same outcome nonetheless.

Does this wipe the phone before installing or does it simply over-write the changed files?
Reason I am asking is I would hate to keep killing all the settings I have (tether, cache etc) every time a new update comes out.

momentarylapseofreason said:
Does this wipe the phone before installing or does it simply over-write the changed files?
Reason I am asking is I would hate to keep killing all the settings I have (tether, cache etc) every time a new update comes out.
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It didn't wipe mine when I first loaded it, but it ran like **** so I wiped. (****, wipe, get it? lol)

Preech2003 said:
-Smoother, More Stable & More Faster Response IN OS
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I can't see any big inprovements regarding speed...maybe is just me
However I'm having some issues with 3G configuration. It seems that the setting 'Use 2G networks only' is not properly remembered. (Sometimes it is, sometimes not, I haven't seen a clear pattern..)
I believe that the option to choose what contact groups to sync whas already there in 1.0. Can anyone with v.1.0 confirm this?

In Contacts you can choose what groups you want to Sync
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Does it work this time? It was in 1.0, but when you added new contact on the phone, it was not added to the chosen group - after sync, it just disappeared, you had to go to gmail through web interface and put the contact into the "right" group by hand. Very annoying.
Edit: Yes, RiS, it was there: Contacts, Menu, Settings, Sync groups. Another choice is Contacts, Menu, Display group.

what about A2DP? is it working?

Is it really better than JF 1.31 upgrade ???

I'm getting this message when trying to apply it
Right Now Im running Jp1.31 over my ADP1
Any help will be really appreciated

Using fastboot? Its not an update.zip, its a bunch of fastboot images. Check out http://andblogs.net/2008/12/fastboot-cheat-sheet/

I see I though it was a regular update.zip ... trying fastboot later Today thanks

[ROM] 7/15/10 | Fresh Evo 1.0.1 | 1.47 base + apps2sd + pngopt + usual fresh goodies

I started a new thread for this release because the other one was just too huge. I also want to apologize for how long this release took. Life is crazy.
Geek For Me is proud to release:
Fresh Evo 1.0.1 for your Sprint Evo 4g
NOTE: Fresh Evo now assumes that you have NAND unlocked (part 2 of rooting). This means you are fully rooted and have write access to /system/ even when you are booted up. If you have not unlocked NAND protection then you should do so before flashing this rom!
If you are coming from Fresh Evo 0.5.3 then just as I promised, no wipe is required. However if you are having problems then of course... wipe.
If you are coming from ANY other rom: do a data wipe! This version 100% requires one. This should however be the last wipe required! It has also been reported that Clockwork Recovery is not wiping sd:ext properly. So if you do a data wipe (data, dalvik, cache, and sd:ext) and are still getting FC's or boot loops then you need to flash Amon's recovery and use it instead. In order to flash this rom you need to be rooted (unrevoked method doesn't count as root) to flash this. How To: Root Your Sprint Evo with NAND unlocked. Always make a nandroid backup, I can't be held responsible if something breaks, etc, etc.
Expect 1 loop at the very first boot! This is a side effect of the fixed vanilla lock. The very first time you boot up the phone it will load the lockscreen and then boot loop one time and then come up. If it continues to loop then see above.
Go here to see all reported bugs: http://link.geekfor.me/freshevobugs -- if you are having a problem then check that page first, and read these release notes in their entirety!
Base: RUU_Supersonic_1.47.651.1 -- NEW!
Changes from 0.5.3 to 1.0.1:
Built off of the new 1.47.651.1 base!
Updated apps2sd to DarkTremor 2.7.5-pf4a
Updated Fresh Updater to 1.2
Mostly just visual changes. Turning the "themes" tab in to patches + themes + tweaks tab. More to come on that.
Make sure to Check the How To to setup and use Fresh Updater if you haven't before.
Added back FriendStream and Peep
For the beta versions of 1.0.x I had removed them, but I just found that too many people were having issues related to them not being there, so I've put them back in.
Made new boot.img containing the newest HTC kernel (789bf291)
Updated boot screen thanks to wrx4memp -- the "O" was made solid. While it wasn't wrong in the first place and was the font he used, we agreed it would be better to just make it solid.
Updated Launcher Pro to 0.6.7.2
Updated Rom Manager to 2.0.0.5
Updated Qik to 0.03.54
Check the download links below for an updated radio and wimax image.
If you are currently having problems with 4g then check the wimax.img download page below for links to help. If your 4g worked fine on Fresh 0.5.3 and then stopped working, make sure you are using the newest wimax.img and radio.img, and then do a full wipe and re-flash the rom.
If you are having problems with Google Maps then check the FAQ (linked below)
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Standard Fresh Evo Features:
Fresh Updater! Check the How To for information on setting it up and using it. Thanks to cyanogen and firefart as it's based on CMUpdater. It is built off of R657 which is the newest commit.
270 degree auto-rotation (you can turn the phone to the right or the left for landscape) -- Thanks to Optedoblivion for pointing me in the right direction
Fully fixed vanilla lock screen -- see screen shots. Use Fresh Updater to grab one of the vanilla patches to enable it. HTC's lock is enabled by default.
Landscape rosie (disabled by default!) -- see screen shots to see the issues with this. It is functional however it is definitely a hack. You will see some issues with using it. It doesn't look pretty, but it does work! Thanks to jschisurf for pointing me in the right direction on this one. NOTE: I have landscape rosie disabled by default! If you want to try it out then grab one of the patches in Fresh Updater to enable it. See the Fresh Updater How To for help with that.
Landscape settings.apk -- no problems here. Works fine.
12 new Rosie widgets. 7 that are available for our phone and 5 that aren't.
Profiles, ringtone, battery, call mom, coin flip, daily challenge, dice, notes, quick record, tasks, tip calculator, and today in history.
These are made by HTC and will only work in Rosie.
Wifi tether (free wireless 3g/4g tether)
Stock files have been resigned. This should prevent the need for any future wipes (not counting any major software changes by HTC/Sprint).
I have still chosen to NOT include adless browsing in my rom. I used adless browsing in all of my Hero Android 1.5 roms because it actually blocked ads from the browser. In Android 2.1 this functionality stopped working so I stopped including it. It was pointed out to me that while it doesn't block them in the browser, it does block them in apps (background data). The reason I am choosing to not include this is because as a developer myself, I feel that the authors deserve to get paid for what they do if you want to use their app. If you are choosing to use their free ad-driven application then I don't want to contribute to people blocking those ads and preventing the dev from getting paid.
All APK's have been png optimized and zipalign'd
png optimize goes through every APK and losslessly compresses the png (picture) files without causing any type of visual change. This provides a smaller apk file size that loads faster. Each APK has then been zipalign'd. From Android's developer page: zipalign is an archive alignment tool that provides important optimization to Android application (.apk) files. The purpose is to ensure that all uncompressed data starts with a particular alignment relative to the start of the file. Specifically, it causes all uncompressed data within the .apk, such as images or raw files, to be aligned on 4-byte boundaries. This allows all portions to be accessed directly with mmap() even if they contain binary data with alignment restrictions. The benefit is a reduction in the amount of RAM consumed when running the application.
While this does free up space on /system/ (as seen below) it is not done to make free space considering we have more than enough. It is done purely for a performance gain. Every day use of the phone will go smoother and stock applications will respond faster. The reason this works is because it has reduced the application file size as much as 50%, so they load in to memory faster and run smoother.
Additionally all applications in /data/ (even ones you downloaded) will be zipalign'd on boot if they need to be.
Not every apk takes png optimization + zip align well. I've done it on enough roms that I think I know which ones cause issues now, but if you are getting FC's on any apps (I can't test them all) then let me know and I'll get it resolved. Thanks!
Apps2sd enabled! Using Darktremor by tkirton.
Apps2sd takes all applications from /data/app and /data/app-private and moves them to a partition on your sdcard. It was originally created for phones that didn't enough enough space on /data/ to store a large number of applications. This has mostly been resolved on the Evo because we have over 400mb of space allocated to /data/. However for some people this isn't enough. Additionally if your apps are stored on your sdcard then you can do a data wipe and they will still be there (albeit settings will be lost, but you won't need to reinstall them).
You do not have to use apps2sd if you don't want to use it. If you just don't format your sdcard with an ext partition (leave it all as fat32 like it is from the factory) then apps2sd will stay turned off.
How to setup apps2sd on Fresh Evo and warnings about apps2sd
Battery optimizations
The stock mms.apk was possibly causing a wake lock. I have swapped it for a different one while I do some testing.
Raised VM kernel dirty page writeback frequency to 15 seconds. This wakes the phone up less often for background VM activity. Every single application in Android is technically running in a VM (virtual machine) so that's why this helps (as recommended by lesswatts.org).
Compcache 0.6.2 / Ramzswap enabled -- Thanks to toastcfh for compiling the modules! Compcache creates a RAM based block device (named ramzswap) which acts as swap disk. Pages swapped to this disk are compressed and stored in memory itself. Compressing pages and keeping them in RAM virtually increases its capacity. This allows more applications to fit in given amount of memory. This will only kick in when the stock memory (which the Evo has plenty of) gets low.
I have tuned the default to be 100mb ramzswap size with 40% swappiness
You can check compcache's use by opening an adb shell and typing: rzscontrol /dev/block/ramzswap0 --stats
ES File Explorer
ROM Manager -- Fresh Evo does show up as an available download in the free version of ROM Manager, so you can use it to update Fresh Evo right through your phone if you want.
Launcher Pro
Wifi Tether (free 3g and 4g wireless tethering)
Qik
Facebook moved to /data/ so that it can be uninstalled
Custom boot screen thanks to wrx4memp!
Added PowerTOP 1.11. From LessWatts.org: Programs can make your [phone] use more power. PowerTOP is a Linux tool that helps you find those programs that are misbehaving while your [phone] is idle. -- Compiled by cyanogen.
To run PowerTOP just open an adb shell and type: "powertop -d". It will scan for 15 seconds and then print out a report.
The first section will show you what % of time your phone spent running at what Mhz. In the screen shot above my phone was asleep so it was at 245Mhz the whole time.
The next section shows wakeups-from-idle per second. 50-80 would be normal. If you are in that range then you don't have a problem.
The next list is the top causes for wakeups. Compare your list to mine (I only showed the top 3).
All the way at the bottom it will have optimizations that can be made to lower power use. These changes can not be made to the rom itself, they must be made to the kernel. While other roms claim they made changes to the kernel, if they are using the stock kernel (if they aren't over-clockable then they are using the stock kernel) then they didn't. While there is a kernel source available to us, I have chosen to continue using the stock kernel until our official source is released by HTC for stability reasons.
I have chosen to NOT include adless browsing in my rom. I used adless browsing in all of my Hero Android 1.5 roms because it actually blocked ads from the browser. In Android 2.1 this functionality stopped working so I stopped including it. It was pointed out to me that while it doesn't block them in the browser, it does block them in apps (background data). The reason I am choosing to not include this is because as a developer myself, I feel that the authors deserve to get paid for what they do if you want to use their app. If you are choosing to use their free ad-driven application then I don't want to contribute to people blocking those ads and preventing the dev from getting paid.
See the official change log for all previous notes and changes! READ IT. It can answer a lot of questions if you are new to Fresh Evo.
Check the Fresh Evo FAQ here before you ask questions!
Fresh Evo FAQ: http://geekfor.me/faq/faq-fresh-evo/
Fresh Evo Reported Bugs: http://link.geekfor.me/freshevobugs
Fresh Evo Official Change Log: http://geekfor.me/evo/21/fresh-evo-official-change-log/
DOWNLOAD: http://geekfor.me/new-release/fresh-evo-101/
RADIO: 2.05.00.06.10 (make sure you are running the newest radio)
WiMax Radio: 25641
You must use the new WiMax radio with this rom. First flash the rom, and then the new WiMax radio. Read the release notes with the radio. This will NOT fix your phone if you are having problems with 4g. If you have been a Fresh user all along and haven't flashed any radios and stuff that weren't from me then this will work perfectly for you. If you do have any issues then just do a full data wipe and then reflash the rom. But if your 4g is already broken then follow the link in the release notes for the WiMax radio to get that fixed.
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New screen shots:
Older: screen shots:

Reserved for once.

I'm gonna test this right now. ;D

Will this be on Rom manager?

downloading and testing now, im excited

I have the Rom manager with the clockworkmod recovery and I keep tryin to flash the recovery RA through the terminal from the market because I'm not to familiar with fastboot. I'm tryin to use the fresh update but it won't work with clockwork recovery. Can someone please help???

Currently downloading via Fresh Updater..
Love your roms Fresh keep up the good work

What he said - thanks man, we really appreciate it!

Issues With Wireless Tether...
Whenever I click the giant green wifi button the app force closes, anyone else experiencing this?

Flipz..... you've outdone yourself man.
This rom is super fast and stable... thanks again for the hard work....

smonme said:
Issues With Wireless Tether...
Whenever I click the giant green wifi button the app force closes, anyone else experiencing this?
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you will need to remove it, then reinstall it.

dadoc04 said:
you will need to remove it, then reinstall it.
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could you link me to the apk for reinstall?

smonme said:
Issues With Wireless Tether...
Whenever I click the giant green wifi button the app force closes, anyone else experiencing this?
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I have had this a couple times on different builds. Go to applications, remove the wireless tether, go here h**p://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre2.apk&can=2&q= from your phone and it will reinstall, this has always fixed my issues with force close. You must uninstall first though.

Well that sucks... this rom has been in testing for a week and not a single person mentioned the wireless tether FC. haha. I'm sorry guys.

flipzmode said:
Well that sucks... this rom has been in testing for a week and not a single person mentioned the wireless tether FC. haha. I'm sorry guys.
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mine wireless tether hasnt FC at all...
Tapatalk has tho... but it seems random. Im using the latest 1.69
Ive only seen it happen twice though.

Perfect!!!!!! On the Tether issue, reload binairies (sp) fixed my just fine.

Jetdr said:
Perfect!!!!!! On the Tether issue, reload binairies (sp) fixed my just fine.
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For us noobs, how do we reload binaries? Getting fc issue too.
Also, I thought Peep was removed by default (again, I could be mistaken).

Just want to clarify one thing. Do we need to wipe the device if upgrading from Fresh 0.5.3?
In the release notes there you say you have to wipe first, which I did, and stated you wouldn't have to wipe again. Now this has the exact same statement in it. Just want to make sure I do the right thing.
Oh yeah, great ROMs. This is my first Android phone and you make it so much better.

Vivix729 said:
For us noobs, how do we reload binaries? Getting fc issue too.
Also, I thought Peep was removed by default (again, I could be mistaken).
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Noob version :
Use a program like Uninstaller or Titanium Backup to uninstall Wireless Tether.
Search Market for Wireless Tether for root users. Install. Done.

Crackbone said:
Noob version :
Use a program like Uninstaller or Titanium Backup to uninstall Wireless Tether.
Search Market for Wireless Tether for root users. Install. Done.
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Oh, so it's literally "reinstall". I thought there was some fancy adb command or something

FLASHING Cortex A8 Freescale imx515 - Herotab m802 / Step by Step + screenshoots

Hello,
Sorry for my english, try to be kind with a french geek
I thought it would be great to give to the community a tutorial step by step with pistures and screenshoots
Here is the method i used to open the tablet and flash the ROM when i "bricked" it while trying to activate Google accounts
This ROM is not really an update, i prefer asking it rescue ROM for bricked tablets.
"HOW TO FASH THE TABLET" - TUTORIAL in english :
docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=false&embedded=true &srcid=0B96pdh3MCBWgNDVjMjdiNTMtY2E2YS00ZWYzLThmYj ItN2U0ZmY3N2E0NDFh&authkey=COyCmKsH&hl=en
(copy link in your browser adress bar)
CUSTOM ROM :
docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B96pdh3MCBWgNDJhMTIxNTktNmE3Yi00MjI4LThjN zQtODkzNDc0MzAyZTc3&sort=name&layout=list&num=50
(copy link in your browser adress bar)
Unfortunately, the Android Market has been disabled due to too many issues. But alternativ markets have been installed to make your life easier ;-)
IMAGE FLASHING TOOL - it is still the same, but if you need it :
apad-france.fr/components/com_agora/img/members/268/usbit.zip
(copy link in your browser adress bar)
CHANGES
:
• Remove unneeded or Chinese apps (AppStore + HANDONAPP + Agpsstatus) which unnecessarily polluted the tablet memory.
• Enabling Google accounts
• GMAIL
• GOOGLE TALK
• MAPS: LATITUDE option functional (visibility of your Google contacts on the card)
• Alternative MARKETS: SlideME + APKTOR (very interesting market because of the possibility to add sites apps url to enhance the catalog of applications - for that Google search is my friend)
• Video Player: MPlayer (nicer than the original video app)
:
This is a "beta" version so are not fully functional:
• HARD RESET or restore to the factory datas. I did not yet managed to change the restore file, so if you HARD RESET tablet, you will restore all the craps from original firmware ... sorry ☹ So the only way to restore this custom ROM is to flash the tablet.
• Android Market: i can not keep system stability (I unfortunately am not computer) and the tablet "Brick" systematically. I decided not to install Google Market in this version. This will be the subject of the next version i hope☺
• Reccuring error message "closing framework ..." just click on" force quit ". No impact on the operating system running.
ON THE FIRST BOOT (Google account activation) :
• You see the the welcome message with ANDROID logo and the clicking hand (take the opportunity to change the language if necessary)
• Click the screen 4 corners in the direction of clockwise starting at the top left corner and going to the right
• Select "SetupWizard ..." in the selection list that appears
• You will be able to set up Google accounts - If you do not automatiicly enter Google accounts set up, go back to the desktop and select GMAIL.
• You can now enter your Google Account login (gmail address without extension "gmail.com") + password gmail
(If the wifi is off - back to the office with the small house at the top right of the screen. Go to Settings / WiFi / and select your WiFi network and enter the WEP key if your network it is protected. Once connected, return to the office and launch GMAIL)
Your Google account is activated
• SORFT RESET (paperclip in the small hole beside the plug in iPod) - the tablet reboots by itself
You often closing the message framework, but it's not important, go further by clicking on "force quit"
You can change synchronization settings (menu button) and also in the google accounts settings (phone settings: Account and synchonisation)
Have fun with this ROM !!!
If somebody wants to find the way of xternal miniSD or USB flashing it would be great !!

Thanks for the guide, very useful.
What type of problems are you having getting Market working? Does logcat show anything?
I have also had some issues to get it to run properly, as well as getting the Contact/Calendar sync running. Will try flashing your ROM.

http://www.shenit.com/utopia-apad-imx515-8-inch-android-2-2-tablet-freescale-arm-cortex-a8.html
Is that this device that you are operate with ?
I find that, the internal storage of /data really small, event Froyo 2.2 has Apps2SD, still not enough to me to install more apps, but given large 4G SD internal are there, just not making use if it.
Any easy script to relink them so can expand /data ?
thanks
James

Hello
Yes this is the tablet i'm working on
You can change memory allocation puting your system SD card in a miniSD card reader and changing partitions allocations with windows XP system tool (the one you use to change your HDD partitions allocations)
But now you can find a flashing external tool on a sd card sold by "androidtouchpc" website - You don't need my ROM anymore
Best regards

I notice that, during the boot of apad 2.2;
I push middle button + right side of button + power on.
I am getting a text mode selection menu, it has 5~6 selection.
-. reboot system now
-. update update.zip
-. update /system
-. update nandroid
-. update boot.img
-. wipe data
-. wipe cache partition
something like that.... since I am in the office, I need check it again from home to confirm.
In this case, will it be easlier doing update in this way ?
thanks
James

hello, as i said on my lats message, i will try to buy the restore tool on androidtouchpc and use it to make a custom ROM with auto restore on a SD card. So we will be able to flash the tablet automaticly using the EXTERNAL sd cadr reader
have a nice day

jefflyonfr said:
hello, as i said on my lats message, i will try to buy the restore tool on androidtouchpc and use it to make a custom ROM with auto restore on a SD card. So we will be able to flash the tablet automaticly using the EXTERNAL sd cadr reader
have a nice day
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will wait for it
goodluck

I am just Curious...
I am curious...
What's the point of opening the Ipad? you did'nt include in your instructions how to flash the ROM

The flashing tool from Androidtouchpc is already available on Slatedroid in the Cortex A8 forum.
It will not work with your download ROM as yours is a disc image and the flashing tool works via an update image.
If you would like PM me and I will try and help you.
Rog.

lhongskie said:
I am curious...
What's the point of opening the Ipad? you did'nt include in your instructions how to flash the ROM
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Hello,
Please be more curious next time and read ALL tutorial before asking LOL
i'm kiding
So Copy link in your internet browser adress bar :
docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=false&embedded=true &srcid=0B96pdh3MCBWgNDVjMjdiNTMtY2E2YS00ZWYzLTh mYj ItN2U0ZmY3N2E0NDFh&authkey=COyCmKsH&hl=en
The PDF tutorial document will open on your internet browser
Everything is explained in the PDF tutorial, You need to open the tablet to extract the SD system card (not the external SD card, but another SD card, on the motherboard)
Flashing tutorial is explained on page 4 to page 6 with screenshoots
HAVE FUN with this totally FREE OF CHARGES flashing process (it's just a little more difficult than other PAY methods)

solution for the"shake" problems ? in touh panel sesibility?

androidtouchpc said:
After a paypal freeze, a server crash, and a few upload attempts the downloadable firmware for the A8, Freescale, Touch8 is available at:
AndroidTouchPC.com
Tutorial done today, download available tomorrow. Apologies for the delay. Check them out on YouTube
Enjoy. All those who purchase the firmware will also enjoy the next firmware release that we are already working on. More to come.
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To androidtouchpc,
Issues resolved.
cheer
James

Selling firmware is not tolerated on XDA. If you want to post it here, it must be freely available to all.
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Hello,
Any new firmware
is there other option than open the tablet
can someone add arabic support to the tablet or tell how to do it
Thanks in advance

You can now freely download the file that fix the market issues, its on Slatedroid but I dont know if Im allowed to link it.

Roger Calver said:
The flashing tool from Androidtouchpc is already available on Slatedroid in the Cortex A8 forum.
It will not work with your download ROM as yours is a disc image and the flashing tool works via an update image.
If you would like PM me and I will try and help you.
Rog.
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I tried both Androidtouchpc way & open Apad way, both working. Also I able to use the disc image clone tools to update SD card with Androidtouchpc ROM file, it works too....
cheer

jefflyonfr said:
Hello,
Sorry for my english, try to be kind with a french geek
I thought it would be great to give to the community a tutorial step by step with pistures and screenshoots
Here is the method i used to open the tablet and flash the ROM when i "bricked" it while trying to activate Google accounts
This ROM is not really an update, i prefer asking it rescue ROM for bricked tablets.
"HOW TO FASH THE TABLET" - TUTORIAL in english :
docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=false&embedded=true &srcid=0B96pdh3MCBWgNDVjMjdiNTMtY2E2YS00ZWYzLThmYj ItN2U0ZmY3N2E0NDFh&authkey=COyCmKsH&hl=en
(copy link in your browser adress bar)
CUSTOM ROM :
docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B96pdh3MCBWgNDJhMTIxNTktNmE3Yi00MjI4LThjN zQtODkzNDc0MzAyZTc3&sort=name&layout=list&num=50
(copy link in your browser adress bar)
Unfortunately, the Android Market has been disabled due to too many issues. But alternativ markets have been installed to make your life easier ;-)
IMAGE FLASHING TOOL - it is still the same, but if you need it :
apad-france.fr/components/com_agora/img/members/268/usbit.zip
(copy link in your browser adress bar)
CHANGES
:
• Remove unneeded or Chinese apps (AppStore + HANDONAPP + Agpsstatus) which unnecessarily polluted the tablet memory.
• Enabling Google accounts
• GMAIL
• GOOGLE TALK
• MAPS: LATITUDE option functional (visibility of your Google contacts on the card)
• Alternative MARKETS: SlideME + APKTOR (very interesting market because of the possibility to add sites apps url to enhance the catalog of applications - for that Google search is my friend)
• Video Player: MPlayer (nicer than the original video app)
:
This is a "beta" version so are not fully functional:
• HARD RESET or restore to the factory datas. I did not yet managed to change the restore file, so if you HARD RESET tablet, you will restore all the craps from original firmware ... sorry ☹ So the only way to restore this custom ROM is to flash the tablet.
• Android Market: i can not keep system stability (I unfortunately am not computer) and the tablet "Brick" systematically. I decided not to install Google Market in this version. This will be the subject of the next version i hope☺
• Reccuring error message "closing framework ..." just click on" force quit ". No impact on the operating system running.
ON THE FIRST BOOT (Google account activation) :
• You see the the welcome message with ANDROID logo and the clicking hand (take the opportunity to change the language if necessary)
• Click the screen 4 corners in the direction of clockwise starting at the top left corner and going to the right
• Select "SetupWizard ..." in the selection list that appears
• You will be able to set up Google accounts - If you do not automatiicly enter Google accounts set up, go back to the desktop and select GMAIL.
• You can now enter your Google Account login (gmail address without extension "gmail.com") + password gmail
(If the wifi is off - back to the office with the small house at the top right of the screen. Go to Settings / WiFi / and select your WiFi network and enter the WEP key if your network it is protected. Once connected, return to the office and launch GMAIL)
Your Google account is activated
• SORFT RESET (paperclip in the small hole beside the plug in iPod) - the tablet reboots by itself
You often closing the message framework, but it's not important, go further by clicking on "force quit"
You can change synchronization settings (menu button) and also in the google accounts settings (phone settings: Account and synchonisation)
Have fun with this ROM !!!
If somebody wants to find the way of xternal miniSD or USB flashing it would be great !!
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To : Jefflyonfr,
you USB tool not able to resize from image to a larger SD card, 8 or 16GB. Do you know any tool can resize Android partition ?

Shaking problem solution is available here , on slatedroid forum in english :
slatedroid.com/index.php?topic=12192.msg99436;topicseen#msg99436
The post explaines something like that :
"The problem (for me anyway) is a that touchscreen plate is being squashed or deformed by cheap ass top cover. It is causing lots of junk touches be generated when you press it because of the warps in the plastic. That is why it works so much better when the cover is off. Its a noisy touchscreen but you can get it back down to "acceptable" levels for the touch driver's sample averaging algorithm to handle.
This is nothing to do with EMI or any fancy electrical stuff.. just crap design and workmanship quality.
This is a (and I mean relatively.. ) easy fix by adding a shim under the edges of touchscreen so there is little or no pressure on the screen itself and/or shaving off some plastic off the stand where the LCD screen sits. You need to make sure that the touch screen is not warped or twisted in any way. If you have ever tried to mod an EEEPC netbook with a third party touch screen, then you would know what I mean. mmm.. I'm guess not many of you guys here have. "
or here, on Apad-France forum in french :
apad-france.fr/forums-apad-eken-rockchips-via/topic?id=180
Good luck !

Androidtouchpc.com released SL-A8, HEROTAB dual speaker firmwares last night
Androidtouchpc.com has came through once again for all those with the Touch8 Max or the SL-A8 (Utopia model) or the dual speaker Herotab. We are finishing up another clone model and that will be released shortly as well, but if you have either of the 2 models mentioned, visit us on the web and support our efforts. We have put in a lot of time with this release and appreciate all the support. We now have a full Android Market, we have tested the other methods out there, but this is the only true 100% market. We also addressed the G-sensor for the models mentioned. If your model was not mentioned, be patient as we will have those releases shortly. Once again thanks for the support as we will have more to come.....

Hi there jefflyonfr,I have one of that Cortex A8 Tablet with badly shaking screen
the method given is very interesting and I will try to do it,but first
How do I open the back cover of the unit?? (no screws)
Can you give a step by step instructions
What type of material you use for the "shim"
Have been to slatedroid web site but could not understand the instructions
This is my first Android Tablet also first time O/S user so please bear with me
tks

[ROM] [FOUND] MIUI ported ROM for Lenovo A789

Hi folks,
Just a couple of days ago I found a working MIUI ported ROM for our A789. Seems that was ported from ZTE V970 or something. I decided flash it. First boot comes in chinese, but I could find the config page to shift language. Surprisingly, there's english and many others, including portuguese (I'm brazilian). The configuration pages remain in english, but others were translated.
Very nice ROM, beautiful, with many themes (It's miui). Until now, no bugs, lags. One intersting thing: the ROM merge DATA and internal USB, ending all saving and usage issues [no. It just disables internal USB... bad...]. Battery drain seems ok. So, I think we can have a lot of fun with it!
Some screenshots attached.
Cheers!
EDIT: NEW version (v4 - 130205) released! Get it here.

Nice.
Its customary though to make phone numbers unreadable in the screenshots. I agree no one in his right mind would now start calling them, but with a few million readers on XDA, there may be a few who are not in their right minds
Also, can you tell me if this has the option to swap 3G to either SIM?

cybermaus said:
Nice.
Its customary though to make phone numbers unreadable in the screenshots. I agree no one in his right mind would now start calling them, but with a few million readers on XDA, there may be a few who are not in their right minds
Also, can you tell me if this has the option to swap 3G to either SIM?
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Hummm... I never realize that... Screenshot removed, just in case.
I don't get your question... Are you talking about GSM/3G shift in 1st SIM?
In settings>mobile networks>3G service there's 2 options, "enable 3G" (in that I can switch between SIM1, SIM2 or disabled) and "network mode" (GSM/WCDMA auto mode and wcdma only). As far I known, SIM2 accepts only GSM....

If you can "Enable 3G" with a choice of SIM2, then obviously SIM2 does not only accept GSM.
Strictly speaking, SIM is separate from Radio. The MT657x have 2 serial ports to read SIM's. And it has a GSM and a GSM/3G radio. There is no rule that claims the OS cannot feed the data from the 2nd SIM into the 1st 3G radio, but it does mean SIM1 then must go into the GSM-only radio.
Its a OS feature that the Mediatek template OS had for a while, but Lenovo seem to have chosen to not copy that possibility from the template.
And I think is a very useful feature. I think I will suggest this ROM to my friend, who has a A789.

cybermaus said:
If you can "Enable 3G" with a choice of SIM2, then obviously SIM2 does not only accept GSM.
(...)
And I think is a very useful feature. I think I will suggest this ROM to my friend, who has a A789.
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This is intersting! I just assumed that SIM2 was GSM only because of that label from lenovo. I'll try this. Thank you!
One last thing: there's only one signal bar indicator, despite of fact I have 2 SIMs.

Is this ok for P700i?

No, the P700i has a differed LCD screen driver, the kernel and kernel modules needs to be swapped. I'll see if I can do that for you, but no guarantees.
In the mean time: Direct download for the A789 from baidu

alissoncg said:
Hi folks,
Just a couple of days ago I found a working MIUI ported ROM for our A789. Seems that was ported from ZTE V970 or something. I decided flash it. First boot comes in chinese, but I could find the config page to shift language. Surprisingly, there's english and many others, including portuguese (I'm brazilian). The configuration pages remain in english, but others were translated.
Very nice ROM, beautiful, with many themes (It's miui). Until now, no bugs, lags. One intersting thing: the ROM merge DATA and internal USB, ending all saving and usage issues [no. It just disables internal USB... bad...]. Battery drain seems ok. So, I think we can have a lot of fun with it!
Some screenshots attached.
Cheers!
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Alissoncg, "valeu meu irmão"
But i have some doubts:
1) By the look of the screen shots, i see only one network signal icon on top... are these screenshots from the web or from your phone? is that configurable or is it the fact that the rom wasn't "worked on" enough to give the rest of the info?
2) Are the default apps in chinese or english? ( calendar, etc )
3) is this rooted?
4) What are the default apps in the rom? (super su, systemapp remover, mobileuncletools, etc ?! )

spinal2k said:
Alissoncg, "valeu meu irmão"
But i have some doubts:
1) By the look of the screen shots, i see only one network signal icon on top... are these screenshots from the web or from your phone? is that configurable or is it the fact that the rom wasn't "worked on" enough to give the rest of the info?
2) Are the default apps in chinese or english? ( calendar, etc )
3) is this rooted?
4) What are the default apps in the rom? (super su, systemapp remover, mobileuncletools, etc ?! )
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Hi spinal2k "não há de quê"
1. Yes, it's my phone. I don't have any idea why it shows only one net signal. By the way, the two SIMs are working.
2. Some apps are only chinese, but are crapware, so I removed with rootexplorer. All others, the important ones, are multilanguage or english.
3. Yes, rooted but no Play Store, only sync with google account. I just flashed it.
4. Humm, let's see... reebooter, fmradio (no transmitter), file explorer (nice app!), root explorer, LBESEC by miui (like original lenovoSEC), miui compass (useless), miui gallery, miui videoplayer, music, sound recorder (nice, emulates a cassete player). All others I installed after flashing ROM.

alissoncg said:
3. Yes, rooted but no Play Store, only sync with google account. I just flashed it.
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you could try to install PlayStore by installing Google GMS. Usually if Play store is not installed, neither is network locations, so look into that too from the same post.
What I wanted to ask though: You say DATA and USB storage is merged? I was analyzing the installer (to see if I could make a P700i/A660 port), and I find no hints whatsoever that it re-partitions the memory. It just installs boot & system as usual. Please explain a bit more.

is it just me or the multitasking button switches off screen instead of showing the running apps?

cybermaus said:
you could try to install PlayStore by installing Google GMS. Usually if Play store is not installed, neither is network locations, so look into that too from the same post.
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Hum... I don't know what network locations does, but I simply flashed google apps from goo.im and everything is working.
cybermaus said:
What I wanted to ask though: You say DATA and USB storage is merged? I was analyzing the installer (to see if I could make a P700i/A660 port), and I find no hints whatsoever that it re-partitions the memory. It just installs boot & system as usual. Please explain a bit more.
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It's my english... forgive me! :angel:
Well, after my fist posting here I looked in settings>storage. Actually, there is no more USB internal storage. I don't know what happened, but I don't have access to it (if exists now... maybe was erased?). I assumed that "data" and "usb storage" was merged resulting in a 2.5GB DATA, but I have only 792MB. And no USB Storage, only SD card. When connected to PC in storage mode, there is 2 storage devices detected, 1st is CD card and 2nd it's no mounted.
Please let me know if you want I test something to you.

spinal2k said:
is it just me or the multitasking button switches off screen instead of showing the running apps?
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Yes, it's a annoying thing. But we have a excellent app/function to swith beteen apps, just long press home button. Not only a switcher, but a memory cleaner.

tbh, i like this rom because off the costumization but i'm going back to cybermaus rom....
this one has loads of bug, i hate the root app that comes in stock!!!!
sometimes i get java errors ( after removing some of the "crapware" )

spinal2k said:
tbh, i like this rom because off the costumization but i'm going back to cybermaus rom....
this one has loads of bug, i hate the root app that comes in stock!!!!
sometimes i get java errors ( after removing some of the "crapware" )
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Here I installed SuperSU to bypass the stock one, and until now, no errors.

Things i liked in this rom:
1) customize every single piece of the UI ( themes, statusbar, more status bar information such as network speed, settings menus, new widget interactions )
2) i tried several themes, all beautiful and very interactive.
3) sms app no longer prompts for network, just click the send button of the network you want to use
4) loads of languages if you find the menu to change the language ( go to settings, click line with keyboard icon, and click first option )
5) some new options in the notification center which i like ( paging, add or remove toggles, etc )
6) <removed>
7) i love the messages in the lockscreen when you have emails, missing calls, unread sms, etc.
8) unlock screen with 4 options instead of two ( besides camera and unlock we have sms and another one i don't remember )
9) i like this main theme more than i like the original Lenovo theme ( i don't like the default dark and red UI and the default font of the default dialer on the original rom )
Things i found confusing in this rom:
1) one signal bar only, even though both networks are working fine but i like the information on both networks. I live in a very "network unstable" environment.
2) app drawer gone (too many apps is a mess, imo)
3) lots of java errors after removing some of the Chinese apps. Had to reinstall rom and wipe device several times to try and detect which was the app causing all those errors after removal.
4) the stock SU app is problematic (executing a "root needed" app asks for permissions, i allow it and then the app hangs... need to go to app to manually allow again and re-execute the app) and changing to the superSu one not so easy ( after 4 wipes i finnaly did it with out errors )
5) if there is more than one icon/network carrier in the upper LEFT corner, 3 dots appear instead. Don't know what's actually running or not.
6) LBE half chinese half english and if i remove it and install the full chinese one, loads of java errors.
7) Fourth button on the phone ( multitask access button ) does the same as the power button when phone is with screen on ( black screen and locks ). Pressing home button more than 2 or 3 seconds brings up the multitasking menu ( swipe up to remove from memory ).
8) USB Internal storage just dessapeared... "/mnt/sdcard/" is the only one that exists (on cybermays rom, at least on my device, /mnt/sdcard2/ is the sdcard partition and /mnt/sdcard/ is the usb internal partition) and is the sdcard one... you don't get the message "Preparing External Storage" at boot time, widgets work properly from sdcard.
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There are probably more things i liked and disliked about this rom, i'm already on cybermaus rom. If i remember i'll say it later.
If you go to the "about this phone", you see that this ROM is marked as BETA1....I'll be checking the updates on this one because there are definitely things I liked in this ROM.

Strange... As I said, I really don't got any errors! I simply remove all chinese-only apps and everything is ok. In fact, all another problems you pointed really exists, but for me it's acceptable, because the whole ROM is simply beautiful... But it's a beta, so we could expect improvements.
If I understand the china guys (with a little help from google translate ) there is a kind of schedule to do things like this port from ZTE to our A789. There is another phones being ported too, so seems there will be hope for us...

I just discovered that USB internal storage wasn't erased or something else. Apparently it's just not mounted. Because of my "recovery battle", after flash cybermaus one, I looked in recovery and I could see USB internal storage there.

A660
WOW!
A miui rom!
It's possible to have it for the A660?:cyclops:

zonatar said:
WOW!
A miui rom!
It's possible to have it for the A660?:cyclops:
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Atm, you cannot install this specific rom on another phone other than the A789...

Make any android device run faster and smoother!

Right, I wanted to start this thread for people whose phones are not the best (like my Sony Xperia Tipo). These tips will boost up your phone and you will notice the difference right away! I used to have lag spikes and performance dropping issues on my Tipo, and now they're gone!
WARNING: Some of these steps may include voiding your warranity or bricking your phone. So you are gonna try these by your own risk. I do not take any responsibility if anything happens to it. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Requirements:
1) Your phone must be rooted. If not, google it. In most cases, you can use Unlock Root tool, which works for most devices. You can get it from here: http://www.unlockroot.com/download.html
2) Some time and patience
The tips:
1) Download SetCPU app from the playstore. This app allows you to set maximum / minimum processor state and also overclock your phone (not recommended).
2) Download Advanced Task Killer from playstore. This app can kill all the apps that are running in the foreground / background.
3) Download a root file explorer / browser also from the playstore. You can use ES File Explorer, Root Browser and many more apps. Then navigate to /system/app folder and set permissions to rw, or check every box in the permissions properties (depending on the app). You can now delete any useless system apps that came by default with your phone, such as: Recommender, or Xperia Gallery etc. NOTE: If you are not sure about which apps to delete, skip this step or delete those which you know are useless.
4) Remove any widgets from your homescreen. Widgets are basically little apps running in the background using a big / small amount of RAM (depending on the widget). When you remove then, do a reboot, and then they won't be running anymore.
5) Turn off WiFi / GPS / 3G when you don't need it. Belive it or not, this also slows down your phone. So if you are not using any of them, disable them or enter Airplane Mode.
Do these right, and your phone should be now faster. Feel free to ask any questions below!