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3.0 Honeycomb Release, and a Lazy Saturday Morning

Good morning fellow Androidians! (i like the sound of that )
This has been a VERY exciting and adventurous morning for me! I have been researching the Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK release built for the Motorola Xoom, and I have spend all this morning installing it to my Nook! To my surprise, it worked well, actually, AMAZINGLY well.
After the install, I had the Android Market, Google Maps, YouTube, and with logging in to my google account, I could download ANY android app that a normal Android device could.
And here is the best part.
I have ADOBE FLASH 10.2 working! Yes! Just downloaded the .APK in the browser, and voila, installed and working great!
Now some may ask, how did you install it? Rosenbaa29, HOW did you do it? Actually, it was fairily difficult, but if my father and I could do it, anyone can
These are the directions written by Will Shanklin, all credit goes to him.
***NOTE: HONEYCOMB CAN NOW BE INSTALLED TO YOUR NOOK'S INTERNAL MEMORY TOO. SEE THIS THREAD FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS THREAD IS FOR SD CARD INSTALLATION.
* UPDATE 2/8 MORE FIXES:
(quoted from dev's thread)
"v04 - 02/07/2011
increased touchscreen sensitivity and made touchscreen more usable close to the borders (kernel change)
fixed heap size issue to get much more programs running (e.g. nook app, kindle app, etc.)"
Those updating from the previous version, see updating section at bottom
Here's how to get Honeycomb running on your Nook Color right now.
Credit to dev deeper-blue (Rafael Brune) whose thread can be found here: Android 3.0 Honeycomb Image - xda-developers
1. Download the image:
nookhoney04.img.zip
Torrent: nookhoney04.img.zip (might be faster than either of the above options - of course you'll need a torrent client like bittorrent)
Unzip the image onto your computer using WinRAR on PC, or or Stuffit Expander (on Mac).
2. Get an SD card, at least 4GB.
Some had problems with 4GB cards, others said the image stalled burning, but then it worked anyway. Worth a try, but larger than 4GB, you should be fine.
3A. PC Users:
- The usual program for this, Win32DiskImager, isn't working with this large file. So download WinImage, and under 'Disk' choose "Restore Virtual Image to Physical Drive." Change the files shown at the bottom to "all files" and select the file.
On Mac:
3B. Mac Users:
- Open a terminal window
-Find which drive the sd card is mapped to: type in the terminal this:
diskutil list
- Be very careful to identify the SD card and not your hard disk. Be VERY careful.
- Now unmount that drive typing this:
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk#
(My computer is was disk2 replace # with your number. Do NOT use the disk#s)
The computer should say: Unmount of all volumes on disk was successful
Type:
dd if=nookhoney04.img of=/dev/rdisk# bs=1m
Everything needed should copy right over to the card.
4. Power down your Nook, insert the microSD card, and it should boot into Honeycomb!!!!!!
Installing the Android Market on the Nook Color running Honeycomb:
1. Download this version of the Market (2.2.11).
2. Download GoogleServicesFramework.apk.
3. Place the files in your adb tools folder (or platform-tools on the newer version - wherever adb.exe is)
4. Open a command prompt in that folder, and issue the following commands:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system
adb push Vending.apk system/app/Vending.apk
adb push GoogleServicesFramework.apk system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb shell
cd system/app
chmod 6755 Vending.apk
chmod 6755 GoogleServicesFramework.apk
exit
adb reboot
Then go to apps, open the market, sign in. If the Market won't open at first, reboot and try again.
**Overclock instructions greyed out until new kernels are confirmed working with the new update**
Overclocking Honeycomb to 1.1GHz (might work, might not, might work then stop working):
Credit goes to dalingrin, his thread: [FYI]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925451
1. Download uImage (extract the uImage file somewhere on your computer)
2. If you haven't yet booted Honeycomb, skip to 4. If you've already booted it, see 3.
3. With the Nook booted into Honeycomb, connect via adb, and issue the following:
adb shell
cd data/dalvik-cache
rm *
exit
. . . and then power off your Nook immediately, without opening any apps. It's probably best to power it off with a hard reset (hold power down 10-15 seconds).
4. Remove the SD card, and place it back in an SD reader.
5. Open the folder (it should say boot) and make a copy of that uImage file on your computer. If you discover later on that the overclocking kernel doesn't work, simply replace the new one with this original that you're backing up now.
6. Now replace it with the uImage folder you downloaded earlier. Reboot, and enjoy the overclock!
Updating
To preserve much of your data, first, you'll need to root. See our stickied root Honeycomb on the Nook thread. This has nothing to do with whether the Barnes & Noble ROM is rooted or not on your Nook.
Now, while still on version 2, do a complete backup with Titanium backup.
Then, open a command prompt in your adb folder and enter the following:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1 /
adb pull sdcard/[path to your adb folder, such as c:/sdk/tools/]/honeysd
Then update to v2 by the procedure above. Then root again by the procedure in that thread.
Now open another command prompt in the same place:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1 /
adb push [path to your adb folder]/honeysd/ sdcard/
Then restore apps in Titanium Backup (one at a time, starting with your most essential apps is recommended. This is still an early build and some apps can causes crashes).
You should have all your apps now!
Features currently not working:
- not much to mention - lets play with this new update and see . . .
***note that you may need to turn your screen off/on once after every reboot to avoid touchscreen lag (much like w/Nookie Froyo)"
Have a great week, and if you have ANY questions or comments, let us know on this forum!

Wow great effort! A few more links to where we can download these files would help.
Although... I don't have a nook Tablet so do you think this will work on other tablets too?
Specifically the elonex e-touch 10
http://direct.asda.com/Elonex-eTouc...-Music-10gb-storage/000505981,default,pd.html
The specs are;
1024X600 Pixel screen
Android 2.1 (Upgrade to 2.2 out)
1GHZ Processor
256MB Ram
The ram seems a little low but seen as its cough *cheap*.... I couldn't say no!

10123 said:
Wow great effort! A few more links to where we can download these files would help.
Although... I don't have a nook Tablet so do you think this will work on other tablets too?
Specifically the elonex e-touch 10
http://direct.asda.com/Elonex-eTouc...-Music-10gb-storage/000505981,default,pd.html
The specs are;
1024X600 Pixel screen
Android 2.1 (Upgrade to 2.2 out)
1GHZ Processor
256MB Ram
The ram seems a little low but seen as its cough *cheap*.... I couldn't say no!
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You definitely have the specs to support honeycomb. Currently, the eTouch 10 runs android 2.1, but I will definitely figure out how to get a 3.0 release for it.
The Nook is a total iPad alternative, especially if we get an extremely stable android release for it, even if its only Gingerbread. How long have you had your tablet? What do you think about it?

10123 said:
Wow great effort! A few more links to where we can download these files would help.
Although... I don't have a nook Tablet so do you think this will work on other tablets too?
Specifically the elonex e-touch 10
http://direct.asda.com/Elonex-eTouc...-Music-10gb-storage/000505981,default,pd.html
The specs are;
1024X600 Pixel screen
Android 2.1 (Upgrade to 2.2 out)
1GHZ Processor
256MB Ram
The ram seems a little low but seen as its cough *cheap*.... I couldn't say no!
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The real questions is, how do we get the Elonex Android 2.1 software on the Nook! 0_o lol

rosenbaa29 said:
You definitely have the specs to support honeycomb. Currently, the eTouch 10 runs android 2.1, but I will definitely figure out how to get a 3.0 release for it.
The Nook is a total iPad alternative, especially if we get an extremely stable android release for it, even if its only Gingerbread. How long have you had your tablet? What do you think about it?
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I've ordered and paid for it, I just need to pick it up in the store. Its supposed to be delivered in 3-5 days. So Tuesday hopefully.
Theres actually a fair amount of folks that have bought it.
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/zenithink-zt180-10-generation-1/v
Unfortunately there is no app/rom development for it due to lack of support (Maybe as its just been released in the UK). I've been looking at support for similar spec tablets (Galaxy Tab ect) its just a question of whether it'll all work.
If we can get honeycomb working for it, it could be huge on XDA. A £129 tablet that has Honeycomb... yes please! And seen as your from the US it should come to Wal-Mart at some point (ASDA is owned by Wal-Mart).
Anyway, yeah any support would be greatly appreciated.

rosenbaa29 said:
The real questions is, how do we get the Elonex Android 2.1 software on the Nook! 0_o lol
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LOL why would you want that? Doesn't the Nook come with 2.1 anyway.

10123 said:
I've ordered and paid for it, I just need to pick it up in the store. Its supposed to be delivered in 3-5 days. So Tuesday hopefully.
Theres actually a fair amount of folks that have bought it.
Unfortunately there is no app/rom development for it due to lack of support (Maybe as its just been released in the UK). I've been looking at support for similar spec tables (Galaxy Tab ect) its just a question of whether it'll all work.
If we can get honeycomb working for it, it could be huge on XDA. A £129 tablet that has Honeycomb... yes please! And seen as your from the US it should come to Wal-Mart at some point (ASDA is owned by Wal-Mart).
Anyway, yeah any support would be greatly appreciated.
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ok.... question from a lurker here....first of all, as a newer owner of Android OS, (an unREVOKED, rooted Evo), I'm trying to help my dad with his new "gadget"... it's a 7" tablet, google iRobot that came from China and has andoid 3.0 Even when he attempts to download from the installed App Market (not a true version of Android Market it seems...) most apps tell him there is no phone associated with the account... AppBrain doesn't work either.... any method or resource that would be useful to him? Most of the icons on the device mimic Apple's, such as the Safari, Settings, etc...
He's 60... trying to download card games, etc lol... any and all help would be appreciated!
Jenn
[email protected]

10123 said:
I've ordered and paid for it, I just need to pick it up in the store. Its supposed to be delivered in 3-5 days. So Tuesday hopefully.
Theres actually a fair amount of folks that have bought it.
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/zenithink-zt180-10-generation-1/v
Unfortunately there is no app/rom development for it due to lack of support (Maybe as its just been released in the UK). I've been looking at support for similar spec tables (Galaxy Tab ect) its just a question of whether it'll all work.
If we can get honeycomb working for it, it could be huge on XDA. A £129 tablet that has Honeycomb... yes please! And seen as your from the US it should come to Wal-Mart at some point (ASDA is owned by Wal-Mart).
Anyway, yeah any support would be greatly appreciated.
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Well you know where to go! And let us know how it is when you get it, I might just have to grab one for dev purposes! We will be golden if we can get honeycomb on it.

Alanis0811 said:
ok.... question from a lurker here....first of all, as a newer owner of Android OS, (an unREVOKED, rooted Evo), I'm trying to help my dad with his new "gadget"... it's a 7" tablet, google iRobot that came from China and has andoid 3.0 Even when he attempts to download from the installed App Market (not a true version of Android Market it seems...) most apps tell him there is no phone associated with the account... AppBrain doesn't work either.... any method or resource that would be useful to him? Most of the icons on the device mimic Apple's, such as the Safari, Settings, etc...
He's 60... trying to download card games, etc lol... any and all help would be appreciated!
Jenn
[email protected]
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The thing is, you need to log into market with your google information on an android phone to activate "android market" on your specified google account, then you can use that google email to access any android features that may later come. Does that make sense?

rosenbaa29 said:
The thing is, you need to log into market with your google information on an android phone to activate "android market" on your specified google account, then you can use that google email to access any android features that may later come. Does that make sense?
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The thing is for me, I already have my droid pro on verizon, so I can access the market on my nook as long as I use the same email that I used on my droid. So see if you can use a friends phone. You would need to back it up, then do a settings_>privacy->factory reset on it. Then when it starts back up, enter your gmail account information and download at least one app from the market. then he can do the factory reset on it and put on his old email and information again. Let me knwo if that is a possibility for you.

can my tablet PC be upgrate to honeycomb?
SPECF is as follows:
Tegra 2ual core A9 1GHz
Memory:512M
10 Inches capacity screen 1024x600
i am a newbie on android ..

onesummernight said:
can my tablet PC be upgrate to honeycomb?
SPECF is as follows:
Tegra 2ual core A9 1GHz
Memory:512M
10 Inches capacity screen 1024x600
i am a newbie on android ..
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It should be officially released in about a month for you!

[DEV] unofficial CyanogenMod 9/ClockworkMod Recovery 5 for Amlogic AML8726-M tablets

this is a work-in-progress development project for porting CyanogenMod 9 (ICS/4.0.4) and ClockworkMod Recovery 5 to Amlogic AML8726-M tablets.
this is not perfect at all. and I'm very busy. progress will be very very slow. I may not be able to answer your question/request. if you have some idea for improvement, please do it freely.
there is no support from any makers/vendors. you must agree all risks by installing non-supported files, it may brick your tablet, and you may lose official support/warranty.
* YOU MUST READ CAREFULLY POST#1, #2, AND #3!
* DO NOT USE IF YOUR TABLET IS NOT LISTED BELOW. IT WILL BRICK YOUR TABLET!
* project page
http://androtab.info/cyanogenmod/amlogic/
* supported tablets
ainol NOVO8 Advanced
Digma iDx7 (a.k.a. WayteQ xPAD-70)
Digma iDx10/iDx10 3G
* CM9 current status (2012/4/12)
not work:
3G, camera, and many things which you expect to work
work:
3D, accelerometer, audio, gapps, hardware accelerated video, HDMI, internal NAND flash, remote controller, SD card, touchscreen, USB host/device, vibrator, wlan
* changelog
refer git log
* resources
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ (What is CyanogenMod?)
http://source.android.com/source/
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Building_from_source
http://goo-inside.me/gapps (Google Apps)
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#q,status:merged,n,z (CyanogenMod merged changes)
https://github.com/naobsd/cm_bootable_recovery/compare/ics...ics-naobsd (placeholder to cherry-pick changes)
https://github.com/naobsd/cm_external_e2fsprogs/compare/ics...ics-naobsd (placeholder to cherry-pick changes)
https://github.com/naobsd/cm_system_core/compare/ics...ics-naobsd (placeholder to cherry-pick changes)
https://github.com/naobsd/cm_device_amlogic_aml8726m
* links
http://www.chinadigitalcomm.com/ainol-mid-f105/source-code-ainol-novo8-android-t10767.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478734 (psquare's CM7/9 for NOVO8 Advanced)
http://ct704ct1002.forumgratuit.org/t711-cyanogen-9-sur-ct704-et-ct1002 (users' forum for CT704/1002)

* How to boot ClockworkMod Recovery 5
1. download recovery.zip and unzip it
2. put aml_autoscript and uImage_cwm on root of SD card
3. insert SD card
4. power on
you can flash uImage_cwm directly into recovery partition. then, you can boot recovery with VOL+ + POWER.
ClockworkMod Recovery 5 can't install official update.zip. if you want to reinstall official ROM, use uImage_recovery in official ROM.
* How to control ClockworkMod Recovery 5
for ainol NOVO8 Advanced
VOL-/jogball down: down, VOL+/jogball up: up, POWER/jogball push: select, SEARCH/BACK: back
* How to install CyanogenMod 9
1. download update.zip and put it on internal NAND flash or SD card (don't unzip it)
2. reboot recovery
3. install update.zip
4. wipe data/factory reset *1
5. reboot
*1 only if you are upgrading from non-CM9 ROM (CM9 1st install)

* issues
- mic input(audio record) doesn't work.
- accelerometer orientation on Digma iDx7 is wrong. please disable it for now.
- scaling and rotating are not worked for hardware accelerated video. video is always displayed as fullscreen and landscape. please use media player which has fullscreen mode (no UI parts).
- to use USB mass storage mode, /sdcard needs to be mounted. i.e. SD card need to be inserted, or, internal NAND flash need to be mounted on /sdcard (by Settings -> Storage -> Storage configuration -> Use internal storage).
- TS calibration is missing. resistive touch screen will not work.
* random notes
- external SD card and internal NAND flash
on CWM, external SD card is mounted on /sdcard. internal NAND flash is mounted on /emmc and referred as "internal SD card".
on CM9, external SD card is mounted on /mnt/sdcard. internal NAND flash is mounted on /mnt/nand.
- ubifs
no ubifs support for now. which is better, yaffs2 or ubifs?
ubifs should be supported if clockworkdmod is used as backup tool for official rom.
- rootfs
currently ramdisk in kernel is used as rootfs. modifying kernel by hand is not so smart.
should try to make initrd separately and pass it via bootm 2nd arg.
- reboot
reboot doesn't work. if power is connected, reboot will work, but power off also act as reboot
reboot recovery/bootloader doesn't work at all. use VOL+ while power on.
- memsicd
is running to use accelerometer (and magnetic field sensor). it also tweak axes by ro.sf.hwrotation and ro.sf.gsensorposition.
- magnetic field sensor
is detected but not worked/not existed. magnetic field aware apps may not work correctly.

hi
hello
works great.
You are really great.
your work with the de novo 8 will be finally a good tablet.
sorry I do not speak English
good luck

Thank you very much from France for your work !!!
I will try this version as soon as possible.
Bye.

First of all: Thank you! It looks great! ;
But, the "- no ubifs support" means I can't mount sd-card or connect internal memory to pc?
I tried, but it not works...
Thanks again!

bigdee888 said:
I can't mount sd-card or connect internal memory to pc?
I tried, but it not works...
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thank you confirming "not work" things.
for ubifs, please learn about it. this project/thread is for developers.

smeexx said:
your work with the de novo 8 will be finally a good tablet.
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I can't promise my CM7 port will be good for you. I'll do what I can do, but I can't do what you want.

thank you for your cooperation!
from my personal experience, probably some non-dev people will start to complain "XXX is not working! I need it! please support it asap!". and, 1 month after, "XXX is still not working! terrible! tell me current status of your work!".
this is development project. my files are just for dev people, and non-dev people who know dev work is really difficult or need a lot of time.
my git repo are pushed to github. anyone who can build android/cyanogenmod can build my CM7 for novo8 with it. (how to build is around here and there. don't ask here)
about me(currently only 1 dev here), I'll work for this project only on my free time. I don't have enough time as usual. nothing may be changed within a month. don't ask ETA even if I say "I'll do it soon".
as a fact, on my another project, some people waited some months to get working accelerometer.
test report is always welcome from everyone. but don't expect that issues/missing featues will be fixed if you can't fix yourself without effort.
if you don't like my CM7, please use another one. I never say my CM7 is best, I don't force people to use my CM7.

I'm looking ZT-280 gingerbread (it seems CM) rom. I think something can be used for us. e.g. they have latest mali modules
there is also Gadmei T720 (probably froyo) rom posted on www.chinadigitalcomm.com. I'll check it too.
if you know another rom for other AML8726-M based tablets, please tell me.

USB device function, mount from PC, seems to be working.
USB host function is also working.
paths in vold.fstab are wrong so SD card and USB disk can't be accessed in CM. I'll fix it in next image.
HDMI output can be enabled via set_display_mode.sh command. it may need to connect HDMI cable before booting. screen is not scaled. 720p is shifted, probably set_display_mode.sh need to be tweaked.
I need to check how it works on stock rom.

Its really great to see that some initial work is being done for that niche-tablet with great hardware potential.
I really can't await for the first working GB rom on the novo 8.
@fun_ As you mentioned yourself to have less time to work on the rom, would it be possible to share the source? As it might be a good base for other people to help improving your work.
Cheers

Toshimitsu said:
I really can't await for the first working GB rom on the novo 8.
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"waiting" doesn't help this project at all. why you didn't try 1st?
Toshimitsu said:
@fun_ As you mentioned yourself to have less time to work on the rom, would it be possible to share the source? As it might be a good base for other people to help improving your work.
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really soon unless no one prevent me by posting worthless question.
(for me, soon is one of which, within a day, within a week, within a month, within a year, or never happen)
--
I forgot to write (and did it just now) "don't ask ETA" on post#9.

HDMI output is tweaked. remote controller is working properly now.
20111023 files are uploaded.
repos are pushed to github. see OP. some tips should be added (will do later).

20111024 uploaded (replaced few hours ago)
fix small graphics issue

You are really cool man. Nice job.

Excellent development, Mr. fun_!
I plan to do a write up in my blog about this. As for your questions about Zenithink ZT280 of different form-factors, it's unclear whether they based on Android 2.3 or -- most probably for me, at least -- on Android 2.2.
Together with Ainol Novo 8 and Gadmei T820 there's another device looking like an Ainol's rebrand: Aigo M801.
Can anyone with this build make some screenshots, or better video clips and post them (link) here? Of interest are:
-- 2D (GUI rendering/video decoding and rendering) hardware acceleration/performance, preferably with some comparison to stock A2.2;
-- overal agility of the build, maybe some benchmarks;
-- what doesn't work at this point?
Thank you! Can't wait to publish this Mr fun_'s great breakthrough for my readers in English, Russian, Japanese.

aludal said:
I plan to do a write up in my blog about this. As for your questions about Zenithink ZT280 of different form-factors, it's unclear whether they based on Android 2.3 or -- most probably for me, at least -- on Android 2.2.
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as I wrote Zenithink released 2.3 rom. and I found Pandigital Nova has 2.3.
aludal said:
Together with Ainol Novo 8 and Gadmei T820 there's another device looking like an Ainol's rebrand: Aigo M801.
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I got my novo8 few weeks ago, until then I didn't care any amlogic tablets at all. I need more time to learn about them
aludal said:
Can anyone with this build make some screenshots, or better video clips and post them (link) here? Of interest are:
-- 2D (GUI rendering/video decoding and rendering) hardware acceleration/performance, preferably with some comparison to stock A2.2;
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I think 2D is not so fast due to screen size. hardware video decoding doesn't work. I didn't use stock rom well (only few days). I need to reinstall stock rom to check some things.
aludal said:
-- overal agility of the build, maybe some benchmarks;
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I'm not sure benchmark is meaningful at this stage. anyway, I'll post 0xbench result soon.
(but some 2D/3D score may not be reliable because it reaches limit(refresh rate) easily on 0xbench)
is there any other good benchmark app? I don't like Quadrant.
http://www.glbenchmark.com/ looks nice but I need to register to get result.
i/o may be slow. I feel lags e.g. while installing app.
aludal said:
-- what doesn't work at this point?
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I'm not sure what/how works on stock yet "work" things are listed on OP.
please write review freely, but I don't think my CM7 port is excellent further development is needed to get excellent one. I can't promise I can do it.
thank you for your cooperation!

fun_ said:
as I wrote Zenithink released 2.3 rom. and I found Pandigital Nova has 2.3.
yes, I looked up these devices myself (was actually watching Nova since August), and then there's at least 3 models of Zenithink 280.
I got my novo8 few weeks ago, until then I didn't care any amlogic tablets at all. I need more time to learn about them
Hah! I admire your speed, Sir. CM7 Team must get you as their "official" developer ASAP. (In fact, I have a vested interest in that: I run CM7 on my Nook Color since last winter, and if you ask me, they stuck on hardware acceleration for Nook)
I think 2D is not so fast due to screen size. hardware video decoding doesn't work. I didn't use stock rom well (only few days). I need to reinstall stock rom to check some things.
Screen size/pixel count, or resolution has no effect on 2D HW accelerated rendering as long as Mali400 MP's limit on pixel count is not broken. 1280x768 is well within that limit. Hardware video decoding worked quite well in stock (A2.2) for 1080p/720p quite high bitrates, so please don't lose it, LOL.
I'm not sure benchmark is meaningful at this stage. anyway, I'll post 0xbench result soon.
(but some 2D/3D score may not be reliable because it reaches limit(refresh rate) easily on 0xbench)
is there any other good benchmark app? I don't like Quadrant.
Nobody likes Quadrant. It's the Quadrant of A2.2 vs. Quadrant of CM7 that matters, on the same Ainol Novo
http://www.glbenchmark.com/ looks nice but I need to register to get result.
i/o may be slow. I feel lags e.g. while installing app.
That would be an overkill, sir.http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif. Usual Neocore, Nenamark scores will be fine.
I'm not sure what/how works on stock yet "work" things are listed on OP.
please write review freely, but I don't think my CM7 port is excellent further development is needed to get excellent one. I can't promise I can do it.
You achieved a TON already, during last 2-3 days. Question is, can you do ALSA/Open GL ES/NEON/stagefright work at least no worse than in stock A.2.2? Original/stock FW coders struggle with it since this April and stay at A2.2 still. Yet Nova has it, but the quality of HW support is questionable.
thank you for your cooperation!
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I will do whatever I can in support of this development. Meanwhile, you're welcome to comment on my write-up in fineoils.blogspot.com

aludal said:
I will do whatever I can in support of this development. Meanwhile, you're welcome to comment on my write-up in fineoils.blogspot.com
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yup. at least I need to comment about motoya font

[Q] LC-Power MIRA-1 / M105F Andorid 4.0.4 Questions

Hello,
I do hope my questions fit in here.
I recently bought the LC-Power MIRA-1 10.1" tablet. In google play it is called "unknown M105F"
the tablet has a 1,2 GHz A10 - ARM Cortex A8 CPU and a Mali 400MP GPU
i do have some experience with backup/root/uc&oc and even custom mods with my motorola defy phone (currently running cm7.2 stable)
when "playing" around with my defy i found it was sold in big numbers and is very well supported not only here but in any number of other communities. however, since my new tablet is pretty new to the market and no brand tablet, finding information on it is near impossible.
i do hope this will change in the future, especially since I really feel that my tablet is well suited for a number of tasks and with the price tag of ~150 EUR might even have a chance of finding its way in the hands of many people
anyway, even if the tablet is fine as it is now, it could be better. i am talking about modifications and this is what this thread is about.
1) BACKUP
in case i screw up, I really would love to have the possibility of resetting everything(!) back to factory defaults.
with my defy it is as easy as downloading the official sfb and flashing it with rsd lite
this wont work here for obvious reasons
is there a possibility to download the firmware to the pc (from the tablet) and later restoring it? probably not
so the only way left is nandroid backup?
easier said than done with a new device and without root...
also, i would very much prefer to have a backup without root / be sure to be able to remove all modifications i made like installing clockwork mod and rooting...
2) ROOT
for various reasons I'd like to have root. according to my information, rooting 4.0.4 is dependant on the device.
considering i have an unknown device, short of trying every possibility, what else could i do/try?
3) UNDERCLOCK/OVERCLOCK
I would LOVE to try to UC and OC the tablet. I know this might fail miserabely, but I could try.
IF i had root and any idea on how to find (again, short of trying every possible app) a working app.
any ideas?
4) GENERAL CUSTOMISATION
i learned that a well made custommod (like 7.2 for my defy) can make a huge difference in customisation and performance.
I would be willing to try a stable custommod but for now, I dont think that is viable since they usually are device specific.
So all I can do is use another launcher and hope for the best. I really like the performance, functions and especial the ability to customize the AWD Launcher that came with the cm7.2 for my phone.
According to google play the awd launcher is not compatible with my device. i cant imagine why, but there it is.
now, is there a way to still try it?
and what launcher comes closest to the performance, feel and customizability of the awd launcher (i do NOT care about special visual effects on which most launchers seem to concentrate)?
5) SIMILAR DEVICES
the best way to approach all those questions might be to find a (very) similar tablet and try to extrapolate answers from there onto my device.
however, I have no clue on how to figure out what chipset my tablet uses and what other information might be needed to try it that way
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thats it for now
any and all help will be appreciated!
thank you for reading this
Catwiesel

Hello
okay, I have some news...
since no one had anything to say I went ahead and started trying stuff out...
Apparently, the tablet is rooted by default (or my measurement of being rooted is wrong):
- when i run the app root checker, it says it is rooted
- when i run adb shell / su the prompt is root:directoy #
- i can create and delete files from /system/app
still, something is up...:
- using the adb shell i can create a file in /system/app (touch test.tst)
- if i try to delete/move anything in the adb shell from /system/app apparently the file can not be found
- it works in terminal emulator
- ive installed superuser, but have yet to see the "application asks for superuser rights"
- with the default file browser or es file explorer i can not get to / (stuck in /sdcard) EDIT: Resolved, layer8 problem!
ive also tried some overclocking apps
- they either do not go beyond 1.2ghz (stock) - the apps however is more or less to uc, not oc
- they crash the tablet even with 1248mhz - maybe the scaling gouvanours fault?
- underclocking seems to work (by accident i set the mhz from 1200 to 60 and well... it was SLOW)
i also found out some stuff (quick info system pro)
- ARMv7 processor rev 2(v71) (ARM Cortex A8 1,2GHz - at least according to the tech sheet at the manufactorer)
- sun4i
so, i wonder:
- is the tablet actually sold rooted? then why do i not get superuser permission popups?
- is my hardware not overclockable with (those) apps (i have) and/or do i actually need a custom kernel (ive read abput self compiled kernel for sun4i and another tablet)
ive gotta say, even with a bit of experience in android (acutally, very little) and a bit of linux (not too much, but decent enough) i am sorta confused

...not alone
I´d bought 2 devices LC Power Mira 2 yesterday...they should be delivered on friday...so hang on...you´re no longer alone...
It could be that the device is rooted...as far as I know...
Google runs some kind of an quality assurance by denying some "nobrand" manufactures the total Android 4.0 compatibility.
For an example the Arnova (Archon´s budget line) 10b G3 is running 4.0 but without the Play Store, ´cause the device is not fully supported as an "Quality Android 4.0 Device" and you have to use a custom rom on that tablet.
That´s one reason to spend 5 Euros more for the Mira2 which have it all onboard...or am I wrong...?

thearclight said:
I´d bought 2 devices LC Power Mira 2 yesterday...say should be delivered on friday...so hang on...you´re no longer alone...
It could be that the device is rooted...as far as I know...
Google runs some kind of an quality assurance by denying some "nobrand" manufactures the total Android 4.0 compatibility.
For an example the Arnova (Archon´s budget line) 10b G3 is running 4.0 but without the Play Store, ´cause the device is not fully supported as an "Quality Android 4.0 Device" and you have to use a custom rom on that tablet.
That´s one reason to spend 5 Euros more for the Mira2 which have it all onboard...or am I wrong...?
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Yes, indeed, at least the MIRA-1 tablet does come prerooted. This is of course nice (since I do not have to try root it myself) but also troubeling, since there is a good reason that android devices usually are not sold rooted. The bigger problem however seems to be that the superuser app is not working properly, i.e. I do not get the "this app is requesting superuser acess" question and probably for the same reason can not get my file browser (ES file browser) to go into the / directory.
what and if other apps could have trouble with the root access that apperently not every app is "finding" i dont know. i do hope not!
however, using the android sdk or shell emulator, all kinds of SU operations can indeed be executed.
concerning your google play store question (was it a question?), yes, the MIRA-1 tablet has google play installed and it can be used without any peticular limitation. its a safe bet that the mira-2 will be able to, too.
my experience with overclocking the tablet does not bode well. even a 48Mhz (smallest step) increase will freeze it. I have tried multiple apps.
i do not have any absolute answer so far. it could be that the oc apps have trouble with the root or are plain the wrong apps or simply that the cpu is already at its absolute limit and just can not be oced.
further investigation into this issue has revealed that apparently other tablets with similar hardware configuration may be able to overclock but apparently it would be neccesary to edit config files and with those compile the kernel. this is far beyond of what i can do and would be willing to do.
i am a bit sad about that, then yeah, the tablet is nice and good enough for me and worth the money, but a bit more speed could not hurt. it does happen that the tablet gets unresponsive for .5-1sec when browsing the web.
one last thought. the gpu does seem to be pretty "powerfull" (please, do not take me to literal.)
but i have yet to find any game that does not run smooth and looks good. according to my information i came across, the gpu is indeed well known for its good performance in 3d and full hd playback
(one exception. snes emulator is unplayable slow. but here i too blame the cpu, not gpu)

...
...sounds good to the fact that I won´t expecting more for this price. Hey 157€ is´nt very much for an 10.1" tablet...
...I´d got also my LG P990 as Android device and smartphone...believe Me...I know what it means being betrayed...no updates...Tegra ? - nVidia ?...I don´t wanna talk about it...lol
It´s rooted and I never got problems with some apps about this fact...ok it´s still on 2.3...thanks LG, by pretending the update comes in May 2012...
I´d send an e-mail to the support of LCpower, by asking about an list of compatible 3g Sticks...10min. later...Answer and an Exel-file with the whole list...great service...´til now...
I just hope that I´d bought 2 "nice" family tablets for a few funny games, sometimes a movie, some social networking...nothing more.
Hope I did´nt misunderstood something here...
...is it only possible with another Explorer (like Astro and ES) to get to the files of an external SD Card or not ???

thearclight said:
...sounds good to the fact that I won´t expecting more for this price. Hey 157€ is´nt very much for an 10.1" tablet...
...I´d got also my LG P990 as Android device and smartphone...believe Me...I know what it means being betrayed...no updates...Tegra ? - nVidia ?...I don´t wanna talk about it...lol
It´s rooted and I never got problems with some apps about this fact...ok it´s still on 2.3...thanks LG, by pretending the update comes in May 2012...
I´d send an e-mail to the support of LCpower, by asking about an list of compatible 3g Sticks...10min. later...Answer and an Exel-file with the whole list...great service...´til now...
I just hope that I´d bought 2 "nice" family tablets for a few funny games, sometimes a movie, some social networking...nothing more.
Hope I did´nt misunderstood something here...
...is it only possible with another Explorer (like Astro and ES) to get to the files of an external SD Card or not ???
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well, the external sd card behaves a bit strange (at least for my understanding of android)
in short:
we have 2+1 memories in the tablet:
1 internal memory (small, i think 256mb, quite full with the android os and the apps)
1 other internal memory (the 8GB)
1 slot for the sd card, the +1 memory
now, everything begins at / (i figure this is the small internal memory)
the 2nd internal memory with 8gb is mounted under /mnt/sdcard and i believe /sdcard (where i would expect the sdcard!)
the sdcard itself can be found at /mnt/extsd
es file explorer has some trouble with that. if you launch it, it will start in /sdcard
since it does not recognize root, you can not go to /
since you cant type in the path by hand you can not go to /mnt
so apparently you cant browse the sd card with es file explorer (or i havent figured it out yet)
the preinstalled file explorer has no trouble with it at all. in fact, it even actually sends you to the right memory when you tap the corresponding symbols (as preinstalled file explorers go, it is actually not so bad)
ive tried setting up some symlinks but failed. maybe i did it wrong, maybe it just wont work.
another possibility to fix it could be editing fstab. but this could be dangerous and/or cause more problems then it helps
i filed that as a minor inconvenience to be adressed when im bored enough

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Ok...this means...that I just hope that the Mira2 is accepting my microSD16GB and I can use it quite as normal...
In 2.3 it´s still the structure: " /mnt ---> /mnt/sdcard ---> /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD"
Is this structure changed in 4.0 ?

thearclight said:
Ok...this means...that I just hope that the Mira2 is accepting my microSD16GB and I can use it quite as normal...
In 2.3 it´s still the structure: " /mnt ---> /mnt/sdcard ---> /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD"
Is this structure changed in 4.0 ?
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well on my mobile phone (motorola defy with cm7.2) i have /sdcard and /mnt/sdcard - actually being the sdcard
i also have /sd-ext which is empty
i dont know if that is the default for all android versions and/or if there are differences in sd-card mount points in android
however, the behaviour of the phone seems more logical (or its just that i am used to it)
whatever it is... the sd card of the tablet can not be accessed by /mnt/sdcard/ANYTHING
however, further research especially with the es file browser has shown that indeed you can browse the sd-card /mnt/extsd by switching the two in the favorites options.
so, maybe it makes sense, maybe it dont.
maybe its andorid 4.0.4 conform, or not.
what is important is that apps apparently dont mind (they do get installed on the 8gb internal memory mounted at /mnt/sdcard and /sdcard) and so far have yet to refuse to work/show strange behaviour
also, it is possible to move/copy etc files between /mnt/sdcard and /mnt/extsd and browse both directories, at least with the default android file explorer as well as es file browser.

So...a little update...the 2 devices are now in our hands...for about one week...
....and everything I can telling 'bout them...
,,.they're working great. Not a single bad issue, no freezes, and as far as we can see...
...for a price around 160€ there is no better tablet on the market.
Since yesterday I run the game Wild Blood (Unreal Engine 3 Game) which is most famous for an app who killed some tablets and phones...but nit the mira2 ...it's playable.
The device was also rooted "out of the box" but I can't find a single problem with the external SDcard or other USB Hosts I tested.
Sent from my MIRA-2 using xda app-developers app

Had the same issue thanks for the help guys

Device Discussion EXPLAY X-Tremer Quad Core

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Ok, so there's no forum for this device, so will create it here.
Basic Specs
Processor--------------------------MediaTek MT6589, 1200 MHz
Number of processor cores-----4
Video processor-------------------PowerVR SGX544
Built-in memory--------------------4GB
Amount of RAM--------------------1GB
Memory Card Support------------microSD (TransFlash), up to 32 GB
Support for two SIM-cards
Touchscreen-----------------------multitouch (capacitive)
Diagonal 5 "resolution------------720x1280
8 MP camera, flash, autofocus
2 MP front camera
Battery capacity--------------------2000 mAh
USB 3.0
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
WAP, GPRS, EDGE, email POP / SMTP, HTML
GPS (No GLONASS)
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Root procedures in following post.

Useful Information and Root Procedure
Driver links and support files
Explay Russia
Note that everything is in the Russian language. Use Google Chrome.
1. Program for flashing. This looks similar to Kies program for Samsung devices. As the factory ROMs appear to be img files, this is required to flash them. The PDF file can be translated via Google Translate.
2. Original Firmware (ROM) version 1.01
3. Drivers for Win8 and all other previous versions.
Root Procedure
1. Go ahead and take your OTA to version 1.02 (54mb download)
2. Install your drivers on your PC
3. In Settings/Security select "Unknown Sources" (this is important as you will need to install an APK manually)
4. Go to this thread, and download the Framaroot apk version 1.7.1 apk.
5. Copy the APK to your Internal or External memory
6. Install ES File Explorer from the Play Store
7. Open ES File Explorer and navigate to the location of the framaroot 1.7.1 apk. Select it to install.
8. Long press the word Boromir and it should install superuser and the SU Binary.
9. Reboot Phone when prompted.
Now, I had to install it twice, but it worked the second time. Simple. You can use ES File Explorer to set the /System to RW.
I also went to the Play Store and installed Busy Box.

Compatible Apps confirmed working
Google+ version 3.5.3.42448346.apk
Copy to SD, use Es File Explorer to install.

Ok, so my thoughts on this device.
1. Cheap price for what you get. Good display, quad core CPU.
2. Build quality is pretty good, as the back cover is aluminium.
3. Gorilla Glass (although I'm not quite sure) gets fingerprints quite easy.
4. Bone stock Android OS. No manufacture skins!
As the device is primarily targeted in Russia, it only has 2 languages. English and Russian. Although looking at the internals of the ROM show support for 6 languages? Seems somebody was lazy.The launcher appears to be a Go Launcher or similar like Apex. Not many options, so I installed my favorite Nova Prime.
There doesn't appear to be any Power Settings, so I installed SetCPU to get governor control. If they have these settings, then they are hidden somewhere. The device also ships with developer options unlocked.
The phone comes shipped with about 10 Yandex apps. This is the major search engine in Russia. These I deleted from /system as to not use memory/battery. The others I uninstalled.
The OS design show signs of being in a hurry. Or rather the people who set up the default layout. The clock, located on the 3rd panel??? Some app icons just sort of scattered on various panels? Also, occasionally, you get a pop-up in Russian, when the device is set to English. Not sure if it's one of the included apps or not.
All in all, once you root and delete the yandex apps, change launchers, the device is quite snappy. What I refer to as a $200 Nexus! Well, a budget Nexus anyhow.

I just didn't want you to feel lonely Sir, so thought I'd say hi

diestarbucks said:
I just didn't want you to feel lonely Sir, so thought I'd say hi
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Yeah,, thanks mate!
Seeing this is a Russian (aka chinese) device, most of the talk is on 4PDA. So far, a decent device. Will see how far I can push the CPU

Have a problem with Google+
Hello. Did you manage to install the application "Google+"?

vupogorelov said:
Hello. Did you manage to install the application "Google+"?
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I haven't tried, but will check it out.
Looks like G+ doesn't want to be compatible with low end devices. Will try de-compiling and see if it can be ported.
Keep in mind Google+ is being replaced with Google Hangouts.
MD

vupogorelov said:
Hello. Did you manage to install the application "Google+"?
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Found an older Google+ version that installs and runs fine. Check my post #3 for the download.

[Q] Blueing M77 (model A770) PHABLET Rooting options; device configuration questions

Hello,
Really Hopeful in having your support and ideas on quite few issues!
(I hope it is OK to post links) I bought above mentioned tablet ebay co.uk/itm/121228145297
and few accessories intending to use it as Traffic Recorder(Dash Cam) and (ideally iGO SatNav application) for my travels through Europe (mainly UK)
Main specs:
Specifications:
1General
2Operating System
3Android 4.1
4CPU
5ARM(Cortex-A7) MTK8377
6GPU
7PowerVR SGX 531
8Processor Speed
91.5GHz
10RAM
111G
12Hard Drive Capacity
138GB
14Extended Memory
15Support external TF card extend up to 32GB
16Gravity Sensor
17Yes
18Flash Player
19Yes, Support Flash Player 11.1
20Display Size
217 Inch
22Display Technology
23IPS Capacitive Touch Screen
24Multi-Touch
25Yes, 5 points
26Display Resolution
271024x 600 pixels
28Camera
29Front Camera
300.3MP
31Rear Camera
322.0MP
33Flashlight
34Yes
35Connections
36Wi-Fi
37Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
383G
39Yes,Built in
40LAN
41Yes,Support external USB LAN modem.
42Bluetooth
43Yes, 4.0
44GPS
45Yes,Built in
46Telephone
47 Yes,built-in 2G GSM;850/900/1800/1900MHz
48 3G WCDMA:850/2100 MHz
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In specs and images it was posted as (will insert image later)
(all is rather optimistic and NOT what it came like!)
it appeared as(will insert image later1)
and issues with me trying (and achieving some sort of control level) there from
(will insert image later)
varied degree of success working on it gets me to (will insert image later2)
So, I have managed to disable some apps, once managed to get mobile networking connections to the 1Mobile Market and get some apps to work, but not GooglePlayStore. Most of remaining (and new apps) are not in Chinese no more, so I am very hopefull, that with rooting I'll get rid of the rest of them gremlins.
Actual specs (will insert image later3)
The questions to you Gentleman (and) Ladies:
1- Do I have to (must) root the device, so that GooglePalyStore would work? as currently, it is installed, but majority of apps are kicking some or the the sort of errors(unsupported etc), and actual GoogleStore app- "works" via Browser...
2- If yes, how do I (step by step) root it in order to have better control? (what applications( with links please) I should install for such Odyssey and what order etc please!?
3- If rooting, is it possible to Get IE 4.4.0 ROM to install?(instead of 4.1.1)- what will happen to the features of IE analogTV receiver hardware management?
4- Would it matter at all, if device is not rooted, but intended to be installed iGo Primo is packaged somehow with GooglePlay app?- will it work? or will that "modified" app work with rooted device all together? (I already learned, that IE Traffic recorder apps are only available on Google)- meaning not available for me for now...
Very many thanks for the answers and ideas in advance!

Am I wrong in believing, that particular tablet is really just a different badge wearing JXD P1000 MTK8377 tablet?
Hardware specs seem to match, as well as appearance/hardware configuration seems ever so similar, is it that daft of an idea to consider rooting and replacing ROM with one, made for JDX device?
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