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Android 4.1.1 Jellybean on the Nextbook Premium 8se

ATTENTION / WARNING / ACHTUNG!!!!!!!
Efun (distributor of what we know as the "Nextbook Premium 8SE") in fact sells two different tablets marketed under the same name. This rooting method will ONLY work with a Nextbook Premium 8SE running a Rockchip processor.
**Am very sorry if this has already been posted, searched and did not find anything.**
Soon after purchasing my Nextbook Premium 8 se I learned that many Roms, apks, etc. that I couldn't find via Google (in English, anyhow) are easily found in Italian.
Which brings me to what I found today
androidworldDOTit/forum/mediacom-smartpad-810c-381/%5Brom%5D%5Bics-4-1-1%5D%5Bxteam-4-0-jellybean%5D%5Bmediacom-810c%5D-67171/
Run that through Google Translate if like me you don't speak a word of Italian.
All right, time to sit down and write a guide to doing this. First things first: I didn't do any of this work! People like Devmonkey, Sunnyboy167, deeno33, and FinlessBob, (over at Freaktab) and Xteam at Android World Italy are the ones who've put in the legwork and hours to make this stuff possible. I'm just gathering their work in to one place.
Before you begin: Back up all your things if you want to keep them!
Also, remove your micro sd card from the Nextbook. I darn near fried mine because I didn't.
Next: You know the drill. You're a big boy, (or girl, or whatever. I'm not here to judge) I, nor anyone else is responsible if anything bad happens to your device, to you, your happiness, or your hard earned money or your time. YOU are choosing to root your device and install Jellybean on to it and YOU assume all responsibility. Cool? Also, this will probably void your warranty. But let's face it, if you're here, you probably don't care too much about your warranty anyway. Let's get rocking.
STEP 1: Make sure you have the device drivers installed for your Nextbook on your computer. I'm using a Windows 7 64 bit desktop. I imagine that other Windows desktops pre Win 8 will be similar. If you're using Linux, I believe that drivers aren't necessary. But hey, if you've installed Ubuntu, Arch Bang, Puppy, etc, you've probably got this figured out anyway.
Turn off your Nextbook Tablet Connect the micro usb cord to it, then hold in the volume up and down keys while plugging it in to your computer.
"NOTE: On your screen you should see a bubble pop up in the lower-right corner saying "Installing drivers". Most likely it will say it can't find the drivers. This is normal. Continue following the steps to install the missing drivers.
Step 2: Open the Device manager by typing mmc devmgmt.msc into your "Run" box on XP or search box in start menu on Windows 7 and hitting enter (you can also find Device Manager in your Control Panel options in Windows 7).
Step 3: With your N8 still in an off state and plugged in via USB you should see a yellow exclamation symbol somewhere next to "Unknown Device" in the list of devices in the Device Manager. Right click on it and select "Update driver software".
Step 4: Now it will prompt you to choose how you want to search for it. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" and it will bring up a window for you to navigate manually to the driver location which is in the "drivers" sub-folder in the NEXTBOOK8ROOT folder. Select which ever system you have (32bit or 64bit) and then hit "OK". You might go thru one or two prompts before it actually installs. Just "OK" everything and you should be fine." ~Sunnyboy167
Ok, now that the device drivers are installed you'll want to download the file linked from here: zippyshareDOTcom/v/60864398/fileDOThtml
Sorry, I have less than 10 posts, so you'll need to convert the dots to, you know, dots. I get why the site does that.
Scan that thing for any nasties, and then unzip it wherever you'd like. (I used my desktop) Open it and click on the folder "Mediacom 810c" Inside you'll find a file named "Rk29update.exe." Open it. You'll see a box like this:
See attached picture
That is what it will look like if your tablet is not hooked up to your computer. So if it isn't (which it should be, since I never told you to disconnect it) reconnect it now.
Click the box that says "loader," then click "Formatta!!" Which, as you might have guessed is Italian for "Format." No going back now, kid.
Let the thing run its course, it'll take a couple of minutes. Once it's done, click the box that says "Aggiorna!!" This will install Jellybean on to your Nextbook. Be patient, as this will take a few minutes. You'll hear your computer make the "device disconnected" sound, and you'll be all set. You can unplug your Nextbook from your computer now.
First boot up of the device on Jellybean was a touch slow for me, but don't panic. Once you've gotten through set up the Rom runs incredibly smooth and fast. The first screen you'll see will be the welcome (benvenuto) screen. You can select English (or your preferred language) from the drop down menu. From this point on it should be smooth sailing. Google Now works like a charm, Project Butter seems to really make a difference on this tablet, camera works, notifications work, everything seems good. There are minor bugs here and there, but nothing Earth shattering.
One last thing: for a $99 budget "craplet" from Big Lots, you could do a lot worse than this tablet. I've found it pretty sturdy, highly customizable, and generally responsive and fun to use. I also own a Nexus 7, and while this clearly can't touch it spec wise, it's definitely a fun second device to keep around.

ok, so far so good. The Rom is very responsive, Google Now is working well. Only thing to note, which I should have known: Take out your micro sd card first! I ended up corrupting mine when I flashed the Rom. (And guess where I had everything backed up too? = fail)
But again, other than that, this Rom is awesome

Request for Bug List
Thanks for posting about this Italian Rom for the Nextbook 8. I am thinking about installing it. Can you provide a list of bugs that you've noticed?
Thanks again!
Shaun

shaunmt said:
Thanks for posting about this Italian Rom for the Nextbook 8. I am thinking about installing it. Can you provide a list of bugs that you've noticed?
Thanks again!
Shaun
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of course!
As mentioned in the install guide, take out any MicroSD card, as you might damage it. That said, however, upon another reading of the original Italian install guide, apparently the "data system corrupted" bug that I took for being my MSD card being screwed up is in fact a known bug that is actually affecting internal memory, but only temporarily. The solution is to simply format it on device, and everything will work fine. The option to format is given as a push notification immediately upon getting through the sign in process, and nothing in actuality appears to be damaged, but until I did the format I could not access anything on my MSD card.
The big recurring one I've noticed may or may not be unique to this Rom, as my device had it before on a gingerbread Rom; namely, the battery charge level never seems to change. It always seems to be at 100% right up until it drops dead, no warning. Actually, that's not entirely accurate, because if it runs out, and I charge it and unplug while the charge shows a number less than 100% the battery icon will continue to show "charging" until 100% (even though unplugged) and then stay there.
When waking the tablet up it takes a couple of seconds to reconnect to wifi. Any notifications coming in will slow it down for up to a couple of minutes. I've noticed that if I try and use it during this time I occasionally "overload" the device, and end up with it rebooting. My best advice: wake it, give it a second to go from "no internet connection" to having found wifi, unlock the screen, and then wait about 1 minute before doing any heavy use until any notifications pop up; once you do that you're good to go.
If I think of or notice anything else hopefully I'll remember to edit this post.

2 Problems I found
Conect11 said:
of course!
As mentioned in the install guide, take out any MicroSD card, as you might damage it. That said, however, upon another reading of the original Italian install guide, apparently the "data system corrupted" bug that I took for being my MSD card being screwed up is in fact a known bug that is actually affecting internal memory, but only temporarily. The solution is to simply format it on device, and everything will work fine. The option to format is given as a push notification immediately upon getting through the sign in process, and nothing in actuality appears to be damaged, but until I did the format I could not access anything on my MSD card.
The big recurring one I've noticed may or may not be unique to this Rom, as my device had it before on a gingerbread Rom; namely, the battery charge level never seems to change. It always seems to be at 100% right up until it drops dead, no warning. Actually, that's not entirely accurate, because if it runs out, and I charge it and unplug while the charge shows a number less than 100% the battery icon will continue to show "charging" until 100% (even though unplugged) and then stay there.
When waking the tablet up it takes a couple of seconds to reconnect to wifi. Any notifications coming in will slow it down for up to a couple of minutes. I've noticed that if I try and use it during this time I occasionally "overload" the device, and end up with it rebooting. My best advice: wake it, give it a second to go from "no internet connection" to having found wifi, unlock the screen, and then wait about 1 minute before doing any heavy use until any notifications pop up; once you do that you're good to go.
If I think of or notice anything else hopefully I'll remember to edit this post.
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After I leave it charging, it goes into the sleep of death I guess? I don't know if this is because I had some apps downloading in the background. Also, my auto rotate doesn't work. I don't know if there's a fix for it, but so far, I havent found any
but besides those 2 things, the rom works great!

I'm having a hell of a time getting drivers for Windows 7 installed. Can someone point me in the direction to the drivers and possibly driver install instructions? .
I have tried with and without USB debugging turned on. In device manager I see M3-chip with USB debugging on. The only thing I can figure is I have the wrong drivers.
I have a Nextbook Premium 8 SE.
TIA

need new drivers
ardy said:
I'm having a hell of a time getting drivers for Windows 7 installed. Can someone point me in the direction to the drivers and possibly driver install instructions? .
I have tried with and without USB debugging turned on. In device manager I see M3-chip with USB debugging on. The only thing I can figure is I have the wrong drivers.
I have a Nextbook Premium 8 SE.
TIA
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Im having the same problem need help here guys i just got mine yesterday it looks like the newer ones has different software in them or are updated.in drivers it only shows m3-chip and will not in stall on window 7 or xp.

Link is broken
Conect11 said:
ok, so far so good. The Rom is very responsive, Google Now is working well. Only thing to note, which I should have known: Take out your micro sd card first! I ended up corrupting mine when I flashed the Rom. (And guess where I had everything backed up too? = fail)
But again, other than that, this Rom is awesome
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Hi Connect11 great job and thanks for collecting the information for us, can you please provide a new link because the current link is broken, I want to test on my Nextbook 8SE.

arnelpabustan said:
Hi Connect11 great job and thanks for collecting the information for us, can you please provide a new link because the current link is broken, I want to test on my Nextbook 8SE.
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Good job gettin stuff together...i been trying to make it easier for folks to understand all this in the official nextbook 8se root thread. Info is so jumbled and most people dont read through the thread far enough to make sense of what they've just downloaded...lolz. anyways good work and heres a link to another great JB rom for this tab....big props to OMA for his work on this. I been runnin it for a 2 months now and i love it!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903745 This one can be tricky with the kernel and the system image so please follow directions carefully if you decide to try this rom...i had issues with bricks (my fault of course) but nothing the rk flasher tool cant fix. And of course backup, backup, backup, nuff said:laugh:
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A bit off topic but im curious as to what recovery other nextbook 8se owners are using?? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

How to root my Xperia u st25i?? Pls help me
Sent from my ST25i using xda app-developers app

Help!
"STEP 1: Make sure you have the device drivers installed for your Nextbook on your computer.[/B] I'm using a Windows 7 64 bit desktop. I imagine that other Windows desktops pre Win 8 will be similar. If you're using Linux, I believe that drivers aren't necessary. But hey, if you've installed Ubuntu, Arch Bang, Puppy, etc, you've probably got this figured out anyway."
I'm stuck on this step! How do I find and install the drivers for the Nextbook 8? I went to the Device Manager already, I found my "Unknown Device", and I picked "browse my computer for driver software", but every time I pick the file to update it from, it says "windows could not find driver software for your device". Please help me!

thank you for the rom I'll give it a try

Nextbook Premium 7
Do they have jelly bean on Nextbook Premium 7.

cant turn on
hey, i turned my tablet off, and now it wont turn on :crying: I dont know if I'm doing something wrong, but it just wont power on... any help would be great!

deanfranks21 said:
hey, i turned my tablet off, and now it wont turn on :crying: I dont know if I'm doing something wrong, but it just wont power on... any help would be great!
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Same thing happened to me, you'll just have to wait a day or two for the battery to completely die, then hold the power, and as soon as the screen comes on, plug it in, hope this helps! :good:

so far so good, g-sensor wouldnt work with both included kernels so i flashed the kernel from Finless Bob's ICS Rom for NEXT8P12 and it's working again except i cant use the OC settings that kernel from this ROM has.
Only issues:
Wifi is a bit inconsistent
Apps can't download to system memory, there has to be an sd card present
G-Sensor isnt working (have to use kernel from Finless Bob's Next8P12 ROM)
Nothing else yet
is there anyway i could use the g-sensor driver from the other kernel while still using the kernel from this rom, if that makes sense.
Thanx.

going great untill
cant find subfoldr NXTBOOK8ROOT in my computer aso the zippyshare file in the link doesnt work pleaase help
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deanfranks21 said:
hey, i turned my tablet off, and now it wont turn on :crying: I dont know if I'm doing something wrong, but it just wont power on... any help would be great!
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there shul be a reset button in the back of the device if not you can boot it into recovery mode by holding the power key and voulme down key AT THE SAME TIME then u can wipe everythng and reboot your device:good:

midnite48161 said:
Im having the same problem need help here guys i just got mine yesterday it looks like the newer ones has different software in them or are updated.in drivers it only shows m3-chip and will not in stall on window 7 or xp.
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Same here
Sent from my Next8P12 using XDA Premium HD app

swordjamie said:
Same here
Sent from my Next8P12 using XDA Premium HD app
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Same for me as well... and it's really annoying me... I can't root it... so until someone finds a fix... I guess we're going to have to wait, also every time I go the whole driver thing, it says it can't find the drivers too. I don't really care to root it... but... I just wanted to try it.

Conect11 said:
ATTENTION / WARNING / ACHTUNG!!!!!!!
Efun (distributor of what we know as the "Nextbook Premium 8SE") in fact sells two different tablets marketed under the same name. This rooting method will ONLY work with a Nextbook Premium 8SE running a Rockchip processor.
**Am very sorry if this has already been posted, searched and did not find anything.**
Soon after purchasing my Nextbook Premium 8 se I learned that many Roms, apks, etc. that I couldn't find via Google (in English, anyhow) are easily found in Italian.
Which brings me to what I found today
androidworldDOTit/forum/mediacom-smartpad-810c-381/%5Brom%5D%5Bics-4-1-1%5D%5Bxteam-4-0-jellybean%5D%5Bmediacom-810c%5D-67171/
Run that through Google Translate if like me you don't speak a word of Italian.
All right, time to sit down and write a guide to doing this. First things first: I didn't do any of this work! People like Devmonkey, Sunnyboy167, deeno33, and FinlessBob, (over at Freaktab) and Xteam at Android World Italy are the ones who've put in the legwork and hours to make this stuff possible. I'm just gathering their work in to one place.
Before you begin: Back up all your things if you want to keep them!
Also, remove your micro sd card from the Nextbook. I darn near fried mine because I didn't.
Next: You know the drill. You're a big boy, (or girl, or whatever. I'm not here to judge) I, nor anyone else is responsible if anything bad happens to your device, to you, your happiness, or your hard earned money or your time. YOU are choosing to root your device and install Jellybean on to it and YOU assume all responsibility. Cool? Also, this will probably void your warranty. But let's face it, if you're here, you probably don't care too much about your warranty anyway. Let's get rocking.
STEP 1: Make sure you have the device drivers installed for your Nextbook on your computer. I'm using a Windows 7 64 bit desktop. I imagine that other Windows desktops pre Win 8 will be similar. If you're using Linux, I believe that drivers aren't necessary. But hey, if you've installed Ubuntu, Arch Bang, Puppy, etc, you've probably got this figured out anyway.
Turn off your Nextbook Tablet Connect the micro usb cord to it, then hold in the volume up and down keys while plugging it in to your computer.
"NOTE: On your screen you should see a bubble pop up in the lower-right corner saying "Installing drivers". Most likely it will say it can't find the drivers. This is normal. Continue following the steps to install the missing drivers.
Step 2: Open the Device manager by typing mmc devmgmt.msc into your "Run" box on XP or search box in start menu on Windows 7 and hitting enter (you can also find Device Manager in your Control Panel options in Windows 7).
Step 3: With your N8 still in an off state and plugged in via USB you should see a yellow exclamation symbol somewhere next to "Unknown Device" in the list of devices in the Device Manager. Right click on it and select "Update driver software".
Step 4: Now it will prompt you to choose how you want to search for it. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" and it will bring up a window for you to navigate manually to the driver location which is in the "drivers" sub-folder in the NEXTBOOK8ROOT folder. Select which ever system you have (32bit or 64bit) and then hit "OK". You might go thru one or two prompts before it actually installs. Just "OK" everything and you should be fine." ~Sunnyboy167
Ok, now that the device drivers are installed you'll want to download the file linked from here: zippyshareDOTcom/v/60864398/fileDOThtml
Sorry, I have less than 10 posts, so you'll need to convert the dots to, you know, dots. I get why the site does that.
Scan that thing for any nasties, and then unzip it wherever you'd like. (I used my desktop) Open it and click on the folder "Mediacom 810c" Inside you'll find a file named "Rk29update.exe." Open it. You'll see a box like this:
See attached picture
That is what it will look like if your tablet is not hooked up to your computer. So if it isn't (which it should be, since I never told you to disconnect it) reconnect it now.
Click the box that says "loader," then click "Formatta!!" Which, as you might have guessed is Italian for "Format." No going back now, kid.
Let the thing run its course, it'll take a couple of minutes. Once it's done, click the box that says "Aggiorna!!" This will install Jellybean on to your Nextbook. Be patient, as this will take a few minutes. You'll hear your computer make the "device disconnected" sound, and you'll be all set. You can unplug your Nextbook from your computer now.
First boot up of the device on Jellybean was a touch slow for me, but don't panic. Once you've gotten through set up the Rom runs incredibly smooth and fast. The first screen you'll see will be the welcome (benvenuto) screen. You can select English (or your preferred language) from the drop down menu. From this point on it should be smooth sailing. Google Now works like a charm, Project Butter seems to really make a difference on this tablet, camera works, notifications work, everything seems good. There are minor bugs here and there, but nothing Earth shattering.
One last thing: for a $99 budget "craplet" from Big Lots, you could do a lot worse than this tablet. I've found it pretty sturdy, highly customizable, and generally responsive and fun to use. I also own a Nexus 7, and while this clearly can't touch it spec wise, it's definitely a fun second device to keep around.
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can you post a different link it says file dows not exist on this server
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imthatkiid said:
Same for me as well... and it's really annoying me... I can't root it... so until someone finds a fix... I guess we're going to have to wait, also every time I go the whole driver thing, it says it can't find the drivers too. I don't really care to root it... but... I just wanted to try it.
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I foiund a way around it you click start go into ur control panel and click system then to the side it should say device manger at the very top click it find where it says m3-chip left click on it chose update driver software click browse my computer click let me chose from a list of my drivers click show all devices click next click have disc then browse then chose the rk29 driver/win/64/rockusb click ok there u go
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I got my device to be an rk29 device but its not coming up on the screen when the device is connected please help me

[Q] Galaxy Ace (S5830i) headache with stock email deletion

HI guys, I'm hoping you can help me with a problem that's led me to start threatening my galaxy ace (S5830i) with a hammer.
Actually it's not the phone's fault it's purely my own stupidity, but none-the-less I'm here for help because I've spent all day and night trawling the net, trying to figure out how to proceed to resolve my issue on my own but I simply cannot make sense of the conflicting information I'm finding.
I promise you thing thing if nothing else, I have tried my very best to read around a hundred other forums, pages, and how 'to's but I'm finding that I have no resolution that I can work with because either:
- The tutorials turned out to be for the S5830 - not the i model - when I got to the forum
- The youtube videos all seem to be spoken in accents I cannot understand or not explained clearly, or are too technical
- Links I go to to get apk files etc are broken, wrong or leading me up another path I cannot follow
- Software does NOT look on my screen as it does on tutorials or websites (SDK for example)
- The people explaining the resolution type with such poor English I cannot understand what they're actually saying
- The solutions that work for others are too technical or advanced for me to understand and I'm finding it difficult to learn as I go (apart frm the root instructions which I found quite easy)
Anyway, I'll start at the beginning:
I have a samsung galaxy ace (S5830i) running:
- Gingerbread 2.3.6
- Baseband version S5830iXXLK1
- Kernel version 2.6.35.7
- Build number GINGERBREAD.XXLK3
I've already rooted it so I have superuser access, and I managed that perfectly well on my own
I installed titanium backup and somehow I managed to uninstall the stock email that comes with the phone. I think this is my problem because I now cannot download anything from google play, nor can I add a new gmail account to do so, so I'm stuck in no mans land not able to use googleplay (because my gmail account is now missing from my phone) nor can I seem to figure out how to get th apk file directly into the phone so that I can start fresh.
I'm also absolutely stuck on how to flash the phone and start again because nothing I seem to read is explaining it in simple clear terms that a layman can understand. When I do find a simple explanation, I find it's only for the non 'i' version of the phone, or if I find a simple instruction it's zip files for the rom do not contain all the files I need to use with odin v1.5
Also, there are conflicting explanations on flashing the rom on different forums/sites so I dare not use one over the other because another one contradicts it. I do not want to ruin my phone as right now it still basically works for now as a phone.
In my phone menu, the gmail icon is still there, just not the icon/app that said "email". The icon is now missing from my menus and with it there is now no way to use the play services without a gmail account on the phone.
When I click the gmail icon, it stats to open and then just shuts off quickly, not opening gmail, so I'm pretty sure all this is due to me deleting the email app using titanium backup.
Make sense?
What I'd really be grateful for is if on of you guys could help me out and explain in very simple terms what I need to do to either install the apk directly (preferred) so that I can add a gmail account to the phone and get access to google play again, or failing that a simple how to flash the rom with stock gingerbread, together with links to software that's known to be bonafide.
I am literally being driven mad going around in circles on forums and sites to keep going back to square one.
Any help will be very gratefully received. Or I'm afraid this may mean I'm going to smash my new phone int a wall and never use a smartphone again, because obviously I'm too stupid to play around with them on my own.
I really appreciate your help if someone would be able to invest a little time here.
Thanks very much for your time, guys
Jobeeey

additional info
Right, these are the instructions I found on this forum, but I'm unclear if I'm approaching this right..
Flashing s5830i with Odin v1.85
1.Turn off the phone and put it in Download mode by pressing Power+Volume Up+volume down.
2.Open Odin v1.85.Run as Administrator!.
3.Put the files in Odin and don't touch the settings
4.If it's a one-file firmware put it in PDA section.
If it's multiple put the files in the correct section.
5.Click start and don't touch the phone!Don't turn off computer and don't unplug the phone!It will reboot automatically and the first boot will take some time,so don't panic!
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I've found a rom (which is a single file) and if I'm reading this right I place that in the PDA section of Odin after installing the usb drivers onto my pc (done that and windows recognizes my phone in the sense that it isn't now hassling me for drivers every two seconds).
Ok.. so I seem to have got the correct rom for my specific ace model.. and the instructions seem to be that I now:
1) Connect usb cable
2) Boot my phone into download mode (I can do that I think).. but at what point do I press vol down to download a new os.. before or after pressing start in Odin?
3) Open Odin and add file as in my attached screenshot (I can do that)
4) Click 'start' in Odin
5) Wait for my phone to reboot
And that should be job done, the phone should be flashed with the stock rom again and that should get me back on track, right? Or am I about to screw up my phone and ruin it even further?
Thanks for reading. I hope someone can advise if I'm doing this right as I've seen other forums say that I should tick the 'Re-partition' box, and other that say I shouldn't, and this one says nothing about it at all.
This is one of the tings that's confusing me, and once I'm now flashing a phone for the first time it's flippin scary to do it on my lonesome!

This is what I mean..
I've just tested going into download mode with odin ready, and the phone gets there (vol up+down + power on).. but each time it gets into download mode it seems to disconnect from odin and no com port is open. I get the windows device disconnected/connected beeping and the connection seems to sever.
What the Fffff...
This is exactly what I'm talking about.. nothing seems to be working like it's meant to be and I'm getting nowhere with any instructions I can find after god knows how many hours researching this.
:crying:

update (lol)
Mornin all,
So, just in case anyone finds this useful..
The flashing problem is kind of irrelevant now because:
A) Odin (tried several versions) simply will not stay connected to my phone when it boots into download mode, and having checked many tutorials for this it sees that this is a problem some of us cannot get past.
Anyway, one of the methods to resolve this was to wipe the cache and clear all data etc, which I did, and now my phone is stuck on the "pres the android" screen, and my phone will no longer get past that. Tried pressing clockwise in all four corners but still nothing.
No probs.. so we move on to a new step of trying to split the roms via cygwin, but guess what? Every single time I try to download the cygwin files, that freezes at about 98% and will not download, no matter which mirror I select.
So, this is what I call a curse that isn't going to be lifted by me no matter hat. It's not not meant to be.
Therefore, what I'm going to do is take it to a local shop that unlocks mobiles and give it to them to flash back to stock rom for me.
If that doesn't work, do you know what I'm gonna do?
Nothing. Because there's nothing you can do when the processes do not follow the same progress as they do in the tutorials.
I hope other novice S5830i users save themselves all his time and trouble and don't bother following the same process and become locked out of their phone at the touch android screen.

Update
Yipee,
Right, I stumbled across a solution that worked for me.
What I did was get my 2gb msd card that came with the phone and slapped MindCR v1.0.12 on the card and whacked that in my phone (this bypassed not being able to get a new rom on the sd card as it wasn't unmounted before the crash, so my pc wouldn't recognise the date to put it on via the pc).
Then I updated the rom from that 2gb card (vol up + menu + power to get into recovery mode) and it took it a few minutes to update the firmware and give me back the full use of my phone, and with a shiny new os on it. Whoop!
I didn't bother with CWM as I'd forgotten to add it before flashing, but it worked none-the-less and I'm now back in business (wiped it manually).
As it turned out this version of MindCR works really well so far as I can tell. I realise there are updated roms now but I've come to the conclusion after the scare I had that if you're not entirely sure what you're doing, it's best to leave it alone if it ain't broke.
SO.. now I have a phone with what seems to be a better os than the stock and less bloatware on it, no phone problems I can see after thorough testing... and from what I can tell it turned out to be better than it was before the disaster.
And I learned a bit in the process. Like for example, don't feck around removing apps from smartphones with titanium unless you've backed them up and you're prepared to stress out for over 20hrs wondering what to do about it.
And, also, don't expect much help from a forum because you may not always get it. << That' not a dig at xda by the way. It's just a BIG forum so your threads may not be seen by the right person before they get buried in past pages.
Hope my little journey helps another unsuspecting S5830i user who comes across the thread.

Factory Reset a chinese made tablet.

I have this Sanei n77 tablet. and it locked with too many pattern attempts. (My Brother thought it was pretty fun.) it asks for google username ans password but as the tablet had been given to me by my uncle i dont know it. Plus internet connection is not there too.
I figured Factory reset would be my best bet. So tryied to boot into recovery mode through different hardware combinations (Vol - + Power | both vol + power | Vol+ + power. is there any other combination?) No success. so i tried it through adb. no Success. apparently usb debugging is off.
Now what? any directions? is there a way to allow me to try the pattern again as i know it? is there another way to boot into recovery?

Darrenhugh said:
I have this Sanei n77 tablet. and it locked with too many pattern attempts. (My Brother thought it was pretty fun.) it asks for google username ans password but as the tablet had been given to me by my uncle i dont know it. Plus internet connection is not there too.
I figured Factory reset would be my best bet. So tryied to boot into recovery mode through different hardware combinations (Vol - + Power | both vol + power | Vol+ + power. is there any other combination?) No success. so i tried it through adb. no Success. apparently usb debugging is off.
Now what? any directions? is there a way to allow me to try the pattern again as i know it? is there another way to boot into recovery?
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Hi, I have a Saney N79 with android 4.04. To factory reset it I just need to go to settings, backup and reset, factory data reset.
Even the tablet it self became faster... try it.
Hope I could help you.

help
i have same problem. i forget the password and username
:crying: The tablet for my little sister :crying:
please help us

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help how to root sanei n77 tablet tnx

Darrenhugh said:
I have this Sanei n77 tablet. and it locked with too many pattern attempts. (My Brother thought it was pretty fun.) it asks for google username ans password but as the tablet had been given to me by my uncle i dont know it. Plus internet connection is not there too.
I figured Factory reset would be my best bet. So tryied to boot into recovery mode through different hardware combinations (Vol - + Power | both vol + power | Vol+ + power. is there any other combination?) No success. so i tried it through adb. no Success. apparently usb debugging is off.
Now what? any directions? is there a way to allow me to try the pattern again as i know it? is there another way to boot into recovery?
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download tool- http://www.4shared.com/rar/4RPtu-XT/w15_TOOL.html
driver- https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13zfxjaxnmpdd5dy22uy32wrue2v3l25
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use it to wipe data

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fernandomacedo said:
Hi, I have a Saney N79 with android 4.04. To factory reset it I just need to go to settings, backup and reset, factory data reset.
Even the tablet it self became faster... try it.
Hope I could help you.
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Hi,
I am not a developer. This will be my first smartphone/tablet.
I ordered a N79 from eBay (Chinese manual only) and plan to activate it on Page Plus Cellular. I foresee many frustrating problems and hope you will please help me.
Do you have a user manual in English, and if so, could you please email it to me?
Also, if you think I made a big mistake, let me know and I will cancel the order.
Thank you so much,
Guy

mharkbrix said:
help how to root sanei n77 tablet tnx
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have your tried going to SRS Root.. google the name and the site should come up.. check supported devices and find yours on the list.. if its on there follow the instructions on the site. I used that same website to root my sanei n79.. a couple of clicks and i had super user installed and used uberizer to check if my device was rooted.. hmu if u need help

N79 Help
b00.f0087 said:
have your tried going to SRS Root.. google the name and the site should come up.. check supported devices and find yours on the list.. if its on there follow the instructions on the site. I used that same website to root my sanei n79.. a couple of clicks and i had super user installed and used uberizer to check if my device was rooted.. hmu if u need help
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Hi.
I see you have a N79. Finally there is someone else in this world that has one that I can talk to. I hope you will take the time to help me since 1) there is no manual in English that I know of and 2) I am new to Android and tablets in general.
I have had mine for over a week and have not set up cell & data service yet. I am waiting for an H2O wireless sim card to arrive and will try them first since they are insanely cheap. I also have a ConsumerCellular sim card and am holding that as a backup in case H2O doesn't work.
Everything else I am intuiting and trial and a lot of errors.
Two questions for now: I have tested 2 movies (downloaded from the internet onto my desktop then sideloaded onto the 16GB micro SD card via the charger/USB cable) using the built in MX player and the audio lags behind and the video occasionally stops and starts. I even Handbraked one and lowered the bit rate to be under 1000 thinking that might help.
Any ideas? And please remember I am not a developer and really don't want to root it. Playing movies on the treadmill is one of the major reasons for getting it.
Where is the microphone located? I know the earbuds have a mic, but when I start using it as a phone I just want to hold it to my ear. And eventually maybe I'll try the voice commands etc.
Thanks again.
Guy

guy flowers said:
Hi.
I see you have a N79. Finally there is someone else in this world that has one that I can talk to. I hope you will take the time to help me since 1) there is no manual in English that I know of and 2) I am new to Android and tablets in general.
I have had mine for over a week and have not set up cell & data service yet. I am waiting for an H2O wireless sim card to arrive and will try them first since they are insanely cheap. I also have a ConsumerCellular sim card and am holding that as a backup in case H2O doesn't work.
Everything else I am intuiting and trial and a lot of errors.
Two questions for now: I have tested 2 movies (downloaded from the internet onto my desktop then sideloaded onto the 16GB micro SD card via the charger/USB cable) using the built in MX player and the audio lags behind and the video occasionally stops and starts. I even Handbraked one and lowered the bit rate to be under 1000 thinking that might help.
Any ideas? And please remember I am not a developer and really don't want to root it. Playing movies on the treadmill is one of the major reasons for getting it.
Where is the microphone located? I know the earbuds have a mic, but when I start using it as a phone I just want to hold it to my ear. And eventually maybe I'll try the voice commands etc.
Thanks again.
Guy
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i had the english manual in pdf when i received the sanie it was located on the internal storage but my dumbass erased it..
Mines didnt work at first when i put in my t mobile sim card so what i did was reset the tablet with the sim card inserted and let it boot back up and everything worked fine i didnt have to change any settings regarding the network everything worked calls text web etc
The mic should be at the bottom of the tablet.. one way to check is hit the dial-er app and once the numbers pop up try to turn the phone around or upside down and the dial-er pad will not move so that should give you where the mic is at usually the speaker located at the bottom of the dialer pad. as for the mx player make sure you have the codecs updated because mines only has lag on 3gp videos.. the best files that work on mx player are mp4 formats.. i also tested different video players with the same result 3gp videos lag...

guy flowers said:
Hi,
I am not a developer. This will be my first smartphone/tablet.
I ordered a N79 from eBay (Chinese manual only) and plan to activate it on Page Plus Cellular. I foresee many frustrating problems and hope you will please help me.
Do you have a user manual in English, and if so, could you please email it to me?
Also, if you think I made a big mistake, let me know and I will cancel the order.
Thank you so much,
Guy
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Hi sorry for the late reply, but I had some problems with my internet suplyer.
First, I liked the tablet a lot. My brother love it also and, recently my pc broke, he lend me is laptop in exchange for the tablet.
The best way to root it I think it is the program framaroot. I leave here the version 1.6.1
Hope this helps you and the others.
About the manual... I'll ask my brother to see if it comes in the internal storage like another member said. I'll send it to you them.
best regards everyone

ok so i purchased another sanei n79 for 26$ on ebay seller sold it for parts and once i received it it was in perfect working condition.. It just needed to be charged.. any way the sanei had a pattern lock so this is what i did
Turn off the phone-tablet
Then Hold down the Vol + and Vol - at the same time for about 10 to 15 secs and it should take you to the recovery.
I was able to wipe/factory reset.
This phone-tablet had CWM as recovery so good for me..
hope this helps i am about to root this tablet the way i did before
I have a post on here as well on how i rooted this tablet..

Guys please stop answering posts when you don't really know the correct answer. It pisses me off.
Factory resetting a Chinese tablet can't always be done from a tablet. Some sanei devices running rockchip SoC can be wiped from recovery. But others running Allwinner chipsets Cannot be resetted using recovery. All Sanei devices have their firmware images uploaded on Sanei site with instructions.
Www.szsanei.com
The site is in Chinese though. If you change the language to English you will NOT find all firmwares.
If you need a direct link for your Sanei tablet then tell me and I'll send you a direct link to the download link with detailed instructions.
Sanei N77 has different firmwares since there's a version that has one camera and a version with double camera. So tell me which version do you have and I'll send you the firmware
Sent from my HTC One X+ using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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mharkbrix said:
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It can be rooted using Doomlords root tool. Im 100% sure. I tried it myself.
Please press the thanks button if i helped.
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New Verizon Ellipsis 10 Tablet

I purchased the new Verizon Ellipsis 10 in late November. I believe the tablet was released for sale in mid November. My question is can it be rooted? I see the Ellipsis 7 and 8 can rooted. Wondering if anyone would be working on this or because it from Verizon no one cares. I can't find the tablet mentioned on any search that I do. I Have been checking daily to see if the device will have development on it. Thanks in advance for any information.

In the same boat. Need some help you smart tech guys out there. How can I root my Ellipsis 10?

I have the same tablet, and I do not think it could be rooted, at least not in the near future. The tablet comes encrypted (which I am not too happy about....I just noticed it) and cannot be decrypted, even if you do a factory reset. It runs fine as it is, but would be greatly enhanced if it could be decrypted. I also think there are very few devs on this forum that really care a lot about this tablet, so you may not see too much work being done on it.

Same here, just picked one up. Really hoping that there will be a root for this at some point soon. Someone please help us all out!

wish I would have saved the 50$ now, and got the Samsung tablet for free... it's OK, the biggest problem for me is the audio output being too quiet. all the "volume booster's" on the play store have been jenky, to say the least. if anyone has suggestions of a "good, volume booster", or work around, please let me know. thank you for you time.

Oh, No! Sadness!
mikekoz said:
I have the same tablet, and I do not think it could be rooted, at least not in the near future. The tablet comes encrypted (which I am not too happy about....I just noticed it) and cannot be decrypted, even if you do a factory reset. It runs fine as it is, but would be greatly enhanced if it could be decrypted. I also think there are very few devs on this forum that really care a lot about this tablet, so you may not see too much work being done on it.
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Please, influence some senior devs to help you with this issue!

qtair7 firmware files
https: / / " www dropbox com " /s/f8ye7yw24mjqiva/IR7-20C59.7z?dl=0
just fix the text when u enter in address bar (-""'s,+.'s)

so i downloaded the IR7-20C59..7z package from the software upgrade/repair tool from verizon... I extracted the files and sent the boot.img to my tablet (qtair7) and used magisk manager to patch the boot.img then I used ubuntu to adb pull the magisk-patched-boot.img and modded it using abootimg and changed a few things from default.prop.. ro.secure=0 ro.debuggable=1 and drm.service.enabled=false .. (just saying im an amateur android enthusiast with little experience. ive played with image kitchens and compiled a kernel and ported a rom for the samsung on5 indie variant to have sound on my smg550t1. worked but all google services and apps crash constantly.. but anyways) i dont really know what im doing just saying this is what i did. repacked magisk-patched-boot-new.img then i sent the adb reboot fastboot command to my tablet and it fastboot flashing unlock , fastboot flashing unlock boot, fastboot flash boot magisk-patched-boot-new.img. fastboot continue, fastboot reboot.. the tablet boots and is rooted with magisk.. now i installed busybox to sbin. i have done this 2 times. im not sure if its the busybox or the magisk, but when i reboot following the above steps i get the verizon splash screen and in the bottom righthand corner of the screen it says modified. then boots to recovery. and now can only boot to recovery. now i have the upgrade/repair tool .iso on usb flashdrive that i use to repair my device from this state. which sometimes is a pita.. i have to continually attempt to repair sometimes it takes 2 days.. before it finally works.. i dont know why.. but it boots from fastboot the first time fine. and would like to know how to stop the soft bricking of my device or how i can obtain a twrp.img for this device QTAIR7.. please help ive been working on rooting my tablet for over a year. and feel that i am very close . thanx

Anyone interested in the system.img or any other partitions.. the Dropbox file is only the recovery flash files. I think. I know I couldn't edit system.img from the file with any kitchen but the system.img I dd'd from my device can be edited with kitchen. It's is 3.7gb so in not going to post unless someone can do something with them

Please share some info on the file you posted,..
jonthn41 said:
qtair7 firmware files
https: / / " www dropbox com " /s/f8ye7yw24mjqiva/IR7-20C59.7z?dl=0
just fix the text when u enter in address bar (-""'s,+.'s)
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Hello, THANK YOU!! This is the most progress I have made in months! I don't know what it is, what it offers, or what to do with it yet, but it is a step!
Could you maybe say what it is, what it will do (how it helps..) and what to do with it?
My Verizon Ellipsis 10 (qtair7), even after wiping the cache, even after doing a factory reset, (even after 'disabling' all but FEW APPS!) JUST SPONTANEOUSLY REBOOTS every time i try to do anything, I try to watch a video it is fine for 5 minutes or an hour then I push volume up or touch the screen and suddenly it reboots, totally random, Clearing the cache gets it to works for a while but it always does it again it has NEVER been usable really,.. It pops up some screen often like"Google Play Services have stopped' something like that,.. Will this help with any of that? Make it more,. stable?
I wish I could just do ANYThING simple to make it better I just use it for video playback,.
THANK YOU!

I have the same tab with the same issues. Rebooting, random cut out and full on reboot. Just before it became target practice I decided to take it apart, just because that's what I do when I'm bored and my ADHD is taking over. I looked up the tab on youtube to see if there was any vids of how to get it apart and found a guy that said he fixed the with the tablet that no one could figure out. Meh I was like ok I'll give him a couple seconds checked it out. He found that all connections, screws holding boards down, and power were all loose. Once he went through all of that it had fixed the issues. So I tried it and damn, everything from screws holding boards down to power feeds were all loose, really bad loose. Got mine working good now. Haven't had issues since. Now if I can get it rooted I'll be good. And I suspect the loose connections would also potentially cause the battery to go bad from excessive amperage draw and charge in short time, over time.

General ROLL-UP -Joying 2GB - Sofia ( Non MTCB/MTCD )- Tips, tricks and mods

There is getting to be quite a bit of information to look through when looking for tip/solutions related to the new Joying 2GB / Sofia units. Since this is not a MTCB or MTCD unit, the threads seem to be scattered all over and very difficult to find in searching. I have seen roll-up threads for other units, that contain information such as ROMS available, tips, tricks and useful information. Kind of a "one stop shop" for the newer Joying HUs. If you have useful software, mod, tips, customization's, get something to work, etc please post here and I can include.
CPU Information - Rockchip Sofia x64 C3230RK / mali 450 GPU / Up to 1.2Ghz / 4 core / FYT5009 SoM - rated to run at up to 85C. My particular is unit clocked at 1.04Ghz.
Advanced Settings Password: 3368
Homescreen menu: 8086
Backlight Current menu: 5768
Android 6 Thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...ing-intel-head-unit-android-6-update-t3597121
Android 6 specific tips:
ADB Access: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71616884&postcount=273 -OR-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72057022&postcount=12
Viper4Android: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72064749&postcount=41
Latest ROM - Current ROM can be downloaded from link on the Joying blog site.
https://www.carjoying.com/Joying-blog/59.html
Android 5.1 Discussion about the Feb 22, 2017/March 5, 2017/March 15, 2017 updates:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...d-units/joying-intel-update-feb-22nd-t3561285
People have experienced issues with the Joying Launcher (UI3) after the update. This seems related to having other packages (google voice search ) installed prior to installing the ROM. Install time 25-35 minutes.
Recovery from non-bootable system - Without being able to access recovery, about the only solution is to reload the ROM package. Unzip ROM to SD card or USB stick, put in unit (GPS Maps slot, if using SD card ) and press the 'recessed' reset button. The unit should find the update and reload the ROM. This will wipe your data, but does leave the apps. If you use titanium backup, and have a backup, you can restore your data fairly easily. See blog article above for step by step instructions.
Root - Unit comes with root accessible in adb. SuperSU can be installed easily. There are 2 methods for installing superSU. The first method is an overwrite of the boot partition with a pre-rooted image. Problem here is if future upgrade makes boot partition changes, this method will overwrite with an older version. I recommend method 2, which modifies the existing boot partition ( need source so I can provide credit ).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69648860&postcount=84&nocache=1&z=8361786322568856 (over-writes boot partition / may not work on Joying Feb update )
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4qmTV7N4JliSjZMdGg3Z18wbkU/view?usp=sharing ( modifies existing boot partition )
OS & Google Apps - Android 5.1.1 ASOP based w/ pico installation of google applications. Voice actions are supported with installation of 'Google App' from play store. No support for google search talk back.
Recovery- A recovery partition is present but does not have any type of graphical UI. It does look like a complete stock android ( command line ) recovery, but no access using USB is available. It maybe be possible using PC-PC OTG cable.
SD Cards - I have not heard of any sdcard size limitations, up to 200GB have been reported to work. Must be formatted as FAT32. NTFS, exFAT, and ext3/4 do not work. You can format a USB stick with ext4 and it will work fine.
Google Voice Calling - Stock BT dialer crashes when being called from google applications ( such as google voice search ). Workaround is available.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...oogle-voice-to-initiate-calls-joying-t3528923
Enable OK Google from any screen - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72447390&postcount=968
Bluetooth Tethering & BT Settings - Bluetooth tethering, connects instantly, very reliable connection, works great for streaming music, gps etc. Saves phone battery vs WIFI hotspot. Limited to ~2Mbs ( slower than WIFI sharing )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...elopment/bluetooth-settings-launcher-t3504526
(also good discussion here on the effects of process killing when entering standby )
Difficult to pair BT devices - Forces device pairing into database - Device pairs normally once HU thinks it has connected previously. I was able to pair TPMS, keyboard, etc using this method(s).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brachcon.btautopair&hl=en
Modified stock bluetooth app to allow connection to all devices
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71280945&postcount=88
Backup Cam guideline mods - Make your lines match your camera view
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70325711&postcount=403
Apps not working after resume - The joying code will kill most applications when going into standby. This is really bad for apps that are supposed to be run at boot and background process, as they are not restarted when exiting standby. Symptoms include, widgets not updating, apps not getting GPS lock, process show running but background services are no longer running. This can be fixed by installing an updated apk file in /system/app/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0 which removes the task killer. Also the key/button mods V2+ (below) will remove the task killer.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71047452&postcount=62
Key/Button Mods - Extend the usefulness of your steering wheel keys and on unit buttons- V2+ also removes app kill on standby.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...-units/joying-2gb-steering-wheel-key-t3543390
If you just want to change the SRC button to call up google voice search, go here. ( also removes task killer )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70480258&postcount=549
Immersive Mode / removes top navigation bar - No app needed - Full Screen on apps you choose, can be set from adb w/ root. Argument is list of package names separated by "," or "*" for all apps. ( survives reboot )
Specific apps:
settings put global policy_control immersive.full="com.google.android.apps.maps,com.pandora.android,com.spotify.music"
All apps:
settings put global policy_control immersive.full="*"
Clear / back to default
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=
Change Overscan - problems touching the corners, changing overscan can help:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71492575&postcount=169
Phone/Tablet view on apps - No app needed - Change from 160dpi -> 161dpi gives "phone" view of many apps instead of "tablet" with no noticeable size change to other things. Done via adb. Requires reboot to take effect.
> wm density 161 # ( phone mode apps )
> wm density 160 # ( original tablet mode apps )
Heatsink mod Unit can run hot at heavy cpu load (such as benchmark testing). Can slightly reduce performance by throttling. Some users opt to add additional heatsink/fan to reduce temperatures.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...inside-look-joying-android-head-unit-t3546872
Red Themed Radio - Re-theme of stock apps - Don't like the look, change it. Can be done easily by unzipping the apk file, change images, rezip and install.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70367793&postcount=434
More Radio Mods ( Layout change, more colors )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71625005&postcount=286
xposed / xposed framwork - At this time, I am not aware of any way to make this work with the new Joying units. I have tried several packages and all have resulted in a non-bootable system. Please let me know you go get it to work.
Viper4android - Installer script that works on these models
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71317345&postcount=101
Nova or other launcher - Need to freeze or remove stock Joying launcher(s) in some cases, for other launchers to work correctly.
Other very useful Joying 2gb/sofia threads:
Audio Discussion / DACs - https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...ts/joying-2gb-sofia-headunits-common-t3577217
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...pment/joying-android-5-1-1-2gb-units-t3465561
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...opment/2gb-ram-intel-cpu-heres-specs-t3468322

Yes this is really needed. A FAQ with overview links and tips in just one post

Some people mentioned it was possible to boot into a restore function from a memory card with the update zip. If true, do we know what the exact process is? Any keys need to be held down?
Update, verified this procedure works:
sonof said:
I did recover from endless Android logo (resulting from trying to root with Joying HU root.zip found in this thread).
I did the following:
Put latest Joying update files to microSD card and insert it to GPS slot. Press and hold both reset and power buttons. Once it boots continue holding reset button.
This lead to automatic install of Joying update files and my HU was back alive but I hate the Joying company for not providing means to enter recovery and a complete ROM.
Edit: For me it did not ask if I want to update or not. It just began updating automatically. In contradict to the post above. But I was unable to boot to Android when I tried this.
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My VW has reverse parking sensors. Does it not support those?

Just installed this unit. Speedwise it's night and day compared to my old Erisin (1gb 3188). Display is nice and crisp. Bit of a fiddle getting it mounted because of all the crap that needs to be stuffed behind it, but after some swearing and elbow grease I got it secured.
From the instructions, I cut an orange wire because I don't have a backup camera. I do however have optical parking sensors. On my Erisin this was supported (it showed a car model and visual indicators on screen). This unit doesn't appear to have this function. Can anyone confirm? I still get the beep from the speakers, so it's not really a big issue, but would be nice to know.
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catu said:
My VW has reverse parking sensors. Does it not support those?
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Didn't see your post before asking the same question

anotheruserx said:
I'd like to work on this one.
But I have two questions;
1) did you manage to get any logs of how it failed?
2) When you made it unbootable, what was the exact procedure you used to recover the unit?
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I didn't get any logs, as I couldn't connect to it until I reloaded the ROM. If I was able to make a USB connection, at least I could have looked at the logcat.
Procedure to recover: Insert USB drive with ROM, push recessed reset button, wait 30m for ROM to install, set up apps again. I have this procedure down pretty good. - The joys of playing with the system partition without USB access or recovery tools.

catu said:
My VW has reverse parking sensors. Does it not support those?
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Actually, it turns out it does, however only when there's an obstacle (hopefully we can change this). Yesterday I only tested while stationary. Today I used it while driving, and noticed that whenever the sensor picked something up, the unit does actually display the sensors. It feels next to useless for me when it only shows on beeps, but at least we know it's there.

Well, that is the way my discarded Newsmy worked. Takes getting used to, but you then again you don't really need confirmation that "nothing" is in your way
Will need to think about this then, thank you.. Cant make up if I want this or the Ownice C500.

catu said:
Well, that is the way my discarded Newsmy worked. Takes getting used to, but you then again you don't really need confirmation that "nothing" is in your way
Will need to think about this then, thank you.. Cant make up if I want this or the Ownice C500.
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After updating to the January firmware parking sensors are gone completely.
edit: enabling "radar" is the solution

Installed supersu (like described in this thread) yesterday and updated it from the play store. Worked fine.
Then I installed Viper4android, also from the store. I didn't expect it to work, but it does! Driver installed, and after a reboot it does exactly what it's supposed to.
Also installed Nova Launcher and set as default home. No issues with that so far. I have not frozen or uninstalled any of the original launchers.

On my Joying unit 130N2 (8 inch unit for VW) the backlight on the display does not work when it is cold. We had minus 8 degrees centigrade here and it took more than 10 minutes before the backlight came on. The radio is playing music and it is actually possible to change channel as long as you know where to touch the monitor. Today it was 5 degrees and it took only about 3 seconds before the backlight came on. I wrote Joying about it and they confirmed to me that there was an issue with 8 inch models for VW. They told me that they were working on a completely new firmware that would fix the problem. I told them that to me it seemed to be a hardware problem and how they wanted to fix that with a software. Their answer of course "No worry my friend ......". I told them that I wanted to return the radio because a radio that doesn't work when it is cold is useless to me. They told me that I would have to send it to China so that their engineers could investigate the problem. I then told them that I had bought it from a German website and it was delivered to me from Germany so if their wanted it to be sent to China then they would have to pay me for it - in advance. They told me that their warehouse in Germany did not accept any returns so it was impossible for me to return it. Then I opened a case with Paypal for selling defective merchandise. Then suddenly their warehouse in Germany was accepting returns. I had put this text also on the Joying Forum, but of course they deleted it. So when dealing with Joying and in case you have problems my advice is to be very tough on them otherwise they will BS you.

Kurt Lund said:
On my Joying unit 130N2 (8 inch unit for VW) the backlight on the display does not work when it is cold.
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I have the same problem on the same unit. With the car headlights off, backlight is dim when it's cold, but gets brighter when it has time to warm up. And when the headlights are on, the backlight isn't on at all until it warms up.
I thought about writing Joying about it but I expected the kind of response you got. Plus, I've had my unit for a few months already so a PayPal claim isn't an option. Please let us know if you hear anything else about it from Joying.

Hi Joshnat,
Yes we have the same problem. Sometimes I can get mine to light up by turning the headlights on and off a couple of times. Are you sure that you cant make a Paypal claim? As far as I know you have 180 days.
Anyway, you should write to them and let them know that you know that many others have this problem.
Regards
Kurt

Kurt Lund said:
On my Joying unit 130N2 (8 inch unit for VW) the backlight on the display does not work when it is cold. We had minus 8 degrees centigrade here and it took more than 10 minutes before the backlight came on. The radio is playing music and it is actually possible to change channel as long as you know where to touch the monitor. Today it was 5 degrees and it took only about 3 seconds before the backlight came on. I wrote Joying about it and they confirmed to me that there was an issue with 8 inch models for VW. They told me that they were working on a completely new firmware that would fix the problem. I told them that to me it seemed to be a hardware problem and how they wanted to fix that with a software. Their answer of course "No worry my friend ......". I told them that I wanted to return the radio because a radio that doesn't work when it is cold is useless to me. They told me that I would have to send it to China so that their engineers could investigate the problem. I then told them that I had bought it from a German website and it was delivered to me from Germany so if their wanted it to be sent to China then they would have to pay me for it - in advance. They told me that their warehouse in Germany did not accept any returns so it was impossible for me to return it. Then I opened a case with Paypal for selling defective merchandise. Then suddenly their warehouse in Germany was accepting returns. I had put this text also on the Joying Forum, but of course they deleted it. So when dealing with Joying and in case you have problems my advice is to be very tough on them otherwise they will BS you.
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You may have a faulty screen, my first one did something similar and wasn't very responsive to touches. I returned and my second unit was like night and day with how much better it looked and worked.

Has anyone got a factory backup camera to work? I have a 2015 Camry and right now I have the older Pumpkin rk3066 and the place that installed it hooked up the factory backup camera. I got my new Joying hu yesterday and am going to install tomorrow myself. I'm really hoping I can use my factory camera with this head unit also.
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mad212 said:
Has anyone got a factory backup camera to work? I have a 2015 Camry and right now I have the older Pumpkin rk3066 and the place that installed it hooked up the factory backup camera. I got my new Joying hu yesterday and am going to install tomorrow myself. I'm really hoping I can use my factory camera with this head unit also.
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I have the same car and HU, my oem backup carmera works. I bought a harness on Amazon including backup camera, USB, and aux in.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BM3QGCO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Quick tip:
You can adjust backup camera brightness, saturation and contrast by touching the screen while backup camera is on.

Is there a trick to putting in the sd cards? Mine won't click in so it won't mount.
Edit: Forget it i just had to get the edge of a screwdriver and push it in. Had me worried for a minute.
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Does anyone have a link or info on the dummy proof DIY on how to Root the joying unit? I want to install some of these enhancements so need to root the device and have never done it so was looking to see if anyone has a link or good write up for the slow like me. Appreciate it. I have a Joying 2gb 7 inch unit.
Looking to install this option
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4q...ew?usp=sharing ( modifies existing boot partition )

thedru13 said:
Does anyone have a link or info on the dummy proof DIY on how to Root the joying unit? I want to install some of these enhancements so need to root the device and have never done it so was looking to see if anyone has a link or good write up for the slow like me. Appreciate it. I have a Joying 2gb 7 inch unit.
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Within the zip there is a file with instructions - HOWTO.txt
How-To install:
1. You need a Windows PC that is connected to the same WiFi network as your HU.
2. Unzip the attached file somewhere to your disk.
3. Run CMD.exe as Administrator
4. Change directory to the folder that you unzipped.
5. Run the install.bat script with an IP address of your HU as a parameter:
C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\Joying_JY-UL135N2_SuperSU> install.bat 192.168.123.137
6. Wait until script finishes and reboot your Head Unit.
7. DONE!
You should now have the SuperSU application working.