I tried to fix a whole host of issues by installing ROM Mangaer Premium v2.5.1.3 but it says install a newer version problem is I have no OTA support...?
Maybe related; MY phone wont recognize a Data chord Sync, cant install terminal. IMEI has 17 numbers and completely different then the original, No app market support.
I read something about IMEI Costume, anyone elaborate?
All changes have to be made by either downloading from a link or swapping my SD card into another phone.
I want: App Market support, OTA whatever that is, data chord sync and to relock my phone.
Tmo Vibrant
update....
I got terminal emulator to work
Morning Fellas.
I have myself a Rogers Captivate and im attempting an installation of Serendipity 7. Ive run into an issue with the Update.zip in Clockwork Recovery... The update says it completes in less then 2 seconds. This file size is 149 mb's, how can this be possible? Am i smoking something fierce, or is this the way its actually supposed to work? Someone had said on another site, that the SD card may be corrupted, or the file system may be pooched. So, i formatted the card, put a new Update.zip on there (which is my re-named serendipity file), but it does the same thing...
Have i done something wrong, or did i do everything according to their guide on there serendipity site (download section)...{cant post links on first 8 posts}
The only thing that has me confused, is that nowhere in that guide, does it say to rename the file to Update.zip.
Any help? Ive searched the forums under the Android general section, and couldnt find much associated to this "issue" if it is one.
Thanks,
-Js
Also, i just started looking at this OS, and for some reason, i cant access 3G, or HSPA. None of my data apps work on top of that!
And to edit this even more. My phone is now registered as a GT-I9000, where my model number is an I896..... Something is really messed up here!
Scrap this thread. Apparently im just retarded. Instead of putting it in /sdcard which is for the onboard memory, i kept putting it in the external.
Thanks anyways everyone. HSPA works fully, as well as Data and no errors.
OK, new to this so please be patient.
I am a UK 3G Xoom owner so obviously have some limitations.
Was looking to manually update to 3.1 using the "5/6 easy steps" method.
I then found the thread relating to using the Aussie 3.1 and the UK Xoom.
This seemed ideal for me as the SD support was in place (aside from the problems the update may be causing) and it would less manipulation.
So..(if you are still reading)..
Took the plunge and flashed stock Telstra images... done. No 3g but all else pretty much OK.
Unlocked and rooted....fine. Latest clockword mod and flashed recovery.
I have already pulled the databases i need for later.
Getting confident now...
followed the instructions as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15503902&postcount=261 and created backup folder.
transferred the three image files and the nandroid.md5
rebooted into recovery and selected the boot image.... fine.
selected system.img and error!
I recover using newest back and reboot is fine but root gone.
So where have I gone wrong?
I had the md5 mismatch error the second time I tried and resolved that to get boot.img in and that was fine. Again error on system.img.
I am very new to android but am learning quickly.
Can anyone see where i went wrong?
xoomtastic said:
OK, new to this so please be patient.
I am a UK 3G Xoom owner so obviously have some limitations.
Was looking to manually update to 3.1 using the "5/6 easy steps" method.
I then found the thread relating to using the Aussie 3.1 and the UK Xoom.
This seemed ideal for me as the SD support was in place (aside from the problems the update may be causing) and it would less manipulation.
So..(if you are still reading)..
Took the plunge and flashed stock Telstra images... done. No 3g but all else pretty much OK.
Unlocked and rooted....fine. Latest clockword mod and flashed recovery.
I have already pulled the databases i need for later.
Getting confident now...
followed the instructions as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15503902&postcount=261 and created backup folder.
transferred the three image files and the nandroid.md5
rebooted into recovery and selected the boot image.... fine.
selected system.img and error!
I recover using newest back and reboot is fine but root gone.
So where have I gone wrong?
I had the md5 mismatch error the second time I tried and resolved that to get boot.img in and that was fine. Again error on system.img.
I am very new to android but am learning quickly.
Can anyone see where i went wrong?
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I had the MD5 issue, so instead of editing it on the PC which never worked, i copied over the md5 file onto the xoom then edited it in root explorer. Once I edited it in root explorer no more mismatch errors.
Once you have the AU image installed you have to use the rooted image with fastboot and that should give you root back.
After that I went to tiamat 1.1 3G and everything worked fine. One thing dont push the frankenrom build you will lose SDcard if you do.
Lordao
Thanks for replying to both threads! I appreciate it honestly.
So it is correct in saying you got Telstra 3.1 on with data showing but no connectivity. Then got Tiamat 1.1 on (this method is one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146153) and all was OK?
I tried using both edited nandroid.md5 and downloaded untouched (both via PC) but may try again and download via xoom only.
Onward and upward....
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Thanks for replying to both threads! I appreciate it honestly.
So it is correct in saying you got Telstra 3.1 on with data showing but no connectivity. Then got Tiamat 1.1 on (this method is one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146153) and all was OK?
I tried using both edited nandroid.md5 and downloaded untouched (both via PC) but may try again and download via xoom only.
Onward and upward....
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I got full connectivity on telstra str8 of the bat, i pushed back my telephony files on the telstra 3.1 but did not need to on the tiamat kernal 3G was working on 1st boot.
If you do not get provider from 3g on telstra go to networks and manually choose your provider it should kick in then.
Lordao
yeeeehaaaa
success!
Uk 3g XOOM with rooted 3.1
Working sd card and some usb thumb drive access, still testing.
So far no noticeable battery issue, honestly!
Ok, I am still learning android and got confused about what exact processes were needed.
I am happy, if anyone wants, to set out my exact route to get to this stage. If you have got to the stage of using adb or flashboot then the process is really easy. If not, then I can include some basics in getting started.
To recap, my Uk 3g XOOM has working 3g, sd support, enhanced usb support, resizable widgets, the "files" apk for looking at sd (es file explorer is better) and so far battery seems fine.
Xoomtastic!
xoomtastic - how did you get access to your SD card on 3.0.1? I'm trying ot update to 3.1 or 3.2 as well, from the euro 3G, which doesn't have SD card support (hence my wanting to update!). Yet the 5-step thread you linked to says to copy files to the SD... only how?
NS4G
So i was running burns' CM10 and everything was perfect. I recently flashed Jellybro and Baked. Both roms are unable to access the usb storage via certain apps. Gallery cant read anything and settings like reading the usb storage for ringtones are unable to access it, although solid explorer is able to access the usb storage just fine. I flashed back to my burns nandroid and it is still able to read usb storage. nothings wrong there, but these other roms cant. Two different ones, dont know what the deal is. Any help?
I'm having the same issue here. I did a lot of reading today and heard a lot about the whole /storage/sdcard0 thing. Maybe that's part of it? Would love to know if there's something we can do for a temporary fix or if we're just kind of stuck for now. I'm running euroskank's jellybro.
Update on my situation: everything is back to normal now. The only thing that changed for me since was ROM Manager got an update. Changelog mentioned something about .nomedia files being place in wrong places.
So you just updated ROM manager? Not your recovery?
Yah, just the market update for Rom manager. Dunno what that changed, but now my gallery is working and play music finds songs.
Alright. I'm going to try that with those two roms I was using. I normally uninstall ROM manager haha. So thank you for the update and hopeful fix.
karnoff said:
Alright. I'm going to try that with those two roms I was using. I normally uninstall ROM manager haha. So thank you for the update and hopeful fix.
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well the update of rom manager worked on blackbean but not on jellybro...
trying a manual delete
Hello everyone,
I bought this tablet on ebay and it seems that the ROM preinstalled is a test ROM.
I searched the web to find a custom ROM but I couldn't find much info.
I found the way to root the tablet but that's all.
Is there anyone who can indicate me a link to a stock rom or a good custom one?
Thanks for those who will read and help!
What do you mean by TEST ROM?!!! this is ridiculous, I have the tablet and it's working like a charm even I received over air update yesterday, the only odd is that I can't use it as a phone because Lenovo has no license yet for that it's available only in the Chinese version, and I think this will be solved later when they start launching their mobile phones all over the world.
Hello mmis,
Test rom is not the correct terms but I didn't know how to call that !
The problem is that every widget I put on the desktop is loading but never display anything.
The information in "About tablet" are the following :
Model number : IdeaTab A2107A-H
Android Version : 4.0.3
Baseband version : MAUI.11AMD.W11.50.SP.V13, 2012/05/25 01:09
Build number : A2107A-H_S307_120605
If I search for system updates, it doesn't find anything. If I click on firmware update, the settings FC.
I made a factory reset but no luck.
That's why I thought it wasn't a stable version.
As long as you tried the factory reset with no luck, I think in your case its better to get back to Lenovo customer service or your local dealer if it's under warranty, they should be able to help you. it's a new device in the market and it will be difficult to find custom ROM for a while or even someone to give model-specific help. Good Luck
Would you mind linking to the instructions on how to root this thing?
Sure, no problem !
After several hours of search and difficulties to register onto Chinese websites
I managed to find the attached file. I take no credit for the tool because it was developped by someone else (SNARL I guess)
It was missing the superuser apk inside so I put it back and also translate the steps to English.
Here are the steps :
- Connect the tablet in Debug USB mode
- Launch root.bat
- The device will reboot at each of the 3 steps
If you need more info, don't mind to ask!
Here is the link of the original thread :
http://3g.lenovo.com/thread-69003-1-1.html
Fantastic, thank you very much.
LePad Chinese Model A2107A-H
I have a Chinese issue model of the A2107A-H that has the dual sim card cellular feature. I've been trying to get it rooted to get rid of the Chinese apks on it, but normal rooting software has not been successful so far, including the one posted here from SNARL via Ichi go's post. I get a "device not found" error message and in device manager on my PC it indicates that there is no driver installed for the device. I have "debug" turned on and the USB link seems to be working as I can see file folders on the device, but the rooting software will not run. I've tried several of the most well known methods with no luck. Any ideas on this would be appreciated and in particular, if there is a driver I need to have installed to get the rooting software to work??
TIA!!!
Rob
First of all many thanks to you ichi go it was very easy to root this device as instructed, but as the one I have does not have the phone calling capability, I replaced the phone.apk with different one but now the device does not recognize the sim card at all, I tried to push many versions of phone.apk to system folder with no luck, it seems even if I put the apk in the system folder the device will not launch it at all, could you please help me in that.
I've had this tablet for a while and love it. I just got the OTA update and its downloading now.
I'm a also keen on rooting it and inns installing a custom ROM. I guess once its a bit more common, we can expect a dedicated Dev community here on XDA
The update failed to install. I'm not rooted or anything but upon restart it gave a signature verification error.
Any way to fix this?
Edit: got it! was a path error since i had changed the default storage.
but i can't figure out any changes
robh41 said:
I have a Chinese issue model of the A2107A-H that has the dual sim card cellular feature. I've been trying to get it rooted to get rid of the Chinese apks on it, but normal rooting software has not been successful so far, including the one posted here from SNARL via Ichi go's post. I get a "device not found" error message and in device manager on my PC it indicates that there is no driver installed for the device. I have "debug" turned on and the USB link seems to be working as I can see file folders on the device, but the rooting software will not run. I've tried several of the most well known methods with no luck. Any ideas on this would be appreciated and in particular, if there is a driver I need to have installed to get the rooting software to work??
TIA!!!
Rob
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How does your device appear in the device manager? For sure, the adb driver isn't installed. If it's not the case, download android sdk and then the Google USB driver in the extra section.
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mmis said:
First of all many thanks to you ichi go it was very easy to root this device as instructed, but as the one I have does not have the phone calling capability, I replaced the phone.apk with different one but now the device does not recognize the sim card at all, I tried to push many versions of phone.apk to system folder with no luck, it seems even if I put the apk in the system folder the device will not launch it at all, could you please help me in that.
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I didn't try to make phone calls for now with it but I will test and come back to you if I find something interesting.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
FM Tuner - perfect for in-dash?
The in-dash car tablet people should be happy to hear the A2107 has an FM Tuner. It's one of the few tablets that has a radio tuner, and the only modern 7" that I know of. I just ordered one. I will report back.
The Chinese stock rom I installed has the phone ability and that works very well! The problem of this stock rom is that the Google services aren't there. I'm trying to find a way to install the zip file but I need to know the exact path of the recovery partition.
I tried to find it with the cat /proc/emmc command but this partition isn't listed.
If anyone has an idea...
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So I understood that you managed to flash the Chinese stock ROM, am I right?!! please tell me how to do as I am facing serious problems with my device, I managed to root and then I changed the phone.apk (what the hell I was thinking of) and now I have the the error message android.process.acore stopped working and sometimes the sittings force closed, I tried to re root, factory reset and deleting cache of almost everything with no use, even I contacted the Lenovo CS to reinstall the original firmware, I think they will charge me for that :crying:
by the way I don't have contacts anymore (I installed it manually) and the most impressive thing that the device doesn't recognize the SIM card (I cleverly deleted the original one phone.apk :silly and what ever apk I push into the system/app folder and change the permissions it will not install after reboot.
So...what do you think guys?!! any help?
I've confirmed this does work on the A2107-F.
I had some trouble with the ADB driver. I can't post links, so you will have to google it, but I used adb_driver_20110720.zip for the drivers. I forced it to install via Update Driver > Browse my computer > let me pick > have disk > pointed to the android_winusb.inf file > selected the thinkpad option, it was the bottom of the two.
I also had to manually turn the tablet back on after the first reboot, but it went fine after that.
ichi go said:
The Chinese stock rom I installed has the phone ability and that works very well! The problem of this stock rom is that the Google services aren't there. I'm trying to find a way to install the zip file but I need to know the exact path of the recovery partition.
I tried to find it with the cat /proc/emmc command but this partition isn't listed.
If anyone has an idea...
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
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can someone show me where to get the rom?
in the chinese forum, i cant register, because lenovo login is buggy for me. maybe because of location,,
mmis said:
So I understood that you managed to flash the Chinese stock ROM, am I right?!! please tell me how to do as I am facing serious problems with my device, I managed to root and then I changed the phone.apk (what the hell I was thinking of) and now I have the the error message android.process.acore stopped working and sometimes the sittings force closed, I tried to re root, factory reset and deleting cache of almost everything with no use, even I contacted the Lenovo CS to reinstall the original firmware, I think they will charge me for that :crying:
by the way I don't have contacts anymore (I installed it manually) and the most impressive thing that the device doesn't recognize the SIM card (I cleverly deleted the original one phone.apk :silly and what ever apk I push into the system/app folder and change the permissions it will not install after reboot.
So...what do you think guys?!! any help?
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Hi mmis,
I will upload tonight (if i have the time to) all the needed files to install the Chinese ROM (tools and procedure included).
Btw, I managed to install all the Google services and all is working well! The only thing is that the OS can only be put in English. All other languages are Chinese variants.
Hi I just flash tablet with a chinesse rom A2107A_H_S121_120525 and right now the device don't turning on anymore. The flashing is still possible. So I need a stock rom please