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Android Tablet (x2) needing custom roms

Hey gang,
I have a unique request for a couple roms.
I ordered 2 android tablets and am currently waiting for them to arrive. Probably 2 weeks or so.
Google Android 7" Netbook Tablet PC UMPC MID 1.2GHZ
Google Android 7" notebook Netbook Tablet PC UMPC MID
I bought them to simply play with and will probably give them to family members once I am done tinkering around. They were pretty cheap so big loss if they totally suck. Once I receive them I will do a proper review on the full features of these two devices since most online reviews are sorta vague and lacking in the full specs department. Once received I will try to get to a bootloader screen and see if rooting and pushing new versions of Android is even possible. Both devices "say" they will have upgraded roms in the future, but we all know how that is . I just wanted to post here and see if any Devs wanted to try to root these things in hopes of making them more functional.
Below are the full specs that was listed for each device. Again, The specs listed are never consistent from site to site so there is no telling what each tablet will include internally.
Google Android 7" Netbook Tablet PC UMPC MID 1.2GHZ
(pics)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4553728445_34fcf28b5d_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4553729623_89a7091e2a_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4553728439_62e38eae56_o.jpg
Hardware: Specs
Processor: CPU600MHz+DSP600MHZ
Processor frequency: 1.2GHz
Memory: FAST EPC DDR 128MB
Built-NandFlash: 2G NAND FLASH （1.2G Available）
Expansion storage devices: TF card, Flash Drives (UP to 32GB)
LCD display: 7 “TFT touch screen, 800 × 480
Touch: Multi-Point Touch Screen
Internet support: WIFI wireless Internet access to support
USB: 2 X USB
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers
Battery: 2700mAH, 7.4V Li-ion batteries
Power adapter: 110 or 240V Input, 9V DC Output, 2A
Product Size: 237mm × 125mm × 14mm
Operating system: Android 1.5
Games\Applications: Download large quantity of applications and games
Editing tools: QUICK OFFICE
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Google Android 7" notebook Netbook Tablet PC UMPC MID
(pics)
http://suot1a.bay.livefilestore.com...sp_JRy6ICLbDBIK9YOJe9R8IUIdJ3D/tablets002.jpg
http://suot1a.bay.livefilestore.com...q1E1aB475vpTI2f4CUG_fwF3WpHgpk/tablets003.jpg
http://suot1a.bay.livefilestore.com...MMokAzo7nMLyKGg1R6fzPPgG0ZSGNu/tablets004.jpg
http://suot1a.bay.livefilestore.com...u0VUvvnrOlTvFuyKc7JzlcmWMUdHU0/tablets006.jpg
http://suot1a.bay.livefilestore.com...NLystC24idfZ3T_NWRrXnFVdLxarVB/tablets010.jpg
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/3/6/1/3/2/0/webimg/370911119_o.jpg
Hardware: Specs
RAM Installed Size: DDR 128MB
Display Diagonal Size: 7" touch panel
Max Resolution: 800X480
Display Technology: TFT
Graphics Type: Integrated Graphics
Input/ Output Connectors: Audio/Video
Built in 1×0.5W speaker,1× Integrated mircrophone, earphone×1
Memory Card: 1x SD card slot. a 2GB SD card is attached for the item.
Wireless Connection: WIFI 802.11 a/b/g
Operating System: Andriod 1.6
IM Software
MSN, Skype
Browser: Andriod Browser
Office: Word To Go, Sheet To Go, Slideshow To Go, PDF To Go.
Media player: PeacockVideo, Music Player
Mail: Android Email,POP3/IMAP/SMTP
Audio: MP3
Video: MP4 for Andriod
Image: Jpeg, Gif
Other Software: Google Maps,Calendar, Contacts, and many free software for Andriod.
Battery Type: Built in 7.4V 1600MAH Li-ion Battery
Battery Run Time: (up to) 2 Hours
Power Device Type: AC Adapter
Voltage required: 100/240V
Color: White
Dimensions / 207mm(L) x119mm(W) x12mm(H)
Again, these two tablets are uber cheap. I expect them to be nothing more than what is listed above (at best). I am not expecting them to run like a unit with a Snapdragon processor ... more like a G1
All in fun ya know! Only way to learn.
If anyone is interested in having a 'remote' go at these via chat or something just shoot me an email or PM.
I will update this post when I actually receive the devices.
Later!
~Syn
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I wonder what the specific specs are on that 1.2ghz cpu, and if it can support flash 10.1 when it comes out or not.

On the model with the 1.2GHz CPU, the seller is actually a combining the MHz from both the "CPU600MHz+DSP600MHZ" to come up with the 1.2GHz.
It is really just a 600MHz processor :\
I will run some benchmark tests on both units though

M001
I receieved my M001 yesterday......looking forward to a weekend of playing

rkmoray said:
I receieved my M001 yesterday......looking forward to a weekend of playing
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WOOT!
Maybe you can provide a little review? ... Like benchmarking and stuff. Also, if you have the time, see if you can figure out different boot modes.
Different button combinations and stuff. I plan to do all this when I get mine. Just wanting to get a jump on things =)

check slatedroid.com for a community around these, including custom ROMs

I am watching this closely because I am interested in the aPad version
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280506433798&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apad-Super-Thin...md=ViewItem&pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3a5ae6bad5

I'm interested in picking on up too. It would pair good with my Hero, especially if I can't get my hands on a EVO 4G.
And the fact that it has slightly better specs than the Hero I don't see why it couldn't run 2.1 or even 2.2.

bostwickenator said:
check slatedroid.com for a community around these, including custom ROMs
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Will do! Good to know there are other communities out there that aren't just HTC based. (no disrespect to XDA of course)
DanRo80 said:
I am watching this closely because I am interested in the aPad version
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280506433798&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apad-Super-Thin...md=ViewItem&pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3a5ae6bad5
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I agree. I actually want the aPad version, but I decided to roll the dice and see what hardware the cheaper version has.
If it doesn't have the webcam, I will just sell it at my cost and get the aPad version
If I have to wait for the aPad, I'll still have the cheaper white one to play with to pass the time.
INTERESTING STUFF!

I just noticed the ePad version has 1.5 and the white one has 1.6

jtheking said:
I just noticed the ePad version has 1.5 and the white one has 1.6
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Correct.
The aPad (black one) has Android 1.5, but they state they will offer upgrades to the OS later because this tablet is only a few weeks old on the market.
The "Eken M001" (white one) comes stock with Android 1.6
Evidentially, there is already a ROM replacement at SlateDroid.com for the white model!
I REALLY can't wait to get both of them and do some massive testing!
FUN STUFF!

EKEN M001 off of ebay. Got 2
I just got 2 EKEN M001 for 30$ each off of ebay .. They have the same speks as the one listed here. There are many Chinese clones of the Ipad and they are at a realy good price. Now if only we can get a build of 2.2 with JIT working on them .. they will be realy great

labellee25 said:
I just got 2 EKEN M001 for 30$ each off of ebay .. They have the same speks as the one listed here. There are many Chinese clones of the Ipad and they are at a realy good price. Now if only we can get a build of 2.2 with JIT working on them .. they will be realy great
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Ebay USA?
Do you have a link to to the seller?

jtheking said:
Ebay USA?
Do you have a link to to the seller?
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NO KIDDING !!!
I gave $100 for mine shipped

on the slatedroid forum concerning the M001 (white version), users can not play videos, the internet is very slow and the WIFI is very weak and randomly drops the signal. Someone stated that the OS is not as refined as it appears from the videos (some sorry build of Android). I hope the reviews are better for the apad version.

Looks to me like they are a little light on memory with only 128 mb.

attn1 said:
Looks to me like they are a little light on memory with only 128 mb.
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yea that's a problem with me, on Slatedroid forums they are trying to figure out a way to upgrade it.

Is it not possible to some how allocate some space from an SD or microsd card as ram, kind of how you can do it on a PC?

tbaker077 said:
Is it not possible to some how allocate some space from an SD or microsd card as ram, kind of how you can do it on a PC?
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Virtual Memory?
I don't think Android makes use of that. It sounds like a great app though =)

tbaker077 said:
Is it not possible to some how allocate some space from an SD or microsd card as ram, kind of how you can do it on a PC?
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i think your talking about swap

Violating my JooJoo's warranty

I posted this over on Android Central but thought I'd give xda a shot as well. I'm looking to violate my joojoo's warranty and get rid of that horrible OS it has. That was the plan all along when buying it so I knew I was getting into some potential loss of $$$
I think it will be really nice with Android. I'm also thinking about giving Windows Embedded 7 a shot
Here is what I know so far about it:
Info from hack-a-day
Basic hardware is 1GB ram (1 slot)
2 mini PCIE slots
1 SSD (4gb)
3g sim slot (no card in it, want to put one in it)
Nvidia ION
Atom n270
Bluetooth
WiFi
Camera
Info from my tear down:
Processor: Atom N270 processor, ION-GPU
Hard Disk: Silicon Power Mini PCI-E Solid State 4 GB
Part Numbers:
25SH6-0004 G3 535
SP00 4GBSSD j 5 0MFF-G3
1002Sk0592
Network: Mini-PCI-E (slot 1)
Part Numbers:
1C4BD6B7DC0B
S/N: 011J053983
RAM: Hynix SODIM
1GB 2Rx16 PC3-8500S-7-10-A1
Open Mini PCI-E (slot 2)
Possible Display Driver: EETI connects to ribbon labled UNIDISPLAY that goes to screen area
USB/Power switch/Light Sensor
Part number: AH4U57 00193
Camera: Part 51141003 200 385 0A A
Misc
Motherboard has LPC80H on it. Not sure what this is
On motherboard there is a chip near sound ports with ALC289 on it. Guessing this is sound
Ordering a new SSD for playing with. Thinking 16 gig
Ordering more RAM. Thinking 4 gig
Can anyone help track down a the network card and what kind of chipset it has? I'm not very good at taking a serial number and finding the manufacturer.
Also with that mini sata/pci-e slot (looks just like the mini sata slots) do you think I could get a 2.5" laptop drive to run for my testing purposes?
Finally does anyone know if pulling this SSD will make it lose it's data? Is it DRAM based?

So once I get the hardware specs all set then my next step is actually installing/building an Android ROM. This is where I'm going to get pretty fuzzy. I've read the Android porting site, I'm comfortable with linux and some development but I've never done this before.
Who would be able to help guide me in the right directions?

porting android over to a brand new device is almost impossible (at the very least) e.g. drivers for your wifi card would have to be somehow made compatible which i believe is difficult. Otherwise we could easily build android for all devices.

[Q] hardware question for a build

I have a htc touch pro that i want to gut and place in a htc g1 case a white new one. I have a non working htc g1 and i want to use that touch screen and the question i have the touch pro has a 528 mhz processor and 512 of rom and 288 of ram. I want to add the g1's 256 of rom and 192 of ram the the touch pro to have 768 mb of rom and 480 mb of ram is this possible. Also is there a way to use the g1's 528 mhz processor to make the phone a dual processor phone 2 528 mhz processors to make it super fast. Any help schematics guidance would be awesome.......
Thanks
Matt

No offense but. What are you smoking?
Resolution on both devices is different. So video chip versus screen incompatibilities would arise. Main board could not accommodate having or stacking 2 different ram chips. Also main board could not even identify or utilize 2 processors. Do you have extensive knowledge of mounting or removing surface mounted integrated circuits? Watch video below and wait till he shows the penny. And its way easier to mount an ic versus trying to remove one with out damaging main board or the ic.
good day.

Theres got to be a way whether its getting a new board and buying ram and rom chip sets and and mounting an existing processor or buying a new one as well. I figure if i replace rom and ram chips the phones existing os should remain intact or at least i think it would. Its an idea to build a phone with the hardware you want then unlock and flash an os of choice to it. I would love to find a gig ram chip and a gig rom chip and place a faster processor in it but i have a 528 pn hand.

You're proposing concepts that exist in pc building and modding. That just doesn't translate to mobile devices. Yes there are some older mods where you could send your device to a technician and he would turn your 64mb device to a 128mb plus that came with a noticeably higher battery drain. But I couldn't even imagine trying to unsolder the estimated 110 legs (which are about 5 times the size of a human hair) of a processor and expect that it would work after mounting it on another main board that may not be expecting it. Why do you think repair facilities just throw the mobo away and mount a new one or replace device. Because the guy hunting down the multiple micro ic's that might be bad and replacing them would get paid as much as a surgeon.
good day.

General questions about G Tablet and other device

I am looking to purchase a G Tablet to use for work to capture signatures on a pdf etc... However I was also looking at the http://www.amazon.com/Superpad-Tabl...XDEQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1300477511&sr=8-2
as I could use this as a way to program Cisco routers in the field plus do some testing on the network.
So I guess my question is which one is better.
Of course I know both will need some new ROM's and some other software added to them and whatnot. But The second one seems to me that its a bit nicer that it has a RJ45 connection on it. The reviews are pretty good for the G Tablet though. So I am not sure what to do. If it is possible to add a USB to RJ45 dongle for the G Tablet I am for sure down for that too.
So I guess what I am hoping for is that someone here has had both or knows enough about both that they can give me some input as to what would be my better choice.
Thanks,
Nathan

Here are the specs for the superpad.
Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
Display: 10.2" TFT Touch Screen (1024 x 600 resolution)
OS: Android 2.1 Processor: FlyTouch ARM11 1Ghz RAM: 256MB DDR2
WiFi Enabled
Internal Hard Drive: 2GB Flash with 2 TF slots for expansion (supports MicroSD 32GB max)
Ports: 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x MicroSD Slots, Mini HDMI, DC Jack, 3.5mm Headphone/Line-Out, RJ45 Ethernet
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard
Hardware Platform: PC
Processor: Unknown
Number of Processors: 1
RAM: 256 MB
RAM Type: DDR DRAM
Hard Drive
Size: 2 GB
Graphics and Display
LCD Native Resolution: 1024 x 600
Cases and Expandability
Size (LWH): 10.5 inches, 0.5 inches, 6.5 inches
Weight: 3 pounds
Be wary when you are dealing with a product that has an unnamed producer and the specs don't even tell you what kind of processor it has. Usually, these devices were pumped out super cheap in a factory in china somewhere for them to make a quick buck or two.
The other thing is we have no idea what kind of users those reviewers for the superpad are. They could be dumbasses for all we know. With the gtab, at least we know real devs have been working with it and have given it their approval.
Go with the gtab, dude.

goodintentions said:
Be wary when you are dealing with a product that has an unnamed producer and the specs don't even tell you what kind of processor it has. Usually, these devices were pumped out super cheap in a factory in china somewhere for them to make a quick buck or two.
The other thing is we have no idea what kind of users those reviewers for the superpad are. They could be dumbasses for all we know. With the gtab, at least we know real devs have been working with it and have given it their approval.
Go with the gtab, dude.
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I couldn't have said it better....

thats what i was thinking... but the thing about the superpad i like is the fact of the built in RJ45 connection to be able to telnet in to cisco switches in the field.
edit:
just found this... seems like if this generic tablet has a micro usb to rj45 connection theres gotta be a way to get it to work
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-g...3G-Camera-HDMI-1GMHz-DDR-512-wholesalers.html

I just went through those reviews at the link you gave us. Sure, there's lots of 4-5 stars. But the reviews are not helpful at all. Single phrase reviews are useless when we're dealing with something like this.
I'd rather spend $350 on something I know that works and have lots of dev support.
I'm sorry, but I'm not very trusting of these so-called companies in China. I've known too many people who got scammed by them. Here's the thing. If something happens, what are you going to do? They're sitting all the way in China. How are you going to get them to honor their warranty or send you replacement?

Processor Type: ZT-180 not support android honeycomb 3.0. If it isn't important, a variant under the reference above the best.

But even in this case I would pay attention on archos 101

Slatedroid has an entire section devoted to the Superpad/Flytouch 2 .
Alot of information and reviews by people who actually own and use the tablet.
There is also a Small Business Section on their with a shop named BuyADroid. They carry the tablet and have supplied alot of members their with tablets, very reliable and shipping times aren't too bad either.
But if you want info on the superpad, slatedroid is the place to start looking.

130 Dollar Android Laptop

Just came across this news that a laptop named Doel running Android has been produced in Bangladesh...and its running Android.
Here are the specs:
Doel 2102
10.0″ LCD Panel
(1024*600)
VIA 8650 800MHz
512 MB RAM
Integrated 0.3 MP
Webcam
WiFi 802.11b/g
2 USB 2.0
SD Slot for Max 32 GB
Google Android
Integrated
Price- $130
News Source: http://techspyre.com/doel-a-laptop-for-130-made-in-bangladesh/

Interesting, that price is about one month salary for the average worker. Compare that to here (USA) a computer is 3-4 days of an average workers salary. I great start to helping the 8th largest population to become digital

there are lots of those similar ones on deal extreme
all of those android "laptops" are more a Netbook than an actual laptop.

I hope they open it for the international market...may be at a higher price so that the government can further subsidize the local price and make it more affordable

AllGamer said:
there are lots of those similar ones on deal extreme
all of those android "laptops" are more a Netbook than an actual laptop.
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But see it is something huge for a country like Bangladesh...

If it's any good and doesn't have any mjaor problems, i would buy one.

here's a semi decent one like the one OP mentioned
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/7-resi...c-with-wifi-tf-hdmi-white-arm-cortex-a9-67193
again only 512 RAM, froyo, ARM 9, 4GB internal, 7" screen, sd card slot, 3.5mm Audio,2 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, Earphone, power adapter included
another one http://www.dealextreme.com/p/8-touc...d-2-2-tablet-pc-w-wifi-tf-arm-v9-800mhz-70508
8" instead

Getting one of these is something that I need to look into

i've been keeping my eyes on many of those
waiting for a dual core model to pop up

Screw it and get a decent tablet and a blue tooth keypad, I love my gtab and with all the development going on I can have anew device in a few mins .

IM looking for a cheap but rather reliable pad for a 10yo and occasionally a 4-5yo

I would buy one, thats a heck of a deal for the average user.

Resistive screens are terrible unfortunately otherwise it's pretty decent.
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I think that is a good price for something like that. but what is the HD space? and you cant do much of anything major with 512MB ram but its probably a descent piece of harware

Again I'd like to stress that there are scores of such tabs already available, but it is something big and commendable for a developing nation like Bangladesh.