What i know so far
Bootloader can be accessed with Rkflashkit by unplugging and powering off the device, holding volume-up and plugging it back in. Screen will remain black but you should see the device address appear in Rktool telling you it has powered up.
This method will work with Linux, idk if the tool is available for windows
I also found an alternative to the asian rooting method by using Rkflash to flash a rooted system.img(adb remains not fully rooted)
Every attemps i made at modifying the stock boot.img got me stuck in a bootloop.
We can also use Rkflash to flash recoveries but will need to disable the install-recovery.sh script first, otherwise stock recovery just gets flashed back on reboot.
My Cwm build did not work. Device did not seem to boot
I have not tried flashing kernel yet.
Python sent me a PM with a link to cwm builds for devices similar to ours and i tested some. Some of them does not seem to boot, some others get the screen to light up with no graphics. I did not make it halfway through the list yet, i will continue testing hoping to find one that works when i have more free time
He also pointed out we can use FlashGordon to flash recoveries from our device however they need to be in .zip format. I have tried and can confirm this works.
I will also try to upload my rooted system.img file somewhere later this week for those who seeks an alternative to the asian method
Rkflashkit can be found here https://github.com/linuxerwang/rkflashkit
FlashGordon clan be found on playstore
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Stock rooted system.img can be found here in the img folder :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f3hbwjcwcog61t6/vBrb905Iy5
Also disabled the install-recovery.sh script
This if for a Hp Slate 7 2800 by the way
any news ???? i have asked on hp forums for the kernel source but no answer :/
well, not on my side i guess. i've been able to flash recoveries using rkflashtool, but i have not found one that works with the slate yet, i found some that boots without powering the screen, some that boots and lights a black screen, some others with a flickering white screen, some just doesn't boot at all. so far im trying to organize them and see what the booting builds have in common, maybe we could use them as a base or something.
Yesterday I realized I can't send or receive files by bluetooth, am I the only one with this problem?
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I don't think Hp will release their sources to be honest, I already sent them an email about something similar and the only thing I got after a 3 months wait was a lot of spam from them in the junkbox asking me to buy a laptop, ink cartridges and stuff like that, so i guess we're on our own and should not expect any support from hp.
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i will recive mine in 10 days so i cant do notthing yet and i dont know about BT
do you thing if we make a petition for the souce code it will make direrence ???
I don't know, depends on how many signatures we can get I guess. Still, I doubt Hp will do it.
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I don't know, depends on how many signatures we can get I guess. Still, I doubt Hp will do it.
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but supposedly they have to because of GPL ... i think i will make a new thread on hp forums every day until they anwser lol
I think Gpl only applies to stock linux kernel, and since Hp modified it a bit they're not forced to publish it. It would speed up aftermarket development so much if they did though. This is my first Hp product and honestly, I regret buying it, not that the tablet isn't good, but the lack of infos and support, that makes me regret not spending 20 more bucks to get a Nexus 7
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I think Gpl only applies to stock linux kernel, and since Hp modified it a bit they're not forced to publish it. It would speed up aftermarket development so much if they did though. This is my first Hp product and honestly, I regret buying it, not that the tablet isn't good, but the lack of infos and support, that makes me regret not spending 20 more bucks to get a Nexus 7
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i havent recieved it yet but i got mine for 65gbp so it was cheap but im starting to regred it too because thera are no source
but i think they are violating gpl license... i read a bit on wikipedia about it so they are obligated to realease the kernel code ...
but one more time i dont have a complete sure about this
Any news?? I got mine yesterday .. I will try to make a working recovery
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i compiled cwm recovery from source so lets see if its booting
btw how do you disable install-recovery.sh script ???
recovery.img
I read some guys on the Hp forums are running 4.2/4.3 but wifi was not working last time I checked, i did not see anything about Cwm. Did Hp release their source yet?
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I read some guys on the Hp forums are running 4.2/4.3 but wifi was not working last time I checked, i did not see anything about Cwm. Did Hp release their source yet?
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no i think not (you dont need them to buil only recovery)
can you post the links that you are talking about??
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Can you test the recovery ??? I think its no working...
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sure i'll test it right away
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Your recovery didn't work for me buddy.
To disable /etc/install-recovery.sh i just commented some lines in it.
Cwm source is for some Samsung device I think, it would still need some modifications to get it working on the Slate, I guess, I might be wrong too as i'm still a noob into all this
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math_green20 said:
Your recovery didn't work for me buddy.
To disable /etc/install-recovery.sh i just commented some lines in it.
Cwm source is for some Samsung device I think, it would still need some modifications to get it working on the Slate, I guess, I might be wrong too as i'm still a noob into all this
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hummm
can you send me those recovery that you have tried ??? oh and im a beginner too
Hello guys, here's another desperate soul that had bought this piece of hardware and can't let it do what I'm supposed it has to.
Last update (I received it yesterday) brought the tablet to version 1.05.10_user and the bug allowing the root access via cydia's impactor has been fixed. That's enough for me: this device needs to be studied and made free.
system.img
how would i flash this to my hp slate 7 ?
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Google it...
But Bing is better...
Psych!
Google for the win!
If you need things such as ....
Source codes,eta's,phones,girlfriend or boyfriends,batteries,roms, fixes....try Google.
Atleast you can find the answers without causing a stir.
For sure google is great I googled my way to jellybean lol
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erikmm said:
For sure google is great I googled my way to jellybean lol
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i googled "build android rom from source" and got this website that tells you step by step on how to do it. I have ubuntu installed and actually its updating now but i will have everything i need by the end of the night and im hoping just for personal gain in knowledge that i can have a successful booting rom by saturday night. grant it that its nothing special to the devs or even the community but we all have to start somewhere right?
If anyone was interested my build won't be done by Saturday. I kind of accidentally messed up my boot partition and am putting windows 8 on my laptop then I will reinstall Ubuntu and try again. I came to a stepping stone though as I was in process of making a rom from source and may require some help. I hope a couple of devs may be able to assist me if I need them.
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Yes Google is your friend, Thanks and Thread Google Closed.
Is there anyone got one of these tablets? I've just got one and its running android ICS 4.0 and it runs slow and theres plenty of app force closes I'm wanting to root it and unlock it to get either a custom rom on or downgrade to honeycomb or something can anyone help me out?
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Anyone?
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There's got to be someone on here that can help about this I can't be the only one with one of these tablets
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dunc4n88 said:
There's got to be someone on here that can help about this I can't be the only one with one of these tablets
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I purchased one at the end of last year. Managed to root it, not gotten much further yet.
sud0x3 said:
I purchased one at the end of last year. Managed to root it, not gotten much further yet.
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how did you manage to root this tablet... I'm stuck in a bootloop, so first I need to go to recovery mode (which I cannot find)... Can I put firmware on SD card and install OS again to fix this?
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how did you manage to root this tablet... I'm stuck in a bootloop, so first I need to go to recovery mode (which I cannot find)... Can I put firmware on SD card and install OS again to fix this?
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Hi bsdnix, I have written up a small tutorial on my website regarding the rooting of this tablet, you can find it here http://johnstone-tech.co.uk. Any queries just leave me a comment on the blog or fire me an email at [email protected]
Hi guys, great forum btw.
I have an ainol novo8 discover, (a supposed quadcore ipad mini alternative)
I really need a new rom for this device as the stock firmware is terrible. However search as I mite I can find nothing.
The device is rooted and using es file explorer I tried to remove the bloatwarw, to no avail, uninstall unsuccessful is what im greeted by.
My first question is how do I uninstall these apps? I have dissabled them through settings-apps but I want them gone completely.
My second question is where do I start when working on a new rom for a device? Please note that ainol have yet to release the source code for the ainol discover.
Anyway guys thank you all for your time and patience, and please be aware im a newbie to all this so please do try to simplify your answers.
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Well I thought this forum was better than it actually is.
What a shame.
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DANfour20 said:
Well I thought this forum was better than it actually is.
What a shame.
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You have to give some time for people to reply lol, check out Rom Toolbox, you can uninstall everything is you want.
in the upper right is a box "Type to find your device" put your device in there and it will take you to your phone, from there you can access the info you are looking for.
Fair point, sorry.
Just very frustrating device.
Ainol havent released there firmware yet anyway so I guess theres no way of creating a rom without it.
Thankyou btw for mentioning rom toolbox, with that es file manager and a factory data reset I managed to get rid of all of the bloatware (that I know of ) off the device.
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So I have just ported ubuntu touch to my fascinate and wanted to know if anyone here is interested in running it on their infuse .
ubuntu touch
Unjustified Dev said:
So I have just ported ubuntu touch to my fascinate and wanted to know if anyone here is interested in running it on their infuse .
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Is it compatible with Infuse?
FLASHMINATOR said:
Is it compatible with Infuse?
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Of course it is and its easy to port as well.
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Let me known if you need a tester this is great
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knight master said:
Let me known if you need a tester this is great
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Its building now I hope it boots. Should be uploaded in the next hour or so.
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@knight master
Ubuntu Touch Test
1.Download base zip http://goo.im/devs/Unjust/Infuse4G/Ubuntu/infuse4g_ubuntu.zip
2. Download preinstall http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-to.../current/saucy-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
yes it is 300+mb make sure you have space on your sdcard for it
3. Reboot to recovery wipe data and format system then flash bootstrap file first the infuse_ubuntu zip then reboot recovery may do it itself
4. in ubuntu's purple recovery flash the saucy zip takes a while to flash make sure your battery is charged
5. Note this a preview not a daily driver it is pretty cool but it lacks full features.
if it doesnt boot up go into ubuntu's recovery wipe data and format system then flash bootstrap then saucy
To update partially go to terminal on your phone and type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
the password is phablet
I am working on porting the flipped version which has more features
Yeah, my phone got soft bricked after flashing the base zip. Darn, I was excited...I guess I'll Odin it back when I have the time.
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porkchopsandwiches said:
Yeah, my phone got soft bricked after flashing the base zip. Darn, I was excited...I guess I'll Odin it back when I have the time.
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What do you mean what did it do ?
Please explain did it reboot etc ?
I did the wipes and partition formats like you instructed from CWM (version 6.1 I think, can't check ATM). I flashed the first zip and it aborted and said please flash again to confirm. I did, a status bar appeared then it rebooted to the white Samsung logo boot screen and sat there for a good thirty minutes before I got fed up and pulled the battery. Now when I boot I get the black screen with the Samsung logo and I can't boot into recovery anymore so I'll have to plug it up to Odin and repartition. I left it at home though so its gonna be a while.
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I did the wipes and partition formats like you instructed from CWM (version 6.1 I think, can't check ATM). I flashed the first zip and it aborted and said please flash again to confirm. I did, a status bar appeared then it rebooted to the white Samsung logo boot screen and sat there for a good thirty minutes before I got fed up and pulled the battery. Now when I boot I get the black screen with the Samsung logo and I can't boot into recovery anymore so I'll have to plug it up to Odin and repartition. I left it at home though so its gonna be a while.
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You guys can flash recovery? If so try a newer recovery like scotts newest 4.2.2 builds because I am using his source idk if it will have any effects but i did read about his partition change and if you're using that version of cwm thats pretty old
The galaxysmtd isnt much different from this phone same partitions so I used their ubuntu guide
Having the same problem here and I have the newest recovery
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Having the same problem here and I have the newest recovery
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Ok let me redo my source and send you all new bootstrap later
Screenshots? Photos?
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Any luck with this? Kinda sucks that it seems that no devices have this working fine
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Any luck with this? Kinda sucks that it seems that no devices have this working fine
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Not yet I need one of these to test on . I am working on getting Ubuntu touch not preview working on my phone I talked to Scott about the error with the build since our devices both will fail since the file is exactly the same.
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Not yet I need one of these to test on . I am working on getting Ubuntu touch not preview working on my phone I talked to Scott about the error with the build since our devices both will fail since the file is exactly the same.
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I really wish I could help, I would offer you the one I have but USB data doesn't work (you know if it gets soft bricked then there is no fixing it) so for that reason I don't believe it would be a prime candidate, you sometimes can get these freedom eBay at a really good price as long as you can deal with not having something work, or if you post a thread asking to borrow someone device for a while that seems to have worked pretty well in the past here
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I have a working motherboard with USB fully functional
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I would be interested in helping test this as well. I'm not super experienced, but I have been flashing roms on my infuse for a while(not my daily driver, I use a nexus 4) I have no problem abusing it. I would need some details on getting started with this, and what details you need, from me to help.
I have already downloaded the files from earlier in the thread. my current recover is cwm 6.0.3.2 but I think one of the zips replaces that, right? I'm posting the info to make sure there hasn't been a problem with changing over from there.
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So I have just ported ubuntu touch to my fascinate and wanted to know if anyone here is interested in running it on their infuse .
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yes i am ..
PM a link please
Thank you .
happy to help
If anyone is working on porting this, I'd also be glad to test. My infuse is doing nothing other than collecting dust right now so I might as well do something with it.
the casing is a Nexus 5 but it detects it as a Nexus 4 i wanted to root and put another firmware in it but my windows is not properly detecting this device can someone please point to a right direction to properly root this device thanks
You also seem to have a test build of key lime pie. This is definitely strange.
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Looks like a pre-launch device.
Did you buy this from Google or your carrier? What version are you running?
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Neurotica said:
Looks like a pre-launch device.
Did you buy this from Google or your carrier? What version are you running?
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You also seem to have a test build of key lime pie. This is definitely strange.
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@Neurotica i got it from one of the wireless stores around my area he was selling them for cheap so i took a bite on it but any methods of trying to root it or getting my pc to read it is not working any suggestions?
@MakoVince is there somthing i could do with it as far as rooting it and changing the ROM? im new to Android devices so im not sure what to do with this phone
I'd suggest that you try to update your device while it is still stock. Sideload the updates until you read KitKat.
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0. Unlock the bootloader
1. Install CWM or TWRP via fastboot
2. Back up the pre-release software and save it on your computer
3. Install 4.4.2 factory image via fastboot to 'fix' your device
4. Share the backup you made, because it's interesting
msrecinto666 said:
the casing is a Nexus 5 but it detects it as a Nexus 4 i wanted to root and put another firmware in it but my windows is not properly detecting this device can someone please point to a right direction to properly root this device thanks
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Do what rusty said, you dont even know how lucky you are . We missed an oppurtinity to get a an early prerelease system once. I hope we don't lose the chance again.
Follow these instruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnlUdjUaD3Q when you come to the point to select build number select any build.
boot into recovery make a backup and uploadit somwhere
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