I have already researched on this site and was unable to find a solution. I have an acer iconia A100 that was given to me due to it not working. Currently the device will "power up" and i say this lightly because only the power button becomes blue and the home button lights up when you touch it. The display doesnt light up nor does it display anything. Secondly if i plug it into my windows PC it shows up in the device manager as the APX device which i understand is some mode the device gets stuck in. I have attempted the power up plus volume and rock the lock switch. all that crazy things and nothing have resolved it. Some state that it needs a new board of some sort but i find that hard to believe that this is the only fix (yes if the board is bad then replace the board but) this device appears bricked to me. Its sad that there isnt a utility from Acer that i can have it diag the device and (or) reflash it to stock firmware/rom.
Does anyone have anything or have seen this and resolved it on their own? I really want to keep this at a free dollar value to get it fixed due to it being so old and it was given to me for free.
thanks in advance
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Hi everyone. I am hoping that you will be able to help me because I am not getting any joy from the seller of my tablet. (Letsgomobile Hong Kong)
I am wanting to install the windows drivers for my Zenithink ZT-180 but having problems.
I am holding the round menu button down whilst I power up the Tablet and it shows a small android icon with a triangle containing an '!' inside the triangle on the screen of the tablet and if I press the menu button again it comes up with Android e2 and a mini menu which includes
Reboot
SD card update
clear Cache
and reset to factory settings
But when I plug it into my computer it detects device and is identifying it as Android Eclair.. and it wont accept the drivers included in Burntool 7.2..
looking at the guides on the net it appears that the device should be identifying its self as SEC SOC Test Board..!
Note I have tried several computers running xp,vista and win 7 and all do the same thing
Can anyone advise where I am going wrong? or is it that the tablet is faulty?
if you need any more info let me know
Many thanks in advance
Ken
please someone help me out I feel like I'm fishing aroud in the dark here as android is new to me despite being a Boffin with windows. Sorry I know I haven't posted here before but I have been a member for 4 years.
USB Driver
Hi,
I had to update my ZT180 yesterday because it suddenly did not want to switch on aymore.
I had trouble getting my XP pc to recognise it and finally worked when I used a mini USB cable in the OTG port on the ZT. You have to make sure you are realy pressing the front button before you switch on, and then you will only see the blue light - nothing on the screen.
I tried with a mini USB adapter on a regular USB cable but it did not work. The proper cable came with my Nokia phone.
Here is a link to a good description of the process and a picture of the cable. ...dreambeta.com/support/zenithink-zt-180
Hi thanks for the advice but I am pressing the correct buttons but can't get the blue light to turn from green and instead it comes up on the screen with a triangle a small android and an "!" in the triangle???? pressing the home (round) button brings up a menu...I dont seem to be able to stop it booting into android can it be that the device has been locked????
I recently updated my TF to 8.6.5.19 Firmware With CWM & Root and I noticed my volume up is not working, the down works fine, I have tried rebooting, Factory Reset and still nothing. It worked fine when I did the update with CWM but now it just stopped. I am not sure if it is software or hardware, I tried rebooting into CWM and it will not work either. I also noticed the backing has separated from the bezel and you can see the rubbers around the volume keys, I have never noticed and issue before with the volume, the volume down seems soft to press as the volume up seems a little bit harder. I wanted to send it for RMA but It is rooted and I do not know how to unroot it. I was told by someone that ASUS will not fix it if you root the tablet. If anyone can let me know what I could do to fix it or maybe someway to reflash the update again or unroot it. I would greatly appreciate it.
A solution....
Well i guess not many people can help you if they dont get the hands on it. Usualy u cant find out if it works or not. Best way is plug it in your pc open properties on your computer and go to hardware and see if the APX activates this is how u can find out if it really work if not here you have a program to get directly to recovery ...
---> https://market.android.com/details?id=com.modaco.transformerrecoveryboot&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2RhY28udHJhbnNmb3JtZXJyZWNvdmVyeWJvb3QiXQ..
It works fine because i have tried it...
I have tried to get into APX mode many times but it does not work, it just starts the tablet, It is installed on my PC for I have used it before numerous times to install updates and to root it. The only option I can get is the volume down menu which I cannot select "Up" so it boots to the Wipe Data/Android screen. I want to RMA it but I cannot get anyone to let me know whether they will fix it if it is rooted.
This isn't going to help you much but I had an identical problem where the volume Up button stopped working. It was the impetus for me finally sending the unit in for repair - came back a month later with the volume up button functioning but the power button broken and the entire unit virtually unusable. This was a hardware repair as they did something to make the button feel totally different. Second RMA did fix things though.
Mine wasn't rooted though - way too many issues on this thing for me to risk the warranty. Good luck to you though.
Well I bought and downloaded the Asus Transformer Recovery Boot and it works like a charm for getting me into CWM but still no APX mode
Im sorry but i only want to help...
I insist please turn off your TF plug in usb to pc then turn it on pressin VOL + and START and go to mi pc properties hardware and u will see it goes in apx keep trieing it has to work sometimes it takes a little the screen on TF is black all the time just look at pc do it and wait count at least 8 seconds before letting loose the power bott and not more than 10 secs the VOL + if u do it wont work... TRUST ME ON THIS i have tried it on a TF 101 and a TF 3G both rooted now...
Hello, I have read a good amount of threads on this site, most have proved helpful in my problems, yet at this time I have not found any thread similar to my needs.
I have a Kurio 7S that needs fixing, it is stuck in a bootloop, I would use the recovery mode to reboot it or reset it if need be, but the power button had stopped working a few days after I had gotten it, we had used the usb port and reset button to turn it on. Now though, none of that is helpful.
I wanted to know if there was a way to use a computer program to open up recovery mode and install a rom, can Android Multi Tool accomplish this?
Not that I've found, but it does seem these cheap tabs have that issue.
The two my nephew's had both had that issue.
I have three press the power button close to the front edge, first plug it in a big of a charge, any different charging cables to rule out bad, and just try listening the plastic to press in you should hear the soft click of the button when it meets up.
Hello everyone ,
One month ago i broke my screen and ordered a new one, meanwhile i bricked my phone like hell, it means that i can't go in any recovery mode (with the volume and power buttons). I repaired my screen last week but i still can't have access to any menu. The screen is working (but i only have gray or green colored screen) and it seems that some functions too, like making a print screen (that's weird?!).
I'm posting here to know if someone can explain to me if it's still possible to reflash any roms in my phone via my pc (it stills appear on my pc when i connect it, but the phone seems completely empty when i access to it).
Many thanks for your answers,
Tuti
Hi all. I've been given a Tesco hudl 2 that has turned into a paper weight and basically tesco have washed their hands from it.
It has a common error 'No boot device. Hit ok' - but there is no response from screen or power/volume buttons to enter 'ok'
I plugged in a usb keyboard via OTG adapter and pressed enter which takes it to Boot Manager - with sub menu - Boot Options Menu
but there are no options to select and pressing enter just flashes the screen.
I have tried the factory hard reset option and doesnt work. Just turns on and turns off.
There is no charge light when plugged in, but does turn on to, again 'No boot device. Hit ok'
There is no adb access
I absolutely hate wasting tech and like to use them for other uses. Anything that can be done here?
Is the motherboard blitzed someway.
Anyway to flash a rom via SDcard or force some sort of bootloader access or recovery?
Can the rom be flashed with hardware directly on the chip (tho I don't have the equipment, just a query).
Its suppose to be a good enough IPS display with 1,920×1,200.
Ok now for the out of box ridiculous thinking. Can the mainboard be replaced with another brand of tablet with perhaps better specs.
Can these LCD panels interface with other systems at all, to perhaps a laptop via some sort of display board for a possible car project?
A lot of questions, but hope someone can shed some light. I love finding things out and fixing things, if possible.
Thanks
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I have replaced a dead hudl2 charging port and battery all i am getting is a faint green light but not always. however still not booting any ideas please