I was able to gain access to Zebra's firmware (access privileges have been revoked temporarily....I hope) downloads and am here to share it with anyone who needs it. Feel free to share the link or mirror as you see fit. It's my personal dropbox so if too much traffic happens I'll upload elsewhere. Though my upload speeds are crap as I'm stuck with DSL where I'm at, so please be patient as the files take time to get there and at the time of this post the files I already have are still uploading with about 4 hours left. Also, the files aren't organized an any way shape or form, so cross reference the version your device is on with the Zebra website to confirm which file you are supposed to use. The manual is free to download from their website. USE IT!
If Windows OS files are needed or files for the TC75 or any other Zebra firmware/reset files are needed, feel free to PM me with the file name needed and for which device. I've been given access to the entire download section so take advantage of it and turn that paperweight into something useful!!
*DISCLAIMER*
I'm not responsible for anyone who doesn't read the manual as described above and bricks their device due to lack of common sense and basic knowledge of the Windows/Android OS mechanics. I gave you the files but my responsibility ends there.
Link to files
Dropbox
Link to download section on Zebra.com for cross-referencing
Zebra Downloads
*****EDIT*****EDIT*****EDIT*****EDIT*****EDIT*****
I apologize to all the members that have emailed me trying to find out about getting firmware files for their device. I have been out of the country and unable to keep this thread updated due to job restraints. In trying to gain access it appears that Zebra has began limiting access to their firmware files so as of right now I am unable to get access to their file server and retrieve anymore than what is already in my dropbox. I will leave that link up and anyone is free to mirror these files.
I will continue my attempts to gain access to the files everyone wants but I may have to use more unconventional methods to accomplish this and may not be worth it in the end. Sorry. Keep your fingers crossed...
Or better yet shoot an email to Zebra's support department, feed em some b.s. story about you needing to reset and update the firmware on the device you have because you bought it from ebay (*wink,wink*). They may ask for device specifics like serial numbers or something but sometimes if you wait it out, the approval may get pushed through to close the support ticket. Just don't give up on the first attempt. Good luck.:fingers-crossed:
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CLICK FOR FIRMWARE NEEDS
bobtsunam said:
I was able to gain access to Zebra's firmware downloads and am here to share it with anyone who needs it. Feel free to share the link or mirror as you see fit. It's my personal dropbox so if too much traffic happens I'll upload elsewhere. Though my upload speeds are crap as I'm stuck with DSL where I'm at, so please be patient as the files take time to get there and at the time of this post the files I already have are still uploading with about 4 hours left. Also, the files aren't organized an any way shape or form, so cross reference the version your device is on with the Zebra website to confirm which file you are supposed to use. The manual is free to download from their website. USE IT!
If Windows OS files are needed or files for the TC75 or any other Zebra firmware/reset files are needed, feel free to PM me with the file name needed and for which device. I've been given access to the entire download section so take advantage of it and turn that paperweight into something useful!!
*DISCLAIMER*
I'm not responsible for anyone who doesn't read the manual as described above and bricks their device due to lack of common sense and basic knowledge of the Windows/Android OS mechanics. I gave you the files but my responsibility ends there.
Link to files
Dropbox
Link to download section on Zebra.com for cross-referencing
Zebra Downloads
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do you have the Factory Reset zip? not just the enterprise wipe?
Has anybody else had any luck with locating these files? There are so many different ones with many different names for many different models. I have the TC700H and I flashed it with one of the ZIP files from the dropbox folder, works fine except wifi will not turn on.
T70N0KXXARUEF01903.zip is the specific file I need
For those unable to download the files trough Dropbox and failing,
I have copied the files to Mega, so if you like, You can also get them from there.
I only need an email to send the link to?
Or if anyone knows how to make an Public folder there, Please let me know.
: can anybody point me in the right direction of the USB charger for the tc70, I saw them on Amazon but they are very expensive and all I need is the cable itself. Or is there a ghetto way of charging it?
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Alg0rhyth3m' said:
: can anybody point me in the right direction of the USB charger for the tc70, I saw them on Amazon but they are very expensive and all I need is the cable itself. Or is there a ghetto way of charging it?
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Looking at the 10 points on the back top left most is negative, two over to the right is positive. These ten points are also perfectly spaced for headers if your handy at soldering. Or can cut the end of a usb cable. Just be careful not to touch other points as bad things can happen.
Not responsible if it smokes, flings poo, or otherwise isn't happy
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Can anyone help me with the reset files for the Marshmellow TC70x?
Can you get the TC56 full flash file for Nougat?
Hi, i have bought zebra tc 56dj but there is an admin settings and I am not able to restore it, also I am not able to download a file from zebra website as the device has been bought by someone else. Any chance that any of you have a software for this model ?? thanks
Hi, i need the T700HKXXXREENxyyzz.zip for an enterprise reset for my tc700h and my email is [email protected] if you could send me the link, that would be awesome
TC75
oI've reset some mc40s, tc70s and 51s without problems by placing said files onto the sd card. I also gained root on them except for tc51, i haven't tried yet.
I have now a tc75 that is unable to mount the external sd card in order to reset. It sees the storage is there in recovery but is not mounted. This is what is says in the manual: : "There is a Mandatory patch (T75NOLxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip) to be applied along with this OS which is required to update any package from an External SD card from MDM
only."
How to get around this? The only way to do this is through usb connection and placing the files onto the internal storage? I dont have a cable or cradle. And for everyone here who is also without this expensive usb cable, I think its plausible to make one since these units have the pinout connections right on the exterior, if anyone wants to figure it out, shouldn't be hard. They are locking down external storage access making it harder if you dont have a cable.
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OHNONONO said:
oI've reset some mc40s, tc70s and 51s without problems by placing said files onto the sd card. I also gained root on them except for tc51, i haven't tried yet.
I have now a tc75 that is unable to mount the external sd card in order to reset. It sees the storage is there in recovery but is not mounted. This is what is says in the manual: : "There is a Mandatory patch (T75NOLxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip) to be applied along with this OS which is required to update any package from an External SD card from MDM
only."
How to get around this? The only way to do this is through usb connection and placing the files onto the internal storage? I dont have a cable or cradle. And for everyone here who is also without this expensive usb cable, I think its plausible to make one since these units have the pinout connections right on the exterior, if anyone wants to figure it out, shouldn't be hard. They are locking down external storage access making it harder if you dont have a cable.
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Factory cable might be the same as the Motorola factory cable. Without looking it up, I think the the 5v line is split into two going to the original pin and either the green or yellow wire pin with a 1k ohm resistor (don't quote me on that). Again I'm just assuming it would be like Motorola's since i thought they bought out Zebra/Symbol. Hence the restructured firmware support.
EDIT: Like this..
http://www.droidforums.net/threads/how-why-to-make-your-own-motorola-factory-cable.146492/
I also need T700HKXXXREENxyyzz.zip can you please send me a copy! [email protected]
About tc75 gsm version firmware
Hi. Any way to get firmware for tc75 ?
Tc70 clean No Enterprise installed and its rooted Magisk
I have tc70 symbol zebra finally I totally wipe out all enterprise that been installed on my device. If you can root ur tc70 or any model on zebra device root it and download this app parted sdcard, terminal for android, and system app mover. U can uninstall all the enterprise on your device... Now my tc70 more enterprise been installed... What I need now is custom ROM for this device but I don't think there is a custom ROM that fit on zebra device... But I will try to put some custom ROM any custom ROMs I will push it into my device hehehe... All enterprise no longer on my tc70 or tc700h everything works Wi-Fi touch screen volume power button no apps error. And yet my device went fast and smooth to use without enterprise installed and also its rooted by magisk root he he cheers . anyone out there who can provide a custom ROM for my tc70 rooted magisk please help me pm me and I will give the information on my device thank you
Sorry for bad English cheer
I need the files for TC55. Can you pls help me
Thanks
Can any 1 help me fully whip a zebra tc700k
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I'm getting a page error 404 not found when selecting download on zebra site. Only happens on AOSP builds. I don't get the error for downloading gms builds. Anyone experience this?
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I'm trying to get around FRP lock tc51 by switching from gms build to aosp since email setup is not required for AOSP builds . Anyone know another way to bypass frp on marshmallow tc51 ?
The 404 page error gets me thinking they are blocking? What tf is going on?!
i've sucesfully upgraded to lollipop but have no wifi. there's nothing in the upgrade manual regarding having to do something extra for wifi!
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I put together a diagram image showing how the file structure for how to take the various update.zip files to flash your rom or add functionality not obtainable via apk files or market. It was suggested we have a faq using this image to describe this process. I have only done this 3 times so I hope this is correct!
The basic thing it needs to explain is:
1. how to load up the filesystem with the update zip file and command file
Here is a diagram that shows either of the 2 methods to make this work, you can download zip files from Viewsonic's TNT page and just rename them to update.zip (then you have to create the recovery folder and command file), or you can download files here, some are rar'd which means the actual zip has been zipped/rar'd again, just extract it out, and if there are no recovery/command, you have to create them. A trick I use is to have this structure already defined on my laptop as a staging area, then I can just copy over a zip and a folder over to my device or sdcard.
I personally don't know how all this works, I believe the device first looks to the microSD card first for the recovery command file, then over to the internal storage for the same, but I could be wrong.
NOTE 1: Just make sure that if you use the external sd card, you have the correct command file notation (SDCARD2 not SDCARD).
NOTE 2: There are TWO dashes at the start of the command file contents, the image doesn't show it well (--update_package=SDCARD:/update.zip) or (--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip)
NOTE 3: This command file has NO file suffix, it is a text file, but make sure it is named command
NOTE 4: After a recovery is invoked, the process will have removed your command file (whether it was successful or not), and you will have to replace it when you are ready to flash again. A trick you might like is to copy the command file to command.bak, and each time you want to flash, just copy the bak file to command so you don't have to upload it each time. It is safest just to recopy the update.zip and command files back into their respective places each time you plan on reattempting recovery, just to make sure both files have the appropriate content.
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2. how to boot into recovery
Power down the unit. Once it has gone blank, press and hold the Vol +, then press and hold the power button
3. how do you know recovery is booting up (Text at the top of the screen)
You should see tiny text in the upper left that says "Detect a Recovery Key Pressed", and then a 2nd line that reads "Recovery Image Detected", or something to that effect.
4. how do you know recovery did not see either the update.zip or command file or both (exclamation mark, plus no changes after reboot)
I have not personally hit this yet, but if you don't see a cardboard box logo in the middle of your screen with a progress bar at this point, chances are you have something incorrect. If you don't see any changes or see an exclamation point, then you don't have the filesystem exactly as described in the diagram in #1. Or your update.zip file isn't really the proper file, maybe you took a RAR file and just renamed it, etc. If you open the zip file, you should not see any zip files, but IMG files or BIN files or SYSTEM folders, etc.
Now, if you identify the issue and resolve it and are about to run another recovery cycle, take a look at #1 NOTE #4 above...
Hope this helps!
Thanks so much, this will be a time saver for us devs. A great reference for getting clockwork installed, or for people who don't want to use clockwork.
Stuck because it's worth it
Yeah, thanks.. Might keep me from answering the same question 52 bazillion times.....
you should add a note that the command file will be deleted after it has been run, regardless if the update occurred or not - always double check that the (correct) command file is there or you will get the exclamation point
brian_h_kim said:
you should add a note that the command file will be deleted after it has been run, regardless if the update occurred or not - always double check that the (correct) command file is there or you will get the exclamation point
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Good point, I will add it. What folks could do (I have done this) is to make a file called command.bak, and you can just copy that to command every time you want to flash.
TeamSpeed said:
Good point, I will add it. What folks could do (I have done this) is to make a file called command.bak, and you can just copy that to command every time you want to flash.
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Or just install Clockwork 0.8 and be done with the recovery folder/command file all together.
Sprdtyf350 said:
Or just install Clockwork 0.8 and be done with the recovery folder/command file all together.
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some people may not want to use CWM as it breaks OTA updating
brian_h_kim said:
some people may not want to use CWM as it breaks OTA updating
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I understand and also know that some people like driving without tires too. Doing an update via OTA is way overrated. All I am saying is the benefits that can be gained by installing clockwork outweigh the negatives of not.
As soon as the OTA update comes out someone here will have the download location in seconds. That download can be installed from clockwork just like any other update file. Why Viewsonic doesn't just supply the file on there site is beyond me.
So... not running clockwork so you can wait for an update that comes every other month, or maybe never again versus having the security of easy to perform backups, the ability to easily install updates, fix the inevitable boot loop, mount storage, etc just doesn't make sense to me...
Sprdtyf350 said:
I understand and also know that some people like driving without tires too. Doing an update via OTA is way overrated. All I am saying is the benefits that can be gained by installing clockwork outweigh the negatives of not.
As soon as the OTA update comes out someone here will have the download location in seconds. That download can be installed from clockwork just like any other update file. Why Viewsonic doesn't just supply the file on there site is beyond me.
So... not running clockwork so you can wait for an update that comes every other month, or maybe never again versus having the security of easy to perform backups, the ability to easily install updates, fix the inevitable boot loop, mount storage, etc just doesn't make sense to me...
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having a choice is better than not having a choice
I keep a complete library of files on a separate storage, and I only copy over what I want on the tablet. Just because you may like cwm,doesn't mean everybody does or will. This works just fine for me, and I am sticking with the stock OS until viewsonic stops supporting it, which means I wait for the ota updates.
TeamSpeed said:
I keep a complete library of files on a separate storage, and I only copy over what I want on the tablet. Just because you may like cwm,doesn't mean everybody does or will. This works just fine for me, and I am sticking with the stock OS until viewsonic stops supporting it, which means I wait for the ota updates.
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And like the post above says.. Choice is good. If what you are doing works for you that's great.
It is not so much whether I like, or dislike clockwork. It is just a tool. For someone that buys a tablet, has no intention of doing anything but using it as it came, no clockwork is fine. But for those that want to keep the stock firmware but play around and add all the little updates, fixes, apps, or even play with all the other roms then I think you do yourself a disservice by not using clockwork. One of those things you do to your tablet will eventually end up in a bootloop. Or something you installed will not work and you will want to revert back to what you had before. You can't fix that with the stock recovery, but you can do it with clockwork.
Not trying to start an argument. I just see many advantages to using it versus not.
I think a lot of people don't want to use it because they are afraid of breaking there tablet. Installing a lot of different things available here, and other places is much more scary... And without a viable backup, or recovery method can be a real pain to fix.
Wanting to keep your tablet stock is fine. But if you bought a car that came stock with no brakes, I guess you could drive it. But if there was a really simple method to add brakes to augment your feet wouldn't you want them? Maybe not.. But I do...
I am glad you took the time to write this guide. Even though it is listed all over these forums how to do what you wrote it seems people don't read much anymore. So hopefully it will help some folks...
Sprdtyf350 said:
Wanting to keep your tablet stock is fine. But if you bought a car that came stock with no brakes, I guess you could drive it. But if there was a really simple method to add brakes to augment your feet wouldn't you want them? Maybe not.. But I do...
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I like this point so much!
TeamSpeed said:
Good point, I will add it. What folks could do (I have done this) is to make a file called command.bak, and you can just copy that to command every time you want to flash.
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I've only used the latest version, but have noticed a behavior not covered here:
rather than deleting the /recovery/command file, it deletes the contents of the file. This seems to happen whether or not the update actually happens.
mwmeyer said:
I've only used the latest version, but have noticed a behavior not covered here:
rather than deleting the /recovery/command file, it deletes the contents of the file. This seems to happen whether or not the update actually happens.
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I can't remember on whether or not it happens when it doesn't actually run the update. However, it has always deleted the command file for me.
/recovery/command
ends up
/recovery/
Can't root into gtablet
Ok fellas I must be super retarded. For sOme dumb reason I can not add colckwork or TNT or root into my g. I've tried everything and the stock g sucks bad. I am used to the apple firmwares. This is my first droid product so bare with me. I've used winscp to hack into my root folder but I can't into my gtablet. Please help I need to hack my tab. Any suggestions?
scopes44 said:
Ok fellas I must be super retarded. For sOme dumb reason I can not add colckwork or TNT or root into my g. I've tried everything and the stock g sucks bad. I am used to the apple firmwares. This is my first droid product so bare with me. I've used winscp to hack into my root folder but I can't into my gtablet. Please help I need to hack my tab. Any suggestions?
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Some of this may be outdated now but it will get you started. Read Read Read....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874258
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
http://gtabfans.com/
scopes44 said:
Ok fellas I must be super retarded. For sOme dumb reason I can not add colckwork or TNT or root into my g. I've tried everything and the stock g sucks bad. I am used to the apple firmwares. This is my first droid product so bare with me. I've used winscp to hack into my root folder but I can't into my gtablet. Please help I need to hack my tab. Any suggestions?
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Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
The first post
Upgrade malata Zpad to Viewsonic Gtab
Thank you for your instruction.
Now, I can upgrade Malata Zpad to Gtab
upgrade Malata Zpad to Gtab
Thank you for your instruction.
Now, I can upgrade Malata Zpad to Gtab (gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip).
And it's work find.
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Good news Jelly bean(cm10) on 840S here
Miui also gets to 840s.All by avatartorres!!:highfive:thanks mate.:good:
IM-A830L/S/K
Please any one with root,cwm,recovery, and any more info post here please.This is an awesome phone people dont know of.
update/12\09\2012
NEW
FIXED IO issue here
More roms (Awesome)hereCM10 l/s/k hereIM-a830l 1.38 update and this is how to get it.Best rom for now;Latest software update for the PVR2 a830L here and here for explanation(explanation has a different rom which is my daily driver rom) stock rom for PVR2 A830s here and here for help on a830sCM9 for S here ,k here and for L here(wifi,nfc and other major bugs)
-Installation bare bones simple just put zip on extsd card wipe data,cache and dalvik cache and install zip from sd card.
With thanks for our xda member Borisov we have another rom here.(But be careful as u may run into few bugs like music player,power amp&motion controls are not working).The rom promises u high level of free ram to operate with.So thanks again to Borisov for this contribution.(He found the rom on a chinese thread an decoded the hard language to give us this rom from there)
Root.here
-Plug ur device to ur pc with the micro USB cable.
-Install android sdk.(optional)
-Download this file, unzip and run Root_RC2.bat (if using Windows 7, please right click and select Run as Administrator).
-Press any key then ur device reboots and wait before pressing again.When ur device finishes reboot and u can see the lock screen press any key for step 2.Now ur device should reboot and be really slow but wait until u see the lock screen again and press any key for step 3.
-At boot ur device is rooted and check if super user is installed.
CWM..here
-For cwm connect ur device and run set up(note that this doesnt install a permanent cwm(5.8.4...) but rather triggers it by sending the necessary files over to ur phone which are deleted at reboot.So this is done every time to enter cwm mode)(Cwm needs SD card >3gb to work or else u'll get mount err.)
-The new cwm can be optained in fast boot mode.After triggering the first cwm above download this then put ur device in fast boot mode( by holding volup+down+pwr buttons)and selecting fast boot.Connect to pc and install drivers manually by choosing device sky adb drivers in device manager in the android phone section.Run cwm fast boot bat follow instructions and u get cwm.
-Nandroid backups tend to get stuck at last stage of backing up data.Never tried to restore but if there is a courageous tester u'll be welcome
Google Now: This one works fine without any major issues.Flash it in recovery.Really amazing.here (you may want to read this before installing google now)
credit to cajunflavoredbob
Solve sms sent error when sending 80-160 character range.(A830L)(doesn't work with newer 138 update so beware) here
Vega racer 2hands on and here
CHANGELOG:
-Changed links to my account so more reliable for download.(18/07/2012)
-added sky launcher(31/07/2012)
-{added launchers link(19/08/2012)}.Removed by xda on 23rd.
-added google now.(23/08/2012)
-added new cwm tip and workout.(23/08/2012)
-Vega racer 2 hands on(29/08/2012)
-Software upgrade(31/8/2012)
-added sms fix and changed links to firmwares.(5/9/2012)
-Borisov rom and my root intructions re-written(8/9/2012)
-CM9(9/9/2012)CM9 for K(13/9/2012)
-Added CM9 bug reporter.(12/9/2012)
_added OTA for IM-a830l(14/10/2012)
-Real sms fix for a830l(17/9/2012)
-FIXED IO issue
-CM10 for both 840&830
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IM-A800L/S:-S Rom here .It's a cwm backup which can be restored to ur device.Download guide follow pictures below.account name is the phone number in picture 2 and password is:besthackever
more soon....
You will all be notified as soon as great jelly bean news if found.LOL.:good::good: :highfive:Hit thanks below
hackarchive said:
Please any one with root,cwm,recovery, and any more info post here please.This is an awesome phone people dont know of.
update/14\07\2012
Root.here
cwm..here
Plug ur device to ur pc with the micro USB cable.
Download this file, unzip and run Root_RC2.bat (if using Windows 7, please right click and select Run as Administrator). Follow the instructions (Vietnamese.translate with google to ur language) and ur device will be Rooted.
For cwm connect ur device and run set up :highfive:Hit thanks below.
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Great! I think I'll be getting one of these when I move to Korea in a couple weeks, but only if I can root it.
Would you mind mentioning where you found these?
Aluminous said:
Great! I think I'll be getting one of these when I move to Korea in a couple weeks, but only if I can root it.
Would you mind mentioning where you found these?
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In China on taobao.com imported from korea I think.:laugh:
Thread moved at OP request.
I have bought my a830l few days ago and made me surprise.The price is hkd$2780(usd$358).It is very cheap!!!
Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2
USB Driver for Windows 7. u can root and other without SDK
A830S file.isky.co(dot)kr/upload/software/USB/IMA830S_USBDriver.zip
A830L file.isky.co(dot)kr/upload/software/USB/IMA830L_USBDriver.zip
A830K file.isky.co(dot)kr/upload/software/USB/IMA830K_USBDriver.zip
avatartorres awesome
mortefy sdk part is just to get it crazy
help support development for all pantech device
my device is pantech im-a760s.. running 4.0.4.. officiall..
80-character SMS limit and how to fix it
Hope this helps anyone who is running a stock ROM on this phone and is frustrated with the 80-character SMS limit.
You may have tried an app such as ICS Messaging (available from the Play Store), but found that it won't send any SMS, though it might show received SMS.
This phone's stock SMS app (mms.apk) sends each character in double-byte to accommodate Korean characters, so the 160-character SMS limit is halved.
I found that if you save your own phone number to the "My Number" area on your SIM card (which is not done by default on many newer SIM cards), this somehow allows third-party apps to work, and allows the sending of SMS up to 160 chars - and more, if your operator supports it.
1. First, find an ancient phone, one that can write to the "My Number" area. Get a really old "dumbphone" such as an old Series 40 Nokia. BlackBerries work very well (I used a Curve). Or you could try an iPhone. (I'm sensing a joke here...)
2. Put your SIM card in and power up the phone.
3. Now, you need to write your own number to the SIM card.
On the Curve I went to Options > Advanced Options > SIM Card.
On the iPhone, it should be in Settings > Phone > My Number.
In the My Number area, enter your full phone number, including the country and area codes.
4. Exit and power off the phone. Put your SIM card back into the Vega Racer 2.
5. Go to the stock SMS app and try sending an SMS, preferably to a friend who is on a different network operator.
If it works, proceed to the next step.
6a: If you have root: Use Root Explorer to browse to /system/app and rename Mms.apk to something else, say, Mms.apkOriginalBackup.
Then install ICS Messaging from the Google Play Store.
Check that it works and that you can now send SMS longer than 80 characters. (N.B.: As I mentioned above, make sure your operator hasn't imposed any limits on SMS length.)
6b: If you don't have root (I didn't test this): You can't get rid of the stock messaging app, so just disable its notifications from within the app. Then install ICS Messaging from the Google Play Store. Check that it works.
If this solution helps anyone else please let us all know. (Also if any other messaging apps, such as Go SMS, work for you.)
yodafone said:
Hope this helps anyone who is running a stock ROM on this phone and is frustrated with the 80-character SMS limit.
You may have tried an app such as ICS Messaging (available from the Play Store), but found that it won't send any SMS, though it .....
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This it to activate sms serveice on the phone.To solve it is here.
I met a problem when i using my A830L......
I cannot use apps2sd,it said that my primary external storage is emulated.And i found that it's ture,/sdcard on my phone has emulated by external storage.Also,my sd card has replaced to /external_sd.So i cannot install too many games to my phone(large datebase),althought my phone has 16gb internal device storage.
Anybody met this question before?And anybody know the solution? Thank you.
Sorry for my very very bad English.
Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2
avatartorres said:
I met a problem when i using my A830L......
I cannot use apps2sd,it said that my primary external storage is emulated.And i found that it's ture,/sdcard on my phone has emulated by external storage.Also,my sd card has replaced to /external_sd.So i cannot install too many games to my phone(large datebase),althought my phone has 16gb internal device storage.
Anybody met this question before?And anybody know the solution? Thank you.
Sorry for my very very bad English.
Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2
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did u try removing ur sd card before installing any of ur games?I believe the phone's file system was configured to prefer the sd card instead of ur phone's memory.Try this and then reply.
(update)Found this for u bro here from how to geek
May I know what's the difference between L/S/K models?
Zouk18 said:
May I know what's the difference between L/S/K models?
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S-SK TELECOM,K-KOREAN TELECOM ,L-LGU+
S:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 850
K:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 1800
L:CDMA(850/1900), (3G)CDMA(2000),HSDPA(2100),LTE 800
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hackarchive said:
did u try removing ur sd card before installing any of ur games?I believe the phone's file system was configured to prefer the sd card instead of ur phone's memory.Try this and then reply.
(update)Found this for u bro here from how to geek
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I've tried this solution before, but it seems that it cannot solve the problem.
By the way, thank you very much.
Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2
avatartorres said:
S-SK TELECOM,K-KOREAN TELECOM ,L-LGU+
S:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 850
K:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 1800
L:CDMA(850/1900), (3G)CDMA(2000),HSDPA(2100),LTE 800
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I've tried this solution before, but it seems that it cannot solve the problem.
By the way, thank you very much.
Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2
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Planning to get one myself, but couldn't decide on which model to go. But the L model seems to be most popular, it does support GSM right?
Zouk18 said:
Planning to get one myself, but couldn't decide on which model to go. But the L model seems to be most popular, it does support GSM right?
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I am from Malaysia and our mobile spectrum is GSM. So far there isn't any problems with users using this device here. 3G works flawlessly as well.
I am planning to get this phone after selling off my Dell Streak 5. Is there NFC in this device?
I read one advert claiming that there is NFC in this device, and I asked my local seller and he verified it however I couldn't anything online regarding this device coming equipped with NFC. Would appreciate it if someone would be able to confirm it.
arvin2212 said:
I am from Malaysia and our mobile spectrum is GSM. So far there isn't any problems with users using this device here. 3G works flawlessly as well.
I am planning to get this phone after selling off my Dell Streak 5. Is there NFC in this device?
I read one advert claiming that there is NFC in this device, and I asked my local seller and he verified it however I couldn't anything online regarding this device coming equipped with NFC. Would appreciate it if someone would be able to confirm it.
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NFC's here but i've never used it yet and i dont know if there will be compatible banking systems for it.
Adding a guide on Thursday to OP post.
hey guys my cwm recovery mod cant mount my sd card or locate it.Anyone with help on this issue.Getting can't mount sd card error.
hackarchive said:
hey guys my cwm recovery mod cant mount my sd card or locate it.Anyone with help on this issue.Getting can't mount sd card error.
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Go to CWM and try clearing media partition. Be vary that most of your files in your phone will be wiped. Back them up.
Here are all the steps to root and install a custom recovery on your X710D
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1. Download files HERE
2. Extract 'Android flash' anywhere to your desktop
3. Open the folder within called 'USB VCOM Driver' and chose the folder then file that is your operating system (the .inf) and paste it to your desktop
4. Pull the battery out of your phone and connect the phone to you computer whilst holding the volume up button
5. Open device manager. You should see your phone (it re-appeared every 5 seconds for me). Right click on your phone and press update driver, then browse manually for the .inf file you put on your desktop. Once you've done that disconnect your phone
6. Open 'Android flash' and open Flash_tool and select all the files to make it look like the picture below
7. Press download, then plug in your phone whilst pressing volume up button
8. Done! You now have CWM and have rooted your phone! There are also some other apps that are added too
If you are having issues with your IMEI code read this post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30534835&postcount=32
There's also a issue with external sd cards which is currently being worked on. (phone can't write to sd card. if you attempt, phone reports sd card as damaged and sd card will need to be re-formatted)
Big thanks to yiminghung, he helped me figure out how to do it.
If I've made any errors in this please tell me I will fix asap, and if anyone has any updates/ROMs, please message me and I'll post them here.
Looks Good!
additional information
for additional information look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30534835&postcount=32
good work!
help for the mtk6577 n9770
Hi,
Please help me
This is what happen first
After I root the phone (n9770 mtk6577) then wipe all data from user and system apps the camera now doesnt work, I press the app and is in black, I dont know if it is the boot image rooted is giving me the problem but I flash again the original boot image and get nothing the same, then I did a factory reset and is same no camera, maybe is not software faulty but hardware? I will try reflashing the stock rom 4.0.9, could you give me some direction on how to flash because I used SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1222.00 and i have installed the usb driver for win 7 64bit, please let me know what direction I should follow.
Now is what i have done after that
I have flash with the tool the custom recovery but I did not read that i had to uncheck boot and preloader, and now the phone is not booting, pleasee pleasee help me
I have donwload the rom but i dont know how to reflash or simply fix the preloader issue
ztrike said:
Hi,
Please help me
This is what happen first
After I root the phone (n9770 mtk6577) then wipe all data from user and system apps the camera now doesnt work, I press the app and is in black, I dont know if it is the boot image rooted is giving me the problem but I flash again the original boot image and get nothing the same, then I did a factory reset and is same no camera, maybe is not software faulty but hardware? I will try reflashing the stock rom 4.0.9, could you give me some direction on how to flash because I used SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1222.00 and i have installed the usb driver for win 7 64bit, please let me know what direction I should follow.
Now is what i have done after that
I have flash with the tool the custom recovery but I did not read that i had to uncheck boot and preloader, and now the phone is not booting, pleasee pleasee help me
I have donwload the rom but i dont know how to reflash or simply fix the preloader issue
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doppelpost!
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30604249&postcount=40
Getting warning message "not all images are correctly loaded"
Followed all step to the "click Download", when i click download a warning dialog tells me that not all images are correctly loaded, which may cause boot up issue!, do I want to continue"
I have checked many times and all images are set as you have shown in your screen shot?
Any Idea what is not right?
Edit: it appears to be caused by DSP_BL not being selected??
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hi
may I ask an information.
I'm going to buy a zp900 9300+ is a clone of the zoppo zp900
with mtk6577 and 512mb of ram... with android 4.1.1
do you think is possible to use the same procedure for the root
of the phone? do I have to uncheck something? or change any file?
thanks
Antonio
paperinik77 said:
hi
may I ask an information.
I'm going to buy a zp900 9300+ is a clone of the zoppo zp900
with mtk6577 and 512mb of ram... with android 4.1.1
do you think is possible to use the same procedure for the root
of the phone? do I have to uncheck something? or change any file?
thanks
Antonio
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i bought the same phone and would love to know if this root method works for this phone, it has the same MTK6577 CPU as the haipai X710D
Hi all. I am a new registered. My name is Filippo and I'm Italian (sorry for my English googltraslate).
In a few days I will come to me x710d. I wanted to ask you questions.
1) What improvements does the root of the phone? Have to wait at the root with the update to Android 4.1 bj?
2) Before you root, I have to make a backup / image of the system for use in case I have a problem? If it is, how should I do it?
3) This root change the size of the internal memory or I'll do it later? In the second case, how can I swap the memory card with the internal one?
The last question is that there is risk in doing these operations? You advise me to do to its?
Excuse my inexperience and thank you all in advance.
Thank you so much for posting this. The Flash tool is quite confusing to use. Your instructions really helped.
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Technica said:
Followed all step to the "click Download", when i click download a warning dialog tells me that not all images are correctly loaded, which may cause boot up issue!, do I want to continue"
I have checked many times and all images are set as you have shown in your screen shot?
Any Idea what is not right?
Edit: it appears to be caused by DSP_BL not being selected??
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Just click "YES". you dont have to check any of the images.
Hi, i´m seller of this model ( X810d ) and it work´s like a charm too!
Thanks so much!
WWW.HIPHONEBRAZIL.BLOGSPOT.COM
Filippo.digi said:
Hi all. I am a new registered. My name is Filippo and I'm Italian (sorry for my English googltraslate).
In a few days I will come to me x710d. I wanted to ask you questions.
1) What improvements does the root of the phone? Have to wait at the root with the update to Android 4.1 bj?
2) Before you root, I have to make a backup / image of the system for use in case I have a problem? If it is, how should I do it?
3) This root change the size of the internal memory or I'll do it later? In the second case, how can I swap the memory card with the internal one?
The last question is that there is risk in doing these operations? You advise me to do to its?
Excuse my inexperience and thank you all in advance.
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nobody can help me?
silvacrest said:
i bought the same phone and would love to know if this root method works for this phone, it has the same MTK6577 CPU as the haipai X710D
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i've just got this model too
great work
i've just want to know how to root it
Success or Failure
I have tried many ways\suggestions to root my X710D and this is the only one I have not yet tried.
Before I do try this procedure It would be helpful if people that have done this on the X710D could report their success or failure.
I would like to know this because I do not know enough and do not want the get into more trouble with the device.
Thanks for sharing your experiences....
I successfully rooted my x710d using the steps given. Before I rooted my phone, I updated it to the latest 4.0.9 (latest firmware is in another forum read here).
This root also comes with the custom recovery (probably taken from HTC because there is an HTC boot screen logo). However, I encountered three main problems after the I successfully executed everything.
First, my IMEI got erased (solved this using ZOPO). (read here there is an explanation how to put your IMEI's back. )
Second, external Sd-card gets no write permissions and also it errors damaged sd-card from time to time (still finding ways to solve this).
Third; Since, I live in Japan, I am still finding ways how to enable MMS on this thing through sofbank.
for the good side;
Rooted phone is awesome.
This phone is quite fast for its price especially with the new firmware.
Sofbank APN settings where automatically there already (I dunno if this was because of ICS or X710d firmware just came in with these settings). Everything else is working very well. Camera, Bluetooth, GPS, WIFI, Radio, etc....
GreatPharaoh Thanks for such a clear and detailed post, this is what makes XDADevelopers such a great community.
Your reply is just what I needed to hear, me being new to this platform.
I purchased one of these as a development machine with the intention of using it as my phone also, but I had been highlighted that some sellers just are not in a position to support the products they sell. We also order two more from another seller to edge our bets on delivery times, but when we discovered some issues and the second seller also demonstrated that they have poor after sales support when managed to cancel these additional two X710D (with an insulting response from this seller).
I my case I asked very specific questions about the product and got nothing but positive replies before purchase, in addition I needed the device to have a working compass and magnetic sensor which also received a "Yes" but once we confirmed payment communication with the delivery and questions dried up. Once delivered, we found that while the X710D does have a Compass and Magnetic sensor they are not implemented.
Now we are concerned about the IMEI bug and these seller does not want to know about it.
So, while we accepted some risk in purchasing a Chinese phone at reasonable price, we really are concerned about this model and did not anticipate the amount of risk.
Now being a software developer (not Android or Linux) I had the approach the we can fix anything, but at this time in a new OS world it has proven to be again high risk and we can not afford to brick this device. So we have decided to return it for a refund.
I will continue to monitor these posts, because I am keen to see if things get resolved and to learn from the experiences of others. It is great to see many members with far greater skills than mine helping each other.
I have also had great hand-holding from ColonelZap through some of out attempts to resolve these issues, so a huge thanks to him.
Again thanks GreatPharaoh for a great post and I am sure that it will help others looking at the X710D and maybe they will find a solution to your remaining issues.
Technica
GreatPharaoh said:
I successfully roThamy x710d using the steps given. Before I rooted my phone, I updated it to the latest 4.0.9 (latest firmware is in another forum read here).
This root also comes with the custom recovery (probably taken from HTC because there is an HTC boot screen logo). However, I encountered three main problems after the I successfully executed everything.
First, my IMEI got erased (solved this using ZOPO). (read here there is an explanation how to put your IMEI's back. )
Second, external Sd-card gets no write permissions and also it errors damaged sd-card from time to time (still finding ways to solve this).
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The X710D is a copy of the HTC Evo 4g LTE which will explain the boot logo.
Thank you for mentioning the sd card issue, i bought a rather expensive 32gb class 10 card to find it didnt work in my phone. Its very difficult to get it to work and when it does work my phone cant write to it. If you find a fix ill update the maim post.
Ive noticed lots of people mentioning issues with their imei codes. I havent come across this issue but there is a fix at post 3. Ill update the main post with it later.
Im posting from my phone sp sorry for typing errors. Whats th best keyboard for this phone? Im currently usibg swype but as you can see its.pretty bad. The defaultkeyboard it even more difficult to type.on
x710d sd card issue
jaw2floor said:
The X710D is a copy of the HTC Evo 4g LTE which will explain the boot logo.
Thank you for mentioning the sd card issue, i bought a rather expensive 32gb class 10 card to find it didnt work in my phone. Its very difficult to get it to work and when it does work my phone cant write to it. If you find a fix ill update the maim post.
Ive noticed lots of people mentioning issues with their imei codes. I havent come across this issue but there is a fix at post 3. Ill update the main post with it later.
Im posting from my phone sp sorry for typing errors. Whats th best keyboard for this phone? Im currently usibg swype but as you can see its.pretty bad. The defaultkeyboard it even more difficult to type.on
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did you get a chance to see what the fix is for sd card problems? its driving me crazy
Lost IMEI on x710D
Is this issue of losing IMEI only related to the X710D or is this a common problem with Chinese Android phones?
Once again, deepest Thanks to Jaw2Floor for posting the steps.
@Technica; yup, I couldn't agree with you more about these sellers. Seems like these phones where probably manufactured in someones old garage with one or two developers who couldn't do much english. And they would just send em to these vendors for retail. These sellers, However, are so smart with marketing, they would flood youtube and google with fake reviews (although most of em are just unboxings) and lead us with just curiosities. This is probably why they are so good at selling but very bad in support. Long story short, we are only paying for the hardware here.
For the Imei case: I wonder why everyone is not having this problem..?. Maybe this is also hardware related. This was the first problem I faced right after my first ever Factory Default Reset on the phone. I was so terrified that moment, I thought I bricked or fried the modem.
The Sd-card issue is still there: "My temporary fix is reformat card in PC and recopy your media. Do this every time you get the damaged sd-card error."
I can access my card with read permissions only. My media gallery and other media apps can see the card and the contents. However, as soon as I start to write the card (e.g. making new folder or deleting a file from any file explorer app) the "Damaged sd-card error" will start to appear and you wont be able to get rid of this until you take the card out, format it in your PC, recopy all your media, then mount it again in your x710d. This is what ive been doin for the past couple of days to enjoy music in this phone.
The Headphone Jack is also too deep. If you compare side by side the stock headphone/mic with any other regular headphone, this one came in with a much longer jack. I was able to fix this problem by widening the headphone hole on the phone's back casing and also splicing an mm of rubber on my regular headphone jack.
The stock Email-app are having problems setting up with Yahoo's mail servers. So, im using K-9 mail for now.
As for now, I am enjoying this phone. I get a lot of eye's whenever I take this out of my pocket in Tokyo trains. Its not a note! Its the money-saver version.
I've searched everywhere and can't find anything on the sprint SPH-P500.
Does anyone know of any guides out there? I don't want to risk bricking it with a root from another model number. Thanks for all your hard work guys.much appreciated!
Do you have your stock rom? If you do, try rom for GT-5100 but you will not have 4G capability...
And if it don't work, you go in download mode and then restore your old stock rom thank to odin!
I guess everyone has forgotten about our tablet
I've never done anything on the coding side. But if someone could give me some guidance, I'd be willing to attempt to port some of the greatness that all of the other tablets are getting.
Its a great undertaking. I do website development and have linux experience and would rater not touch rom development. I have been interested though.
As far as the gt builds, i can give that a try. I dont have 4g in my area anyways,. Ill just have to become comfortable with odin before i do anything. Thanks!
Has there been any update on this? Looked around and doesn't look like there is even a developer working on it.
I can't even find the stock firmware for the SPH-P500.05 to download. I'm about to see if a sprint store will give me the file so I can start experimenting. If someone has a link to the stock firmware for this device it would be great. Maybe I'll get my hands dirty and make a few attempts and maybe get a guide going.
FluffyMittens said:
Has there been any update on this? Looked around and doesn't look like there is even a developer working on it.
I can't even find the stock firmware for the SPH-P500.05 to download. I'm about to see if a sprint store will give me the file so I can start experimenting. If someone has a link to the stock firmware for this device it would be great. Maybe I'll get my hands dirty and make a few attempts and maybe get a guide going.
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Any luck? I'm dying to root this thing.
FluffyMittens said:
Has there been any update on this? Looked around and doesn't look like there is even a developer working on it.
I can't even find the stock firmware for the SPH-P500.05 to download. I'm about to see if a sprint store will give me the file so I can start experimenting. If someone has a link to the stock firmware for this device it would be great. Maybe I'll get my hands dirty and make a few attempts and maybe get a guide going.
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I understand that CVE-2013-2094 has been ported to work (escalate to r00t) on Android devices. I don't know if this model has "performance events" turned on but, if so, could this be an opportunity to get # on our tablets?
Also, I have a way to kick off processes as system. Could that help us?
buford said:
I understand that CVE-2013-2094 has been ported to work (escalate to r00t) on Android devices. I don't know if this model has "performance events" turned on but, if so, could this be an opportunity to get # on our tablets?
Also, I have a way to kick off processes as system. Could that help us?
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I need to subscribe to this thread. Sorry about the delay. I have been playing with the idea of flashing the GT-5100 firmware, but there is no way back to stock if things go bad. I think I'm going to be more proactive and talk with the local Sprint store to see if I can get that firmware / bin from them. The fact that the development community for this device is so dead is a bit eerie.
FluffyMittens said:
I need to subscribe to this thread. Sorry about the delay. I have been playing with the idea of flashing the GT-5100 firmware, but there is no way back to stock if things go bad. I think I'm going to be more proactive and talk with the local Sprint store to see if I can get that firmware / bin from them. The fact that the development community for this device is so dead is a bit eerie.
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I sent you a couple PMs with more information. Not sure if they actually got to you.
Long search but - Cydia Impactor will take care of root for that Tab 2! Just follow that up adding busybox and all of the other root goodness!
Thanks Jay!!!
Instructions: Just Run it!
MrDavis
MrDavis said:
Long search but - Cydia Impactor will take care of root for that Tab 2! Just follow that up adding busybox and all of the other root goodness!
Thanks Jay!!!
Instructions: Just Run it!
MrDavis
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Great. Any more information on this? Links?
More info
Sure! Google search 'cydia impactor' and pick the first link. That is just about as technical has I can make it
MrDavis said:
Sure! Google search 'cydia impactor' and pick the first link. That is just about as technical has I can make it
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Haha, sorry about that. I will test it tonight. Maybe write up a script to automate this. Thank you so much for sharing this information.
FluffyMittens said:
Haha, sorry about that. I will test it tonight. Maybe write up a script to automate this. Thank you so much for sharing this information.
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Use cydia installer to root then use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101044&highlight=sprint to get cwm
sph-p500 Rooted!
MrDavis said:
Sure! Google search 'cydia impactor' and pick the first link. That is just about as technical has I can make it
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I can also confirm cydia impactor works and is really as easy as downloading to pc run impactor hit startband it installsnsuper su right to the root of the tablet after that I have been able to successfully install (titanium, busybox, , link2sd, rom manager) and they all have root access
I have also been able to download mobile terminal and at $ prompt put in (su) and # should show letting you know you now have root access
after that I have also been able to change the default storage to ext2 by using. pm set-install-location 2, from # prompt and using link2sd to move apps 2 extsdcard for those of you that have an 8 gigger like I do I hope this helps im still alittle new to android
Any custom roms found for this tablet? I googled and I could only find rooting method but no custom roms (e.g. kitkat) for this tablet. Can the P5100 ones be used instead? I don't need the 4G service.
cydia impactor isnt recognizing the device. usb drivers fully installed and all that... kinda weird
nevermind. it worked!!! now i just need to install recovery and find a darn ROM LoL
I just received my Sprint SPH-500, and wouldn't have known it's a nonstandard Galaxy Tab 2 variant without this thread. I rooted mine with Towelroot, so I still have a locked bootloader, but full root access. AFAIK, my flash counter hasn't been triggered.
Here;s a screen capture of my downloading screen. It shows I haven't done a custom binary download (what triggers the flash counter), and I'm not running a custom binary, as I'm running the Samsung Official binary. But it does show my system status is custom..
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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I should have progress to report on moving apps to my external sdcard and second partition soon.
After experimenting with Link2SD for more than a week, I gave up on it. It's just too unstable to be a daily driver. I only have the 8 GB model, and run several large data astronomy and birding apps, They left me with 800 MB free RAM on my internal SD storage, and I still had other apps to install.
Link2SD put apks, Dalvik-cache, and lib files on the second partition of my external SDCard, but lost the links a reboot or two later. It claimed to move 1.8 GB of files, but showed 14 GB of RAM used on my second partition. It lost user and system apps that were linked, unlinked, and lost, for instance, the Google Play Store Services.
I ended up using a symlinking app called Foldermount, similar to the old (unsupported) Directory Bind app. It stores data folders on my external SDCard, and symlinks them so my astronomy and birding apps think they're still stored on the internal SDCard. I've got all my apps installed, and still have nearly 3 GB internal SDCard RAM free.
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[ORIGINAL POST]Obviously, yes, the gabb phone is meant for little kids and such for their first phone. However, it definitely is running android, and probably could be tampered with. If you're wondering what I really need, I mostly talk to people using discord.
Here's what I've tried so far. There is no way (from the file manager) to install .apk files. All it does is tell me that there's no app to open the file with. I have also tried to head over to the bootloader, by holding down the power button and volume down button. I'm fine with no social media, but there is wifi on it, so I was assuming if I could find a way to just get an apk on there, then it would work fine. Also, with the new update, you can see more folders of the phone instead of the standard, PTP thing.
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I can't enable developer settings or anything like that. Looks like they've done a good job locking it down.
If anyone has ANY idea at all of how to install apps of any kind on this, please reply.
YOO NIKKO IDK HOW I FOUND U BUT I DID LMAO. I WAS GOOGLING HOW TO INSTALL LIKE APPS ON THAT PHONE JUST IN CASE I GET IT FOR MY FIRST PHONE AND THIS POPPED UP LMAOOOOO
Well if you are reading this, look up how to watch youtube on gabb phone tutorial to learn how to transfer files. If you download an apk on computer, go to computer, press show in folder after downloading apk, copy the file, plug in the charging cord to the gabb and a pc usb, and press this pc in your files, gabb phone, downloads, and paste it. If you go into my files on your gabb, you can go to it but there is no package installer, and if you could download a software or something similar to a package installer, than you could download any app.
It says no app to run this
Nikο said:
Obviously, yes, the gabb phone is meant for little kids and such for their first phone. However, it definitely is running android, and probably could be tampered with. If you're wondering what I really need, I mostly talk to people using discord.
Here's what I've tried so far. There is no way (from the file manager) to install .apk files. All it does is tell me that there's no app to open the file with. I have also tried to head over to the bootloader, by holding down the power button and volume down button. I'm fine with no social media, but there is wifi on it, so I was assuming if I could find a way to just get an apk on there, then it would work fine. Also, with the new update, you can see more folders of the phone instead of the standard, PTP thing.View attachment 5158557I can't enable developer settings or anything like that. Looks like they've done a good job locking it down.
If anyone has ANY idea at all of how to install apps of any kind on this, please reply.
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Maybe if you could run an emulator or jailbreak the gabb phone. Maybe if you could transfer a apk installer file from your computer. Maybe through downloading some app or game on an sd card on a different phone and then putting the sd card in the gabb phone. Maybe you could download android software and transfer it to the phone. If you could run an android emulator that would be the best option.
Iqlessmemes said:
Maybe if you could run an emulator or jailbreak the gabb phone. Maybe if you could transfer a apk installer file from your computer. Maybe through downloading some app or game on an sd card on a different phone and then putting the sd card in the gabb phone. Maybe you could download android software and transfer it to the phone. If you could run an android emulator that would be the best option.
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how do you do that?
So, I have figured out how to access recovery mode. But you are not able to access the bootloader from there, although you can update from an sd card or adb debugging if u know-how.
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YOO NIKKO IDK HOW I FOUND U BUT I DID LMAO. I WAS GOOGLING HOW TO INSTALL LIKE APPS ON THAT PHONE JUST IN CASE I GET IT FOR MY FIRST PHONE AND THIS POPPED UP LMAOOOOO
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PLEASE HELP ME I NEED TO KNOW MY DUDE
I found a file in android known as .nomedia it might have something to do with it.
You may be right, because The use of naming a file NOMEDIA is to keep the device from scanning that particular folder. Apps sometimes hide ads in that folder so they don't get deleted. So gabb may be hiding crucial files in that folder, although you will need an external app to manage NOMEDIA utilities. such as studiokuma.
I have noticed that when you hard reset your gabb phone it will show make you agree to the terms of service. if you click read terms of service it will take you to a the ZTE page, but upon closer inspection it is in a web browser, where you can acces youtube, instagram, etc.. BUTTTT you cannot login to your google play account because the keyboard is disabled.
Just wondering if anyone has made progress on this? I have tried almost everything at this point
Tried unlocking bootloader from fastboot (I get `Unlock failed` errors on the device side. Something about it be not allowed?)
Right now my goal is to get USB debugging enabled and go from there
I have basically tapped every setting at least 100 times and still no debug mode
You all are going to laugh at me but I contacted Gabb claiming my son (me) has figured out how to download apps onto the Gabb phone and the assistant lady was all supprised and was like can you send me a picture and so I was like my son is not letting me. Anyways she said she was going to escalate it with her supervisor so like that I know how to do it. Once I know how you all will be the second peoples to know!
bartd990 said:
You all are going to laugh at me but I contacted Gabb claiming my son (me) has figured out how to download apps onto the Gabb phone and the assistant lady was all supprised and was like can you send me a picture and so I was like my son is not letting me. Anyways she said she was going to escalate it with her supervisor so like that I know how to do it. Once I know how you all will be the second peoples to know!
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Can someone create a phone edited image of it so I can get an answer?
bartd990 said:
Can someone create a phone edited image of it so I can get an answer?
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enjoy
herosilas12 said:
enjoy
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Thanks so much! Waiting for a responce now
bookreader164 said:
So, I have figured out how to access recovery mode. But you are not able to access the bootloader from there, although you can update from an sd card or adb debugging if u know-how.
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I am currently stuck around this part as well. I was able to reboot into recovery mode by holding the power and volume up button till the screen starts up. I attempted using adb debugging's install command (can be found here), but I ran into a "server client error", notifying me that the server client versions don't match up. I have no idea what that means. I will need to do some further research, but this is what I have so far to contribute to our "noble" cause.
P.S. I forgot to take screenshots of the errors (my bad), but I'll do some research on adb then try again and share the errors (hopefully no errors).
kilijan853 said:
I am currently stuck around this part as well. I was able to reboot into recovery mode by holding the power and volume up button till the screen starts up. I attempted using adb debugging's install command (can be found here), but I ran into a "server client error", notifying me that the server client versions don't match up. I have no idea what that means. I will need to do some further research, but this is what I have so far to contribute to our "noble" cause.
P.S. I forgot to take screenshots of the errors (my bad), but I'll do some research on adb then try again and share the errors (hopefully no errors).
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Did you get it into proper ADB mode or just ADB sideload mode?
I have a stock FW image that I could maybe patch to have USB debugging enabled
Only issue is I can't flash it because the bootloader is locked
DMikesell12 said:
I found a file in android known as .nomedia it might have something to do with it.
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Hi,
The .nomeadia file is a config file that allows you to hide/show gallery albums. It in no way is connected to the topic.
Cheers!
herosilas12 said:
Just wondering if anyone has made progress on this? I have tried almost everything at this point
Tried unlocking bootloader from fastboot (I get `Unlock failed` errors on the device side. Something about it be not allowed?)
Right now my goal is to get USB debugging enabled and go from there
I have basically tapped every setting at least 100 times and still no debug mode
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How did you get the "Unlock failed" error?
The only options are:
1. Reboot System Now
2. Enter Recovery
3. Reboot to bootloader
4. Power off