Does anyone have an experience with this tablet? It runs Windows and Android. I was wondering if there was any way to wipe it out and load any custom firmware or even stock for that matter. I would need to be able to bypass any Google and Windows verifications that are needed to restore the factory default. It was a Verizon tablet for employees. It's not stolen but they don't want it back. I was just hoping to be able to use it in some fashion. I don't care if I can get it to run Windows and Android or just one or the other. Any advice would be much obliged thank you.
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I'm looking for a vanilla Android image for the IDEAPAD TABLET A1 running Android 2.3. This unit is a factory image and my client would like all of the apps removed so that the end user will just be able to interact with the clients application. I'm still finding out if they want the USB or wireless to work. Let me know who is willing to work with me on this this, I have money for the image.
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Root it, then remove the unnecessary apps.
I have an HP Touchpad that I purchased on Ebay that I can't seem to get activated through Webos. I want to install Android on the tablet as the primary OS and I would like to know both is there a way to bypass the first time user activation and install Android on the tablet and second if I will ever be able to use Webos in the future on the tablet? If you can get me the links to the files or information to complete the process I would greatly appreciate it. I am a noob so thanks for any help that I can get.
edhoward said:
I have an HP Touchpad that I purchased on Ebay that I can't seem to get activated through Webos. I want to install Android on the tablet as the primary OS and I would like to know both is there a way to bypass the first time user activation and install Android on the tablet and second if I will ever be able to use Webos in the future on the tablet? If you can get me the links to the files or information to complete the process I would greatly appreciate it. I am a noob so thanks for any help that I can get.
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The webos activation server should still be working - Last week I went through the activation process again after resetting webos.
If you get your installation files on the touchpad, you should be fine even without activating it. Try to connect the touchpad as USB drive or in usb mode.
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Hi. I'm having the same problem. I don't want or need WebOS. Did you get this running? Any tips you have? Thanks.
Hello,
I've had my S4 for a little over a year and have been pretty happy with it. I came from using an iPhone for a few years before. With the upgrade in Kit Kat and not being able to easily access folders has been very frustrating and I wanted more control on my phone (turn on/off GPS for example and other things Tasker is blocked from doing). My understanding is that rooting would fix those issues. However I'm a little scared as how to proceed.
Here are some of my questions/concerns:
Will I get better performance from my phone (assuming I have all the same sort of settings)?
Are there apps that will not work on a rooted phone?
Which is an appropriate ROM to choose? (Stock Android, CyanogenMod, etc.)
Is there a way to backup an entire image (data and everything) of what I have now on my Samsung so I can restore it if I really mess up. I am thinking this would be similar in Windows, where I can make a disk image to be able to restore the entire OS and all the data.
What is the best way to reload apps I currently use (and have paid for) back onto the rooted device? Do I just make a list on paper and then go one-by-one and re-install them?
Will rooting effect my access to the Google Play Store?
How badly can I brick my phone? Can I get it to a point that it is completely restoreable? That is assuming I didn't do anything outside of following instructions and didn't connect it to my car battery
Will I be able to access my S4 like a drive or is that a hardware issue?
Is TouchWiz really that lousy?
Fortunately there is a lot of information out there, but it is overwhelming. Besides this site, are there other ones you recommend reading?
Thank you for the help.
I have the ott tv box m8, which is the square variant, which I don't really use any more. Since people are converting their Raspberry Pi into a server, I thought I'd give it a go on the android box.
I managed to root the device, downloaded the Debian iso image file, but have no idea how to proceed from here.
Anyone kind enough to point me in the right direction to install it?
You won't be able to completely remove Android, but you can run Linux off of its kernel.
Is your device rooted? If so Linux Deploy can do the trick.
What would you use this server for? Chances are there's an app for it. You may want to check out Servers Ultimate Pro.
jerbear294 said:
You won't be able to completely remove Android, but you can run Linux off of its kernel.
Is your device rooted? If so Linux Deploy can do the trick.
What would you use this server for? Chances are there's an app for it. You may want to check out Servers Ultimate Pro.
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Personal sites mostly, nothing heavy. I'd like to access them over the Internet though.
I do have root access, unfortunately the app you suggested is not free. Is there another alternative?
I'm also not very experienced when it comes to flashing on Android hardware. What's the reason for not being able to remove Android and install Debian/Ubuntu on it?
ScarfaceMT said:
Personal sites mostly, nothing heavy. I'd like to access them over the Internet though.
I do have root access, unfortunately the app you suggested is not free. Is there another alternative?
I'm also not very experienced when it comes to flashing on Android hardware. What's the reason for not being able to remove Android and install Debian/Ubuntu on it?
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The bootloader is not made for booting Ubuntu. It boots a modified Linux kernel that launches Android.
There is a lite version of Servers Ultimate. I'm not aware of what the restrictions are.
Amazon has deals on Servers Ultimate Pro a lot. I got it when it was free a couple weeks ago.
Hello guys,
So I have rooted my tablet and enjoyed the perks of rooting. I haven't rooted my phone yet because I am planning on buying another one but before I do that I want to ask something about rooting. I know that several people used LinuxDeploy and rooting to get Linux distro up and running. Just wondering if this would allow us to use desktop applications on an android device? I was thinking that since I do alot of analysis work for my engineering research projects that if I can use my phone to run some programming codes, matlab, CAD and maybe even OpenFoam? So I am wondering if rooting and using linux would allow me to fully utilize the SOC and maybe run desktop grade software when I am on the go or in a meeting showing something? Most vanilla andriod apps aren't robust enough to allow me to open and edit script files or 3d models/analysis data?
I want to attempt to try this on my nexus 7 (first generation) as a proof of concept?
Also if I use it for this purpose, can I still run my paid applications and google play services on a rooted device normally?
Thanks :laugh:
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Hello guys,
So I have rooted my tablet and enjoyed the perks of rooting. I haven't rooted my phone yet because I am planning on buying another one but before I do that I want to ask something about rooting. I know that several people used LinuxDeploy and rooting to get Linux distro up and running. Just wondering if this would allow us to use desktop applications on an android device? I was thinking that since I do alot of analysis work for my engineering research projects that if I can use my phone to run some programming codes, matlab, CAD and maybe even OpenFoam? So I am wondering if rooting and using linux would allow me to fully utilize the SOC and maybe run desktop grade software when I am on the go or in a meeting showing something? Most vanilla andriod apps aren't robust enough to allow me to open and edit script files or 3d models/analysis data?
I want to attempt to try this on my nexus 7 (first generation) as a proof of concept?
Also if I use it for this purpose, can I still run my paid applications and google play services on a rooted device normally?
Thanks :laugh:
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While you can run a Linux distro on an android device and even run some desktop applications anything heavy will generally not run or run very poorly so it depends on what applications you want to run and the power of your android device.