Technicolor iControl TCA203COM root? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
i picked up a Technicolor iControl TCA203COM
for 5 bucks at a thrift store. i am wondering if anyone one has Rooted or messed with it to make it look like a regular android device.
I want to use this device in a fallout 3-4 Pipboy project. any help would be appreciated.
Originally i was just going to take it apart and use the 7in lcd screen with a arduino or raspberry pi set up.
thank you
info:
technicolor
model: TCA203COM
not much more infor provided. let me know what you need and ill try to provide it.

CampingtomZ said:
Hey guys,
i picked up a Technicolor iControl TCA203COM
for 5 bucks at a thrift store. i am wondering if anyone one has Rooted or messed with it to make it look like a regular android device.
I want to use this device in a fallout 3-4 Pipboy project. any help would be appreciated.
Originally i was just going to take it apart and use the 7in lcd screen with a arduino or raspberry pi set up.
thank you
info:
technicolor
model: TCA203COM
not much more infor provided. let me know what you need and ill try to provide it.
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hey man u ever figure anything out with this i got one of the newer ones and am trying to root mine

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[Q] Insignia NS-42E859A11 ((KING NEEDED))

Hello, XDA Members
Let start by saying I am kinda new at this rooting and modding, I am looking for a step by step guide, a place to start and to work with me on it or out right cash for you to build it for me.
What I am looking to do is change the app system on my TV from Chubby Apps to Android Apps. This is the TV I have:
http://manualslib.com/manual/359654/Insignia-Ns-42e859a11.html?page=26
Insignia NS-42E859A11\
42", 120hrz, 1080p with Wifi
chubby apps, Ethernet
I know that most people would say not possible, I believe that ONLY a King of Android could help me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/redface.gif
please take a look
Please if you got time to help me, please do so. Good or bad ad smart or crazy ideas you might have on this .
Thank you for your time.
still waiting to see if anyone is able to pull this one off???
happy420 said:
Hello, XDA Members
Let start by saying I am kinda new at this rooting and modding, I am looking for a step by step guide, a place to start and to work with me on it or out right cash for you to build it for me.
What I am looking to do is change the app system on my TV from Chubby Apps to Android Apps. This is the TV I have:
http://manualslib.com/manual/359654/Insignia-Ns-42e859a11.html?page=26
Insignia NS-42E859A11\
42", 120hrz, 1080p with Wifi
chubby apps, Ethernet
I know that most people would say not possible, I believe that ONLY a King of Android could help me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/redface.gif
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if you have a external USB port im sure you could look up a android USB stick for TVs. there is hdmi sticks also apparently

Simulate Secondary Displays?

What is the purpose and how can I use the "Simulate Secondary Displays"? Can anybody help me take advantage of this?
jesusm653 said:
What is the purpose and how can I use the "Simulate Secondary Displays"? Can anybody help me take advantage of this?
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Well, it can be used as a secondary display ! You can use it to mirror the screen of windows device over the Android powered tablets . For guide on how to why don't you try seeing the post over by the tech hive it will help you in guidling how can you mirror the Android device screen by using some simple tricks. What you are going to require is an Android application, Android powered tablet running JellyBean or higher version, Window7 or higher version of OS, and both of the devices should be connected to the same network. Try looking over the post http://www.techhive.com/article/260591/how_to_use_your_android_tablet_as_a_secondary_display.html
Android as Secondary Display
promo87 said:
Well, it can be used as a secondary display ! You can use it to mirror the screen of windows device over the Android powered tablets . For guide on how to why don't you try seeing the post over by the tech hive it will help you in guidling how can you mirror the Android device screen by using some simple tricks. What you are going to require is an Android application, Android powered tablet running JellyBean or higher version, Window7 or higher version of OS, and both of the devices should be connected to the same network. Try looking over the post http://www.techhive.com/article/260591/how_to_use_your_android_tablet_as_a_secondary_display.html
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Thanks for this information about using android devices as secondary displays. I knew exactly where to come for the best information. I've read elsewhere on the Internet that this can cause the android device to freeze up and other problems, but when executed correctly, it can be quite useful. Does anyone have first-hand experience with this?
Grateful
Before I dive into this I'd like to thank you. The fact that someone like yourself would take time out to help out a dummies like myself. I don't know if any of this applies to a Note 5 or Galaxy Tab A ,but trying to mirror either one of those is a friggin joke,it's like Vegas odd's if it will work!
Hopefully I can help someone
else out down the road.
I've actually stayed away from your site for quite a while. The last time I was on it the person I was trying to get ask a question apparently didn't like my level of "tech intelligence",he scared me,lol. So it's nice to have you answer something that I've been afraid to ask and embarrass myself for long time ,this is really good stuff,
so alot thanks,...jl...

Blu Studio 7.0 II upgrade to 6.0 Marshmallow

so considering xda-developers refuses to post a section for the blu studio 7.0 II i guess this is the only place i can come to. so heres my question... i was looking for an upgrade to marshmallow 6.0 rom but having a hard time finding any sources online... has anyone talked about this in this forums that anyone knows about? if so can someone post a source? thank you.
RussianSolja said:
so considering xda-developers refuses to post a section for the blu studio 7.0 II i guess this is the only place i can come to. so heres my question... i was looking for an upgrade to marshmallow 6.0 rom but having a hard time finding any sources online... has anyone talked about this in this forums that anyone knows about? if so can someone post a source? thank you.
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I honestly deon't believe that anybody has taken the time to configure a 6.0 rom for this phone. I had plans to get some compiling done myself for it but hadn't got around to it yet. i hopefully will be looking into it within the next few weeks, after i port either cwm or twrp to the Phablet.
Really?
Sweet! Definitely keep me posted on that I would love to see some progress on this for sure. Being that the blu studio 7.0 II is still fairly a new device I would of thought someone would of developed something by now. I guess no one really cares because it ain't a SAMSUNG. lol
ThatGuyWhoLovesRoot said:
I honestly deon't believe that anybody has taken the time to configure a 6.0 rom for this phone. I had plans to get some compiling done myself for it but hadn't got around to it yet. i hopefully will be looking into it within the next few weeks, after i port either cwm or twrp to the Phablet.
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I will keep you posted, I haven't started on the phablet yet. But I plan to have a few things out for it by the end of May. I'll keep you posted about it. Pm me if you want me to look into any other devices.
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ThatGuyWhoLovesRoot said:
I will keep you posted, I haven't started on the phablet yet. But I plan to have a few things out for it by the end of May. I'll keep you posted about it. Pm me if you want me to look into any other devices.
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At the rate everybody else is going nobody else is going to look into the poor phablet. So I will have to do it I won't let you down BLU xD
Let me help....
ThatGuyWhoLovesRoot said:
I honestly deon't believe that anybody has taken the time to configure a 6.0 rom for this phone. I had plans to get some compiling done myself for it but hadn't got around to it yet. i hopefully will be looking into it within the next few weeks, after i port either cwm or twrp to the Phablet.
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Perhaps I can help you. I have compiled android from source one before but I didn't do anything to the code, just issued "make" and waited. I really didn't explore the code. I would like to understand the different parts in an android build and understand where device specific information goes. That said, I am by no means green. I veteran of bash and vi from the "build your own kernel" Slackware era and more embarrassing relics before that. So, if you can use the help, just outline the process you follow as it would likely be the same for other devices. Flowchart it and assign squares to me. Then I could learn how it all fits together. If there is anything at all I can do to contribute, please let me know. I was considering a Blue Studio 7, but I want to learn regardless of what I might get.
Thanks
Really looking forward to this. Being that this device is starting to slow down on me extremely, I think a marshmallow update would straighten this phone out.
does anyone have stock firmware for the blu studio 7.0 ii mine is stuck on the start screen
kidrod said:
does anyone have stock firmware for the blu studio 7.0 ii mine is stuck on the start screen
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i looked here but could not find
http://www.blu-dev.com/
or
http://support.moulnisky.com/index.php?dir=Blu/
or
http://www.needrom.com/category/othe...d/blu-a-b-c-d/
or
http://tttony.blogspot.com.br/2014/1...s-blu.html?m=1
only other option is this
(need to register and pay-maybe for a month access and initial download limit sufficient for one device-need correct drivers and flash tools)
http://clangsm.com/ftpdemo/index.php?dir=Flashes/BLU/
similar thing happened with me recently on BLU Studio 7 LTE version (stuck on BLU Android start screen)
did factory reset did not work
ended up returning to vendor (BLU support had only factory reset as option and advised item was under warranty so told me to send it back)
have a new one now...planning to extract system and system dump (do not want similar situation again or pay a 1/3 cost for the rom zip) (not sure if possible but will try; know it can be rooted)
works great though
L0rdv8r said:
Perhaps I can help you. I have compiled android from source one before but I didn't do anything to the code, just issued "make" and waited. I really didn't explore the code. I would like to understand the different parts in an android build and understand where device specific information goes. That said, I am by no means green. I veteran of bash and vi from the "build your own kernel" Slackware era and more embarrassing relics before that. So, if you can use the help, just outline the process you follow as it would likely be the same for other devices. Flowchart it and assign squares to me. Then I could learn how it all fits together. If there is anything at all I can do to contribute, please let me know. I was considering a Blue Studio 7, but I want to learn regardless of what I might get.
Thanks
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Im Going to Start compiling now, after i finish ill make a walkthrough for you. should help you learn a thing or two about it.
ThatGuyWhoLovesRoot said:
Im Going to Start compiling now, after i finish ill make a walkthrough for you. should help you learn a thing or two about it.
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Any progress been made on this? I'd love to install a custom MM rom on my Blu Studio 7.0 LTE. Thanks for all you're doing!
+1 on this. I have a Studio 7 LTE in the mail and would love to be able to upgrade it somehow. I'm not quite technical enough to make a ROM but I am highly technically inclined if I can help in any way.
It says here that the studio 7 devices are getting Nougat. Anyone think there is any truth to it? I tweeted Blu and asked them if it was going to happen but haven't heard back yet. Kinda skeptical
I just received this reply from when I asked if this phone will get nougat
my blu phone
how can i update it to marshmallow!please help! thank you!
Thanks guys! This effort is greatly appreciated, and it looks like we will need to DIY a build for the Blu phones. I am in a similar bind as the rest of you. My company decided to cheap out on test devices (I pushed for the also inexpensive Nexus varieties), rather than go the normal route of using an emulator. I am a Project Manager by trade, and I have programming experience (primarily web with various PHP frameworks). My previous/current secondary test device was a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running an international version of DU with TWRP. If we have any traction, l am happy to assist, and I love learning new things. On my agenda right now is giving myself a crash course on Android Studio and its associated MVC to start my own project in case this one loses traction.
Find it rather odd, this device is still on 5.0 and king root or kingo root can not root it. Am I missing something or is BLU bootloader just as robust as Samsung??

How to root Onyx Boox Note?

I have recently bought an Onyx Boox Note. This is an E-Ink device that runs Android 6.0.1. It has a 10.3 inch display, 2 gb of RAM, and 32 gb of internal storage. No sd card slot. There is no custom recovery available for it, to my knowledge. Neither Kingoroot nor Kingroot were able to root it. I have adb access to the Note, however, but not fastboot.
Any suggestions as to what I could try? Let me know if you need more info about the device.
Thanks for your help.
Update: I have achieved root. I used King Root which finally worked after a couple of attempts. I then used the SuperSuMe Pro app to switch myself over to SuperSU. All is well now.
OT, So is the device worth the $$$?
manderson8898 said:
OT, So is the device worth the $$$?
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That depends on how you plan to use it. (The price is not out of line if you compare it with an iPad or some similarly sized Android tablet.)
The best answer I can give you is to offer you a checklist of various features. If you can say "yes" to most, if not all, of them, then the Note might be worth the cost for you.
1) Your eyes like E-Ink much more than LED.
2) You want a device light enough for lengthy ebook reading sessions, yet large enough to comfortably read pdfs.
3) You want the ability to install apps of your choice (Instapaper, Moon Reader, Outlook, Office, whatever...)
4) A frontlight is not essential.
5) A sd card slot is not essential.
6) Bluetooth capability is important.
7) Note-taking with a stylus is important to you.
8) Audio capability is useful to you.
9) You find the older crop of E-Ink devices too slow.
There may be other features you may value, but this will do as a general checklist. Then you can see for yourself if the Note is worth the money or not.
Please we need root!!!! I was not able to get root with my firmware!!!!
Hi, Where did you buy this device? I like it and my eyes are tied of LCD screens.
More one question: Could you please show some pictures with taking notes on Onenote?
Thanks
IurMal said:
Hi, Where did you buy this device? I like it and my eyes are tied of LCD screens.
More one question: Could you please show some pictures with taking notes on Onenote?
Thanks
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I bought my device from here.
I don't have OneNote installed on my device. However, if you check out the Onyx threads on Mobileread, you'll find reports that there is a significant lag when someone takes notes with OneNote, or any third party app. The stock Note app works much better - but that doesn't help you, unfortunately.
I don't use the note-taking functions very much, other that annotations and the like on pdfs.
IurMal said:
Hi, Where did you buy this device? I like it and my eyes are tied of LCD screens.
More one question: Could you please show some pictures with taking notes on Onenote?
Thanks
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The Android applications for taking notes are not ready for this device yet (if they use the Note's SDK, that will be much different history), they have a lot of lag, but instead you can use the built in note application and the is like writing in paper.
I use it to read book and the web.
Need help
Guys, thanks a lot for answers. Actually I need an e-ink device on Android with a big screen and capable to run the app JW Library. But because this devise is new on the market, I am afraid to spent the money (and it is not a cheap one) and discover that it can not run this app smoothly. I have a Kindle Paper White and I love it, but its screen is too small and it is not an Android.
May I ask you guys a favor?
Could someone of you guys to install this app from Google Store and to download just some magazines and books and to try to turn pages, to click on references and to see how it works (the app does not require registration). I think with 2 Gb of RAM and 4 core proc. it should work smoothly as much as the e-ink screen allows, but I am afraid to buy it and discover that this app is too heavy for the Note and its software.
Please, I need a help with this.
Thank you in advance for the help!
P.S.: It would be great if someone could attache a picture of the Note with this app working/opened if it is not too much to ask for.
I might be able to try it tomorrow. One of the main reasons why I bought the Note was its ability to run the Logos Bible Software app - and the Note runs it perfectly. I'll see what I can do about pics. I can attach screenshots as well.
ERASED.
citytrader said:
I did the test, is not like turning pages because the application has the scroll vertical and the experience was smooth (smooth as an eink allows), the experience was like Galaxy TAB S with a display a bit slower than the Galaxy.
This device for reading is really amazing, I believe till now is the best in the market.
The screenshots are in the attachment.
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Thanks a lot! I am very grateful for your help. Yes, this devise is definitively for me. :good:
IurMal said:
Thanks a lot! I am very grateful for your help. Yes, this devise is definitively for me. :good:
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@IurMal: How is it going with the JW Library on an Onyx Boox Note? Does this device have to be rooted? I am looking for a decent e-ink device which can run the JW Library flawlessly.
JNeuhoff said:
@IurMal: How is it going with the JW Library on an Onyx Boox Note? Does this device have to be rooted? I am looking for a decent e-ink device which can run the JW Library flawlessly.
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Stop posting off topic questions. If you are interested in religion/sects stuff or spread religion/sect content, this is not the forum.
citytrader said:
Stop posting off topic questions. If you are interested in religion/sects stuff or spread religion/sect content, this is not the forum.
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If you are the forum moderator feel free to remove my message if you believe it violates the forum rules.
My question was about Onyx Boox Note and whether it can run certain software installed from Google Play flawlessly without the need to root this device.
Windsor1959 said:
Update: I have achieved root. I used King Root which finally worked after a couple of attempts. I then used the SuperSuMe Pro app to switch myself over to SuperSU. All is well now.
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Hello Windsor1959, I have a ONYX BOOX Note too, but the >Pro< Version
I tried the apk and Windows-Software from the link you provided (Thank You for sharing!! :laugh, but I could not do it:
KingRoot.apk and Windows Application with USB + ADB, everytime it replies "no root possible", even after factory reset and multiple on/off tries;
Because I don't have an open boot-loader I cant do much else, or can I ??
6.0.1 Android Marshmallow should have enough holes in it, no?
HettlerM78 said:
Hello Windsor1959, I have a ONYX BOOX Note too, but the >Pro< Version
I tried the apk and Windows-Software from the link you provided (Thank You for sharing!! :laugh, but I could not do it:
KingRoot.apk and Windows Application with USB + ADB, everytime it replies "no root possible", even after factory reset and multiple on/off tries;
Because I don't have an open boot-loader I cant do much else, or can I ??
6.0.1 Android Marshmallow should have enough holes in it, no?
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After one of the firmware updates, I was unable to get root again. So Onyx must have changed something, which made it harder to root the device. To be honest, I think I lucked out in getting root in the first place!
Yes, you'd think that Marshmallow would have plenty of holes in it! But I haven't seen anyone else get root on a Note, either, since then.
If anyone else reading this has, please tell us how you did it!
Windsor1959 said:
After one of the firmware updates, I was unable to get root again. So Onyx must have changed something, which made it harder to root the device. To be honest, I think I lucked out in getting root in the first place!
Yes, you'd think that Marshmallow would have plenty of holes in it! But I haven't seen anyone else get root on a Note, either, since then.
If anyone else reading this has, please tell us how you did it!
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Just to confirm what @Windsor1959 encountered that previously I was able to obtain root through Kingroot. Recently I updated the firmware for my Onyx Boox Note and I tried to root again with Kingroot but was not successful. I encounter this post while I am searching for method to root it again (very unlikely at this point).
If anyone is still interested.
Hacking the Onyx Boox Note Air E-Ink Tablet
I recently bought a Onyx Boox Note Air E-Ink tablet. Here are some methods to access various parts of the system, including root access.
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Acer Chromebook spin 15 linux?

Hi everyone
Everywhere I see the Acer Chromebook 15 is on the list of getting support for Linux, but not the 15 spin, while from the Chromebook 11 for example, I always see the spin version. Technically, I suppose there the same kind of device, with only a bit different hardware for the screen, but just to make sure, will the Chromebook spin 15 be able to make use of Linux apps?
Hopefully there's anyone who can clear up my dog about this.
Thanks in advance
Christophe
same here
cvandingelen said:
Hi everyone
Everywhere I see the Acer Chromebook 15 is on the list of getting support for Linux, but not the 15 spin, while from the Chromebook 11 for example, I always see the spin version. Technically, I suppose there the same kind of device, with only a bit different hardware for the screen, but just to make sure, will the Chromebook spin 15 be able to make use of Linux apps?
Hopefully there's anyone who can clear up my dog about this.
Thanks in advance
Christophe
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We share the same affliction it seems. maybe someone will know soon enough
Very strange as my Acer 15 (non spin) now has it in beta form. I think the hardware is nearly identical to that of the spin.
Not going to lie and say it runs well as it doesn't. Very slow to get on its feet and crashes often.
Maybe a blessing in disguise as you might get a more stable version.
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We share the same affliction it seems. maybe someone will know soon enough
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I took the leap and bought it. So to answer my own question: it works! ?
cvandingelen said:
I took the leap and bought it. So to answer my own question: it works!
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Hi, I'm considering this chromebook but I was curious as to whether I can replace the bios with SeaBIOS.
I want to fully remove all Google software and run pure Linux.

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