At a Loss. Nextbook NX16A10132S Ares 10A Stock Rom? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok So I have a Nextbook NX16A10132S Ares 10A
I have TWRP custom recovery installed on it that I used from the Ares 8A.
I've tried flashing the Ares 8A rom, the Remix OS rom for it but no luck.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/supported-devices/port-remix-os-2-0-nextbook-ares-8-t3498015
gives an error does not installed..FML.
So then I found a site with a option to restore this backup for TWRP after just putting it in the backup folder for TWRP.
This I was able to do, it installs the system not the boot part of this backup, but it still doesnt boot into the system.
Literally if anyone has a Ares 10A 11A any ****ing that close to this system that they have TWRP/root on and woul back it up so I can restore it..you will literally have my eternal thanks. Or really anyone else that could get a rom that would work for this intel atom based android tablet that has driven me insane.

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I am also at a loss with this Nextbook tablet as well. A customer of mine brought me one that has an activation lock on it. She got ripped off and bought it 2nd hand and didn't know about the lock until it was too late and seller disappeared on her. So now i'm trying to help her figure out a way to at least bypass the activation in anyway. I tried using remix OS but that didn't work, so I am trying Pheonix OS.

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have same tablet and twrp backup
i have the same tablet just been playing with it i have a twrp backup image if you need it its incomplete as my version of twrp cant backup the data partition let me know how and where to get the image file to you guys
mi useing twrp meant for ares 8 tablet it works almost perfectly i also have a image file made with nandroid overthe air app but the backup files it makes are too llarge not broken up into 1 gig partials like twrp does
can contact me directly at [email protected]

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I gave a working system image made from my unencrypted rooted ares 10a If your bricked you cand hold volume down buttom while plug in usb to carde keep holding vol down button and tablet will boot into recovery from ther you can data wipe or factory restore and make a backipimage vamprila has a good root solution that supplies restore and boot images to flash as well

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Decrypt ares 10a
Could you explain how I decrypt my ares 10a I can't find any steps on xda

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Nextbook 10
killainferno said:
I am also at a loss with this Nextbook tablet as well. A customer of mine brought me one that has an activation lock on it. She got ripped off and bought it 2nd hand and didn't know about the lock until it was too late and seller disappeared on her. So now i'm trying to help her figure out a way to at least bypass the activation in anyway. I tried using remix OS but that didn't work, so I am trying Pheonix OS.
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I have a similar problem. I bought this one second hand. And what a bargain it's been. I can't get past the activation lock. Please help. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this Savage world lol

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trying to root nx16a10132s need twrp stock boot.img
read thru the root ares 8A with android 6.0.1 thread read it all then this rooting stuff starts to make sense does anyone have the stock boot.img and or stock sys.img you can use the twrp from this post 8A's twrp but HAVE TO HAVE a fixed boot.img before you do anything but twrp backup the boot.img and the sys.img and data.img (the data.img is complicated to get right) another member says he'll fix the 8A boot.img he may do the same thing for us if we can get hmi the 10a boot.img maybe but i think its any of ours only hope. cant really root with out it being modified. the boot file should be areound 30Mb so if you have a stook boot contact me and i'll walk you thru temp twrp extracting it nextbook has changed up thier security measures soo DONT change anything until we all get the modifies boot.img if some one is dareing there are posts on how to modify or repack the boot.img i aint that good yet its beyond me still but it can be done by someone who is a little more knowledgeable also post whick build your device is what kernal it uses blah blah all the stuff under settings>about tablet> these numbers are important if you dont use the matching versions you will end up with no wifi no bleutooth and no sound I've seen posts on how to get around the activation code on the thread i mentioned READ the WHOLE threade before you do anything by the time you finish it LOTS more stuff will make sense and you'll say F**K i so luck i aint really screwed my tablet up

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billybleu97 said:
read thru the root ares 8A with android 6.0.1 thread read it all then this rooting stuff starts to make sense does anyone have the stock boot.img and or stock sys.img you can use the twrp from this post 8A's twrp but HAVE TO HAVE a fixed boot.img before you do anything but twrp backup the boot.img and the sys.img and data.img (the data.img is complicated to get right) another member says he'll fix the 8A boot.img he may do the same thing for us if we can get hmi the 10a boot.img maybe but i think its any of ours only hope. cant really root with out it being modified. the boot file should be areound 30Mb so if you have a stook boot contact me and i'll walk you thru temp twrp extracting it nextbook has changed up thier security measures soo DONT change anything until we all get the modifies boot.img if some one is dareing there are posts on how to modify or repack the boot.img i aint that good yet its beyond me still but it can be done by someone who is a little more knowledgeable also post whick build your device is what kernal it uses blah blah all the stuff under settings>about tablet> these numbers are important if you dont use the matching versions you will end up with no wifi no bleutooth and no sound I've seen posts on how to get around the activation code on the thread i mentioned READ the WHOLE threade before you do anything by the time you finish it LOTS more stuff will make sense and you'll say F**K i so luck i aint really screwed my tablet up
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I am shocked that the custom twrp, that vampirefo made, that I provided in my ares 8a thread for the nextbook ares 8a, would even work for this tablet?
temp booting twrp is used to create a backup of the original boot.img.
I then unpack it and remove the encryption flag and dm-verity flags, then repack it.
In order for the data partition to be unencypted after this, the data partition must be deleted. you will loose all data on the data partition.
when the tablet is booted with the new, modified boot.img, a new, unencrypted, data partition is created. your old data partition is not magically unecrypted, so you need to backup any important files through, for example and mtp connection to a computer. that also means that only certain types of data can be backed up this way from the internal sd card and the external sd card. any apps you have will have to be reinstalled from scratch. any game and app data will probably be lost also unless you can back it up also some way.
deleting your existing data partition so a new, unencypted on can be created, is the only way I know how to do this.
The user who found a solution as to how to disable the activation of the tablet said he would post how he did it in my thread, but never did and I don't know how to do it. I bought mine from the only legitimate source I know that sells it: Walmart. I purchased my tablets from the store I work at. An activation code is printed on the receipt, and is unique to each tablet.
There are some bits and pieces of what he did to defeat activation, in my thread, but they are somewhat vague. Maybe you can PM him to get him to answer.
Most of the users I have helped and modified boot.images for different versions of the 8a, have taken my modified boot.imgs and ran, no longer to be seen.
When I asked them for supersu systemless, patched images, they never even had the courtesy to even respond to me.
I have become disillusioned by ungrateful xda members who feel entitled and don't give to the community in return.
However I am still, irregardless, trying to help if possible.
I tried to learn how how build twrp myself, but it is a very, very steep learning curve to do it. And it can only be done with a linux computer with lots of disk space to download the twrp source files. That is way beyond my abilities, currently. However, I do run Linux Mint Mate, most of the time now, as it boots and runs much faster than my windows 7 drive, despite being on a persistent, casper-rw, usb key, 32gb.
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A backed up data partition from the original, stock tablet, doesn't work on the rooted ares 8a either, because it is an encrypted backup. A modified boot.img removes the encyption flag and verified boot, but this does not decrypt an existing data backup in twrp. Hence the need to:
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fastboot format userdata
, hit return
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fastboot format cache
, hit return
Can you successfully flash supersu systemless with vampirefos twrp for the 8a on your 10a and gain sucessful root access? And of course the userdata must be deleted with the above commands, in fastboot mode, if supersu can be sucessfully flashed and works. I use jrummy's root test app, from the play store. I also always flash yds busybox in twrp, also, after supersu flash.
UPDATE: I think you need to delete userdata in fastboot, before you flash supersu in twrp, not after. I am tired so my memory is not as good, so I believe that is the safer way to do it, not after flashing supersu.
I have not written this in the 8a thread, but currently I recommend supersu in its default systemless mode: supersu 2.82 SR5, from the supersu beta thread.
I previously recommended the unoffical, systemmode supersu for the 1.0.8, 1.1.1 and 1.2.0 versions of the 8a.
UPDATE: upon looking at the specs of the ares 10a they are the same as the 8a with it having twice the internal storage space as the 8a: 32gbs vs. the 8a's 16gbs. I am not sure how this would affect the 8a twrp build if used on the 10a the android partitions are more than likely a different size.
a good android utility for determining the partition sizes is called diskinfo.
Here are the partitions for the ares 8a:
system
cache
data
metadata
boot
recovery
misc
bootloader
bootloader2
persistent
config
metadata
sd card
external SD
There are others, but those above are the main ones
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR YOUR 10A. THIS MAY BRICK YOUR DEVICE. IT IS ALL THEORY BASED ON THE 8A, WHICH HAS ALMOST IDENTICAL HARDWARE EXCEPT FOR ONLY HALF OF THE 10A'S 32GB STORAGE SPACE.
SINCE VAMPIREFO'S TWRP WAS BUILT FOR THE 8A, THERE MAY BE UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! (A LOST IN SPACE REFERENCE, FOR THE YOUNG.)
the bootloader must first be unlocked. See my ares 8a thread for very detailed info on how to do the below steps. One updated change from it though: YOU MUST USE THE OFFICIAL SUPERSU.ZIP, WHICH INSTALLS AS SYSTEMLESS. IT WILL ALSO PATCH YOUR BOOT.IMG TO DISABLE ENCRYPTION AND DISABLE DM_VERITY (ANDROID VERIFIED BOOT), SO NO NEED FOR A USER MODIFIED BOOT.IMG.
THE ORIGINAL UNOFFICIAL SYSTEMMODE SUPERSU I HAD PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED DOES NOT PATCH THE BOOT.IMG TO REMOVE ENCRYPTION AND DM_VERITY.
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fastboot format userdata
hit enter, wait to complete.
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fastboot format cache
hit enter, wait to complete.
this will delete all user data so a new, unencrypted data partition can be created.
Of course, any data will be deleted so a backup is needed through, for example, mtp to a computer. user apps will have to be reinstalled. System apps will still be there.
it look like on should then be able to temp boot the 8a twrp recovery in fastboot mode by issuing:
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fastboot boot Ares8A_recovery_twrp.img
then once into twrp hit the install button and select the SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip systemless and flash it. it must already be on the internal sd card, or the external sd card. If all goes well you should see a message in twrp that supersu has successfully patched your boot.img and backed up the original to a new folder created in the root of the device, called .subackup. the files in that are the originals extracted from your stock boot.img.
The next step is to reboot. The first boot will take a very long time. The last time I did it on one of my 8a's, it took ~5 minutes to get past the animated nextbook animation before going to the android security, usb debugging prompt and setup screen.
See my ares 8a root thread, for better details

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Question about ares 10a nextbook
i have brand new ares 10a but dont have an activation code anyway around it? Can i install rom are what? thanks god bless

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there was someone who uninstalled one of the system apps and it help get rid of activation code need read thru root ares8 thread there was another person that installed a differnt rom and did the same thing but i wouldnt advise that for the ares10a..thers a link on the nextbook site that is supposed to give you the code if you put in a number from the tablets box but i dont know if thats a 100% solution either but its a starting place to look

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thanks I'll check into it once i can someone on ebay is sale the code $15 and info he needs is I believe its all done online for free. LOL
I'll need some information from the tablet itself
YOU WILL NEED
1. a mini-usb cable that plugs into the tablet - this is the same type of cable that charges most android phones (not an apple cord) or a playstation 4 charging cable will work too
2. Laptop or desktop computer with internet access - preferably running windows 8 or windows 10 (you can use windows 7, but you may have to download drivers for it to recognize the tablet)
I will need you to copy a file from the tablet to your desktop and open it - the copy and paste it into this message for me along with your serial number
are you able to do this?
If so, then you can go ahead and pay and i will send the rest of the instructions

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my experiance dont trust ebay
I've been looking for some solutions for my ares 10a for months now but NEVER have i seen anything like this ebay guy is offerong... sound to good to be true.....read thru the ares 8a threads 2 hrs of reading may save you a brick tablet or just keep you from getting screwed by a stranget from ebay if you dont find anythig then give em a ty if you risk it
tone4life said:
thanks I'll check into it once i can someone on ebay is sale the code $15 and info he needs is I believe its all done online for free. LOL
I'll need some information from the tablet itself
YOU WILL NEED
1. a mini-usb cable that plugs into the tablet - this is the same type of cable that charges most android phones (not an apple cord) or a playstation 4 charging cable will work too
2. Laptop or desktop computer with internet access - preferably running windows 8 or windows 10 (you can use windows 7, but you may have to download drivers for it to recognize the tablet)
I will need you to copy a file from the tablet to your desktop and open it - the copy and paste it into this message for me along with your serial number
are you able to do this?
If so, then you can go ahead and pay and i will send the rest of the instructions
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I had the same issue with "/data" not being mountable. I used twrp to wipe that partition and make a new one. There's something wierd with it because i wasn't able to root and install twrp in the recovery partition until I did the wipe. It would default back to stock image when it had issues booting

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oxendine9381 said:
I had the same issue with "/data" not being mountable. I used twrp to wipe that partition and make a new one. There's something wierd with it because i wasn't able to root and install twrp in the recovery partition until I did the wipe. It would default back to stock image when it had issues booting
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My guess would be that your original data was not mounted because it is encrypted. With a modified boot.img to remove encryption and dm-verity, the userdata must be wiped to create a new, unencrypted, data partition, on next boot.
I do not own an Ares 10A, as was stated a few posts above, but I was wondering if any of the info I provided concerning the Ares 8A was useful in getting root on your 10A's?
Thanks

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eternal2u said:
Ok So I have a Nextbook NX16A10132S Ares 10A
I have TWRP custom recovery installed on it that I used from the Ares 8A.
I've tried flashing the Ares 8A rom, the Remix OS rom for it but no luck.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/supported-devices/port-remix-os-2-0-nextbook-ares-8-t3498015
gives an error does not installed..FML.
So then I found a site with a option to restore this backup for TWRP after just putting it in the backup folder for TWRP.
This I was able to do, it installs the system not the boot part of this backup, but it still doesnt boot into the system.
Literally if anyone has a Ares 10A 11A any ****ing that close to this system that they have TWRP/root on and woul back it up so I can restore it..you will literally have my eternal thanks. Or really anyone else that could get a rom that would work for this intel atom based android tablet that has driven me insane.
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GO TO [email protected] FOR FAST HELP

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Can rooting help Nextbook NX16A10132S Ares 10A...
Do we have a forum for fixing the bad implementation of Android 6 on the nx16a10132s,—PC Windows 7 sees it as an mp3 player, and its file Modification dates are fake Creation dates of every Move/Copy... 14 GB of these useless Modification dates, of 17 GB usable of 24 GB listed by the filename-abbreviating file manager 'garbage-on-top-of-garbage' of 32 GB advertised... (Rooting doesn't fix this, Or, does it,—Rooting just makes it hang faster—true, or not, true...)

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I have a next book 10a and I don't have the activation code. What can I do. PLEASE HELP ME OUT

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I was able to get the offending lock-screen app passcode program in the Nextbook NX16A10132S Ares 10A removed. On kernel 3.14.64-x86_64 android 6.0.1 -- This method erased all user data on the device and returned it to factory settings -- only without the lock screen program.
With the device turned off and unplugged, I hold down the power and the volume button that's farther from the power button until the system boots into the fastboot screen. I plug in the USB to the computer and use the Android Developer tool: Fastboot to unlock the boot loader:
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot format userdata
fastboot format cache
I then tell the device to shutdown.
I Download and Extract the Ares8A_recovery_twrp.img from this thread, and put it into the computer's working directory I'm using fastboot from:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72970060&postcount=82
I unplug the USB and start it back up with the power and volume button again until the fastboot screen appears again. I then plug in the USB and run :
fastboot boot Ares8A_recovery_twrp.img
Once TWRP is running, I click the Mount button on the tablet and check the box to mount System.
Then I use ADB SHELL to rename the bad application:
adb shell mv /system/app/VUDUStartWizard/VUDUStartWizard.apk /system/app/VUDUStartWizard/VUDUStartWizard.apk.bak
Then I shutdown the device, and start it back up normally. Then it works for me with no lock screen.

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Ok originally I had come in here because of boot loop caused after removal of specific apps. This has been an issue even before I managed to get it rooted, I still wouldn't mind a streamlined fast alternate rom for my nxa10 but figured out the boot loop issue. Just go back into twrp and factory reset... it wont replace the apps you removed... kind of a weird roundabout way to debloat but hey if it works haha.

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Me too!!! I need an Ares 10a ROM
I trashed the system partition on my Ares 10a. I just need A ROM... any working rooted ROM for a 10a. I had a ROM for an 8a that worked just fine... until I killed it.
So please, if anyone knows where to get a working 10a or 8a ROM would you let me know? Thanks.