What's up guys,
My cell phone is with hardbrick and as there is no solution for it, I wonder if I can use it for anything else, or even sell the spare parts.
Or is it possible for me to buy only one part to make the X722 work?
Thank you for your attention.
Hello, I've read in a forum, of people who have managed to change the motherboard, by one of x720.
I think the motherboard is sold by aliexpress, but I do not know if it compensates.
Base plate expenses, waiting for shipment, look for technical service that does, surely without guarantee of success ...
I think the best thing is to try to sell it.
Greetings.
Keep it. Who knows, there may be a fix in the future. Besides that, you live and you learn. I've bricked an Android tablet myself (a rather old and obscure one at that); I know that feeling of despair. It's just best to just learn your lessons and move on. Stick to Xiaomi and not LeEco from now on--Xiaomi phones have so much more support. Stick to popular phones and even if you brick your phone, it'll probably end up being an easy to fix soft brick.
Case in point--my Galaxy Tab A. I had so many issues loading TWRP, Xposed, and a custom ROM onto that thing, but I kept preserving and ended up with a great ROM with lots of customization. Halfway through my trials, I nearly gave up because the tablet refused to boot. It took hours upon hours to start up and I thought I was doomed. But I kept trying and eventually got somewhere. Not with my other tablet, though--I screwed up the partition, which usually means an irreversible brick, unless you're able to restore the partition table (I wasn't). So now it sits at the bottom of my closet, dead.
Xiaomi is so cheap, you just buy new phone to replace the bricked one. I found Xiaomi work excellent even just a midrange with Sd625, worth every cent.
So guys,
It's possible to unbrick LePro3 x722
how we can do it?
with a proper qfil file for that device (x720 will not work)
how we can get that file?
Well, since leeco is not sharing, we need to backup from a functional device, the only alternative I know is to use a tool that backups that, but for that we need a box or a specific pendrive
check here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqjy9QyvFJE
When we get a backup that can be used in qfil, we will be able to unbrick another devices!
If someone knows a way to make qfil backup without a box, please post here
Someone start a GoFundMe for that box and I wouldn't mind donating. But are you 100% sure it works for UFS 2.0 storage as well? It's what the Pro3 uses.
EDIT: looked through some questions and answers on the box's page, and it can't. Box only works for phones with eMMC storage. Oh well.
Then again, the site's Downloads page does mention UFS. But...
Provisioning UFS is a irrecoverable ONE time operation so make sure to select correct "provisioning xml"
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Sounds worrying.
That's bad news :s
sk8223 said:
Someone start a GoFundMe for that box and I wouldn't mind donating. But are you 100% sure it works for UFS 2.0 storage as well? It's what the Pro3 uses.
EDIT: looked through some questions and answers on the box's page, and it can't. Box only works for phones with eMMC storage. Oh well.
Then again, the site's Downloads page does mention UFS. But...
Sounds worrying.
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And that box http://www.sharkgsm.com/pro_detail.asp?id=759, does it not work?
I don't know about that box, since I know nothing of QFIL, and I'm not entirely sure that one would work either. It can't just be UFS, it has to be UFS 2.0, surely. Then again I have no experience with partitioning or QFIL.
I was searching about a bit, and I found one recent thread about the x722's QFIL: http://bbs.ydss.cn/thread-1104933-1-1.html
First post says this (via Google Translate):
Can we decompress the qfil package from Max2 and then delete all the img files inside and then extract the img files from the fastboot package in pro3 and copy them into max2 folder and then proceed to the 9008 mode flashing machine, No brick machine, can not try, but can not - try, max2 Brush Brush bag there, 32g version of the corresponding 32g version
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This is just a theory, who knows if it actually works. Someone ought to try to restore their 32GB x722 with the Max 2 32GB's QFIL file (the internal storage size needs to correspond to your device's size).
It seems that even the Chinese are searching for QFIL files! It's weird that there's not a single QFIL file available for this device, free or paid. I know a lot of Chinese users like to hide files behind paywalls and such.
Now, I did find this, but it's paywalled, meaning you have to log in and probably buy it using the forum's currency or real currency:
http://www.bstdn.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4852
This QFIL file is supposedly for the x722(?) but IDK if that's true or not.
I also found this thread: http://www.18095.com/thread-382783-1-1.html
But when I log in with Weibo, it takes me to some newbie page, and I can't even access the forum. My user group probably can't view any threads. Weird. Chinese forums are so irritating.
sk8223 said:
I don't know about that box, since I know nothing of QFIL, and I'm not entirely sure that one would work either. It can't just be UFS, it has to be UFS 2.0, surely. Then again I have no experience with partitioning or QFIL.
I was searching about a bit, and I found one recent thread about the x722's QFIL: http://bbs.ydss.cn/thread-1104933-1-1.html
First post says this (via Google Translate):
This is just a theory, who knows if it actually works. Someone ought to try to restore their 32GB x722 with the Max 2 32GB's QFIL file (the internal storage size needs to correspond to your device's size).
It seems that even the Chinese are searching for QFIL files! It's weird that there's not a single QFIL file available for this device, free or paid. I know a lot of Chinese users like to hide files behind paywalls and such.
Now, I did find this, but it's paywalled, meaning you have to log in and probably buy it using the forum's currency or real currency:
http://www.bstdn.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4852
This QFIL file is supposedly for the x722(?) but IDK if that's true or not.
I also found this thread: http://www.18095.com/thread-382783-1-1.html
But when I log in with Weibo, it takes me to some newbie page, and I can't even access the forum. My user group probably can't view any threads. Weird. Chinese forums are so irritating.
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That qfil is the one that already exists.
If it says x720 .... x728 ... or another does not work.
X722 is different.
The lemax 2 is already tested without success.
prog_ufs_firehose_8996_ddr.elf and prog_ufs_firehose_8996_lite.elf are specific to each terminal. It is not worth X720 ... X728 or X2.
The boxes cost the same or more than a new terminal.
You have to look for a software shortcut, but there is no terminal to experiment with.
Greetings.
F.J.V said:
That qfil is the one that already exists.
If it says x720 .... x728 ... or another does not work.
X722 is different.
The lemax 2 is already tested without success.
prog_ufs_firehose_8996_ddr.elf and prog_ufs_firehose_8996_lite.elf are specific to each terminal. It is not worth X720 ... X728 or X2.
The boxes cost the same or more than a new terminal.
You have to look for a software shortcut, but there is no terminal to experiment with.
Greetings.
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The one from the second link is letv乐视X720 X722 QFIL救砖包 黑屏9008救砖包 解决不开机 无法进fastboot, but I don't know if it's already been tried here without success or not. Is this just the ZL1 QFIL? Then it's weird that it's labelled as x722. In any case, I can't verify my account since the forum chose to send the verification email to some weird sina.com email address and not mine... and I can't change it, either.
Someone else will have to first set up a sina.com email address for their Weibo account and then sign in via Weibo to get access to that thread.
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The one from the second link is letv乐视X720 X722 QFIL救砖包 黑屏9008救砖包 解决不开机 无法进fastboot, but I don't know if it's already been tried here without success or not. Is this just the ZL1 QFIL? Then it's weird that it's labelled as x722. In any case, I can't verify my account since the forum chose to send the verification email to some weird sina.com email address and not mine... and I can't change it, either.
Someone else will have to first set up a sina.com email address for their Weibo account and then sign in via Weibo to get access to that thread.
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I already downloaded it a couple of days ago.
It is not qfil, it is a rom 20S to install with flashone but via fastboot, not edl.
in a few days I will upload it, but being via fastboot will not work with a blocked bootloader.
It is not the same 20S as that of bangood, it seems more recent because of the numbering, but it is still 20S.
It also has the verification system of the official 26S, so I do not think it is advisable, it may also block the bootloader.
Greetings.
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Hello,
some discussions on android-hilfe.de about the Honor 7 modem partition and additionally Wanams App "Partitions Backup & Restore" brought me to the following issue:
The Honor 7 has a bunch of partitions and some partitions seem to be very device specific.
Looking into Wanams App (s. attachments) several partitions are marked with a yellow background as "IMEI / EFS related". Because of that I am assuming that device specific informations like IMEI, serial nummber, mac addresses for WLAN and Bluetooth etc. are stored on one or more of those special partitions (I think that the time to burn such informations on EPROMs is gone, isn't it?).
That's leading to my question: Can somebody tell me which device specific information is stored on what partition?
I think that this aspect is very important for those who want to create their own Custom ROM because it would be very "stupid" if you provide a ROM that changes one of those partitions and later on you have to recognize that all affected devices have (for example) the same IMEI.
Thank you in advance and best regards
m_esser
Curious ... this forum has thousands of users and has a community with an extremely high knowledge level ... but nobody can answer my questions?
I'm not a developer, but I've tried to REPIT my partitaions to get more space on phone.
Hope this post below helps:
https://github.com/Lanchon/REPIT/issues/28
jerryhou85 said:
I'm not a developer, but I've tried to REPIT my partitaions to get more space on phone.
Hope this post below helps:
https://github.com/Lanchon/REPIT/issues/28
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Thank you very much for the above mentioned link ... very intersting but unfortunately I didn't find what I am searching for. The thread you mentioned is more focussed on partition sizes etc and not on the content (what is stored where on the very Huawei specific partitions? ).
Best regards
m_esser
That's worth something searching for.
But isn't the IMEI hardcoded to the motherboard only?
I bricked my previous device, and they changed the MOBO, and upon receiving it I checked IMEI and it was changed, but the device was same, I had a dent as mark on the back.
DigiGoon said:
That's worth something searching for.
But isn't the IMEI hardcoded to the motherboard only?
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Depending on the perspective what "hardcoded" means the answer can be Yes and No .
If there is a dedicated chip on the motherboard (like it was in the early PC days on ethernet cards) that would surprise me because this approach would be very "old fashioned" ... the days of EEPROMs are definitively gone.
Thus I am assuming that the IMEI and other informations are stored in flash memory and further I assume that the manufacturer takes one of the undescriped partitions for this purpose ... only a guess but for me very likely because additional chips or elements would only lead to higher costs.
But currently it looks like we will never know ...
Best regards
m_esser
m_esser said:
Depending on the perspective what "hardcoded" means the answer can be Yes and No .
If there is a dedicated chip on the motherboard (like it was in the early PC days on ethernet cards) that would surprise me because this approach would be very "old fashioned" ... the days of EEPROMs are definitively gone.
Thus I am assuming that the IMEI and other informations are stored in flash memory and further I assume that the manufacturer takes one of the undescriped partitions for this purpose ... only a guess but for me very likely because additional chips or elements would only lead to higher costs.
But currently it looks like we will never know ...
Best regards
m_esser
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It may not be a chip, but a small flash storage somewhere on the board, which stores the IMEI and stuff, if not then why the IMEI changes when the motherboard changes.
Or maybe a hidden partition.
But then again, who knows.
Thanks
I managed to create a fully unbranded firmware for the X96 that also allows to use custom bootanimations.
Since the hardware of a lot of S905X boxes is literally identical this should work on other boxes as well !?
Mine has 2/16GB but it should be possible to remove some things for 1/8GB models.
I tried a lot of firmwares from other boxes on mine with various success rates (did not modifiy anything in the firmwares).
AFAIK all it takes is a custom recovery for the box in question and that problem should be quite easy to fix anyway.
Has anyone done firmwares that work on multiple boxes?
Would anyone be willing to de-brand their box?
Could not let it rest, so I started playing with TWRP 3.1 in the meantime.
Although I manage to get all partition included, so a few more than with TWRP 3.0, it seems to be impossible to mount the external SD for any good use.
Backups and restores work from internal or USB only
TWRP 3.0 does not backup the logo, bootloader and /tee or the original recovery for that matter.
IMHO that means without the means to flash a genuine firmware in case something goes wrong I am stuck now.
Not 100% certain how important a backup of the other stuff would be these days but I would prefer to offer the option of a full nand backup instead of just system, data, cache and boot.
Still, the mods to the firmware are basically completed and it should work on most if not all S905X boxes with the same hardware.
Working on including more WiFI drivers though.
Very interesting I got a T95X that I wanted to use a "netflix machine" and the android version is atrocious.
The only thing about is that it uses a wifi chipset (9082xs) that it seems there is no sources yet.
Are you progressing?
Progress is relative here...
Several S905 boxes are conform to the same standard in terms of partition layout and hidden partitions, while other manufacturers brew their own.
One thing that would need fixing is a routine to check what WiFi chipset is used and activate the corresponding drivers, or one would need to flash this after the actual firmware.
The other thing, as said, is the partitions.
Could make sense to actually collect and list the data of the various boxes out there to join what can be joined.
This way we should be able to do with just 3 or 4 firmwares to suit all.
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Progress is relative here...
Several S905 boxes are conform to the same standard in terms of partition layout and hidden partitions, while other manufacturers brew their own.
One thing that would need fixing is a routine to check what WiFi chipset is used and activate the corresponding drivers, or one would need to flash this after the actual firmware.
The other thing, as said, is the partitions.
Could make sense to actually collect and list the data of the various boxes out there to join what can be joined.
This way we should be able to do with just 3 or 4 firmwares to suit all.
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OK, so let me know if I can help you.
You can take the WiFi folder from your firmware and replace the one in a suitable firmware to get it working on your box.
If rooted and the bootloader is unlocked you might even be able to just install the Open GAPPS TV package.
Just because it always fails on my box might not mean it fails on all boxes.
I am starting to think a "universal" firmware is only possible by creating a system partition that is happy with whatever kernel and startup routines are present on a device.
But even then there are still problems depending on how the security and additional security features are implemented in the kernel.
Not to mention managing partitions that are not available on all devices.
s905x
sorry for the presumptiousness but i dont know where else to turn. my m9c pro 4k 1/8gb box which has the marshmallow OS has stopped working. i had formatted my sdcard as internal memory forgot took the card out and gave it away now when it boots it continuosly shows the mbox boot screen runs my iptv in the back ground i can change channels up/down but cant see any thing because the mbox boot screen is still there.can you help me to recover using an sd card, please. i had a stroke so my memory is bad. thanks. also need link to the files. this box has a reset button underneath but it apparently only works when it has a bootable sdcard in it.
Downunder35m said:
I managed to create a fully unbranded firmware for the X96 that also allows to use custom bootanimations.
Since the hardware of a lot of S905X boxes is literally identical this should work on other boxes as well !?
Mine has 2/16GB but it should be possible to remove some things for 1/8GB models.
I tried a lot of firmwares from other boxes on mine with various success rates (did not modifiy anything in the firmwares).
AFAIK all it takes is a custom recovery for the box in question and that problem should be quite easy to fix anyway.
Has anyone done firmwares that work on multiple boxes?
Would anyone be willing to de-brand their box?
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will your fully unbranded firmware work with T3X Mini............if yes will you like to share please
Hi folks.
I'm an Android firmware developer (you can see my posts here in xda) that got a yoga book yesterday. For me it works at it should (by now) but my hacker soul speak to me and said: "at least take a look to see what you can get from this device". I don't have many time, so I can't spend time doing roms or fixing things by myself, but I can share with you some info I get and help you with my knowledge if someone is interested in "play" with this device.
First of all, I'm not responsable of anything that you can break following these steps. Almost all of them are tested and with some common sense you will not break anything, and if you break anything I will try to help you to fix it (if you are polite), but this is a work in progress and hacking and the possibility of brick the device is always there.
I only have the Android version without LTE, so I only tested in my Book.
So, here we go:
1) Secret codes:
I get this codes decompiling EngineeringCode.apk with apktool. Be carefull with them:
####0000# - Display version info
####7599# - Display hardware info
####8375# - Display baseband info
####1111# - Factory test
####2222# - Display SN
####7777# - Factory Reset???
####5993# - Display internal frameWork version
####7642# - Cut the power off to reload the PMIC - This command shutdowns the device. Just press the power button to reboot.
####5236# - Display LCD name
####2834# - ES close test
####8899# - open the ums mode default for debug
####3333# - offline log
####3334# - offline modem log
####9527# - Mediaplayer setting
####78646# - RunIn test
####6020# - switch country code
####59930# - Display current country code
####8746# - Enter engineering mode
####4227# - Enter engineer test
####357# - DLP_TEST
To use these codes, open the contacts app, press the search button and enter the code in the search bar.
2) OTA Images
You can get OTA images directly from lenovo servers. Just open your browser and paste this url:
http://fus.lenovomm.com/firmware/3....WW06_BP_ROW&action=querynewfirmware&locale=en
Change device model if needed (LenovoYB1-X90F or LenovoYB1-X90L)
Change curfirmwarever to a valid OLD firmware, this way you will get the next one in age.
Change locale if needed.
With this url you will get a download url at the end of the result page. In this case: http://tabdl.ota.lenovomm.com/dls/v...S000426_1705080316_WW06_BP_ROW_WC80C2A0F2.zip
These images are not full ota images, they are diff versions. This means that we can't use them to mod the image, or recover a bricked device, but this is a first step
3) Custom images
We don't have real sources to build a custom image (the lenovo's open source files are useless), but this doesn't mean that we couldn't modify stock images to take out useless apks or get better performance.
We can get this using an Android Kitchen and a full update image for the device.
As Android kitchen you can use SuperR kitchen (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ap...chen-superr-s-kitchen-v1-1-50-v2-1-6-t3597434)
As full image, I only tested the one here (https://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=19521) because I can't download any newer one.
I tested uncompressing it, deodexing the apks and doing a new image. But I don't test it in the device because I need to install twrp to flash the new image and I don't have time to test. But this should work, I did it many times so if someone is interested I can give steps to do it and support for testing.
If someone can get the latest full images, send then to me and maybe I can get some time to do some tests.
PD: Probably we could use this as a base to get LineageOS 14.1 working: https://github.com/latte-dev/android_device_xiaomi_latte/tree/cm-14.1
So, if you are interested in some hacking with the Yoga Book, contact me and we could team to get the most of this device.
First of all thank you for your post, it´s really useful
if you could somehow manage to boot windows on this machine it´s by far the greatest war we have right now.
Il promise you a lunch or dinner on Lisbon whenevere you want!
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First of all thank you for your post, it´s really useful
if you could somehow manage to boot windows on this machine it´s by far the greatest war we have right now.
Il promise you a lunch or dinner on Lisbon whenevere you want!
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Sorry, my knowledge of Windows is only user level . Install it in personal computer to play games .
But I really don't know why people wants to run Windows there, it will go slowly than Android and its less touch oriented... but I suppose that this is a chat for another thread
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Sorry, my knowledge of Windows is only user level . Install it in personal computer to play games .
But I really don't know why people wants to run Windows there, it will go slowly than Android and its less touch oriented... but I suppose that this is a chat for another thread
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in my particular case, i´l admit that is for football manager the touch version
joao1979 said:
in my particular case, i´l admit that is for football manager the touch version
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Have you tried running it through Crossover? It may be in its infancy but i have got a few apps running OK with it.
I have the full "YB1-X90F_USR_S000196_1611040312_WW06_BP_ROW" I can upload somewhere if anyone can suggest a good site to do so without signing up? The file is about 2.5gb
It will be great if we could get the latest version, because maybe these older versions have older files that we have updated in our tablets.
Mixing files could give unknown problems
The current TWRP is based on the new Yoga Tab 3
I am starting to think they do not do full roms for this in the same way they do for a lot of their other devices.
We know the otas are available from tabdl.ota.lenovomm.com/dls/v6/ and are named according to the 2 builds that it bridges. As easy-firmware had the december full rom under the file name B1-X90F_USR_S000196_1611040312_WW06_BP_ROW-flashfiles.zip I had hoped that I could work out the file path to pull it down.
There were some interesting ideas here, https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/how-download-stock-roms-lenovos-ota-t3109507 but it seems there is a difference between phonedl.ota and tabdl.ota
Queries to full roms that work for phones, don't seem to work for the yoga book.
Anyone with more web knowledge able to pick this up? I am not sure the files are there but I feel they should be.
Good luck
Update: the downloads seem to be hosted via CloudFront. An Amazon service, but I can not find out a way of listing the available files. The latest full rom would be
http://tabdl.ota.lenovomm.com/dls/v6/YB1-X90F_USR_S000426_1705080316_WW06_BP_ROW_WC80C2A0F2.zip
But the Last 8 chars are random and we do not know what they are.
So we have two hopes. First work out the right query to the link from fus.lenovomm.com or two find a way of listing files available in tabdl.ota.lenovomm.com/dls/v6
Not sure I have got much further but ill keep trying when I can.
Hey, I should mention that I have some files that you may find helpful; I got them from the easy firmware website. They're all the .img files for each partition in Android (ie. boot.img, cache.img, config.img, factory.img, recovery.img, system.img) as well as: biosupdate.fv, bootloader, firmware.bin and gpt.bin. However, these of course aren't in the normal "flashable .zip ROM" format. So unless you know how to take apart these .img files they aren't very useful. If you need any more help or have any other questions about how far we've come on our own, feel free to ask. danjac also has great knowledge of our efforts.
Yes, I know how to use them, unpack, modify, etc. But what I want is the latest version, no a old version (I hav these files too). If you have them I can do some changes, debloat, etc.
Anyway, I see little interest in custom roms in this forum ( probably because it's not a device with a lot of users or the users are not the techy kind), so I prefer to help others with info than do a custom rom that only 2 or 3 people will use. Doing custom roms is a time hungry task and probably it doesnt worth the effort. Anyway this device is not full of bloatware like samsung ones, so it useable as it is.
As I said in my first post if anyone is interested I can give some hints and support to modify the full image (but only the latest one).
It's so sad that there are only a few interested owners of this tab - it's such a nice device but i fear the day lenovo decides to end their support for it. There will be no custom roms to switch to and keep the device alive - it will be a soon to be bit of old tech garbage BTW. I still use my Asus Transformer Prime because of the nice community
@NiffStipples I fully agree. This device is so powerful and its a suprise that it is invisible to the "market". In my humple opinion the normal ROMs aren't that bad besides missing updates but I would love to see all the power served through a custom rom. unfortunately programming is not my business
Stefan
Broomfundel said:
Have you tried running it through Crossover? It may be in its infancy but i have got a few apps running OK with it.
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Interesting - is Crossover good (and does it require factory reset)?
Hi, It works well with some things and not others. Often the why and where are not obvious. It is basically "wine" the layer that allows some windows apps to run on a linux install. Tweeked to work with android. Just an install to put crossover on. Then another install (Within crossover), to put you app on crossover. If it doesn't work out of the box, there windows libraries you can switch out and dependencies you can install. (Eg: directx , .net) Even if your not technical. I would say get on the beta program and give it a try.
Hi! what do you mean by "lenovo's open source files are useless"? do you refer to this packet on lenovo's suppport site? download.lenovo.com/consumer/open_source_code/lenovo_yb1_x90f_l_osc_201608.zip
I've entered the Android YogaBook's BIOS and noticed that VT-X is enabled by default! With Limbo x86 we could get a fully working virtualized Windows or Linux, if it wasn't for... KVM. It seems like it's not enabled in Lenovo's default kernel. Could we get to recompile the kernel with this option on? i'm not a big android/ROM expert but i surfed the open_source_code folder from Lenovo and it seemed, to me, that we could rebuild the Kernel at least.
This could really change things!
morrolinux said:
Hi! what do you mean by "lenovo's open source files are useless"? do you refer to this packet on lenovo's suppport site? download.lenovo.com/consumer/open_source_code/lenovo_yb1_x90f_l_osc_201608.zip
I've entered the Android YogaBook's BIOS and noticed that VT-X is enabled by default! With Limbo x86 we could get a fully working virtualized Windows or Linux, if it wasn't for... KVM. It seems like it's not enabled in Lenovo's default kernel. Could we get to recompile the kernel with this option on? i'm not a big android/ROM expert but i surfed the open_source_code folder from Lenovo and it seemed, to me, that we could rebuild the Kernel at least.
This could really change things!
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How did you enter the bios? Can you boot from usb?
anyone managed to use swiftkey keyboard?
I recently purchased an MX10 Android TV Box running Android 7.1.2
It is supposed to be rooted and SuperSU came installed but when you run it, it reports that the SuperSU binary is not installed and SuperSU cannot install it. I've done a full factory reset but the image comes back broken like that.
I downloaded updated firmware for this box and the SuperSU zip file but I cannot get this box into recovery mode. Everything I've found says to stick a toothpick in the AV hole and power up the box. When I do that, the MX10 logo shows but then it pops up with "erasing" and then reboots. All that does is a full factory reset.
If I run Root Checker, it says I don't have root.
Anyone have any experience with this issue and this box? If I can't get into recovery mode then I can't fix SuperSU and/or update the firmware to one where I'm rooted.
The box otherwise seems to work ok with the exception that I cannot set a live wallpaper. I'm just not rooted.
Thanks for any help!
-TimG
TimothyGaray said:
I recently purchased an MX10 Android TV Box running Android 7.1.2
It is supposed to be rooted and SuperSU came installed but when you run it, it reports that the SuperSU binary is not installed and SuperSU cannot install it. I've done a full factory reset but the image comes back broken like that.
I downloaded updated firmware for this box and the SuperSU zip file but I cannot get this box into recovery mode. Everything I've found says to stick a toothpick in the AV hole and power up the box. When I do that, the MX10 logo shows but then it pops up with "erasing" and then reboots. All that does is a full factory reset.
If I run Root Checker, it says I don't have root.
Anyone have any experience with this issue and this box? If I can't get into recovery mode then I can't fix SuperSU and/or update the firmware to one where I'm rooted.
The box otherwise seems to work ok with the exception that I cannot set a live wallpaper. I'm just not rooted.
Thanks for any help!
-TimG
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Yeah i just got mine yesterday and im having the same issue. I get a Root user account error with Root Checker Pro. Ive tried clearing data in the SU app but nothing. There is an update for SU in the Play Store but i read on Freaktab where someone said not to update SU app or it will give you a bootloop. I havent updated it yet cuz i wanted to do some more investigating but i really dont see the harm in just updating the app itself. I know updating the su binary will result in a bootloop because i updated the binary on my T95Z and got the bootloop. Ive been googling all day trying to find a TWRP.img file for the MX10 but have found nothing yet. Ive also been looking for a root method for this box as well but not sure what i should use. It would be nice if these each box had it own sub forum like the phones have.. would make life so much easier. lol
If you figure anything out i would appreciate if you would pass that info on.. will do likewise.
htxp://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/rockchip-based-tv-players/freaktabs-tools-utility-collection/656634-twrp-recovery-for-rockchip-devices
I'm in the same boat. Recieved my mx10 a week ago. Tried the tooth pick in the av port. Shows on screen 'erasing' and eventually factory defaults. No root
Android 7.01 said:
htxp://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/rockchip-based-tv-players/freaktabs-tools-utility-collection/656634-twrp-recovery-for-rockchip-devices
I'm in the same boat. Recieved my mx10 a week ago. Tried the tooth pick in the av port. Shows on screen 'erasing' and eventually factory defaults. No root
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Have you updated the SU app? Not the su binary but the app from play store itself?
Hi, actually I was looking to root the MX10 but for a simple reason:
all I want to to is to get a shutdown or power off button, but this seems missing on the MX10 .. !!! First time I see a box without the shutdown option.
I looked up for apps providing power off button but they all require root access and so don’t work on the out-of-the-box MX10.
Anyone has same need and a solution?
Hi, I received my MX10, a few days ago and have the same problem (SuperSU issue).
I purchased it from GeekBuying, and posted on their blog, for the latest firmware update I could find: http://blog.geekbuying.com/2017/12/...r4-32gb-emmc-tv-box-firmware-update-20171214/
Really want to root it, so I can edit the keyboard/remote control files to map keys on the H18+ remote I bought at the same time as the MX10.
I haven't tried flashing different firmware (or booting into recovery). If/when I receive a reply to my post on the GeekBuying blog, I'll post here - but no idea if they'll reply.
supergiulio said:
Hi, actually I was looking to root the MX10 but for a simple reason:
all I want to to is to get a shutdown or power off button, but this seems missing on the MX10 .. !!! First time I see a box without the shutdown option.
I looked up for apps providing power off button but they all require root access and so don’t work on the out-of-the-box MX10.
Anyone has same need and a solution?
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Hey bud if you hold the power button down on the remote for about 5 seconds and it will bring the reboot menu up.. it has shut down and restart.
Do the same to boot up
Ok.. everyone else that was wondering about root.. looks like this is our answer.. no root.. no TWRP...... for now at least. This box is still fairly new so im
not giving up. It took 4-5 months for them to get root for Snapdragon S8 so who knows.. it may come for the MX10 one day too
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freak69ize said:
Hey bud if you hold the power button down on the remote for about 5 seconds and it will bring the reboot menu up.. it has shut down and restart.
Ok.. everyone else that was wondering about root.. looks like this is our answer.. no root.. no TWRP...... for now at least. This box is still fairly new so im
not giving up. It took 4-5 months for them to get root for Snapdragon S8 so who knows.. it may come for the MX10 one day too
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Seems really odd that it would come with Super SU installed, and not be rooted. Then again, it also advertises (on GeekBuying.com - in case anyone purchased elsewhere) that it comes with Kodi pre-installed, and mine didn't.
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TimothyGaray said:
...I downloaded updated firmware for this box and the SuperSU zip file...-TimG
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Whereabouts did you get the firmware? Was it this one MX10_RK3328_KODI18.0_20171208.img ? Listed on this GeekBuying blog entry: http://blog.geekbuying.com/2017/12/...r4-32gb-emmc-tv-box-firmware-update-20171214/
RADiuMOz said:
Seems really odd that it would come with Super SU installed, and not be rooted. Then again, it also advertises (on GeekBuying.com - in case anyone purchased elsewhere) that it comes with Kodi pre-installed, and mine didn't.
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Whereabouts did you get the firmware? Was it this one MX10_RK3328_KODI18.0_20171208.img ? Listed on this GeekBuying blog entry: http://blog.geekbuying.com/2017/12/...r4-32gb-emmc-tv-box-firmware-update-20171214/
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Yeah i agree.. odd it ships with su installed but no root. Theres some fw's on this page.... ive downloaded just in case i ever need it... dont see why i would since there is no root though. lol
http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player...3328-4-32gb-tv-box-2-4ghz-wifi-fast-lan/page2
Hi mate,
Try my guide in the Media TV Box Amlogic forum. The recovery image is for TWRP. But you could try Philz or others. Worked on S912 and S905 so far fine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...mlogic-s905x-s912x-faq-backup-switch-t3752897
No root? I suggest you follow backup instructions, take 3 backups - all paritions, boot only, recovery only.
Then you can extract the boot image from your backup and use that with Magisk to root your system. After Magisk modifies your boot image, reboot, and flash the modified package via TWRP bootable (see topic)
If you have anything you wish to contribute, please feel free to post anything you have learnt that you feel will help others.
Cheers mate!
Thanks for the tip
Thanks Freak69! It was so easy ... but still it would be good to root the MX10
freak69ize said:
Hey bud if you hold the power button down on the remote for about 5 seconds and it will bring the reboot menu up.. it has shut down and restart.
Do the same to boot up
Ok.. everyone else that was wondering about root.. looks like this is our answer.. no root.. no TWRP...... for now at least. This box is still fairly new so im
not giving up. It took 4-5 months for them to get root for Snapdragon S8 so who knows.. it may come for the MX10 one day too
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flipmode_11 said:
Hi mate,
Try my guide in the Media TV Box Amlogic forum. The recovery image is for TWRP. But you could try Philz or others. Worked on S912 and S905 so far fine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...mlogic-s905x-s912x-faq-backup-switch-t3752897
No root? I suggest you follow backup instructions, take 3 backups - all paritions, boot only, recovery only.
Then you can extract the boot image from your backup and use that with Magisk to root your system. After Magisk modifies your boot image, reboot, and flash the modified package via TWRP bootable (see topic)
If you have anything you wish to contribute, please feel free to post anything you have learnt that you feel will help others.
Cheers mate!
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Hey @flipmode_11 - which TWRP image should we use, please? In your post, you state to, "Download the X96 Media Player TWRP Recovery image...or a different device". As the X96 is S905X (from a quick Google - don't shoot me if I'm wrong!) and the MX10 is RK3328, the TWRP image for the X96 wouldn't work, would it? I took a look at the list of devices and can't find a matching device.
Cheers,
Richard.
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Somethng that REALLY annoys me about the MX10, is that I can't get it to write to my external USB drive (NTFS). It worked just fine - out of the box - on my old MXIII-G, but the MX10 just won't write to it (Total Commander and an FTP server app I usually use in order to access it from my LAN). Is this because of some weird driver, or because of root (permissions... I checked under apps and it has access to storage - but of course it does, because it can read the drive)?
I'm probably not too fussed about rooting this thing, if I can just get external drives working with it.
I did read about Android not supporting NTFS, for write - but my old MXIII-G did, so I'm assuming this should, too. The only other thing I can think of, is that the MXIII-G had something in the firmware for writing to NTFS.
I can't see why there would be external USB drive support, but you can't write to it - I mean, it's a TV box, surely there are some other people out there who copy movies, etc. to an external drive on the box, to watch?
G'day mate,
Yeah look just give it a try and see how you go. Booting to this recovery.img will not make any modifications. It is simply loading an interface and relevant dependencies for it to run. I read something about how RockChip devices are limited or something. I forget now, but that made me steer clear of them, despite having more regular updates and new hardware. :/ hmmm
No, you won't find a matching device. It is shocking that these mass-manufacturered generic devices aren't also listed. I recommend you give the recovery.img in my topic a stab.
Where did you source you MX10 from? Have you asked them? Although, every single Chinese seller I have come across has zero working knowledge or which models are better, plus have 101 mistakes in their specs (just got a $50 and $100 refund on Ebay for X96 and a 10.1" tablet! Wrong specs!).
NTFS? So it can READ but not WRITE? Hmm I would wipe everything in FAT32 for Android. Everything is much happier. You could try exFAT which is a superior file system. Have you tried this? Got any other ExFAT + FAT32 devices? Hmm actually I think I've been down that path with exFAT (Paragon tools to solve). Double check exFAT compatibility before proceeding with backup/wipe/re-format. Actually I know the Nexus 6 was able to read NTFS storage as helped a mate with one. But depends on the manufacturer! But the Nexus6 couldn't write to HPFS - never tested exFAT. I think there is an app - USB Media Exporter...? USB Media Explorer..? - I forget!?!
As you mentioned Total Commander, you could try it with the Paragon tool plug-in: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.tcplugins_ntfs_ro -or- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mounter (not tried this, but images looks interesting - free!). I use Solid Explorer + Smart File Manager - never been a fan of TC... There are other methods out there, but they require Root, which will not help you! e.g. ChainFire's StickMount.
No, I think you should proceed. However, as per my topic, take a full backup of 3+ partitions prior to making changes. I had to revert to a backup on 20th as had 2x SED processes going nuts. Titanium backup'd all important stuff. Then rebooted to Micro SD TWRP and did 3 Partitions (leaving int. storage intact). So Rooting is essential. It really is. Plus using Magisk is even more important, as it does not make modifications to /System which makes life much easier upgrading/troubleshooting/debugging et al.
NOTE: I would infact backup all the data on that ext. drive, delete partitions and create 2 FAT32/EXFAT/NTFS for redundancy. I have had too many past issues with partitions getting corrupt on external drives.
1. Backup Boot partition, 2. Extract the backup and find the boot.img, 3. Install Magisk Manager, click Install and select option 2 and browse for the boot.img, 4. Flash updated /MagiskManager/boot.img via TWRP and you are rooted w/ Systemless SU and BusyBox. There is seriously nothing better than having Root and being Play "Certified". You won't look back! Plus you can always re-flash the stock Boot.img and do OTA manufacturer updates, then open Magisk Manager and repeat.
Mac is like that. You can only read NTFS drives, but read / write to stupid HFS/HPFS drives with Mac, unless you install something like Paragon to read NTFS. The same for Windows, can read HFS+ but read/write NTFS.
Every Android device, regardless of OS, is totally different. Different Kernel's, different builds, ...
Good luck and let me know how you go?
Cheers mate!
RADiuMOz said:
Hey @flipmode_11 - which TWRP image should we use, please? In your post, you state to, "Download the X96 Media Player TWRP Recovery image...or a different device". As the X96 is S905X (from a quick Google - don't shoot me if I'm wrong!) and the MX10 is RK3328, the TWRP image for the X96 wouldn't work, would it? I took a look at the list of devices and can't find a matching device.
Cheers,
Richard.
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Somethng that REALLY annoys me about the MX10, is that I can't get it to write to my external USB drive (NTFS). It worked just fine on my old MXIII-G, but the MX10 just won't write to it (Total Commander and an FTP server app I usually use in order to access it from my LAN). Is this because of some weird driver, or because of root (permissions... I checked under apps and it has access to storage - but of course it does, because it can read the drive)?
I'm probably not too fussed about rooting this thing, if I can just get external drives working with it.
I did read about Android not supporting NTFS, for write - but my old MXIII-G did, so I'm assuming this should, too. The only other thing I can think of, is that the MXIII-G had something in the firmware for writing to NTFS.
I can't see why there would be external USB drive support, but you can't write to it - I mean, it's a TV box, surely there are some other people out there who copy movies, etc. to an external drive on the box, to watch?
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flipmode_11 said:
G'day mate,
Yeah look just give it a try and see how you go. Booting to this recovery.img will not make any modifications. It is simply loading an interface and relevant dependencies for it to run. I read something about how RockChip devices are limited or something. I forget now, but that made me steer clear of them, despite having more regular updates and new hardware. :/ hmmm
No, you won't find a matching device. It is shocking that these mass-manufacturered generic devices aren't also listed. I recommend you give the recovery.img in my topic a stab.
Where did you source you MX10 from? Have you asked them? Although, every single Chinese seller I have come across has zero working knowledge or which models are better, plus have 101 mistakes in their specs (just got a $50 and $100 refund on Ebay for X96 and a 10.1" tablet! Wrong specs!).
NTFS? So it can READ but not WRITE? Hmm I would wipe everything in FAT32 for Android. Everything is much happier. You could try exFAT which is a superior file system. Have you tried this? Got any other ExFAT + FAT32 devices? Hmm actually I think I've been down that path with exFAT (Paragon tools to solve). Double check exFAT compatibility before proceeding with backup/wipe/re-format. Actually I know the Nexus 6 was able to read NTFS storage as helped a mate with one. But depends on the manufacturer! But the Nexus6 couldn't write to HPFS - never tested exFAT. I think there is an app - USB Media Exporter...? USB Media Explorer..? - I forget!?!
As you mentioned Total Commander, you could try it with the Paragon tool plug-in: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.tcplugins_ntfs_ro -or- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mounter (not tried this, but images looks interesting - free!). I use Solid Explorer + Smart File Manager - never been a fan of TC... There are other methods out there, but they require Root, which will not help you! e.g. ChainFire's StickMount.
No, I think you should proceed. However, as per my topic, take a full backup of 3+ partitions prior to making changes. I had to revert to a backup on 20th as had 2x SED processes going nuts. Titanium backup'd all important stuff. Then rebooted to Micro SD TWRP and did 3 Partitions (leaving int. storage intact). So Rooting is essential. It really is. Plus using Magisk is even more important, as it does not make modifications to /System which makes life much easier upgrading/troubleshooting/debugging et al.
NOTE: I would infact backup all the data on that ext. drive, delete partitions and create 2 FAT32/EXFAT/NTFS for redundancy. I have had too many past issues with partitions getting corrupt on external drives.
1. Backup Boot partition, 2. Extract the backup and find the boot.img, 3. Install Magisk Manager, click Install and select option 2 and browse for the boot.img, 4. Flash updated /MagiskManager/boot.img via TWRP and you are rooted w/ Systemless SU and BusyBox. There is seriously nothing better than having Root and being Play "Certified". You won't look back! Plus you can always re-flash the stock Boot.img and do OTA manufacturer updates, then open Magisk Manager and repeat.
Mac is like that. You can only read NTFS drives, but read / write to stupid HFS/HPFS drives with Mac, unless you install something like Paragon to read NTFS. The same for Windows, can read HFS+ but read/write NTFS.
Every Android device, regardless of OS, is totally different. Different Kernel's, different builds, ...
Good luck and let me know how you go?
Cheers mate!
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Ok so ive been on Samsung for the last 5-6 years and never had to backup things like boot.img, recovery.img cuz we have have odin, so there was never any need to...... so i just did a google search on how to do this but it only brings up ways to do it with root. Can you explain how to do this or link to a tut?
Also could i get a more in depth of using Magisk? I have it on my HTC M7 but i rarely ever play around with it... actually im root with SU on it. So i have to run Magisk on my MX10.. search for boot.img.. patch it.. flash some zip in twrp.. and how do i get twrp on the box.. through adb? I should know this as long as ive been rooting but root on U.S. snapdragon samsung phones is totally different since the bootloader cant be unlocked. Thanks for your info so far bro
Post redundant.
flipmode_11 said:
Did you see my questions?
Where did you source your device from? Ebay? Online? Retail?
What software and steps above did you try?
Did you try the Paragon app with Total Commander?
Did you try downloading the recovery.img linked in the Media TV Box category? https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=75644464
Using Magisk is even more important these days as developers attempt to detect SU/Root, plus Magisk does not make modifications to your /System partition which makes life MUCH easier upgrading / troubleshooting / debugging and allows you to mask Root/SuperUser to then use all apps (Spotify, Play, Netflix, Stan, et al.)
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I got my box from Amazon. Ive not tried anything with it yet. I dont use Total Commander.. that was another guy saying something about it and wanting to be able to write to external sd... i could care less for that. I want root for adaway and a few other things. Im using Blockada right now to block ads but i cant use it and Expressvpn at the same time.. so my choices are either block ads or run vpn to be anonymous.. cant do both because you cant run two vpns at the same time in android and blockada's vpn is not the same kind of vpn.
Ok i just read your thread.. i will give it a try sometime this weekend maybe.
Ya know the weird thing is is that DevCheck says i have root and busybox installed. Su app is there but say su binaries arent installed. I dont get why this box is shipped like this. lol
You are funny! I was talking to @RADiuMOz - I had quoted him.
No wonder your reply made no sense. Then my reply made no sense.
Please see my topic on AMLogic devices "AMLogic S905 S912 FAQ ✰ Fix Root, Switch SU, Backup/Restore etc ✩ Media Player TV Box" here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...mlogic-s905x-s912x-faq-backup-switch-t3752897
I would suggest you follow the steps to Backup first as it does not make any changes to your system.
Then follow steps to Root (download 3 files) and proceed with the FAQ I have written on how to root and which of the 3 methods suit you (probably the one similar to Part 1 of the backup, plus flashing the ZIP.
I had similar corrupt Root issue where SU and SUD were present, but didn't appear to have permissions. Some apps reported Root OK, and others No Root.
Anyway, let me know how you go. I have documented how to un-root / clean-up and then to re-root your system (i.e. Corrupt Root). Reply there.
Cheers!
p.s. May I suggest you check out AdGuard instead of AdAway? It lets you subscribe to block lists, plus you can set-up DUAL VPN's with it (read their KB/FAQ's). AdGuard's menu's allows you to accomodate both being able to VPN and run adblocking at the same time - ROOT Free. So you can probably ignore everything I have even said! LOL (AdGuard > Left Menu > Settings > Proxy Settings)
VyprVPN is far better and I suggest you try them when they have a promo. You can enable an option to block malicious servers, etc. But no way of managing this and adding adverts. Anyway, I switched and tried various VPN providers and found VyprVPN far better, plus offer a higher level of OpenVPN encryption which is not blocked or detected by 3rd parties called "Chameleon".
freak69ize said:
I got my box from Amazon. I want root for AdAway and a few other things. Im using Blockada right now to block ads but i cant use it and ExpressVPN at the same time.. so my choices are either block ads or run vpn to be anonymous.. cant do both because you cant run two vpns at the same time in android and blockada's vpn is not the same kind of vpn.
Ok i just read your thread.. i will give it a try sometime this weekend maybe.
Ya know the weird thing is is that DevCheck says i have root and busybox installed. Su app is there but say su binaries arent installed. I dont get why this box is shipped like this. lol
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EXPERIMENT: Has anyone tried an OTG adapter in the USB-C slot for a Galaxy S8? Then connect a small USB drive with a recovery.img only, formatted in FAT32? You could even try placing the recovery.img on your Micro SD inside your phone...? Perhaps while holding down menu + up or menu + down, switch on your phone, and it might read the recovery.img on the external memory and boot into that?
*Anyway*, try the same thing in your MX10 and report back add success. Use a compatible S905 TWRP recovery.img (see my type here with download attached and tested with S905x Devices.
Hmm... So many ideas... so many things I have not tried!
freak69ize said:
Hey bud if you hold the power button down on the remote for about 5 seconds and it will bring the reboot menu up.. it has shut down and restart. Do the same to boot up
Ok.. everyone else that was wondering about root.. looks like this is our answer.. no root.. no TWRP...... for now at least. This box is still fairly new so im not giving up. It took 4-5 months for them to get root for Snapdragon S8 so who knows.. it may come for the MX10 one day too
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flipmode_11 said:
G'day mate,
Yeah look just give it a try and see how you go. Booting to this recovery.img will not make any modifications. It is simply loading an interface and relevant dependencies for it to run. I read something about how RockChip devices are limited or something. I forget now, but that made me steer clear of them, despite having more regular updates and new hardware. :/ hmmm
No, you won't find a matching device. It is shocking that these mass-manufacturered generic devices aren't also listed. I recommend you give the recovery.img in my topic a stab.
Where did you source you MX10 from? Have you asked them? Although, every single Chinese seller I have come across has zero working knowledge or which models are better, plus have 101 mistakes in their specs (just got a $50 and $100 refund on Ebay for X96 and a 10.1" tablet! Wrong specs!).
NTFS? So it can READ but not WRITE? Hmm I would wipe everything in FAT32 for Android. Everything is much happier. You could try exFAT which is a superior file system. Have you tried this? Got any other ExFAT + FAT32 devices? Hmm actually I think I've been down that path with exFAT (Paragon tools to solve). Double check exFAT compatibility before proceeding with backup/wipe/re-format. Actually I know the Nexus 6 was able to read NTFS storage as helped a mate with one. But depends on the manufacturer! But the Nexus6 couldn't write to HPFS - never tested exFAT. I think there is an app - USB Media Exporter...? USB Media Explorer..? - I forget!?!
As you mentioned Total Commander, you could try it with the Paragon tool plug-in: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.tcplugins_ntfs_ro -or- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mounter (not tried this, but images looks interesting - free!). I use Solid Explorer + Smart File Manager - never been a fan of TC... There are other methods out there, but they require Root, which will not help you! e.g. ChainFire's StickMount.
No, I think you should proceed. However, as per my topic, take a full backup of 3+ partitions prior to making changes. I had to revert to a backup on 20th as had 2x SED processes going nuts. Titanium backup'd all important stuff. Then rebooted to Micro SD TWRP and did 3 Partitions (leaving int. storage intact). So Rooting is essential. It really is. Plus using Magisk is even more important, as it does not make modifications to /System which makes life much easier upgrading/troubleshooting/debugging et al.
NOTE: I would infact backup all the data on that ext. drive, delete partitions and create 2 FAT32/EXFAT/NTFS for redundancy. I have had too many past issues with partitions getting corrupt on external drives.
1. Backup Boot partition, 2. Extract the backup and find the boot.img, 3. Install Magisk Manager, click Install and select option 2 and browse for the boot.img, 4. Flash updated /MagiskManager/boot.img via TWRP and you are rooted w/ Systemless SU and BusyBox. There is seriously nothing better than having Root and being Play "Certified". You won't look back! Plus you can always re-flash the stock Boot.img and do OTA manufacturer updates, then open Magisk Manager and repeat.
Mac is like that. You can only read NTFS drives, but read / write to stupid HFS/HPFS drives with Mac, unless you install something like Paragon to read NTFS. The same for Windows, can read HFS+ but read/write NTFS.
Every Android device, regardless of OS, is totally different. Different Kernel's, different builds, ...
Good luck and let me know how you go?
Cheers mate!
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First up - sorry mate - I actually thought I'd replied to your post, but clearly either didn't submit it, or just dreamed the whole thing.
I have to wait for free time at the weekends (I have kids), but I'll go back to your topic and give that a go.
As for NTFS, etc. I ended up buying a Synology DS218J NAS box as I want my daughter to be able to back up her MacBook to it, as well as probably back up some of my stuff to it as well - and of course then use for the MX10. I bought it from GeekBuying, and they're not that particularly helpful. Not intentionally unhelpful, though.
My MXIII-G was great for just working straight out of the box, with the external NTFS drive (exact same drive).
So now, as for rooting, my only reason will be so I can remap some of the keys on my remote - but don't absolutely have to do that. But I'll do backups anyway, so that I'm ready for if/when any firmware updates come out.
I'll certainly know to have a MUCH better look round, before buying my next Android TV box, though - that's for sure. I did a quick search, but didn't find anything on a user level - but also didn't search XDA: just did a regular Google search.
Thanks for your detailed reply, as I know it takes time and thought on your part - it's much appreciated. As soon as I've got something to report, I'll post in the same thread, so other people can perhaps benefit from my findings.
Cheers,
Richard.
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flipmode_11 said:
G'day mate,
Yeah look just give it a try and see how you go. Booting to this recovery.img will not make any modifications. It is simply loading an interface and relevant dependencies for it to run. I read something about how RockChip devices are limited or something. I forget now, but that made me steer clear of them, despite having more regular updates and new hardware. :/ hmmm
No, you won't find a matching device. It is shocking that these mass-manufacturered generic devices aren't also listed. I recommend you give the recovery.img in my topic a stab.
Where did you source you MX10 from? Have you asked them? Although, every single Chinese seller I have come across has zero working knowledge or which models are better, plus have 101 mistakes in their specs (just got a $50 and $100 refund on Ebay for X96 and a 10.1" tablet! Wrong specs!).
NTFS? So it can READ but not WRITE? Hmm I would wipe everything in FAT32 for Android. Everything is much happier. You could try exFAT which is a superior file system. Have you tried this? Got any other ExFAT + FAT32 devices? Hmm actually I think I've been down that path with exFAT (Paragon tools to solve). Double check exFAT compatibility before proceeding with backup/wipe/re-format. Actually I know the Nexus 6 was able to read NTFS storage as helped a mate with one. But depends on the manufacturer! But the Nexus6 couldn't write to HPFS - never tested exFAT. I think there is an app - USB Media Exporter...? USB Media Explorer..? - I forget!?!
As you mentioned Total Commander, you could try it with the Paragon tool plug-in: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.tcplugins_ntfs_ro -or- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mounter (not tried this, but images looks interesting - free!). I use Solid Explorer + Smart File Manager - never been a fan of TC... There are other methods out there, but they require Root, which will not help you! e.g. ChainFire's StickMount.
No, I think you should proceed. However, as per my topic, take a full backup of 3+ partitions prior to making changes. I had to revert to a backup on 20th as had 2x SED processes going nuts. Titanium backup'd all important stuff. Then rebooted to Micro SD TWRP and did 3 Partitions (leaving int. storage intact). So Rooting is essential. It really is. Plus using Magisk is even more important, as it does not make modifications to /System which makes life much easier upgrading/troubleshooting/debugging et al.
NOTE: I would infact backup all the data on that ext. drive, delete partitions and create 2 FAT32/EXFAT/NTFS for redundancy. I have had too many past issues with partitions getting corrupt on external drives.
1. Backup Boot partition, 2. Extract the backup and find the boot.img, 3. Install Magisk Manager, click Install and select option 2 and browse for the boot.img, 4. Flash updated /MagiskManager/boot.img via TWRP and you are rooted w/ Systemless SU and BusyBox. There is seriously nothing better than having Root and being Play "Certified". You won't look back! Plus you can always re-flash the stock Boot.img and do OTA manufacturer updates, then open Magisk Manager and repeat.
Mac is like that. You can only read NTFS drives, but read / write to stupid HFS/HPFS drives with Mac, unless you install something like Paragon to read NTFS. The same for Windows, can read HFS+ but read/write NTFS.
Every Android device, regardless of OS, is totally different. Different Kernel's, different builds, ...
Good luck and let me know how you go?
Cheers mate!
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Apologies! I thought I'd replied, here, but clearly didn't submit it, or just dreamed I had. I've replied to your PM, but also for anyone/everyone else's benefit (and in brief), I bought my MX10 from GeekBuying. I just bought a NAS box, so I'm going to use that instead of trying to get NTFS working, although the people at GeekBuying said, "Our factory tests show that the MX10 can read and write ntfs hard drives. So please try again." I'd be interested to hear whether anyone else is able to write to NTFS.
I'm going to go back to your topic, and give that a go - and will then post back here, to let everyone know (hopefully might benefit someone).
Cheers,
Richard.
i have mx10 and it suddenly stuck in start logo when i open,i dont have any idea please help.
i try to factory reset using toothpick and hit the factory reset no command coming out to delete all files and quick return to booth the system.
whwn i try to reboot again stuck in start logo i'll wait for 30 min but still just rounding the startup logo.Please help me...
[TECLAST] P20HD (new android 10 tablet w/ 4g phone) : TWRP unavailable => cannot root
Hi everyone,
I've just bought this excellent Android 10 Tablet with 4G phone included (YES!) but I haven't found any TWRP to root it. Any suggestion? Thanks
Most tablet manufacturers, Apple, Samsung & other motherf*ckers don't want to include phone capability in tablets because they want to sell 2 devices instead of just one... Just use a bluetooth headset with this excellent Chinese "big" phablet: it is better for your health to have your phone far from your head...
98% of people using smartphones & tablets DON'T NEED AN EXPENSIVE POWERFUL CPU, it's only for prestige and their EGO that they buy famous brands.
Disable "Google Services" whenever you can, it is nothing else than a NSA plug-in, spyware background tasks that collect information about you to feed NSA Databases.
I have no doubt that this information given to the public will make Google and NSA angry, they may even try to "convince" this forum moderator to remove my post, but U.S. court now says that Mass surveillance program exposed by Snowden is illegal : .https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-exposed-by-snowden-was-illegal-idUSKBN25T3CK
Anyone who doesn't live in China should better install the Chinese rom version.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...unavailable-cannot-root.4141997/post-83728069
Yes, the Chinese version may also contain equivalent spyware features, but think twice :
If you don't live in China and will never go over there, then the information collected is useless and will NOT BE SHARED with NSA or Nine Eyes/Five Eyes countries (the country where you live may use the collected information against you).
READ THIS : https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/understanding-five-eyes-concept/
Every politician who set up government agency to VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS about PRIVACY of millions of ordinary people like you and me should be prosecuted and put in jail.
"Human Right # 12. The Right to Privacy. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks."
@vindieu
Compile TWRP by yourself.
How-to: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943625
TWRP isn't needed to root a tablet's/phone's Android.
Thank you for your reply jwoegerbauer, unfortunately, I'm not good enough to be able to compile it by myself, my technical level is too low.
I can unlock the bootloader and I'd like to root it with Magisk, it needs TWRP, am I wrong??
Thanks again bro
Is there a flashable image available for your device?
If so, you can extract the boot image from this archive using payload dumper (search Google for more info)
1: Now you have the boot image (on your PC), move it to your device - i.e. Downloads
2: Install Magisk Manager on your device.
3: Follow the instructions at this thread on how to use Magisk Manager to patch your transferred boot image - https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/to...1&share_fid=3793&share_type=t&link_source=app
4: Transfer the newly patched image back to your PC.
5: Use Fastboot to reboot your device using the image on your PC - see above thread for how to do this (no need to flash the modified boot image back to your device - you'll actually be booting the device using the patched image on your PC - this ensures that if anything goes wrong, you can just reboot your device).
6: Assuming all has gone to plan, your device is now rooted (temporarily) so you can now install Magisk using Magisk Manager (this will modify the boot image on your device).
7: Disconnect PC and reboot your device normally (i.e. System) - you should now find Magisk is installed when you open Magisk Manager.
Hope this helps
Sent from my AC2003 using Tapatalk
Thanks jmwengineering for your reply. Unfortunately, there's no rom/image yet, I haven't found any.
I hope Teclast will make it available rapidly as this model has a lot buyers now...
vindieu said:
Thanks jmwengineering for your reply. Unfortunately, there's no rom/image yet, I haven't found any.
I hope Teclast will make it available rapidly as this model has a lot buyers now...
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I purchased the Chinese version of TECLAST P20HD. Its ID is N6H1. Is yours the same?
The ROM for my device is available in the Chinese official website. I don't know if it's compatible for your device.
I have already successfully unlock its bootloader, but I failed at installing the patched boot image of magisk. After flashing it, the tablet will keep on rebooting while showing the logo. It could be something I've done wrong during the process, I don't know.
vindieu said:
Thank you for your reply jwoegerbauer, unfortunately, I'm not good enough to be able to compile it by myself, my technical level is too low.
I can unlock the bootloader and I'd like to root it with Magisk, it needs TWRP, am I wrong??
Thanks again bro
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To root a phone's Android neither TWRP recovery nor Magisk framework basically is needed at all. Also unlocking phone's bootloader before isn't needed. All you need is to have su binary present in Android OS.
Hanpeng Yang said:
I purchased the Chinese version of TECLAST P20HD. Its ID is N6H1. Is yours the same?
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I should get it this week, european version.
I've already had a Teclast T98 (also Tablet/Phone 4G but with old Android 4) and was very happy with it.
I hope that someone will create a TWRP version soon and post the procedure to root it with Magisk...
Thanks for the info!
I confirm I also have a N6H1 with english language no problem.
I have been to Teclast's website but haven't been able to find the ROM.
Where is it? https://www.teclast.com/down.php?s=misc&tid=218
vindieu said:
I confirm I also have a N6H1 with english language no problem.
I have been to Teclast's website but haven't been able to find the ROM.
Where is it? https://www.teclast.com/down.php?s=misc&tid=218
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Also have a have a N6H1 with english language, european version.
Really,really nice tablet. Looks like you can also perform the same SD Card/SIM tray mod that can be done with some cell phones to make it a true dual sim tablet/phone-not that I recommend doing so,just nice that it seems to be compatible with it:
How to enjoy dual-SIM and micro SD simultaneously on the Galaxy S7
https://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/20...and-micro-sd-simultaneously-on-the-galaxy-s7/
How to Insert 2 Nano Sim (Dual Sim Enabled) and Micro SD Card in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
https://www.noreplied.com/how-to-in...d-and-microsd-card-in-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge/
Did you root it? If yes how? Thanks
not yet.
vindieu said:
I confirm I also have a N6H1 with english language no problem.
I have been to Teclast's website but haven't been able to find the ROM.
Where is it? https://www.teclast.com/down.php?s=misc&tid=218
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Try google search for teclast firmware
Teclast Official Firmware Repository - TechTablets
https://techtablets.com/forum/topic/teclast-official-firmware-repository/
They give instructions on how to acess and download from the page/site
This seems to be the actual page.....but it's is in chinese- might have to run the pages it leads you to through google translate......
http://www.teclast.com/tools/pad/pad.php?t=p
Can't do much more at the moment, too tied up with work and other things to go any further right now.
Thanks but I've already searched in Google, I'm not a total n00b.
FYI my post #9 gave a direct link to Teclast website after typing N6H1 at https://www.teclast.com/en/firmware/
vindieu said:
Thanks but I've already searched in Google, I'm not a total n00b.
FYI my post #9 gave a direct link to Teclast website after typing N6H1 at https://www.teclast.com/en/firmware/
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Yeah,but that page doesn't actually lead to the N6H1 (chinese?) firmware.
This one does (it's in chinese though and there are some things you have to do in order to download the file which the link to Teclast Official Firmware Repository - TechTablets site explains how to do.
(just type N6H1 in the box like the other page)
http://www.teclast.com/tools/pad/pad.php?t=p
Teclast Official Firmware Repository - TechTablets
https://techtablets.com/forum/topic/teclast-official-firmware-repository/
I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCKED my P20HD following this procedure : https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-32287.html
TWRP is NOT available on the Play Store for the P20HD.
The "TWRP" app available in the Play Store is just an app to select and download a TWRP in the list of "officially compatible devices"....
... and of course, the P20HD is not in the list.
R-james said:
(just type N6H1 in the box like the other page)
http://www.teclast.com/tools/pad/pad.php?t=p
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Ok Baidu now gives access to the download page, code is "mzwv", file size 1011.1M but it requires BaiduNetdisk_7.0.3.2.exe to be installed to download the file...
Since everything is in chinese, it is impossible to install this software & understand how to download the image
Can someone create some verified and authentic copies of these firmware images on an easily downloadable repo?
Chinese don't make any effort for non-chinese people apparently...
Thanks!
@vindieu
Would you like me to download it for you?
Thanks @few__ !!
If you could make it available for everyone (non-chinese people) on a public ftp server, that'd be great...
Please make sure the image is the exact copy of the original.