noob guide for flashing? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hey guys,
i'm having hard time to find out how exactly to flash my old oem tablet and i really dont expect anyone here to search anything about it(i do that...), just to guide me in general please.
i just found this old tablet and thought i could try to use it as a touchscreen-mp3 player connected to my amplifier...
i charged it and powered it but stuck on "android" logo, i tried many key combinations to put it to recovery mode but i just couldnt find it i guess.
then i started searching of how to flash it...
what is visible from outside is "f&u ETB7405" which brings almost nothing(it's just an oem model) so i opened to see inside where i can see one chip "allwinner a13" and "tzx-q8 713B 6".
it has 7" screen.
based on these i finally found a fimware (using PhoenixCard) that boots normally BUT i get no touchscreen or wifi working. i can connect a usb mouse and have access to it.
do i also have to flash any extra firmware/driver for just the touchscreen or wifi?
what is the most important characteristic("A13" or "TZX-Q8...") to concentrate my search for?
why is it so fcn difficult to find a working firmware???

in case anyone else is having the same issues and hopelessly tries to find the firmware for his device and bumps in unanswered posts or dead links, guys just try different "A13" firmware! Although i'm not really sure that it even has to be "A13"!
i was trying to find firmware with the most of my specs on its name like f.e. "A13-TZX-Q8-713B6" but the paradox happened. the most similar firmware names were not good and i tried a lot! instead i finally decided to just search for "A13" firmware and try any of them one by one despite the names. that was it! i have already found a couple!
from here: ww.androidtablets.net/threads/firmware-based-on-allwinner-a13-roms.72449
a13-TJ P860-V7.1-gsl1680-MID-756-V4.2-20130823-test-keys.zip
all works but there is only "english" and "thai" in keyboard languages.
A13_TWD_MID-gslX680-800X480_20130423 test-keys.rar
all works but touch screen "mirrored" sideways!
good luck to you guys!
thanks

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