Arnova 10 G2 Custom ROM by Finless Version 1.5

[baalmoloch]

back on business!

Well if it is dead and hardware failed, they wont know you rooted it. Rooting was not the cause. A hardware failure is worth returning it for a refund. Heck you could have been flashing a stock update ROM from the manufacturer when the flash ROM failed.

Bob

Thanks for the advice Bob! Got Mr Maplin to replace my tablet with a brand new one and no quibble! Credit to the retailer, highly recommended.

[MrWeelson]

Thanks for the advice Bob! Got Mr Maplin to replace my tablet with a brand new one and no quibble! Credit to the retailer, highly recommended.

I had exactly the same experience - no problem at all exchanging my 10G2.
The chap did say he had one and had installed custom roms which voided the warranty, I said nothing!

Not sure that would stand up, don't think a rom flash would cause a hardware failure.

[leguminator]

fantastic firmware for 10b g2

just works great !
Thanks a lot

[Kelvedondave]

Device Drivers for Arnova 10G2 After 1.5 ROM Flash Install.

Hi, Guys. I've installed the 1.5 Rom on my 10G2 without any problems and it works fine. One quibble though: if I now connect it to my desktop machine, Vista recognises the device as an Arnova 10G2 but says it cannot find any drivers. (There was no problem installing the Rockchip drivers for use in recovery mode). This is not really a problem as I prefer to transfer media by removing the micro SD card and inserting it into the desktop's reader, but I am curious to know whether there are any drivers that will allow Windows to recognise the device once it has been flashed with the 1.5 ROM.

[Damo]

Hi, Guys. I've installed the 1.5 Rom on my 10G2 without any problems and it works fine. One quibble though: if I now connect it to my desktop machine, Vista recognises the device as an Arnova 10G2 but says it cannot find any drivers. (There was no problem installing the Rockchip drivers for use in recovery mode). This is not really a problem as I prefer to transfer media by removing the micro SD card and inserting it into the desktop's reader, but I am curious to know whether there are any drivers that will allow Windows to recognise the device once it has been flashed with the 1.5 ROM.

Try changing to USB debugging in the system settings

Sent from Xperia Mini Pro ~ Android 4.0.4 ICS

[Kelvedondave]

Device Drivers for Arnova 10 G2 After 1.5 ROM Flash

Thanks for the speedy reply Damo. However, the problem was just ignorance on my part. In practice USB Debugging needs to be off; but what I failed to do was draw down the USB ikon from the notification bar and turn on USB Mass Storage. Did that, then it worked. Windows will see the Arnova under Disk Drives and use stock System32 drivers for transferring media etc without further ado, but will start prompting for additional drivers if USB Debugging is on (I guess it's looking for ADB drivers). Hope this is useful to others. We live and learn (hopefully!).

[londongaz]

Im not having much luck with this. After the flashing my tab reboots and I get the ARNOVA black logo screen it then goes into the recovery mode where it displays
E:Can't find MISC
E:Can't find MISC
E:Can't find MISC
SYSTEM will reboot
..3..
..2..
..1..

It then reboots and tries again without success.

[Finless]

Sounds like you did not erase IDB before flashing the ROM.

Bob

[scoot_eruk]

Installing and reverting

Sorry I am new to this and would be grateful for some help. I have recently bought Arvnoa 10 g2 and would love to install 1.5 Rom on it but I just have two quick questions.

1. What is the procedure for installing it? Is it the same as described on Arnova website.
2. If I ever need to go back to Arnova stock firmware, would it be possible.
Sorry to ask these two silly questions and thanks in advance for any tips.
Kind Regards
Annie

UPDATE 4/8/2012. ROM is now 1.5c
Google updated the Play Store to 3.5.16 and some apps.
The new ROM is just an update for APP Injector and the latest Google store, etc.
NO ROM changes.

The ROM download is below and includes the new App Injector Package. Note file name is now 1.5c


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OK folks the wait is over! Been quite a few weeks getting everything together but my 1.5 ROM for the Arnova 10 G2 is done! THIS IS ONLY for the 10 G2! THIS IS NOT for the 10b G2 or any other model like resistive screen ,etc!
NOTE! ALWAYS REBOOT AFTER THE FIRST BOOT FLASHING MY ROM! You may have no SD Card showing, No Audio, or other issues after first boot after a flash. So after first boot, reboot!

I have to say this has been a labor of love by many people!

Now before I go into what this ROM is, I want to answer a few things for some folks asking I put other stuff in this ROM. This is a total debloat for TOP performance! If any of you want me to make additions like adding Fenice57's bluetooth, 3g, etc, let me know and if there is enough demand I will make a derivative ROM with those added. Realize however the BT and 3G drivers will NOT make all BT and 3G sticks work!!! Only those which the drivers support. Best I can offer to those that want it.

So what is this ROM anyway? Bottom line it is all about performance! To find out more:
1) Read the README.TXT file in the ROM kit! I explain a lot in there.
2) Watch the video I made explaining what my 1.5 ROM is, the benefits and reasons, and instructions on how to get the most out of it using Petrus' APP Injector!

Here is the video download:
VIDEO -> Arnova 10G2 Finless 1.5 ROM Overview and Instructions (91 megs)

Here is a summary of 1.5 taken from the README:
Features in 1.5 "performance" ROM:
1) This has all the same features of my 1.4 ROM. FAST and REAL ext4 file system, 1gig app space, full root,etc.
2) This is a total debloat of the ROM. All apps, etc are removed except a file explorer as you have to have that to do anything later. Google Play (Market) is also NOT installed. See below as I supply in this kit a APP injector. The reason for this is file system fragmentation! Having a ROM with a bunch of stuff you do not want in it, you remove them and then install others and this leaves the file system a mess. Especially on NAND memory devices! Now you can install what you want after flashing and keep a nice clean file system
3) A full "settings" menu system! This is something many have asked for. Special thanks to Miklaus for making this new settings.apk. Now you get accounts and sync settings and all the stuff that has been missing from Arnova ROMs.
4) A new WPA_Supplicant that will allow you to connect WiFi to Ad-hoc networks. Thank the Nextbook guys for figuring this one out!
5) This has the latest Arnova Kernel and /system files!!!! This came from the recently released Arnova ROM for the "philly" 10G2 tablet from February 2012. Why the hell Arnova has not updated the regular 10 G2 I do not know. But this kernel has many fixes in it for problems that existed before.
6) In this ROM kit is Petrus' APP Injector. This was written specifically to support my 1.5 ROM. What this does is after flashing you can now "inject" Google Play, Google add-on apps, Stock Arnova apps, Arnova "add-on" apps and the stock "Philly" apps if you have a philly 10G2 and want that stuff. You get to pick and choose what you want and not get stuff you do not want! It properly injects this stuff CLEANLY either in /system/app or data/app! A lot of testing went into this and where best to inject these apps for performance!
7) This has my clear status bar at the top! However if you want the old status bar back contact me on FeakTab and I will give you the files and tell you how to put it back.
8) I have removed the stupid Arnova "wizard" that causes the screen calibration to show up every time you do a reset. It is actually not removed I simply renamed it from Wizard.apk to Wizard.aps. This thing is really not needed. BUT removing it also stopped the "setup wizard" to also not show up on first boot. Big deal really. If you want all this back, simply open a "root" file explorer and go to /system/app and rename Wizard.aps to Wizard.apk. You now have all that back.

Everything I have removed can be put back using Petrus' APP Injector! So I am not going to list everything removed. Trust me IT WAS A LOT OF CRAP Run his App Injector and see the list for yourself
In the kit is a NEW folder called APP Injector.
Please watch my video if you can’t figure out how to use it.
But here are QUICK instructions:
To use app injector you must do the following
1) In the kit is a folder called App Injector. Copy the 2 files appinjector.apk and package.zip from that to the ROOT of your sdcard either external or internal if you do not have a physical sdcard.
2) On the tablet open your sdcard using the file manager. Tap on appinjector.apk to install it.
3) Run app injector. If you copied package.zip properly to the root directory of your sdcard you should be presented with a list of apps.
4) Click the box next to each app you want to inject.
5) Then at the top just tap the button "Install selected applications". It will then inject all the apps you selected!
6) At this point you can uninstall appinjector if you like or leave it and later come back and install other apps!
NOTE: If you click on an app that has already been installed, it WILL overwrite and reinstall the app.


Credits:
Special credits to the 1.5 development people:
1) Petrus for the APP Injector. Without his work here things would be a lot harder for you guys to put apps back on this ROM and keep it FAST. He spent a lot of time to make this work and trust me... I AM PICKY. Awesome Job Petrus!
2) Miklaus for his very COOL "system settings" APK. Miklaus is the MAN for reverse engineering this! THANK YOU Miklaus! I know a lot of others will love this too!
3) Fenice57 for his still awesome performing ext4 file system
4) Daman for his boot screens and super fast bootanimation. So you know, Daman's boot Animation is only 2 screens and very FAST. I tested and it only slows boot time by 2 seconds!


OK so enough jibber jabber.... Here is the download:

ROM -> Arnova 10G2 Finless Version 1.5 ROM (200 megs)

Again here is the video download link as well in case some missed it above.
VIDEO -> Arnova 10G2 Finless 1.5 ROM Overview and Instructions (91 megs)


I hope you 10G2 owners enjoy this ROM. Please feel free to provide feedback.

Bob

P.S. Sorry my video is in English (American). I can't speak other languages well enough to be comfortable doing a video with them. If I tried it would be a mess and a 2 hour video because I speak so slow




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[Damo]

Don't worry it is straightforward

Follow this guide to get the drivers installed ready for flashing

http://www.FreakTab.com/showthread.php?t=184

Installing Rockchip drivers for flashing!

Just make sure you read the read me in the firmware folder before you start and follow it to the letter.

And yes you can return to stock. But believe me you won't want to once you have flashed the Rom!

Also consider the new Gingercomb Rom for the 10G2 which is the latest one with a honeycomb interface.



Sent from Xperia Mini Pro ~ Android 4.0.4 ICS

[scoot_eruk]

1.5C and 2.1 CWM

I found Bob’s 1.5c firmware and installed it this morning and have been playing with it for few hours. I have to say it works great and now I have just discovered the 2.1 custom ROM!!

Although 1.5c gives me everything I want, I am now tempted to move to 2.1 as I am keen to try the new interface. I have only one question.

If I wanted to move back from 2.1 to 15c, is it a fairly straightforward process (i.e just loading 1.5c as I originally did) or is it more complicated.

I would be grateful for your advice.
Kind Regards
Annie

[coldasice0007]

Love your work

I had bought a Arnova 10 g2 tablet offline and the firmware that came with it was diff then the firmware online anyway it was to slow and could not do much so i tried MorkaMod that mod work ok but somethings would not work the thing that i did like that never worked before was camera on some chat apps. so i went and downloaded my fav app would not work so i heard about your mod bob and i must say it is great one thing that i dont like but it still shows on other side is when i turn camera on in chat app the camera works they see me but i cant see myself in the box to see where its pointed but with morkamod it did work. I much more happy with your mod bob and hope you come out with even some more updates for arnova 10 g2 intill there no more stuff you can add.. My name is William im 25 and i love your MOD great work

[KashS]

Unable to flash

I am unable to flash any of Finless Bob's roms. I followed the instruction. My 10 G2 boot into flash mode without any issues. Rockchip batch tool detects the tablet. But after clicking update or restore it is writing but when it check it fails. Please help.

[Damo]

I am unable to flash any of Finless Bob's roms. I followed the instruction. My 10 G2 boot into flash mode without any issues. Rockchip batch tool detects the tablet. But after clicking update or restore it is writing but when it check it fails. Please help.

Yet are using the wrong flash tool!!!

When you download Bobs Rom you need to unzip the file first.

Now in the folder there is the RK tool you need to use

Sent from my SK17i using Tapatalk 2

[KashS]

Unable to flash

Thank you for your reply Damo. I was trying to install version 1.5. I unzipped the file and run RK29update.exe as administrator and it found the tablet. Then I eraseIDB. Once it is completed I click on run. Tool was showing that it was writing. When it was doing some verification, it failed. I did even try 1.4, 2.0 and 2.0a. All of them failing with same error. When I try any rom include Morkamod it fails with same kind of error. But when i update any rom with RKBatchTool.exe (Katsy 1.12ez and Morkamod 1.5) flashing is successful. May be this might give you a clue where things go wrong.

Thanks
Kash

Logfile:
23:29:30 224 Load Setting ok
23:29:30 264 RKAndroidTool v1.2.9.0 Start Run
23:29:33 704 INFO:Start to erase IDB
23:29:33 714 INFO:Start to lower format
23:29:47 731 INFO:Lower format OK
23:29:47 731 INFO:Erasing IDB OK
23:30:06 105 Image Thread Path(\\?\USB#VID_2207&PID_290A#5&10EF021E&0&5#{a5d cbf10-6530-11d2-901f-00c04fb951ed})
23:30:06 105 INFO:Start to test device
23:30:06 115 INFO:Test device OK
23:30:06 115 INFO:Start to download file
23:30:06 125 INFO: Start to download files to flash
23:30:06 125 INFO:Flash Start to download file to flash
23:30:38 255 INFO: Download files to flash finished,Total(258836949)B
23:30:38 255 INFO: Start to check data
23:30:38 265 INFO:Start to check download data
23:30:53 414 Error:Read kernel file from flash failed,Errcode(-3)
23:30:53 414 Error: Check system file failed
23:30:53 414 ERRORownload file failed
23:30:53 414 ERROR:Image Thread Failed