New Nextbook Models for 2014 (Quad Core RK3188)

[shaunmt]

Any word on when the new update will be done ,Shaun? I know your a very busy man. Guess I'm getting antsy and tired of all the flaws in having to deal with KK.

Working on it as I type... we'll see how far I get today...

[moonsbabe]

Working on it as I type... we'll see how far I get today...

[B-Man]

Still going well? Any recent hiccup's?

[shaunmt]

Still going well? Any recent hiccup's?

Yes, it's still going well. I had to request a bit of assistance from some of the other devs here, I've made a lot of progress in the past few days.

I'm currently working on TWRP recovery. I need to verify that TWRP is working so I can decide what format to package the ROM and patches in.

At present, due to the structure of Rockchip ROMs, it looks like some things (like parameter files for storage layout) are only going to be flashable via PC or stock recovery, while other things will be flashable using TWRP.

In the future I hope to be able to modify TWRP or create a script or program so that we can flash any part of the ROM from tablet without reverting back to stock recovery.

I should definitely get a rooted KK rom package out this weekend and possibly more.

ShaunMT

[B-Man]

Thank you for everything you're doing. Your work will make this tablet something special.

[moonsbabe]

Thank you for everything you're doing. Your work will make this tablet something special.

Ditto!!!

[wiseman9871]

Ditto!!!

Double Ditto!!!!

[shaunmt]

I think the modified ROM is ready...

I believe the modified ROM is ready. I'll package everything up, perform a final test and upload it sometime tonight.

I might be able to get some optional patches to change the /data and /sd card sizes ready also.


TWRP recovery still needs a little more work. Maybe next week for TWRP.

ShaunMT

[B-Man]

Awesome news! Thank you! Will one of the data/SD partition options you talk about be the option to completely eliminate the internal SD all together and only use the external SD? Or will that be an option farther down the road?

[shaunmt]

Awesome news! Thank you! Will one of the data/SD partition options you talk about be the option to completely iliminate the internal SD all together and only use the external SD? Or will that be an option farther down the road?

I still need to test that option. Should be soon, but necessarily tonight.

ShaunMT

[orlandoamg360]

Excellent! Looking forward to regaining Root access!

[shaunmt]

I believe the modified ROM is ready. I'll package everything up, perform a final test and upload it sometime tonight.

I might be able to get some optional patches to change the /data and /sd card sizes ready also.


TWRP recovery still needs a little more work. Maybe next week for TWRP.

ShaunMT

Sorry guys... you're going to have to wait at least another day. Had to take the family out to dinner, have homework to finish yet, and need to get to bed because I've got an early meeting at the office in the morning.

ShaunMT

[B-Man]

No problem, take your time.

That powering off without warning thing others have been talking about has happened to me three times now. I remember you saying the reason kingo root app recognizes the tablet as a different tablet is because Nextbook is sloppy with their ROM's and use all or parts of the same ROM for multiple tablets. Anyway I got to thinking, when the tablet shuts down without warning the battery level says there is still maybe 25% battery left, and maybe the battery indicator part of the ROM is from a different tablet with a bigger battery. Is this something that can be fixed in your ROM eventually?

[shaunmt]

No problem, take your time.

That powering off without warning thing others have been talking about has happened to me three times now. I remember you saying the reason kingo root app recognizes the tablet as a different tablet is because Nextbook is sloppy with their ROM's and use all or parts of the same ROM for multiple tablets. Anyway I got to thinking, when the tablet shuts down without warning the battery level says there is still maybe 25% battery left, and maybe the battery indicator part of the ROM is from a different tablet with a bigger battery. Is this something that can be fixed in your ROM eventually?

I'm not sure about that... I haven't experienced it myself, but I probably haven't used my tab long enough to drain the battery...

I think most of the stuff leftover from other models that I've seen is either build.prop entries or .ko / .so files that are no longer used.

I don't know much about how battery management works on Android. Maybe there are some apps that could recalibrate the battery indicator?

ShaunMT

[orlandoamg360]

I'm not sure about that... I haven't experienced it myself, but I probably haven't used my tab long enough to drain the battery...

I think most of the stuff leftover from other models that I've seen is either build.prop entries or .ko / .so files that are no longer used.

I don't know much about how battery management works on Android. Maybe there are some apps that could recalibrate the battery indicator?

ShaunMT

There is tons of battery calibration apps in the Play Store, but they all require Root.