polaroid ptab8000 8" ics tablet. got su, but cant get market on it

[cheenouvue14]

If the stock ROM is already rooted, then using that package is a bad idea - not least because it replaces your build.prop with one from another (possibly incompatible) system.

If this tablet is like the other Polaroids I've seen, it already has every file you need for get Google PlayStore except Vending.apk. If you know how to use ADB, then find that file, push it to /system/app, and you're done. (Just in case... be sure GoogleServicesFramework.apk is also in /system/app - if not, add it.)

So I have root and what else do you need to push using adb to system\app other then vending and googleservicesframework? What rom do you have installed or had that are better than stock?

[elektrik]

Ok folks-check the other thread out. I posted an updated stock zip which removes the preinstall bloat, root and google play. The usual disclaimer applies (I don't own the tablet so if it works yay, if it doesn't, I'll try but you're on your own if you screw it up), but it should flash just fine. You follow the flashing instructions the same as on the Polaroid site.

here's the link to the other thread where it's posted. If it works then I'll put it in my sticky thread.

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?2487-Anyone-have-a-PTAB8000-and-rooted-it-yet&p=37411#post37411

[gti]

Thanks Elektrik for your effort.
I tried it and it does not complete the flash and error out.
I did not captured the output messages.

Luckily I can flash to the official ROM and all looks fine now.
So anyone who wants to try it can do so knowing you can flash back to the official ROM anytime.

I will try to redo the flash and capture the messages for you a little later.

[elektrik]

Thanks Elektrik for your effort.
I tried it and it does not complete the flash and error out.
I did not captured the output messages.

Luckily I can flash to the official ROM and all looks fine now.
So anyone who wants to try it can do so knowing you can flash back to the official ROM anytime.

I will try to redo the flash and capture the messages for you a little later.

ok. will work on it

[gti]

Error messages alraedy posted in the other thread:

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?2487-Anyone-have-a-PTAB8000-and-rooted-it-yet

[elektrik]

Error messages alraedy posted in the other thread:
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...-rooted-it-yet

Try this new OTA package. I signed the PTAB8000-ota-V00.90.00.20120813.zip but I can't install it on mine (obviously) because I have a 701C

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s4xut01a28jrhv6/Iv7gpWSzfa/signed_PTAB8000_Firmware_SD_OTAv1.0E.zip

[chata9]

I was also able to successfully load the market with the steps posted by brujo123 and isy. Thanks! I am however still having trouble with the screen rotation issue (90 degrees off). I edited the build.prop file as instructed by adding the following:
ro.sf.hwrotation=270
ro.sf.gsensorposition=4
ro.sf.ecompassposition=4
allow_all_orientations=1

there was a line in there that i removed (thought this was for instruction purposes only):
"#0~7 You are required to get the correct install direction according the sensor placement on target board"

i then proceeded to remove the file "/data/local.prop" using the three additional instructions,

1) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb shell
2) shell@android:/ # rm /data/local.prop
3) shell@android:/ # exit

and rebooted... did nothing

am i missing something? Did i mess up on the build.prop file? Any help is appreciate. I am so close I can taste it! Thanks again for everyones help and input.

[tkang]

HELP

hi guys,
thank you first of all for all of the information out here. Lots of good stuff out here.
Now a little background story, my girls received a Polaroid PTAB8000 tablet as a gift and they were so excited to start using it but to their dismay found out that they could not download apps from the google play store. Being the good daddy that I am (and having successfully worked with a couple of Samsung phones) I told them "no problem I can take car of it in a couple of hours". 1 sd card purchase and 4 days later I was about ready to throw it against the wall.
By looking at this forum and doing quick searches, I think this model is not very popular and very few posts actually deal with it. Fortunately, I was able to piece together info from here and other posts to successfully install gapps (and the google store) successfully. So for here is what I did:

1. downloaded the Market Fix from LiquidLimez here: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...Uploaded-File) (thank you LL!!!)
2. downloaded superuser.apk and su here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
3. in my PC, I unzipped all files and placed superuser.apk and su in the same root folder as Market Fix files
4. using the SOME of the steps in the Dumping ROM forum (link: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...sing-ADB-guide and specifically the joshendy post, #17) I typed the following commands to get the ADB shell to give me a # prompt:

• i) open a command prompt
• ii) navigate to the folder where you dumped the files in step 3
• iii)typed: c:\(dumpedfolder)> adb shell
• iv) shell@android:/ $ mv /data/local/tmp /data/local/tmp.bak
• v) shell@android:/ $ ln -s /data /data/local/tmp
• vi) shell@android:/ $ exit
• vii) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb reboot (<---this will reboot the tablet, wait until screen is up)
• viii) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb wait-for-device
• ix) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb shell
• x) shell@android:/ $ echo ro.kernel.qemu=1 >/data/local.prop
• xi) shell@android:/ $ exit
• xii) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb reboot (<--this will reboot tablet again, this time the screen will not come on, wait about 60 seconds before continuing)
• xiii) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb wait-for-device
• xiv) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb remount (this should come up --> remount succeeded)
• xv) C:\dumpedfolder)> adb push su /system/bin/su
• xvi) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb shell
• You now should have a # prompt!!!

5. type exit at the # prompt and it should take you to the c:\(dumpedfolder)> prompt
6. type RunMe.bat and watch the screen as it should begin pushing the files to the tablet.
7. follow the prompts and you are done!

thanks again to all of those whose post are mentioned here. Now if someone would help by figuring out how to create some good roms for these things.....

So I follow the steps above and get to the point:

• xiv) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb remount (this should come up --> remount succeeded)

and get the following error: remount failed: Operation not permitted

Am I missing something? I cant push any files or get superuser or su to the tablet. I always get Permission failed when attempting to do so. I have USB debugging on, is there anything I need to do prior to these adb and shell commands?

I have root explorer (the paid version) and do not see any options to make any folder chages. When I click on permissions for system folder I see
Permissions: rwxr-xr-x
Owner: root
Group: root

No option to change permissions either.

Any help would be great. Thanks

[tkang]

ugh

I even run LiquidLimez's Root.bat and it gives the same errors that the permissions failed.

I did find a way to copy superuser.apk and su to the tablet but when I use root explorer to move the file to the /system/bin folder it says it moves there but never actually does.

How do I get permisison to use this tablet the the way that I want?

[wilderf353]

I followed the steps and have the market working, but I can not get the calendar to sync with either of my Google Calendars. I keep getting this message:

[B]Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped ...[/B]

Contacts and email syncing do work. I have :
- reloaded the stock image and redone the upgrade documented earlier in the thread twice and I can not get my calendars to sync (or even download the names of the calendars)
- tried multiple calendar apps
- tried clearing the calendar data
- tried creating a new google account on the tablet and syncing with it's calendar
- tried deleting, then re-adding my existing google accounts.

I am thinking that maybe I have the wrong version of the GoogleServicesFramework-signed.apk???

I have Android version 4.0.3. I need to do some research to see if I need a different version.

Is anyone else having this problem?

[lgmayka]

Most but not all apps work

The instructions that brujo123 and isy provided work. To avoid any possible issues, I factory reset my tablet before executing the steps provided by brujo123. After downloading the Market Fix (step 1), I used Notepad, an editor, to add the four instructions that isy provided in #11 to the file "/ICS/build.prop". After finishing all the other 6 steps, I reconnected the tablet with my PC in debugging mode and removed the file "/data/local.prop" using three additional instructions,

1) C:\(dumpedfolder)> adb shell
2) shell@android:/ # rm /data/local.prop
3) shell@android:/ # exit

The final step, as provided by isy, is to restart the tablet. And it's done! Everything works well so far in my tablet.

Most but not all apps work for me. Here are the failures:

- Amazon Appstore works correctly upon login, but after a reboot just hangs. It can only be re-entered by clearing its data and cache (or by uninstalling and reinstalling it).

- The latest YouTube app crashes. I had to uninstall all updates (i.e., go back to the Market Fix version) and disable automatic update.

- Flixster will not play movies because the tablet appears to be rooted. Can I fix this simply by uninstalling Superuser?

[lgmayka]

Tablet's WiFi won't work with Android Hotspot

One more problem: The Tablet will connect to an Android phone's Hotspot, but no throughput will actually occur.

[lgmayka]

- Flixster will not play movies because the tablet appears to be rooted. Can I fix this simply by uninstalling Superuser?

Note that after the procedure described earlier in this thread, the tablet is not actually rooted. OTA Rootkeeper will not work, nor will CPU Master.

So in other words, we are getting the disadvantages of rooting (inability to play movies in Flixster) without the advantages of rooting (raising the clock rate).

Is there a solution to this, one way or the other?

[go2vegas]

With this tablet do you see each individual pixel on the display? I see what seems to be 1,000 little squares on it. Making picture viewing bad. I took the first one back and the second looks the same.
The size is perfect and can deal with having to root it. But, if this is the way the display is supposed to look. I don't think I can handle it.

[lgmayka]

I see what seems to be 1,000 little squares on it.

You did remove the plastic screen protector, didn't you?