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    #1

    YES! Notpod's dump was good! But not all that is needed is here

    OK guys, Notpod PM'ed me some dumps he made.

    We do not need data or cache. But he did give me boot.img and system.img AND they work!
    I am able to easily mount them in Linux.

    So I have looked at boot.img and I can now easily change init.rc to give you guys permanent root. I can also inject Google Play directly into system.img. These images are standard ext4 mounts.

    However I have not learned yet how to flash or even if you can flash part of a ROM like boot.img or system.img alone? You can probably use ADB to push the new images?
    As far as a ROM goes, based on reading so far, you must make a ROM and flash the entire thing. You make a ROM using the tools. To do that we will still need rootfs and recovery I think?

    Anyway I will have his boot.img and system.img uploaded for you all to download from here so you have them. If someone can figure out how to flash or even puch the new images I can easily now make you guys a custom boot.img and system.img!!!

    Here is the download for Notpod's dump of boot.img and system.img

    http://video.freaktab.com/?subpath=f...and_system.zip

    Bob
    "Pzebacz im, bo nie wiedzą, co czynią"
    "Прости им, они не ведают, что творят"
    "Perdona loro perché non sanno quello che fanno"
    "Vergib ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun"
    "Vergeef hen want ze weten niet wat ze doen"
    "Pardonne-leur car ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font"
    "Perdónalos porque no saben que lo que hacen"
    "Oprosti im, jer ne znaju što čine"
    "Forgive them as they know not what they do"





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    #2
    Download link posted

    Bob
    "Pzebacz im, bo nie wiedzą, co czynią"
    "Прости им, они не ведают, что творят"
    "Perdona loro perché non sanno quello che fanno"
    "Vergib ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun"
    "Vergeef hen want ze weten niet wat ze doen"
    "Pardonne-leur car ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font"
    "Perdónalos porque no saben que lo que hacen"
    "Oprosti im, jer ne znaju što čine"
    "Forgive them as they know not what they do"





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      #3
      I found this:
      Page not found – southern telecom
      http://southerntelecom.com/polaroidsupport/firmware_guide.html


      It's the factory's guide to updating firmware should they make any official update releases (though there are none yet for PMID701c). I attempted to get into some sort of recovery mode with this procedure but no luck yet.

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        #4
        Originally posted by artistlogic View Post
        I found this:
        Page not found – southern telecom
        http://southerntelecom.com/polaroidsupport/firmware_guide.html


        It's the factory's guide to updating firmware should they make any official update releases (though there are none yet for PMID701c). I attempted to get into some sort of recovery mode with this procedure but no luck yet.
        OK so first be careful with this. It is very unclear what device this is for! Polaroid has several devices. Some are rockchip and some are others. This procedure to me sounds like a rockchip procedure where you copy update.img to the sdcard and the recovery system will see it and flash it on next boot. THIS IS NOT the procedure you use to flash a custom ROM. It is for updating a ROM and the update does not erase the other areas that usually need to be erased for a new custom ROM.

        Again this sure sounds like a rockchip procedure. Based on what I have read for A10 it is a different process.

        Bob
        "Pzebacz im, bo nie wiedzą, co czynią"
        "Прости им, они не ведают, что творят"
        "Perdona loro perché non sanno quello che fanno"
        "Vergib ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun"
        "Vergeef hen want ze weten niet wat ze doen"
        "Pardonne-leur car ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font"
        "Perdónalos porque no saben que lo que hacen"
        "Oprosti im, jer ne znaju što čine"
        "Forgive them as they know not what they do"





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          #5
          ClockworkMod Recovery coming soon hopefully

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            #6
            WOW! I knew the gates were about to open

            Thanks for examining those .imgs. Glad they worked, I was pretty sure they would or I would'nt have linked them, but ya know. I sent you 2 maybe_boot.img and no u-boot or recovery. I will post you links to the other nand block .imgs as soon as I can.

            What else would you like me to do?

            So the way flashing works is to put the ROM on the internal "sdcard" and then it detects it and starts the flash. Meaning you can only flash a working device?!? Anyway if this is the way it works the name/name structure of the update filename should be findable in /sysyem or maybe all it does is look for the first .zip it comes to?!? Sounds like it should be in the SD card mount and scan stuff, maybe?

            Sorry I am a little slappy happy ATM. You guys rock! I will back at it in earnest MON if there is anything left to do that is!

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              #7
              Notpod, we have still not made a complete ROM yet. The tools I posted are needed to make a ROM no matter how it gets flashed!

              I have spent quite a bit of the day looking at your dumps. WHAT A FREAKIN MESS THEY MADE! It is full of dirty links, sym links that are gone, etc. Much clean up can be done here.
              In my opinion, this is one of the dirtiest ROMS I have seen yet! A pure port from somewhere, then hacked up to work, with a total mess inside!

              I have also studied how to get many things done. When someone knows the tools and can make a ROM package, I will edit system and boot to do the hard work! I just cannot make a ROM and test it!

              So my first ask is for you guys to use the dumps and make a flashable "stock" ROM! THEN I will make my mods and let you download them to add to the ROM package.

              Sound fair?

              FYI see all the insmod commands in this ROMs init? Kernel driver injection! So adding stuff to the kernel should be a breeze

              You guys got a kick ass tablet with a very customizable ROM. I see great things for this Tab with people working at it

              I wish I could help more!

              Bob
              "Pzebacz im, bo nie wiedzą, co czynią"
              "Прости им, они не ведают, что творят"
              "Perdona loro perché non sanno quello che fanno"
              "Vergib ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun"
              "Vergeef hen want ze weten niet wat ze doen"
              "Pardonne-leur car ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font"
              "Perdónalos porque no saben que lo que hacen"
              "Oprosti im, jer ne znaju što čine"
              "Forgive them as they know not what they do"





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                #8
                Time to teach for those that may not know.

                Notpod's images are ext4 file systems.

                Want to mod them yourself?

                Do this in linux (NO! You cannot do anything with these in Windows!)

                Put them in a folder in linux from your home directory.
                Then open a command shell to your folder you made.
                I am going to assume your using Ubuntu or something similar where you must us the sudo command.

                First make a directory (folder) to mount to. Type this:
                mkdir system

                OK now lets mount system.img
                type this:
                sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img system

                Now open that system folder you made and BAM everything is there! Edit what you want! Add what you want.

                All done? Do this command:
                sudo umount system

                Now system.img will be closed and anything you did will be saved in system.img

                You can do the same to boot.img.

                A little "teaching" from me to those not so linux savvy. Trust me Windows folks. Get VirtualBox and install Ubuntu in a VM. YOU TOO can help make this ROM. Linux is not scary! Especially in a VM where you can HOSE IT and do it all over if needed

                Bob
                "Pzebacz im, bo nie wiedzą, co czynią"
                "Прости им, они не ведают, что творят"
                "Perdona loro perché non sanno quello che fanno"
                "Vergib ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun"
                "Vergeef hen want ze weten niet wat ze doen"
                "Pardonne-leur car ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font"
                "Perdónalos porque no saben que lo que hacen"
                "Oprosti im, jer ne znaju što čine"
                "Forgive them as they know not what they do"





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                  #9
                  teach me o tabet sage


                  A little "teaching" from me to those not so linux savvy. Trust me Windows folks. Get VirtualBox and install Ubuntu in a VM. YOU TOO can help make this ROM. Linux is not scary! Especially in a VM where you can HOSE IT and do it all over if needed

                  Bob
                  I am swamped tomorrow, but hopefully by tuesday i will have my dual boot ubuntu going and i can get into the nuts and bolts of this thing

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Finless View Post
                    I have also studied how to get many things done. When someone knows the tools and can make a ROM package, I will edit system and boot to do the hard work! I just cannot make a ROM and test it!
                    Bob
                    For clarification, do you mean that not having the recovery/kernel/misc images for this device is the stopping point for creating the ROM package? I ask because I can pretty easily create the ROM packages for my ARNOVA 10 G2, given the images (such as is included in your releases). But of course, it seems you don't have it for this device, so that would also stop things in the tracks. Just checking!

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                      #11
                      From reading about A10 you use a tool supplied by Allwinner that makes a ROM image. In that is the following. As you can see a little different than Rockchip ROMs.

                      The main parts needed to make a ROM are:
                      Root
                      System
                      Recovery
                      Boot

                      As you see there is no misc.img they also have a root.img which I believe is the kernel. Not sure though.
                      When I mount boot and system in linux what is in them is the same as RK ROMs.

                      Bob
                      "Pzebacz im, bo nie wiedzą, co czynią"
                      "Прости им, они не ведают, что творят"
                      "Perdona loro perché non sanno quello che fanno"
                      "Vergib ihnen, denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun"
                      "Vergeef hen want ze weten niet wat ze doen"
                      "Pardonne-leur car ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font"
                      "Perdónalos porque no saben que lo que hacen"
                      "Oprosti im, jer ne znaju što čine"
                      "Forgive them as they know not what they do"





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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Finless View Post
                        As you see there is no misc.img they also have a root.img which I believe is the kernel. Not sure though.
                        When I mount boot and system in linux what is in them is the same as RK ROMs.

                        Bob
                        Gotcha, so it appears more specific to the device and image formats. Was just wondering if it was a matter of packing them together like what's needed for the Arnova 10 G2.

                        thanks,
                        -Neill.

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                          #13
                          Do we officially have everything we need as far as dumps go? I ran a backup with CWM and grabbed these:

                          if this is what we have already, i'll just keep them handy

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                            #14
                            Hey yeah I would like a copy.

                            I would like a copy of everything but data and cache. If for no other reason then to 'diff' them.

                            Had you done anything to /system prior to the dump. I dumprd mine before ever mounting /system as 'rw'.

                            Do you have dropbox? Could you put them in your public folder and PM links to me and Bob?

                            Thanks a bunch!

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by notpod View Post
                              I would like a copy of everything but data and cache. If for no other reason then to 'diff' them.

                              Had you done anything to /system prior to the dump. I dumprd mine before ever mounting /system as 'rw'.

                              Do you have dropbox? Could you put them in your public folder and PM links to me and Bob?

                              Thanks a bunch!
                              Yup I'll have it to you momentarily

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