S7 reinstall android/rom?

[elektrik]

ugh. Polaroid strikes again. ok, someone point me to the links for this tablet and i'll modify the livesuit image to have google play and root.

Google certification for play services requires unroot. A rooted tablet you have to install play yourself. A play certified tablet you have to root yourself. Silly, isn't it?

[jimwallcft]

S7 Firmware

ugh. Polaroid strikes again. ok, someone point me to the links for this tablet and i'll modify the livesuit image to have google play and root.

http://southerntelecom.com/s7/index.html

[jimwallcft]

S7 Firmware

ugh. Polaroid strikes again. ok, someone point me to the links for this tablet and i'll modify the livesuit image to have google play and root.

Elecktrik,

I am using Online Nandroid for backing up on the S7. The app developer had the following question:

"On 12/9/2013 9:35 AM, Ameer Dawood wrote:

Information about your device is rare on the internet. Would you be able to direct me to a place where I can obtain information about partition layout for that device? A scatter file, PIT file, a link to any github repos for your device, or recovery.fstab from recovery ramdisk would be just fine."

Is this something you can help me with? Thank you.

[elektrik]

Possibly. There is a .fex file that's extracted when I unpack the image that should have the info he needs.

When I download the image, I'll (try to) remember to email that info to you.

Elecktrik,

I am using Online Nandroid for backing up on the S7. The app developer had the following question:

"On 12/9/2013 9:35 AM, Ameer Dawood wrote:

Information about your device is rare on the internet. Would you be able to direct me to a place where I can obtain information about partition layout for that device? A scatter file, PIT file, a link to any github repos for your device, or recovery.fstab from recovery ramdisk would be just fine."

Is this something you can help me with? Thank you.

[jimwallcft]

S7 Firmware

As a temporary fix until Elektrik works his magic, as explained at the beginning post, SnapPea will allow access using the RSA Security required on 4.2.2. After using Impactor to push "su" on the tablet, you can reset the tablet and it will wipe the Impactor program off the tablet and still retain "su" with permissions and partial root. Trying to use ADB and the root command results in the following message:

adb cannot run as root in production builds

To gain full ADB root access install, ADB Insecure from Chainfire. It is available free or for purchase on Google Play. It can be optionally loaded at boot.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687590

Thank you, Chainfire!

ugh. Polaroid strikes again. ok, someone point me to the links for this tablet and i'll modify the livesuit image to have google play and root.

[elektrik]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1cj8l7oj1duthxa/Polaroid_S7_modified_stock.img

Ok, I tried to add root to this....Didn't unpack correctly, which concerns me so I would like someone to test this please.

[BlingDiggity]

Just got 2 s7 @ Toys R Us for $49.99 ea. The S8 is on sale right now for $59.99. Pretty good tablets for the price, but I made the mistake of upgrading and lost root. They came stock rooted believe it or not. Had Play store and everything on it and then found the update. Can't believe they would sell them rooted with 4.2 and then update them to 4.2.2 without root. The update is a big improvement over the original rom though.

Yeah I don't know diddly about the S7, but I have two A8's which I bought at Walgreens for $90 each. I can't remember where I saw it but I'm fairly certain the only difference between the A8 and the S8 is the processor. The former comes with dual-core 1ghz processor, the latter with dual-core 1.5ghz.

But, much like your S7, after updating to latest firmware, root and adb access are completely lost.

As a temporary fix until Elektrik works his magic, as explained at the beginning post, SnapPea will allow access using the RSA Security required on 4.2.2. After using Impactor to push "su" on the tablet, you can reset the tablet and it will wipe the Impactor program off the tablet and still retain "su" with permissions and partial root. Trying to use ADB and the root command results in the following message:

adb cannot run as root in production builds

To gain full ADB root access install, ADB Insecure from Chainfire. It is available free or for purchase on Google Play. It can be optionally loaded at boot.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687590

Thank you, Chainfire!

Gonna try this on my A8 I updated earlier. Will post results.

[jimwallcft]

Elektric,

Were you able to find the file when you unpacked the S7 image?

- Jim Turner


From Elektric,

Possibly. There is a .fex file that's extracted when I unpack the image that should have the info he needs.

When I download the image, I'll (try to) remember to email that info to you.


Originally Posted by jimwallcft
Elecktrik,

I am using Online Nandroid for backing up on the S7. The app developer had the following question:

"On 12/9/2013 9:35 AM, Ameer Dawood wrote:
Information about your device is rare on the internet. Would you be able to direct me to a place where I can obtain information about partition layout for that device? A scatter file, PIT file, a link to any github repos for your device, or recovery.fstab from recovery ramdisk would be just fine."



Is this something you can help me with? Thank you.

[elektrik]

Oh ya! forgot! eill look at it tomorrow and try to get to you

[guessyet]

I have submitted the recovery.fstab info to the guy already for the S8.. I sent it to him 3 or 4 days ago. I have not checked to see if he has updated the device scripts lately. I am sure it will be soon. I am thinking the S7 is the same as the S8.

[jimwallcft]

S7 Firmware

Thanks, Elektric. Also, I saw on another thread you have a rooted version for the S7. However, I did not find the dropbox link. Also, is it Android 4.1 or 4.2? I am looking for 4.2 at this time.

Oh ya! forgot! eill look at it tomorrow and try to get to you

[elektrik]

Thanks, Elektric. Also, I saw on another thread you have a rooted version for the S7. However, I did not find the dropbox link. Also, is it Android 4.1 or 4.2? I am looking for 4.2 at this time.

herr's the link, but given the s8 ROM failure, I'm not hopeful

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1cj8l7oj1d...fied_stock.img

[Oskker]

Re: S7 reinstall android/rom?

herr's the link, but given the s8 ROM failure, I'm not hopeful

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1cj8l7oj1d...fied_stock.img

How do you root the s7 tablet? I can't seem to room it. Thanks.

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[Langdon]

What did you use to unpack the file? I'm planning on working on this.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1cj8l7oj1d...fied_stock.img


Ok, I tried to add root to this....Didn't unpack correctly, which concerns me so I would like someone to test this please.

[Vampireslug]

I just picked up an S7 (AS7- 20130827) from Kohl's last week and am curious about updating it... it's 4.2.2, has Google Play and all of the apps but connecting via USB doesn't work. I've pretty much figured a CyanogenMod ROM isn't going to happen but maybe I can at least root it. Maybe.