Zeepad 7.0 (Allwinner A13) Screen Won't Rotate (Tough One?)

[papamark]

I purchased two of these tablets from NoMoreRack.com. Immediately tried to root one using Uberizer. It screwed it up. I downloaded the firmware from Zeepad website and Livesuit. Did full format and reinstall of stock firmware but now the G-sensor doesn't work. When I turned on the second one, there was a g-sensor app that immediately loaded at first boot. It works fine. The g-sensor app would load on the first one before it was bricked and restored with stock rom. I used Uberizer to do a Rom Dump of the second functioning tablet. I was able to root the second by using the Impactor program. What I would like to do is extract the g-sensor software and code and install it to the first tablet. After some research, I have seen some people say that the g-sensor may be "commented" out in a rc file or something. I'm new to this, so I don't know where to find these files or how to edit them. I have all the KO files from /system/vendor directory. I did figure out the sensor is mxc622x on the working tablet. It is loaded on the non rotating tablet as well. I get the impression that the stock img file from zeepad.net does not have it turned on. I have re-installed the stock firmware several times. Tablet works in every way except it won't auto rotate unless a program calls for it. For example: Tablet is in portrait mode. A game is loaded that requires landscape. Tablet will rotate to landscape and stay that way until another program "rotates" back.

Summed up:
How can I check to see if the g-sensor is "turned off" or "commented" in a system file and turn it back on?
or
Can I turn the Rom Dump into a Img file that I can flash?
or
Anyone else have any other ideas?

Thanks.

[elektrik]

I purchased two of these tablets from NoMoreRack.com. Immediately tried to root one using Uberizer. It screwed it up. I downloaded the firmware from Zeepad website and Livesuit. Did full format and reinstall of stock firmware but now the G-sensor doesn't work. When I turned on the second one, there was a g-sensor app that immediately loaded at first boot. It works fine. The g-sensor app would load on the first one before it was bricked and restored with stock rom. I used Uberizer to do a Rom Dump of the second functioning tablet. I was able to root the second by using the Impactor program. What I would like to do is extract the g-sensor software and code and install it to the first tablet. After some research, I have seen some people say that the g-sensor may be "commented" out in a rc file or something. I'm new to this, so I don't know where to find these files or how to edit them. I have all the KO files from /system/vendor directory. I did figure out the sensor is mxc622x on the working tablet. It is loaded on the non rotating tablet as well. I get the impression that the stock img file from zeepad.net does not have it turned on. I have re-installed the stock firmware several times. Tablet works in every way except it won't auto rotate unless a program calls for it. For example: Tablet is in portrait mode. A game is loaded that requires landscape. Tablet will rotate to landscape and stay that way until another program "rotates" back.

Summed up:
How can I check to see if the g-sensor is "turned off" or "commented" in a system file and turn it back on?
or
Can I turn the Rom Dump into a Img file that I can flash?
or
Anyone else have any other ideas?

Thanks.

There should be an easier way. Go into your android settings, and click 'display'. There should be an option to enable/disable-auto rotation (going off memory since I don't have a tablet in front of me.

[papamark]

Tried the auto rotate setting

I tried the auto rotate setting. It didn't work. It is checked but it still won't auto rotate. I know it can because it was doing it before I did the stock recovery from Zeepad.net but it won't now.

[elektrik]

Zeepad 7.0 (Allwinner A13) Screen Won't Rotate (Tough One?)

Are you using the stock launcher or Apex? Does auto rotate not work across the board or only in certain apps?


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[papamark]

Stock launcher

I use the stock launcher. The tablet starts out in landscape. When I runan app that requires portrait, it will rotate but will stay that way till I run something that requires landscape. Then it stays that way.

[themonolisa]

ummmmmm

I don't understand. It goes to portrait when you need it to and landscape when needed. What's the issue? You do know you are talking about tablet that cost far below what mainstream tablets are. Personally the one complaint I have about my Galaxy Note 2 is the gsensor is way to sensitive. I would prefer it to stay put.