How to root Polaroid S8-S10 > TUT <

[elektrik]

My S8 is unrootable. I am willing, if you can provide me a safe way to test. Well scratch that, I bought at Kohls, so will just test it.

Like I said, these tablets are usually pretty unbrickable (unless Polaroid has changed something). If you can do the key combo to get it into flash mode (depending on the tablet, it's something like home/vol up/power 3 times or whatever), it would pretty much are guaranteed to not brick....

[elektrik]

Ok. Try this one-it's for the S8 (since apparently the S10 has it's own Phoenixsuit image).

If you need the S10 instead, let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz7o6n89ufnosek/AS8_modified_stock.zip

(unzip first. I compressed to save space.)

[thel8elvis]

Thanks!

Anyone else try this?

I did, it worked as expected.

[thel8elvis]

Ok. Try this one-it's for the S8 (since apparently the S10 has it's own Phoenixsuit image).

If you need the S10 instead, let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz7o6n89ufnosek/AS8_modified_stock.zip

(unzip first. I compressed to save space.)

I can try a ROM, if you would like. Any suggestions on a ROM manager for this tab ? I have not installed one, as I didn't know anyone was making custom roms

ETA: or are you using the phoenix update tool thing to install the new rom ?

[PMisYMMV]

Cant download the ROM

Ok. Try this one-it's for the S8 (since apparently the S10 has it's own Phoenixsuit image).

If you need the S10 instead, let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz7o6n89ufnosek/AS8_modified_stock.zip

(unzip first. I compressed to save space.)

Page loads forever. I am not able to download the ROM. Can you please provide it at different location or a way to download it?

Also, once I download, do I have to flash like a firmware through PhoenixSuit?

[elektrik]

you have to unzip the. zip file and then flash wirh the Phoenix suite tool. as for alternate locations, I can upload to the fraktab server, but that probably won't happen for a few days

[jimn2tdi]

Ok. Try this one-it's for the S8 (since apparently the S10 has it's own Phoenixsuit image).

If you need the S10 instead, let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz7o6n89ufnosek/AS8_modified_stock.zip

(unzip first. I compressed to save space.)

Can we get an A/S 10 version? It would be nice to have a stock version. However. I used the OP method to root my A/S 10 after installing the update from Southern Telecom. So far Root and ADB work fine.

[Avenger I]

Ok. Try this one-it's for the S8 (since apparently the S10 has it's own Phoenixsuit image).

If you need the S10 instead, let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz7o6n89ufnosek/AS8_modified_stock.zip

(unzip first. I compressed to save space.)

This image fails at 23percent anything else I should do.

[elektrik]

This image fails at 23percent anything else I should do.

nope, and that's what I was afraid of....

[Avenger I]

nope, and that's what I was afraid of....

I spent a lotof time last night work with allwinner kitchen do you think the images aren't repacking properly of not unpacking properly

[PMisYMMV]

nope, and that's what I was afraid of....

does that mean no more testing needed on this? Dropbox seems to have just opened up for me, finally.

[guessyet]

I spent a lotof time last night work with allwinner kitchen do you think the images aren't repacking properly of not unpacking properly

I have had problems with kitchen trying to build a rom for the s8.. the output kitchen uses doesnt work.. even when i convert it over to fex format.. i can get the rom to flash to the device however, it boot past the boot image.. the only way i have been able to modify the images is to unpack them using windows, then move them to linux and manually modify them, then move back to windows and repack.. this method takes time but it will give me a results that work.. i have uploaded an adb enabled s8 image to mediafire.. once this image is flashed with phoenixsuite the device will boot with adb support.. this image is 4.2.2 google updated version.. once booted you will need to enable dev options through the 'about tablet' section. and go in and disable adb and re-enable it.. after that you will be able to run impactor to drop su into the xbin directory.. and then you can install your supersu app..

http://www.mediafire.com/download/za1nbcl9xy95ams/Modified-AS8_0827_GMS-20130909.zip

BTW, one of the things i am working on is getting kitchen to be compatible with these devices.. however, there are many other things i am trying to do as well.. like getting cwm working on them, as well as producing a custom rom with some speed enhancements with better memory management. my work is far from being done on this..

[PMisYMMV]

I have had problems with kitchen trying to build a rom for the s8.. the output kitchen uses doesnt work.. even when i convert it over to fex format.. i can get the rom to flash to the device however, it boot past the boot image.. the only way i have been able to modify the images is to unpack them using windows, then move them to linux and manually modify them, then move back to windows and repack.. this method takes time but it will give me a results that work.. i have uploaded an adb enabled s8 image to mediafire.. once this image is flashed with phoenixsuite the device will boot with adb support.. this image is 4.2.2 google updated version.. once booted you will need to enable dev options through the 'about tablet' section. and go in and disable adb and re-enable it.. after that you will be able to run impactor to drop su into the xbin directory.. and then you can install your supersu app..

http://www.mediafire.com/download/za1nbcl9xy95ams/Modified-AS8_0827_GMS-20130909.zip

BTW, one of the things i am working on is getting kitchen to be compatible with these devices.. however, there are many other things i am trying to do as well.. like getting cwm working on them, as well as producing a custom rom with some speed enhancements with better memory management. my work is far from being done on this..

I flashed this image. But I am still stuck with Windows driver issue. Did this work for anyone?
"This device can not start (Code error: 10)"
PhoenixSuit lets me flash it by using the key trick, but thats it. Windows does not recognize it. I dont get any prompt on the tablet when USB is plugged in, saying to enable mass storage etc...
Is there a way you can build your rom image with su in it, that way we can skip the Cydia and su part?


Here is one more thing I noticed. I uninstalled USB driver. When I connect the tablet in flash mode (powered off, press and hold volume button and plugin), windows installs the driver and device shows fine in device manager, no errors. But once I switch the device on, it disappears from device manager as if device is plugged off.

So may be this image didnt enable the adb on the tablet after all. Did any one else try this image and able to have windows adb enabled?

[guessyet]

I flashed this image. But I am still stuck with Windows driver issue. Did this work for anyone?
"This device can not start (Code error: 10)"
PhoenixSuit lets me flash it by using the key trick, but thats it. Windows does not recognize it. I dont get any prompt on the tablet when USB is plugged in, saying to enable mass storage etc...
Is there a way you can build your rom image with su in it, that way we can skip the Cydia and su part?


Here is one more thing I noticed. I uninstalled USB driver. When I connect the tablet in flash mode (powered off, press and hold volume button and plugin), windows installs the driver and device shows fine in device manager, no errors. But once I switch the device on, it disappears from device manager as if device is plugged off.

So may be this image didnt enable the adb on the tablet after all. Did any one else try this image and able to have windows adb enabled?

The key trick will put the device into flash mode for phoenixsuit. there will be no adb support during this. once the flash has completed the device will reboot and you will have to do the wifi and google login stuff.. as you would have to with the stock image.. once past the initial setup please enable developer options and disable and re-enable adb.. this should kick in the device install for windows to allow for normal adb operations..

Please let me know if you disabled and enabled adb in the developer options (you have to enable developer options through the 'about tablet' section in order for it to show up).

[PMisYMMV]

The key trick will put the device into flash mode for phoenixsuit. there will be no adb support during this. once the flash has completed the device will reboot and you will have to do the wifi and google login stuff.. as you would have to with the stock image.. once past the initial setup please enable developer options and disable and re-enable adb.. this should kick in the device install for windows to allow for normal adb operations..

Please let me know if you disabled and enabled adb in the developer options (you have to enable developer options through the 'about tablet' section in order for it to show up).

I did enable hidden developer options and then noticed USB debugging is already enabled, so I followed your instructions about disabling and enabling USB debugger opton, done several times, but windows does not seem to recognize it.

Update
Just to make sure, I followed this process one more time. But disable-enabling the USB debugger option, driver installation did not kick off, so guessing adb thing does not work in this image.
Only difference I see from what you wrote is, my device did not automatically boot after firmware upgrade. I got firmware upgrade successful message on Windows, then I had to manually power on the tablet. Thats the only difference. Apart from that I followed your instructions to T.
Is there anything I am missing?