yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible General] POQbum:
Click his name and choose to ignore him :rolleyes:

Props to cyanogen, glad to see these big companies welcoming developers like him.
[Vibrant General] dligon:
http://androidheadlines.com/2011/08...anogen”-kondik-for-an-undisclosed-amount.html
[Vibrant General] Z-Boy:
They hired him so he couldn't make awesomeness anymore. It's a trap!!

Yeah I'm suspicious like, deal with it.
[Vibrant General] ipeench:
I'm prized it took this long. I expected this years ago... as well as it should of. He deserves a good pay check for the hard work hes done.
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
http://phandroid.com/2011/08/15/in-...ve-cyanogen-kondik-for-an-undisclosed-amount/

More to read there.

He says on the pic on that article that it won't bother with his side-project (CM)
[Vibrant General] Jasonhunterx:
Yess next touch wiz update is gonna be awesome
[Vibrant General] Z-Boy:
ok ok, starting to look good for him then. Wonder what he'll be doing exactly.

(If something gets leaked will he be the first suspect? o.O)

There I go again smh.
[Vibrant General] explodingboy70:
Seems Samsung is paying close attention. Apparently they approached supercurio a little while back and we may actually see voodoo enhancement native on Samsung devices in the future.
[Vibrant General] Z-Boy:
Are there other manufacturers hiring from the custom rom scene?
[Vibrant General] anthonys2r:
Lets hope he leaks the source code from within!!
[Vibrant General] Jasonhunterx:
This is the kind of thing that makes me love Sammy
[Vibrant General] movieaddict:
+100000000000 to that
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
Imagine if they hire Supercurio and cyanogen to work on one project. That might become the holy grail of samsung.
[Vibrant General] hackeron:
Cool! Love samsung.
[Vibrant General] Jasonhunterx:
Well at least there not like Motorola an have there head in there ass an act like there software is good an then blame bad apps :-/
[Vibrant General] whatever5:
I love where this is going but cyanogenmod is a team of devs and I doubt they did this 2 improve their twiz ui but I'm glad cyanogen got what he deserved tho ....
[Vibrant General] Mannymal:
#NEVERAGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..oh wait
[Vibrant General] Raistline:
Well we don't have to worry about the up and coming next gen phones from Moto being as google now owns/will soon own Moto. I can hardly see google blaming google or a google partner :D
[Vibrant General] dpaul007:
This is awesome how Samsung is getting all buddy-buddy with the community. Only going to make their phones that much better. I do wonder how much or what exactly he will be doing there, though.
[Vibrant General] Raistline:
I can see it now, Samsung Custom ROM portal.

Take your unlocked phone and install our official Custom ROMS do not void warranty!
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
LOL @ guys saying CM is gonna leak out the sources for Sam-phones

LOLOLOLO

its against their contract and yeah... they'd suspect him first.
[Vibrant General] s1lenz:
lol.... how about no need for voodoo enhancements on samsung anymore.... :P

now that he works for them i hope he can get the gps working.. :\
[Galaxy S II General] kirdroid:
CyanogenMod founder joins Samsung Mobile, plans to make Android more awesome – Android and Me :

http://androidandme.com/2011/08/new...ng-mobile-plans-to-make-android-more-awesome/

Good things are going to come to touchwiz? :)
[Galaxy S II General] AnDruid:
Wow. Last 24 hours have been eventful for Android, haven't they?
[Galaxy S II General] kirdroid:
I know .... Got up morning today to see google acquire moto and then this.....good day in general for android :)
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
According to that article we won't see any official Samsung firmware made by Cyanogenmod, he will be part of Samsung, which is good, but not as great as people expect ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mpdt:
I am hoping to get a custom ROM made for both the Next6 and Next7, so if anyone would like to help here are the factory ROM's.

http://www.multiupload.com/6BY8BVS5BJ---Next7's Factory ROM

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7V8MNSFI---Next6's Factory ROM
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mpdt:
Right now my friend and I are working on making the Next6 have a full read/write partition with permanent root access.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TinkerToyTommy:
I'm interested. The Next6 is on sale at Big Lots for $149...

I'm looking to pick one up. Please keep m posted!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] n_ugget:
Same here...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Legion09:
subscribed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Khafre:
I just got mine yesterday and subscribed to this thread. Please keep us informed.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
Li'm currently counting down the minutes till biglots opens. in a rush to cash my check, and grab my new cheapo tablet, to be home in time to go to my kids dr appointment.

anyone got a full list of specs on the next6?

EDIT: z4root works perfectly. Now I'm waiting on this ota firmware update to download.

It feels sluggish compared to my hd2 but I expected that. But it does render HD video quite nicely. Rooting was a breeze, and if you pick it up at biglots, be sure to splurge 15 extra for an 8gb SD card.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Khafre:
I spoke to the company today because my OTA has been trying to download for 2 days.

Apparently the OTA only changes the Boarder Books to a different carries since Boarders is closed. IT DOES NOT UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE OR OS.:confused:

Please let us know of any ROMS available on this device that would be very helpful.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CeeDub001:
Were you able to get a perminent root with z4root? I could only get a temporary root to work. What tools to use for a perminent solution

Got my next6 a day ago. Thanks all for the BigLots tip.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] max0r4axor:
i think the way the image is stored on the tablet you'll have to flash a rom that is already rooted. Im not very familiar with cooking roms but i know you'll have to use afptool to unpack the image make the changes recreate the crc for the image and repack it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
From what I've been able to glean from frantic web searching, the system partition is cramfs and is read only. Temporary root only.

Also, its possible to access the recovery menu using adb reboot recovery, but its not of much use since the thing only has two dpad buttons.

Sent from my HD2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kentisevil:
Next 6

I am very interested in this also ; I have tried to run some of the next 2 & 3 roms on this device (and they boot) but they don't really work right (IE: the touch screen doesn't work)

hopefully we can get this going!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
i've got the rom dumped, just having a spot of bother mounting a cramfs file under ubuntu.

since i've last posted i found out a bit more about the hardware involved, and how its more or less a generic 7 inch rockchip tablet, minus a few buttons, which means a good majority of the work has already been done.

Required Reading for those interested;

http://wiki.archosfans.com/index.php?title=Dump_your_Home_Tablet_rom_and_create_a_custom_rom

bit of difference is the rkupdater program doesn't work unless you can get the tab into a flasher mode of some sort. However, if you just drop the update.img in the sdcard root and insert the card while the tab is running, it seems to kick into the updater properly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kentisevil:
hold down the right hand arrow

with the Pad turned off hold the right hand arrow to put the tablet into update mode ; then you can use the RKAndroidBatchUpgrade.exe..... (you do need the USB driver - found on the first page of the next2 next3 thread)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
here ya go, (Next6)regular rom + market, still haven't got root worked out quite yet.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kentisevil:
is this for the next6 or 7?

Oh I see now this is a rom for a next6
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
Next6 Base rom for editing

heres a stock copy of update.img with an editable system.img if you feel like adding your own apps or customizing it a bit further.

happy modding
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reluttr:
I got one of these bad boys today and its a pretty decent little fellow.

I think with a root and well made custom rom it can really shine. :D

EDIT, does anyone know a way to change the icons they used? I dont really care for them because they look warped and garrish. I did manage to replace the launcher with launcherPro, "adw would crash and default to a debug launcher".

Also does anyone know how one could update SAM? Can I just reinstall the apk and it replace teh factory installed one? Also is there any better marketplaces than SAM? It seems kinda limited and lacking.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xaraphina:
I was wondering if it's possible to upgrade the next6 from 2.1 to 2.2/3~

I'm not requesting it or anything as I personally don't know anything about android or how the next6's rom works.

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reluttr:
I believe it has to be rooted before you can upgrade the firmware to another version.

Also I have noticed a issue with the custom rom above. I cannot download any apps on the marketplace for some reason. Anyone know how I could clear its cache or reset this device?

EDIT: If I do a "factory reset" though the privacy section in settings, it seems to fix the market. Of course this completely wipes the device, also the market seems to break the same way again, extremely easily.

Basically you can download a few apps, go to the homescreen, then come back to find that you magically cannot download ANY applications. Ive tried killing the market app using the advance task manager, ive tried clearing the markets cache, and even restarting the device. The only thing that works is completely restoring the device. I am hoping that you will be able to fix it, or tell me how to fix it. XD

I installed the following applications. Not sure if this matters, but it seems like market breaks when I make ADW the default launcher.

ADW Launcher

Nook

Also I have a SD card in the unit.

EDIT:

I have rooted out the cause of the problem, changing the default homescreen/launcher seems to screw with market. So while you can install and use another launcher, you CANNOT set it as the default without it screwing up the android market.

EDIT:

Humm, well color me confused, because last night I managed to switch the home launcher without it interfearing with market. But this morning when I booted up the device I could not download any applications. Could it be possible that it is deleting key files when I restart the device?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reluttr:
So, turns out that this type of device is preeeeeety common. As such there are other company's making the exact same device.

I believe this is one of them.

http://www.prestigio.com/products/personal-computers/Tablet_PC/Multipad_PMP3074B

So perhaps this would be a better place to work from? Since they have already updated the OS and it seems to be better handled. They have the ROM update in their "support" section. Ill try flashing this and hollar back if its a go or no-go.

Direct link to the rom

http://www.prestigio.com/info/product/downloads?NODE_ID=61101103718510974&ITEM=110706065048104428
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xaraphina:
the next2/3 thread listed the roms as compatible for all of them so it could be a high possibility. Tho.. just like with xbox's back in the day i'd rather not see anyone with glorified paper weights.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reluttr:
Yeah, it probably would be best to work this version out and go from there. I just hope that interest for this hasn't dropped since the guy working on it hasn't posted In a few days.

Also I still haven't figured out how to fix market. I can confirm that it has something to do with rebooting the device. It also seems to Only affect the downloading portion of market, as I can still install applications through other methods.

Clearing the cache does not fix it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
I'm not having a problem myself, but I think I left the market updater apk out. Derp.

Will fix and reupload. Tbh I know next to nothing about hacking android. This was my first attempt. I was going to return the tab since noone was working on it, but lost the receipt. I'm getting kicked out of my place and moving cross country soon, and have a full time job, so that's why I've not been posting

Sent from my HD2

EDIT: basically, i made a different rom for myself with a few apps like titanium backup, and tried z4root, but it doesn't like running as an included app, and forgot to add the market updater to the public file.

try this
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CeeDub001:
Only difference I can see is that the Prestigio uses a resistive touch screen where the Next6 has a capacitance touch screen. Other than that, they sure look like the same item. Do you think that it will make any difference if one upgrades with the Prestigio's firmware?

BTW, I just like to thank all the guys who are working on the hacks for this tablet. I'm looking forward to your final results. (I got no skills)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reluttr:
Yay! Im fixing to give this rom a go :D

Also @Ceedub001 I couldent use the Prestigio update for whatever reason. Then again I tried using the sd method, it might work if you used the usb based updater.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
most other forums i've found for rk2818 tablets seem to split roms by resistive and capacitive so i'd suggest learning how to flash by usb before trying it out.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reluttr:
Just installed the rom, its pretty great :D

It prompted me for a OTA update, but I am pretty sure that it is for the update Nextbook issued to replace the e-reader with the kobe reader.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
yeah, under settings/about device you can disable the updates.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xaraphina:
its a good idea since one might not have the drivers for the other and you'd end up with an unusable touch screen.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CeeDub001:
Which firmware did you end up using? Prestigio or Nathonix? Is Market working now for you? Any Pros or Cons on it? Sorry for so many questions.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kentisevil:
I used nathonix market.img - it works great - market seemed to stop working again (just like the original rom) it may be because I rebooted - or maybe because I switched wifi networks.

but the good news is you have market for at least the first day!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
don't know if it helps, but i run the z4root temporary root every time i boot the device.

when you say "stops working" do you mean it doesn't install any apps, or it just wont start?

edit: well crikey. i'm having issues with market too now.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
I have a Nextbook 7 and cannot find a custom rom anywhere. All I wish is for Root Access to the device. Will it ever be possible?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kentisevil:
it just stops downloading / installing the apps that is the problem I am having with the market - I tried the fixes posted on the next2 next3 forum where they clear cache and stuff but that didn't work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathonix:
Same thing happened to me lately. I sideloaded most all apps through titanium backup, so I didn't notice. I admit to having next to no clue what I'm doing.

Sent from my HD2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
:)

Next7 and Next6 Custom Rom section ... and not one mention of Next7. I've waited patiently for a Next7 Rooted Rom.

$100 to who whoever comes up with one.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] barvaz:
We gotta root it first, it seems not possible at the moment.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
That sucks. Still a decent tablet though.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
Why would it be impossible though? The original factory rom is posted on the first page. Shouldn't there be a way of just editing the factory rom image and then reimage the device? I've read in a bunch of other forums that that would be the only way to do it. Since once the image is on the device it's read only.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] barvaz:
I guess I could try editing the rom but I don't know how to flash it... or even how to get into the recovery with our device for that matter :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
Turn the device on, hold down the front buttons while it's booting. It will boot into safe mode (saying safe mode in the lower left corner) and will try and load whatever rom is on the main directory of the SD card. I tried it with the factory rom listed on the first page. I just don't know how to edit the roms to gain root :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] barvaz:
Tried that, downloaded the original NextBook 7 rom from the first page,

When the safe mode booted up it gave me this message:

Invalid firmware image

found an invalid firmware image file '/mnt/sdcard/update.img'.

would you like to delete it? yes/no

Any thoughts?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
It works for me. Just to confirm, I wiped my SD card to make sure there were no other images on the SD card. It will only accept the update of a Nextbook 7 rom. Then I downloaded the Nextbook 7 rom on the first page. It said that it detected a valid rom and then continued with the reboot and image update process. I had to pull the SD card out real quick and cancel because I didn't want it to wipe my device. Are you sure that's the only rom on the SD card?

Thought I'd note that upon taking out the SD card upon reboot the device went into Android system recovery utility v1.3.35.

Some of the options are:

Reboot

Factory reset

SYSTEM recover

Update from SDCARD

Update from uDisk

Not sure if any of this is useful.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] erickbmeyers:
Came across another forum who seemed like they were on the right track.

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/21098-nextbook-premium-7/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] slakthehack:
i got a nextbook6 recently and tried out your rom... good work.. I'm new to android but a long time linux and unix user and my theory is it's somthing to do with the android_id held within the databases... android market utilizes your google account along with your devices android id to associate the device... and google's FAQ states that you must be signed into google talk service as well to be able to utilize android market. my honest opinion is android_id or provider settings that normally should jive all together are causing the download unsuccessful problem after using it for awhile one or more of the key services are making sync queries and when it tries to sync with gtalk or "possibley slideme" it screws android market by giving non matching data..... I think we could put our heads together and make this happen... hit me up when you get a chance nathonix or anyone else who would like to get together on this ... if you could give me the details did you just add Vending.apk and the updater.apk what all did you modify exactly... me and wife both got nextbooks and i think its a great device for the price but being held down by just a few things it's lacking.... hope we can get together and get something going nextbook has the least modding information available of any device... sure it's the same chipset as many others.... but we have to learn exactly where/what nextbook modified of the android os to be able to fix it. hit me up

slak
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hiscock:
next6 upgrading

Hi everyone i have been doing a lot of reading in nextbooks and did not fined to much on nextbook6 (os 2.1).

I was trying to but my apps to my sd card and could not get it to work because i could not get the root to work. So i was wondering if i could upgrade it to 2.2 or higher os.

Thinks for any help on this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] skot0123:
Next6 ROM

I've been trying to get a custom ROM on my Next6 and the results have been hit or miss.

I have been using the RK2818 batch upgrade tool to install them(may not be the right term, new to this) and it seems to work fairly well. I have tried a few different ROMs and haven't found one that really works yet. A few have left me in a panic for a short while because the screen wouldn't work. I got to the calibrate screen on set up and it would read my touches. I did install the one that has "market" on it that was listed on page two or three of this thread and it looks like I have market and I can download and install apps but it seems to be a limited list of apps. Almost feel like it is the Slideme market in a google market wrapper.

My main goal in all of this is just to get google apps (gmail and calendar) on my Next6.

Anyone had any luck with that?

btw, I found that if I get stuck on a ROM I have been able to, with a little contortionism, hit the reset pinjole while holding the power button and the right arrow. This allows the updater tool to see the tab without the tab actually starting. I can then load another ROM onto it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pgeremia:
I have a Nextbook Next6. Has any more progress been made?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xxProphecyxx:
Go to this link:

http://gunnersbarn.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/how-to-install-android-market-to-nextbook-premium-7/

It is for the Next7, but I don't see why it wouldn't work for the 6. I bought a 7 last night, and did this install. Market works great and you could install more Gapps than the ones needed to get market going. Hope this helps you!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] barakuda318:
I'm curious and about to try to load the factory Next7p rom on a next6? but my question is, will the fact that the Next7p has four lower navigation buttons effect the operation on the Next6 since it doesn't have those navy buttons? or would this just be a minor upset? lol I'm new to this as well but I feel the Next6 could be a descent little budget tablet, if we could root and get a descent version of android on it...Clockworkmod would be a big plus as well...temporary root with Z4root is only slightly benificial...Hmmm..lol Even just being able to upgrade from 2.1 would be a huge improvement....

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P.S. Don't know if this will help at all but I just noticed..after plugging in my Next6 to the pc with debugging mode enabled. In my device manager under adb interface it says HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface????????? Any Guesses?? lol..