yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvin02:
Has anyone claimed the free VTAB offered in this thread?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bycoo222:
wrong tab sorry
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VetteLT193:
you have to get the Android SDK, then be sure to download the google adb drivers, then manually delete anything related to the tab in device manager, then manually select the drivers when re-installing the tab. There were a few restarts in there amongst trying over and over so I don't have exact instructions. It took a few tries.

It's also super complicated if you are trying to tether your computer to your phone and/or have any other software running adb at the time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miata2k:
After some playing around I finally got it working by using the a mix of instructions from all of the posts, but mostly starting again at the first post and making sure I didn't miss anything. Then magically! It worked!

Now to get access to ad-hoc networks. Anyone have this feature working yet?

-C
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Ok, today my vtab arrived, will go for root tomorrow...

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjanice44:
That was one of the things I had put out there to try to get someone to get root. Along with my failed attempt at a bounty that got me banned.

There is no tablet to give away.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] facetubespam:
So are there actual working ROMs for the Vizio tablet now? I really want to look forward to ICS or at least Honeycomb on this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtstech:
Bricked? VTAB1008

Question does anyone have a clue what tool needs to be used to reflash these tablets. Mine seems to be bricked. It was rooted for about 6 days and when I tried to install [root] live dmesg lite by Chainfire and rebooted. It will only show the "V" logo and go no further. You can access the recovery menu and clear the data/factory reset it clears /data and /cache but no go. When I plug it into my Linux machine it shows this: Bus 001 Device 026: ID 0489:8801 Foxconn / Hon Hai. I have tried searching for Foxconn Tablet Flashing but I have been unable to come up with anything. Guess I will have to have it replaced if no one has any ideas. Hopefully someone out there has a solution.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
I'd go to recovery, use adb to unroot and send it in. At the moment there is no known method to flash it.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Unfortunately, no adb access in recovery :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Ok, so i tried to get adb running, but the driver does not install on my 32bit vista PC, anybody got that combo running?

Also I'd suggest instead of showing a method on how to modify the drivers, why not just provide the modified package? This way it has not to be done over and over again.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylanparrish:
is it as easy as editing the buildprop in mmcblk0p5

original

#

# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES

#

ro.secure=1

ro.allow.mock.location=0

ro.debuggable=0

persist.service.adb.enable=0

edited

#

# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES

#

ro.secure=0

ro.allow.mock.location=0

ro.debuggable=1

persist.service.adb.enable=1

not sure just asking

or in the init.rc

original

on early-init

start ueventd

on init

export PATH /sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin:/system/sbin

export ANDROID_ROOT /system

export ANDROID_DATA /data

export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /sdcard

symlink /system/etc /etc

symlink /sbin/busybox /sbin/sh

chmod 0755 /sbin/busybox

mkdir /sdcard

mkdir /system

mkdir /data

mkdir /cache

mount /tmp /tmp tmpfs

on boot

ifup lo

hostname localhost

domainname localdomain

class_start default

service ueventd /sbin/ueventd

critical

service console /sbin/sh

console

service recovery /sbin/recovery

service adbd /sbin/adbd recovery

disabled

on property:persist.service.adb.enable=1

start adbd

on property:persist.service.adb.enable=0

stop adbd

edited

on early-init

start ueventd

on init

export PATH /sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin:/system/sbin

export ANDROID_ROOT /system

export ANDROID_DATA /data

export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /sdcard

symlink /system/etc /etc

symlink /sbin/busybox /sbin/sh

chmod 0755 /sbin/busybox

mkdir /sdcard

mkdir /system

mkdir /data

mkdir /cache

mount /tmp /tmp tmpfs

on boot

ifup lo

hostname localhost

domainname localdomain

class_start default

service ueventd /sbin/ueventd

critical

service console /sbin/sh

console

service recovery /sbin/recovery

service adbd /sbin/adbd recovery

enabled

on property:persist.service.adb.enable=1

start adbd

on property:persist.service.adb.enable=0

stop adbd
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
I think that just editing the build.prop alone on mmc0blk5 should be enough. But I am not yet brave enough to try. You would have to edit it, make the archive and flash it back to /dev/block/mmcblk0p5.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylanparrish:
yeah thats what i was thinking, i was trying to figure out a way around that without any luck. i am very hesitant to do that as well

but you dont get progress being too afraid to do something, if you build it i will test
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
dstech -- After root can you tell us what sort of things you did that required root? Did you do the internal/external sdcard swap as discussed in this thread?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shadow Samurai:
root is here!!!!!!!!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1321582&page=11

-found this today and vtab1008 is on the supported devices!!!!!!!!!:):p
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylanparrish:
lol a little late there buddy
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Anyone got adb running on vista 32bit?

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motorcycle.jockey:
I did using the DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT. I had to replace the adb.exe in DooMLoRD with the one from the android SDK.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Ah, possibly i had the working drivers all the time, but as i tried adb out of an old superoneclick package i had on my HD i possibly did not see it in adb devices...

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Ok, finallly i am rooted, it was a breeze using a win7 64bit machine, pdanet for drivers and d00ml0rd v3 tool. However, it was not possible on my vista 32bit laptop.

I think I'm gonna start a howto thread for this as the op didn't answer thus thread for a while now, and i am willing to collect a howto for all major os versions. So if someone has a different is than win7 64bit I'd be thankful if he could write a small howto in the new thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1368599) and i will thankfully link it in the first post.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felixand:
Do not perform the V.I.A. 1.5 update...it destroys Root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
sorry, wrong thread...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowbear:
Any news on a root for the 1.5 update

Has anyone found a way around the update to root this? or a way to downgrade it so it can be rooted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sigeltek:
Sorry to say, not yet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sabotank:
ok, now that the honeycomb update has been pushed out....bump!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Weemoney:
I agree its a cracker and would bet that the filesystem layout is the reason gingerbread doesn't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJPC:
Hi,

Does anyone have the output of getprop, run over adb, or at the very least, getprop ro.hardware? Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark0266:
VTab1008 & Windows 7.

Hello Everyone,

Has anyone been able to get ADB in Windows 7 to See the vtab1008. I have the drivers installed and debug mode on the tablet checked but ADB Devices will not see it. Any Ideas PLEASE

Thanks

Mark
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HikBoy:
I was unable to get it to see the VTAB1008 using the Vizio supplied drivers but I was able to get it to see the VTAB1008 using the method from my first post.

I was able to run things such as SuperOneClick as the device was seen, but the root would never take hold.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I have nothing to contribute other than my hope for your success.

I've been chatting with a Vizio tech support member about root access and I'm about to propose flowers or dinner and a movie to her for her cooperation. :D

---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 AM ----------

You need to very discreetly have your wife talk to an engineer or someone in tech support about how to root it.

I will provide the funds for their adult beverages tonight.

---------- Post added at 09:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:24 AM ----------

It has been suggested by Vizio employees that rooting this tablet has to do with the SD card and/or its location.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I got ADB installed and I can see my device SN when I adb devices. All I need to do now is figure out the PATH modification. My ADB installed in Program Files (x86) so it is a pain in the ass to get to it every time.

Working on that.

Is there a way to change the mounting of the SD card from /sd external to just /sd yet?

---------- Post added at 11:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 AM ----------

Modified my path.

ADB is set up, not that I know how to use it, but what the hell. :D

I think the group focus should be straightening out the /sd external issue.

Once that file structure is re-written, me thinks Gingerbreak or SuperOneClick will work as intended.

Thoughts??

---------- Post added at 11:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 AM ----------

Modification of the vold.fstab.??

Looks like modification is very possible.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1088474

---------- Post added at 11:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 AM ----------

..another example of modification of file system..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1029023
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
Will this potentially work??

User SWAAYE says:

Would this work with the VTab??

http://www.acertabletforum.com/foru...ssion/1167-rooting-iconia-a100-made-easy.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark0266:
I got adb installed too but I cant get it to see my device...

What am I doing wrong Windows 7 (x86)

-Mark

---------- Post added at 12:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 AM ----------

For the path problem

If using Windows 7 just right click on my computer and then properties then on right side click advanced settings then the Environment variables

then select path and edit. Add the path to your adb directory

IE ;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

Make sure you put the ";" before the path of the adb
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
Mark,

Mine is installed, sees my device and I resolved my path issue.

Are you able to see your VTab yet?

If not, it is a driver issue. Follow hikboy's instructions to the letter. When you get to the update driver step, make sure you are pointing it to the correct location for the driver.

Where in the process are you failing?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark0266:
One of my problems is that when the vtab is in debug mode there is no mass storage device. Now when I take it out of debug and use mass storage I see it. But when I go to uninstall the drivers and check for new hardware I cannot stop it from auto installing drivers. And when I try update drivers windows says they are up to date.

This is driving me nuts..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
Did you modify the drivers as required?

Are you choosing the x86 directory rather than 64 bit?

When in doubt, restart the entire process from scratch.

Have you disconnected every other USB device when trying to remove the mass storage drivers to add the ADB drivers?

---------- Post added at 04:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:30 PM ----------

When you do delete the mass storage drivers as required in the instructions, do you get a yellow exclamation and unknown android device in the Device Manager?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark0266:
My main problem is that there is no mass storage device when the vtab is in debug mode. I dont no why
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HikBoy:
I tried, but /system/bin/cmdclient cannot be found.

Is that a file specific to the A100's?

I was able to copy the SU file to the root of /mnt/sdcard with no problems though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
Same here. Its ready for the next step, whatever that may be..

I had the same problem, via ADB and terminal.

Someone has to know how to do this!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ay18:
I followed OP's steps but am unable to install the drivers.

I unzipped drivers downloaded from vizio website

I can see vtab1008 with an yellow exclamation mark under Other Devices.

I click Update Driver Software -> browse computer... -> point to my ... android-sdk/extras/google/usb_driver/, where i unzipped the driver files.

But windows says "could not find drivers for your device"

Any help will be appreciated.....

Update:

Ok apparently the android_usb.inf file provided by vizio driver is not picked up for some reason. I revert back that file to the previous version which i guess was installed with adb. And windows installed the driver fine. I am able to see the device now. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HikBoy:
That's basically the same problem I originally had. For whatever reason the Vizio supplied USB driver did not work for me. The generic Google driver works fine and I have full ADB/Shell access, but no root :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HikBoy:
Maybe this will help get us further

So I sat down with SuperOneClick v2.1.1.0 this morning to see if I could get any further than previous times and I was partially successful.

Basically in times past when I ran SuperOneClick I noticed that it could not read/write to a specific file in a hidden directory.

The /data/local/tmp directory has global read/write/execute permission but is hidden from view and not easily browseable.

NOTE: I used a free image hosting service for the images. If there's a better solution to view them, please let me know...

And after the running the first steps 1-6 it would fail once I unplugged the USB and plugged it back in:

So I used AndroidCommander http://androidcommander.com/ to browse into the directory and changed the two files listed previously to read/write/execute (777).

For example, here's the changes to I made to the sh file:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I then tried SuperOneClick again and was able to get further in the process but still no root. (For further clarification, I actually made ALL files in the directory 777 just to make sure I did not miss something).

SuperOneClick finshed and did not crash happily :)

I have also attached the crashlog file which I believe may be of help to someone who understands what SuperOneClick is actually doing.

--------- beginning of /dev/log/main
D/dalvikvm( 378): GC_EXPLICIT freed 105K, 52% free 2634K/5379K, external 2824K/2951K, paused 50ms
D/KeyguardUpdateMonitor( 177): received broadcast android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED
D/KeyguardUpdateMonitor( 177): handleBatteryUpdate
--------- beginning of /dev/log/system
I/ActivityManager( 177): No longer want bn.ereader (pid 600): hidden #16
I/ActivityManager( 177): No longer want com.android.bluetooth (pid 378): hidden #17
W/ActivityManager( 177): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.android.bluetooth/.pbap.BluetoothPbapService in 5000ms
W/ActivityManager( 177): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.android.bluetooth/.opp.BluetoothOppService in 14999ms
I/ActivityManager( 177): Start proc com.android.bluetooth for service com.android.bluetooth/.pbap.BluetoothPbapService: pid=2528 uid=10038 gids={3003, 3002, 3001, 1015}
D/dalvikvm( 627): GC_EXPLICIT freed 16K, 55% free 2626K/5767K, external 2824K/3527K, paused 93ms
I/ActivityManager( 177): No longer want com.modaco.visionaryplus (pid 653): hidden #16
I/ActivityManager( 177): No longer want imoblife.memorybooster.full (pid 646): hidden #17
I/ActivityThread( 2528): Pub com.android.bluetooth.opp: com.android.bluetooth.opp.BluetoothOppProvider
D/KeyguardUpdateMonitor( 177): received broadcast android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED
D/KeyguardUpdateMonitor( 177): handleBatteryUpdate

Does the VT1008 even have BlueTooth as seen in the crashdump? Maybe another auto-root solution would work with some modifications?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HikBoy:
I have not seen anyone mention this yet anywhere but the price of this tablet at Costco has dropped signifigantly. They now sell it for $239 instead of the $289 that is was previously.

I am heading back today to get the price difference refunded. I would say this makes this tablet one of the best bangs for the buck, even with the new Amazon Fire being released.

This tablet allows external storage and has a camera unlike the Amazon.

The Vizio accessory pack also dropped $10 in price if I am remembering correctly.

SOMEONE! PLEASE ROOT THIS TABLET!

If anyone at Vizio is reading this post, I will happily drive down to your Corporate HQ and take whomever is able to show me the root process out to lunch! There's tons of great places to eat just down the street from you at Tustin Marketplace. :)

Feel free to PM me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
We need to keep this thread alive.

C'mon devs!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I wonder if Vizio would send one of these to Cyanogen Mod team?

:rofl:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marqi.k:
We need to raise a bounty for a developer to root this tablet. I really don't think that anyone is interested in this tablet. It's been done before. What do you say?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I'm not sure how it has worked in the past, but I will be glad to contribute.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marqi.k:
I think there was a bounty to get the G2 rooted, my current phone, if I remember correctly. The G2 didn't need a bounty, but this phone does. I'll check some old G2 xda threads to see how it was done.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I'm waiting on some info from Vizio about modding the directory structure.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tshephard:
I keep seeing that Vizio techs have mentioned the SD card and address..

A - Is it possible that the internal memory truly is THE SD card (soldered or socketed, but in terms of the tree, etc...) and the external access SD is a secondary, accessory one?

B - and that some file system editor will allow copying from the external SD to the internal SD?

C - and thus that some boot monitor type file (that works on other systems?) could be loaded to the ext. SD, copied to the int. SD, system then booted to that?

I usually just follow along here quietly, but we seem to be ignoring distinct clues from Vizio staff.

just trying to help...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I have no idea, but it sounds plausible.

I'm in direct contact with a very nice and professional staff member at Vizio who has committed to assisting me with certain things. This employee has a request into the tablet group for more information for us.

I am standing by for the response and will share as soon as I receive it.

I also donated to the SuperOneClick programmer and have committed to a substantial, additional donation pending successful root on this device.

:cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
A Luke warm answer regarding the directory structure, and no magic root, but they did get us Netflix...

Go to settings and update to 1.3!

HikBoy, I think you should take the Rep I've been talking to out to lunch. I'm sending you a PM!:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
Rep has sent me up the chain to the tablet group.

Awaiting response.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daffyjoel:
i Really hope it can be rooted

i have been always an android guy , but this is the best tablet for the best price but if it cant be rooted is not worth the money every company has to help people to root the device because that is one of the main reason we have android instead of Apple. If a tablet get rooted they sell more and more and this for $235.00 is a bang , i bought today. Just hope this tablet can be rooted because is worthit.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tshephard:
I got the tablet last week, it went from ?whatever? to 1.2 on first wifi connect, then to 1.3 on yesterday. I read instructions, played etc. as I found an area with - oh - 5 choices, one of which said factory or such in the text. When I run that I go to a clean, but current install.

I was expecting to do a restore, like a recover CD in a PC - but I guess that was wishful as it is called 'flash' not rom, and I guess the actual OE/factory is overwritten by each subsequent 'flash'. (In the Wii world that is a big problem, each update blocks more hacks...)

Just whining - I wanted to watch the progress after I knew what was going on, and also - can't merchants tell and thus refuse returns after updates?

Anyway

Anyone gotten physically inside to see how memory is done?

Any thoughts why they would go away from the norm/standard to place ext SD in such an odd place on the tree?

Users - anyone know how to save more than 10 maps? I want to save routes - say Richmond, to Nags Head/ Outer Banks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lghitis:
For the money it is pretty cheap, considering that now it has netflix and skype video chat working. However, We will see $200 tablets pretty soon when the Amazon fire gets released. I know it does not have a cam or mic, but I believe the resolution and processors are better than the vizio tablet. The Archos g9, with honeycomb 3.2 and gtalk video chat and netflix for $269 looking very attractive considering that you can add a 250 gb hard drive and a sim card. I believe it is as heavy as the vizio, but it has a kickstand.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tahoe916:
Still hoping for some root action here, what do we need to do to get this tablet some attention? I just bought this today at Costco for $239, its a steal if we can get root on it. I have a Nook with Cyanogen and an Acer A500 with Honeycomb for the wifey, I wanted this to play with, but no root = no fun = going back to Costco =(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DetCochese:
I just ordered a Lenovo Idea Pad A1 16GB. If the Vizio is rooted before my CostCo 90 days is up, I'll keep it. If not, I'm **** canning it for the Lenovo.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tahoe916:
Yea, I just bought it a few hours ago, and if it doesnt get rooted in 80 days or so, I think I'm going with the ASUS Transformer 2. More money for sure, but the specs on that thing are ridiculous and the dev community behind the TF2's will undoubtedly be awesome.

Can't really grasp why this thing isn't more popular, the IR xmitter, BT, Front facing cam, etc. It has all these awesome things that can make it such a great little device. C'est la vie, guess I'll just hope for the best, wish there was something I could do to actively help =/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark0266:
Hey Hikboy,

After you do the echo part of your 1st post is there supposed to be more in the ini file then

"# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT.

# USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE.

# 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE."

Because that all I get

And is this code the same for the Google.NTx86 section

;Vizio Tablet

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0489&PID_E040&MI_01

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0489&PID_E040&REV_0227&MI_01

Thanks

Mark