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[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
I cannot post links as a new user, but google pocket link 10e review and the first link should be one dated 19/12/11. Scroll down and there is a header called Ice Cream Sandwich.

Pocket lint reports Viewsonic confirms ICS coming next month when they reviewed the device, it was alao reported to modaco I think when they asked major tablet manufacturers who would be getting this.

Given their release last month of updated firmware, and this appears to be one of their flagship devices, I believe them.

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Forgot to mention, they admit in article there will be no market in ics either so we still need workarounds to get market working.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
Has anyone else had the issue of this unit completely freezing and not being able to turn it on or do anything with it until the battery completely runs down?

This has happened twice to me, it is a case of leaving it and waiting for it to run down but it is a real pain. I suspect it is a problem with hidden SSID as both times it has happened when trying to connect to a network.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nyiregyhazi:
There's a reset button, you know- although it does need an extremely thin pin. I'm having problems with phantom clicking on mine- which sometimes becomes extremely severe. I thought I was lightly brushing the side buttons before, but I've since seen it go crazy when I'm not even touching it at all.

Am I remembering rightly that the tab in the corner that opens volume and brightness etc. was new from the update? And that the time in the other corner is different? It seems like they may be attempting to get around a major hardware issue (that many reviewers on argos mention) with a very superficial software alteration.

Oh and just to add to that, as I'm writing I tried to turn it on. It's gone completely dead and the light doesn't even come on when I plug it into the power. Great. I'm not sure if a reset is going to do much about this one. Is this what you are talking about-or when the screen freezes and it doesn't respond?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nyiregyhazi:
Ah, I'm with you now. Thought it was completely screwed (and had no idea it was still turned on, without being able to get so much as a light to flash), but eventually it turned back on again with a flat battery. I'm going to take my mine back for a replacement for the screen issue, so I hope that these issues aren't a standard feature of all viewpads.

If you want a tip for 4od, watch it on youtube. I'm using opera to get on the desktop version of youtube. Flash 10.3 gets the videos running well enough to be decently watchable, if you keep the resolution low. The quality is better on mobile youtube, but sadly it does not carry 4od content.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
I don't know about the other issues because I have only had the tablet since the most recent firmware.

What I do know is I reported my freezing issue to ViewSonic when it first happened as I, like you, thought my tablet was screwed. Then sure enough when the battery runs completely down it finally allows charging and will come back to life.

At first I thought it was some sort of compatibility issue with my router as it isn't unheard of, and I have a secure wifi on it consisting of hidden SSID, mac filtering, static IP addresses etc.

Then I got a new router and set up the same security, I tried to connect but it didn't want to, I restarted the tablet, it came on, I let it go to sleep then I couldn't wake it up again. The reset button can be operated with an unfolded paperclip but that doesn't solve this problem.

What was you doing with yours when it froze?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] zsha:
market for 10e

been away for a few days so missed all the good work from globatron and shafiahmed..looking forward to the root solution.

one thing I noted above was that some of you want root just for android market ...android market is already doable on the 10e. I'll try and upload attachments now with instructions.

I got these files from some other forum (modaco maybe ?) and changed them to give the newer market apk ...which works quite well for me.

I can use this to install superuser etc (or indeed any app into system path) but that doesnt seem to work in gaining proper root control for the device.

- the adb script will need correct drivers which are included in the rar file.

As you will see you can also use this script to load any app on to the device ..but its a clunky and imperfect way of having root.

Note that I just edited this script from whence I took it and apologies for not remembering who deserves the credit ... but it aint me. i just added later version of market.

And so looking forward to globatrons solution.

I agree with above comments on slightly faster since new firmware [ however my skype images are still rotated :-( ] ... cant wait for ics in a couple months.

Anyway good luck with the market installer. just copy both files into any one directory, right click and do "extract here" for both. then run the .bat file after setting the phone to usb debug mode and connecting up to pc.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nyiregyhazi:
Nothing special. As I remember, I'd been on the internet and let it go to sleep. I think I've got a permanent freeze this time. It was dead late last night and won't come on this morning either. Time to take it back to argos and see if a replacement fares any better, I think.

Would installing the marketplace be a warranty breaching issue? After my experience so far, I wouldn't want be without the assurance of knowing that any problems are covered.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
Have you tried connecting charger to it and seeing if red light comes on, then trying to switch it on?

This is a pretty major fault, I have linked ViewSonic to this thread via Twitter but since it is so random and difficult to reproduce I am not sure if they will bother fixing it - at least not in Gingerbread if we are due to get ICS next month as they indicate.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nyiregyhazi:
Yeah, nothing at all. I noted a small noise when I first tried the on switch last night. Since then there's been nothing- not even the red light. I don't know whether it's stuck on standby (meaning that I just have to wait 200 hours for the battery to power down). However, this seems more like a hardware issue now? People on the argos website mention very similar issues.

One other thing though- when I did the upgrade, it didn't take anywhere near five minutes and I had very different things come up on the screen compared to the screen shot in their instructions (which I definitely followed). Although it lists the newer firmware version on the device, I wouldn't be greatly surprised if the installation failed but it still came up- because they don't exactly seem too rigorous about their testing. On the off-chance that it recovers before I go for a replacement tomorrow, I'll try the other upgrade (the one that is not hosted on their site). It does mention something about fixing on button issues (although it refers to something about the machine turning itself on rather than the crash) so there may be some possibility that this would help- if it ever turns back on.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nyiregyhazi:
Back to life again now. This seems to be a different type of crash to the last one- as it was out for at least 12 hours and the battery has not drained. I thought I'd already done the reset button this time, but the pencil I tried must not have been thin enough. A paperclip brought it back on. I'm definitely going to get a replacement from Argos- as the self-clicking screen is almost certainly a hardware issue. I'm hoping that it's not just wishful thinking, to imagine that a replacement will work better.

Does anyone have any tips on backup for the device? The installation advice provided the most useless advice imaginable- on manually copying the least important files. This means that upgrading erased all applications and settings. Is it possible to do a proper backup- that allows settings and apps (plus their own settings and data) to be easily restored? I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone could give some tips on how to do this before I go for a replacement- whether it involves using an automated programme or manually copying specific directories, to be reinstated. I'm pretty stunned that they don't seem to have bothered to provide something as a important integrated backup feature, to use when syncing with a PC. If it's possible to get around the bugs and get the thing running with stability, it will still be a decent piece of equipment for £200 but there's a whole lot of stuff that they clearly didn't bother to think through before release. The absence of a backup feature is pretty staggering, for this type of device.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
How strange, they clearly have some big issues going on and I hope ICS fixes them. For me, until then at least, my tablet isn't really being used as you are right - it is not a reliable device. Too much risk in losing data and inadequate back-up options.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Vp10eUser:
10e Freezing

I had this issue with the initial release and also since the last firmware update. No reason why it happens. The solution for the time being is to use a cocktail stick / pin on the reset button on the side when holing the power switch for about 3 seconds. Release then wait a few seconds and the system will boot up.

You don't have to wait for the battery to drain.

Also I notice view scene 3d sometimes doesn't run properly and I need to reboot.

Called tech support and they said they weren't aware of the issue but they did tell me how to factory reset the device which is in the firmware update menu.

Hopefully a new update will fix the freezing issues.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nyiregyhazi:
If you're sure to save things on an sd card, I don't think you need to worry about losing important documents or data. My concern is more with going back to square one every time there's an update to be carried out. They could at least tell you how to restore your home icons and application settings, even if it involves manual copying-rather than a properly automated backup. I emailed customer support about this and hope they'll get back to me before I get a replacement for the self clicking issue. Also, I definitely want to try the other upgrade method, as I have serious doubts about whether the one on their site worked. It was very brief and the prompts that came up didn't look as if all was in order. Does the other one erase all data too? It didn't specify.

Thinking back, I think I did press reset and the power button together to restore power today. However there may be two kinds of crash. The battery was still charged after many hours. Last time it had seemed to be dead, it drained very quickly- and eventually turned on in the normal way. Hopefully power+reset fixes all of these, but I'm not 100% sure that these weren't different cases. I can live with carrying a paperclip for the odd reset but having to wait hours on a regular basis would be a serious issue.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] thomsalter:
I couldn't get this to work, ADB starts and then just hangs on 'Waiting for device'. Are any paths required in the BAT file?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] guvno:
Thanks Zsha, I'm going to try this on my 10e.

I suspect this method will have to be changed after (if) Viewsonic release a ICS update
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] djdoc1975:
This worked fine for me

Although for some strange reason I had to install HTC USB drivers and then it picked up my device and installed market,contacts etc

Hope this helps.....tried rooting again with superone-click, it says I'm rooted, titanium backup says I'm not. Hopefully we will get root soon even if it's just to backup apps and files.

Sent from my X10i using T.E.A.M v3.0 + tapatalk :-D
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] thomsalter:
Thanks for that djdoc1975, unfortunately it still doesn't work for me. I had HTC Sync installed for my phone and assumed that was providing the relevant driver to connect as access to the VP data is fine. Upon further inspection my Win7 pc is using Vimicro VORTEX driver (my Vista Laptop was looking for this but unable to find it). Also Win7 lists it as 'Android for Vortex'. I can't find anything directly from Vimicro's site relating to this.

I think I can live without the Market as I've been able to find most of the apps I want from 1 Mobile Market and also via Opera Mobile Market - quick-link is on the home screen after install. Hope this helps others out.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] thomsalter:
Battery charging

Has anyone managed to get a 100% charge, or is this just faulty?:cool:
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] mikeioannina:
Can someone make a dump of the /system partition and upload it somewhere?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] djdoc1975:
If you talk me through what you need and how to get it, I'll have a go....

Sent from my X10i using T.E.A.M v3.0 + tapatalk :-D
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] oswade:
I really want a dump too... I download the OTA which included system.img and ubi.system.img... but I couldn't extract them (they are in ubi or ubifs format).

All I really want is to see if I can get the swype to work on my touchpad (as they have the same resolution).

I would suggest rooting your device and copying the "system" folder to sdcard with root explorer or a similar file manager.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] mikeioannina:
Here are the steps you need, if you have any problem, PM me:

1. Is your device rooted?

If not, you need the GingerBreak and some manual work.

You need to have an installed Android SDK with adb.exe or take this archive with adb.exe only.

Connect the device to the PC with USB.

"USB debugging mode" must be enabled in the device.

Run the cmd.exe and go to a directory where the adb.exe is located (for example: cd d:\adb)

Run command:

adb root
adb shell

must be # in the prompt (root mode)

cd /bin

check a symlink su

ls -l --color=never su

"su -> busybox" is not right. Delete the symlink su

rm ./su

Install the Gingerbreak and root device.

Install the RootCheker and check the root.

2. OK, rooting done, now we need terminal app: You'll find that from Market. Just search "Android Terminal Emulator" it's from Jack Palevich and install that.

3. Now open the Terminal Emulator and enter these commands without "" and hit enter after command, these 3 command should be it:

"su" it asks for a root privileges and you allow that

"cd /system"

"tar zcvf /sdcard/system-dump.tar.gz *" and wait when it finishes. it takes some time. It's done when you see #, it takes couple of minutes max.

4. That file is now on your phone SD card and upload that system-dump.tar.gz file to somewhere and let me know ;)
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] mikeioannina:
Bump. Please someone take a dump of your system partition using the method I described before :o
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Venya:
I have created /system dump from my Viewpad 10e. Who needs it?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] guvno:
I also found that these drivers were not the correct ones, I tried on a clean XP and XP looks for "vortex for android" drivers and the ones supplied in the "drivers folder" does not seem to match. I heard some people had some success with using some HTC drivers, any chance of a link to these drivers?

Thansk!
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nitrowing:
I swapped my Slate2 last night for this 10e - much better than the previous device in terms of speed and screen quality!

I have the Market enabled but it fails to download or allow updates :(

Flash 11.1 installs but crashes when used.

Opera Mobile Store and AppBrain are worth installing.

Both the Home soft key and the Home icon in the notification bar don't function, although they did initially :(

The speakers are terrible.

I have ICS running on my Joggler - I cab hardly wait for ViewSonic to release this!!
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] mikeioannina:
I sent you a PM
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] oswade:
Could you upload it to a fileserver? Would be much appreciated :)

EDIT: cheers ;)

EDIT2: what!? no swype? the internet lied!!! lol
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] SimpleGeorge:
now that we have the dump, what can we expect to come?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] mikeioannina:
Here is the /system dump for anyone who wants it: http://www.mediafire.com/?w4b11hwe2h8c4q3

I don't own the device but I have a tablet that is very similar and based on the same cpu as the Viewpad.

I can also upload the firmware update that was released back on December if anyone wants it. It seems they removed it from the official website.

Now some information about the tablet:

ViewPad 10e uses a Vimicro VC882 CPU. There are no available sources of this cpu... neither Vimicro nor Viewsonic have released the kernel source.

So there is no hope in custom firmware unless the kernel source is released... we must all e-mail Viewsonic and push them to release the source code because they are violating the GPL license by not releasing the changes they've made to the kernel, u-boot etc...

This CPU is used in many chinese tablets too. Viewsonic is the biggest company so far that uses this chip so it's our only hope to get the source code. If they release it, custom roms are far easier to come on Viewpad and many other tablets too.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] triniboy:
Any updates on devs?

Could anyone confirm if it is definitely possible to root the viewpad 10e?, so that we can delete system apps, also is anyone working on custom roms? .

I have spoken to viewsonic tech support who have tested ics on the 10e, their thoughts were smooth browsing but not fast and were still working on the bugs. Dispite viewsonic's track record ,I THINK WE WILL AT LEAST SEE THE FIRST ICS UPDATE. I FIGURE THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE WITH THIS DEVICE is to try and cut the bloatware, I recently flashed my sensation xl, how hard could this be?.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
I would really like to install Ubuntu on this machine, is it possible? It's a nice piece of hardware but so many bugs - like the bug which meant the machine was in standby and couldn't be woken up so I had to wait for the battery to run down, that is surely a major bug. And each time I boot it, 9 out of 10 times the twitter app crashes. All I have done with my tablet is install Meebo messenger, Google contacts, sync'd with my google calendar/contacts, customised the desktop to show my email icons and twitter feeds. This can't cause it to crash out as much as it does.

Ubuntu would be lovely.

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Thanks for updating about tech support, good to hear Viewsonic are working on it. I have turned off Viewsonic's desktop and gone for the standard one, agree the bloatware needs to be cut out. I only own one of these devices as I won it, I don't think I would buy one purely for the fact the source code isn't available as mentioned earlier so custom ROMs seem unlikely (did you ask them when speaking to them what they felt about publishing source code?)

What I do like about Viewsonic is they seem to be very candid when talking about their devices, if they are working on something they will tell you but the downside is they'll only tell you when you phone up - they don't put news or work in progress online.

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I have tweeted Viewsonic today asking if they will release the kernel source code. Perhaps others could do similar?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Venya:
I have never seen this bug in my 10e, but maybe because I use it for only month...

But I saw some glitch which, i belive, you can incorrectly misunderstood this way.

Once or twice in a month when I tried to turn on tablet from standby nothing happened - screen becames completely dark. You can easily think that device cannot woke up, but it did! The "only" problem - screen backlight is turned off and you have question "would you like to turn it off or enable airplane mode" on the screen. Put the screen in bright ligh and you will be able too see this at some angle. Then you'll be able to select appropriate item from onscreen menu (or press Back button) - it is much easier than wait until battery become completely discharged.

And there is reset button for this case also!
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
This isn't the same glitch, when the standby bug happens the device will appear totally dead but will be in standby. Reset does not work and the unit cannot be charged either. Three seperate people are reporting the same problem on this thread: http://www.talkandroid.com/72784-viewsonic-viewpad-10e-available-for-200-pounds/#.TzvnzxlxGxQ
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] shanecb:
ViewPad 10e update

Hi,

I don't suppose anyone is aware when the ICS update for the viewpad 10e is likely to appear? I read Feb, however wondered if anyone had been given any answers or an educated guess from ViewSonic?

Thank you
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] nitrowing:
I

still

can't get the Home button to work!

I have tried using LauncherPro, ADW, Launcher... neither the key, nor the link in the notification bar will work :(
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] triniboy:
The official line from from Derek Wright, ViewSonic European Marketing Manager to Pocket-lint is:

"Within Viewsonic we are committed to delivering a great out of box experience with our tablet & phone products. The V350, 7e, 10e are our latest products to be announced as value propositions, all featuring Viewscene 3D the visual aspect of Android does not alter so much for the different versions of Android. We are currently evaluating ICS features that overlap with Viewscene 3D and how we best continue to deliver this to consumers as soon as we can without compromising the experience to consumers,"

Still hoping for end of Feb.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] shanecb:
Thank you for you reply!

Fingers crossed then as that almost sounds like 'what's the point if the view scene is on there'???

Is it worth doing the update on their website in the meantime? I'm still on the stock firmware, but it is a little slow...
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] triniboy:
I would definitely try the update:ViewPad10e software upgrade (v.20111221), the good news is the source code for gingerbread is definitely being released, I HAVE BEEN TOLD TODAY, while ics though promised, seems to be iffy in actual delivery, at this point, I FOR ONE MADE a strategic decision to purchase this tablet ,which can only be realised if custom roms or at least a root solution is available, if we get screwed with ics, custom rom development FOR GINGERBREAD is acceptable.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] laptopu:
That sounds promising, thanks for the update how are you getting the news?

My 10e died AGAIN today and I had to wait 4 hours for the battery to run down so I could use again. Major bug and I am really keen to get new firmware which will hopefully stop the problem.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] shanecb:
That's good to know about the updated firmware. I tried the one on their site and it said that the zip file was corrupted?? Anyone else had this issue? I've tried re-downloading it several times and it always says the same. I'm using Chrome on a Win7 netbook.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] triniboy:
Same here, tried to repair with winrar then attempt to flash met with disaster.. a pak file is the culprit, hopefully they will replace it tomorrow (taiwan office)
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] shanecb:
I did send them a quick email yesterday giving the details so lets hope it's not too long. I'll post here if it gets repaired. Makes me wonder if itll speed up the ICS upload?? In the mean time... Anyone have the required vortex.pak file?
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] uemuem:
Yeah,Succeed!

This is the steps:

1.Install the 91 mobile asistant

2.connect v10e to pc

3.91 willl mind you install driver for v10e

4.then use the method up

5.enjoy it!