yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jma9454:
Well, I was curious as to see if this app worked on the KF. I don't know/care what you do, but to get anything done with a Kindle Fire, you MUST root it. If you have one of the old versions (where/when did you buy it) then it comes with a heavily modded android 2.3, which does no good for anything, so I suggest that you root it with the KFU, install TWRP, and load up Ice Cream Sandwich, or Jellybean on it. I have twa_priv's latest CM10 jellybean custom ROM with the leaked 4.2 Gapps installed, and it does wonders! If you think that you would prefer a more vanilla ROM, I would go with Hashcode's; it is really good too.

Anyway, back to your dilemma/question: can you run Adobe Photoshop mobile products? the answer is yes; however, (at least for me, as my KF is not cloaked as a Galaxy Nexus) the Play store says it is incompatible. So I decided to do a google search of the latest apk, and downloaded it. Once I moved it over to my KF, it took about a minute to install (quite long, so don't worry that it isn't doing anything). I opened it up, and it works just fine. No crashes or anything; and it is a very good app, I think, after just playing with it for about 10 minutes.

So your answer is yes: first root and ROM your KF, then google search the latest apk and install it.
[EVO 4G General] TC_Racutt:
I have been seeing problems with my music skipping randomly whether in using Apps or not. Anyone else experiencing this with their evo? Also how can I fix this? I'm rooted with mikg rom but even before I rooted I had these problems. It skips if i overlooking even

SwiftKeyed from mah evo 4g XDA app
[EVO 4G General] engelsione:
Yup, same issue here....Im using PowerAmp, so Im not sure if is the player, I will use my second HTC stock player and see if the problem still persist.
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
It happens about once an hour while listening to music on my evo. Happens with Pandora and the stock music app mainly. It happened before I was rooted, and when I'm rooted no matter what rom i'm on. I guess it's just a bug with all evo's.
[EVO 4G General] jacoballen22:
I notice it happens with an equalizer on.

Sent from my RED XDA.
[EVO 4G General] vacoray:
I had this problem a long time ago, It happened when i played music stored on my sd card. I bought a new 32gb sd card by sandisk class 2. That fixed it. What i had before that was a 16gb class 10, i forget the name brand but i dont think it was a quality one.
[EVO 4G General] jacoballen22:
Probably is that weak ass sd card I got. 16GB.

Sent from my RED XDA.
[EVO 4G General] TC_Racutt:
I have the stock 8 gb and use equalizer sooooooo....... Derp

SwiftKeyed from mah evo 4g XDA app
[EVO 4G General] TC_Racutt:
Bump

SwiftKeyed from mah evo 4g XDA app
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Not sure why you are bumping...We told you a lot of people have this problem, and it happens with a lot of roms, so its not rom related, its hardware related.
[EVO 4G General] jacoballen22:
The equalizer I use says as soon as you boot it up, may cause skipping.

Just saying:)

Sent from my RED XDA.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Important Update on Dec 2, 2011: Please do not update to Vizio Update 1.5. This will remove the root as well as disable this hack. According to user felixand in this Post.

I decided to start a new thread.

For those who would like to root, please see the instructions in the first post of this thread. This works for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18805532

### Please use V3 version: DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip ###

Edited to add: If the above DooMLoRD method does not work you can use SuperOneClick. SuperOneClick can be found here: SuperOneClick. Download it and expand it. You will also need to download DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip. Expand it as well. Copy the new zergRush binary from the files directory of DooMLord into the exploits directory of the SuperOneClick folder. Then run SuperOneClick to root. Thanks to those who tried this method. See post by marvin02 below.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

I am not the original developer. I just helped test it. Please thank the developer of zergRush who fixed this code on the Vizio. Post by Ch4lky here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19396835

For those interested in the original source code of this exploit it is here.

Source code: https://github.com/revolutionary/zergRush

Binary: https://github.com/revolutionary/zergRush/downloads

Edited: Info about Vizio update 1.5 on Dec 2, 2011.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmleonard:
so to read into what you are posting - we need to follow directions and use the http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=784296&stc=1&d=1321435888

which is "DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip"

again, I am at work and can't download, but does above file contain the additional files called out in the script - namely busybox, su, and superuser.apk - if I were to guess from the filename, I would say yes...

to sum up:

place the 4 fileset(s) into a common directory under your adb setup - for consistency - we'll call this "files"

so we end up with

./files/zergRush

./files/busybox

./files/su

./files/Superuser.apk

is this about right?

Rich
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Yes, that is correct.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmleonard:
okay - so the next step is the rewriting of the vold.fstab file to properly map the internal mount point and the external microSDHD card.

I remember seeing something on the Pandigital Novel forums that had suggestions on this topic...

Any ideas as to what the Vizio needs?

1) first so as not to break the current OS settings

2) then, to remap the mount point as needed so that software like APP2SD will behave correctly.

(looking forward to getting home tonight)

Rich
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Weemoney:
Wow, I was about ready to get rid of this thing. Will be giving this a go today and seeing about some dev support for roms and what not.

Kudos!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvin02:
For me the doomlord script stuck waiting for the device.

I put the zergrush exploit into the exploits folder of SOC 2.2 (replace the one that is there) and it worked liked a charm.

Edit: SD Card mount point mod
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvin02:
If you are having issues rooting here is some troubleshooting:

To test your connection with adb:

After installing the drivers open a command prompt in the folder where the adb.exe is located at, make sure USB debugging is on and connect your VTAB to your computer.

Now type "adb devices" without the quotes and you should see:

D:\Android\tools>adb devices

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

List of devices attached

Your serial number here device

If this does not work then adb is not connecting to your VTAB.

For me the version of adb that is packaged with the doom script does not connect, but the version packaged with SOC 2.2 does. I copied the zergRush exploit from doom's script to the exploit folder on SOC 2.2 and used SOC. I am on WinXP Pro.

If you are using 64 bit windows make sure you install the drivers as an admin and run the doom script or SOC 2.2 as an admin.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackcog:
Now...

Who feels like making a custom recovery? :D

I guess I'll start on CWM porting...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majorpay:
Maybe now that it has root, XDA should create a subforum for it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
This is great. Please post your progress. That will be very helpful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
We have to request it here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1301121
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackcog:
As embarrassing as it is, I'm actually having a terrible time getting a proper dump of the boot img. It seems to be corrupt every time I pull it :confused:

Once I get that much, the rest is a breeze. Probably 20 minutes, tops. :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
May I ask how you are trying to dump the boot img?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sigeltek:
Hey rprr, I just wanted to say I love you and offer you any females in my family for inpregnation.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Thanks, I showed that to my DW and she burst out laughing :) But, the real credit should go to the devs of zergRush and Ch4lky in particular. Please see my OP for the link to Ch4lky's post if you wish to "Thank" his post.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lzuckett:
Same problem here.

The doomlord rooting kit did not work for me either. However, the superoneclick 2.2 with zergrush exploit copied into the exploit folder did work.

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Do get my device rooted runnning ADB under Vista (32-bit) I did the following:

1) First the Vizio provided ADB driver would not install. I instead did the following.

2) After making sure that any previous drivers were uninstalled from Device Manager including the Android Composite ADB driver. This driver would install for my VTAB successully but I was unable to communicate to the tablet using ADB. I deleted this driver and clicked on "delete the driver software". I also deleted the USB mass storage device and USB composit device.

3) I did a clean boot of the VTAB and then enabled the USB debugging.

4) I connected the VTAB to the USB port and this enabled "installing new hardware"

5) On my machine, I allowed it to search for the device driver and the key was to ensure that it would fail and close.

6) Go into control panel, device manager and you should now have other device named VTAB1008 with yellow highlight.

7) Right mouse click and select "update driver software"

8) then select "browse my computer for driver software"

9) then select "let me pick from a list of device drivers"

10) Select "ADB interface" and then select "Android Sooner ADB testing interface".

11) Once this driver was installed, I was successful in seeing the VTAB through ADB.

12) Install SuperOneClick version 2.2

13) Download the doomlord V3 toolkit and copy the zergrush file under the /files directory to the exploit directory under SuperOneClick (replacing the existing zergrush file)

14) Once this was done, SuperOneClick was successful
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackcog:
Actually, after several hours and a chat with a vizio tech, I've finally been able to diagnose it as a hardware malfunction.

On that note, my vtab has died. This is number two. I don't think I'll invest in a third. Sorry, guys.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvin02:
I do not now how to do what you are doing, but I found this guide. Don't know if it is helpful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Sorry about your VTAB. May I ask again how you were trying to extract the boot.img?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Thanks. I did try that but still cannot get to the boot.img.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
They wont give it away. If they would the just could have used the test key.

I'd try to bring it back anyway, if they don't have a Vtab then take something else or a voucher.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesgb:
rprr - When my Vizio is booted into the recovery mode it also connects to my Windows PC as two removable devices. If I try and double click on either of the folders it just asks me to insert a memory card. It is acting like a card reader without a memory card in the card reader.

I could try installing some ext4 parition reader on my laptop and see if it will be able to access it, do you have one you could recommend?

-James

---------- Post added at 03:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------

Did you try calling the 877 number that nb45cl posted and see if they knew anything about the "hidden" recovery menu option the chat guy told him about?

---------- Post added at 04:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 PM ----------

FYI, I'm on the phone with Vizio support right now. The "hidden" menu is just the one you get to when you hit "home" on the recovery screen that takes you to the options to reboot, update from sd, update from cache, or to wipe the cache or wipe the entire device...

So it doesn't really have a hidden recovery menu we didn't already know about.

---------- Post added at 05:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:48 PM ----------

Ok, tech support wasn't any help... He tried really hard though but said there was no way to install the update via SD Card or to reload the tablet from scatch. He said I could send it back for RMA, but I told him I would just return it to Costco :) Hopefully they don't hunt me down as I had to give them the serial number to open the support call and then they wanted my address too, ha!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnoober:
just got a replacement today from vizio. after root it got bricked somehow and had the same issues everyone else is having. i sent it to them how it sat and they didnt say anything to me about root. the worst that will happen is they say you voided warranty and send it back to you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auburnham:
Has anyone tried rebooting the VTAB1008 after freezing the service with Titanium Backup Pro? Does it freeze during boot or boot up fine?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesgb:
Good to know. Last time I was at Costco they still had some, so it would be easier to just get it replaced there. I haven't decided if I'm going to get another one or not. The tech support guy wouldn't give me any more info on when they Honeycomb update would be released....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Confirmed working, i have even booted to recovery and back to system, played around with dpi settings (don't do that! I was scared for a moment...) and bootlooped on vizio logo ant now see my tapatalk sig....

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nb45cl:
Costco took mine back with only a small hassle. Not bad. I was concerned about my battery not charging fully anyway. Sam's Club seems to have some in stock, according to their website. So I'm trying one more time. There's a Honeycomb Transformer on sale for $299 at Best Buy. But I like the Vizio form factor and screen. And it's cheap enough I won't obsess when I throw it around.

So reading this thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363230

It looks like the original system partition can be copied/restored using ADB from recovery IF you activate this change before you have a problem. Has anyone tried this mod? Now I'm scared. My only interest in root is to run a clock synch utility with the national atomic clock and to flip internal/eternal SD card.

And we do have confirmation that Titanium Backup Pro (TBP) freezing of update service doesn't cause start-up issues, right? Reboot. Run out of power. Whatever. It will still start up, right?

So theoretically, using TBP, everything should be fine and root will not be a problem until they come out with some update (if ever) we actually want.

Right?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auburnham:
This morning my VTab screen would not turn on, so I had to force power off by holding down the power button. System booted up fine after that. I previously froze the Vizio Update Service with Titanium Backup Pro, so it appears that this is a working solution and won't cause failure to boot as other "freeze" programs do. This was also confirmed by FadeFX.

I am also interested in the patch to enable ADB in recovery mode, as well as backing up and restoring the system partition in case of problems. If anyone has done any of these steps, please share your experience. It sounds like all of these steps (except restoring) were done in the thread nb45cl linked. If so, please confirm. Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Wrong topic again...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwelder:
Anyone know if you can root the 1008 after the update? I didn't see this post until after I updated with the newest Vizio update. Can anyone help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Deleted...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesgb:
Anyone have any additional ideas before I return this thing to Costco???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richard96816:
trap door?

Okay, so I've still got root. What kind of trap door can I install that the Vizio 'update' might miss that will let me re-acquire root afterwards?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
None, the whole system gets replaced except data partition i think.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auburnham:
I was able to use rprr's guides to enable ADB in recovery mode and back up the system partition. The only minor issue was that I had previously uninstalled PDANet after originally getting ADB working, so I had to reinstall PDANet to load the correct drivers for ADB in recovery mode. Also, the system image is 220 MB, so it takes more time than working with the recovery partition (8 MB).

So far it sounds like the 1.5 update disables the exploit that was used to root the Vtab under 1.4. You can try following FadeFx's HowTo and then look into where it is having problems.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesgb:
Does anyone know if it is possible to take the system backup like auburnham did and put that on a SD Card and then update from that via the recovery menu?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
Glad this works for someone else besides me. I assume that you used Windows? Which version?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
Will give that one more try tomorrow as well...

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tapatalked from vizio vtab1008
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auburnham:
Windows XP 32 for that round, but I've used the same general method for Windows 7 32 as well.

I have a few related questions for you:

Why can't I see the recovery partition in DroidExplorer?

I can see /system in DroidExplorer, but can I back up the system partition using DroidExplorer?

What are these /dev/block/mmcblk0p# paths? I also don't see them in DroidExplorer. How did you find them? Are there more?

I'm probably exposing my UNIX ignorance with these questions, and I'm just curious, so don't worry about answering if it would take much time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
I'm happy to answer these. While I do have some Unix/Linux user experience this has been my first device level hacking on my first Android tablet. This has definitely been a great learning experience for me as well.

mmcblk0 is the internal SD card

mmcblk0p1, mmcblockp2, mmcblkp3, etc are the first, second, third partitions respectively on the internal SD card.

mmcblk1 is the external SD card

There appear to be 13 partitions on mmcblk0. See the output of the command

cat /proc/partitions in adb.

If you type the command 'mount' (in adb) it will show you what some of the partitions are. Ignore partitions beginning in /dev/block/dm-. Those appear to be partitions created by apps.

Partitions of type ext4 are used for linux, while vfat is for dos/windows.

There are also partitions of type emmc (don't show up in mount) which just contain raw files as well as unallocated partitions as well. These cannot be mounted directly and browsed. The recovery partition at /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 is an emmc partition. It contains the recovery file system (which is a compressed cpio archive). If you have access to a linux/unix computer, you can open those files.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesgb:
Well, I ended up taking my Vizio back to Costco to exchange it for a new one. I had to call around to about 5 different locations to find a store that had them in stock. One location said some guy came in last Saturday and bought 90 of them! The accessory bundle (with the case, pen, and headphones) actually dropped by $10 (to $29.99) from when I originally bought the thing, so I saved some money.

I was avoiding doing the update that blocks root, but my 2.5 year old son found the "big giant phone" on my nightstand today and unlocked it and accepted the update :) Oddly enough, the "about phone" still says that it is running VIA 1.4 - shouldn't this say 1.5 now?

Anyone heard of any headway made with rooting after the update?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GhettoBSD:
I saw a few posts of total noobs wanting to root the vtab, so these are the steps I used:

1) Download the andorid sdk here http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

To make life easy on you, unzip it and then put it in C:\android-sdk-windows

Open up SDK Manager.exe and check the Tools folder and the Android 2.2 folders. Then it'll download and install from the net a bunch of stuff - it will take a while.

2) Modify the android_winusb.inf file in C:\android-sdk-windows\extras\google\usb_driver).

Add this info:

then add Under the [Google.NTx86] section, paste the following:

3) Now open the device manager, and update the driver, browse your hard drive to find that file (android_winusb.inf) and use it.

4) Download the File Doomlord v3_vTab_Version.zip from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18805532

and unzip the contents.

5) Make sure you follow directions from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18805532

Now, run the runme.bat file and follow the onscreen directions.

Eventually when all the zerglings are sent, the vtab will reboot. At that point you should be root.

6) I followed the advice of others and purchased titanium backup. It's good for all your devices AND it allows you to freeze the vizio update service. DO NOT UNINSTALL THE SERVICE!

Once frozen, you should no longer get the popup to update.

This process worked for me. There are a lot of details in between, but if you're a noob they might just go over your head anyways. If you want the details, then read through all the linked threads and you can learn!

good luck!

PS For those of you who are experts in all this, if you see an error let me know and I'll edit the post!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
I'd suggest to add your info there but a little more in detail on your OS and with the modified drivers attached

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwelder:
Will this work I have already accepted the update?

I'm use to rooting and flashing my phone but this is my first time messing with a tablet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
What you mean by accepted? Did u install it? Then you wont be able to root your device so you can not freeze the updater service.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2leaponover1:
Woot recertified for $159.99! Is this still rootable? Owners, is it worth it??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
It is definitely a good deal if it can be rooted. Unfortunately, I don't think woot accepts returns of non-defective products if you find that you can't root it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
You can still check in store (if its not an online shop) for the actual build number in "about device" menu.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rprr:
This is the http://www.woot.com/ deal. Unfortunately they only ship to the contiguous United States.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
I own one already, so no problem for me...

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsychoChild:
damn i got one of these from woot and i just updated it and was like let me find a root fml:eek:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DCRocks:
Does that mean the one you got off WOOT did NOT have the 1.5 update already when you got it?

I get mine tomorrow, and was wondering if it would already be at 1.5