yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] speakfor:
Hello!

I purchased this device some time ago and did not modify it in anyway (no rooting/flashing etc), just a stock device. After leaving it just laying around for about a month I tried to turn it on again and nothing happened. Connecting it to USB or wall charger just makes the power button red led blink intermediately.

Ive tried:

Reset button

Hard reset (vol up+vol down+power button)

Leaving it to charge overnight from the wall charger

Leaving it to charge overnight from USB

Singing to it

Specifics:

Stock firmware

Viewsonic VPAD7

Model#: VS13761

Any help would be appreciated (even as mundane as saying "its hardware is fried") etc, just want some clarify on what happened if their is no way to fix it.

Thank you in advance :)
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Gtea:
Same problem

Even My Vpad 7 is having the same problem.

Can anyone shed light to the above problem?

Puia
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Letitride:
Let's start with here -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1015005 - post #6

Can you hold the "Volumn" Down button while pressing the Power button to get into FTM mode (diagnostic screen) - make a note of the basic information it displayed.

To exit/reset - you might need to use a small pin to press the Reset button at the lower bottom (left) of the device to get it to reboot.

If it does not reboot, power down or shut-off, does it stay on with only the RED LED flashing.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] pitzyper:
Probably the battery is dead or dying..
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Sirgeekalot:
i am in a similar situation.. i can only see a Red flashing LED. the tab wont reboot, go into diagnostics or respond to any plethora of button press combinations..
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Letitride:
For those of you reporting problems with your Vpad7 - apparently not responding & only flashing red LED, can you access/read/verify your device's FTM status? Does it show any sort of boot-up sequence at all (the 3 birds being the common one for official Viewsonic Vpad 7's?

Please re-check your mSD card - you have one inserted right? properly formatted and not corrupted, readable as a USB drive when taken out & connected to a PC? Try removing any Sim card or vice versa, insert one and try to boot it up? Has the battery being charged to 100% (using the stock 2.0A charger - typically take 4 to 8 hours)?

Since it's NOT rooted and has no custom recovery installed (right !) - even a successful effort to boot into Recovery Mode won't help at all, but, it will help if you can get into bootloader mode.

Still following ... if everything checked out up to now, it's very likely that your ROM was corrupted/damaged and you need to reflash the "correct" factory ROM (RUU or *.nb0 file) using the factory utility - as discussed in the referenced link .

If you think you know what you are doing and dare to try a DIY rescue by flashing it all over (got nothing to lose anyway, it's a brick - paperweight at this point) - see if you can access the viewsonic website and download the files directly ... if you cannot download/access the files, please post here or PM for possible alternatives from my private collection now in cloud storage (it's geared mostly for newer/ITE devices, however, but not all of it) Please be specfic with your model's firmware/build & other info as shown under FTM or see your factory carton's box for the technical info.

If it's under warranty, by all means, contact support & get RMA to return it for repair/exchange - in 2 to 3 weeks (4 ?) you will have it back in working order, good as new - no fuzz, no worries & the "brick" can fly in android again.

If none of these apply, another possibility for the advanced users daring to play in a "what do I get to lose at this point situation" - to try to connect it to PC and run ADB using terminal emulator, to try to bring it back to life or at least restart/reboot it. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1229804

Good luck & I will check back soon ...
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Sirgeekalot:
Unfortunately, mine will respond to none of these. nothing shows up on the computer when i plug it in.. not a sound, nothing. i may try booting up my old linux partition and see what /var/log/messages has to say when i plug it in..

i have an inkling that the battery has completely died though.. its a smart battery so has a PCB attached to it. if this has gone then i doubt the tab will power up.. unfortunately, replacement batterys arent easy to source..

i will let you know how i get on with it later on tonight when the GF and Kid have gone to sleep so i have some peace to potter around the house..

cheers for all your help my friend!
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Gtea:
Today I plugged it in to my computer.

There was a white flash on the screen then same thing happened again.

The red light will blink sometimes or it will stay on as if it is charging but nothing is showing up on the screen.

Does anyone know how to open up the viewpad 7 or a manual on how to change the battery?

Puia
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Sirgeekalot:
removing the back is rather simple.. run a credit card or any thin plastic along the edge starting at any corner.

good luck finding a replacement battery though.. i have searched high and low and cant find then for sale to the public that isn't a bulk order anywhere.

if you do find somewhere, please let me know..
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Gtea:
Mine is an olivepad but I think the viewpad 7 and olivepad are the same hardware wise. (I may be wrong).

Maybe we can exchange the battery with another with the same voltage rating. And maybe higher mAh rating for better battery life?

It's already bricked so I don't mind experimenting a bit.

Here are some pictures I snapped.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] jillani:
vpad7 wont turn on

Open vpad7. Remove the only screw top near sim/micro sd. Remove Batt. connector for 15-30 seconds, put it back turn on and charge fully. (Its bcoz of fully discharged batt.)

Thanks

NAUMAN

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Open vpad7. Remove the only screw top near sim/micro sd. Remove Batt. connector for 15-30 seconds, put it back turn on and charge fully. (Its bcoz of fully discharged batt.)

Thanks

NAUMAN
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] mbusk:
Viewpad 7 won't charge battery and power on

Hi

Seems like it might be enough to just parallel connect a phone battery, with 3,7v to the battery PCB for a short period, to be able to charge the battery again.

Mogens
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] noob to xda:
I disconnected the battery for 30s and assembled it back again, but the red flashing continues and it can't be turned on or charged.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] jillani:
Battery is over discharged.

1 - Open it and disconnect battery connector on mother board and reconnect and try to charge. If the battery percentage appears on screen appears and moving means its charging. Charge for few hours then turn on.

2 - Disconnect battery connector and charge it for 5 mins by using any 5V 1A power source for any mobile. Then put back battery connector and charge using original charger. If no other 5v 1 A source available, you have to cut the wire of same original charger and use +ve and -ve.

Regards

Nauman
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyguitar:
Can anyone verify this for me? Sounds a bit too good to be true to me and I'm not sure I trust these guys... I was pretty sure you could change the user agent in the browser?

http://eatmycomputer.com/2011/11/23...f-live-tv-running-on-flash-less-galaxy-nexus/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] winwiz:
I personally use this

m.tvcatchup.com (works for UK residents only)

and is free over 3G or WIFI and plays all the UK free to view channels
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] go2mo2:
Just tried it and yes it works through dolphin. You can change the user agent in the stock browser but only to desktop mode not to HTML5/iPhone setting. Because the website believes you are on either an android phone or a desktop pc when using the stock browser, it tries to use flash to stream the content. Hope this helps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandlerweb:
Possibly not for much longer....

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/1...hted_films_in_memory_buffers_says_high_court/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neville.Holland:
Adobe has stated that they will support ICS but no further versions of Android.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] winwiz:
damn!

It's a brilliant service so will be sad to see it go! Fingers crossed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] go2mo2:
Mate that site is brilliant, just tried it. Didn't work to begin with but then i realised i had the browser set to Desktop mode. Doh! lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandlerweb:
Are you using Dolphin on the Galaxy Nexus? It keeps freezing on mine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] go2mo2:
I used Dolphin HD just to check the website, i like the stock browser so i uninstalled dolphin once i'd checked it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] winwiz:
you are welcome matey :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TonyHoyle:
Didn't realize they'd got the mobile TVCatchup working on android. Woot.

Great quality too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
http://m.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/rootkit-brouhaha/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Great find mate. I'd LOVE to see them try to argue that in court:

"well, your honor, the defendant found our secret software and then found our training manuals and posted mean stuff online."

"what exactly is the full scope of capabilities of your software? Do you have the ability to read private messages?"

"Umm, well, yes. Yes we can do that. But we have consent from the carriers!"

"but not from the people's whose information you are siphoning. Also, where did the defendant find these alleged manuals?"

"Umm well on our website."

"public website?"

"yes. Well... Yes. But we have since removed them so he is infringing on our copyright by still having them!"

"so he defendant discovered that your software spies on users without their consent, knowledge, or ability to stop it and then found on your website manuals that explained how your spyware works. Now you want the judicial system to punish him for exposing your company's illicit monitoring of the public? Not going to happen."

Sent from my Hercules with xda Premium.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 513263337:
Freeze the "System Manager Application" on your phone!!!!!!!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
I have it removed with the newest bullet kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ingenious247:
Companies like Carrier-IQ are a plague to our privacy.

It's one thing to create and provide (at a price) software to carriers that steals private information, but to try and threaten/ruin a person for talking about it shows a real "Big Brother" mentality IMO.

I hope this is the beginning of a major change in how the rights of the consumer are protected when it comes to the collection of information. We have the right to be informed as to what is being collected from our most private devices and to opt out should we choose (which most of us will..)

Carrier-IQ is the equivalent to digital theft, no question about it. It's happening without disclosure, without permission, and it's purposely hidden from the average consumer who would have no way to discover this for themselves.

Look at how upset Carrier-IQ is over what was PUBLIC information being "collected" from their website? Imagine if we were stealing the private data from their site/personal devices and being paid for doing it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
I was hoping for a DEV to port the App over for us so we can TURN OFF that annoying Carrier IQ from our phones
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ingenious247:
Just freeze it or uninstall it with Titanium Backup.

It's the app "System Manager" ironically. Check the process in your running services (Settings > Applications > Running Services)

You'll see "System Manager" and when you click on it, it will show you something like "com.tmobile.carrierIQ" (I forget exactly since I froze the app about a week ago.)

It does not affect the phone in any negative way, it actually runs slightly better now IMO
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Seanmiz:
Wow, it never ceases to amaze me the stealthy things like this that software companies come up with, and then are outraged when everyone finds out and wants it gone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Reviewers:
We already have NOCIQ check in the developement section .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
+

thank you! good info :D

--- EDIT ---

hmm... odd, can't find it in TI, seems like it was already removed in Juggernaut

well good, that saves me the trouble :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudiepoo1:
Just checked this path and in my running services I don't have this listed anywhere.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] OverDrive33:
It would appear on my Telus variant (SGH-T989D) that there is no CIQ installed. Checked my running processes but also used the app TrevE made.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
Freezing it doesn't work, the CarrierIQ process is still running in the background
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kriEv:
Ran the app on Juggernaut 3.1 and Bullet kernel 2.7b and it found nothing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Babyj303:
Where?

Sent from my HercuBEASTY!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ingenious247:
Impossible for the System Manger to be running when frozen.. I froze it and it hasn't popped up in a week.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
I saw it running with System tuner, it disappeared when I deleted it altogether.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lexcyn:
I ran the logging test app on the stock Telus ROM and it doesn't appear to have carrierIQ at all ... which is pretty good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tackleberry:
Was this on the stock rom ? I can't find it on running processes or on titanium by name or the process string (ie com.xxxxxxxxz)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
It's called System Manager (even more shady), it should be there because it's definitely on the stock rom unless you have a slightly modified stock rom with the bloat removed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Babyj303:
So how would one going about making sure there sgs2 completely CIQ free?

Sent from my HercuBEASTY!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
Root and install a custom ROM that advertises it.

On a side note we should head over to the Epic forums (my old phone) and give a big thank you to k0nane He was the original developer to discover and completely destroy ciq and has been featured in many articles.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
k0nane was fantastic. Great guy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
So i have the system manager frozen in Titanium backup as well as having all access blocked by LBE security manager. On top of that I'm running the newest bullet which has it uninstalled....from the kernel(?) If I'm not mistaken..but the actual app remains on my phone. When I try to move the apk with root explorer or uninstall from titanium I get a repeated force close from the system manager app the system manager app. Does anyone know how to remedy this or is anyone else having the same issues? On a side note, went into the little info thing for the System Manager app in TB, and took a look at the permissions. O______o

holy ****ing ****.

EDIT: reboot fixed it. Proud owner of a ciq less device.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
Freezing system manager doesn't work. Ciq has tendrils all over the place that still allow it to run. All the files need to be removed. You don't have to be a developer to remove them but it's not easy. There are plenty of guides on the net and at least one in the Epic forums that I know of.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
only roms without it naturally is miui or cm. You would need somone to remove it all from touchwiz roms sinces its deep in the framework.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
So deleting the apk with titanium does no good?

____________________

Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Not at all it still running in the background that's just part of it its built in to most of the stock apps as well like dialer contacts app etc.

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Also it says in permissions make sure applications always run. i doubt freezing will stop it. It is pretty much like parasite and a host. Think of it as an app that constantly has super user permissions even though you denied it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rommy667:
Wow this is insane thankfully i moved to cm 7.1 stable not long after getting my new android :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ingenious247:
What logs did you see?

I uninstalled as opposed to just freezing it, and I combed through the logs in system tuner but wasn't sure exactly what I would see if it were still running
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samomamo:
CM7 is the way to go. Just flash and get this motherfu....s out of our phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
Only way to see if it's still running is by using log cats
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
Like to add a way in which you can test to see if you have CIQ and a way to remove it if you are rooted.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MisterEdF:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/rootkit-brouhaha-apology/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
Holy ****. A company publicly apologizing for being a jerk. When does that ever happen?

Better yet why did it take so long for this to reach the public eye. I've known about this for at least a year.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ntellegence:
So the story made the news last night. Someone from Congress has written a letter to ciq asking them to clarify the situation. Then they had a computer analysts who looked and said it's recording that there are keystrokes being made not what it is (from his investigation). To bad they didn't mention ciq'a bully tactics. But they said it was TreveR that found it. NBC-NY
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICEGYPT:
I have a slow question... What is wrong for the phone to have this app?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
Google is your friend. Also reading is your friend. Super summary: THEY IZ WATCHING YUUU. ALWAYS. RIGHT NOW. but only on YOUR phone, assuming you haven't flashed a ciq free rom or flashed a nociq patch, and have also flashed a ciq free kernel.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICEGYPT:
This is a big company I doubt they watching every single customer. And if they watching and spying what they going to take my kids pic or my songs :) Personally I don't have nothing important on my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
The issue is not THEM watching you its the fact that at any moment they can tap in to your **** and see exactly it is what your doing. They ARE a metrics company that compiles statistics to optimize marketing and the such but they are doing this in an EXTREMELY invasive manner very akin to spyware which is illegal.

Also this program being on your phone means logs ARE being created (depending on your carrier) and although CIQ corporation may not do anything malicious with your personal data, I.e. passwords, financial information, etc. Do you honestly think that someone with malicious intent couldn't then go and extract said log data and use it for their own intents? The issue isn't IF they're watching, it's that they CAN and WILL and are even leaving little packets of everything about what you do on your phone what you type what you see who you call what you text. Basically a microphoned spy camera with orientation and light sensors and gps positioning on you at all times. The limits to what could be done with this kind of access is limitless. This is another example of the "patriot act effect" of people being like "oh I have nothing to hide so who cares" when it's your civil liberties and privacy being infringed upon, you should take a more serious attitude toward it rather than shrugging it off as not pertaining to you. Especially in an age of rapidly developing legislature and technology based on the internet, electronic finances and communication, you should be aware that any step back is two steps forward for the people that want this world to be like George Orwell's 1984. Fine, you just have photos of your kid. But how does it feel to know that big brother is watching your kid, and you...when you sleep?

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICEGYPT:
Damn , I didn't think of it like that. I am sorry, I am not originally from U.S. and we do not have issues like this in Egypt. It is a total violation of privacy. Now even though I do not do anything important on my phone. My wife lives of her phone. Doing everything from banking, email and whatever else to keep track of the daily things in life. Told my wife now she is freaking out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
heh no need for apologies brother live and learn...its the only way to survive in this jungle we call life

:D

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbluebig:
You guys ROCK... thank you thank you thank you...

Just got new SGII for t-mobile and ran 4 different carrier IQ detector apps and all confirmed I had it.

I rooted it but for the time being, I want to run the stock image rooted, no custom rom.

So following this thread, I uninstalled system manager application using titanium backup. I did immediately get repeated force close errors but thanks to ApexZeph, did restart and no more FC.

Now ran carrier IQ detectors and all show no carrier IQ. This is why I love android and linux community.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
BE WARNED: removing the "carrier IQ" apk does NOT completely remove carrier IQ from your device as it is, as treveE had described it "a root kit"

Disabling the main app will yield a negative result from most detector that are just looking for the apk but it does NOT mean your device is CIQ free.

To be truly CIQ free you must flash a kernel and rom that specifically state they have CIQ removed (most of them are at this point just read change logs) otherwise disabling the main app helps but does not completely solve the problem.

This is because parts of the CIQ root kit are spread throughout your device and have proven to be more tricky to find and disable that previously anticipated, like at the time that this thread was current.

In short, the only way to be completely sure your CIQ free is to flash a custom rom and kernel.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dabrugo:
How about redirecting outbound carrierIQ communications to a "black hole" ...

... like we do with some adblockers programs that redirect ads etc to 127.0.0.1 on a PC.

Has anybody played around with that angle of attack?

Or what about some type of ip blocking mechanism on the phone to restrict outbound data to CarrierIQ servers?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
in case you have been hiding under a rock for the past 4~5 months, this topic has been beaten to death, and you can simply remove it from your phone by following any of the easy to follow guides you can find in this forum

just use SEARCH
[Epic 4G General] Xhyperion:
http://m.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/rootkit-brouhaha/
[Epic 4G General] Xhyperion:
Woops. I see it was already posted below. Sorry I don't skim these forums much anymore just wanted to pass on the info.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
I'll add the link to my OP.