yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iluvthsgam:
So never had an android phone or used one before. We are on at&t and my brother wants to get a new phone - but he is still in high school and doesn't need a data plan. So after doing some research we figured he could block data on his plan, put a better phone on the line and he just would have to deal with no MMS.

So, we bought him a T-Mobile Vibrant and my plan is to unlock it to use on his line.

So the guy I bought it from said he upgraded it to 2.2 already officially. First all I want to do is unlock it and get it working on his at&t line. So from what I read I will need to root it first, then unlock it - with the methods explained here - right?

Then maybe we will try to get 2.3 on it after we get it working okay on at&t and get more familiar with android. For him at the moment we should need it to be stable.

Thanks! Although I never used Android before I'm thinking I should be able to get the hang of it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fone_fanatic:
My transformer was running fine this morning, it had something like 8% when i woke up and used it until it died. I plugged it in to charge and it booted fine. I unlocked it, powered off and went on with my day.

I get home about an hour ago and now it's such in a boot loop. It first shows Eee Pad, then the bios boot animation (it's running prime 2.1.1), followed by the Android guy with spinning gears and back to the nips boot animation.

Don't know why this would happen all of a sudden. The last thing I flashed was the prime 2.1.1 patch, and that was back when it was first released. Can't think of any apps that require root that i have installed recently.

I tried wiping the cache and dalvik cache via recovery along with repairing permissions. Also reinstalled prime 2.1.0 and 2.1.1 patch and still boot looping.

Any suggestions? I would do a logcat but I'm currently at my gf's place.

I'd like to keep a factory reset as the last resort, so i would like to exhaust all options before doing so.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markmessier8888:
Hi

I noticed that the Notes SIM card is smaller than my Galaxy S SIM card (the standard size)

Is this a new type of SIM on the market?

I want to try a SIM from my home country to test/make sure my phone

is nulocked or not

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yentlequible:
The SIM from my Galaxy S 4g fit into my Note perfectly. I don't think they have other sizes.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aibo:
It's a regular sim, not a micro sim. So it's the same one you can find on the galaxy s.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
Ive tried a few versions but always get application not installed.

Stock/root w/twrp2 working market and other Google apps.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phocas:
Running into the same problem, are there any other apps that use Gtalk and possibly install?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
Gtalk always needs to be moved into the system/app folder using a file program such as Root Explorer, then the permissions need to be set, then you reboot and voila.

In this case, there might be an even easier way: have you checked the market to see if Talk 1.3 installer is availablle for your device? If so, download that and let it do the work :)

Hope this helps ya.

Note: both methods require root.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velvet jones:
I've done all that, and still no dice.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
oh damn, ok. are you also running rooted stock? maybe Gtalk isn't compatible with the stock framework and you'd have to run a custom ROM, like CM7?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velvet jones:
Yep, rooted stock. Got Google Currents and Voice installed, but Talk is being stubborn.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insanespain:
Hmm. I used the Kindle fire Utility to install google apps. It installed almost everything under the sun except google talk. I couldn't find an apk so I grabbed the one from my droid3. I literally dumped it in the download folder, went to it with ES file explorer and hit install and it worked perfectly. I didnt have to move a thing. That was using titanium backup to make the apk on my phone. I take it you didnt install your other google apps with KFU?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velvet jones:
Did mine manually, and I can't really remember why, though I did use KFU to install TWRP.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velvet jones:
Used the Titanium Backup method, and it worked like a charm. Great success!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velvet jones:
Actually, a little weirdness here, it doesn't show up on the app drawer at all. Have to launch using Titanium... surely there's aan easy fix.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
What's the titanium backup method?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
What version did you use?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velvet jones:
On your phone, make a backup of Talk using Titanium Backup. Long press the backup and upload to Dropbox. DL the backup with your KF, and "restore" it using Titanium Backup on your KF.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
Just hangs at restoring app

Sent from my Nexus S
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insanespain:
I made a backup with Tb on my phone. Then I plugged it in to my computer and searched the drive for .apk files. Found the Google talk apk and copied it to my computer then the fire. Browsed to it on the fire with es file explorer and tapped it. Prompted me to install and that was it.

Sent from my Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
Could you post the apk? I keep getting parsing error.

And are you using cm7 or stock rooted?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
Nevermind, got it. Downloaded gapps and extracted from there.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimSykes:
Any chance you can post the Apk. I cant seem to get one installed from my backup. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockdefense:
I ran my battery down to 0% and plugged it into the computer's USB port (like I always do) and waited for about 2 hours before I switched on my phone.

Bootanimation runs OK, "Android is updating" screen pops up, main homescreen pops up for 5 seconds and starts rebooting again. This is non stop.

I repeat, this phone is non-rooted, I'm running pure stock device "yakju" and haven't even attempted to unlock the bootloader or anything.

Any idea if I can recover any media from my device (pictures, video) before I flash it to stock?

I miss having a SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockdefense:
Replying just in case someone comes across this thread via Google sometime in the future.

I didn't want to lose all my pictures and videos. My mistake that I didn't back them up. My previous phone had removable storage so I don't have a proper system of backing stuff up.

Anyway, I tried this tread from XDA: [ODIN] ICL53F (no wipe, no recovery, no bootloaders) hoping that I would only flash the OS and not touch the sdcard partition but no joy, wiped everything off my phone.

Phone is working fine. I downloaded the official image 4.0.2 for my phone and flashed that from scratch. I've also unlocked my bootloader, installed CWM.

Please consider this thread closed unless you have any suggestions on how I could have done things differently.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
Did you try pulling the battery and starting up again? If yes please ignore the following...

I've not tried it myself but there have been several threads from people who had similar symptoms after trying to switch the phone off or on whilst it was plugged in and charging; apparently Samsung phones don't like that.

Pulling then reinserting the battery to get a 'cold reboot' fixes it.

This is all second hand info - I don't know if all Samsung phones do it every time or if it's intermittent, there were enough posts about it for me to decide to always unplug from the charger / pc before turning my phone off and on so I have no personal experience of it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barcode99:
Does anyone have Paladin original ROM, i bricked it with Novo Basic update.zip which was posted as Paladins firmware. Please be aware of that. Clockwork Recovery installed and work but i cannot find stock ROM for Paladin ICS.

Please help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Ainol paladin Original rom

I made the same mistake. Does anyone saved the original rom? Please Help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hardyrulz:
Try firmware posted at merimobiles.com go to th firmware downloads section and select ainol novo 7, 2nd to the last i think.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Thank You

I have downloaded the firmware package. Now i need to install a windows on my mac if i want to change the firmware on my Paladin :)

Yesterday night an idea come up in my mind. I am not sure it works but it should worth to try.

What if someone who has an Ainol Paladin install the Clockwork Recovery on it and make a backup from the original system to the Micro SD card. What if i copy that on my SD card and run restore on my Paladin?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Back4Good:
Novo Paladin Recovery

Recovery is available via Ainol website under support section...

Slow download... be patient
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barcode99:
One from Ainovo web site is a ICS update for NOVO Basic. it will brick your Paladin just like it did mine. There is a re4covery kindli compiled by fun_ here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1394308
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hardyrulz:
This is the official Ainol Paladin Firmware, please bear with the speed of the Chinese server.

http://ainol.com/plugin.php?identifier=ainol&module=download&action=info&downloadid=80
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Download disconnected

I tried to download the original Paladin firmware from the China website but the connection was lost every time.

If one of you downloaded the files please can you share it somehow?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wesd0yle:
Novo 7 Paladin Firmware - 2012.01.10

h t t p://w w w.megaupload.com/?d=05MF8O4G
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christophergorge:
I also made the mistake of making my Paladin a Basic and could no longer use it.

Downloaded the file but how do I use it. Is there a guide we can use? I tried extracting the contents of the rar file and putting the files in the NOVO7 folder in the root of the sd card and tried the volume(+) and power but it didn't work. There was no progress bar under the android and after reboot it is still showing that it's a novo 7 basic.

Is it still possible to undo the "damage" even when I did not install Clockwork recovery. I tried installing the clockwork zip (after bricking it) but just got the error (a droid lying dead on the floor with a red exclamation mark on top and the progress bar does not finish) and the device reboots itself back to being novo 7 basic.

TIA
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micflair:
Glad Im not the only one who has made this mistake...

The download from the website (the slow download..) is full of all kindsa stuff, the program on there is all in chinese so no chance of sussing that out. We just need an update.zip (like the one we used to brick it!) and it should reflash nicely.. hopefully..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Recovery

As i sed before if someone has a working Paladin and install the Clockwork Recovery will be able to make a backup from de original system. The Clockwork Recovery make that backup to the SD card. If we can get that backup we can recover our Paladin. Simple.

We just need to wait for a kind person.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micflair:
Its mad, there are people all over the web asking for this file but yet no-one seems to have it! Argh! Help us world! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homebrew81:
I have the paladin if you still need a backup made
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micflair:
Would be great if you could do a backup for us muppets mate :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homebrew81:
Trying to get recovery running.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Please backup and share. Please, please, please :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homebrew81:
Im trying. I cant get recovery installed. Just the manager. Ill keep trying
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
A link, how to install Clockwork Recovery on your Paladin
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homebrew81:
compressing now. how would you like to pick up your package
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Thank you so much

It was quick :)

How big is the package?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homebrew81:
it is 222mb
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Dropbox

Do you have a Dropbox account? I think that would be the easiest way to share. Or Megaupload

Thank you again :) I think so many people will be happy about your kindness.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micflair:
If this works it will be awesome, cheers fella!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homebrew81:
I made a dropbox account. I compressed the backup files and had to split them to get them to upload.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73616:
Although the official firmware is released, but the instruction is actually wrong. And the program is only in Chinese, which is absolutely useless to many users. So I'd go through all the steps, adjust ini settings for the program. All the changes are related to path (originally using folder name in Chinese as well).

Please note that the image file for "user partition" is too big (700MB) and therefore removed (most of those applications are in Chinese anyway).

THIS IS ONLY THE OFFICIAL FIRMWARE (NOT AN UPDATE).

IT IS MEANINGLESS TO FLASH THIS ROM IF YOUR PALADIN IS WORKING FINE.

USE ONLY IF YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG AND THE TABLET CANNOT BE BOOTED PROPERLY.

novo7paladin.zip (137.18MB) : www_sendspace_com/file/t5i1ll (change _ to .)

README.TXT

This is the first official firmware for Novo7 Paladin.
Please note that it should not be used for any other device.

Android version : 4.0.1
Kernel version : 3.0.8
Build number : 4.0.1 ICS_MR0 eng.dmzhang.20111230.155247

Note :
The program for flashing firmware is in Simplified Chinese.
If you don't understand Chinese, please unzip this package to "C:\novo7paladin".
This package includes only xboot, boot image and system image only.
Therefore system settings will be removed.
Although user installed application should be preserved, it is always recommended to backup first.
(simply copy everything in "/mnt/flash" to a SD card)

First, install correct USB driver :
1. unplug usb cable
2. switch ON (screen on/off doesn't really matter) the tablet
3. press and hold VOLUME-
4. connect usb cable
5. use a paper clip to reset the tablet
6. release VOLUME-
7. follow on screen instruction to install usb driver in "tools/drivers/4770"

Now, flash the firmware :
1. unplug usb cable
2. run "tools/USBbootTool.exe"
3. check the following checkbox :
a. mbr-xboot.bin (default path: C:\novo7paladin\images\mbr-xboot.bin)
b. boot.img (default path: C:\novo7paladin\images\boot.img)
c. system.img (default path: C:\novo7paladin\images\system.img)
4. switch ON (screen on/off doesn't really matter) the tablet
5. press and hold VOLUME-
6. connect usb cable
7. use a paper clip to reset the tablet
8. release VOLUME-
9. the program should start flashing the firmware automatically
10. when progress bar stops after flashing completed, exit program and unplug usb cable
11. use a paper clip to reset the tablet again

It is done.
It may take a longer time for first boot after flashing firmware.

Hope it helps ! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Big THANK YOU

First off all a big thank you for your hard work. I have also downloaded the original firmware from the Chinese website but when i opened and check the contents (everything in Chinese!!!! :eek:) i tough no thank you, it is to big challenge for me.

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So, i followed the instruction you posted and i managed to install the USB driver. Opened the USB tool and attached the files what you said. Then (Paladin ON) i attached the usb cable, press down and hold the volume- button ant press reset.

And then nothing happend. :(

Am i doing something wrong?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73616:
Yes. The program is in Chinese as mentioned, and that's why I write down all the steps. I'm not that good to hack the program and change to English.

If all the steps are correct, after reset is press and release the volume- button, the tablet will be rebooted (the screen keeps in black, but you may notice in Windows when the tablet is disconnected and connect again). After reboot, the program progress bar should start counting automatically.

When all the image files are processed (should take a couple of minutes), the progress bar stops. Then you may unplug the cable and press reset again.

Please try again, and let me know which part doesn't work as expected.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
Success

Only one progress bar (mbr-xboot.bin) went through 100% and finished, but the point is MY PALADIN WORKS AGAIN!

It must include an update as well, because the Android version is 4.0.1. and the original was 4.0.

Thank you again. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73616:
That's great.

FYI, if all 3 images are "checked", the progress bar should restart from the beginning when it processes the next file. And the last one "system.img" should be much slower because of its bigger file size.

I think Paladin releases with Android 4.0.1. I've got mine last month after Christmas, and it is already running 4.0.1.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pat30724:
Can somebody post the update.zip file for this? For some kind of strange reason my pc does not recognize the Ainol Novo7 Paladin. So i can't start flashing :(.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the waco kid:
i still need this file where is it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zsopapp:
I made a backup from my paladin. The Android version is 4.0.3. If you need i can share it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Polv89:
Where can i download the stock recovery?

When i push Vol+ and Power button i see the android robot, but in 1-2 minutes the tablet restarts..why??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fajoo24:
i am not able to install the usb driver.........i have windows 7 64 bit and even if i manually try to install the driver,windows never finds it, i have defined all the driver directories.........anyone has any clues????????? i have effed up my paladin and need to restore to stock firmware..........plz helpppp
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73616:
I am uploading an unofficial Android 4.0.3 for Paladin to sendspace now, will post the link when it is done (probably half an hour). This is a zip file that can be flashed using stock recovery mode (shutdown, press and hold Vol+ and Power for a few seconds). I didn't flash CWM before, so not sure if it works for ClockWorkMod Recovery. I've been using this 4.0.3 for several days, and seems everything works fine.

Some reasons why you are unable to flash the official Android 4.0.1 firmware with USB Flash Tool :

1. The boot method (key combination) for USB Flash Tool is different from using ZIP file in SD-Card. Most people knows about Vol+ and Power buttons, which is ONLY for flashing from SD-Card. If you need to use the USB Flash Tool, please turn ON the device, switch OFF the screen, connect USB cable, press and hold Vol-, and use a paper clip to reset the device.

2. The USB driver is not correctly installed. As I know, the driver does not support 64-bit Windows 7. I use 32-bit Windows Vista and 7, both working fine. And if it is correctly installed, you should be able to find "Ingenic USB Device" (NOT the "Android ADB Interface") in device manager.

---------- Post added at 12:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:50 AM ----------

THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL FIRMWARE (ANDROID 4.0.3 FOR NOVO7 PALADIN ONLY) FLASHABLE USING SDCARD.

DO NOT USE IT IF YOUR DEVICE IS NOT NOVO7 PALADIN.

The file is not created by myself. I only help to upload to sendspace for better download speed for Paladin users not in Mainland China. Please note that the file remains unchanged, and therefore startup with Chinese UI and preinstalled many Chinese apps. You may uninstall those apps as you want. For me, I simply change it to English UI first, and perform factory reset to delete all user apps. :D

update_knight_4.0.3.zip (299.11MB) : www_sendspace_com/file/6mhme0 (change _ to .)

BEWARE: I HAVEN'T FLASH TO CWM BEFORE, AND NOT SURE IF THIS WORKS FOR CWM.

Android version : 4.0.3

Kernel version : 3.0.8

Build number : 4.0.3 IML74K 651

Instructions :

1. charge your device for an hour (just to ensure it has enough battery)

2. download the zip file to SDCard, keep it in root directory, and rename to "update.zip"

3. turn OFF your device

4. press and hold Volume+, then press and hold Power button for a few seconds

5. release the buttons when you see a 3D android robot

The flashing process will begin automatically, and should be done in about 15 minutes (I didn't time how long it takes, sorry). The device will then automatically reboot, and first boot normally takes much longer (a few minutes).

That's all.

Hope it helps ! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fajoo24:
Brother i actually effed up my paladin when updating to the same 4.0.3 update :S......i did everything rite and just one thing wrong and may be the tablet got bricked becoz of the same mistake.....

Actually after copying update.zip to sd card, i had to turn off the device and then turn it on with volume + and power button.....however, what i did is that after copying the update.zip to sd card, instead of turning it off and then on.....i pressed volume+ and power button when the tablet was on.......it rebooted and update process started, it completed and then tablet rebooted again but instead of going to the android os, it again started to update same process and now it keeps on doing the same again and again and again....

So i am trying to flash it back to stock firmware and having driver issues..........will the driver work on windows xp 32 bit??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73616:
It seems that your tablet is not bricked, just unable to boot normally to a working O/S.

First of all, you may try to take out the SDCard, delete the update.zip file, put it back in, and switch on the tablet. The Android O/S should be loaded.

Of course, you may also use the stock firmware to restore the system to 4.0.1. Although I haven't try the driver on 32-bit Windows XP, but I'm quite sure it works on XP because most people in China are still using XP. Just make sure that it is installed as USB boot device instead of ADB interface.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fajoo24:
ok i formated the memory card and put it back in tablet......started it but it gave error, no update.zip found...........so i guess this method is a no go......

so you used the usb boot driver on windows 7 32 bit, rite?? and it installed without any problem??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73616:
Yes. I did use the usb boot driver on 2 different computers, one running Vista 32-bit and the other one running Windows 7 32-bit, both without problem. In both computers, the USB Flash Tool worked fine as well (I also helped some of my friends to flash the original 4.0.1 firmware).

But in case you've installed the USB driver incorrectly, you may use a free tool called USBDeview to completely remove any specific USB driver. The tool can be downloaded from here : www_nirsoft_net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (change _ to .), and it doesn't require installation at all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fajoo24:
Thanks man for your continuous help........the wrong driver is removed by windows without any problem though.......i guess i will now install win 7 32 bit coz thats the only option left for me......