yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tedhrs:
I let it sit and charge, took out the sd card, tried to boot and i got a android logo like it wanted to boot to ICS...powered it back off, put the sd card back in, booted to recovery and it looks like it is loading the update.zip from the sd card. will keep posted.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Haemi:
I guess, what he really meant to say was: Donate money ("donate" is "spenden" in German, while "spend" is "ausgeben" -- some kind of a false friend).

Anyway, I did what he actually wrote ... and I'm desperately waiting for my A1 to arrive tomorrow.

Back to topic. It really would be great to have the latest-and-greatest Android running on the A1. As long as the user experience doesn't suffer (I can imagine that hardware requirements are a little higher now).

Mark
[Miscellaneous Android Development] allfirst:
Well, the good news waiting for you!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tonyyeb:
I hate to be someone who pesters (I normally aren't!) but I was wondering if any progress had been made for getting ICS onto the A1? Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rasfunk:
spiegeleixxl, I'd like to offer help on porting ICS. I have some experience with Linux kernel development, but almost no exerience with Android. However, I own an A1 now and I'm ready to start hacking ;-)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] spiegeleixxl:
Yo, not much progress yet, as the sources for the kernel are unable to be built, and without that we can't fix anything, as the drivers are compiled into the stock kernel. :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsefito:
Crew

Hello mates,

I would like to participate.

How can I help? For the moment I've downloaded the AOSP sources and setup the environment.

Maybe it wolud be better to start directly with CM9 port, no?

And what about the kernel? Gmarkall, SpiegeleiXXL and Milaq, with others are working in CM7, are they doing it without the kernel?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
That's right, we are doing it with the stock kernel for now.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsefito:
So how we could take proffit from this to port ICS to our tablets?

There I'm asking for something impossible... sorry but I'm new on that.

Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
Either Lenovo needs to give us a working kernel source, or we need to figure out how to put together kernel sources to result in a kernel that boots on the A1.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] leggomycreggo:
Here's crossing my fingers for Lenovo to help out and give up the code!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsefito:
Hello guys,

I think we got some good news: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Slate-Tablets/Android-Source-Code/td-p/610273/page/13
[Miscellaneous Android Development] moyourBB:
so did Lenovo release full source for porting ICS to A1?

and will anyone trying to port it?

i am really looking forward to seeing this

thank you:)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] leeandy007:
A1-Kernel-Source.tgz

h t t p : / / 115.com/file/dpqyy5g4#9oOKzLp6mUNhnem2

this's A1-Kernel-Source!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] spiegeleixxl:
Yes, we finally got a full source, we can compile kernels now, I'm implementing the missing module as we speak, so expect ICS in the following week!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kryszan:
Hell Yeah! Is there any way we can cooperate? ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] amjl2000:
OK, this maybe a stupid question, but what will be 'best', ICS or CM7? I'm guessing that CM7 development is geared towards customising the tab, but then will focus shift to CM9? Will ICS be customised to the A1? I'm well confused :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Ics is based on android 4 cm9 will also be based on 4. Cm7 is based on android 2 usually the 2.3 series. There are none based on android 3 because Google never released the source code. Right now 2 is the most popular as there are so many more devices that support it. 4 will have new features which depending on the individual may or may not be important.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] amjl2000:
So it's still relevant to have multiple developments happening simultaneously (now that the kernel source is available), rather than deciding that one is more important than the other? Cool beans if it is, just expect people like me to be asking which is best for them :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WeHeartKatamari:
Thanks!

I can't wait to see this happen! I appreciate the hard work you devs are putting into this little tab. Keep up the great work!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] leggomycreggo:
Most phones have several different versions available to them- its a matter of opinion which you prefer on your device
[Miscellaneous Android Development] myjess:
running this latest version from lenovo is fantastic. no issues that i can see so far.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
it has to be at least 30% to flash a new ROM

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I have a question, if anyone knows the answer o_0

How do you access system folders from the computer (running Win 7)?

The only things you see with the explorer are on the "internal sd card"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] janolarson:
As far i know, the only way to do that is with the adb shell..At least with CM7 and Gingerbread stock rom it is possible, but seems that there is no drivers for ICS yet. :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsefito:
works fine for the moment but there are two issues: I can't install some apps like "Where's my water" and there are some problems with wi-fi, normally when turns on the screen or change location. I need to restart wi-fi or turn on-off the airplane mode.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] myjess:
tablet would not come out of standby this morning (: after being on charge all night.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] amjl2000:
too many ICS threads now... dunno which one's more official - not this one I'm guessing.

I did the instructions on page12. Put on ICS_0080 ("1.2"), no problem (on top of stock GB_2643), then put on CWM, and from there ran rooter and sd fix. All good.

Wanted to do the upgrade to ICS_0091 OTA.. it downloaded, then restarted (on request) but then booted up into CWM! ha ha. Thought I could try putting the stock recovery on at this point and reboot hoping for action, but alas no. Gotta wait until I get home to dig out my boot SD to recover. Perhaps in CWM I could have tried installing a previously downloaded ICS rom, but too late to tell now.

Don't need help, just putting across my experience :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
You can flash 91 through CWM.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
I've got the stock A1 16GB not rooted. I've downloaded the latest ICS update from lenovo ( hXXp://download.lenovodotcom/slates/a1/ICS_OTA/ ) , renamed it update.zip , put it on the internal SD and rebooted. Now I have the android logo flashing for at least 20 min... what did I do wrong? How do i fix it?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] passy:
At first clear cache. If this wont help try wipe memory, but make backup first :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
I have the same problem :(

Wipe emmc/data etc. not helping :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neilzhong:
i need your help~

There is a problem on my 2G A1,while i flash the slim vision ICS ROM on my 2G A1,and i followed your method，but the SD Card bug fix seems didn't work ,A1 still can not find the SD card.

so ,what should i do ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Splattymelt:
Did the same thing, stuck at the same spot - cleared all data before, stuck at same spot. How would we have made a backup first if its not rooted? Either way, is there a link to a stock that we can flash back to?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
I solved it. Don't install the latest. Just put the 1.2 modified one and after the install update from settings.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Splattymelt:
Cool, will do - but question first - how do I get 1.2 on now that I can't get past the android screen? I can get to the Android system recovery (3e) menu but no further - reboot/wipe data/wipe cache/touch calibration. Can't get to connect on my computer to copy the files for 1.2

Thanks!

***EDIT***

*Found link to 1.2 - how do I install now that I cannot get connected from my PC?*

*RE-EDIT*

*I put it on my micro-sd card and flashed it - set up the wifi-now updating via the system update fxn! Thanks for the help guys!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kurek007:
You have to copy to external sd card and rename it as update.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Splattymelt:
Thanks! Updating now!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] digim:
A1 rescued by this method

After many trying, this method saved my A1.

I guess FAT32 is needed after ICS.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I did not have to follow your steps. I installed stock recovery flashed and it booted fine. I did install CWM afterwards to install root and sdcard fix.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tedhrs:
What do i need to do kill the cell standby process? It is killing the battery. I cannot see it in Titanium Backup to freeze it. Even if i put in Airplane mode it still runs.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
How many hours of active use are you getting? If between 6 & 8 ignore it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
I remember reading that 'cell standby process' simply means the tablet being switched on or asleep. It's 'cell' as in 'cell phone', and not renamed for tablets. So it's perfectly normal for that to be taking up most of your battery.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] imritechere:
The Phone Apk Should be renamed and the com.android.phone in Data/Data should be renamed. Renamed with bak instead of apk. This worked in 2.3.4....not sure it really saves batt. 60% of 2% isn't much at all!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
So it's like "CPU idle" idle in Windows task manager?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
New version leaked A107I0_A404_001_008_0108_US.zip. you can find it at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=56e49cf4b3c46641&resid=56E49CF4B3C46641!108&id=56E49CF4B3C46641!108 it is named update.zip

announced at http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-hacking-modding-fuer-lenovo-ideapad-a1/250004-p-ics-1-2-kommt.html

I have not tried it yet
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27431925&postcount=115
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
nope this is version 108 seems to be brand new larger in size just over 260mb
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Yes it is a new update. You can do it from the Settings>About tab. It is 270MB. Doing it now, will edit with feedback.

EDIT: The first step of update is successful but I don't get the second step. It boots right in and also didn't change the version. I am trying again.. maybe we need to reflash it.

EDIT2: Tried again. Still not working.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Have you tried flashing it through either CWM or the stock recovery?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
No not yet.. I am waiting confirmation from someone who does. There is one guy that did it through stock recovery and didn't work so I assume CWM won't work either. I think we have to wait for a new update though.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
How to re-partition system (my tutorial- language: polish. i translate this tommorow)

Today use you translate.google ;)

http://forum.android.com.pl/f460/ideapad-a1-07-tutorial-re-partycjonowanie-tableta-182317/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] crazyd:
I installed CWM on my A1 some times ago. Now I want to flash the new release of ICS, which can't be done using CWM. Is there a way to get the stock recovery tool working again? When I try to flash stock recovery, it just powers my device of without installing update.zip...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
install stock thru cwm, reboot, rename the update to update.zip and reboot to recovery
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DroidZombie:
CM7 or ICS?

For those of you that have tried both, which OS seems better at this point, CM7 or ICS?

And, does the ICS ROM contain Lenovo's bloatware?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Does anyone else with ICS experience problems with the browser? Pages won't load and it seems other internet apps are affected as well.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
New Slim version Available!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25783293&postcount=2
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
ICS is still be take and has a lot of issues so it is tough to say. I still prefer CM7 but it is a personal preference. Try them both.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
It is a known issue they talk about it in the German forum. I am traveling right now and can't look it up they say there is a fix/work around
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Have a good trip. Please try to post the solution when you have the time to look it up :).

EDIT: I think it may have something to do with flashplayer. The browser won't even go back.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] imritechere:
The work around in the German forums is to install dolphin mini / I've been running this for several days and it loads well and works very well. The google chrome works fairly well/and firefox worked fairly well// the best is dolphin mini. It does all it was made for!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Dolphin mini does not solve it. I still assume there is a flash problem. Usually occurs when video is involved/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
i cannot flash the latest update

using bootable sd, i can flash stock recovery, cwm, 0091 version, 1.2 version, but not the latest

The upgrade_log looks like this:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] passy:
upgrade to latest release

I upgraded from A107I0_A404_001_007_0091_US to latest slim version (dawkon13) using cwm without loosing any data :-)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
are you on 2GB tablet?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] passy:
yep
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
it won't help on 16GB model :(

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When trying to flash with stock recovery putting the update.zip on external sd, the android with box and arrow appears and shuts down after couple of seconds

no logs
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Slim works on 16GB too. I have it installed and its with latest update.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I think our issue is we have a dozen different users doing things just slightly different IE: one coming from stock with CWM, another coming from stock with stock recovery, someone else coming from ics2.1, and more coming from 91, yet others coming from some other combination. How about every one telling what version they flashed from, what recovery they used, and to what version they flashed? Maybe we can figure out what works and what doesn't.

I have not tried the latest I went from stock with stock recovery to ics2.1 and then flashed a1_rooter and sdcard fix. Then using CWM I flashed version 91. I then went back to CM7 so I haven't tried the latest versions though I am planning to. :cool:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
I have tried the A10710_A404_001_007_0091_US with stock recovery , a1_rooter and sdcard fix and now I am on SlimDroid v3 installed via CWM with the newest build: A10710_a404_001_010_0091_US (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25783293&postcount=2). They both have problems were the sound is buzzing loud after coming from standby and also problems with internet browsing.There is no stable version so far.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] passy:
Did someone notice that in standby mode sometimes touch buttons blink?

Problem with wifi didn't resolve.

Random reboot issue

Im using latest slim version.

Skype works ok. Front camera isn't upside down but is a little bit zoom.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] imritechere:
This is what worked for me and I have an Excellent load of .91 with no issues of reboot, wifi goes off with the screen and comes back on Browser issue is there but dolphin mini will browse without issues (videos require download)been running several days no problems.

How I got here:

Lost recovery trying to flash stock recovery in CWM from 1.2 ICS

Had to do a bootable sd to load 5.2.7 CWM (see posts on the forum)

used cwm to load 2525.row stock

system update to ota update

flashed 5.0.2.7 cwm as update in stock recovery

flashed .91 ICS W/CWM

flashed A1rooterW/CWM

Alls well here
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
I could upgrade to the slim version,but this issue kills me

With CM7 it meant the wrong cwm

Here - no matter what I do I get the same: (
[Miscellaneous Android Development] keinfilter:
I have currently running the A107I0_A404_001_007_0091_US without the SD card fix and without root. The only issue: This rom drains my battery even when the A1 is in sleep mode (in 1 day it loses 25% without touching it). In CM7, the A1 could sleep around a week.

The newer version is available via OTA, which the A1 currently downloads. Hopefully the update fixes the battery drain.

I have the A1 16GB version.

UPDATE: The download of the newer version went fine and the A1 also installed the newer version, but did not automatically reboot. After the next manually initialized boot, the build number has not changed. What went wrong? Why didn't the A1 install the update?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
A107I0_A404_001_010_0091_US.zip file on the Lenovo OTA site internally says it is version A107I0_A404_001_007_0091_US. So it erroneously updates to the same version continuously.

The build.prop in /system needs to be edited to circumvent the system update pop up over and over again.

find in build.prop

# Define image version

ro.product.major.minor=A107I0_A404_001_007

change it into

ro.product.major.minor=A107I0_A404_001_010
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DroidZombie:
Supreme screw up

OK last night I tried to flash ICS to my tablet. I went from CM7 with CWM to stock recovery.

I was all ready to flash to ICS when I did something horrible...I put the update.zip on my INTERNAL SD card by mistake. The flash didn't work and now my tablet is stuck on the lenovo loop. I made a bootable SD card but it didn't do anything.

Is there any way I can fix this?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27538819&postcount=1179

the first part of it
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DroidZombie:
no good

Thanks Madpriest, but it didn't work. Like I said, I think the problem is that my update.zip is on my internal drive so it automatically looks to that. The bootable card doesn't seem to be read at all.

Anybody else have any ideas?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Just put CWM on the sd card (no need for bootable) as update.zip and wipe everything , then flash a working ROM. This is what worked for me.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
That's correct

I finished wiping the tablet, installing latest 2.3.4 and upgrading it to ICS

A107I0_A404_001_008_0108
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jialun05:
Power volume-, I get the android with the arrow coming out of the box, but I get no progress bar, then it just shuts down.What can I do? Only want to revert back to stock recovery.Thanks for your help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihnutzu:
Do you have stock recovery as update.zip on the external sd card?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DroidZombie:
That did the trick. Thanks guys. Now back to CM7 till the weekend.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
Today i relase new slim version (based on A107I0_A404_001_012_0091_US ) ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jialun05:
what about the new row?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
Download link added :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25783293&postcount=2
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
A107I0_A404_001_008_0108 is the most stable for me

all the apps (including Aldiko) install fine

the wi-fi works after sleep (with flight mode on-off workaround)

BTW, this version shows up in the computer as IdeaTab_A1107, not Samsung
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
Where did you get this version and how did you install it?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27448371&postcount=406

I wiped my tablet, with A1_BootSD.iso installed latest official 2.3.4 version, put the ICs to teh root of the internal SD card as update.zip and installed it with pover + "volume-"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
Did you ever try with CWM and zip on root of external or internal SD?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
see my posts on previous 3 pages

I tried everything, but this was the only thing that worked for me
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
For those who does not love the idea of 7 home screens (I hate it :) )

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22463295&postcount=353
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
This is how I managed to install A107I0_A404_001_008_0108.

Started from 4.0.4 0091 installed via OTA...

1. Wiped tablet.

2. Installed 2.3.4 with CWM.

3. Wiped tablet again.

4. Put update.zip on internal SD and booted power+"volume-" - update failed!

5. Put update.zip on external SD and booted power+"volume-" - successful!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
How did you install Aldiko? I can't get that right. Can't umount internal SD either (always 'busy').
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
The only way I could get aldiko to install on 108 was to remove the sdcard and reboot.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
I don't use external sd unless I need to upgrade: )
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I use my tablet 90% of the time where there is no Internet I keep an Sdcard with everything on it. One of the reasons I went with the A1 over the Kindle fire.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] the_spudster:
I had the same problem as amjl200

Installation would get to about 70% then fail.

I found I could install the 1.2 based 'slim' versions but others would fail.

Eventually I noticed that after re-installing the stock rom the 'internal' sd card was showing as not being formatted.

So I formatted the internal sd card, then installed the ics1.2edited.zip (rename it 'update' and use the stock utility to install)

After this the install was successful, then I was able to do the ota update.

Subsequently I have been successful in flashing the v10 and v12 roms by renaming the zip files to 'update' and using the stock utility i.e no need for CWM.

Hope this helps.

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Forgot to mention that all updates were done using sd card.

Also the ota update shows as 007. If you install 010 or 012 the system properties stay as 007 (not clever enough to know why!)

Just need to sort out iplayer and Itv player now then 'happy days'!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tedhrs:
so, what does it mean when i boot to recovery and i get the android guy with the yellow arrow coming out of the box and then it shuts off? I've put the cwm file on the root of the sd card and renamed to update.zip and it is not installing. This after i thought i successfully installed the stock recovery.

thanks for the help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
it means you are not installing the update.zip

use bootable sd and put the update.zip in the root of the internal sd
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
I have 1 question: fourth PIN (microUSB ) it's connected to USB chipset (USB OTG ) ???
[Miscellaneous Android Development] myjess:
On 4.04 Kernel 3.0.8-00024-g5107ab1-dirty.

Tablet says there is a system update. what update is it?

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
OTG work on 3.0.8-00024-g5107ab1-dirty ?????