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[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Very strange I do the same and my tablet is rooted. Maybe find another copy of a1_ rooter maybe your copy is not right.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Ok think we need to start fresh.

How to get back to stop from here instructions needed and then the update method used to get to the latest ics.

I am guessing there something in how its updated which is causing the issue.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I started with A107I0_A404_001_008_0108_US and upgraded from there. You may want to try that if you can find it if not I can try to find a place to upload it for you,
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
First one needs to go back to stock and its been quite sometime since i had a A1 so iam not up on restoring it to that.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29398515&postcount=10

Try this if you need additional help let us know.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
That did the job.

Seems the 1.2 preview is required before you upgrade to the latest.

Likely do to how the tables are setup that doesn't happen if you go from stock to the latest.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Glad you got it going and you are back with us.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Sadly its not likely for long since the replacement unit the finally sent me after two months has touch screen issues.

I never seen a company with such crappy warranty support.

They even sent me a bill for 79 cents...lol.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Wow that stinks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Trust me it gets worse its almost a scifi movie of the week now.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Fortunately i got in touch with one of the people in the lenovo forum who works for lenovo.

He filed a complaint and is seeking to get it sorted out.

Iam not unreasonable if they can replace it with a model that actually works and is comparable in features that's fine.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I hope you get one that works I am glad I went to Lenovo from the Coby as I had issues like you with theirs.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Is it just me or is the volume quite low in this version?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] amjl2000:
I agree that the volume is a bit quieter - though I am only testing at the low end (I listen to music in the office and still need to listen to what's going on around me).

The battery life isn't great compared to CM7, probably around the same as GB stock. I have noticed that Airplane mode appears to do nothing.. cell standby still dominates the battery stats, whereas before on airplane, tablet idle was the main culprit.

Of the 36 hours it's been on,

cell standby, 75%

screen 7%

tablet idle 4%

wifi 4%

(plus the insignificant rest)

(oh, i did get a new router for home... all good now)

edit: should also note that at least twice now, the wifi has not shut down properly on request - it hangs in some intermediate state (off i presume) but is unable to be started after that (the wifi switch in settings is greyed out) - a reboot is then necessary.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
What is it?

clear ICS?

4.0.4 version?

:)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] spiegeleixxl:
Yes, AOSP 4.0.4 ICS
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LoveTKB:
Great job!

After this, do you intent to port JB for A1? :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] spiegeleixxl:
I intent to, as soon as I figure out if there are any possible way to integrate SGX530 into it and if I manage to get most of ICS going.

But, it's on my list.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vwftw:
I have a high pitch squeal on all firmwares, stock gingerbread, cm7, and ics. If I adjust the volume, it goes away until I turn off the screen and turn it back on. It would be nice if there was a solution, but I've learned to put up with it for now!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] spiegeleixxl:
It only happens (with proper driver now) like 1 out of 25 or 30 times. I think it may be a electrical problem (maybe some pins missing grounding or some isolation issues). I guess that's nothing we can fix with software, it happens too stable over all firmwares and only in some particular special cases I can't reproduce. What usually helped was turning the device off and on, then it didn't make any more noises. I rarely had it have the problem two boots in a row. Does it also happen when you have USB plugged in? And did you plug it into a hub or do you have a power USB charger you used?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vwftw:
It happens anytime the screen is on. Plugging in the charger makes the pitch change, but it still makes noise until the volume button is pressed.

Sent from a toaster.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] punk_zappa:
Battery issue

Upgraded to ICS the other day, no problem there. Battery would not charge past 85%, well, went up to 86% but it shut down on its own and amber charging light was on for about 10 minutes and went away and only then it will boot. I tried to just leave it charging the other day and no green light when I picked it up and showed 85% when I turned it on. Trying factory reset right now and see how that goes.

Edit: Factory reset worked. Anyone knows how to lower the density to about 200? Used 2 LCD Density apps but failed.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
try resetting battery stats and cache from CMW (ideally prior to upgrade)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] punk_zappa:
Has anyone been successful in moving the time and notifications to the top? I tried to decrease the the density to 180 from 160 and I got the "Launcher failed to launch". I had to revert back to 2463 and re-install ICS again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
If anyone is interested in installing a clean copy of Lenovo's ICS on their A1, gmarkhall has posted instructions and downloads on Lenovo's forum.

The process creates a bootable microSD. You boot from it twice, installing three different files it has loaded on the microSD. When done, you have a clean A107I0_A404_001_013_0116_US version of ICS on your tablet.

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-IdeaTab-Slate-Tablets/GUIDE-A1-and-A1107-Unbrick-fix-full-factory-restore/td-p/841373

Great job Graham!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] valent|n0:
buy buy buy

lenovo A1 for $109 from lenovo outlet

After eCoupon:

OUTLETBTS

http://outlet.lenovo.com/SEUILibrar...ucts&ref-id=products#/?facet-2=4&page-index=1
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Wish I had some extra cash I would pick up a couple. Unfortunately the house needs too much work right now.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] droople:
I installed ICS 4.04 followed the steps on this page

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad...-Unbrick-fix-full-factory-restore/ta-p/841499

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad...-Unbrick-fix-full-factory-restore/ta-p/841499

And then rooted by A1 rooter

It works perfectly :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] raz0r09:
Can please someone tell me which ICS Version for the Lenovo A1 is the most stable and supporting German language? Is Audio already working under ICS?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
The Lenovo provided 4.0.4 version (referenced above) does have several German language options in the settings. Audio works as does Bluetooth audio. The sound volume of the internal speaker is about 20% lower than under Gingerbread in my opinion.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] raz0r09:
Hi,

Thank you for response. Well, I have installed and everything went fine, but:

I can´t mount my external SD card under ICS? I have only 2GB internal memory available but it´s the 16GB version of A1.

What to do? :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
Your 16GB of memory is partitioned. It is labeled: Total Storage at 1.83GB. This is set aside for system and program files. The remaining space from your 16GB is called USB Storage, and should show 12.01GB. And then if you have a microSD installed, that shows as Removable SD Card.

If you look at the Lenovo forums you'll find a lot of discussion about the A1's ICS presentation of storage. There are some download files to try if you are not seeing your external microSD.

Also, after flashing your A1. Your microSD has been partitioned into only 400mb or so. You need to repartition it yourself if you want to use the full capacity of the microSD again. I personally used SD Formatter to reset it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rfmodeler:
So which version of CWM are people putting on their ICS A1? 5.0.2.7, 5.0.2.8?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
5.0.2.8 seems to work better for Slimdroid.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsieurtalbot:
Anyone Root the latest versions yet? - Can you provide links?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Same program. A1_rooter should work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
@spiegeleixxl,

nothing new ? :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Nothing new. I would really like to see some improvements in battery life and wireless stability. I can go two days of normal use with CM7 or a week of sleep vs 1 day whether I use it or not in ICS. What are you getting for battery life.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] devrajp:
How do i root a1. Do i hav to intall cwm recovery for rooting a1. And where can i find cwm recovery for lenovo a1 ics

Dear all, after all whith help of this forum i managed To port in ics and than update ota to the latest version for my lenovo a1. But i hac two problems

1. I cannot move apps to sd card( internel or external).

I hav not rooted my tab. Should i root my a1 ics to enable move to sd. And if yes than which rooter will help me. Pls give me the link

2. I dont see home, back and menu keys in the screen. Any way to get that.

Thanks every one in advance. Pls help
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TerenceWSK:
Notification bar will show on top when dpi value is larger than 200.

Sent from MOTOROLA RAZR V
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
This project is dead ? :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zetty:
I think is it... :crying:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Sorry to hear that thanks for everything you did. You helped make using this tablet a joy.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rasfunk:
monsefito, your kernel boots from sd card and runs, but is not able to mount/run rootfs. Please check that the rootfs partition of your sd card is correctly set up. Use SpiegeleiXXL's root directory and copy data and system as described above.

If you get stuck with the android animation you might want to change init.rc in line 104:

mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount

and remove the "ro".

(There might be better solutions, please tell me if this is the case).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] autobahnA1:
That did the trick for me. Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsefito:
Thanks a lot, finally I did it. And like you said, Rastfunk, i got stuck on android aniation so edit init.rc in the way you said.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LoveTKB:
Any update status for ICS Ideapad A1 project :D.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] spiegeleixxl:
The current status is, that I'm trying to integrate SGX/3D Accelleration as before.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bjanice44:
Spiegel.. thanks for all that you are doing for all of us a1 owners.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Kleo2:
Hi all,

I don't know if that helps but the beagleboard and the A1 seem to have similar hardware

and there's some information about how to run ICS on the beagleboard:

http: code.google.com/p/rowboat/wiki/ICSonBeagleboard

Cheers, Kleo2
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kanaka97:
fixes for BTN_TOUCH in the kernel source

Hi,

Could you send me the code changes (or files changes) that were made in the kernel source for BTN_TOUCH input. Will this fix good enough to get abs moves on the screen:-)

Regards,

-Kanaka

>

>This issue is solved. The driver just didn't send a required input (BTN_TOUCH) to the driver. >To have ICS running we now need to flash a new kernel. Not that bad, but it gives >possibilities to brick the pad.

---------- Post added at 06:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 AM ----------

Hi,

Could you send me the code changes (or files changes) that were made in the kernel source for BTN_TOUCH input. Will this fix good enough to get abs moves on the screen:-)

Regards,

-Kanaka

>

>This issue is solved. The driver just didn't send a required input (BTN_TOUCH) to the driver. >To have ICS running we now need to flash a new kernel. Not that bad, but it gives >possibilities to brick the pad.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
See https://github.com/gmarkall/lenovo_a1_07_kernel/commit/4f31ff8b8845637801e60c679ee2dcd4ba1c01dd
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Neuralgia:
I'm really looking fwd for this ...if cm7 is great, an ICS version would be perfect
[Miscellaneous Android Development] robinber:
Just thanks!

hi! I'm from Mexico city and just about registered to say thank you for all the work of the programmers, I really apreciate your efforts, I'm looking forward to see ICS running on my Lenovo A1, just thanks, I hope to reward your work soon in some way. Thanks again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SN1P3R-14:
Will we get official ICS for Lenovo A1 ?

There is a interesting post in the german forum.

Seems that Lenovo is workin on ICS for the A1.

Also there's a preview version of it and i think there's a workin sgx driver.

android-hilfe.de/lenovo-ideapad-a1-forum/235280-ics-a1-4-0-rom-preview-version.html

I hope it will help u to develop ur ics version.

If u already know this, pls ignore. :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Have you tried it out? I was going to but the instructions aren't very good so I am not sure how to install it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] isime13:
I've installed the update.zip without any problems on my A1. But it is a very early build. Wifi is not working yet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Cool thanks. I will wait then as I do use the wifi. It is interesting, even if this is not an official build it means ICS on the A1 is a real possibility.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kryszan:
Had anybody of you tested this ROM?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsieurtalbot:
I attempted installing it today on my 16gb model... Only to get an "status 7" when trying to install. Something about the 16gb mbr isn't right. Maybe works for the 2gb model, but I can't get it to install. :-(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] isime13:
I am also using the 16 GB device. You probably tried to install it with CWM? You need to install it with the stock recovery.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] monsieurtalbot:
I actually had tried to Flash from internal memory, not SD (derp).

there's a thread on this "Preview build" on XDA... Here it is...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624979

It's been modded to be flashable with CWM. It's no more usable, however.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I have not upgraded to the latest and HD videos work. you may want to downgrade and make sure it does work for you or wait and see what the others on latest say. I was going to upgrade just too busy today maybe tomorrow.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
It didn't work with previous kernel on 0416 build too
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I am using 4/7 release if you want to try that. I haven't had any issues with it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
Sorry

Posted to the wrong thread :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Any news on the ics port for the A1 since its been quiet since april?

Thanks for all the hard work.:D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TDO:
You can try the preview version from lenovo.

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=56e49cf4b3c46641&resid=56E49CF4B3C46641!105&id=56E49CF4B3C46641!105
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
I did and its surprisingly stable but lacks nearly all the drivers.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Is there any way to add the drivers manually? Are we sure this will ever see the light of day from Lenovo?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
The trouble is, we need to compile the drivers for the kernel that's built for the device. There's no source provided for that kernel.

Maybe we could ask Soosoo (the person who provided this ICS build) really nicely for the source as well? This is the guy: http://www.weibo.com/soosoo
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I see what you are saying considering how long it took to get the old source it won't be anytime soon. Any way to use the older kernel with the new firmware? Probably not or you guys would have already done it I am sure. Thanks for taking the time to answer I imagine you are quite busy.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Its not as bad a trying to get massively different hardware changes dealt with since A1 is easily capable of running ics.

Its a case of having the full source for the a1 and the drivers for it.

If i am not mistaken they got it for one version just not the preview version that was leaked.

Its now wait and see.

Fortunately there is not much hardware in the tablet so the driver lists not that big.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TDO:
I didn't take a really close look, but it seems that this rom is more or less build from the official OMAP3 ICS sources from TI. (the build props are for the OMAP3 reference board)

That would explain why some/all lenovo drivers are missing.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
Yes, it does appear that way. The frustrating thing is, it would only take a few weeks' work to take TI's sources and get it adapted to run on the A1 quite well. The problem is finding a few weeks' worth of spare time!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Or giving you guys whats needed to get the job done and still looking good st the same time.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] OtVang:
preview version?

Who tried? Legend Music Pad A1 4.0ROM preview version download:http://lepad.it168.com/thread-2101627-1-1.html
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TDO:
-> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25594056&postcount=87
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Its stable but still somewhat immature and the lack of wifi makes it basically useless.

Still The efforts to get ics running on the A1 seems to be picking up speed fast.

I also mentioned to the lenovo guys that putting out ics for the A1 like they are doing for the K1 would be a smart move for the.

people buy hardware alot from loyalty and word of mouth, proving that they are willing to support there products like this would be fantastic free press.

For very little effort they could win big.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SimsonS53:
Yeah,

I`ll agree to this, but I think that a multi-billion dollar Company like Lenovo haven`t so much interest to support us.

I`ll think we are only some little "nerds" for them. ;)

-Offtopic-

(This sounds like the issues with my old X41 ThinkPad Laptop,

at this we and the guys from the German ThinkPad Forum run into trouble by trying to modify the BIOS.

Lenovo was not very amused) :-(

But I'm really looking forward, if I could support you I will do this.

You rocking the Droid, guys, go ahead!!!! :)

send from my A1@1.15Ghz via Tapatalk 2
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
True we are the little guy but apple understood its the little guy who makes them rich.

Thanks to how they support their users they have amazing customer loyalty and that translate into major bucks.

Hopefully lenovo understands this.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BARMANIA:
Any updates on this ROM?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] intfranknet:
OMG! Is a New Folder Called ICS_OTA in the Lenovo website!:

http://download.lenovo.com/slates/a1/ICS_OTA/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gvrman:
please let it be true
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Still empty right now but there is hope.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Folder went poof seems they can't make up their mind.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Shame but as long as I have CM7 I am happy the A1 loves it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Temaki:
I can still see the folder.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] imritechere:
If you guys recall several months ago the big rumor on the sites were an OTA ICS for A1 in May. Is this for real?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Not referring to the ics folder but rather the sub folders for the different types that are now gone from within the ics folder.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GrampaBear:
As a raw uneducated cranky old noob, is there an easy, good operating system change for my A1 that even a old goat like me can install and some telling how to do it? The version of Andriod on my tablet now is the original one and I don't care for it. I met a young fella with a A1 that had been changed and it was really nice. He told me to look ya'll up. I've been reading this site for a few days but only getting confused. Is it all that difficult to change the Android?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Search for CM7 ideapad A1 here on XDA the first post of gmarkell's thread has a link to an excellent tutorial. The build server is having an issue but I can post a copy of you are ready to take the plunge before it comes back online just let me know. It works great. If you have questions just let us know we will do our best to help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GrampaBear:
Mr. jpisini,

Thanks for the reply. I'm pretty much game to try most things these days. One of the advantages of being 70 years old is that you don't have to live with the consequences of a mistake for that long.:D The one thing I am concerned about is if I really mess up the change of the Androids, will it be or is it possible to fix and go back to the first Android or will my A1 be trash? The only reason I am concerned is that it was a Christmas gift from a couple of my grandsons and they cut a lot of lawns and did a lot of yardwork for neighbors to earn the money to purchase it for me. I would rather they not think that their grandpa was a total doofuss and trashed their present.

Thanks,

GrampaBear
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
It's completely impossible to trash it through the software. You can always start it up with an SD card to fix it up if the internal storage gets messed up.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Its apparently fairly hard to trash them with the floor too as my cat knocked mine of the table.

Not so much as a mark on it after the fall.

As noticed above there is a ics folder for the A1 on the lenovo site now and its looks to be permanent this time.

Which is great news for all the A1 owners.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BARMANIA:
Has anyone tried this? It's a newer build of ICS...

http://www.android-hilfe.de/lenovo-ideapad-a1-forum/250004-p-ics-1-2-kommt.html
[Miscellaneous Android Development] crazyd:
For everyone who is not able to understand German:

* Download ICS-ROM: http://sdrv.ms/JYFPao (it's file "ISC1.2")

* Flash with stock recovery tool: copy zip file from above to SD card and rename it to "update.zip". Power off. Press "Volume -" & power on again. DO NOT try CWM!

* Root with help of "A1 rooter" update package

* Fix SD card-Bug with help of "A1_ICS_SD-Card.zip" update package
[Miscellaneous Android Development] schnellvin@gmail.com:
there are 3 files in the msn drive, which one is the right one? and where can i get the stock recovery tool. thanks for your help
[Miscellaneous Android Development] crazyd:
Download "ISC1.2"

The stock recovery tool can be downloaded at: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~grm08/ideapad/stock-a1-recovery.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] buddn07:
Ok so just to clarify (my phones out of action atm, so can't really afford to mess my tab too!)

Boot into CWM recovery > Backup > Wipe > Flash Stock Recovery > Reboot into stock recovery > Flash ICS > Flash Root > Flash SD Card fix > Done?

And if any issues > Flash CWM > Wipe > Restore back up > Done?