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[Miscellaneous Android Development] sukicat:
update

Hi ..updated my A1 this morning from A10710_A404_001_008_0108_US to 011_0116 using the normal Power button and - Key and much to my surprise it did not wipe anything and all my apps and Widgets stayed the same ..only the soft buttons went but has I use Go Launcher EX which has the Buttons so no problem ..the only problem that I notice is that the Sound is a bit quite but it does now work in YouTube so it is better ..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
Bingo, no, only 1.2 ics Version does flashing ICS mbr and no GB Version flash an GB mbr
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
10x, good to know

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same behavior overnight today

34% before sleep

30% after 8 hours
[Miscellaneous Android Development] McDeadagain:
You guys are awesome. Thanks to you, I've taken my son's ok tablet and now have it enjoying ICS goodness.

Thank you - never would've thought it's this easy! Much easier than my Galaxy Nexus!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ducpiloti:
A little late to the game, I want to update my A1 to ICS, questions...

Where do I download the image?

Is this image from Lenovo or is it an aftermarket release?

Is it stable?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] McDeadagain:
Here's what I did, and this was posted a page or two before this one - I copied this from someone else and it worked great:

Easiest flash I ever did on any device. Playing around with it today, it's very good despite the fact that this is a test-release people have gotten from lenovo's ftp.

Only issue I had is some apps (games) would not install (said they couldn't be installed on the sdcard). Otherwise much improved from the stock firmware.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] passy:
48% before sleep.

35% after 15 hours
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
What's your Wi-Fi policy?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] stoney73:
thanks for the precise instructions. I have come across a problem though....when i enter recovery, there is no install update.zip option. The only options are to reboot,wipe cache,factory reset and touch calibration.....

Any ideas?

Edit: dont worry. I was having a 'moment' lol.

Works great......has anyone solved the sd card problem yet? Or is that something we are waiting for with the next 'leak'?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] smhussain:
I followed this guideline to install ICS on lenovo however i only reached till step 4. Now my Lenovo is stuck on "Android" logo. What should i do. Please help?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Wipe the caches.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] smhussain:
Tried that and it did not work. can i somehow go to stock firmware?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
use bootable sd card (search the thread for it) and install stock rom or the latest ICS
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
for 16gb.... do to post 278 of http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1639330&page=28...

hope that helps....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ducpiloti:
is there another mirror for build #116? The dropbox link above is dead due to too much traffic :)

When you mean "no software buttons" do you mean the lighted buttons at the bottom? If those are not functional then how do you access settings, go back or go home?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
Software buttons are the blue buttons that are on the bottom of the screen by default for ICS.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
A107I0_A404_001_011_0116_US.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] half normal:
Just checked and you can still find it here:

http://static.fiendish.net/xaueious/LenovoA1/ICS_OTA/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ducpiloti:
Thanks madpriest and half!! :good:

I was able to apply the first update and boot into ICS but I don't seem to have any USB connectivity. When I connect I get a msg on the tab saying "USB debugging connected"but my PC says "Unable to install device drivers" and it's not recognized.

Any way I can fix that?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] half normal:
Check back a few pages and you will find the answer. It is just a setting change.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ducpiloti:
awesome, solved it!! :D ICS is working beautifully, thanks all!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] smhussain:
Hi i went to that post and it pointed to another post so i went there and didn't understand anything.

Can you please elaborate what needs to be done to get my stock firmware back.

thankyou
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
I thought you had stock rom in nandroid.... if not, follow and search as suggested in post 265 for bootable sdcard...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] smhussain:
I am a noob can you point me to a thread. After getting bootable sd card will i be able to install stock rom on my internal memory?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lyon huntington:
I find the audio level awesome in ver1.2 but too low in ver. 011 116 US

Which 1.2 audio libs should I copy over to 11_116 to boost the audio?

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
go here.... http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

and the image file you need is here... http://a1.cu2.at/A1_Bootable_SD/A1_BootSD.iso
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kjliew:
New ICS OTA - A107I0_A404_001_014_0116_US.zip.

Build date 20120713.

"About tablet" shows A107I0_A404_001_0012_0116_US, still no softkeys.

If you're already on the last 011_0116 version, system update will be able to perform OTA update.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] orphan203:
I was just about to send this LOL! I am at work so i just download the file and will update at home. Can anyone say what was added or taken away. Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -=bhf=-:
This is NOT the latest version. On the akamai-server is an internal _013_0116 available, build date shows 2012-07-19.

About tablet shows A107I0_A404_001_013_0116_US

Available here: A107I0_A404_001_014_0116_US.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] smhussain:
After ICS install my 16gb Lenovo is showing as 2gb

Hi i was finally able to install ICS on my lenovo. Everything was working perfectly until today. Suddenly the internal 16gb lenovo is showing as 2 gb and my sd card of 32 gb is not showing at all?

Any help with this..

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
Today's Best Buy flyer in the Sunday paper is listing the NEW A1107 IdeaPad tablet, running ICS, for $199.

I guess they must now have a release version of ICS available.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
I only hope they don't make it unavailable for previous SKU models
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
The Best Buy web site has it for sale now up till yesterday it was listed as coming soon. Hopefully they will at least release the source code then people can build a custom version for our model. I don't have plans to upgrade any time soon.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stonesouls:
New Lenovo A1107

Hmmm, I am wondering when they are going to have the upgraded model available? I would be consider buying on for my wife now that Skype works OK.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
It is available now.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+...8668288540&skuId=5593917&st=ideapad&cp=1&lp=3
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stonesouls:
Lenovo A1107................

Just bought one. I will pick it up tomorrow. CWM and A1, here we go. Hope they work. Will let you know tomorrow.;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kjliew:
Can you dump the build.prop on the new Lenovo A1107 to check if it is using the same ICS OTA that we already have on existing Lenovo A1?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stonesouls:
No Problem

Sure not a problem.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] McDeadagain:
I am on _012_0116_US and I've tried installing this over OTA and naming it update.zip and installing through recovery and neither will work. OTA reboots, goes through the android install, then powers down without updating. In recovery it starts to install then shows a ! in the triangle and ends up in recovery.

Any ideas please?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
The only way I could get this installed was to install 08 an then do a update from the tablet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
i installed it using CMW from 012_0116
[Miscellaneous Android Development] McDeadagain:
Thank you both for your replies. I don't have cwm on the tablet yet, but could do that. Also have the option it looks like of going back to 08 and then to 014_0116.

Thing is, I don't care much for CWM - I really prefer TWRP which is why until now I've stuck with the stock recovery.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
Make a bootable SD then and put the latest as update.zip in the root of the internal storage

The turn tab off and then on while holding the "volume -"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
There is a TWRP for the A1.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1704764
[Miscellaneous Android Development] McDeadagain:
I apologize, I don't know how to make a bootable sd. When I first updated this tablet to ICS just just put update.zip on the external sdcard and it was all auto-magical.

I've tried it this time but as I said it gives and error. Are you saying if I simply move the same update.zip to the internal sdcard it will work?

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Saw that, but it's a little to new/untested for me to feel comfortable with it. I love using custom roms but like to stick with those that get a lot of use/traffic.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
search this thread

it's an ISO file and a software that creates a bootable SD from that ISO

as simple as open the image - write the sd
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stonesouls:
1 GB RAM Wrong ......Still 512MB With A New Wrapper

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the A1107 is not a 1GB machine as advertised. Returned it immediately. If Costco or some other big box has it again for $150 I will consider buying one.:o
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
So it is an A1 for $50 more with a software upgrade? Seems strange are you sure it only had 512?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
you didn't take the build.prop from it before returning?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nike1973:
Help me I have a lenovo ideapad a1 brick.

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Hello friends, I'm from Peru-Lima I have a lenovo ideapad apology a1, you install a rom badly lit or not he recognized the charger (light orange), and so far nobodies in my country has given me a solution, I have seen a page interesting "http://onezetty.blogspot.com/2012/07/como-recuperar-la-tableta-lenovo.html" I did everything but when I turn the tablet breaks off in the lenovo logo and turns off again and does not come as a xrecovery or cmw, I need your help please do not use my lenovo for 1 month. Thanks, have a nice day.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stonesouls:
Only 512 MB..............

Positive. Stated it on the box, I should have snapped one of the label but I was not to happy with the whole situation. I opened the box and booted it up, checked the RAM, 512 MB it is. So in fact it does look like a new fancy box with ICS loaded on the A1 machine to try and get rid of stock on hand.

The next one I buy will have at least 1 GB RAM may go for the Nexus7. The back camera is nice, but not essential, no expansion, that's a problem. I bought the new Samsung, rooted it, used it for 2 weeks and returned it to Costco ( 90 day return policy ). It did not impress me, the A-107 was as good as the Samsung with ICS loaded.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BuzzyB:
can I use the same kernel image as with Cyanogenmod for ics or does ics need some special kernel? I want to try if ics runs smoother with a litle overclocking.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Ics needs its own kernel. We have to wait for the kernel sources to be released.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ducpiloti:
Issues -

My battery is dying out very quick now after the ICS update... I go into battery and it still says Cell Standby 67% usage, however the tab has been placed in airplane mode already, any idea how to fix this? I get an overnight of standby time, about 8-10 hrs including about 30 mins of video playback.

I cannot access Chrome settings, I get the message "Unfortunately Chrome has stopped responding" and it exits, happens whenever I choose Settings

The icons on the home screen will not use the whole screen but rather there is a top and bottom space which totals about 1/3rd of the screen. There is no way that I can see to configure the home screen to use a user defined setting of how many rows and columns.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dusko_m:
There is a power drain related to wifi. Wifi is not entering correctly low power mode while scree is off. If it is active when screen off, it will prevent cpu from entering sleep mode. If you look closely battery diagram, you can notice that tablet is awake all the time wifi is active. Only solution is to manually switch wifi off or to set wifi sleep policy to power down when screen is off
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stonesouls:
Best Buy did change the specificationtion on their website

It was 114, my last update is 116. Several people who bought the "A1107" updated and crashed. As a side

note, Best Buy did change the specificationtion on their website.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kjliew:
I don't remember if there was any past leaked ICS that was 0114. We need to look at the kernel build date of the shipped official ICS in Lenovo A1107 SKU to check if this is something newer than recent leaks from Lenovo OTA ftp. A full dump of the build.prop will be great.

BTW, does the official ICS include soft-buttons?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BoonMaff:
Could you sidestep this issue with the app called juice defender? It can set wifi off after screen off, and a bunch of other scenarios.

I guess it depends how it controls the wifi, if it will experience the same flaw as the Android built in control.

Worth a try though?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] drozda:
Looks like we have been fuc.... by Lenovo:

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad...s-on-bottom-left-of-screen-on-ICS/td-p/806131

"The A1-07 model was sold in multiple regions, and shipped with Gingerbread (2.3) while the A1-107 (Type 2228-C1U) model that is shipping with ICS preloaded is sold through Best Buy is a US only model and the OTAs that you are seeing are for that system and not the prior.

As there are no present plans to release multiple images, there won't be an OTA push of ICS for the existing A1-07 models. I know that skillful people are able to load the image for the A1-107 model, and I expect that the ICS source files for the new A1 are in the process of being made available.

Perhaps something else may develop in the future, but that is where things stand today...."

So want to have supported ICS on A1? Go to shop and buy another one with different image loaded ....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmarkall:
The only difference between "supported" and "unsupported" in this context is getting an OTA image that installs for you - Lenovo never gave any support beyond warranty repairs, and they've stated elsewhere (sorry, I don't have it to hand) that warranty is preserved when flashing other ROMs, as long as there is a genuine hardware defect and not a software issue.

Is there anything else I've forgotten that we would otherwise be missing out on?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] drozda:
Yeah i know it you know it, and more experienced users too. But what about Lenovo statement that it is not possible to install ICS over GB due to missing files :

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad...able-to-connect-to-pc-running-xp/td-p/805103:

"I think the OP is probably talking about an A1-107 which is currently being sold through Best Buy and comes with ICS preloaded, and the OTAs that some people have found online are actually for this model rather than for the A1-07 which has been in the market for a while and shipped with Gingerbread 2.3. Upgrading from Gingerbread to the ICS image may yield some unexpected results (quirks) because it may not include all the files needed to fully bridge (since it was expected to be updating from another version of ICS).

I've not tried the A1 personally, but found my K1 was somewhat quirky connecting to a Thinkpad running XP, but has been more consistent when I plug into my A300 desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium. "

Is it BS or is there sth true in this statement ?

I thought that during flashing all system directories are wiped and refilled again - it is full not delta upgrade ,,,,
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
As we have all seen what works for one person fails for another so I don't blame them for not pushing it out to everyone it would be a support nightmare. I don't.understand why they would think it is worth another fifty dollars.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
I do not understand... my model says A1107 bought from Lenovo in Jan 2012 here in USA online.....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Installing ICS changes the model number. Kind of goofs up using the online play store buy it still works from the tablet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dschisler3:
A follow-up on this....is there any way to make apps install onto the SD to save the space? I'm thinking not. I like the tablet much more with ICS, but I'm running out of space.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Don't know of one what have you tried so far.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] myjess:
This needs to be a lot more visible and prominent. It took me all day to find this.

But thank you. It saved my bootloop issue.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] myjess:
a

i seem to have latest ota update on my A1 now, but i've no idea what the 2nd part of the update was supposed to do. Everything seems to work, but i did get an otaupdate failed message once after rebooting after the install.

BBC iplayer now works which is good.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GeneValgene:
i'm curious too...after switching, i can no longer move apps to sd. even when i use apps like app2sd doesn't work anymore :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] McDeadagain:
ICS does not support apps on the external sdcard, as far as I know.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
I just saw this....loaded ok but could not test since I left my cable when I went to Los Angeles... will get back this weekend...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29479707

I posted this in another Lenovo A1 thread.....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Morely:
That was from Best Buy, I presume. I stopped dealing with them after they shafted me on what should have been a straightforward appliance purchase. That was around 17 years ago. Never looked back.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
They can be pains but sometimes being able to walk in to a store makes life easier.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
There's a "new" build on FTP

f*p://lenovo.download.akamai.com/slates/a1/ICS_OTA/A107I0_A404_001_013_0116_US.zip

it's similar to 014_0116 (same md5, same build date/time)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
There is also a A107I0_A404_001_010_0116_US.zip on the http site. It would be nice if Lenovo actually informed their user community as to what they were doing. But I guess that is wishful thinking. I'm amazed they are posting anything at all.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Morely:
Gone now.

After the OTA update, I can't get Bluetooth switched back on this morning. I'll flash build 013 and see what happens.:confused:

UPDATE: Reflashed, re-rooted, installed "Bluetooth Fix Repair," and still can't get Bluetooth turned back on. Any suggestions? I really need my BT keyboard.

ANOTHER UPDATE 2012.08.02: Flashed back to Gingerbread (oh, the pain of all those reinstalls!). BT works. Flashed to Build 011. BT works. OTA update to 013 and BT will not come on again.

10 MINUTES LATER: Oh, dear Ghu. I rooted it, and now BT is back. WTF? I would REALLY love an explanation of this behavior.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] half normal:
Is there a difference?

My A1 is reporting A107I0_A404_001_013_0116. Is there a difference in A107I0_A404_001_014_0116?

When I check the OTA update, it says it is up to date even though there is (or was) a 014 on lenovo site.

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
there's no 014 build anymore

the 014 build was actually reporting itself as 013 (which it really is)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tinybeetle:
This is interesting. According to this author you can modify a file called "updater-script" and only use the 013 file to do the entire ICS upgrade process.

http://mynbook.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/lenovo-ideapad-a1-07-16gb-android-4-04/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mgd284:
For anyone looking for ADB drivers after upgrading to ICS

samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I515MSAVZW

These are actually samsung nexus drivers but when you install them and then plug in your A1 it will recognize it and load mtp and adb drivers. I have only loaded these in XP so cannot be sure they work for Win 7.They take some time to load so be patient but they will load and work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
works on win7 but only shows limited folders and items.... is this the 4gb limit? mac app shows the same limited folders and files.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] .Tully.:
Today I updated my A1 tablet via OTA to build A107I0_A404_001_013_0116_US without any problems.

Before it runs with build A107I0_A404_001_011_0116_US.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
I'm wondering if anyone got his hand on the newer Lenovo SKU (the one that ships with ICS)

There were no updates on the ICS OTA for more than month
[Miscellaneous Android Development] amjl2000:
My guess is that some dude in Lenovo was tasked with providing a 'good enough' version of ICS to push the last stock through best buy in the US. I doubt that they will continue to do any more work on the system - considering that after GB_2643 they released the source into the wild and then forgot about it... methinks they've done the same with ICS (mr markall and milaq are far cheaper software maintenance engineers!).

Also, to support my theory, it appears that it takes a reasonable amount of effort to extract the source from Lenovo, therefore they're not going to issue the code every time they perfrom an internal update.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] geoponer:
Now we will only have to hope that some skilled and nice guy like Graham will take over the further development of this ICS ROM and make it even more usable (I am currently missing the WiFi-based geolocation, since the GPS indoors is useless for this purpose). In addition, it solved the issue with the Documents to Go suite, which I had to abandon since I upgraded to CWM 6.0.1 (which changed A1 to A107, so the registration to the Docs to Go software was not valid any more).

I only upgraded yesterday and I am still trying to get used to the new user interface. I really like it though!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kross666:
Proper solution

Here is a proper solution for gingerbread to ics upgrade on lenovo ideapad a1. Worked for me.

http://gamerinsomnia.blogspot.in/2012/09/how-to-install-ics-on-lenovo-ideapad-a1.html

Hope it helps :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dogpuke1:
A Question about ideapad A1 ICS ROOT

been looking forever for an answer but can't find. So I am asking the experts here, I have a IdeaPad that had stock rooted 2643 on it, I did the leaked ICS 1.2 update on it thru stock recovery and it worked just fine and then did the OTA update from Lenovo everything works great, BUT somewhere along the way I lost my ROOT...... is there anyone who has come up with a ROOT method yet for this ICS update? or do I need to wait, or do I need to go back and start over? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks people XDA rules!