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[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Anyone try the fake flash version of cwm from the German forums? I wonder if that would be usable instead of the bootable sdcard. For some like me who doesn't have a spare card at the moment (I know I am going to buy one but who has the time) it could make life a lot easier. I am going to test it next time I install ICS and see if it is a valid option.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stolz:
I'm not aware of the German forums but I already used the fake flash version of cwm to install CM7 into my A1. If the fake flash method you just metioned is the same I still have the original zip so I can give it a try and report to you.

The only things I need to know first are:

1sr - Right now I already have CWM recovey installed so when I boot into recovery how do I know if I'm runing the one installed in my A1 or the fake one?

2nd - If the fake flash method fails, will I brick my A1 or can I use some kind of bootbale SD to restore it?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
The fake flash method I saw uses a file called update.zip to boot into cwm so if it fails you delete or rename the file and the tablet will boot off the installed recovery. I don't know how we could tell with out going back to stock which is which.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stolz:
I just read a post by gmarkall saying the A1 is almost unbrickable. For trying ICS and according to dawkon13's last reply I need a bootable SD card. If I brick it trying the fake flash method I also need a bootable SD card to restore it so...what the hell, I'm going to give it a try with the fake flash method...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
isn t' the slim version only for 2GB A1???

and if you have a stock android version with cwm, you need not do a bootable sdcard, correct.... flash from cwm with install zip from sdcard?????
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Stolz:
Reporting...

I have successfully installed SlimDroid v3 on my A1 (16GB) using CWM recovery, the one that was already installed in my CM7 ROM (cwm-5.0.2.7-rev3-ideapad-a1). I didn't use stock recovery nor the bootable SD card. After 20 mins of playing around it seems smooth, now lets see if there are bugs or not.

Thanks dawkon13.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I also now have slim running on my 16gb using cwm. How do we get another keyboard? I would like the normal ICS or Lenovo keyboard.

From my earlier post here is a link to the fake flash it works pretty well. http://www.android-hilfe.de/lenovo-...1-anleitung-clockworkmod-recovery-rooten.html
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
I just installed the slim version, grab AnySoftKeyboard from the market
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ryuuzaki1989:
Does anyone has problems with youtube?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] crayBoy:
thea. ebyperm

I installed slimdroid on my 2gb android tablet but its not recognize my extenal sd card. can anyone fix this problem? i cant root my tablet. i tried to use a1_rooter.zip via cwm but it is not success.

p/s i cant install youtube app too.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
I have on any version
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Problems with wireless the airplane mode did not work for me. This one was like original I kept having to reboot.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
for me it's working (as with any other (but 1.2) version)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] purloiner:
Same problem here, SD card not found but root is OK, I'm baffled. I tried the sd card fix but that didn't help, did I miss something?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ryuuzaki1989:
Try installing the app "Wi-Fi Keep Alive" from market. In the app, mark always on and in advanced options, check the enable workaround 1. That worked for me.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] alpha3245:
Application installation problem

Does Slim Droid build of June 16 fix application installation problem (e.g. Alkido not installing)?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
Download link added :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
What did you change and why use this over 108?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
I have on 108 problem with UI sounds "sound jumps ;p -min. max min max......."

Changelog in second post: )
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tm515:
Ok, installed SlimDroid_v4. The language seem to be Polish, that is easy to change to English. No sound problem as yet (3 hours). However, the major problem is score of apps are now not compatible. Now Kindle app does not install. Many other apps/games also do not work, for example,

Where's My Water?, TrialX, Monopoly etc. Even trying to restore using Titanium does not work. Any suggestions?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
My version of ICS (0091) came with an old version of Kindle as a system app. So wouldn't update to latest version and wouldn't uninstall. Used SystemApp Remover to get rid of it and then could install the latest Kindle.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
USB OTG

This method work on IdeaPad A1???

http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/rlarm/rlarm_usb_host_clsdrv.htm

http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/rlarm/rlarm_usb_host_msd_app.htm
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
USB HOST controller app log

S3C USB host driver NOT found!

USB HOST DIAGNOSTIC TOOL

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.usbhostdiagnostics
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
HOST

If you want to switch to HOST mode you need to make some kernel changes.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
how do I connect a1 ics with my pc???? can not find it on settings...

Thanks...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kurek007:
I'm not on ICS anymore but as far I remember go to Settings - Storage - press on hardware Menu button (or on the three dots in the upper right corner) - USB computer connection and switch the MPT on.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
never done it that way but it worked.....thanks...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
I've attempted to install ICS on my Ideapad A1.

So far the only thing I've managed to do is install the SlimDroid 4 version. I have a 16GB Ideapad, but the other ICS installations, including the 091 do not appear to want to install on my tablet.

I also created a bootable SD card, since I'm now unable to get CWM to install on the tablet anymore.

When I attempt to install 091 or the ICS 1.2edited versions CWM stops at step 11 with the fuse system.img failing to install. Rebooting the tablet just ends up with it stuck at the Android logo.

I attempted to roll back to Gingerbread, and while CWM will flash the ROM, the tablet just loops on startup.

Any ideas on how to fix the bootloader? Or get a more stable form of ICS installed on the tablet. The SlimDroid 4 version doesn't seem stable, and using the OTA update doesn't work either.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
You have the 16gb version to roll back use Milaq's mbr zip file attached to this post. (2gb users don't use this) you have to rewrite the mbr then use the bootable sdcard to write the stock firmware back on.

Slimdroid is newer than the other versions you have tried to install and should work better for you than the others. I have noticed ICS needs a day or two to settle on hardware. A perfect example I reinstalled Sunday, both Sunday and Monday I didn't even get five hours of use. Today it has lasted all day and I still have charge. Wireless can be flakey but if you look for "wifi keep alive" as was recommended for me it works pretty well, not perfect but good enough. Most of the apps can be installed with one of the work arounds posted in the ICS threads. Overall it can be made to work with a little effort.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
Thanks jpisini for the info, and the zip file. How would I apply the MBR on to my tablet? Would I just load it on a SD Card and flash it via CWM? Or, I noticed when I unzipped it there was an img. Would I just use that like a bootable SD card?

Thanks for the help!

- Actually I just figured it out. Now to roll back hopefully to stock.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Once you get stock back on it is easy to move back to CM7 or try ICS again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
jpisini, one more quick question.

When I attempt to flash a new update.zip file I'm getting CWM asking to choose a MBR. I now have an "extract fuse" and a "fuse mbr.img". Unfortunately I don't seem to have a way of choosing one of the options. Any idea on how to correct that?

Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
Where did you get the update.zip file? Once you flash the mbr you can reinstall CWM or the Stock recovery.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
After restoring the MBR I was able to reinstall CWM.

I have the ICS files listed from the first comment on this thread. Both the edited 1.2ICS and the Official Lenovo OTA version. The current installation is SlimDroid 4.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jpisini:
I like slimdroid because it leaves CWM alone which makes recovering easier.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
The two issues I have now is that the internal SD card is not accessible, or the external card. The other issue is I am not able to flash any other roms due to the fact I get two MBRs in CWM with no way to choose one to use...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MadPriest:
Create bootable sd and flash stock ROM
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SigfridoRC:
The same issue here. I dont have access to the internal o external sdcard.

The ICS without that issue works very cool.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
Internal SD card not accessible

I was able to flash back to the stock Gingerbread ROM. 2643, however, I'm still unable to access the internal SD card. Any ideas on how to fix that issue?

- Update: So after flashing back to Gingerbread I ran the stock-recovery to get rid of CWM and after that flashed ICS 1.2(edited). Now the internal SD card is accessible and I have ICS again.

By the way if anyone else needs to make a bootable SD card the program unetbootin-windows-575 works really good.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
mbr

Please be aware of diferencies between Gingerbread ROM Versions and ICS ROM Version.

The main (big) difference would be a different kernel and new mbr.

The Problem is that Versions like "slim" are not flashing that new ICS mbr File.

The only Version of ICS that do this is a 1.2 Preview Version.

So if you flashed 1.2 ICS then you have a new mbr.

Flashing some Gingerbread OTA will not bring you back to Gingerbread mbr because non of those are flashing that File.

Allso flashing a Stock Recovery in ICS just can't work because the Stock Recovery Download that most of people here are using ist ment to wotk with Gingerbread kernel and not ICS kernel.

So please just keep in mind those basic things.

Here I can provide some further downloads like:

If you have flashed an ICS Version and afterwards an CWM and now you want to flash back to original ICS Recovery to be able to run update.zip files then you have to flash this ICS Recovery:

ICS Recovery
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
but restoring from a nandroid backup GB restores the former GB MBR, correct??? cause I have done this several times without any issues, then went to ICS 1.2...

Thanks....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
No way.

CWM for A1 can't backup one mbr File.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
I still do not understand.... why was I able to go back to GB with my nandroid backup???

Thanks...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
Then you are running GB with ICS mbr.

Just run mount command over adb or Terminal and you wil see the difference.

edit: which Files do you have in your Nandroid Backup directory?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
do not know how to do that..... how do I find what files I have on my nandroid backup???

maybe I am all wet..... I restored from clockworkmod backup... and the ony files shown are my backup named files

Thanks....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
CWM Backup

You schould be able to find an Folder named clockworkmod.

Usually on internal-sd card or on external sd-card.

Inside you will fin a Folder named backup and inside backup Folder you will find each backup that you ever made with you cwm, it is named with date and time.

Inside this Folder you will find image or tar Files that i asked you for.

Usually something like: cache.ext3.tar, data.ext3.tar...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
here they are for my 2643 backup....

.android_secure.vfat.tar 295.19mb

cache.ext3.tar 3.42mb

data.ext.tar 877.76mb

nandroid.md5 256bytes

sd-ext.ext3.tar 2.0k

system-ext3.tar 2322.69mb
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
So there is nothing that would sound like complete nand inclusive kernel, bootloader.

Just .android_secure, system, cache and data partition.

---------- Post added at 09:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:06 PM ----------

and i just tryed to restore my GB backup with CWM on ICS System and it won't boot.

Anything else would suprise me ;-)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
oh no!!!! I did not lead you to do that, correct????
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
Just wanted to prove that, but dont worry its no problem 4 me ;-)

I made a backup and just put it again on Tab.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ppetermann:
so, having a bit of free time i decided to spend it to update to ics.

after reading most of this thread i came to the believe that using the slim v4 version would be the most easy way to get it running.

The OP wrote that you could use CWM recovery to flash it, and a few people in the thread confirmed that. Since i was already running CM7 and therefor had CWM already installed my preparations where quite short,

i created a fresh backup, just in case, made sure i had older roms on the device so i could go back if the need arises, and told CWM to install the slim zip file.

I was suprised how short that update did run (less than 2 minutes) and when i rebooted i ended up in a looped boot logo.

crap.

so i used cwm to get back to where i started (flashing older rom + reapplying backup) and then read this thread again.

turns out that some people actually said "you have to use stock" - so i thought "ok, thats why, seems to make sense", so for run two i put a zip with the stock recovery on the tablet aswell. Also i moved the slim zip to update.zip on my sdcard,then i booted to cwm, applied stock recovery, rebooted with volume button pressed and got the stock recoveries icon with the arrow from the box and the little droid - however thats all i got to see, a short moment after the screen turned black.

I wasn't sure if it just switched screen of or went power down so i waited for a while (> 10 mins), then manually rebooted - which got me to the animated bootlogo again, which then runs in a loop.

Well, i now read this thread a 3rd time:

a) both ways should have worked, neither did

b) nobody seems to have experienced this problem when doing the same stuff i did - or nobody wrote about it

c) it reads like my best bet to get it to any sort of working condition is a bootable sdcard (meaning the device i need to write one, and the actually card)

i'm a bit suprised, i would have expected to be able to at least use adb in this situation to push files over, but i cannot get the device in any sort of state where my pc would even recognize it being there.

any suggestions (not mentioned in this post?)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Dragon_son:
Slimdroid V4 cand use sd card, wifi problem

waiting for new version
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
I release new version when Lenovo release new ICS version ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
So after 3 Times of reading this Thread you must be 3 Times ignoring or not reading my post one Page before your Problem.

This one

There i wrote allready that flashing slim Version alone would NOT be successfuly because of missing mbr.

I allso wrote NOT TO FLASH a recovery from GB Stock and uploaded one ICS recovery.

But you ignored all of it :-)

So now you have to use my bootable-sd to start in CWM and from there you can flash ics recovery and if you still want to flash ich then first 1.2 Preview Version that include mbr and then some other ics Version.

Before starting would be nice to format your cache partittion.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
For SlimDroid

IF SYSTEM NOT STARTED, YOU MSST WIPE DATA/CACHE :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
Add OTA server (second post)- download via tablet & install :)

SlimDroid OTA

How download?

In a field "E-mail adres" type "OTA@slimdroid.com" or "A1@SD.pl" and click "submit"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Dragon_son:
How i can install other rom by update.zip ?

now, my A1 is slimdroid v4. when i press power + volume -, it go to CWM, in sd card have file update.zip (rom differen slimdroid), how to run update.zip ?

Please help me, thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ppetermann:
frankly, yes i did ignore it, because your description did not seem to match my problem.

and about everyone else wrote that they had no problem doing it with cwm, and its even mentioned as one of the advantages - that it leaves your bootup alone.

if i'm on a gingerbread rom with cwm, and i would install a ICS recovery there, from my understanding i would destroy the recovery - i doubt ics recovery works well with the gingerbread kernel?

Besides that it clearly sais "stock recovery" in the OPs post, aswell as in alot of other peoples post.

i dont "have to" do anything. i'll rather build my own.

besides, if you look at the post that you quoted, you can see that i already mentioned booting from an sd card as a solution, but since i need the time to buy the hardware (card reader + card), the only thing i actually asked for was for other options.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
They probably installed 1.2 Preview Version which Flashs New mbr and did clear the cache.

But you are Not on GB Rom. Otherweise you would not be running in CWM after installing Stock Rom which owerwrites CWM witd stock recovery. So you have probably flashed ICS and afterwards one GB Stock recovery and thats how you screw it up.

offcourse i have read that, but even if you would have adb connection it would not help you with bricked recovery / device.

What would you do with adb?

your only Chance is to Boot from sd Card!

You dont have to use mine, you can create your own with an linux maschine. But you would be ending with exactly the same thing.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] diamondback22:
Win32DiskImager alternative

For anyone out there having trouble getting Win32DiskImager to work to create a Bootable SD card try UNetbootin. I had issues with Win32DiskImager giving me access denied errors and was able to install the Windows version of UNetbootin.

Another advantage of UNetbootin is that it doesn't seem to format a large SD card down really small like I've seen in other posts. I was able to use a 16GB microSD card and copy an ICS rom to it as well.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
How's that?

It will allways "format" the size of iso File what ever you do.

By the way it is not formating it is partitioning.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 1geoff99:
How UNetbootin works for ISO files

7-zip is used to extract files from the ISO file to the target drive. Heuristics based on file size and name are then used to locate kernel and initrd files; these are placed in /ubnkern and /ubninit. Boot configuration files (named syslinux.cfg, isolinux.cfg, extlinux.conf, or menu.lst) are then read to determine any boot options that need to be used and locations of other kernel and initrd files.

For the Live USB creation mode, UNetbootin generates an appropriate syslinux config file in /syslinux.cfg, and makes your USB drive bootable using syslinux. On Linux, if extlinux is installed and the target USB drive is ext2 or ext3, extlinux is used instead; the config file is installed in /extlinux.conf. The partition to which it has been installed is also marked as active

http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/unetbootin/wiki/howitworks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dawkon13:
Easy unbrick (SDcard min. 256 MB :D):

1. Download this

http://www.chip.de/downloads/Image-Writer-for-Windows_46121030.html

and this

http://a1.cu2.at/A1_Bootable_SD/A1_BootSD.iso

2. Open Image writer, select "A1_BootSD.iso"

3. Select drive letter

4. Click write

5. Done :)

Now run the tablet into recovery mode

Warning!

Sometimes after first run not working- check few times :D

This pack have CWM recovery ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
Well that is a Boot sd Image that i allready posted here.

We was talking about alternatives to that.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mu3g:
My successful installation

Hey guys!

After much trial and tribulation, I was able to install ICS 4.0.4/A107I0_A404_001_008_0108_US.zip (update.zip on the SkyDrive folder).

Here is how I went about my process:

What I had: regular GB 2.3.4 with CWM and root functionality.

Where I messed up: I destroyed EVERYTHING on my tablet. I couldn't mount any partition (system cache, sd-ext, blah blah), I couldn't write anything via adb, I kept getting the Status 7 error. The bootable SD was a boon, but I think I destroyed it. Overall I was gutted (I even contemplated sending it to Lenovo - yes, kill me right now!).

How I fixed it: Installed the ICS1.2.zip via the bootable CWM thru the external SD card and boo, all the partitions mounted. That means I could now perform an INSTALL!!!!!!

Here is a brief method on how I made my so called "perfect install". This assumes that you have the same settings or possible issues as I had.

1. In CWM, I flashed the following in this sequence: the stock-ramdisk-2643.zip, stock a1 kernel.zip, stock-a1-recovery.zip and finally stock-2.3.4-rom-US.zip. These are all Gingerbread based files. Google around for them. I found most of them thru this forum.

2. Then I flashed A1_ICS_Stock_Recovery.zip using the stock GB recovery (installed in the previous step) in the form of "update.zip" because I wanted to have an ICS recovery before I started. I think, it has something to do with the MBR.

3. Then I flashed A107I0_A404_001_008_0108_US.zip (update.zip on the SkyDrive folder) using this new ICS stock recovery (installed from the previous step).

4. Lots of patience between logos and status bars and boot screens => Voila ICS 4.0.4 with working WiFi.

5. Installed CWM the usual way, rooted the tablet with a1_rooter.zip (install zip from SD card on CWM), installed the SD card fix (same way as a1_rooter, install zip from sd card on CWM) and booyakagiggity, it was brilliant!

If anyone needs any help, please feel free to ask me.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xbdesign:
Sorry but all you had to so is to Flash ics 1.2 before you flashed some newer ics.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mu3g:
Install

I think I mentioned that I did install ICS1.2.zip in my process. Yeah, it was a major overkill installing the rest after the ICS1.2.zip, but hey, we're all learning right.

BTW, my HD videos on YouTube don't work. Also, while un-mounting the external SD card, it remains stuck at "un-mounting the SD card" in the system settings. It doesn't harm the SD card (I tried it like 10 odd times repeatedly), but still, that could be a "bug"??