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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bait-Fish:
I haven't seen any mention of the "NABI2-NV7A Test tool" located in Settings, About Table, and repeatedly tapping the Model Version at the bottom. On mine, v1.9.37, it opens up this test tool. I haven't ventured further.

Edit @ jeffsrawr. I've seen Dev-Host used but it is limited to 512 MB.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
Maybe a torrent would suffice.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ProCision:
Is there apps2sd for this tablet? kids.Woot.com has it for $130 today.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WackyJoe:
Tethering the Nabi to the phone for the GPS is a great idea...kind of hard to use alone, due to the size & weight of the Nabi, but it's great if you have a co-pilot on long trips and want to see the gps map a little better. Thumbs up on this one!:p

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Which apps are blocked or restricted?

I want to see 100% that what I am doing is allowing me to download any app from the PlayStore...

If it's "MAPS", then I can download and install that...but if there are others, please tell me specific app names.

Thanks...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
Not trying to be redundant, just trying to help you find adb. Do you have USB debugging checked in development? I know you probably have but just trying to double check. Also might try uninstall device in device manager on PC, including drivers and reinstall???????
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
It is on woot now for $129.99usd under the kids tab, or http://kids.woot.com/

Edit: Nevermind, it's sold out as of 9:01am :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
Just another thought, dropbox to another email? I have 3 emails and 1 for each. With a lot of devices it comes in handy, also all you have to do is log out and re-log in to change dropbox on the same device.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mutiny:
When I tried to install PDANet, I would get to the part where it asks me to continue or cancel. I'd plug in my Nabi and hit continue and I get the error code 103. I went to the PDANet site's help page and it recommended me try other drivers by LG and Moto. I did for each one and same results. :[

I know you're trying to help and I'm not frustrated, annoyed or anything like that. If this is the only device, out of 30+ that I've rootedand modded since the G1, that I can't root then so be it. It's still a good tablet.

As for your help, I really appreciate it. So thank you.

I have debugging on, like I said. I've also uninstalled the device from the list but when I let it scan for a new hardware connected to my computer, it would pick up the exact same "Portable Device" right away.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
I have a phone holder that can adjust to the phone size, with it vertical or horizontal. Inhale about an 8" stem and fits a 7" tablet easy, works great for seeing tablet while using Google navigator. I also have a ac/dc converter for any thing without a usb charger. It fits and adjusts to all cup holders.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] laserbiz:
Time warner app

Can any confirm or deny if the Time/Warner app (TWC APK) for Live TV, works on a rooted NABI 2? Thanks in advance!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
With Brighthouse apk and rooted, there were a couple changes that I had to make for it to work and it seems to be the same with yours if your rooted. Unclick usb debugging, superuser in settings/system/apps also screws with both apps, the forms suggest that you rename superuser.apk to superuser.apk.bak. I just deleted superuser from settings/system/apps and then installed from market as it doesn't install to system/apps. Then reboot, do not reboot till you install superuser from the play market and open it up to see if su needs updating as you could lose root. Then your build.prop file in settings/system needs to have a word changed, if says test-keys any where in the build prop file you need to change that to release-keys. Making sure to release-keys to NOT ADD OR TAKE AWAY SPACES.

Here's a twc forum on it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24975697
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RageAgain:
Hmmm....

I don't know what to tell you, except that I did my ADB/Fastboot config manually way way back in the thread here::

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32248257&postcount=41

Don't know if that will help you at all, but anywho good luck with it!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
My 5 Nabi 2's from Bestbuy online were on my doorstep tonight...it'll be like a production line rooting them!

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
ripped this from PDANet (go to device manager with Nabi 2 plugged in, right click properties of device and update driver point to android_winusb2.inf

http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/19243230/file.html

let me know if it works
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WackyJoe:
5?! What are you going to do with so many?:confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
For those that use Ubuntu, I have created a guide here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34698705
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
wish i would have done that... make great xmas gifts... or sell them after root for profit :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] robl45:
so does this work or not? I"m probably going to root my kids nabi once he gets it for Chanukah. if I follow the directions in the original post, will the market work? Its his tablet so I don't want to get all crazy with it. But would like to have gmail for myself and access to all the angry birds so he can play. And google talk
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
Works very well. Just follow all instructions and you will have Google play and email. Read! First
[Miscellaneous Android Development] byohaserd:
Updating apps

Everytime i restart it does the updating apps dialog... Any reason for that?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
Yes me too. Seems to be a side effects and have tried everything mentioned and doesn't help. Never had it on about 12 devices that I have rooted. On on the Nabi.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
odex files in system/apps which make apps faster to respond. its like a precache and its normal
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ken Esq:
Duplicating Installs

I have 7 Nabi 2s all rooted and with GApps installed and working properly.

We're going to roll them out to a first grade class and want them to all have the same apps and setup.

Is there an easy way of taking the complete setup (apps, screens, etc.) from one tablet and then duplicate it on the others?

Thanks,

Ken
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
I am going to duct tape them together with the first one to make a tablet cube.

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Dropline:
Nabi cluster, make a "Trapper keeper 9000" and take over the world. ;)

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] byohaserd:
Why have i never seen this before?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] knoxploration:
Think big... you're on your way to the world's first Beowulf cluster of Nabis!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
yep just twrp backup everything but cache on setup one then twrp restore all on clone

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idk i read about it in another topic about odex vs deodex on xda dealing with custom phone roms. Its possible to de-odex and get rid of the android upgrading but doing so apparently would slow it down from what it said in the topic. in some roms ppl could delete the odex files out of system/apps folder and it would get rid of the android upgrading on boot and still function while other roms just quit booting all together... so personally im ok with the 30 second wait i have for my 160 apps to optimize.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -RioT-:
My little girl just makes sure she charges it every night. So no reboots required.

If there is ever a fix though that would be cool. If not no biggie
[Miscellaneous Android Development] robl45:
gee, really I should read? No kidding, i"m asking because everyone seems to be having problems and it doesn't seem to work all that well. otherwise people wouldn't be discussing changing the build props and such.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
Works great on the 3 I support so far. Highly recommend taking all ota then rooting. Nice tablet with gtalk and market!

Oh yeah..don't forget that you should read.

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
thats because there are different levels of android users.... if you dont know work arounds to get apps that dont show up in market then you are on the lower end... if you want to only have one level of user get a mac product and pay the extra money... and have limited customization and no possibility of custom roms/kernel support... and they love it when you drop or break your device... steve jobs is smiling from heaven at what he created js
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
Anyone can have problems but most problems come from Not Reading the instructions completely or not understanding them completely. I'm just saying if you read ALL the posts in this thread, you could learn something. Also it is much better and smarter to ask a question before you root than to screw it up and then ask. Hope all goes well for you, did for most.....I rooted 3 Nabi, then had 2 OTA updates so had to reroot 3. ....2 more times. That would be 9 times, no problems. The change build.prop and other like that are AFTER ROOT, and for different reasons than rooting.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -RioT-:
I haven't had to re root after an ota yet. :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tgruendler:
Anybody have a backup of a working build.prop for this tablet with the nexus 7 changes. I can change it myself but am lazy and a horrible typer so I will probably acrew it up.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kcallis:
Unless I missed it, is there a guide to rooting the Nabi using linux (Ubuntu would be nice)?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34698705
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
I don't know why, I did. Everything worked ok, Play and all Google. Just lost root access. :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ricerony:
does anyone know which xbmc apk to install? the non-neon? or neon? I tried the non-neon and 720p or 1080p stutters.

Sorry i think i installed the wrong apk, tegra 3 devices should be neon. I'll report back tonight to let you all know if it works!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kcallis:
Please keep us informed on that one, because that is one of my big interests as well.

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Is is just me, or did after the OTA update there seems to be a flicker on the screen? Well not so much as a flicker as it dimming occasionally. Also, I noticed that with the gapps in place, Play does not seem to be able to pull down some of the staple application... For instance, I was looking to install Google Maps for my son's enjoyment (something about 7 year olds and maps), but I can find Maps at all on Play. I also notice that there are some apps that flat out say are not compatible with this device (for instance Chrome) which if i remember correctly was usable under ICS.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bait-Fish:
I can't speak to prior OTA, but I see a dimming flicker when the brightness is much less than full. Just rooted and started setting mine (my son's) yesterday. It is very apparent. He likes bright anyway. This didn't happen prior to 19.37?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] robl45:
And that's what I asked a Page ago. So it seems there are problems with apps as Chrome should be there for ics
[Miscellaneous Android Development] custommx3:
Ok.. need some help here.

So I grabbed the TWRP restore files from here.,,,

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/92rkaeoxar8rit8/iMQxVQJC1G

Restored to .9.23 (I believe) did the OTA update to the latest and re rooted.. all was well!...

then I saw the post on editing the build.prop to think its the Google Nexus to get access to "incompatible" apps. Did the change, rebooted, and it wouldn't boot back up. I tried whiping caches, everything.

So I restored it back to the .9.23 files and now I have lost Wifi. I've even tried a factory reset, went through the setup, and now I have a mommy mode and an unknown password

Just to try I tried the wifi Fix, did nothing for me.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Maybe someone give me a backup of .9.37 I'd greatly appreciated.

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Someone posted the latest OTA update too, but its not flashable!!.

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It hosed me, dont do it!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] custommx3:
I got it working using instructions from JEFFSRAWR! Thanks..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codest3r:
Same here. OTA appeared to work fine as Market still worked but looking closer definitely lost root. No su binary found. Same for all 3 Nabi's I'm trying to get pre-loaded with some apps. Going to try to reroot now.

UPDATE:

When trying to reroot (jmz option 2) there is a TON of "E:An update request has failed." but if I let it run it does eventually post good status messages (what I could catch as it scrolled by) and after reboot Super SU is back. :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
jmz script never worked for me idk why but instead i just did it manually in the first place and it all worked.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ken Esq:
I did that as well. You can look at the jmz scripts in a text editor and just follow along.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
The ota I posted is not flashable. I suggested manually selecting it from stock recovery I believe. If you were pre v1.9.23 then restored to v1.9.23 you have the old kernel and it is incompatible with the new ota modules. Wifi fix was to revert modules to old kernel compatible versions. Jmz's flashable ota didn't include the new kernel, so it all makes sense.

So...try reverting to stock recovery, hold volume up and power to boot, select recovery kernel, at dead android hit both volume buttons simultaneously, select ota I posted from sdcard (where you would have to place it.)

Edit: Hoping the ota installs the kernel in your case even though your system folder is v1.9.23...might need a backup pre v1.9.23 though which I do not have for you. Haven't unboxed the 5 new ones yet. Do you have your system backup? If so restore it then use stock recovery and the ota .37 I posted. Possibly requires .23 then .37 ota.

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To re-root just flash to custom recovery, then flash the root.zip from jmz's installer using twrp. Clear caches, reboot.

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
External storage doesn't work in TWRP

Edit: Correction..the opposite is true...

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ken Esq:
Ahh...so I create a backup file on the machine and then transfer it to the "clones". I guess depending on the size I could use dropbox or just a straight copy to SD and then to the new machine.

Thanks,
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
You'd want to make sure you do all ota (or at least up to.23) first or you won't get the kernel update and wifi will break. You could copy a good backup after the ota to SD and use Es file explorer to copy to internal on each device then boot TWRP and restore it.

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ken Esq:
They're all on .23. I didn't see any great reason to get the latest OTA in the release notes.

Yep, here's my plan...

1. TWRP Backup of Master to internal (don't backup cache)

2. Copy backup of master to external SD

3. Copy backup from external SD to clone.

4. TWRP restore to clone.

5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 on all clones

Hand tablets to kids and run :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
Eric Karz Pm'd me that he had success getting rid of the "Android is upgrading" every boot by moving all files in /data/app/ to the /system/vendor/app/ folder and clearing caches. He used file manager in TWRP but I bet Es file explorer with root explorer and mount system writable enabled would work too. I think every update from the play store will repopulate the /data/app/ folder with updated apk, so it will likely be a temporary fix.

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Right on. How many are you doing?

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ken Esq:
Doing 7 for the class.

I've been running two more with my two sons at home for a few weeks now (they play them hard) and I've really seen no problems from the rooting, install of Google Apps/Play or any of the games I side-loaded.

It would be nice if the people at Scholastic would release a version of Storia that wasn't a bug-ridden mess.

Next project is to make/buy a bunch of extra charging cables. I really wish Fuhu had gone with the micro USB charging.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] byohaserd:
+1 on the usb charge... Cant win em all though. I read somthing on their facebook about going with a seperate charging port because it was less limited than the micro usb but that sounds like bull to me.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
Probably less likely to break..too many phones with broken micro USB Ports...my daughter pulled her tablet down off the desk using the cord a few times and it still works.

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
I thought that it had to do with the amperage. Might make it easier for using an external HD or USB memory stick as well.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -RioT-:
The nexus 7 could use a lesson there. Can't use an otg drive and charge it....

Also I was pretty relieved to have a separate charging port since my daughter already broke 2 nook color cables.... I would even like a a right angle plug.

So hey, how do we go about getting our own sub forum for the nabi?

We have a lot to discuss on this great device.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
I guess we have to have enough people request it. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34701423
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
Can't use my right angle otg and hdmi simultaneously...too close together. Was streaming through es file explorer from my ftp flawlessly from 160 miles away last weekend to TV though. Awesome.

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] cyberjam:
BTW,

External SD does work in TWRP for both backup and restore.

The issue here is with the backup directory name TWRP creates:

/mnt/sdcard2/TWRP/BACKUPS/<Device Serial Number>/<Your Backup>

Each device (might also depend on the ROM/Kernel version too, not sure, and it does not matter) will create its own directory under BACKUPS based on the serial number.

That's why, during cloning, when you plug your SD card into the second/consequent NABI2 tablet it will not find a backup made on the Master Tablet, TWRP looks into a different directory, which does not even exist yet.

A quick workaround is to create a backup of BOOT (just 8MBs) on the second/consequent tablet. Once created you will have a new TWRP backup directory on the same SD card, all you need to do now is to move your Master "full backup" files into this newly created directory (overwriting BOOT or emptying the newly created dir before moving Master backup files).

I used SD card adapter and did it on my laptop, moving can be done with SD card reader/adapter on any PC as well...

With this workaround you do not need to boot NABI2 tablet in order to copy from external SD into Internal one, you'll be staying in the Recovery Mode... No need to install one of the File Manager apps and/or enter daddy/mommy mode if you already set the password, especially if the password is too long :)

And another tip: You can get into Recovery Mode by holding both Vol+ and Vol- and pushing and holding Power for few seconds until you see Bootloader text. Then release all the buttons and make your selections to get into the Recovery Mode in the same manner as instructed in JMZ script, i.e.:

"Now hit VOL + button on device

Then hit VOL - until Recovery Kernel is selected

Push VOL + to select"

Do not select Forced Recovery as it will take the device into APX/NVFlash Download mode which we do not want to mess with :) I was looking for info on partitions/odm/keys, didn't find any yet.

-CJ
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
I opened up a thread in Android development/Questions and Answers to discuss how to change the internal storage to micro sdcard. I started that to keep from mudding up this thread. We Have NOT been success full as of yet. You should be able to do the same thing. Here's the one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1976770
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DZLRULZ:
Shoot..my mistake. Sdcard does work. I was thinking it didn't when I tried it before..but it worked just now. Thanks for the correction!

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] knoxploration:
Requested. Come on folks, make a request please!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ricerony:
i don't know if its just me, but tried the xbmc apk for neon one and it still stuttered with HD content. 720P and 1080p. Curious though if nexus 7 can run it flawlessly why can't we?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -RioT-:
I found xbmc like that on my transformer prime. I've been using mxplayer pro for the nabi.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ALD3:
They have the same processor but different display and video. Mxplayer is very good and plays all the formats, other than Google's video format. I can't comment on xbmc as have never used it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kcallis:
My latest issue is that although I have thumb keyboard installed, it keeps forcing him back to the android keyboard. Although I have found that if I start the thumb keyboard app, it goes into the regular control panel and i am able to switch it. It is becoming a slight pain though! Also, my wifi connection is real flaky at times. I keep attempting to connect to my local AP, and each time, I keep getting blocked, but if I go to my neighbor's AP, there is no problem. I will see if there is an issue if I setup and static address for my AP on the Nabi.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jeffsrawr:
To make keyboard default stick after reboot:

1) use rootexplorer and enable root options in settings. Navigate to system/app/ and find LatinIME.apk and long press it. Rename to LatinIME.apk.bak and reboot tablet. It disables android keyboard and now default will stay your keyboard. Works great for me.

Sent from my Ainol NOVO 7 Fire running AOKP JB

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mine works flawlessly with the player i use. i use BS player on every device i have. I have never ran into a format it couldnt play, and best of all it has built-in stream from server/LAN support. just tested my 1080p videos via stream and ran 30/30 fps and when i skipped forward there was no hesitation at all. Try BS player lite in play store its free and if you like you can upgrade to BS player pro.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -RioT-:
I've used bsplayer before. Works great.