[Android General] Camborg80-Trey:
Alright so here are my results (be forewarned, this is a four hour journey through complete madness and insanity):

I copied over the boot.img and system.ext4.dup over to your F model folder ( I think you changed some things around to it on teamviewer if I remember correctly. There was no system.img in the folder and his backup does not contain system.ext4.tar, but rather system.ext4.dup).

Formatted the tablet first, then flashed. Process only took about a minute and a half. Did not check any extra boxes or anything.

Still did not boot up past first lenovo logo, but can boot into CWM. Interestingly, as soon as I boot into CWM, I see the following:

CWM-Based Recovery v6.0.1.5

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

Wasn't sure if that is important for any reason, but wrote it down anyway.

SO, I then re-downloaded your original F-ROM you posted about 2 pages back, and then after extracting everything copied over the boot.img again.

Problem is, I realized that the system.ext4.dup file is only a DUP file, not a TAR file. It is only 2 kb large, so it seems that it wouldn't really be able to do anything. Inundated, I copied it over to your folder anyway.

I opened flash tool, formatted the device again, selected the FAC file manually, and then flashed (keep in mind before ever flash I have been checking the "DA DL All With Check Sum" box. Thought I was supposed to. I also have not installed the H-firmware agian before doing the formatting or flashing, as I thought you said not to) . The flash process took a total of 51 seconds (seems to keep getting quicker and quicker the more I'm doing it. Sounds kind of worrying).

Tried to turn the tablet on again...still won't boot past first lenovo logo.

So, at this point I got a little creative (still fearing that maybe that system.ext4.tar was the missing ingredient in all this) and re-flashed the H-model firmware (ClearSky), but this time copying all your files from the F model folder into it (replacing any applicable files) and then dumped manwithpierceings' boot .img and his system.ext4.dup file into the system folder as well, overwriting your original boot.img.

I also checked the FAC box and directed it to your FAC file.

I then proceeded to flash this Frankenstien abomination (haha). The entire process took 38 seconds (which was REALLY scary because flashing the H-firmware alone usually took about 10 minutes).

Attempted to reboot, and yet again, it did not move past the first lenovo screen.

Sigh :(

I went ahead and re-did the process, this time NOT checking your FAC file. The entire process took 32 seconds (big red flag). Rebooted, still could not get past first lenovo logo screen.

I went ahead and restored the clearsky folder to how it originally was, only copying manwithpiercings' boot.img, system.ext4.dup, and recovery.img over to the main folder. I also copied your F model system. img folder over and overwrote the clearsky one with it.

Formatted, then flashed. Process took 1:47.

Rebooted, and still, yet again, would not boot past first lenovo screen.

Just for kicks, I went ahead and tried to flash the H-firmware by itself again to make sure my drivers all work and stuff, and sure enough it booted all the way.

I've now concluded that perhaps the system.img of the F-firmware has been the issue all along. I'm not sure.

I also suspect this has issues with CWM too. I figure that I can't install the F firmware zip via CWM BECAUSE I have the H-firmware on. Like I've been saying, it always says it installs correctly, but it always hangs at the first Lenovo logo screen right after. Every single time. Maybe it would've worked if I still had the original F firmware on it, I really don't know.

So, at this point, I'm pretty agitated and feeling a tad helpless, so I get a little crazy.

After rooting my tablet (F model with the H-firmware), I tried to put the LeWa rom on (hell, why not?)

To my utter surprise (and slight horror), IT INSTALLED.

I was blown away.

This rom is INCREDIBLE.

I now only have one glaring issue that kills it...

The audio.

The audio is extremely choppy and glitches (this of course, is to be expected, me having an F model with H firmware/Lewa and all. Also the tablet does violently vibrate to the touch from time to time too...

I'm quite curious.....

If you have any suggestions on how I could go about fixing this? Perhaps somehow copying the sound files/settings/whatever from the F folder you made for me to the device via SP FLASH or something else?

I'm literally, totally blown away right now, and if I got the sound to work then I cheated death (in the tablet world).

I'm convinced at this point I won't be able to put the F firmware back on this through conventional means, from this 4 hours experiment I've done tonight. Unless I can find some way to get the F firmware to flash FLAWLESSLY via SP FLASH tools like the Clearsky H firmware rom does.

I don't really think I'd be able to fix the sound/touch issues on the Lewa mod on this thing either, since it all appears hardware specific.

If there's anything else you or anyone else would like to throw out there, I'm all ears. I'm going to pull a "switcheroo" in the next couple days with this thing, if you guys catch my drift.

Screw Lenovo for not putting their firmwares up for customers. Shoddy business practices and awful customer appreciation and support.

Sigh.

Still...if I actually got Lewa working on this thing (with the sound cutting up and touch vibration isssues resolved)....I'd be one hell of a happy guy :)