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[General Questions and Answers] zBusterCB87:
BUMP

Sorry if it was wrong to bump, I believe it said it was okay to do so once every 24 hours.

I have the same device and I'm curious, I tried the z4root app, and I got no results. I installed superuser and nothing happened, or nothing seemed to happen, that would be awesome if it was already unlocked! :D

NOTE: When I opened the z4root app, it never said root/unroot, it looked like it said re-root/unroot, ao I'm guessing it might already be unlocked, but I'm having the hardest time finding out.

Does anyone happen to know?
[General Questions and Answers] aimnano:
Uniden UTAB71

My UTAB71 didn't come with Google Play store preloaded, and there wasn't an option to obtain it from the list of approved app stores you could download by clicking the 'Download App Stores' icon on the default launcher. I also tried installing it from the APK I downloaded from Android Police (w w w dot androidpolice.com/2012/11/02/download-latest-google-play-store-3-9-17/) to no avail.

I had previously purchased a 7" D2 pad from Big Lots and used a package I found on AndroidTablets.net (w w w dot androidtablets.net/forum/allwinner-a10-based/47980-can-anyone-help-me-2.html) to put Google play store on it, and this package also worked for the UTAB71. Look at the first post on the page (it's by user Erron and a link to his skydrive includes the necessary files).

This tablet is already rooted.

I haven't been able to find anything online concerning this tablet...not even from Uniden's or SouthernTeleCom's websites. I will use this thread for the time being for any updates I come across while toying with this device.

So far, I'm pretty satisfied...if I can have GO launcher and video chat via skype for $60, that's a win in my book. The tablet is relatively quick for only having a 1Ghz processor and 512MB ram. I haven't noticed any lag yet and seems as fast as the 1.2Ghz 1GB ram D2 pad I had purchased before.

EDIT1: I found the hidden support section for Uniden on Southern Telecom's website:

southerntelecom.com/unidentabletsupport/ although it doesn't have any info pertaining to the UTAB71...just a device called the UTAB430. I expect this is where we will find firmware updates, etc in the future.
[General Questions and Answers] JoeLansing:
I'm not sure what rooted means anymore. I know what root is on Linux, but... This let me install ES Explorer from exsd. I put 10GB of kids avi/mp4 videos on it and it plays them all fine. I guess if I can install anything I want from exsd I don't care if it's rooted. It is fast enough. It has a nice screen when playing hi-rez animated movies.

- Joe
[General Questions and Answers] zBusterCB87:
I'm glad to hear that it is already rooted.

This makes me confused as to why superuser and other rooted apps would not properly operate. They got errors when trying to request superuser root permissions or something, i couldn't get error codes, just crashes...

I like it, its pretty quick, I however am trying to overclock it and so far no success.

Nothing drastic, just bumping it up to maybe 1.2 GHz at most.

Enough to stop the minor lags I encounter once in a blue moon...

Maybe Bumping the SD speed as well...

Its a nifty tablet, Very helpful in college. Since I got it, I don't have to lug around my ASUS 17" gaming laptop with all its mods, OC, and power chord anymore. Takes a load off my back. lol

Sorry if it looks like I'm hijacking this, I'm not. This thread seems relevant. And I'm thinking the OP might need this info as well, might come in handy for him in the future, idk...
[General Questions and Answers] roneyzoo:
Uniden UTAB71 and Netflix...

Does anyone know how to get Netflix to work on this? I bought one for my kids but if it cant get Netflix then it is going back to the store. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] aimnano:
Try this (older) version:

w w w dot afreecodec.com/download/netflix-61_mobiletop1.html?o=down

The version in the Play store is unsupported, but installing an older version worked for me.
[General Questions and Answers] arumalla:
Here I found the process to load Google play store to the 7" tablet that i bought in Biglots.

Looks good so far for a $50.
[General Questions and Answers] ajerkdude:
Picked on up, but in the process of trying to put gapps on it, I broke something. I just get to the second title screen. I can still ADB in and push/pull/shell/reboot/remount.

I see this if I run logcat...

E/FramebufferNativeWindow( 1363): Couldn't get gralloc module

E/SurfaceFlinger( 1363): Display subsystem failed to initialize. check logs. exiting...

Crap.

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If someone could:

adb pull /system/etc/permissions

and post the resulting files somewhere, I think I could recover.

Pretty please?
[General Questions and Answers] aimnano:
Refer to my post #3. The method I used for putting gapps on mine is listed. Download the files from that guy's skydrive, run the runme.bat in the root/recover folder. Make sure to read the readme for specifics, but it worked fine for me.

URL: w w w dot androidtablets.net/forum/allwinner-a10-based/47980-can-anyone-help-me-2.html
[General Questions and Answers] patrickjaden:
I got one today and it's pretty decent. Anyone find out anything new?
[General Questions and Answers] pakraider:
Thanks for those instructions, I was able to get Play Store loaded on.

btw, out of the box the kernel allows for OC'ing.. I used ROM Toolbox Pro to OC to 1.2ghz. Anything higher made the tablet lock up, but ymmv.

The tablet is surpisingly quite responsive @1.2 ghz with Apex Launcher.
[General Questions and Answers] patrickjaden:
not to sound too nooby, but is there a way to connect this to a monitor?
[General Questions and Answers] EVOuser94:
I'm getting one of these, I will be experimenting with it alot, getting what I like to work =P
[General Questions and Answers] nrgeek:
I was able to install Anroid Market / Google Play just fine using article on the-digital-reader.com

So far this is working fine for my uses, using Sign my Pad, to sign PDF work orders, and keep pdf service manuals at hand, testing wifi signals etc
[General Questions and Answers] lexridge:
A friend of mine just got one of these, and I put the Google Market on it, but it did not update to Play for some reason. Anyway, he had not set up any passwords on it, but after it went into sleep mode on him this morning, it came back wanting a password to access it. Well since he had never set it up, the password was unknown. He brought it to me this afternoon, because I hack a lot on Android devices. I was not able to get it to reset using the hard button on the side. It still always booted wanting a login password.

I tried getting it into recovery, but was never able to. There are only 2 buttons on the device, power and home. Does anybody have any idea how to get this tablet into recovery mode?

thx,
[General Questions and Answers] patrickjaden:
Did you guys try 0000 or 1234? I'd also suggest calling the company
[General Questions and Answers] zBusterCB87:
I don't know how to get it into recovery.

I've been searching myself.

I however found a way to confirm this device is rooted. There is am app called "Root Checker"

In any app store, download that app, it should be free.

Anyways, I clicked to confirm if it was rooted, and it says it is already rooted.

Under my kernel version it says Root@ubuntu #56 or something like that, so I'm assuming it was rooted and something to do with ubuntu...

Anyways, I've installed a terminal IDE app, and typed SU, shows # which I believe also means rooted.

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Now that it is rooted, I've forgotten all my great ideas for changes and things to do that only rooted phones can do. Kinda sad. lol

But I will start looking for manual overclocking modification methods.

As I have not yet found any overclocking applications that support this devices hardware...

I like it a lot, runs flawlessly, and smooth, except for the ocassional lag on the internet browser, I'm thinking a small 0.1-0.2 GHz bump will do the trick.

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EDIT:

Okay I went and got setCPU for android out of my Samsung phone and managed to get it installed on my tablet.

Here are the specs of the UNIDEN tablet 7" BELOW:::

PROCESSOR:

Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7I)

BogoMIPS: 1001.88

Features: swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3

CPU implementer: 0x41

CPU architecture: 7

CPU variant: 0x3

CPU part: 0xc08

CPU revision: 2

Hardware: sun5i

Revision: a13a

Serial Number ""I will not post this as I believe it is device specific.""

DEVICE:

Board: nuclear

Product: nuclear_a702UNIDEN

Model: UTAB71

Device: nuclear-a702UNIDEN

Build: a702UNIDEN v1.5.0.5 20120827

Manufacturer: UNKNOWN

Brand: softwinners

CPU ABI: armeabi-v7a

Kernel: Linux Version 3.0.8+ (root@ubuntu) (gcc version 4.5.1 (sourcery G++ Lite 2010.09-50)) #56 PREEMPT...

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******* I hope this helps all of us! I do not know where to start as far as modifying a kernel or ROM for this device, but I found these specs above.

SetCPU does seem to increase the CPU frequency, but I don't think the voltage changed at all, so... I will be working on what I can with my device, I will post if I find anything useful as far as anything goes.

Maybe with luck, this device will run windows 8 for ARM! :D I can only try. :)
[General Questions and Answers] Georgewells:
E-Mail Address Book

Is there a way to save addresses of received E-Mails in like an address book or contact list that most other mails have? If there is I have not found

it yet

Thanks -- George:o
[General Questions and Answers] zBusterCB87:
Are you using the stock built in pre-loaded email app?

I couldn't say, I havent used it yet.

I do believe the device has the ability to copy and paste text, and that it also has a contacts list feature that you can edit the emails into.

However I don't know if they work together...

I use the gMail app. It and my gMail account seem to remember email addresses...

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I have been using SetCPU app from my phone in my android tablet, so far it has beem working fine.

The stock CPU speed is 1.001 GHz on this tablet.

So far I am running overclocked 1.2 GHz and it has been stable all day. Battery life seems to be the same.

It does get somewhat warm on the back of the device by the power button, but nothing drastic or alarming.

Remember: Overclocking is your choice and your actions alone, it can be fatal to the device if done incorrectly.

If anyone finds anything about these devices, I hope it gets posted here.

Maybe if we are lucky enough, because enough of us have these tablets, we will get our own device category and general forum for info and questions...

I forgot what else I was going to say... Other than I might look into the 4.1 Android updates and whatever comes next for android, and I will see if I can backup my current device files, OS, Kernal, etc and upgrade it.

But for now, I'm starting slow and working on finding more info. Anyone else getting any progress?

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NOTE: Sorry this thread got hijacked into this. It sort-of because the Uniden tablet Know-it-all and what not spot of questions and answers.

I will stop if the OP and/or others decide it is nessisary.

If thats the case, I'd stop and then make a dedicated thread to this device and link this thread and my other question thread to that thread as "Relevant info"...
[General Questions and Answers] patrickjaden:
Voice Search force closes on me. I am pretty sure it was working before I added gapps, does anyone know how to fix it?

Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
Well... this seems to be where the action is for this tablet, so I figured I'd drop in here and post what I know. I picked one up today, hoping to get a Linux build running on it. I specifically picked this tablet because it had the Allwinner chip, which seems to be well supported with Linux, rather than just Android (I actually have an MK802 II as well, which I like). I'd like this to be my MK802/Raspberry Pi on the go, when I want everything in one convenient package.

Anyway, after turning the tablet on and testing it for a couple minutes (to make sure I didn't need to return it), I popped the case open and started hacking. It comes apart really easily... just run your fingernail around the outer edge and it'll come apart. I pulled it apart, hoping to attach debug UART wires, which I did, but it seems there's no debug UART output. :/ From some reading, apparently the A10 defaults to UART0, the A13 defaults to UART1, but I connected to both, and didn't see any U-Boot output or anything. I wonder if I need to change the .fex file. Not sure how to do that yet, but this looks like a good place to start: elinux.org/Hack_A10_devices .

I also tried booting off the SD card, but it didn't, so I'm guessing I've gotta do some of the magic to make it happen. This page has a lot of technical details about the boot process... hopefully that'll help: rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/a10_boot_process/ (and hopefully the A13 is similar enough to the A10).

Using PDANet, I was able to get a working ADB driver (have to enable USB debugging in Android first). I plan to back up the images when I get a few minutes tomorrow. I was also able to get into recovery mode... with the tablet off, hold the Home button while pressing the Power button. It should turn on in recovery mode (nothing on the screen, but connects over USB to LiveSuit). Of course you have to install the driver that comes with LiveSuit.

If anyone cares what the insides look like... attached are a few pics. Pretty nice, actually, and surprisingly roomy (compared to any standard tablet/phone). The board has a lot of stuff unpopulated... I guess this model is stripped of all the features :P. I do really like the QFP A13 over the BGA A10. The soldered on battery and speaker wires are a little bit annoying though (I left the speakers unhooked, and just ran it off the wall wart so I could keep it out of its case).

Oh, and the USB connector has 10 pins, so it's possible that it's one of those combined USB/HDMI connectors. I don't have an adapter to try (and I've never seen one in person, so I can't confirm this is one of those connectors), but if anyone's got one, give it a shot and report back.

Hopefully this info helps someone, and if anyone makes any progress, be sure to post too. :)

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] Georgewells:
Mail Addresses

I use the mail that was pre loaded on yhe unit -- It works great except for saving addresses -- George
[General Questions and Answers] lexridge:
Yes, tried 0000 and 1234. and 1111-9999. Nothing works. Tried calling the company, but never did talk to a human.
[General Questions and Answers] harp28:
UTAB71

I used the same tweaks that aimnano did, from erron's post at androidtablets, and things went smoothly. Got Google Play working, and used SetCPU to tweak up to 1154 and it seems stable. Not bad for $60, but I too was surprised that there's really nothing on the web to support this. I'll be interested to see if we have to use firmware for the Polaroid on this, if and when.

I also appreciate all the efforts you folk put into helping out those of us who aren't really capable of hacking these things on our own. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] patrickjaden:
Do you mean Mini USB to HDMI? I bought a connector on eBay and it should be here within the next week.

Is this the mail client you're using? Tap on the grey image of the person

You should take it back to Big lots
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about, though you bought a Mini-USB to HDMI, or Micro-USB to HDMI? I'm not sure I've ever seen a Mini-USB to HDMI. The Micro-USB to HDMI adapters use MHL, and I think are somewhat standard. This connector just seems to have 10 pins for whatever reason (I haven't traced where they go, if anywhere). It could be for video, I dunno. See attached pics of the connector.

I did see that they list a USB host adapter in the available accessories for this tablet, so it looks like it supports USB OTG, which is nice (though OTG doesn't need the extra 5 pins, so that shouldn't be what those pins are for). And I see there's an unpopulated USB host port on the edge of the board... I hope I can simply populate it to get host functionality, though there may be other components that were left unpopulated related to it.

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
I dumped my internal ROM, took a look at the bootloader partition, and came across a Polaroid splash screen. From a quick search, it looks like this tablet is identical to the Polaroid PMID705 (and the PMID705X I guess is the same, except also has a rear camera, and maybe a second mic).

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] tnan0906:
Firmware Uniden Tablet UTAB71

I lost my rom! Please someone backup your rom you are using then post it to here for me! I can't find the firmware for this tablet! Please help me to recovery it!
[General Questions and Answers] ajerkdude:
Looks like DogP says it is the same as PMID705X (nearly)... you can google that and find the IMG from the southerntelecom support site... give that a shot.
[General Questions and Answers] d33zo:
I purchased this tablet for my 10 year old who set a password and forgot it. I tried flashing the UTAB430_Firmware_4.0v1 Rom and it got stuck in a bootloop. DogP hooked us up with the PMID705X info and success! Preciate it homie!

Its not perfect, my camera does not work but it should hold me over until the firmware is released.(I wonder why it hasn't already??)

Thanks again!
[General Questions and Answers] patrickjaden:
Yeah, you're right, I just realized that it's not micro usb. :/ so I guess there's no way to connect this to a monitor?
[General Questions and Answers] lroop:
The "root@ubuntu" bit in the version string (Kernel: Linux Version 3.0.8+ (root@ubuntu) (gcc version 4.5.1 (sourcery G++ Lite 2010.09-50)) #56 PREEMPT) you posted has nothing to do with the tablet being rooted. It just means that the person who compiled the kernel did it logged in as root on a machine named "ubuntu," probably indicating a default install of ubuntu that whoever set the box up didn't bother to change the hostname on.
[General Questions and Answers] pakraider:
Thanks for the confirmation! Since we currently don't have a stock firmware, can you please give instructions on how to dump the partitions (I'm assuming dd, or is it in LiveSuit?) and how we could restore the image?
[General Questions and Answers] affiatic:
It looks like you have playstore figured out here but if you look at my post on the following thread there are links for the method I used. Easy enough and it updated itself after opening.

good luck with recovery and rom development

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34701535#post34701535

POST#,s 18 and 19
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
I'm not at home, so I can't post my dump (not sure where I'd upload it to anyway), but to dump it, I followed these instructions: androidtablets.net/forum/coby-generation-3-development/38231-requesting-firmware-dumps-coby-generation-3-devices.html#post205970 (copy/paste since I can't post links). Basically, you just need to enable USB debugging in Android, install the adb driver, and run that batch file (which runs some commands over adb).

I haven't restored an image yet, but I believe you do that using LiveSuit (hold the Home button while turning it on to get into recovery mode).

DogP

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Cool... glad I could help. BTW, it looks like the PMID705 image is up, which I think would be identical, with probably a different splash screen: southerntelecom.com/polaroidsupport/firmware/firmware_guide_pmid705.html .

Not that I know of, but I'll try to trace the pins to see where they go.

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] glen107wood:
Run apps from SD card (even though I installed ES explorer for Google Play to work)

I followed the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25474034&postcount=64

and now I have the google play store, but it doesn't seem to be saving apps onto the memory card. It is saving everything to internal memory. When I go to ES File Explorer, it says the apps are saved under \SDCARD but I pulled the SD card out and rebooted and all the apps still worked. This leads me to believe there is a folder in internal storage named \sdcard.

How do I get apps to save to the memory card? Also, if I put a movie on the sd card, how do I access it since es explorer is only showing the folder called sdcard and not the real sd card?

I tried to go into app manager and tell individual apps to "run from sd card", but that also didn't seem to work because the app still ran after i took the sd card out.

go easy on me, I am a jail broken apple person who hasn't used code in 10 years.
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
Yes, I believe the internal user data storage is /sdcard (and /mnt/sdcard). The actual SD card is at /mnt/extsd.

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] glen107wood:
OK. Thanks for clearing that up. I can see it now when using the default file manager but all my apps still say they are saved to the "sdcard" but it is actually /mnt/sdcard and not /mnt/extsd. How do I make these apps install on /mnt/extsd? Did installing ES File Manager change some settings where it makes the tablet think that /mnt/sdcard is the real external sd card?

Also, would the steps to install google play still work if I didn't install ES File Manager?
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
I have no idea... maybe someone else has done it? I've never used this tablet to do tablet things (I haven't even had the LCD hooked up to it for a few days :P ). I know the manual talks about using the SD card, does it talk about installing apps to it, or just putting music and stuff on it?

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] glen107wood:
So that means that you have yours apart then. Great. Can you tell me if there indeed an internal sd card somewhere? My thought is that I can pop my case open and just switch the internal sd card for a 16 gig and problem solved.

If there isn't one then the internal storage is probably just partitioned between "internal storage" and "sdcard".
[General Questions and Answers] pakraider:
The internal "sdcard" is normally just flash memory that is soldered onto the board (not an actual removable card)
[General Questions and Answers] Georgewells:
Keyboard & Charge Battery

I have 2 questions that need answers. I can recharge my battery using the USB from my desktop but the 110V charger from house current does not work ??

There is a Case with a USB 2.0 keyboard posted on the net for a 7" Tablet. I have a combination like this on my Viewsonic Tablet and it works fine. I tried pluging that Keyboard into the UTAB71 and it does not work?? Is there a way to switch from the Android keyboard to a USB 2.0 keyboard ??

Thanks -- georgewells@roadrunner.com
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
No... there's no internal card. I posted pics of the internals earlier in the thread: xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34605860&postcount=22 .

I don't have my battery hooked up, so I can't confirm 100% that it charges, but I have no problem running mine off an AC to USB plug, as well as the AC adapter that it came with (plugged into the power port next to the USB port). Are you saying your AC adapter isn't working, or the tablet won't run off an AC to USB, plugged into the USB port?

And I haven't tried a keyboard in Android on this tablet, though the hardware should support it. I guess it's possible that this Android build might not support it or something though... maybe Cyanogenmod would be better. Not sure if any of the releases support this tablet yet though. Does anything happen when you plug it in?

DogP
[General Questions and Answers] DogP:
I haven't traced the pins, but I just remembered that the A13 is basically the A10, without SATA and HDMI. So I'm almost certain there's no HDMI out of this.

DogP