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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Regranex:
I have no idea how it got unmounted - when I go to remount it in the settings it flashes a screen as if it is going to mount and then goes back to the prompt to 'Mount SD card' - I going to do a factory reset.... Well that did not work.... I wonder if my card took a dump.... If it is not mounted how am I able to do anything?

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1. Is there anyway to flash the original firmware (so I can get a complete restart) without an external sdcard?

2. If I have to use an external card... can I use the card out of my phone to load the firmware or will the card then be corrupted for use on my phone?

I realize this is now a little off topic - but I am hoping someone might be familiar with the process so I don't have to send hours looking through the different forums. Thanks in advance if you can help
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Regranex:
Update: Was able to remount the sdcard by wiping the media partition, cache, data, and doing a factory reset ... Still have root - uninstalled and reinstalled the google play and apps... however, I am unable to download anything, I get an error " (any app) could not be downloaded due to an error. (406)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
What versions of AIO have you used? When did you start noticing issues with installing apps? It is possible that the updated framework in 1.6b is causing issues. I do recall getting a 406 issue but i thought it was due to another unlock script I was using at the time. So taking into consideration the issues you have experienced.

Please do me a favor and try the following steps first.

1) Reflash the OTA Firmware: http://southerntelecom.com/polaroidsupport/firmware/firmware_guide_ptab8000.html

2) Try running Polaroid AIO v1.6b

If you experience the same issues, then do the following steps.

1) Reflash with the OTA Firmware once again

2) Run Polaroid AIO 1.2 http://www.mediafire.com/?o2864kb92hcc0hb

If you get the same 406 issue with 1.6b then I have an idea on how we can get the full market on this device! Please post back your results ASAP.

Thanks,

Wayne
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Regranex:
I am going to work on getting a new micro sd so I can reflash the OTA firmware for this devise... however, for the time being I reloaded version 1.2 and was able to install apps once again. The market does keep giving me errors and closing, but I am able to eventually get things downloaded and installed
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
when you reboot into recovery mode can you still not access your sd card? Power on the device holding the volume down button. untill you see the green text.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
This is my first post to xda so let me get the ball rolling. I had the exact same issue as you Regranex and a similar issue to someone else on one of the first page or two in this forum. I wanted to let you know what I found out. Southerntelecom's website has a type-o/broken link. Whenever you download the firmware for your PTAB8000, it says your downloading version 2.0. If you look at the link closely, the hyperlink is for version 1.0. Now I don't know what changes/fixes or whatever has been made between v1.0 and 2, but I chose the 2.0 because I'm sure some fixes had been made.

I can't add URLs yet because i'm new, but if you copy the link location, change the 1.0.zip to 2.zip and you can download the 2.0 firmware.

After downloading/unzipping/installing the new firmware update to my device then running Wayne's v1.6b, everything seems to be working thus so far. Hope that helps with some issues with Google Play/installing other apks. Sorry for the URL issues, I'm new and it won't allow to post links directly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] uncuthkid:
Everything works correctly. The Android Market actually upgraded to the Google Play Store as well. No problems installing and running Angry Birds Space and Star Wars. Running the Holo Launcher HD, runs alot smotther. I noticed ahead of time that some of the google framework was already loaded on the pmid800. So I did the unistall of the google framework first, then re-installed. The pmid800 was already rooted. Hope this is helpful for someone else.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
Thanks for posting your results, I would just like to make sure 1.6b is running smoothly for you. Has the play store crashed at all? has com.google.gapps crashed? You still have a limited market correct? I think I have a solution for the full market and I will be posting an update shortly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
The pmid800 has a full android market out of the gate then i take it? can you download netflix as well?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
I downloaded Netflix from the amazon app store. It isn't perfect and a little laggy at times, but I'd saying it's getting better. Also, any know how Wayne why Voxer for bussiness is compatible with the PATAB8000 and Voxer Walkie Talkie isn't? I can download the app through aptoide but when I try to install, it says application not installed if I remember correctly. I can not install it from the play store fore reasons of the app not compatible with the 8000.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] uncuthkid:
It does not come with a market pre-loaded. I have not tried downloading netflix, the tablet is for my son. He mostly plays games.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
Ok, I think we've made some progress today. I am uploading v1.8b. If my thoughts are correct this should give the PTAB8000 the full play store and allow you to download any apps including Netflix and Angry Birds. The file will be ready in a few minutes and I will update the Post. Please respond to this thread with your results and a screenshot of Polaroid All in One.

Thanks,

Wayne
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GwapoPete:
Some few points...

Hello..thanks again for the good work.

I pushed the 1.6b and its working great....however i had some problems that i think are not related to your excellent script..

1;;; Southern telecom's website claims you are downloading the 2.zip verson of firmware, but the link is actually downloading ver1.0.zip.

GloryFreak mentioned this and found a workaround..by saving the link and editing it to reflect the 2.zip filename.

Until I did that...the script didn't work...

2... Maybe most people know more about this than me...but when i tried to "Eject Android" from the Windows7 OS...it always claimed that some program was using the device. I found that after running the AIO...you had to go into device manager and stop the adb.exe process to be able to free the device to safely eject. I know its not much ..but for me it caused some confusion...hehehe

Thanks again..I just noticed that you are uploading a 1.8.....I will have to get to try that one soon..

Pete
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
To be honest when your tablet is in USB debugging "Safely Removing" or "Ejecting" would not really make a difference as your android file system is not mounted in windows 7. So as long as ADB is not pushing any files, it's impossible for anything to become corrupted. In my next update however I will make sure that ADB is forced to close upon exiting AIO.

When you do get the chance it would be very helpful if you would test out 1.8b for me as I do not have a PTAB8000 to debug with.

Thanks for your response,

Wayne
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] imschmoo:
1.8b issue

Updated my ptab8000 to latest firmware 2, then ran 1.8b. enable unlocker press "y" then right after "fixing google play framework" I get an error that says " 'grep' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." it then finishes and reboots but play store still only shows limited programs. Thanks again for the script, i have root now, just want to get to the games :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
try going to settings --> applications --> google play, close google play and clear cache see if that make a difference. you did change enable unlocker to the ON position on your device correct?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Regranex:
Hey Wayne,

Thanks again for the great work... I was able to remount the sdcard by wiping the media partition, cache, data, and doing a factory reset. I did follow your advise and reload version 1.2 - I am no longer getting any errors and am able to use google play. I did run clockwork mod to fix the permissions and have not had an force close since. However, I am getting alot of compatibility issues where I am unable to download certain apps - particularly games. I am going to format the sd card from an old phone, reload the firmware, and use your latest script.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rysimpson318:
Okay. I restored everything back to stock w/ the 2.0 firmware to make sure that there would be no past issues. I installed and ran the 1.8b(which is awesome work by the way) and everything pushed successfully. Unfortunately though, I still don't see the full app store. If anything, it looks even more limited than before. Keep up the good work, though.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] imschmoo:
Same problem

There is no cache to clear, it says none and is greyed out. I uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times, even trying v1.6 but same issue, limited app store. Same error when I try to install 1.8b.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Regranex:
Another one bites the dust...

Well that was a short ride... my tablet is now completely dead, very strange as it was working fine last night - whatever... it does not even look like it is taking a charge... I think I might just have a lemon... I am going to try taking it back to Kohl's and test their no questions asked policy. Hey Wayne, thanks for all your efforts - it would have been a nice tablet for my daughter if would not have taken a dump.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chalo706:
Error 406

Wayne,

The "full" Google Play Store works fine on my Polaroid 8" PTAB8000 tablet with updated PMID800 ver 1.8b. However, when I attempt to install an app, I get an error 406. It states that it could not be downloaded due to an error. The weird thing is when app is initially selected for install, it appears fine until trying to install. I tried clearing the cache/data for Google Play store in tablet. I tried rebooting. I tried factory reset. I tried different/new gmail accounts. Same result on every app; error 406 when trying to install app.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
Do you have a PTAB8000 or a PMID800? v1.8b was just a test release for PTAB8000 only... if you used v1.7b which was a botched release, you need to restore your tablet using the official firmware. http://southerntelecom.com/polaroidsupport/firmware/firmware_guide_ptab8000.html

Everyone that ran 1.8b on the ptab8000, Was the Market Unlocker app successfully installed on your tablet? Did you enable it when requested to by Polaroid AIO? It should have automaticly lanched the app for you when you see this line: Did you enable Market Unlocker? [press y then enter]:

Regards,

Wayne
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] imschmoo:
1.8b issue

I get the same error as posted above, I click yes to enable market unlocker but then get the "grep" error. I tried uninstalling everything including root and starting all over again, still get the "grep" error mentioned above....Thanks again for all the help.

BTW the Market Unlocker did install just doesn't seem to work correctly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chalo706:
Error 406

Do you have a PTAB8000 or a PMID800? v1.8b was just a test release for PTAB8000 only... if you used v1.7b which was a botched release, you need to restore your tablet using the official firmware.

Everyone that ran 1.8b on the ptab8000, Was the Market Unlocker app successfully installed on your tablet? Did you enable it when requested to by Polaroid AIO? It should have automaticly lanched the app for you when you see this line: Did you enable Market Unlocker? [press y then enter]:

Regards,

Wayne

Yes, I have a PTAB8000. No previous versions before 1.8b. Market unlocker was installed and enabled and recognized by SuperUser when the market was changed.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chalo706:
Error 406 fixed

I got it to work by installing original firmware then 1.8b. IT WORKS!!! Thank you so much. The difference was no previous Framework during 1.8b upgrade. Eventhough I removed previous framework initially before installing google framework, it kept failing. A fresh start did the trick. I will mention it was a return from previous customer, and already had Amazon appstore before.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
Wayne, this is what I'm getting when trying to load 1.8b.I currently have 1.6b installed but was wanting to try 1.8b. I have used your other releases before and updated them but for some reason, 1.8b isn't working for me.

Otherwise you may have major issues with the play store.

Please report your results in the forum. Enjoy your new tablet experiance.

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Polaroid AIO will root, un-root, and install Google Applications and Framework

on your Polaroid Tablet. Tested on PTAB8000, but should work on others.

This script is provided with absolutly no warranty, use at your own risk!

Special Thanks to Bin4ry for root method.

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Enable "USB Debuging" and "Stay Awake" in Settings --> Developer Options

Waiting for device to become ready... [Waiting]e

rror: protocol fault (status read)

Waiting for device to become ready... [Device Ready]

Retrieving device information... [Waiting]e

rror: more than one device and emulator

error: more than one device and emulator

error: more than one device and emulator

Found: running Android [Framework Un-Supported]

Checking if device is rooted... [Device Rooted]

Your device is currently rooted, please choose from the following options.

1) Un-Root your device.

Your Selection:

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Does anyone else have the same issue I'm having of "upgrading" to the new release from a previous one?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Doesn't work for me

Are you sure that's exactly what you did? I reflashed OFW then used 1.8b several times and still have the limited Play Store. Might I add that Market Unlocker doesn't automaticly launch, I have to bring it up myself.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] imschmoo:
Same issue as before

I re-flashed the V2 firmware from the SouthernTelcom website, and re-installled v1.8b again. Same issue, I get the "greb" error and limited Play store. I have a PTAB8000. Did you flash the V1 firmware to get this to work? I had to flash the V2 to correct a SD card issue I was having.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Firmware typo

Just a heads-ups, the V2 firmware for PTAB8000 is actually V1.

Btw, I also share SD card issues, I think it's the tablet's problem.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] imschmoo:
firmware

If you change the link when you download the firmware from 1.0 to 2 (someone else posted this) you can actually get the V2 firmware and it did fix my issue.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
That is correct. It is a hyperlink misspelling on southern telecom's website. If you "copy the link location" of the v1.0 firmware and paste it into your browser and cancel the download, look at the URL. It will say 1.0.zip. Change the 1.0.zip to 2.zip and you can download the v2 firmware. Hope that helps.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Already Resolved

Well, whatever firmware I downloaded already resolved the issue.

Now, back to the subject of getting 1.8b to work. Is 2.0 firmware required?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
I couldn't get it to work on an "upgrade" from v1.6b. I haven't tried doing a fresh install. I have version 2.0 of the firmware installed.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mutantman:
Some info for any first time users of this AIO

I just wanted to say that I got it working perfectly, with the entire Google Play Store Apps available.

A few things to know before going into it.

The 1.8b is working for firmware version 1.0 if you use version 2 you will get an error 406 when trying to download an app from the store.

If you have upgraded too version 2 already you can simply downgrade by re flashing version 1 (which is still incorrectly labeled on their

website as version 2) (Under system info check your version 1.0 is called (xxxxxxxxxxx813) while version 2 is called (xxxxxxxxxxx831)

Although it says that the Market Unlocker will automatically pop-up, I had to manually go to my apps and click it to load. Then it asks for

superuser permissions when you drag the switch to on.

Also on my second tablet it showed that it installed the Market Unlocker on the device, and showed it under apps, but wouldn't open, so while leaving the command prompt in the same position I restated

the device and the app let me open and continue from there.

I got the grep warning on both installs, but have no negative side affects thus far.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
1.8b doesn't give me the 406 error or work, it gives me the limited store. What's up with that? I'm on version 1.0
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
Thanks for the feedback I'm glad we have some people with the full app store, I will be looking into the code and fixing the last few issues over the next day or two. Stay tuned.

Thanks again,

Wayne
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Wayne, the guys over at Freaktab told me why some people (including me) had limited apps--some permission files are required to be present in system/etc/permissions for apps that require those permissions to show. They provided the files and I had the full market in no time.

Thought you might like to know!

AndroidPizza
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] psctornado:
I've used 1.6 & everything works great on my 2 ptab8000's.... all that is needed now is the full market ... I read above that there is a fix any idea of how to apply it?

great work!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Attached is the fix. Unzip all files except g.prop and put them in system/etc/permissions with Root Explorer or ES File Explorer. Unzip g.prop and put it in system/etc. Then restart your tablet and you should have full Google Play.

But BE SURE to backup your permissions folder first in case something goes wrong!

Enjoy having FULL Google Play! :D

AndroidPizza
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
Any updates wayne?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
Wanted to leave some feedback, this is on a PTAB8000. Installed v1.6b with firmware v2.0. Although not all apps showed up in google play, the version was fairly stable for about a week. Yesterday, I don't know what happened, but the internal SD became corrupt and not able to load. I reflashed with v2.0 and loaded v1.8b of your software wayne. Now, it seems like the play store has "more" apps, but some common apps that I installed in previous versions are not showing up.

Example: On version 1.6b, I was able to search the play store for Drag Racing (fun app by the way). Version 1.8b, it isn't even listed in the play store. I manually looked up the app through CNET and it was saying the app wasn't compatible with the device. The same thing applies to Netflix with version 1.8b. I know netflix works with the PTAB8000 because I downloaded it from amazon's app store and have used it in the past.

Just thought I would leave some feedback. Keep up the good work!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] eriehiker:
More feedback here: I have probably flashed this tablet about five or six times now, going back and forth between v1 and v2. I have also gone back and forth between 1.6b and 1.8b on the AIO. Last night, following previous posts, I flashed version 1 of the stock firmware and then ran 1.6b, rooted and installed all the Google stuff. Then I downloaded Root Explorer from 4shared and moved all the permission files into the proper places.

This is the best set up I've seen yet. The Play store is more complete than anything I've seen. I was able to download and use link2sd and splashtop - works really well. But I couldn't get Angry Birds or Netflix. The Amazon App Store still installs and is usable until shutdown and then must be reinstalled after every new boot. I just keep a copy of it in my downloads to uninstall/reinstall the app market if I need it. The nonfunctional app store still allows Amazon-installed apps to run, so it is more of an annoyance than anything. Between the pretty good, but incomplete Play Store, the idiosyncratic Amazon App store and Getjar/4shared, this tablet now has a pretty good setup and can do most anything.

Really good deal for $50 on Black Friday after a little bit of effort.

Thanks to everyone!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
I have had the same issue with the Amazon App store. What i've been doing (instead of re-installing the app) is going into settings/apps and just clearing the data on the Amazon App store. That will prompt you to log into your amazon account once again. It's annoying I know, but you will at least not have to uninstall/reinstall every time.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] eriehiker:
link2sd and external sd card?

Thanks, Gloryfreak, for the data clear method re: Amazon app store. Much better option.

One question: When I use link2sd, I can move apps from internal storage to the internal sd card. Is there a way to move apps to my external sd card instead? Thanks in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Hold on a minute here,

I may have said something wrong in my fix tutorial, you need 1.0 firmware and you need to use 1.8b of the program.

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Although I'm not sure what link2sd is, your external sd card shows up as /sdcard/external_sd/ when it's mounted.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GloryFreak:
I'm working on that same issue as we speak. Not trying to cludder up Wayne's forum with details but glad that method worked "better" for you on the app store.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
Thanks for all the feedback, and a special thanks to Android Pizza for helping everyone out while I was away. I will be releasing an update soon based on the files provided by Android Pizza. Eliminating the need to get your hands dirty. Stay posted.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
v1.9b is live, please post your results
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeODH4:
What about Android's built in App 2 SD function under "Settings --> Apps"? It should move your apps to your external SD card.

Otherwise you could swap the mount points.. You can simply edit /system/etc/vold.fstab and change the mount points for the devices. I am not sure what the mount points are in 4.0.3. So if you post a copy of that file, I can help you with reversing the locations. but pretty much the hardware should be mounted in the opposite locations(sdcard-ex becomes sdcard and vice versa), and that should force android to use the external storage (tricking it into thinking its using the onboard storage).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Android Pizza:
Thanks for creating the program Wayne, I'll test your newest release as soon as I backup my tablet so I can easily reinstall all my apps.

AndroidPizza