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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiserII101:
More details please. At which point did it stop working, etc.

On another note to everyone, if you try to install clockworkmod via arctools, be advised it's a bit more difficult to get the old recovery back on the tablet.

You'd have to use flash_img or manipulate arctools into doing it for you by modifying the downloaded cwm mod flash package, and instead replacing it with the stock recovery.img You'd also need to first extract recovery.img from the stock update.img. (Yes I had to end up doing this.)

Now why does that matter? You cannot flash back to "stock" using the cwm recovery as the stock recovery works with update.IMG files. NOT update.ZIP files which is what cwm uses.

There's potential to flash system etc onto this tablet using cwm as the recovery.fstab can be located within the update.img, so an updater-script should be writeable, but I'm not sure about the update binary, if dsxida's kitchen can create one for rockchip devices or not...haven't looked into it yet.

Another Note: Hard resetting the tablet/erasing the data/cache, will make you lose root if you didn't know.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chi87:
Hey man email me at afrikanprince87@gmail.com I'll send you all the files you need to get rooted. Just make sure you uninstall any old adb drivers you downloaded online or that sort and you might have to hard reset your m7 so it can be like new and then update it with the newest drivers and 1gb update ram for m7 then install the rock USB driver and you will be able to rot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BaNanja:
Does anyone have the original image? I messed up trying to use rockchip usb thing lol? I got bluescreen during the verify process of download onto device, so I lost my original image it seems like.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prevailious:
I uninstalled the adb driver and let root master install it's drivers and it works now. Thanks guys.

Btw kaiser why do you want to flash back to stock recovery? You can always reflash the stock img with rockchip and you'll get complete stock

And you can always download the stock img on their website update section.

Anyone know why the storage is divided though? My nexus devices only have one storage which is for both apps and data. My current alternative is Links2SD but that's not that efficient
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiserII101:
Manufacturer separates the storage like that. I want to say the boot.img/kernel determines the partition format but I can't find the thread discussing it at the moment.

Could you describe to me the steps you went through to get the rockchip flasher to recognize your device? I've attempted to install the drivers using rockchip's driver helper, and my device still receives no recognition by its image flasher.

And I flashed back to stock recovery so I can experiment with creating an update.img for others to flash if they want which will strip all the crap monster preloaded on the device like vudu, chrome, speakerfy etc, without having to root their device. Just flash once and done. Which I'm almost finished with. Trying to slim it down as much as possible right now and try to put on a different stock launcher that will work properly for our device. Had to replace the default one, because somehow it was ingrained to need vudu installed in order to have the launcher process actually load and not constantly force quit.

Would also love if anyone could point me in the direction of where I might find the script that instructs the device on how to update. Want to disable the checking process after it loads system, recovery, boot etc. ****ing takes waaaayyy too long.

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Latest (v4) stock update.img

http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/m7monsterfirmware/v4/update.img

Is your device trashed or does it still function?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prevailious:
You are correct. It is in the boot.img. I've been to a few threads but I'm trying to stay away to save a headache

Here's one http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/415...app-storage-for-n70-dual-core-hd/#entry473398

The rockchip tool will only recognize your device if you install the drivers that came with the tool.

-Download this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40607285/Rockchip_Batch_Tool_v1.7.rar

-Extract everything somewhere. Then connect your tablet to the computer in it's "flashing" mode.

-Then go to your Device Manager and install the Rockchip drivers manually by navigating to the extracted folder.

You should see 'rockchip class' in your Device Manager with a question mark. Your tablet should be recognized by then.

If it doesn't recognize it, try a different USB port or USB cord.

*edit*

I just tried the method in the link I provided and was able to expand the app storage space up to 5 GB. My rockchip tablet is only 8 GB so I didnt wanna go higher.

You guys should try too. Better than the 2 GB Monster provides you with :)

Look pic provided.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BaNanja:
I had it half broke, the factory reset wasn't working and it wouldn't start.

I fixed it by copying a stock img over to a sd card and then running a rkimage upgrade from the external card. Can do this by pressing volume buttons + power until monster shows up to get dialogue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiserII101:
Had the hardest time figuring out what "flashing mode" meant :P I'm used to the bootloader mode having a visible display, so when I used things like adb reboot bootloader and the screen was black I was thinking I nearly broke the device heh.

Had already installed the drivers correctly it seems. And just flashed update.img using restore option. Thanks for posting that guide on changing the parameter file. Now have 3GB of space for apps :)

In case there's anyone that wants to get rid of all the bloatware monster puts on the tablet out of the box, here's a rom for you.

http://www.multiupload.nl/PBW7R95BHP

It's pretty simple:

uses latest stock firmware from monster (v4)

removed unnecessary apps and lib files (leaves about 950MB for your own apps, at least in my case. if you already changed the partition sizes, may not be the same.)

added ArcTools in case you want to install CWM (remember you need to root the device in order to do that)

changed out stock launcher for GO Launcher EX (other stock launchers I tried either wouldn't load, or the widgets would go off screen a little bit.)

added custom hosts file to block a large amount of advertising, thanks to BSDgeek_Jake

added different boot animation, thanks to raishiro

To install it just put the update.img file on either the root of your device's nand flash storage or an external sd card. A prompt should come up asking you if you want to install the firmware. Tap for confirmation and then again tap it. Wait a while for it to install. Alternatively you could flash it through the Rockchip batch tool.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiserII101:
Figured out why other stock launchers had issues with apps going widgets going off-screen. It's due to this devices really non-standard DPI. Default is at 213. Changing it to 160 or 180 fixed the issues for me, so I can use stock launcher without it being buggy now :) (my preference).

Also, added koush's su to the update.imgs i've been flashing. Modified boot.img's init.rc (added: chmod 06755 /system/bin/su) to give proper permissions so that root will work. Device now has root each time I flash the update.img (as long as I'm flashing an img with my modifications.)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chi87:
Hey is your M7 rooted and were you able to update to 4.2 Or 4.3?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BaNanja:
Yes, I rooted my tablet with the English version of VRoot 1.7.3 comes with a nice app called kinguser too, prefer it over superuser and supersu.

I haven't tried upgrading to 4.2 or 4.3 of android yet, am waiting to see if anyone else succeeds.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiserII101:
From what I understand, updating beyond 4.1.1 is at the moment not possible, unless someone compiles a version of android from source. Seeing as we don't have the source code for this device though, I'm not sure if that will ever happen. Maybe could pester monster for the source code, though I'm not exactly sure how far that would get anyone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiserII101:
Ok, found a decent stock launcher to replace monster's one. If you'd like to read about the custom rom, you can do so here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2623447

Also, anyone that would like to unpack the update.img, modify it, and re-release it with modifications, please feel free to do so.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sensboston:
Yesterday I've spent some time, and increased userdata (internal memory) up to 8GB. Here is parameters:

CMDLINE: console=ttyFIQ0 androidboot.console=ttyFIQ0 init=/init initrd=0x62000000,0x00800000 mtdparts=rk29xxnand:0x00002000@0x00002000(misc),0x00004000@0x00004000(kernel),0x00008000@0x00008000(boot),0x00008000@0x00010000(recovery),0x00020000@0x00018000(backup),0x00100000@0x00038000(cache),0x01000000@0x00138000(userdata),0x00002000@0x01138000(kpanic),0x00500000@0x0113A000(system),-@0x0163A000(user)

I'm curious: is it possible to completely get rid of "user" (aka "internal sdcard") partition? This "monster" works perfectly with 32GB microsd, so we don't need to waste important nand space...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prevailious:
You don't necessarily need a source code from Monster in order to use 4.2+ roms.

Monster M7 tablets are Rockchip tablets meaning you can flash images from different tablets and it'll still function correctly. The only things you'll really need are the proper touch screen drivers, sensor drivers, camera drivers, etc.

But if you can find a RK3066 tablet image of 4.2+, you'll be able to flash it on the Monster M7 and you'll have an 'almost' working 4.2+ tablet!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vexingwinter:
I'd love to have that image and instructions!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sensboston:
Hmm... Are you a "ROM cook"? I don't think so... It's not that easy as you've wrote.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkraines:
Not really ROM related, but may be of use. I just got this tablet last night, the USB charging connector is a really tight fit. I have to wiggle it somewhat forcefully to seat it. I can see how there are 1 star reviews on the Walmart site mentioning the USB port can get pushed in after a few days.

To solve, I file'd down the connector on the spring nub side of the Monster cable (Ha, I've never owned a Monster cable before) and sanded down with 320 and 400 grit so that the cable connector slides in easily and comes out easily. I'd rather have a looser connection than dealing with an broken tablet from a detached USB connector. YMMV, but I don't think I'll have that problem with this solution.

I'll be working on trying the ROMs next, thanks for everyone's support on this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rutajohn:
Rooting Monster M7

Hello can you please send me all the info you used to root the monster M7

I am new here so i don''t know how to received messages

Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sab99:
If you followed the links in this post, all the information is there. Probably easier to follow the link to the alternative ROM that is prerooted. Instructions are in that thread. Click here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xamkan:
replace Google Play with Android Market instead?

Thanks everyone I am ready to root my M7. Is it possible to replace Google Play with Android Market instead? The reason I asked because I just need an app to help me seldomly download apps without updates. TIA

BTW, I opened up the M7 and found that the micro USB port was not soldered. I wondered why some people having trouble with that port. I realized that If I insert the cable horizontally or downward, I would be fine. But if I ever push or pull the USB cable upward, toward the screen, I could rip the port. I ended up put some solder on it, hopefully it wouldn't get ripped out or pushed in like some of them did.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sensboston:
Just disable the automatic updates. And I think Android Market is no longer supported; Google Play is new version of this app.

Yesterday USB/charging socket on our M7 was completely broken. I've disassembled the stuff, checked the construction and design details and immediately decided to return this cheap crap to the Walmart! Ordered brand new 32GB Nexus 1-st gen for $129 (NewEgg via ebay, yesterday deal).

So, my conclusion:I'm not rich enough to buy cheap things! I'm happy to get rid of this crap; will never buy non-branded stuff anymore...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xamkan:
How do you do that? I tried to disable 2 "System Update" under settings, and apps, but they are greyed out. M7 tries to download something as soon as I turn-on the wifi.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rutajohn:
Hello can you send me the instructions, Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinzaemon:
i am searching this any solve?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xamkan:
how to install the rockchip tool driver? My win7 x64 would not accept the rockchip driver. Even I removed the old M7 driver installed by root master, it still wouldn't take rockchip driver as a valid driver. I currently have 1GB after rooted. Monster ignored my request on the beta update. Also, do I put the rockchip partition command in a script file and load it with rockchip tool? many TIA

update:

finally got the instruction from Monster, and realized that I had to turn off the tablet, and connect to the computer while holding the volume button. Then the computer would accept the drivers that bundled with the tool, by manual driver installation.

kaiserll101, have you decided which launcher to use? I realized it through the hard way that I cannot remove vudo OODB from the chip, and now realized that it is because of the launcher. TIA
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chi87:
M7 front camera is dark???

Has anyone noticed their monster m7 is dark during Skype and the mic is very incoherent to the other party??? Or is it just may m7 only??? I need z fix if any
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sensboston:
Chi87, return your M7 (if you can of course) and buy Nexus 7 at Walmart. Yep, it's $45 difference in price but difference in quality is a priceless ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regalpimpin:
Just purchased one of these today.. While there may be "better" tablets for not much more. None of those other tablets have apt-x for bluetooth.

Got a trip coming, need an ipod of sorts. And for 50 bucks less then an ipod nano, I'll be enjoying much better sound. Not to mention its a tablet. With wifi and expandable storage. If I break it, not really out anything.

Comparing my htc one in the car, to an ipod nano, the nano is quiet.. And doesn't have all the notes that the htc puts out. This should be right on par with the htc.

I'll chime in on the root method that worked for me once I get there.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmandawg:
FYI, I was considering getting one when they were $75 until i got this response from them....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kd6aaj:
Modding latest Monster M7 (as of Jan 2014) update.img

I'm experimenting right now. I downloaded and flashed (via SD-CARD) the pre-rooted 8GB Memory update.img provided by "sensboston", and I've played with it. I like the pre-root option. :good:

I like "sensboston"'s build, BUT...

I'm trying to figure out how to do it myself on the factory update. Then I can build my own images based on any new updates they release.

I saw a hint on a previous post by "kaiserII101" in this thread on how to enable root by editing a file, but I need more details. :(

I installed all my apps I like after the flash, but mine was one of the newest, so going backwards with the firmware changes the appearance of the MENU.

My menu (and my son's) had a big MENU button on the bottom that you could also pin apps to the bottom of the main bar by dragging them from the desktop (looks like the little 4-dot icon seen in the corner of the screen with the older firmware. Kinda like window, Linux or Mac.

Can I just copy any *.apk files to the app folder under "temp" then rebuild?

I have the RK tools versions RK3xxx_firmware_tools_4.0.33.00, RK3xxx_firmware_tools_4.1.17.00, RK3xxx_firmware_tools_4.1.28.00 but not the one that had the "root" option built in (RK3xxx_firmware_tools_4.1.22.00?).

Incidentaly 4.1.28.00 Bootimage function is unusable on my Windows XP MCE 2005 system because DOTNET4.0 crashes some funtions of Media Center (known issue that Microsoft refused to fix). I CAN install DOTNET 4.0, but then un-install after using RK3xxx_firmware_tools_4.1.28.00 tools.

Thanks!

~KD6AAJ~
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexshin:
Please send me the instruction.

Internal memory problem need to be fixed. Please send me the instruction. Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avidomaniac:
I too have the M7 tablet and my rear camera is only showing 3 megapixels. Also, I would love to have an extra gig for app storage and such. I contacted monster support 2 weeks ago, as was suggested in this forum, but have not received a reply. Could you please hook me up with the link to the update you're talking about and instructions on how to use it? Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anyelohd03:
Help me plis.

Hello, I'm from Dominican Republic and can not download the actualizaion monster because it says not available for my Paias, I need help. : (:crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Damsr08:
Please help with m7 instructions to bump up memory

Hello: could you please send me the instructions to bump up the memory for monster m7 tablet? I truly appreciate your help. Thank you!

QUOTE=mcfroah;49067608]I am not able to post outside links, since I am a newbie. I sent you a message with the instructions. I am working on posting 10 comments so I can put the instructions here. :(

feel free to share the instructions, as I volunteered to test them for Monster and take no credit. Obviously I am not responsible for anything that happens to your tablet, nor is XDA. But this is a fairly safe update. I installed it on 4 tablets with no issue. I should be getting another update to test in a couple weeks from Monster and will share it when I get it.

Hopefully someone will be able to figure out how to root it, so we can remove the bloatware. :D[/QUOTE]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rogwenbak:
root m7

I know you can't post links, but could you email me the information to root an my m7 (16gb) monster tablet so I can be as excited as you:fingers-crossed:fingers-crossed: rogwenbak@gmail.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazy5150760:
Stock Firmware

Well i just got this tablet yesterday and now im reading all the bad reviews so im trying to decide if i should keep this tablet and root it then expand the internal hard drive space to 8gb or so like a few others. But then again it has other problems to it as well. Any ways.. i was just about to root my tablet using vroot ( its all set up and showning m7 ready to root.) but if i want to expand my hard drive do i first root then find a firmware and then use the steps linked to to expand it. or do i expand it first? and where are you guys getting this stock firmware from? one more question , do we have a way to back this up just incase i still dont like something about it do we have a way to back stock to return it back to walmart?> thanks for any help .. and yes i did read EVERY post and even some of your post kaiserII101 in your [ROM] adoli v1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prevailious:
hi

Hey guys! long time no see!

So I just came up on an update.img file which completely took off the nand flash partition, meaning the entire 16/32 storage is open for both apps & files =]

So it's almost as good as a Nexus 7.. except.. with poor engineering...

But I'll post links later.

You'll simply need to flash it using the RKBatch tool

---------- Post added at 09:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:51 PM ----------

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40607285/update[dot]img

Note that it NEEDS to be flashed using RK Batchtool.

If you try to apply a normal update, it'll corrupt the system.

---------- Post added at 09:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:07 PM ----------

& I'll need to take it out of my dropbox soon. Someone please grab the file and upload it onto a free server for everyone after i take it off. Thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigdissved:
Flashing

I have the flash file, and RK Batchtool. Running Win8. How do I get the tablet into flashing mode? I tried the power/vol up... windows just says its unrecognizable. and repeatably says that.... am I doing anything wrong? What version of RK Batchtools do I need?

Thanks,

Dave
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norvell1984:
delete

delete
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norvell1984:
How do you root?

Delete
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partymonkey:
Just change partition sizes

If all I want to do is change the size of the userdata partition, is all I have to do is edit the parameter file appropriately, and the rebuild the update.img? (I have the RK firmware tools from Sergio Poverony), and the update.img stock v4 file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prevailious:
You'd simply need to have the tablet completely off & then hold down the volume down button and plug the USB in.

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:03 AM ----------

Just flash the update I just posted and you wont have to worry about this stuff
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partymonkey:
Thank you [MENTION=3300706]Prevailious[/MENTION]. I will use that image. But for my own education, is that all that has to be done, and then flased as a restore instead of an update?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmckinnon:
Hi Prevailious

Where can I get your update joined the forum to late to get it from your DB.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prevailious:
Yes that's all that has to be done. But be careful on calculating the HEX cuz one wrong number/letter and you'll get an error during flash.

And you don't necessarily have to select "restore" as i never saw any difference.

---------- Post added at 07:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 AM ----------

It is still in my dropbox.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40607285/update.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigdissved:
When I try that, Winblows 8 says it is an unrecognized USB device. I have installed the 64bit/RKTools 1.6 drivers.

I did a factory wipe, and I used the recovery mode (vol + & - and power button) with your image on a SD card, and update rkimage from there... it worked, but I am still stuck with 100mb for apps..... Would I need to find a winblows 7 comp and try it on there? I re downloaded your image, and I am going to try it once more....

Any ideas?

(thanks for making this image, and sharing it. :)

Dave

Update: I removed my SD Card, and windows now says there is no drivers for it. I point it to the folder with the drivers in it, and it says there is no compatable drivers in it..... arrg...

Update #2: I Hate Winblows 8.1!!! I used a Vista laptop that I am to fix, the drivers went in like nothing, the batch tool worked..... flashed your image to it.... and rebooting now..... Bah! Stupid Win BLows!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norvell1984:
Stuck halfway through

I have an android 4.1.1 Jellybean and cannot root it like the video suggest. Do I have to have the 4.1.2? :(

I get up to the point where he says to scroll left after opening superuser and all that I have when I do that is a gray screen that is see through. So no binary update is available or anything else fro that matter.

Am I doing something wrong?