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[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ObviousMan:
I am not sure what to blame, just wanted to throw this in. I installed 2.6, and wanted to switch from Stock GApps, to the Mini package. That did not go too well. Seemingly only parts of the Mini Package got installed, yet some things, like GPlay Games, books, etc. apparently stayed on from the previous Stock install. Maps did not get installed at all. Moreover, I could not even enable Google Now launcher after I installed it from the PlayStore. The button in the launcher settings was greyed out completely.

So I decided to switch back to the Stock package, I flashed 2.6 again, and Stock GApps package. That did not quite work either. Google Now launcher can no be enabled, but AOSP launcher did not get removed. Google Camera got installed, but AOSP camera did not get removed. AOSP browser did not get removed, and Chrome did not get installed. Plus a few more things that suppose to be in the Stock GApps package, did not get added.

Any thoughts?

OM
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] tinybeetle:
If you had the Full apps on, installing Mini won't remove the Full ones. It will only over-write what is already there. I don't think that the Google apps will uninstall unless you do a full wipe in recovery.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jhienk:
Nice boot animation!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ObviousMan:
Some for sure got uninstalled, as I lost Google maps, and Google Now launcher, and couple of others.

OM
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] boonesmi:
you might be confusing un-installed with broken

copy/pasted from gapps page. here is link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

I'd like to switch GApps packages or change my package install options. What do I need to do?

In order to switch GApps packages, change installation options, or remove an Addon Module you're no longer using, you will need to (from Recovery - In the order listed):

Manually wipe (format) your System partition

Flash your ROM

Flash GApps package

Flash any Addon Modules (optional)

Wipe the Dalvik & cache

Reboot
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Here's the scoop: these Gapps packages install everything into your /system partition, even though only a few apps and libraries actually need to be there. Later, when Google issues updates for those apps, they go into the /data partition, just like other downloaded apps. Android keeps track of which version is the latest and runs that one, so having two copies of the same app isn't a problem.

When you install a new ROM without reformatting /data, it wipes out all the Gapps that were in /system but doesn't touch anything located in /data. This can lead to two possible problems:

* if you fail to reinstall a new Gapps package, most or all of the apps left behind on /data either won't start or will crash when you run them because they rely on files in /system that aren't present anymore. The solution is simple: reinstall the same Gapps package or one that's more comprehensive.

* if you install a smaller Gapps package (as is the case here), you'll get what you asked for but you'll still have the updated versions of the apps you installed previously sitting in /data. The solution is simple but potentially confusing: go into Settings->Apps and uninstall the ones you don't want anymore. The confusing part is that there isn't an "Uninstall" button - it says "Uninstall Updates". That's because the app was originally installed in /system and you're not allowed to change anything there. Regardless, press the button. Android will remove the updates from /data and fall back to using the original in /system. Since the original doesn't exist anymore, the app will be gone from your system. I'd suggest rebooting after deleting these apps so the OS can take stock of what apps are actually present and cleanup any leftovers.

--- BTW ---

I expect to release a new Lollipop beta in the next day or two. Audio now works but Bluetooth is kinda flaky - it works when it wants to...
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kc12:
thank you Dolorespark!!! flashed lollipop onto my pro. So far it runs well, of course no audio. But also, settings in the stock browser don't work for me. Choosing any of them will force close the browser. my screenshots for anyone who's interested. http://sero7forum.com/sero-7-root-hack-mod-and-development/lollipop-has-arrived!/msg7501/#msg7501
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ObviousMan:
That makes a lot of sense. So if I reformat /data, then install everything, there should be no problem, I will just have to re-install my apps again, right?

Thanks.

OM
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
Maybe i've missed something in this thread, but i've noticed that trying to use DSLR Controller with OTG doesnt work with DoPa, i distinctly remember it working in stock, has anyone else tried any OTG related activities without success?

I'm just curious if there is an issue, or if I am doing something wrong.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] paratwa53:
The only problem I have had with OTG was plugging a WIFI adapter for a keyboard and mouse. It would sometimes power the WIFI adapter or the tablet, sometimes both. I would have to try different combinations of unplugging and trying again to sometimes get them both to power up. I finally got a powered USB hub and connected that to the OTG cable, connected the WIFI adapter to the hub, then plugged my power cord to the OTG cable and both worked. I am guessing the supplied power to the WIFI adapter was not enough to also power the tablet when just connected to the OTG cable.

But then again I also had my tablet hooked up to HDMI to a tv, so that might have been part of the problem.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
I don't believe my case is an issue with power, since the camera is already powered and as I mentioned, i had this working on stock.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xtil:
sero 7 pro problems today

My trouble turned out to be a bad micro sd card.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Thanks for mentioning this - I've fixed it in the next beta. Google left out some code that reassures the system that a given settings page is valid (vs. something that was injected into the app by malware). Without that code (which I added), the app FC's when you try to display the page.

Is this with Kitkat (dopa v2.6) or Lollipop (dopa beta v0)? Have you tried connecting anything else via OTG such as a mouse? If the problem persists and can't be attributed to hardware, send me a PM describing what you've tried and we'll take it from there.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Lollipop - beta 1 (US/UK/AU)

The second beta of Lollipop (AOSP 5.0.0_r7) for the Sero 7 Pro is now available.

Changes Since Beta 0

audio works

NFC works (or at least doesn't crash)

accessing settings for the stock browser no longer causes an FC

SELinux now runs in 'enforcing' mode

a Gapps "nano" package for Lollipop has been added to the downloads

The primary (known) shortcoming of this version is Bluetooth: it works but is unreliable.

Installation

Any recent SELinux-enabled Recovery should work - my build of Philz Touch found in the O.P. is suggested.

make a Nandroid backup - you're almost certain to want your Kitkat back

format both /cache and /data (in Philz, "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)")

install the ROM - if you're using f2fs, ignore any errors reporting that a partition couldn't be mounted

install the Gapps found below

install the Nexus7 spoof if desired

reboot

With the Gapps package installed, It will take at least FOUR minutes for the Gapps setup wizard to appear. After setting up WiFi, the wizard will fail to recognize that you're connected and will continue to display a "Skip" button rather than "Next". Press it and clear any warning popup to continue - you will remain connected.

Notes

With the exception of Bluetooth, all standard Android features and all features of previous DoPa ROMs should be present and functional.

Successfully pairing with a Bluetooth device and maintaining the connection may take multiple attempts. When using a Bluetooth speaker, I found that the connection would drop when the current stream ended (i.e. the last song in a playlist had finished).

This Gapps package is based on the Lollipop Gapps Alpha 1 by TKruzze. Unfortunately that package has a scripting error that causes it fail before installation is complete. This package uses a much simpler script to install just the files required by all Gapps, plus the app that provides voice search (i.e. "OK Google"). Other Gapps that you may want can be downloaded directly from PlayStore.

Xposed Installer and the Xposed modules are not included because they are incompatible with Lollipop :crying:

Downloads

sero7pro-aosp500-beta-v1.zip the full ROM

sero7pro-n7spoof-aosp500-beta-v1.zip identify tablet as a Nexus7 to (possibly) show more apps in PlayStore

sero7pro-gapps-nano-beta-v1.zip a bare-bones Gapps package that includes voice search ("OK Google")

GPL Notice: the source code for this kernel is available at https://github.com/dolorespark/android_kernel_hisense_m470bsa on the 'master' branch.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] razorjaw:
Link is down ATM...
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
I had it working in 4.2.2, doesn't work in KitKat (dopa), or Lollipop (dopa). Even when trying two seperate OTG cables, cable length 5cm.

I've tried numerous devices with OTG, Xbox 360 controller, USB keyboard, which work fine.

I used USB Host Diagnosis to see what I could find:

Result for Lollipop Dopa v0

Result for Lollipop Dopa v1

Not too sure why there is a difference between v0 and v1 concerning usb, but I did double check.

Now, I'm not too clued up on this, but my thoughts are that an app such as DLSR Controller would use the API to communicate with devices, yet the devices aren't detected by the Android API in the USB host diagnostics app.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
Can't restore backup after flashing 2.6 ? Help

Hi,

Have flashed this 2.6 rom which went fine but I can't restore my backup ?

It errors while restoring data ?

Please can someone help ?

Thanks
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Unexpected result ?.

After flashing AOSP-beta-V1 ... I found my 64gb sd card is no longer recognised. Not recognised originally in jelly bean, worked fine in kitkat, and now doesn't mount in lollipop.

I copied all 3 zip files to the 64gb card booted into restore and flashed the ROM followed by a reboot, back in restore I flashed the gapps file + the nexus spoof ( these appeared to flashOK), on reboot I noted no update activity, and eventually found that gapps hadn't installed, and I suppose the spoof didn't take either, later I found the SD card wasn't mounted, and doesn't mount manually. (It looks like after flashing the ROM that the card was wasn't seen anymore ?)

Think I may start again and try flashing all from a smaller card, ideas anyone please. ... J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Pow_2k:
Jachol, how is the card formatted? Fat32? Exfat? The JB reason could very well have been no support for exfat. Haven't tried the L very yet on my sero so can't speak for exfat support being included. It could differ between the ROM and the recovery program.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dgjenkins:
Hmm. I can't seem to get 2.6 to boot. I originally flashed 2.6 and the nano gapps from the OP with TWRP. Got bootloop so formatted data and cache and tried again. Same thing. Changed recovery to Phil's from the OP and did it all again and still only bootloops on me. Any brilliant ideas about what I'm missing? I guess I can re-downloaded the ROM but neither recovery threw any errors at me. Nice boot screen though! :D
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lichan:
The same thing happened twice with me when I installed 2.6. I had no wifi both time and when I tried to restore the nandroid I got the same error restoring data. I was going to go back to the recovery that came with the 2,51 version but I removed it from my SD card and it's gone from the first post.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Given that there was a difference in the "OS support" results for beta v0 and v1, my guess is that at least some of this is an SELinux issue. I'll need a logcat from a session where you attach the camera and start the app. This will identify the SELinux policy failure which is usually easy to fix, and may give some clue as to what else is wrong.

This too is an SELinux "policy" issue - at least when booted into beta v1. It doesn't know what an exFAT filesystem is, so it won't permit it to be mounted (NTFS-formatted sdcards may also have this problem). I just have to add a policy to permit it and it should work properly.

However, I can't explain why flashing the Gapps and spoof packages would have failed. My version of Philz runs in permissive mode where errors are logged but operations are allowed to proceed. If you have ADB or a filemanager app installed, look in '/system/priv-app'. Do you see a bunch of folders that include Google in their name? Those are some of the Gapps files that should have been installed.

What is the error? If all else fails, you could try copying the backup files to your PC, then opening the one from your /data in something like 7zip which is able to handle '.tar' files. This would at least let you retrieve your personal data that was on your "internal SD card" (that stuff is in '/data/media/0').

Hmmmm... I'll try restoring my last Kitkat backup to see if I can reproduce the problem. Meanwhile, here's a link to the 2.51 version of Philz: sero7pro-philz6.56.2-dopa-v2.51.zip

You can thank mikembley (see above) for the animation. As to the bootloops... Try reformatting /system as well as /data and /cache. Use 'ext4' for all of them to ensure you're not dealing with some previously unknown bug in f2fs. Then, reinstall all 3 packages at the same time, reboot, and wait as much as 5 minutes before assuming failure. If you have ADB installed, do a logcat to reveal what is failing.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Hi, it's definitely exfat ,,, I use SDFormatter, and anything above 32gb will only format as exfat (this was the reason it didn't work in jellybean, and was OK in kitkat), I was expecting it would be good in lollipop too.

Too little time to try anything today, have a busy agenda ... J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
dolorespark thanks for your reply.

Tried opening it with 7zip & WinRAR 5 but no good looks like it must be corrupt or something. Open the other .tar but not the data.tar

Is there ant software I could try to restore the backup from my PC ?

Its not the end of the world but would have saved time installing all the apps I had on before (and I know I won't remember all what I had)

Anyway got Lollipop on for now. Working fine so far. Great work. Thanks
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
So made a backup via philz from recovery of lollipop and its the same errors on the data.tar

Anybody any ideas as to why ?

so not much point making backups
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Thanks for the reply, I didn't think the SD card was a permanent problem.

Re.. gapps and the nexus spoof ... apologies, I should have added that I did install them later using a smaller SD card
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Hi,

A belt and braces approach to your problem is try a new install of Philz recovery from a fresh download,

and start again.

Be aware that the backup is done in stages, don't interupt it until you see the checksums are done,and

a message saying it's complete, and to "press any key to continue".
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] MrSimmonsSr:
Has anyone else noticed a problem where the tablet won't come out of sleep mode? I'm running the v2.6 release and about once every other day or so my device goes to sleep and won't come out of it. Only way to get it to wake up is hold the power do for about 15 seconds to power it off, then again for 3 seconds to boot it up fresh again..

Anyone else seeing that behavior?

Thanks!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nexy33:
think that's more of a sero than a ROM problem I had that problem on stock even after FAC resets it would happen
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] MrSimmonsSr:
Hmm.. Strange. I don't think I've always had this issue. I jumped from v1.1 to this build and don't think I had it then.. I could be wrong..
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] a178235:
2 Issues

I have two issues with this build. First, the Wi-Fi MAC address seems to change with every reboot. Secondly, and not so important, is that when I set a picture as the wallpaper, it doesn't set the picture as the wallpaper. The MAC issue is the most frustrating of course since I use MAC filtering on my router.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kc12:
lollipop v1

Flashed the latest version of lollipop. Thank you Dolorespark!.

Two issues I'm having with this build. Randomly my external sdcard can't be mounted. (16 GB with two portions for links2sd.). Sometimes it read and I have access to music and photos, data. Sometimes it isn't. Second issue is when using gallery- choosing 'crop' force closes the app. You have to choose edit and then crop to allow cropping without force closing.

I don't have any issues setting the wallpaper, like the previous poster.

PS. I forgot to mention I can't add an email account using the stock yellow email icon. It force closes. I can use the gmail app or downloaded email apps without issue.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dgjenkins:
DOH! Figured it out. It was hanging because of my 64 gig micro sd card. Took it out and it boots right up. Thanks for the L love!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
The only time I've had that sort of problem (and the tablet wasn't burning hot), it was a screen brightness issue. I've upped the minimum brightness but problems with Nvidia's dynamic dimming may still remain. OTOH, it may just be that the OS has gone Windows on you and needs a restart...

The changing MAC address was a problem way back when, and I (thought) I fixed it, so I'm surprised. Can you post a f'rinstance or two?

I tried setting the wallpaper using a photo on an SDcard. The photo appeared to be copied somewhere, and remained in place even after I removed the card and rebooted.

Is it always the same card that you just leave in the tablet, or do swap them in and out?

After I fixed the browser settings FC you mentioned, I ran into this article on the front page of XDA: Google’s AOSP QA Team MIA for Android Lollipop?. It mentions the browser problem and a bunch more like it.

Basically, AOSP 5.0.0 is a pretty sloppy piece of work. I have to be honest and tell you that I'm unlikely to fix problems in areas where I don't feel any real ownership, such as apps. As always, I'm concerned primarily with things that have to be built in and can't be added on - like reliable access to your external SDcard. Nonetheless, please identify problems wherever you find them, even if only "for the record" :)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] a178235:
MAC Address

[MENTION=5094650]dolorespark[/MENTION]

I've confirmed that the MAC address changes every time I "Power off", then turn it back on. For example, the MAC address is 00:34:9a:f5:1d:79, then 00:34:9a:fe:86:6b. With 6 restarts, the MAC address always starts with 00:34:9a:f, but the last 5 digits are always different. I recently replaced one of my two Hisense Sero 7 Pros which broke with an e-Bay refurbished, but I didn't have any problems with DOPA 2.6 or 2.6.1 on the refurb.

The wallpaper was my mistake. After selecting the wallpaper, I didn't realize I had to click the check mark at the top of the screen to complete the operation. I'd never set the wallpaper, only my daughter had, so it was an ID10T error.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Hi,

Just for info ... I've run my sero through 4 reboots, and MAC address has remained unchanged ... J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] boonesmi:
ohh man i remember that bug, my sero was one of the unlucky ones that was affected :(

00:34:9a: is memorable. if its like it was before then it only happens in a small % of the sero's

if memory servers it was davepmer and randomblame who first found a solution to the bug that even hisense was aware of.

im kinda on the fence about loading lollipop. i was waiting for a bit to hopefully get most of the bugs worked out first. but now im curious if mine will start with the random mac address again.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kc12:
Initially I had access to my external sd after flashing lollipop. I was able to set wallpaper from a media file there. But my tablet crashed a couple of times while I was installing apps and setting up my launcher. This is an sdcard I leave in most of the time, it hasn't been removed in a few months. This morning I powered off the tablet and swapped the card with a couple others and the other cards can be read -32 &16 gb pny. I put the un readable one into another tablet and it tells me it's damaged and needs re formatting. So, I guess during one of those crashes it was damaged, IDK.

And this morning, the stock email app is working now. Even though I removed the account last night! it's there this morning. Can it read it from the yahoo mail app? I have that email address set up in that app.

Thank you for your response. I understand you must have priorities for fixing reported issues.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xtil:
I had problems with my tablet last week and after switching the micro sd, everything was ok. I later reformatted the bad sd card, and then it worked fine. I used fat32, but I am not sure what file system I should be using with the dopa rom.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] a178235:
MAC Address

I'm kind of glad that my MAC address issue seems to be the same old issue. Perhaps there is some hope. This is a recently purchased e-Bay refurb, so it's likely it's slightly different in some way than my previous two. I don't have the MAC issue with 2.6.x. I would be happy to supply any diagnostic files, etc. Perhaps others can check with Lollipop and see if their MAC changes as they may not be using MAC filtering and may just not be noticing it.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Hi,

could possibly be dependent on the model or date of manufacture etc. mine is the UK model bought around March/April this year I think. ... J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] tmoulder:
The new build seems to have fixed the memory leak problem - no more bogging! Great job Dolorespark!

Still only showing 5.6 gig total internal storage though, any thoughts on that? Is that normal?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lichan:
Data Restore on Recovery

DoPa,

The 2.51-related recovery had no problems with restoring the /data from a backup that it made which happened with the 2.6-related recovery. I'll use the older recovery to test out the 2.6 and Lollipop versions of the ROM.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] FuzzyFone:
Thanks so much!

Easy guide. My tablet is being used more often now. It's a nice lil' tablet I got when they first came out.

Thanks for your work and time. All of you.:D