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[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xtil:
sero 8

After my failed flash, I decided to get another sero 7 to practice on in case of brick. After looking at prices, I decided it made more sense to go ahead and get a sero 8 for $129. at Walmart. 16G internal storage with a 32G micro sd slot. I picked it up yesterday. I haven't found a way to root it, but one will come along eventually.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
People over at Sero7forums have a custom rom that has root built in.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xtil:
Thanks for the reply jerbear. This is the link they are referring to: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?15109-Hisense-Sero-8-RileyROM-1-0, It looks like they are using TWRP and fastboot and some of the files may not be correct. I also don't get "uncheck loader .bin." I may be better off waiting. Thanks.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] paratwa53:
Hmm, the edit feature seems a bit wonky today. I tried to edit what I had posted, it created a double post, I then tried to re-edit and it wiped the post out. Let me try again.

A new version of the Sero 8 is going to be released in Europe this November. The specs are much higher than the one being sold by Walmart. Unfortunately I am betting it will not be available here in the U.S since Walmart will probably have the exclusive rights to selling the Sero 8 here. And since they are already selling the (what I am calling the Sero 8 lite) they will probably not sell the newer version.

"The display is a great looking IPS LCD panel with a a 2048 x 1536 resolution that is very pleasing on the eye and perhaps even a little similar to what we have seen on certain Apple devices – high praise indeed. The HiSense Sero 8 Pro runs Android 4.4.4 Kit Kat with a specially developed HiSense UI that also looks great. It is all powered by a quad-core Cortex A17-based SoC from Rockchip clocked at 1.8GHz which has 2GB of RAM to work with. Internal storage will give you 16GB of space, but that can be supplemented by a microSD card. Cameras include a 5MP on the rear, a 2MP on the front, while a 4,500mAh battery should mean you are getting a day or two on a single charge."

http://www.mobilegeeks.com/hisense-sero-8-pro-hands-6-35mm-thin-tablet/
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] johnb380:
At the current exchange rate 100 euro equals 126 dollars that's not bad for such a beautiful 8 inch tab I'm buying one as soon as they r released
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] paratwa53:
It;s going to sell in Europe for 199 euro's, not 99 euro's. $250.69
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] johnb380:
O ya well idk how I missed that lol but I think 250 is still a competitive price... But well have to see what the new nexus tab looks like and its priced to really get excited about it first... Also if the Sero 8 pro does go on sale in November I hope that Hisense will at least update it to Android L first or soon after its initial launch! If it does that alone would make it so attractive to a lot more devs and maybe we could actually get a set forum for the new Sero!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] paratwa53:
With Hisense's history about updates, I would not count on it. They are not known for supporting their devices. They only had a couple of updates for the Sero 7, and they never released an update to KitKat.

But yes it is a very interesting device, even if it does not seem to have a HDMI port like the Sero 7.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] johnb380:
Who needs HDMI when you have all the screen cast and Chromecast options out there now that work so good!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dgjenkins:
Me. It's one of the must haves for me when I buy a new tablet. My use case is that we have televisions in the gym at that I'm free to plug into and play workout videos on but they would frown on me trying to plug in a Wi-Fi enabled device of any sort. Hdmi is the simplest solution.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] paratwa53:
I also use HDMI a lot.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
Unfortunately, my Sero has passed away.

After dropping it, it's got a nasty spider crack all over the screen, and parts of the glass have fallen off. Everything works except for the screen. It powers on but it won't touch.

Replacing the digitizer will probably cost more than a refurbished Sero. Oh well. I'll buy the new ASUS MeMo 7 or something.

Thanks to all the devs for keeping my tablet fresh and new while it was still alive.:(
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] enfermo:
You can use the tablet

Just connect the HDMI or the wifi function to send the image to a TV and use the KB and Mouse from Here

So You can stil use the tablet

Just and idea hope it helps
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
I'm getting a new tablet in a few weeks, but until then I've disabled the lockscreen and turned on Bluetooth via ADB and I'm using my Nyko Play Pad Pro controller in mouse mode. I can still game with the controller, and the mouse covers nearly everything else. It'll be an annoying workaround, but it works.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Pow_2k:
Hey, once you're ready to put it to recycling want to help us out in the "cracking open" thread? Could use some good pictures of the reverse side of the mainboard. Trying to help someone ID what design USB connector is required for repair.

I'm sure others may be interested in salvaging your still working parts too.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Gazoo119:
Sorry to hear about your Sero. I know you got a lot of use and fun out of it. I am still playing DT2 on mine....thanks to you.

I don't understand how you are using the tablet now but HDMI cables are cheap. You might want to look into getting one and you will have the tablet as a backup in case something happens with the new one you are going to get. I recently upgraded my phone and it has no insurance. I am keeping my old phone just in case.

Anyway, it's just a suggestion. I am sorry you dropped it and hope you will continue to follow and maybe be part of the development. You have been so helpful and I for one appreciate it. Thanks:)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
The screen itself still works. It just doesn't register touches, as part of the digitizer is shattered.

I looked online and the same thing happened to someone's Nexus 4, but his screen didn't work at all. He had ADB commands up to remotely activate Bluetooth and disable the lockscreen. I paired my controller from there.

I'm getting a case on my new tablet when I order it. I'm not making the same mistake twice. My sister always wanted a tablet. I'll give her the broken tablet... and not the controller. :p

I'm staying in the Sero community, don't worry. I'll help out where I can.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Cellular-Decay:
Some of my local Walmarts still have the 7 pro in stock for $85. See if you can find one in your area.

If you really want something else, I'd go for the Nvidia Shield Tablet. That thing looks awesome!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
If I had the money, trust me, I'd already have the shield tablet. The problem is I don't exactly come from a rich family.

The ASUS MeMO 7, however, is only $120 and destroys the 2013 Nexus 7.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ziddey:
Not sure what you mean by destroys the 2013 Nexus 7. MeMO7 has a lower resolution, only 1gb of ram, and a quad core A7. There was a killer deal on the 2013 n7 a month ago (http://slickdeals.net/f/7155878-2013-nexus-7-2nd-gen-16gb-99-staples-b-m-only-ymmv) and there's refurb specials fairly frequently that puts it at the same price point as the memo7. FWIW, the 2013 N7 is pretty much identical to the N4, which I plan on using for at least another year. It's still quite boss. Anything older and I'd probably be jumping on the snapdragon800 bandwagon since it looks like a57 phones aren't due for some time still :(
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
Benchmarks and real-world performance are apparently better than the 2013 nexus 7, and I saw an Antutu benchmark picture online that put it just under the Note 3.

Sure, the display might be 720p but I haven't been spoiled by 1080p screens yet. Apparently the thing still flies even with a gig of ram.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ziddey:
Hmm, real world performance I can get behind. Benchmarks... I had the sero 7 lt before the pro, and that thing benched extremely well. Real world performance was another factor altogether.

Sero 7 pro... I've been able to match the Nexus 4 (similar to 2013 Nexus 7) in Antutu, but real world, it's a joke to think it'd even come close. Do note that stock, the nexus 7 doesn't have the proprietary optimized qualcomm libs, which help the n7 pull up to par against other snapdragon600s.

I'm not against the a7s at all. They're supposed to be close to a9s in performance while being far more efficient. The moto g has an a7 and seems to fly very fluidly (figure the memo7 has pretty similar specs), so I don't doubt it could be nice. Really, 1gb can be pretty brutal though, at least in my uses.

edit: oh wow, hmm.. There's an atom version of the memo pad 7. Is that what you're referring to? That definitely sounds pretty tasty. Now that I think about it, the Dell Venue 8 (nonpro) can be often seen at that same price point. Definitely not bad.

For what it's worth though, if you're looking to spend around $120+, the Dell Venue 8 Pro is _really_ worth a look. You can generally find them for $200, and it comes with a MS Office license that people seem to be pretty keen to sell for $80 or so. Definitely best bang for the buck by far and runs full blown Windows. With Black Friday around the corner, it may be worth holding out for a bit. Not saying the memo 7 is bad, but at that price point, you might be able to do much better.

edit2: As an example: http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Venue-16-Tablet-Android/dp/B00FFVYSKW That's pretty much the going rate, and I think I've seen it down in the $110s fairly frequently. It's got an extra inch to the screen and that extra gig of ram. Now that the next gen venues are out, they should start dropping even more. Note that's the regular and not the better specced pro with Windows. There's a lot of enticing atom tablets in the lower $100s nowadays :)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
That's exactly what I'm referring to. That 64-bit Atom does not disappoint, I believe it's around Snapdragon 800 level. ASUS made a smart move partnering with Intel. FWIW once ASUS releases a bootloader unlock it might be possible to put Windows CE 8 on the thing, but Android itself is sufficient for my needs.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ziddey:
the new samsung pro cards are absolutely beastly (exfat-nofuse)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] enfermo:
I see the post and like to have one of the new samsung pro cards

so I try to get the info and the price

I reed the info here

still wondering about comments and mentions of support needed to be build in to the OS android to take full advance of the micro cards ?

like the use i try record movies from X sorce to the external card and play on a different tablet

Or the lets say my calendar to keep the personal dates names etc encoded and only for the app with the pass word

so may be in the future I will get my wish granted
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] tinybeetle:
I finally got tired of some of the quirks of my Sero 7 Pro and upgraded to Dopa v2.51. I like it a lot! Thank you.

I did run into one problem with F2FS. I found that the Exposed Installer would not write some file if the SYSTEM partition was formatted F2FS. Perhaps something else was causing the problem, but once I reformatted SYSTEM to EXT4 and reinstalled Dopav2.51, the Exposed Installer cooperated with me.

How do I get Tablet mode, or similar working in this version? Some of my apps display Phone menus instead of Tablet menus.

Thanks again for creating this ROM.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
An Xposed module called TabletKat will do just that. It's buggy but it works.

http://repo.xposed.info/module/org.exalm.tabletkat
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
If I were to put my defunct Sero on eBay would anybody be interested in it? Like I've said before, everything except the screen works.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CanuckinPA:
I'm having a senior moment trying to determine if I have the latest version on my Pro. ?.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Pow_2k:
CanuckinPA, no you're not. On my tab both the kernel date and the build date ("20140627.112438" string in your screenshot, would be YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS timestamp I believe) are from August. That said, I may not be on the latest myself at this point but what I've got is suiting me just fine for now. I'm not going to try and look up the current likely build dates at the moment but at least you have confirmation that you're not "bleeding edge".
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CanuckinPA:
Thanks Pow. I'll update to keep on the bleeding edge. ?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tool Belt:
SLOW WiFi

I am on the latest AOSP 4.4.4_r2 DoPa v2.51 with the overclock kernel and Nexus spoof. Sitting in the same room as the router I get 33.93 Mbps/down and 4.83 Mbps/up with my Galaxy 4 phone. With my Sero I get 2.8 Mbps/down and 1.5Mbps/up. I have rebooted the router, tablet, cleared system cach,e checked and unchecked location services/battery saving, wifi optimization all to no avail. Any ideas? Thank you.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] enfermo:
[APP][3.0+] Battery Utility - Advance Battery Saver with Advance Android Tweaks

Battery Care : We will keep your Battery safe & Make sure your devices is Fast, Faster,, faster!!!

These app

Look real nice any one have install in our sero 7 Pro ?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
Is it safe for me to use this on my UK sero 7 pro?

Tried to pull some info from my tablet, i'm in the deep end with this stuff, but i can swim.

Android Version

root@android:/ # cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.1.10-ga1cef5a (root@android-mmachine) (gcc version 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 4 19:06:07 CST 2013

Partition Layout

root@android:/ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name

179 0 30535680 mmcblk0
179 1 2048 mmcblk0p1
179 2 34816 mmcblk0p2
179 3 32768 mmcblk0p3
179 4 65536 mmcblk0p4
179 5 8192 mmcblk0p5
179 6 8192 mmcblk0p6
179 7 786432 mmcblk0p7
179 8 524288 mmcblk0p8
179 9 2048 mmcblk0p9
179 10 32768 mmcblk0p10
179 11 262144 mmcblk0p11
179 12 28737536 mmcblk0p12
179 32 4096 mmcblk0boot1
179 16 4096 mmcblk0boot0
179 48 15724544 mmcblk1
179 49 15720448 mmcblk1p1

CPU Info

root@android:/ # cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor : ARMv7 Processor rev 9 (v7l)
processor : 0
BogoMIPS : 1515.52

processor : 1
BogoMIPS : 1515.52

processor : 2
BogoMIPS : 1515.52

processor : 3
BogoMIPS : 1515.52

Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0xc09
CPU revision : 9

Hardware : m470bse
Revision : 0000
Serial : 0c05083a02420400

[IMG="About Tablet"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23269626/sysinfo.png[/IMG]
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
The accepted wisdom is "No" but I don't know why.

Certainly you have more storage, but that shouldn't matter. Of greater concern is your model: m470bse. The kernel has references to models bsd and bss but not yours (not that I've seen any code specific to them).

If there are differences, it may be in hardware. To find out, could you pull a dmesg log and post it here?

adb shell dmesg >dm.txt

Do so as soon as the lockscreen appears - waiting may cause us to lose the very beginning of it.

Also, to confirm the partitions are in the same order, could you also run this and post it?

ls -la /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
Dmesg log is too long for post and i have less than 10 posts here, so i cannot post a direct link, just a plaintext one.

pastie.org/9641681

Partition Order

root@android:/storage # ls -la /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Oct 12 12:16 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 380 Oct 12 12:16 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 APP -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 BCK -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 CAC -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 CDR -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 LNX -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 MDM -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 MSC -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 SOS -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Oct 12 12:16 THD -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 12 12:16 TMP -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Oct 12 12:16 UDA -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Oct 12 12:16 USP -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
I examined your dmesg log and found the two tablets are nearly identical with 2 exceptions. Yours has a different brand of memory (RAM), and it's "audio-visual processor" (AVP) is initialized with different values. The kernel code deals with the RAM appropriately; I'm unsure whether the AVP init values are significant.

There's just one more thing I'd request before we move into the "experimentation phase". In '/proc' you should see 'config.gz'. Can you pull that and post it (possibly as an attachment to your reply posting, if permitted)? abd pull /proc/config.gz This is a list of all the configuration parameters used to build the kernel. It should give further insight into the differences between the BSE and BSA models.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
Interesting! and also thanks for taking time to do this, i really appreciate it.

I've attached the requested config.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] moopile:
Its of no interest to me as I have a US model, but was wondering if the version [MENTION=557282]xboxexpert[/MENTION] made for the UK ones would help you? Hisense US/UK Sero 7 Pro CWM Touch, Stock ROM & XE-SeroROM v².²
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
I'll probably regret saying this but I can't find any substantive differences between the US and UK versions - with one exception.

Something (the boot loader?) passes a unique numeric machine ID to the kernel which uses it to confirm the device is compatible with the code. If the numbers don't match, the kernel won't boot. Hisense's kernel source defines these numbers for m470, m470bsd, and m470bss - but not for m470bse. To get the missing number, I pulled apart a UK boot image posted by xboxexpert then used my trusty hex editor to hunt it down: '4380'.

With this info, I should be able to build a kernel that boots (and with any luck, works as it should). To test it, I'd like to package it with a copy of Philz Recovery since that won't endanger your main system and is easily replaced if it fails. (I assume you're rooted and have xbe's CWM installed). I'll let you know when it's ready.

-------- [edit]--------

OK, it's ready - send me a PM to let me know you're still interested and I respond with a URL. Tnx
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xtil:
Dopa Would you recommend me starting with SDK and JDK w/studio, to modify/learn ROMs? I have no experience.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CanuckinPA:
What the Heck Happened?

I dirty flashed (using Philz) the full ROM and the boot image with standard kernel and the Nexus7 spoof file all downloaded from the links in the OP, along with a Gapps file.

When I rebooted most of my apps were gone and there was only Google voice typing and a Japanese keyboard listed under inputs. :confused:

Fortunately I had done a backup, so I've reverted to my original setup until I can figure out what happened.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
What did you use to measure the speeds? I'd like to try my setup and see if it does as poorly yours.

The SDK and JDK are for building apps and/or modifying the visible parts of the Android system. Is that what you want to do? Or, are you talking about pulling apart existing ROMs to see how they are put together and might be improved? For that, you just need a few tools like unmkbootimg and mkbootimg which can be found here on XDA. The big problem is that Android is probably the worst-documented OS around. There's plenty of info on building apps (which is what Google wants you to do) but precious little on messing with the OS (unless you're a device manufacturer or phone company). While XDA is full of advice and how-to's, much of it is either really low quality or pertains to devices that are very different than your own. Ultimately, you're going to have to rely on your own smarts

None of that stuff should have touched your /data partition where most of "your" stuff is. What version were you running previously? If 4.4.x, then a dirty flash should have been perfectly OK.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tool Belt:
SpeedTest App, also various and sundry web speed tests. Has improved a little, but still well slower than the S4. Have been reading about 4.4.4 having some wifi speed issues on other devices.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CanuckinPA:
I'm running the 4.4.4 version from June.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CanuckinPA:
I just tried again: downloaded sero7pro-aosp444-dopa-v2.51 and pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20141011-signed

Dirty flashed and once again most of my apps were missing, along with Apex launcher. :confused:
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Gazoo119:
I too have a Galaxy S4 and before that I had an LG motion. Wifi speeds are good on both those devices with the S4 the winner.

My tablet has never come close to the speed tests I have run on those devices. I usually get half the speed and that's around 23mbs and I am only one room away from he router.

The only suggestion I have is to turn everything off that accesses your router. Unplug your router for a few minutes...plug it back in and let it boot. Then access it with the tablet and try the speed test again. Mostly I use speedtest.net to check speed.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Did you reboot at least once after the initial boot when you found the apps were missing?

Are you set up to use ADB, or do you have a file manager app installed? If so, you'd want to look in /data/app to see if the files are still there (they have names based on their main Java class, not the app's name, but you can usually identify which one is which).

I installed WiFi Speed Test which just tests your WiFi speed independent of your internet connection. You download and run a very simple server app on your PC and let the Android app measure the speed of its connection to the PC via WiFi. With my tablet about 2 feet away from the router, I got about 29 megabits per second; 20 feet away, it was about 27mbps.

I also tried an internet speed test app (Speed Test) which does downloads from servers in Europe, the US, and Asia. That gave me about 7.9mbps on my 10mbps DSL connection - about 20% slower than when I use my PC's ethernet connection.

While my results weren't impressive given that the WiFi connection is nominally 65mbps, they certainly weren't as bad as Tool Belt's. I can't explain the differences in performance - perhaps someone else can.