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[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
TWRP source code comes with a few custom ROMs. It's the same way for Clockworkmod recovery which comes with CM and a few others. There are no "source files" for the Sero 7 Pro, per se, as the recovery is built using the same device trees used to compile a ROM. [MENTION=282573]davepmer[/MENTION] used a Sero 7 Pro device tree to create an unofficial build of TWRP for our devices.

TWRP, and all other recoveries including the stock 3e recovery, use a file known as recovery.fstab to determine what mounts where. This file lists all of the mounting points for every partition on a device. I wouldn't recommend messing with it unless you know what you're doing: if you get one mount wrong, you could accidentally wipe or overwrite the bootloader, rendering your device permanently inoperable.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] stevenc88:
64GB SD card?

Can anyone confirm that a 64GB SD card works with the Sero 7 Pro? The specs state 32GB support, but I was wondering if the 64GB ones work. I am running AOSP v4.4.4_r2 DoPa v2.1.

Thanks - Steven
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] lichan:
Yes, I have a 64GB card in mine. I would wager that a 128GB card would also work.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] stevenc88:
OOOOoooo! Don't tempt me! :laugh:

-- Steven
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
128 gigs would be overkill, especially formatted to NTFS.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Darrell1965:
Yes I am running 64gb ADATA card, works like a champ.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] johnnyrichter:
Anyone else having issues with their S7P and the latest CM11 locking up after idling? If I leave the tablet on and set it down, minutes later it won't turn back on. I have to hold all three buttons, or try to go in to recovery, or do one of those two things while plugging it in to my PC to get it to snap out of that state and turn on. It's like it is turning off but won't turn back on normally.

I'm running the latest stable TWRP and the 7-15 CM11 nightly. In the meantime I'll try the M8 build to see if that helps.

ETA: Installed the M8 build, set up my google account, and once it started restoring my settings/apps I locked it so I could get some work done. A few minutes later I went to check on the downloads/installs and it won't wake up. My PC sees that it is plugged in and I can access files on it, but I can't get the tablet to unlock. I had to hold Volume Down + Power until I heard the USB disconnect noise on my PC, then I pressed and held the Power button and it turned on normally. What's going on with this thing?

ETA2: I think it might be doing this if the device is locked and a popup shows up, or if I lock it while a popup is up on the screen. The latter just happened.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
CM11 isn't exactly the most stable thing out there. I was getting frequent SODs on CM11 so I switched to AOSP 4.4 and it's working like a charm.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] johnnyrichter:
Just reloaded AOSP 4.4.4 back on there and it's running fine so far, need to let it sit for a bit to be sure the issue is gone.

I did originally put AOSP 4.4.4 on here but I removed it only because of the power options menu lacking options. I like being able to reboot in to recovery and you can't do that with AOSP from what I can see. I don't even see the option to enable it in the developer menu. Is there an easy way to add this functionality in to an AOSP ROM? Perhaps via Xposed since that's pre-installed?

ETA: And those SODs brought back horrible memories from my Captivate days. :P

ETA2: If there is also a way to add PrivacyGuard that would be awesome.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] stevenc88:
Before the power options were prevalent in the ROMS, I used to use QuickBoot from the Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot

I still have it installed since it's nice to have an icon to click on my screen for reboot.

-- Steven
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] ziddey:
You can enable it in gravitybox
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] glockman4519:
There are many different xposed modules that give you the reboot to recovery option and Gravity is just one of them. Advanced power menu is a geeat one. X Blast is another, and there are a few more but you have to be willing to install Xposed framework on your device.

To be honest though, I have yet to see a custom rom that didn't have this feature already built into it.

I hope this helps and the Hisense Sero 7 pro is one of my favorites among my tablets.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] johnnyrichter:
GravityBox says something about not responding after it tries to contact the server. Wasn't really paying much attention to the exact words of the error, but it won't load. Went ahead and installed xposed. I have very little experience with it so I'll use this as an opportunity to see what it can do. :good:

ETA: Looks like GravityBox framework needs to be installed within xposed. Installed, rebooted, and set up all the tweaks in it. Works great, thanks guys!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] paratwa53:
Just wondering if anyone else has run into this.

I have Dopa 4.4.4 installed.

After installing XBMC and some plugins, I noticed that the Sero 7 Pro will not charge if the tablet is turned off. I have to charge it turned on, but with the screen in idle mode. Anyone know a fix for this?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] bsnipes:
I don't think any of the Sero KitKat roms charge without being on. That has been my experience.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] paratwa53:
It charged fine while turned off before I installed XBMC.

And now that I uninstalled XBMC it charges while turned off again.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] bsnipes:
I'll have to try again then. I have kept mine on because I recall it not working before. Thanks
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] gberpa:
Need a New Tab

I exercised my extended WallyWorld warranty on my Sero 7 Pro as the microUSB port finally failed completely. My ~4 yr old Thrive is still working well and on the 3rd recharger.

.

Besides the new egg deal-it looks like they're scraping bottom-and my computer club buds say their refurbs are not notable- what's the best source for for the 7 Pro? Still WW, new at $115?

Would probably like an 8" but not to impressed with the Hisense offering? Any thoughts?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] k8108:
I would echo the comment about NewEgg - do not buy their refurbished Seros. I got one and to send it back because the micro USB port didn't work. Finally got the return model - and it too has a faulty port! I'm done with NewEgg!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] boonesmi:
sorry for asking this again (i asked it in another thread, but this is probably the right place)

has anyone tried daves omni build with f2fs? im wondering it has the huge performance boost that has been seen on some other devices.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] ECrispy:
I'm running an old Dopa build which is the only stable rom I found. I tried taktik etc and had some issues, like wifi not staying on, losing settings etc. But that was a few months ago.

I notice lag/hiccups which can sometimes be as much as 5-10s, e,g, when you have lots of apps open and go home, try to run something else etc.

Is going to f2fs fix this? I'm a little afraid to try since I've seen people mention how you need to convert all the partitions, install a new recovery, and it can brick the tablet. So I'd like to try the latest stable rom which can offer me a speed boost, any suggestions? And whether or not f2fs is recommended?

btw also want to thank everyone on XDA for their hard work keeping this little guy alive when everyone else has abandoned it. Its still a great little tablet.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] boonesmi:
the taktik builds were/are still very much beta, and have several issues.

the new builds (aosp, CM, omnirom) all run really smooth/fast running either ext4 or f2fs

if you want cm or omni check out post 3 (in the link below). aosp is post 4 (the carbon in post6 also looks cool, but ive not tried it yet)

my personal preference is omnirom, with aosp a close 2nd

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2696065

**edit to add**

the wifi issues you mentioned (along with many other bugs/issues) have been fixed in all the current roms i mentioned above
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] stevenc88:
I agree! A couple of months ago I was in the market for a new tablet. I gathered up the specs that I wanted to see, and the Sero 7 pro met every one of them. Imagine my surprise to find it wasn't still in production! Luckily I got one of the NewEgg refurb units.

I really haven't found what is current that is better than the Sero 7 pro, so I really appreciate everyone who is trying to keep things current.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] k8108:
I picked up another Sero 7 Pro last night (my 6th one for family members) . It was such a steal at $40 that I couldn't pass it up. The guy I bought it from was very honest and showed me that everything works except the data port. USB still charges, but he checked it out and found physical damage there.

Anyway, for the person using it, no biggie, but I am interest to know if there is any way to root this without it being hooked up to the computer.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
Assuming you're on stock, Hisense hasn't updated the tablet in months, so the kernel is most likely vulnerable to the exploit used in Towelroot.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] k8108:
I was actually just reading about this. I'm going to give it a go and see what happens

**So, Towelroot does not root the tablet. In my reading, it seems that towelroot is for 4.4, and the tablet is 4.2.1

So, again, looking for a way to root the tablet without hooking it up to the computer.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] natenkiki2004:
Have any active devs looked at porting Lollipop?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] wookie4747:
+1

I'd love to know the likelyhood of this happening! If it's not coming, i guess i'll have to settle for kit-kat.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] paratwa53:
Delorespark is working on a L version for the Sero 7 pro, but he said it will be awhile before he releases it.

Originally Posted by dolorespark I'm working on a built-from-source-with-extras version of Lollipop now. It will be a while before it's ready to be shared.

Edit,

dolorespark posted an update about his work on L

I've got Android 5.0.0 up and running on my tablet. Sadly, there's a big problem: no sound.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] xenokc:
I'm running this on original Sero7 Pro, no sound and sluggish but it works...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56895819&postcount=603
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] deathnet:
Creating a rom from the nexus 7 nethunter for the hisense sero 7 pro?

Can this be done?

I have the stock rom/ everything and the kali nethunter rom for the nexus 7, now i know they are very similar in all the hardware and one of the first custom roms i put on this sero 7 was basically a nexus 7 rom so is there any way we could build a nethunter rom for this from the nexus 7 one?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] QuickNET Tech:
EDIT: IGNORE. SEE NEXT POST. I Fed THIS ONE UP.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] QuickNET Tech:
Cm11, can't unmount external SD card. .

Please ignore the photos in my previous post. The correct ones are below. Improper information was shown on external SD card in previous post.

I have a US Sero 7 pro running cm 11. ( exact version shown in screenshot below )

I've encountered a strange bug ( although, it may have been intentional ) and I was curious if anyone could help me. It seems that my external SD card is being read as an internal sd card on top of the existing 8 gigabytes of internal storage, instead of being read as USB storage. This means I cannot safely unmount my sd card without turning off the device, which is extremely frustrating. Is there a way to fix this. I'm assuming it will most likely be done through terminal emulator, if there is a fix.

Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you.

Quickdraw996
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] YaKillaCJ:
I'm curious about the possibility of a Miui build. The roms thus far seem pretty stable now and the device tree has been setup. I would do it myself but never built a Rom before. Wouldn't kno where to begi.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] origitat:
Hey all!! I just picked up a Sero 7 Pro for clearance at Walmart and was super excited to see custom roms available.

My only question is what seems to be the newest and stable custom ROM available for our awesome little devices. Hope everyone has a good day!:good::good::cool:
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] boonesmi:
lollipop is still pretty buggy, kitkat is probably the way to go if you want a stable/fast rom

link to where you can find the newer ones:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2696065

dolorespark AOSP 4.4.4 is good, i also really like davepmer's omni rom and cm11 (all are kitkat roms) i have no personal experience with any of Meticulus's builds, but ive heard good things about some of them also.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] paratwa53:
dolorespark AOSP 4.4.4 is my favorite!

Welcome to the Sero! Hope you enjoy this great device. I have had mine for about a year and a half. Still working great thanks to dolorespark and all the other developers here on XDA.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] origitat:
Thanks for the help guys! I am now running AOSP and it works great! Very clean too

Do you guys recommend any tweaks or specific launchers? I am pretty new to Android and the only other launcher i know of is Apex. Do apps by default install to the external sd card or is there a way for that to happen?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] MrSimmonsSr:
I love Nova Launcher for all my devices and do a search for "Link2SD" and "Folder Mount" for movement of apps and data to SD card..
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
The GravityBox tool included in the AOSP rom is a beast. It allows for complete customization that rivals CyanogenMod.

Just go into the Xposed Framework app, install it, reboot, go back into the app, activate gravitybox, reboot again, and profit.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] origitat:
So I was outside today and noticed that even when the brightness is all the way up it is still quite lacking. Are there any tweaks that can up the brightness when I would really need it? I expect that to leech the battery life but I don't mind in some situations.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] MrSimmonsSr:
I've never seen a tool to make it brighter.. Only dimmer, like "Screen Filter"..
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hickoryboyz:
Sero 7 Pro stuck at SMART screen

I've talked to Hisense support and they suggested a factory reset, which I did several times to no avail. I've never rooted any phone. This tablet will not boot past the SMART screen. I can get into the factory reset/RECOVERY screen. I have the tablet and an 8gb microSD card at my disposal to try to get this thing going again. I'd like to take it back to out-of-the-box/factory OS/ROM, but I really am not sure where to start. I've read through some of the posts, but most of them mention going into the Settings and turning on Development/Debugging. Mine will not boot, so I can't go there (although it may have been turned on before it booted). I'm not at all opposed to putting some other "standard" ROM on it. It belongs to my wife and she uses it for the typical stuff - browsing, email, Pinterest, FB, Instagram, text messaging, etc. When I power it on and connect it to my computer via USB, it installs "MTP USB Device" in device manager. Not sure if that is helpful or not?

Where do I start?

Thanks in advance to any replies/help.

Posted first here - http://xdaforums.com/general/xda-as...art-screen-t3024628/post58698811#post58698811
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
I was in a similar boat when my Sero screen cracked and I was trying to get all my data off of it. I discovered that there is a ClockWorkMod flashable package that can enable USB Debugging. It might be what you need.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hickoryboyz:
Thanks for the response. My issue is I'm not sure where to even start? USB debugging may be enabled already. Is there a beginners guide for doing what I'm trying to do? Load a ROM from USB for a device that doesn't boot.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] mpatrickjr:
CWM Sideload

Google "ADB Sideload". Certain versions of Recovery allow sideloading and install of ROMS directly from your PC. If your Recovery works (hold Vol Down then Power On until Recovery boots).

If Recovery doesn't allow sideloading, then you can resort to Fastboot. Google "Fastboot" and read the Cyanogenmod wiki to see how it works.

On the Sero, do Vol Up, then hold Power On until Fastboot appears.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] danknasty:
So I just got one of these for a fairly good deal figured id try it out I wasn't expecting much but I would say I'm a little underimpressed with this.. I thought I would atleast be able to do basic things seamlessly like check email but it lags at every opportunity did i get a bad one? I am running the aosp latest jellybean rom. I plan to try something different a bit later but I thought this thing would atleast be as fast as my iphone 5... Am I asking for too much?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
The Tegra 3 chip is starting to age. Back in 2013 this thing was no joke, but now it's starting to fall behind.

What you could try is flashing the AOSP Lollipop 5.1 ROM. Supposedly it's buttery smooth but I haven't tested it since my Sero broke back in October.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] danknasty:
Sorry I meant to say I am using lollipop I get all these friggin candy names confused .. Lol. Anyway a slight update I downgraded to a different rom on Kitkat and so far it's much better I'll see how this goes.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] boonesmi:
i hope it changes with time, but so far im not impressed with lollipop on the sero... i get much better performance with kitkat.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] origitat:
I am confused. I am running the DOPA rom from here and while I love it. I am unable to install or move things to the SD card. The option is gone in storage. What gives?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] ratyfu:
My SD card sporadically gets inaccessible. I have to reinsert it or reboot the tablet. Unmounting doesn't help.

Mine's a refurb, so that might be the cause.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] origitat:
Well it isn't that, the SD card is recognized in Storage but normally when you go to the Apps section you can click on an app and there is an option 'Move App to SD card' That option is gone on this rom. Is that something to do with Android version 4.4.4?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] danknasty:
What is the best way to restore this tablet to factory again after rooting and installing custom philz touch recovery? I am back to stock firmware but I still have that philz touch recovery and althought super su isn't in the apps anymore I'm assuming its still rooted.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] origitat:
Can anyone tell me? Does this ROM support installing apps to the SD card?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] bazmas:
Help needed

I took the plunge and decided to upgrade my sero 7 pro to android 4.4 following philz guide. In Step 3, I have formatted ok and then proceeded to install the ROM, when I select install zip and select from /storage/sdcard1 then select sero7pro-aosp444-dopa-v2, nothing happens and I get a message at the bottom of the screen saying "no files found" but they are on the SD card. Has anyone a solution to this problem. I have tried different SD cards. I am a newbee. Many thanks.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Cellular-Decay:
No. Google made the SD card almost useless with Kitkat. It's pretty much only for media storage. If you are rooted you can use something like Folder Mount to get some extra functionality from the card. There are a lot of things I like about Kitkat, but the SD card implementation is not one of them.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Prettygrim:
latest stable rom for UK model Hisense sero7 Pro

hi all. i just came across my sero, which i haven't used for ages. i wanted to get the latest stable rom on it but am a bit confused as to which it is. could someone please point me to the one i should use? i looked at the 'Carbon' page, but didn't understand which i should download or, quite frankly, how's best to get it on to the tablet anyway. it would be helpful for my young nephew just for a few months if i can get it updated.

many TIA
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] bonjudy:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3226373

Use dopa from its great
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Prettygrim:
latest stable rom for UK model Hisense sero7 Pro

many tnx for the suggestion.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hbledsoe3:
Can someone please help me..... I flashed rom my serotonin 7 pro and now it's stuck on the cycling smart screen.....
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
Which ROM did you flash? I assume the stock ROM?

Have you tried doing a factory reset?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hbledsoe3:
I figured out what happened... Took some time... It was a ROM that was built for lollipop 4.2.1. that came with 2 battery flashes.. I flashed the ROM and it ran great. The problem came when I flashed the first custom battery icon.... Apparently they worked in conjunction with each other cause if you flash just 1 then the tablet won't boot up right....
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
So that's the old XE-SeroROM, then.

I'd recommend against that ROM at this point. That's based on Jelly Bean, which is a dying version of Android and will eventually go unsupported.

My recommendation is DoPa6, which is AOSP 6.0 Marshmallow.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hbledsoe3:
Man you got me hella excited. I'm new to all this rooting stuff but I learn fast.. all I hear is great abilities with rooted devices so I rooted my note 5 and this sero 7 pro.. and yes the zip file was xe something I flashed... But I like it cause it got rid of a lot of unnecessary stuff on it... Question I have is do that ROM do that and is it even compatible for my phone???
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
DoPa 6 is only compatible with your Sero 7 Pro. You will need a different ROM for your Note 5.

I assume when you say "does that ROM do that" you mean circle battery? If so... yes. DoPa 6 comes with a tweaking tool called GravityBox, where you can change almost every aspect of the ROM.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hbledsoe3:
naw my note 5 has another custom rom and when i said do all that i meant does the DoPa 6 get rid of all the unnecessary crap that most ppl won't use lol. Also ive put together the apex background, downloaded all type of apps, and made this look really good. Ive never switched up custom roots before cause like i said this was my first time rooting both.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
Yeah, DoPa 6 is completely custom and as such does not come with any of the Walmart/Hisense bloatware- it doesn't even come with the Google apps, such as the Play Store. You have to install those separately.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] hbledsoe3:
wait no playstore.... hmmmm so how do i install apps lol

are these the only ones i need??

sero7pro-aosp601-dopa6-v1-bld3.zip - the ROM

sero7pro-gapps-dopa6-v1-bld3.zip - a "nano" Gapps package compatible with this build
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] jerbear294:
Those files will do it.

The GApps package will install Google Play.