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[Windows 8 General] ebsbow:
Could you post a quick walkthrough? The steps you have taken to get it up and running.

Al the details! :)

That way I can determine if it's ok to remove the restore partition or not.

btw;

downloading the iso won't be possible for none Chinese. So A none baidu mirror would be great.
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
Thanks a lot! Going to try installing that tonight.

In a couple weeks when Ubuntu 14.10 gets released, I'll be attempting to install it on my w2. I'll post results here. Going for a dual boot setup.
[Windows 8 General] crash_b.:
I downloaded that image, all you need is the baidu downlader exe and an account, i used my QQ account.

I'll do my best and post the instructions asap :good:

btw. that partition doesn't show up when installing windows?

There where 3 partitions one of them the C which was just 23 GB the other was the 100MB partition and the last i forgot, but i think around 1,5GB.
[Windows 8 General] ebsbow:
As I said. You can not download big files from Baidu without an Chinese account. And all captcha's on Baidu are in Chinese... I have an account, but I can not activate it because of the captcha.

Maybe I can post an Chinese captcha image here and you translate it? :)

About the partitions:

That is why I ask what you did exactly. These are GPT partitions not MBR. And the restore partition doesn't show up. As far as I know it is an 32bit UEFI on an 64bit processor with 32bit OS.

I could be wrong.

edit; I added an captcha. probably won't work after some time.. :)
[Windows 8 General] oile:
I remember I used Baidu application to download an image from Baidu last week. And didn't have to put captcha at least that's what I Remember. So maybe you have to download the exe
[Windows 8 General] crash_b.:
Restore PIPO W2 with activated WIN8.1 PRO after the official update from PIPO failed and you´re stuck with a different not activated Windows with Bing version!

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DISCLAIMER:

This only works if your PIPO W2 came with the same installed version of Windows as mine, which is Windows 8.1 Pro Chinese Language.

First of all these are not my steps but from some nice Chinese folks which helped me restore this device to it's original settings.

What you need:

Hardware:

PIPO W2 Tablet with a running version of Windows.

USB stick.

Powered USB Hub.

Software:

Nt6 HDD installer v3.1.4 (program to install windows 8.1, here)

Window 8.1 system image 32bits (x86), see previous post.

PIPO drivers here

1. Open the Windows Image with virtual drive software (i used ultraiso or you can use deamon tools).

2. Extract the contents from this image to the ROOT of your USB stick (i used a 32GB NTFS formatted stick).

3. Copy nt6 hdd installer v3.1.4.exe to the root of the usb stick.

4. I assume your tablet is up and running, now attach a powered usb hub to the tablet. You need at least 3 ports. for mouse, keyboard and usb stick.

5. plug in the usb stick with the extracted windows image and hdd installer.

6. run hdd installer and choose install, option 1 (you can use mouse or touch).

7. most likely you get a prompt something like can not install reboot pc or something like that.

8. keep the usb stick in the hub/tablet.

9. restart tablet, you will get a hdd installer menu option, click that.

10. It's all in Chinese but now you can install WIN8.1.

11. after it copied all the files, remove the usb stick before it reboots or it will boot from the usb stick again.

12. Windows will start and you start setting everything up, install English or whatever you prefer language pack, because everything is in Chinese.

EXTRA: set system locale to your preferred location, like English or whatever, if not, all your applications are in Chinese.

You can find it under Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Region > Administrative tab (third tab) > Change system locale... > select location.

Edit1: the only annoying thing that i still have is that when i right-click on the desktop it show the restart options still in Chinese, i did everything to get rid off it, none of it worked.

Last Edit: i have sold the tablet so no more updates to this post, took me way too long to get it activated again :mad:
[Windows 8 General] oile:
Great, man! Wish you the best!
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
When I got my w2, the language was in English. But a couple things, like the background text when typing in my password on startup, or the shutdown menu, were still in Chinese. I was able to fix this, playing around in the language settings.

Couldn't say where I was when I fixed it, but it took me a long time to locate it.
[Windows 8 General] oile:
It can be fixed by letting windows update download the updates. After the reboot it becomes all English except for WinRE
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
OK, useful things:

To see the boot menu/ enter uefi setup on boot, the key the pipo w2 uses is F7

To access the uefi settings without the need to hit F7 you can go to windows desktop then right click (aka long press on touchscreen) on the start button. Select shutdown, then hold shift key down, and click on restart. This brings up a menu. Select "troubleshoot" then "advanced options" then "UEFI firmware settings". The tablet then reboots into uefi setup menu. Keyboard is required. The UEFI setup menu doesn't use the touchscreen, and is portrait mode oriented. Bluetooth doesn't function in keyboard mode so you absolutely need a wired keyboard.

I've been trying to get it to boot up into Ubuntu Mate 14.10 beta 2 setup. So far no luck. Steps taken to get it to see the USB drive in UEFI setup are as follows:

Right click the start button from the desktop, then go to shut down. Hold the shift key down and left click on restart

This brings up a menu. Select "use a device". Then select " UEFI: Removable Device"

System reboots.

Go back to the shutdown menu, hold down shift again and again hit restart.

This time when you go to "use a device" it listed my USB drive as a possible drive to boot from. I was unable to get it to boot.

However now at least it shows up in UEFI settings as an option to boot from. Selected as the primary boot device did nothing. Secure boot disabled or enabled did nothing, and getting the boot menu with F7. And selecting the USB drive did nothing.

Next step, trying with a standard Ubuntu 14.10 beta 2 image instead of the Mate varient. Will post results tonight when I get home from work and can (hopefully) do more.
[Windows 8 General] ebsbow:
Don't know if you know already but it probably will not boot an x64. I belief the UEFI is 32bit, not 64bit.

No 100% sure. I seem to remember reading about it.
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
I aware. ;) I've been trying a 32 bit image. On a hunch I just stuck the USB drive in an older desktop here at my work. (32 bit CPU on this desktop) Its not booting. So the problem appears to be the image I downloaded. Should have better luck tonight. I should have checked the md5 sum. :( my fault for being in a hurry

Still might run into the lack of 32 bit uefi support on Ubuntu 14.10. I don't know if this problem is fixed or not in 14.10 but I've found workarounds for 14.04 so worst case scenario I use a workaround to get it to dual boot after its installed
[Windows 8 General] oile:
[MENTION=4256104]crash_b.[/MENTION]

Have you sorted out the activation problem? Is now possible to install a total English Windows 8.1 Core Connected edition?

Ps. Pipo w2 has been officially discontinued, in favour of w2f (wich is worse IMHO)
[Windows 8 General] ebsbow:
Yes, we are eagerly awaiting the conclusion of crash_b's magic. :angel:
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
OK I got Ubuntu installer to boot. Used Ubuntu 14.10 beta 2 64 bit image. Couldn't get it to boot without adding a copy of bootia32.efi to the usb key is efi/boot directory.

Basicly I'm using the workaround I found at

http://www.jfwhome.com/2014/03/07/p...ransformer-book-t100/comment-page-7/#comments

Has to be the 64 bit Ubuntu image. No luck at all with 32.

I've not yet installed anything. Waiting for 14.10 release version for that.

Will add more later
[Windows 8 General] crash_b.:
You can extract the installwim from your recovery partition and use that in the chn-eng package from the pipo website.

If it is still the factory installwim.

I have installed the chn. Win 8.1 pro again which is activated and installed the us-eng language pack.

Takes too much time too figure out another option.

But it should be possible...

Edit:

To clarify: the instructions in my previous post including the links gives you a full working activated windows 8.1 pro Chinese language version.

But my Pipo W2 came originally with that version, that's why it works for me.

If your Pipo came with another Windows version it probably won't work for you.
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
OK, I was able to get Ubuntu 14.04 to boot to desktop.

Like other tablets running bay trail, to get it to boot requires hitting e to edit at the grub boot loader, with "try Ubuntu". Highlighted. Then arrow down to where you see

splash --

Delete that. Replace it with

video=VGA-1:800x1280e reboot=pci,force

Then hit f10 to boot.

Reaches desktop, but its stuck in portrait mode so that's going to be fun to deal with after I install. :/

WiFi isn't working on 14.04. Hopefully 14.10 improves this. I didn't test much else since 14.10 might improve things for what works and what doesn't.
[Windows 8 General] nick789uk:
Just a quick question have they stopped production of the pipo W2 has cannot get hold of it
[Windows 8 General] Buggster:
Pipo w2 is being replaced by an z3735f version. Same thing with the Voyo a1.
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
OK, I've got Ubuntu working on my w2. Sort of. 14.10 was released and the 3.16 kernel won't boot on our pipo w2 tablets. Also WiFi doesn't work, Bluetooth doesn't work, battery doesn't display %, auto screen rotation doesn't work. (Can manually rotate both the display screen and the touchscreen) suspend mode, reboot, and power functions don't work, cameras don't work, none of the buttons work, and I haven't tested the earphone jack

What DOES work: dual boot, (need a wired keyboard to select ubuntu or windows, but can have windows as default) 14.04.1 LTS Ubuntu varients. (14.04.1 is the long term support anyway). Touchscreen, display, and WiFi USB dongles. So it can function, but you have an annoying wire hanging off the side. And you can set it in landscape and still use it.

I'll post instructions on a new thread and link to that thread here, in case anyone wants to experiment. Also I've found WiFi drivers for our WiFi chip, but have a lot of google research before I can learn to compile them. So there is hope for the wifi
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
ok installation guide for ubuntu is up at the following thread.

http://xdaforums.com/windows-8-rt/g...ntu-windows-8-1-pipo-w2-t2926413#post56449236

sorry it took a while, been rather busy. I will update with information regarding how to get wifi working under ubuntu after I finish some experimentation to determine the best kernel to use. there are several options each with upsides and downsides. and I need to try every single one to determine which one works the best I know the sdio bus doesn't load under 14.04.1 and I think 3.16.rc2 is the earliest kernel that will load it up. Since the internal wifi chip is a sdio one, this is kind of important. but these later kernels are PITA to get to boot at all on the W2
[Windows 8 General] nick789uk:
Hi could some say what the differences are between the pipo w2 and pipo w2f please tjanks
[Windows 8 General] Buggster:
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/106882-voyo-a1-mini-general-specs-and-info/#entry1232410 :)
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
WARNING... DO NOT UPDATE THE PIPO W2 BIOS WITHOUT BACKING UP THE ORIGINAL VERSION OR YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE WINDOWS

Yesterday I received my Pipo W2 tablet. It came pre-installed with an activated "Windows 8.1 with Bing". I updated the BIOS to version 3.1.5 (I8080_MIPI_V3.1.5_FT_GC2235_OV5648_LogoPiPO.bin) and used a USB thumbdrive to re-install Windows, using the most recent version available on the Pipo website. After installation, Windows refused to activate (error 0xC004C003). I used "Read & Write Utility" to look for the Windows key in the ACPI/MSDM table but the MSDM table was nowhere to be found. Luckily I had made a backup of the original BIOS before I updated it. I flashed the original BIOS back, rebooted and the MSDM table was there. I tried to activate Windows again and it worked. If it wasn't for that backup I would have not been able to activate Windows again.
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
I have been experiencing random crashes during the installation of Windows from USB flash drive. Could someone please download "MemTest86 V6.0 Beta 1" and run it on a Pipo W2. Restart the tablet, press F7 and choose "UEFI: 8.07" to boot from USB flash drive. I would like to be sure that the memory errors I am getting are not normal.
[Windows 8 General] oile:
How did you backup bios? AFUDOS commands?

I have a voyo A1 mini wich quite the same. If memtest86 doesn't require a usb HUB I can run it for you
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
fptw.exe -d backup.bin

I wonder if only Pipo is providing BIOS images for their Windows tablets because if you update the BIOS, you erase the Windows activation key which is embedded in the BIOS. In case of the Pipo W2, the Windows activation key is located at address 0x580014 in the backed up BIOS image.

That would be great. It is possible to boot/run memtest86 without usb keyboard. First install memtest86 on a usb flash drive. Then launch the "PC Settings" app, select "Update and recovery", select "Recovery", select "Advanced startup / Restart now", select "Use a device", select "UEFI: Removable Device". The tablet will reboot and memtest86 will be executed.
[Windows 8 General] oile:
can't you simply backup the key with any Windows 9 key viewer , update bios, and then activate using that key?

What is the difference between Windows 8.1 integrated Memtest and the version you're using?
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
Yes. That should work. However, most people don't use a key viewer to retrieve a Windows key before updating the BIOS and reinstalling Windows. They expect that when they use a manufacturer supplied BIOS and Windows image that activation will still work. There is no COA sticker anymore. IMHO they should never have released the BIOS updates unless it came with instructions on how to backup/restore the Windows key embedded in the BIOS. Since the MSDM info is stored at address 0x580000, the following should work.

// PLEASE BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THE ADDRESS 0x580000 IS PROBABLY SPECIFIC TO THE PIPO W2 TABLET

// backup windows key
fptw.exe -a 0x580000 -l 0x100 -d msdm.bin
// flash new bios
fptw.exe -f pipo-w2-new-bios.bin
// restore windows key
fptw.exe -a 0x580000 -l 0x100 -f msdm.bin

In fact, I have just tried it and it works. Latest BIOS (3.1.5) with Windows key in ACPI/MSDM table.

MemTest86 is more verbose and doesn't require Windows to be installed on a machine in order to run it. FYI, the Windows memory diagnostic tool also reported a memory problem on my tablet. I just want to be sure that memory issues are not normal on a Pipo W2 before I return the tablet to China.
[Windows 8 General] oile:
Here it is. 5.1.0 though

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/09/4f205f83aa843b94011cd12cfc1f26b4.jpg
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
Thanks. Guess I'll send it back to China then. There is also an LCD issue (backlight "holes") and a minor battery issue (sudden 10% drop). Might as well buy another tablet since I probably won't be seeing the exchanged/repaired back in 2014 :(
[Windows 8 General] oile:
Battery jump is a hardware problem of the emdoor platform, seen also on voyo a1 mini seems not fixable with ec update. What are these backlight holes?
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
Bright white spots. Black background, you see nothing. Light background (especially pure white), there they are. Not dead or stuck pixels. It looks like as if there are holes in the LCD and there is more backlight coming through.
[Windows 8 General] Srimok:
Is there any chance someone could post a mirror to the firmware update? I can't figure out how to download from Baidu. I have had terrible wifi dropout issues since I go it. I would really really appreciate it.

*I was finally able to figure out how to download from Baidu so a mirror is no longer needed.
[Windows 8 General] oile:
Anyone with the new W2F here?
[Windows 8 General] nick789uk:
Hi yes I have the tab works great straight from the box
[Windows 8 General] oile:
Thank for answering :) could you please run a 3d mark 2014 on it? I have a voyo a1 mini z3735D but want to take this F version.

Also, what about multi-touch sensitivity or problems with battery percentage?
[Windows 8 General] nick789uk:
Hi touch no problem battery very good also had the voyo a1 mini until I cracked the screen so got this tab hope this helps
[Windows 8 General] oile:
Thank you! You had voyo so you know its problems with multitouch and battery percentage. Could you run a 3d mark on it?
[Windows 8 General] nick789uk:
OK will run the test but must say did not have any probs with my voyo
[Windows 8 General] reggiexp:
ow is it good? cause its the cheapest windows tablet i found 100€ ow its the F version again. Hum there are no z3740 cheap tablet for like 100euro? Its hard to find sites

http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_119628.html pipo w2f looks realy different

how you charge it? has it a special port? like the voyo? looks like only usb?

but it was the only 100euro windows tablet i found. but has the F version and looks like no seperate charing port. :(

no one know where to buy a cheap windows tablet with 2gb ram and z3735D for like 100 euro?

nvm got the voyo a1 mini a bit more than i expected 111euro with 17euro dhl shiping payed DHL 31euro... pfff so still 141 euro is cheap but yeah tax was 19euro but dhl charge 10euro to pay your douane/import tax... superb never gonna use dhl again outside europe
[Windows 8 General] AfXv237:
So,

How is PIPO W2F? Is it worth buying? Does it have any problems? Is it better than Teclast X80h?
[Windows 8 General] nick789uk:
In my opinion yes it is worth buying had no problems and has worked out of the box
[Windows 8 General] erdewe:
hello guys, i am using pipo w2f. but my tablet stuck on PIPO logo after i restarted it this morning. i have tried using power button and volume - or power button and volume + but it still no success. please help me. thanks :)
[Windows 8 General] jleech1990:
Hello does anyone have the touchscreen driver for this device ? the hardware ID in device manager is mssl1680 ?
[Windows 8 General] gcross:
Have you tried holding the power button in for 15 secs or more ?

---------- Post added at 06:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:22 PM ----------

My Pipo w2f no longer charges when windows is running :(

If I turn off the tablet ( holding power button for 10 secs or more ) then connect the charger it automatically boots to windows.

IN order to charge it I have to wait for the battery to become completely empty then connect.

I would like to try to re-install the firmware/software to try to resolve this.

I went to

pipo.cn and found

W2F_Software_Chinese version

but that takes me to baidu.com

I don't seem to be able to download from there :(

Is this available elsewhere ( in English ? )

Are there instructions for reflashing somewhere ?
[Windows 8 General] StridAst:
ok, there is an option to restore the firmware from the recovery partition. you need a keyboard to access it.

with windows booted up. you need to long press on the start menu button from the desktop to bring up the menu. (NOT the live tiles screen) a mouse could be used to just right click it if you are having trouble long pressing the icon.

then you need to go to shut down or sign out, then hold down shift on your keyboard and click or press on restart while holding shift down. this brings up a menu. that can let you do many things, click on troubleshoot. then try either refresh your pc or reset your pc. (reset will wipe everything, refresh tries to fix without wiping, but is less likely to work)
[Windows 8 General] gcross:
Thanks I managed to reset my PC but unfortunately this didn't solve the issues. ( Although there were 2 options ( unfortunately detailed in CHinese )

I will try the other option today )

However I was able to access the BIOS/UEFI settings and managed to make some improvement by changing a couple of settings.

Now the tablet no longer boots when the power is connected so I can shutdown and connect the power to recharge

But still it doesn't charge once the tablet is turned on II stops almost immediately ( before windows starts to boot I think )
[Windows 8 General] s7yler:
This thread here should be used for the PiPO W2, the W2F is a whole different tabet and you should use the proper thread here

http://xdaforums.com/windows-8-rt/general/pipo-w2f-8-inch-tablet-intel-z3735f-t2987975

Holding vol down plus power worked for me to boot to the advanced options, and from there do a reset or refresh.
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
I created my own Windows 8.1 with Bing image for PiPO W2. I used a clean Microsoft ISO as starting point.

- 100% US English. No pre-installed Chinese, Russian and/or French language packs. (-> more free space)

- No pre-installed Office 365. (-> more free space)

- Windows Recovery Environment (winre) supports touchscreen. (-> no need for external keyboard/mouse)

- Windows 8.1 Update 3 is installed. (-> more free space)

- Same drivers as latest official PiPO W2 image.

- Parition layout: 100 MB (EFI System) + 25.56 GB (Windows) + 3.03 GB (Recovery)

- Windows partition: "21.8 GB free of 25.5 GB" (hiberfil.sys is 1.49 GB, pagefile.sys is 1.12 GB)

If anyone is interested in my image I will upload it somewhere.
[Windows 8 General] x1rocket:
wow!!!! nice work... I want the download link but is it compatible with w2f?
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
Probably not. If the W2F contains different components (camera, bluetooth, wifi, accelerometer, etc.) then I need to inject more drivers into the image. To do that I will first have to download the official PiPO W2F factory image so I can extract them. Also, for the auto-rotation to work out-of-the-box on the W2, I needed to manually install the "Kionix Sensor Fusion Device" device. Can you tell me what it lists under "Sensors" in Device Manager on your W2F tablet?
[Windows 8 General] x1rocket:
I have not yet recieved my w2f and expect delivery at the end of this week or next week maximum... Ill keep you posted as soon as i get it :)
[Windows 8 General] utebolatas:
I'm interested, can you upload it?
[Windows 8 General] _tim_:
https://mega.co.nz/#F!k0UmTIiY!gJxeVQkTfau7F3iCFLn1sQ

Summary:

- Windows is 100% in English. No pre-installed Chinese, Russian and/or French language packs. (-> more free space)

- No pre-installed Office 365. (-> more free space)

- Windows Recovery Environment (winre) supports touchscreen and is 100% in English. (-> no need for external keyboard/mouse, no need to learn Chinese to navigate the menus)

- Windows 8.1 Updates 1, 2 and 3 are installed. (-> more free space)

- Latest (working) drivers are installed.

- Partition layout: 100 MB (EFI System) + 25.59 GB (Windows) + 3.00 GB (Recovery)

- Windows partition: 22.0 GB free of 25.5 GB, hiberfil.sys is 1.49 GB, pagefile.sys is 1.12 GB

Instructions:

- Format USB flash drive (4GB or more) as NTFS or FAT32.

- Extract winpe.zip to root of USB flash drive.

- Copy install.wim, winre.wim, CreatePartitions-WIMBoot.txt and ApplyWIMBootImage.bat to root of USB flash drive.

- Connect USB flash drive and USB keyboard to tablet.

- Turn on tablet. Press F7 and select "UEFI: 8.07" to boot from USB flash drive.

- In the command prompt window, type

d:
diskpart /s CreatePartitions-WIMBoot.txt
ApplyWIMBootImage install.wim winre.wim
exit

- Enjoy.
[Windows 8 General] utebolatas:
Camera is not working for me, and can't open Intel integrated graphics panel, my tablet it's pipo W2.

Is there anything i can help with?