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[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] FotoPro:
Re-Root'ing, re-rom'ing & other re-stuff I haven't thought of...all help appreciated!

Hello All!

I'm looking to receive what I'm sure is just basic information, some confirmation, general instructions or perhaps a little bit of everything from anyone who is willing to help ;)

I purchased my Sero from a 3rd party who had already rooted it & flashed what I believe to be xboxexpert's ROM (2013), CWM Recovery, (v.6.0.3.2 ....yup very outdated, I know) the grouper says Nexus 7 & xposed -monaco.

And right about now seems like a good time to insert 'my lack of expertise' disclaimer; Please excuse any statements that may be unclear or simply just don't make any sense. I had only begun learning about rooting 2 yrs ago when I bought the Sero. And soon after, my growing business required the purchase of a laptop & my Sero was sadly demoted to an expensive bookend. So when my laptop was recently taken without my permission by a low-life scumbag, (don't get me started on how I really feel about people who steal!) I found myself on my hands and knees, asking for forgiveness and begging my Sero to take me back. But I discovered that there's apparently some unresolved resentment bcuz when I powered on the tablet for the first time in almost 2yrs, it booted directly into recovery. I didnt even consider that there was a prob & since I was already there, I recalled from memory that I needed to do a few housekeeping things while in recovery . But unfortunately my memory, unlike wine, has not improved with age & when I attempted to reboot system, I ended up right where I began.

So long story short... it appears as though I am stuck in a bootloop. Fan-friggin-tastic. Which finally brings me to the reason for my post: simply due to the amount of time that has passed since I've used the Sero (and the fact I've forgotten how to even exit a bootloop!) its my assumption I should just start over-> flash a new fancy DoPa Rom, (btw-you are simply brilliant!) update or rather change Recovery to TWRP, blah blah... plus I'd be avoiding the tedious task of having to update all apps to their most recent versions. And I'll also be using a new external SD card- so there's no concern of losing data (or even having to do a backup, that was done yrs ago) I might as well start clean, right?!

So if you wouldn't mind....& I know you're terribly busy-if you could please verify that my thought process is the most ideal & hopefully the easiest route to take, along with any tips, suggestions, hacks, for any advice that you'd like to share! And please remember its been two years since I've even spoken the words root or IFTTT (my fav app back then!) I won't be offended if you talk to me as if I was in kindergarten and actually request that you do!

In all seriousness, thank you very much for your time ....I truly appreciate your work and secretly hope to be just like you 'when I grow up'! :D
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
That sounds right. Not the easiest way to do things (the easiest would be to just reflash XboxExpert's ROM) but by doing that you'll get the most up to date version of Android, which is nice. The thread you're posting in is out of date, by the way- Dopa's moved on to AOSP 6.0 (Marshmallow)

If you're going to flash one of Dopa's new ROMs, be sure to grab some GApps for them. You won't have a fun experience without Google Play (unless you want that)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ronin_Jedi:
FotoPro,

Sorry to hear about theft and boot-loop issue.

Not sure how to get out of the boot-loop issue, if still having it.

Micro-SD: as dolorespark, keeper of the light and keys of DOPA ROM said in a recent posted regarding Marshmallow, Sero7 doesn't work well with any card above a Class 4 (research SD cards at the Wiki).

I have a new-ish version and only use it to swap data to / from pad. Then I IMMEDIATELY eject / remove card. In MY OWN experience, leaving card in SEEMS TO leads to unstable device.

My advice, as Jerbear's is to go with DOPA Marshmallow. Link below. Good luck with it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3226373

You'll find main ROM, new recovery app TRP (REQUIRED), and possibly a GApp package (if Dolores park hasn't taken it down yet. If he has, you need to source an alternative like Open GApp).

Be sure to read, re-read, and re-read yet again the required SEQUENCE of steps to upgrade (install new ROM - do full clean install) and what to do if have issues.

Note that you MAY need to do several boots to get past several system messages that MAY pop up after installing ROM and GApp package (install GApps just after ROM and BEFORE rebooting).

Good luck and don't forget to first make many offerings to the gods!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] FotoPro:
oops, sorry!

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Thanks for the quick response! I also received a similar msg from ronin_jedi, so simply out of convenience- I am going to respond to his post, but my reply is intended for both of you. And since I'm not quite sure on the way things are supposed to be done around here.... I certainly hope that its okay! If not, please feel free to correct my laziness ;)

Again, much thanks to you!

-N

Ps.

So, I've read thru some of the XDA new user guides (really, I did!) as I am looking for a 'How-To' on understanding the site UI, specifically regarding posting threads and responding. You may have noticed I made a mistake on my first response... and know now that I should have selected quick reply to your msg instead. If you can point me in the right direction with a link, I'd appreciate it!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ronin_Jedi:
Foto-pro,

Are you referring to the link for the latest, greatest DOPA - Marshmallow? If yes, use the link in my previous posting I made to you. As the commercial says, "It's in there!".

Once access DOPA 6 (Marshmallow) link, go to first page and read everything dolorespark wrote. Download packages and have some *fun*.

(NOTE: Need install TRP package first, as stated on first page.)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] FotoPro:
Thank you

for the info! Since both you and jerbear have recommended going with the Marshmallow build, I'd like to get your opinion on that. I initially was going to just continue using xboxexpert Rom, as I really liked the UI and I never had any issues with performance. However, if I recall (as you can tell, memory is definitely an ongoing issue with me!) either he was no longer the dev on that project, or the most recent update wasn't that recent. Which lead me to do some looking into other options. The reason I choose to go with the previous DoPa 5 version was because based on what I was reading it offered a more stable "guarantee" vs. flashing a newer Rom that was still being considered beta, and maybe not all (if any) bugs had been discovered yet. And the only other reason was thinking of starting with Lollipop. From the stories I've read, it has made me a little hesitant going with Marshmallow. However, I don't know much about either release, so it you feel strongly one way or another, please share.... I'm here to learn!

Regarding the SDCard, I have both 16gb and 32gb... Probably pop in the 16gb first, and when it fills up (which will likely be sooner than I'd like) put in the 32 then.

As for GApps, I think I got conflicting info. Do I need to install the very scaled down nano pkg, or can I get by with the not as much micro version?

And lastly, just to make sure.... (I've always preferred to measure twice and cut once... if you know what I mean!) I've read the instructions intended for "upgrade" -> devices that currently have current root + (any) custom rom other than stock..... So is this the best guide to follow.... in my situation:

Root

: I may have some corrupted files- and I actually don't recall what SU was downloaded, so I would feel more comfortable re-rooting.

Rom/data

: I will be going from xboxexpert's rom w/ CWM to DoPa's rom and I DO NOT need to do any type of /data backup first, plusI don't care if I lose the current rom since I'm changing it anyways, so do I still need to a backup of the current /system? Or should I just have a backup of the original stock build... OR... perhaps do I flash back to stock first? Crap, and I thought this was going to be a no brainer!

GApps

, your opinion on which version of Android - 5 or 6? And what file, nano or micro?

Unless I am missing something, pretty sure that's all I need to know before uploading files. I will update you on my progress, hopefully from my Sero! (which has graciously taken me back without any conditions..that I'm aware of atleast :D)

Oh, BTW! I have a SanDisk Wireless Flash Drive (love LOVE it) Once I have my network connected, do you think there would be any issues with loading zip files thru WiFi for future updates, or should I stick to using my PC?

Thanks again!!!!

-N

Sent from my son's PC (insert frustrating sigh)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ronin_Jedi:
FotoPro,

First, change your font color. Was damn hard on my eyes ? LOL

Second, you may need do install with device connected to your computer (look up ADB on Net) via cable if this was NOT the method you used. I am no expert on that.

Third, don't install spoof. I / most of us never used / benefitted from it, I understand. And IF you want to install it, you can do so AFTER the ROM is installed and running.

Fourth, Use TRP and erase everything again. I would do this by erasing system, cache, davik etc INDIVIDUALLY. Repeat again, without installing anything or trying to reboot. (Shouldn't reboot anyway if didn't install new ROM.)

Fifth, Install the ROM and associated GApps package. (Again, no Spoof.). Do each INDIVIDUALLY, SEPARATELY and not directly in tandem as a batch. I did that once had an issue with DOPA 6. Now I only install them individually; install one then go back and select and install the next.

Sixth, I normally don't directly reboot. I power the device off completely. Pause a while, then power up again. Also, I'd also wait a bit before powering off and then rebooting. It MIGHT be possible that some processing of files is still occurring. Dolorespark and others would know better than me.

BEFORE REBOOTING: Make sure there is ***no SD card in the slot; not even a GOOD card***. Sero 7 is quite finicky.

Reboot and cross your fingers, say a prayer, sacrifice your first child, whatever you think might work.

FYI: the corrupted files on SD card may NOT be indicative of a bad card itself, particularly if it was your Class 4 card. System could have had issues itself reading/writing to the card.

And the reason the Class 4 vs Class 10 card is still an issue regardless of ROM used because of the microcode HighSense(less) issued to govern the port - code that can't be modified via the ROM (think BIOS for a PC).

Like I said above, you may need to tackle this via ADB connection between pad and PC if the reinstall doesn't work this time.

Nothing more I can think of. Maybe someone else has ideas.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] vrl2:
Amazon Video crashes immediately after opening

Great work on this rom! I've noticed a unique glitch with Amazon Video - it seems to be the only app that I've tried that crashes on DoPa5 v1.3 (I have not noticed this with Dopa6, or with CM 12.1 on the Sero 7 Pro)

I've made sure that both prereqs (Amazon Underground and Amazon for Tablets) are installed (and updated). Amazon Video opens, but immediately throws the error, "Unfortunately amazon video has stopped."

I've tried wiping data / cache for all three amazon apps, and clearing davlink/cache in TWRP (but the error persists).

Has anyone else noticed this issue (or can anyone suggest any workarounds)?

Thanks!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Dynochrome:
Dopa 2.0 to.... any?

Sero pro 7 USA, Titanium pro, CWR Novice user I have rooted 2 devices.

I'm guessing my questions may have been answered on this forum somewhere but I don't have much luck finding specifics when searching

Thanks to help here I rooted my sero pro 7 USA. I ran the "do all" package of the DoPa6 it failed at the loading part.CWR loaded fine

Then I read I had to start at 2.0. It installed fine. Works great and LOVE the (irritating) snapshot button removal. GPS seems faster/stronger too.

After reading I realized I would prefer DoPa5. Tried it... aborted status 7. Tried a couple other ROMs . .Aborted.. Got tired of reloading went back to 2.0

I like it a lot and is much better than stock but I wish I could try some other things now that I am rooted. I read somewhere that the newer ROMS wont work with CWR they need TWRP to load. CWR is installed now (I'm guessing in a partition because I don't see it in the App drawer.)

Q:What is the problem?

Q:IF needed, How do you switch from CWR to TWRP and get rid of CWR?

Speaking of a partition, I have a little less than 2gb in the system memory and not a lot of visible things using it up. I'm guessing there is a partition somewhere that has titanium backup , CMR backup and other stuff in it. The backups for both never went to my SD card and actually I was afraid when wiping I toasted them but they were there.

Q:Is there a way to adjust the partition to suit my needs and backup Titanium and CWM to SD card by default?

Thanks.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
CWM Recovery is incapable of successfully installing Android 5 or later (i.e. DoPa5 or DoPa6).

Get the most recent build of TWRP from the first posting in the DoPa6 thread, then boot into CWM and install it like any other zip. Reboot back into recovery and you should have a fully-functional version of TWRP that can install the ROM of your choice (I prefer DoPa6 - I never liked 5).

The backups should have gone to your "internal SDcard" which is actually just a directory in your '/data' partition that's made to look like a separate disk partition. You should be able to move the subdirectories containing the backups to an external SDcard using an Android file manager, or ADB, or via MTP when connected to a Windows computer. Note that none of these backups will be particularly useful after you've upgraded unless you want to revert to the earlier version. If you use TWRP's 'Wipe->Factory Reset' option, it should do a cleanup without erasing this stuff.

I've never used Titanium but TWRP lets you choose where it places backups, stores its settings, and looks for update zips. The option 'Select Storage' is available at the bottom of both the 'Backup' and 'Mount' screens. I'd suggest using an external SDcard for all of these files.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Dynochrome:
Thank you so much! I was hoping this would one that can be understood/solved for those that have been around.

the reason I was going with DoPa5 is I recall reading) he Wi FI is not working in 6. I need it to. I need wifi stability over latest greatest.

What happens to the old version of CWM? I don't want it just filing up space and I can't find it to delete it. (as I said not showing in app dra
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
The old version of CWM will be completely overwritten by TWRP.

The recovery lives in its own partition- it's not like an app. Flashing a new recovery will delete the old one.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Dynochrome:
I tried 5 but it wouldn't let me adjust the screen the way I could in 2.0 (I just want 1 page and no docks) It didn't seem any faster/better. Wondering..what if any advantages in 6 I would notice? I know a couple of my apps that I use are not supported in marshmallow yet so I am a little afraid to try it and then go through all the trouble of going back to 2.0. I don't really see a lot of difference in performance in the different roms besides the way they look. Am I missing something? What would be the reason to use 6 over 2.0 besides fun to try?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] x000x:
can I use the twrp version 3.0.2 from this one http://xdaforums.com/android/development/rom-sero-7-pro-aosp-6-0-0-dopa6-v0-t3226373

but with this rom?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] x000x:
hm. I guess this topic is dead =/
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kngdmond:
I haven't touched my Sero 7 in forever. I thought this device was long dead....to my surprise there's still some users.

I flashed TWRP 3 (Marshmellow thread), installed this rom, nano gaps and had zero problems. Just the typical 17 minute 1st boot.

I went with this rom since it had more recent signs of activity. I'd like to try Marshmellow but the last post is in 2015 ?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] 0832565508:
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[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Thanks for the explanation, I understand what you are saying, but certainly the rebadged Allwinner A31S I have still has that feature.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ryancell:
I believe lollipop 5.1 is releasing soon based on some news I read about it showing up on a few devices soon. Hopefully those bugs will hammer out the issues anyone was having.

As a side note newegg has the sero 7 pro refurbs on ebay for $69.99 shipped right now if anyone needs another spare device. Wish I had the extra cash to get one.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/381043308325?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Hi,

I found this info re. release of 5.1 in the UK

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/google-android/3514191/android-5.0-lollipop-release-date-new-features-upgrades-android-5.1-uk/
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLoonyRebel:
https://plus.google.com/+JoshRhame/posts/4bEkzhQiC3r

I love this RRO theme myself. Perfect!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ratyfu:
ROM is surprisingly stable.

Great work [MENTION=5094650]dolorespark[/MENTION]

Only thing that doesn't work is gravitybox, apparently due to selinux policy.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLoonyRebel:
Use SELinuxModeChanger from Play Store to change mode to permissive then reboot.

Edit: Nevermind even with that I'm still having issues getting Xposed to work at all.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ratyfu:
I tried that, but like you say, it doesn't work.

The CM12 trick you mentioned with soft-rebooting after using SeLinuxModeChanger does work, though. But then we don't have wifi.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] resinis:
just installed this on a stock sero 7 pro

i forgot to wipe the partitions first. oops

but it installed fine and its all booted up. im most eager to get usb thumbdrives working with ac charging at the same time
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLoonyRebel:
I'm guessing at this point there's some bugs that needs to be fixed on DoPa so the current version of Xposed can work... either that or further work done on Xposed so it can work on more ROMs outside of say CM12. Or a bit of both.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ratyfu:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59045057&postcount=13

Typing the following in terminal emulator permanently sets selinux to permissive:

su

mount -o remount,rw /system

mkdir /system/su.d

echo "#!/system/bin/sh" > /system/su.d/permissive.sh

echo "setenforce 0" > /system/su.d/permissive.sh

echo "0" > /sys/fs/selinux/enforce

chmod 755 /system/su.d/permissive.sh

Worked for me.

It seems to make the system a bit unstable though, not sure about that one.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] alpurl:
Sero 7 system not responding lollipop

Ok, so whenever I reboot, I get an error message that process system is not responding, and an offer to close or wait.

In order to help find the cause and a subsequent resolution, I am asked for a logcat.

I'm having a little trouble figuring out which level I need, or whether I need to capture a boot logcat. Or even which app is best.

Can I get some direction on this one?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ratyfu:
I suggest you make a nandroid backup and then factory reset, or if that doesn't work reinstall the ROM with a clean flash. You could use titanium backup to restore your apps later on.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] alpurl:
You know, I've actually reinstalled several times, and excessively paranoid cleaned for a clean reinstall.

If I wipe cache and Dalvik, then I am fine for a few boot cycles, then the problem resurfaces.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ratyfu:
That's weird. Did you try booting into safe mode? Long press power off, then in power menu long press power off (on screen) and select reboot into safe mode. Just in order to see if it's an app that you installed. BTW: which gapps did you flash?

I'm using pa gapps modular mini and have no such problem.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] alpurl:
I am also using pa gapps modular mini.

And booting safe mode does not help either.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLoonyRebel:
Xposed Alpha 2 works on our current DoPa 1.0 build! :D
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jhsnyder:
infamous ephemeral MAC address problem

I just flashed my Sero 7 Pro with this ROM. The process was very clean, and the install instructions better than I've seen for androids anywhere else.

I noticed that with the new ROM the MAC address changes every time the Sero 7 Pro reboots, just as happens with the stock ROM. This problem was discussed in this forum back in Nov 2013:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470998&page=15

As best I remember, in their last (AFAIK) OS update, Hisense introduced a race condition during the boot process that resulted in the stored MAC being inaccessible to the kernel when the kernel needed it, so the kernel improvises its own MAC address. That wouldn't be a problem except that the MAC (edited for clarity) address changes with every reboot; the last six hex digits change randomly each time.

This is a problem if you use MAC address filtering in your AP (and MAC address filtering is a good security measure.) The WiFi problems some people are seeing might be related.

Would it be possible to fix this, either by fixing the problem Hisense introduced, or alternatively with a hack that just hardwires the MAC to some user-settable value?

I can hunt up the explanation I found back in the day if that would be useful ... I don't know that the explanation is correct, but it sounded plausible.

(And apologies if this problem has been addressed ... I don't see it mentioned in this thread.)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLoonyRebel:
I have noticed that VPN services like Tunnel Bear isn't working with apps like Al Jazeera English and Livestation. In other words even when I am connected to say an VPN in Canada, UK, etc... it still thinks I am in America for whatever reason. I'll work on getting a log later tonight (or tomorrow at the latest) on this issue.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] tmoulder:
No pressure, I am extremely grateful to Dolorespark for all the hard work that went into Dopa 2.6 (which I am running on my Sero 7 Pro) and this lollipop rom. I just wanted to ask if development was continuing on this one?

Thanks again!