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[Android General] Droidify:
Custom Recovery

Always remember, you install a custom recovery on your device AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Installing a custom recovery will void your warranty and you may brick your device in attempting this

. Its a choice and you're the only one who can make it.

99% of the credit for this section goes to johnemc2, PatF and mexicandroid for creating and contributing to this thread. Although it was created for a different but similar RCA tablet model, they provided everything I am going to reiterate here. Also the original thread for TWRP on MediaTek devices (which is the chipset for these RCA tablets) is here, and all credit goes to yuweng for this. Make sure to hit the thanks button in the respective threads for these guys!

TWRP installation instructions (tested up to RCA firmware 1.9.50):

1. Device

must

be rooted. See rooting section above or use another method of your choice.

2. Download the TWRP recovery image for the 6203 from here. Rename it by deleting "[RCA 6203 TWRP - Remove this tag]" so that the file name reads only "recovery.img" (with no quotes of course).

3. Place this file on your external sdcard.

4. Download and install [ROOT] Rashr Flash Tool from here. If the app suggests updates, go ahead and install them.

5. Rashr will ask you to make a backup. If you try, it will fail. Not to worry too much though, a stock recovery image is available below.

6. Start Rashr. From the menu, tap Recovery from Storage. From the "Pick a file" menu select /storage/emulated. Select /storage/, then select sdcard1/. From there select the recovery.img file you saved in step 3.

7. It will give you a warning prompt asking if you are sure. If so, select "Yes please" to install TWRP.

8. Upon successful flashing of TWRP you will have the choice to boot into the custom recovery, go check it out!

9. One procedural maintenance item to perform after: I have noticed that the rashr app holds on to a large amount of data for some reason and haven't found the need. Once you reboot, you can go into Settings > Apps > All and find Rashr and clear data to reclaim the space.

Good guide for using TWRP can be found here.

How to manually get into recovery (TWRP or stock):

From a powered off state, simultaneously depress the power and volume up buttons until the white RCA boot screen appears. Once this screen appears, release the power button but REMAIN DEPRESSING THE VOLUME UP BUTTON until you are in recovery.

Stock recovery installation:

It is the exact same procedure as was with TWRP, with the exception of step 2. Instead download the stock recovery image from here, rename it by deleting "[RCA 6203 Stock Repacked - Remove this tag]" so that the file name reads only "recovery.img" (with no quotes of course). Continue on using step 3 above. Check out why you might need the stock recovery image in the "Firmware updating considerations" area of the Misc. section below.

Ultimate happiness and assurance is now achieved with having a custom recovery installed on your device to back it up! :D
[Android General] Droidify:
Accessories

Here are some of the accessories I am currently using for the 6203:

Cases:

The keyboard case is good, but I found it cumbersome in most cases and unnecessary. So I purchased this case from Ebay. Here are some photos of mine. I have had it for 5+ months with no issue upon daily use.

Screen Protectors:

I purchased this anti-glare and anti-fingerprint screen protector from Amazon. Although they now have it for the 6203, at the time they only had them for the 6103 and I had to modify it. But 5 months later it is still great. Being anti-glare means there is a slight matte to them, but overall I found it hardly effected the clarity of the screen. It really kept having to wipe off the screen due to fingerprints to a minimum!

I am just sharing what I have found to work for our devices and hope it helps you too in some way! :cool:
[Android General] Droidify:
Customization Apps

Customization apps that require root (seeing rooting section above):

Xposed Framework. Man is this awesome. Here is the description from the site: Xposed is a framework for modules that can change the behavior of the system and apps without touching any APKs. That's great because it means that modules can work for different versions and even ROMs without any changes (as long as the original code was not changed too much). It's also easy to undo. As all changes are done in the memory, you just need to deactivate the module and reboot to get your original system back. There are many other advantages, but here is just one more: Multiple modules can do changes to the same part of the system or app. With modified APKs, you to decide for one. No way to combine them, unless the author builds multiple APKs with different combinations. You can find version 2.6.1 for our tablet here (select "show older versions" at the bottom of the page).

GravityBox [KK]. TONS of customization for our device. Find it here.

Customization apps that do not require root:

Blacked out or inverted apps. I love darkened apps. I prefer a black or dark background to most apps. It looks good and is easier on the eyes! You can download the Team Blacked Out updater apk from here. You can download many popular apps that have been "blacked out" by this team.

I am just sharing these apps for fellow fans of customization. Enjoy! :cool:
[Android General] Droidify:
Custom ROM's

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[Android General] Droidify:
Misc.

Rooting considerations:

Although there is a risk of bricking the device in doing so, to date I have rolled through both the 1.3.51 and 1.9.50 RCA updates without the update being hindered by having my device rooted prior (never unrooted), and I have not lost root once the update completes. Although I have not tried this without, I believe this may be because I use SuperSU Pro OTA survival. This app is not necessary, but the free version does not have the "OTA survival mode" that the pro version possesses. I recommend spending the $3.75 for purchase.

Firmware updating considerations:

If you delete any of the bloatware apps that comes preloaded (VUDU, Walmart, Sam's Club, Opera, etc.) and try to update the device, it will soft brick your tablet. This is because the update performs a core app comparison check to test validity prior to completing installation. You will only be able to get into stock recovery once this happens. Therefore my recommendation is not to delete any of these apps but instead use Titanium or MyBackup Pro to freeze them, and prior to attempting any firmware update remember to UNFREEZE THEM FIRST. This will save you any headache with the firmware updates.

I do not think you can install an official firmware update via TWRP, so you may need to reinstall the stock recovery to do this. See the "Custom Recovery" section above.
[Android General] Droidify:
Misc. #2

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[Android General] Droidify:
One frustrating thing about our device is that some apps will not install from the Play store. It will state "this item is not compatible with your device". Well I have tried many methods to circumvent this, including changing prop files and using apps that fake screen densities. I don't recommend that :). Instead I sideload. I use a Google Chrome extension called APK Downloader. You can get it here. To set up it will ask for devide ID info. I plug in the number for my S4. Once downloaded, I just copy the apk over to my tablet and install from there. The only caveat to this is that it does not work for purchased apps.

There are other ways to procure the app and sideload, but this is the method I use most often for the 6203.
[Android General] Droidify:
I have a support request in to RCA for these concerns (here is the text as I sent):

Hello,

I have 3 questions. The first is that by reading the specs for this tablet the CPU is supposed to be set for 1.5Ghz. But when you use the tablet, it is only set for 1300Mhz (1.3Ghz) (I can provide screenshots). Which is wrong and why?

My second question is do we have any access to a complete firmware ROM that can be used via recovery? This would be nice to have in case the tablet is soft bricked for any reason. Update ROMs do not provide this.

Lastly, is there anywhere to download USB drivers for this tablet?

Thanks in advance for your help.

From RCA:

Glen (RCA Support)

Apr 27, 3:18 PM

1) The max threshold is 1.5Ghz. The reason it is running at 1.3 is probably because your not using its absolute full capacity

2) We dont have the ROM

3) Is this for the USB stick or memory stick?

Glen

Technical Support

#Madeforyourlifestyle

My response:

Glen,

Here are my responses:

1.	I have attached 3 screenshots from independent apps that all report the CPU set for 1.3Ghz and not 1.5Ghz. In fact they show the governor as having the range for the CPU set to 598-1300mhz. I believe this happened in the firmware 1.9.50 update and was not the case prior. Can you check to see why this was done? We purchased tablets that were intending on having a 1.5Ghz processor.

2.	You will see many returns then from tablets that were soft bricked due to the most recent update corrupting the system file, and then only allowing people to boot into recovery and not into Android.

3.	No, USB drivers as in this explanation: http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html

Thanks. I really appreciate your assistance with these questions. Please let me know if there is any other information I can offer.

From RCA 5/4/15:

Glen (RCA Support)

May 4, 3:43 PM

The tablet will use the 1.5Ghz only when it will take big update like firmware updates.

#Madeforyourlifestyle

My response:

Glen,

There is no way for the Android kernel to know only to use full CPU capability during an upgrade procedure. Its there for all operations or it is not.

Can I have my concern escalated to your engineering team? As I said previous, the system showed 1.5Ghz was available in processing speed before the last upgrade.

Thanks

From RCA 5-7-15:

Hello,

We'd love to hear what you think of our customer service. Please take a moment to answer one simple question by clicking either link below:

How would you rate the support you received?

Good, I'm satisfied

Bad, I'm unsatisfied

Conclusion:

So apparently RCA doesn't intend to do anything about the most recent update failures outside of performing RMA's for people, and also doesn't care to answer why these tabs are advertised as 1.5Ghz and are being throttled to 1.3.
[Android General] probeafargavin:
Rct6203w46-android4.4.2-3101-v50-v1.3.71

What can I do with this or this - no ROM Backups, and an annoying 'brick' on my table? :D

I successfully rooted with KingRoot and tried to manually switch to SuperSU with a script I found.

The script seemed workable. I found all of the targets and: # root.sh ... oh *hi*

The transition failed and after trying to 'clean up' remnants the script seemed to have missed, the screen froze: RESET BUTTON - nothing, nothing, nothing.

I wish I hadn't believed it would work without a 'dd ... system.img'. The tablet had about 12hrs mileage and is now a very new [Black Friday] $49 item about to be smashed on the driveway.

:poop:

:rolleyes:

I read somewhere that RCA will not be distributing winusb drivers.

*uc* it - i b-roke i-t! :victory:

It's Alive! After the battery drained, 2 weeks later, it booted!

removed supersu
[Android General] Droidify:
probeafargavin,

Sorry for slow reply. Been a busy month! I recommend sending the unit back to RCA for an RMA. I had to do this once and although it took a month, I received back a working tablet. It doesn't matter that you did this, they will not check. They will end up sending you back a refurbed tablet. Mine works fine.

-droidify
[Android General] C_Cee:
Needing Help

I rooted my device (same exact make/ model you have listed). Well it just so happens that now I am not able to open the Google App store. I have clicked the app logo so many times now and all what I see is what looks like the app is about to open but it just disappears about a half second later.

Looks like I am no longer able to use the back button also. I have tried factory resetting the device yet problem remains. Clearing cache of the Google Play app, no results. Please help!!!!! I would surely appreciate it, I'm sure you can imagine how devastated I am over this.

:eek:
[Android General] Droidify:
C_Cee unless you have TWRP installed and had a back up, there is not much you can do. I would RMA the tablet through RCA. I had to do this once and it was a pretty quick turn around.

-Droidify
[Android General] kwmike:
RCT203W46L Questions

Hi,

I have just purchased the above and rooted it with Kingroot. This is the lollipop 5.0 version.

a) a stagefright detector from lookout reports this device is vulnerable to this hack. Any thoughts?

b) are the twrp and stock recovery images pointed to by droidify post #2 and #3 still usable? even though its lollipop5.0?

Any help appreciated before I mod this thing!! :D

Thanks
[Android General] Droidify:
Lollipop is going to have a different recovery, so what I posted likely will not work and may cause serious problems if attempted. Not sure about stagefright vulnerabilities.
[Android General] drakedalfa:
Any advance?

No more advance in this device?
[Android General] Droidify:
My tablet is still going. Although not my daily driver device, I use it to watch videos on break at work and to read on. There hasn't been any development for this device that I am aware of and unlikely to be considering it is not that popular.
[Android General] MauiKeith:
Flashing recovery from build Build: RCT6303W87DK-ANDROID5.0-V63-V1.12.20-B

Aloha -

I just received one of these today:

Model: RCT6303W87DK (32GB)

Android version: Lollipop 5.0.

Kernel: 3.10.54

Build: RCT6303W87DK-ANDROID5.0-V63-V1.12.20-B

I installed NewKingrootV4.62_C133_B233_en_release_2015_11_24_105203.apk downloaded from www\.kingroot\.net

On the first attempt, Kingroot rebooted at 22%, and failed to root. I repeated the procedure without rebooting, and achieved root on the second attempt.

I am curious to know if you flashed TWRP and, if so, what results you had.

Also: does anyone know if, in fact, the 5.0 loader actually is different from the 4.4.2 loader.

Thanks in advance.
[Android General] Sir Jaxxy:
I'm confused, is this thread on the RCA Pro 10 RCT6203W46KB or for it's successor (I assume) the RCA 10 Viking Pro RCT6303W87DK. I ask because I have the RCT6303W87DK and am looking to see if there are any ROMs for it, as I would prefer to be running Android 5.1.2 or 6.0 over 5.0.
[Android General] Droidify:
This thread is only for the RCA RCT6203W46. I doubt there are any ROMS for the RCA tablets because custom recovery is needed for install, and to my knowledge there are no custom recoveries created for the newer models. ROMs were never even made for the older ones and I am assuming that is because they are not popular enough to warrant the time to build.
[Android General] lenigma1too:
It is beyond me how TEN MONTHS LATER, I'm the guy smackin that thanks button for you for the FIRST TIME!!! Good show my friend!
[Android General] nannycrick:
I'm glad yours restarted. Mine has been bricked since last November. I would still like to get it running & sell it to get back some of the money I spend on it & it's replacement, a Lenovo Tab2 A10-70F. I have that one running happily rooted, TWRP recovery, debloated with Xposed, Viper4AndroidFX, and Walkman Player. I have NO "reaction" from the RCA at all! Can't boot into recovery. Can't get Win10 Pro to "see" the RCA.I have all the needed drivers installed for SP Flash Tool. Java & everything updated. SP Flash Tool "sees" the Tab2, but nothing from the RCA. (Both have MTK chipsets)

BTW..it was my second RCA Pro10 tablet. The first crashed after the update install. I only used it for two months! (the Lenovo Tab2 is an incredible machine! So good, I took it to work!) I wish I could figure out how to "jump start" this brick!
[Android General] Jadevinicole:
Hi all, is there or has anyone been able to update this device to lollipop? I'm running kitkat now; I've tried forcing the OTA update to no avail and been looking all over Google for a rom and nothing. Anything is appreciated. Thanks
[Android General] Droidify:
No, I believe RCA has moved on and will no longer offer updates.
[Android General] Jadevinicole:
Are there any custom roms available?
[Android General] piperx:
No
[Android General] Jadevinicole:
Ok. So I've kept looking around and found rctw6203w46kc. This this the Pro 10 Edition II, and has Android 5.0. From what I found, the physical specs are identical. Is there any way, in theory, that if we could get our hands on that firmware we could flash it on to our device? I'm sorry if I sound like a noob, I'm new to this so bare with me.
[Android General] piperx:
Might want to read this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3325158

Ask any questions, someone might help
[Android General] Jadevinicole:
Thanks
[Android General] farcus211:
SuperSU and Custom Recovery finally installed correctly(rct6203w46)

Here is the process I had to take to get this thing(RCT6203W46) to take supersu and install binaries and recovery. I installed kingroot very easily and the first thing I thought I would try and tackle was a custom recovery so I followed the OP and used the recovery.img provided and I knew it was the right file because I had gotten it to work before by using Rashr flash tool and I tried to use this same app again but I could not get it to install this second time around. What I noticed happening was kingroot was not giving the flash app permission to install the recovery it kept saying it failed but I knew this app worked in the past. So what I had to do was reboot the tablet and as soon as it booted up I had to in a hurry open Rashr and hit install that was the only way to get it to give the correct permission. After I managed to get the recovery.img to install I made a back up and continued to try and install SuperSU correctly. This was the part that was driving me crazy the binary just would not install. I tried to do it through the SuperSU app and it would not take I also tried to use the zip file that had the mrw file in it and I placed the mrw file on my sd card and internal storage just in case and I used the terminal installer to get rid of kingroot and install SuperSU and it would not remove the kingroot apk or update the binaries still. So this is what I did I used Root explorer and I went into system apps found the kingroot apk and renamed it kingroot.apk.bak the file manager asked me if I wanted to change the file system to read only I believe I said yes and it renamed the file after this I took the SuperSU file that was inside the mrw file and copied it in my filemanager and pasted it to my system apps and again file manager asked if I wanted to change the file system and I did and it took the app and pasted it in my system apps. After I pasted the SuperSU app into my system apps I changed the permissions to the same as the kingroot apk which was rw-r-r I think that's 0644. After this I went to terminal because it was still running from the time I tried to install the mrw file and I typed in reboot and rebooted to make sure it took the permission change of the SuperSU app. It did so I went back to the SuperSU app opened it up and sure enough it installed the binaries correctly and now I have a custom recovery and the SuperSU app I want. I then went through my file manager and any files I had for kingroot I got rid off and I also did a search in my file manager to make sure I got everything and it pulled up some I missed and then I was able to uninstall those and then uninstall them from the app drawer.

Thanks to everyone for the file downloads and the great information that I take no credit for I just followed your lead. Thanks again.
[Android General] rrrrrrredbelly:
I know it's been awhile since anyone has posted here, I'm trying to get back to stock. Does anyone have firmware that I can flash?

After rooting with kingroot, I'm having trouble removing it with supersu, didn't have any luck with help from above post. There is some adware installed that i can get rid off, every 30-60 seconds I have full screen ads popping up.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

Dan
[Android General] imaddicted2u:
My autistic nephew owns one of these RCA RCT6203W46 Pro10. One day it stopped working and it was given to me to try and fix. Initial there was no sign of life. I plugged it into a power adapter with a meter plugged in to it so I could see if it was drawing current. It was pulling .5 amp so was charging. I tried powering it on periodically but still nothing. After charging overnight the current dropped to near nothing indicating the battery was full. I tried every button and reset combination and nothing. I downloaded drivers and firmware I found here. Connected USB to PC with device manager open. Nothing was detected at first but after fiddling with various button and reset combos, Windows 10 made the new hardware sound then it quickly dropped it. Nothing ever popped in device manager that I could see but it did refresh the device list. Anyway I finally gave up. Then a day later I was walking by it and suddenly the white RCA Powered by Android splash screen popped up. Then it went to a black pulsating RCA screen. It's been on that display for a few hours and seems to be stuck. I hope someone reads this and give me some clues what I can do to revive this tablet.
[Android General] Droidify:
You can try this:

If the tablet is charged but still will not turn on, hold the power button and volume UP button. A menu named “Android System Recovery <e3>” will appear. Scroll through the menu using the volume buttons and select “wipe data/factory reset” using the power button. Note that any photos and downloaded apps will be removed.
[Android General] imaddicted2u:
Thanks for taking the time to reply, the tablet is charged. The battery measures 4.2V. The USB current meter I have showed 0.5 amp until the charge was complete then dropped to near 0V.

When it decided to try to boot on it's own, RCA was displayed for about 3 hours then it went dark again.

Unfortunately, Power and Vol up button do nothing. The recovery menu doesn't pop up.
[Android General] Droidify:
I originally had to send my tablet back to RCA for an RMA on a similar issue. You can see that farther up the thread. Sorry for your troubles!
[Android General] bong1213:
Hi.. I want help my rca rct6203w46 with cpu 8127A hardbrick i want to flash using sp flash tool but i dont have a firmware for this device. Anyone soft hearted kindly share your firmware link. Thank you very much
[Android General] Droidify:
TO ALL: I had to trash my RCT6203W46 as it got into a state wherein it would not boot any longer. Just prior to that it slowed way, way down. I assumed (another) hardware failure and rather than producing another RMA, I disposed of it. So I can no longer test and help resolve issues :(

bong1213: You caught me at the right time! I am about to delete all the files I have saved for this platform. While I do not have a link to firmware per se, I do have a copy of the last update provided by RCA. It is a zip file. Would this help you?
[Android General] bong1213:
bong1213: You caught me at the right time! I am about to delete all the files I have saved for this platform. While I do not have a link to firmware per se, I do have a copy of the last update provided by RCA. It is a zip file. Would this help you?[/QUOTE]

Yes, I try that file. Please give me a link where you uploaded. Thank you
[Android General] Droidify:
Yes, I try that file. Please give me a link where you uploaded. Thank you[/QUOTE]

For a limited time- let me know when you have it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/72hsr4kgul0532n/1.9.50.zip?dl=0
[Android General] Sagguy:
For some reason alot of people with this tablet are not posting here. I see it in alot of other threads.

While i have a RCA RCT6203W46-Android4.4.2-V51-V1.9.50, which is stuck on the RCA logo ( not the dog ) i see alot of different variants, ie: W46 kl or other Variant.

Maybe you and other senior members like [MENTION=4666511]smartmanvartan[/MENTION] may make a single thread..(i know its from members not reading is why this model is all over the site )

Thanks