[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Old faithful:
There are several partitions some of which aren't normally accessed - so for good measure I prefer to flash rather than reset my device. Like saying I prefer format to delete. Reflashing stock ROM will replace everything. Just remember to have a backup of the NVRAM ready for reflashing after you do if you do a complete reflash involving full formatting. Sorry again for my convoluted style ;)

Lenovo before it was known as such, always built IBM's notebook computers and I had one of the early Thinkpads 'subnotebooks' back in '93 and apart from poor construction (the case kept fracturing), it worked fine, way beyond retirement. So yes, I would think we should expect the same from this tablet. Considering Lenovo made sure we could actually put the SD Card in USB Mass Storage Mode right out of the box and it's no-nonsense slogan "For those who do", it is boding well for the future. Also, I did not find it "creaky" like some reviewers have said it felt like, so yes, I have good hope it will last at least as long as its battery. By the time it's exhausted I'm sure someone will have found a way and posted a tutorial on how to replace it ;)

Take your time, I spent one week on the project, which I consider a great investment. Knowledge will set you free!

You've put the finger on what truly distinguishes old timers from newbies: The reassurance that if you do something wrong on one machine, you always have a second machine to fall back on and help you with restoring. Back in the days when I only had one computer or one device, I'd freak out and obsess for days before doing anything adventuresome such as flashing hardware to make it do stuff it wasn't supposed to be able to do (like in the early days of CD writers)

Go for it! :)

Good to know - I'm

always

suspicious of any updating...

That's basically it, the ability to return the tablet to its out-of-the-box condition without minimal risk of interference.

As you could see from cls2's posts, good news travels fast, glad he was able to mirror those files elsewhere ;)

The services it offers are the bait for keeping you as their product, not unlike what humans are in the Matrix, come to think of it. Ever notice how personal ads have become lately? I would swear they know exactly what I like, where I live and where and what I'm likely to buy! People may find that super convenient, I find that super creepy :eek:

That's pretty much it - remember the device does have 2GB of RAM for its operation, just like your computer has. The on-board 16GB is the equivalent of your "c drive" and the external slot is like a bay for a second hard drive. Because it is not used by the system at all, it is immune to its misbehavings and is therefore inherently safer for data storage.

So yes, restarting the tablet after a reset or reflash does take some time just like it does when you install on operating system on any other computer for the first time. If there's nothing much on the device, it doesn't take long at all, just a few minutes, but if you're reloading a backup with may apps and data installed it's obviously going to take longer, perhaps as much as 10 minutes, judging from how long it takes for my Note 2 after I reflash it.

Well normal would simply get you normal boot just like starting the tablet normally so that's that ;) maybe speedboot corresponds to wake up fro sleep or hibernation... Just guessing here.

Right... They've become too much Apple-like in my opinion. Same problem: excellent products, but anal retentive user micromanagement. I actually run my Note 2 under CSROM and the Motorola Launcher from my wife's old RAZR with its beautiful Circles Widget 3D on my home screen without anything Samsung or Google on it ;)

that would be very interesting to confirm - Hopefully that 16GB SD Card should be read and writable from within the standard recovery without KitKat saying 'permission denied' :mad:

Now that I'm rooted, I'll explore the folders to find out whether I can identify what format Andoid uses for its wallpaper (windows uses plain old .bmp). Of course it would be useful if someone more knowledgeable would have an answer ;)

Have you experimented with color adjustments? Don't actual photos pictures look too saturated to you as they do to me? I'm trying to find a solution that won't involve tweaking the kernel itself :eek: