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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
FIXED!

I just managed to get past the setup wizard and get both my Hudl 1's back into service. The problem is not that the Tesco server is gone, but that it's certificate expired on 26th June. If you can escape the wizard and get to settings to set the Hudl's time to before that date the wizard completes successfully.

I've written up how I escaped the wizard and got into the settings to do this - it's s combination of information from this thread and stuff I've found elsewhere, none of it is really mine :). No rooting or USB debuuging required.

Find the write up here: Apparently I haven't posted enough here to be able to post the actual link, so try this ....

https colon slash slash rob dot themayfamily dot me dot uk slash hudl

If someone with enough privileges could post an actual link for others to click that would be excellent.

I hope this is useful. Please let me know if you find better/easier ways to achieve the same end effect. If I get time I'll have a look to see if the setup wizard can more easily be disabled, but for now this has got me where I need to be.

Enjoy,

Rob.

[Edited to add: you can find a clickable link under the Home Page in the contact info of my profile]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemurmad:
TigerRob, I went to the website and tried. It still says failed to connect. I did the same thing you did by resetting thinking it was a good idea but totally forgotten about this being a thing with hudls. Im gonna try again and hope for the best.

EDIT: OMG IT WORKS!!!! I guess setting it to 2015 was a bad idea. Should of checked before and set to 22/11/19. Thanks dude!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Sorry, but not sure what website you went to. If you go to my site there are step by step instructions for recovering - but I still don't have enough posts here to link to it directly. If you click on 'TigerRob' to the left of this post and then follow the link to 'view profile' and then click on the 'Contact Info' tab you will find a link under the 'Home Page' - follow that to my write-up.

I've had a couple of other people confirm that they've made it work - let me know how you get on.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
I'm working on a custom ROM, based on the latest stock ROM (JDQ39.20140424.153851) that will have the following features:

- boot 'chime' disabled

- setup wizard & Tesco updates disabled

- Tesco apps and branding removed

- Remaining stock apps updated to latest available for JellyBean/4.2.2

I'm probably a week away from having something that can be tested - if you're interested in having early sight and helping test then please let me know by replying here or PM'ing me.

Rob.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RobJ01:
Fixed as well!

Rob, thanks for what is probably the best described fix I've ever seen for a tech problem. It worked perfectly, just as you described at every step, including the lack of download of the settings app so I went back and reset the hudl again but was quicker through the process second time. Excellent job! Rob
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
I'll add an instruction not to go too far in the past :). The Hudl talks to other sites during setup, and if they have certificates then those certificates will have 'not before' dates, and if you set the time before these dates then those communications will fail ...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
TMF Custom ROM v0.1 (for HUdl 1)

I have a working custom ROM that is currently running on 3 of my Hudl's. If any with a bit of experience of flashing the Hudl want to give it a shot then drop me a PM and I'll share a link - but I'd like to get some confidence of it working on other devices before I open up to general downloads.

.

Rob.

This ROM is not Rooted. It just works around the issue of not being able to complete the setup wizard but disabling it and removes most of the Tesco branding. More information once I have confidence that it's good for wider distribution
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sramachandran:
Please help

I have a Hudl 1 and after factory reset which I did since it was slowing not able to connect to WiFi

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grigolep:
Hi Viv

I'm also experiencing the same issues as others on this forum, could you please send me the .pdf file as well.

Pete
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Latest write up combining Viv and my knowledge so far:

https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl

https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl/hudl-fix
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IainTheSavantGeek:
Reply

That tutorial worked for me on the Hudl 1 and 2

Thanks

Iain
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jun Kie:
Worked for me with Hudl 2 running Android 4.4.2 Thanks. I can put it back in the car as my big screen satnav now [emoji23]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UNLUCKY67:
Thank You ! This helped me solve a slightly different, but related problem on my HUDL 2.

I hadn't used it for a while, it did connect to WIFI and started doing lots of updates. I put it in 'airplane mode' to pause the updates, to speed up looking for a file on there. I used airplane mode cos I wanted to turn off the bluetooth too - but I suspect the same would have happened if I had just disconnected the WIFI.

I couldn't get it to connect back, it couldn't find any WIFI (even my neighbours!) to connect to. I could access settings so I could turn off autodate detection and change the date (to 25/6/20) and then it did reconnect.

Just for anyone reading this - I know now this was due to my ignorance but until Chrome told me to turn the auto date detection back on Google play wouldn't connect and Firefox just reported an unsafe connection. I was starting suspect I had a different problem.

Thanks again - I was having a bad tech day anyway and this nearly tipped me over the edge (think computer out the window except I'm on the ground floor and it was all tech ganging up on me!)

Actually I wonder if you could add something about disconnecting WiFi/airplane mode to title to make this saviour of my sanity thread easier to find?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dady72:
hudl 2 problem

Hi viv can you send me the pdf help thanks ive reset my tablet and cant get past wifi setup thanks .07392035691 or heyspap999@gmail.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
I've written up a combination of my and Viv's information here: https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl. you probably want option 1 ... https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl/hudl-fix
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kelvinhjones:
Rob,

We have folloowed your instructions to the letter. Running update file from sd card, it gets as far as handle script error! ignore... and then it jumps to copy boot loader installation complete and then hangs up. We have tried a reboot but back to original tesco rom. Done this several times same thing each time. It must be something really simple we are not doing right.

Kelvin
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dady72:
Hi there yes am interested mine is hudl 2 thou .let me know
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Hi Kelvin,

Sorry that you're having issues. Performing the flash from the SD is a very new feature, and the instructions (and image) are in a state of flux. A couple of things you can do to help me help you. (1) What version of the TMF Custom ROM (the filename that you dowloaded would be perfect); (2) Can you PM me a picture of the recovery screen as the flash finishes and just before it 'hangs up'? It shouldn't be possible to get to that stage and then end up with the original Tesco image running, so I'd like to see what it thinks it's done. (3) Can you explain a bit more what you see (if anything) after the recovery screen (the yellow text) and before it 'hangs'? Do you see either a white star in the center of the screen or a 'powered by Android' splash-screen?

I updated the instructions on Github last night to match a new version of the ROM that I haven't released yet (perhaps tonight, perhaps tomorrow), so if you're following the current instructions then they're probably not complete for the version of the ROM you have. Bear with me and I'll try to get you up and running.

Rob.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Hi dady72 - if you're talking about being interested in a custom ROM, then what I'm working on is for Hudl 1 not Hudl 2. Sorry.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Just to close this out for anyone reading later - Kelvin was flashing the wrong image and now that we've got him the right one he is up and running with a newly flashed Hudl1.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
TMF Custom ROM V1.0 now available

On June 26th, 2020, the certificate that backs connections to https://device.mobile.tesco.com/ expired. This causes all Tesco provided updates for Hudl 1 to fail to be served from this back end. On factory re-set the Hudl 1 setup wizard requires an update check to this back-end to complete successfully ... as this check fails, the wizard blocks, requesting the user to check their internet connection.

In order to provide a permanent work around to this problem I have created a custom ROM that pulls work from others in the past (Kudos to Paul O'Brien of MoDaCo fame, blinkydamo for the Helios ROM, and many, many others) along with a "fix" to close down the setup wizard and free Hudl 1's to have a new life.

All the details (and the code to create it yourself if you don't want to trust a pre-built ROM) can be found here: https://github.com/remay/tmf-hudl including full step-by-step instructions for how to install the ROM onto a Hudl 1 - this includes a mechanism to flash from an SD card avoiding having to install any special software on a computer.

What this custom firmware does:

Removes the annoying start-up sound, and adds branding to the start-up splashscreen so that it's easy to tell that this modified firmware is installed.

Disables the Setup Wizard, so that on first boot you end up directly at the desktop. (There are a few post install steps that you should take, documented as part of the install instructions)

Removes the non-functional and Tesco branded apps (those that still work can be re-installed from the Play Store if you want them)

Removes the [T] Tesco launcher button from the navigation bar

Additional details on the changes made are available here.

If you're after a solution that doesn't involve flashing the device, then see if this works for you: http://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl-fix
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redddevil:
Have tried the custom flash but just get "can not find firmware image or invalid image".

I have an (unbricked) HUDL 1 which can read the SD card and see the image OK so not sure wht I'm doing wrong.

Any thoughts?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redddevil:
May have found out why but no nearer to flash. The MD5 checksum of the file I've downloaded is 47fc24477e77713fb519c0da376112594 which is different to the web version. Have tried re-downloading but get the same result.

Any thoughts please?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redddevil:
...and get same MD5 discrepancy with thumbdrive file. I'm using Win10 CertUtil to check the MD5 checksum if that matters.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redddevil:
Sorry - forget that and pardon my ignorance. Checksum is correct (I was doing it on the extracted file not the zip) so why can't the HUDL see the img file (or thinks it is invalid?)?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigRonW:
I had not one but THREE Mk.1 HUDLS, Two of them I'd bought for a song, because the previous owned had "Reset to Factory" (as he put it,) and had lost WiFi access, the third was my own one owned from new. I followed the instructions assiduously to get back to the "Settings" screen, changed the date, and (after a re-reset.) everything woked perfectly. On my OWN HUDL I went down the "flash from SD card" route, and it worked perfectly.... or at least, it appeared to have done so. No more annoying boot-screen "Ping", most of the bloatware gone. New Playstore, new look generally. I set about putting back the programs that are the reason for me owning a pocket-sized tablet. (Apps which HAD been downloaded to the tablet before the update) And I can't. My updated HUDL tells me that it's not compatible with a number of the programs that had been on it last week, working perfectly.

There's a Playstore submenu which lists all the Apps you've ever installed on ALL your Android gadgets - phones and/or tablets. And the (long) list puts a neat little cross next to the ones that won't work on the machine you're using to read the list. My "List" goes all the way back to Apps that I installed on my HTC "Dream" (The Original Mk 1 Android phone) With stuff I've downloaded to my current phone, a XioMi Redmi Note 8. Maps.Me has proven to be a lifesaver in the past, giving pre-ownloaded A-Z style Maps of wherver I happen to be. It tells me which street my bus is driving along in Malta; on a train which was so heavily graffiti'ed in Portugal that the windws were ususable, it tells me that we've reached the stop I needed. And despite having given me good service all over the world on my trusty HUDL... it's NOT COMPATIBLE with the modified version. Nor are a few other Apps.. Not at all sure that I'd have flashed my HUDL if I knew THAT would happen.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Hi BigRonW - repeating my private reply to you here.

Are you saying that you're able to download these apps (today, rather than sometime in the past) from the Play Store on the devices that you factory reset but didn't apply my custom ROM to?

I suspect that it's far more likely that the version on the play store today isn't compatible with the old version of Android that the Hudl runs (4.2.2) - for example, the Maps.Me version on the play store requires Android 5.0 or higher. There are a number of resources available that archive older versions. I haven't used any of them for a while, but for example I can find Maps.me Version 9.4.6 here: https://apkpure.com/maps-me-–-offli....mapswithme.maps.pro/variant/9.4.6-Google-APK That claims to be compatible with Andriod 4.0.3 and later. You want the armeabi-v7a variant. I don't remember the steps for installing from an APK, but there will be plenty of instructions on the web. I *think* you need to enable Security->Unknown sources and then you can install from an SD Card.

Let me know how you get on - but there should be *no* difference to what can be installed from the play store on the custom ROM vs. the standard image.

Rob.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Hi reddevil - sorry at some point I appear to have stopped 'watching' this thread, so only catching up now. Do you still need help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redddevil:
Thanks Rob but I managed to flash from PC booted from USB drive in the end (and then bought you a coffee!).

No idea why the files seemed invalid to the HUDL nor why my 2 main PCs would not boot from the USB drive (even when set to do so). Luckily my old Samsung netbook did the trick.

Many Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Thank you for the coffee :-). Did you unzip the download and rename the unpacked file "update.img"? Was the "update.img" file in the root of the SD card? Was the SD card formatted as FAT32?

If all the above true then I can't explain why you had issues with flashing from the SD card. But glad that you managed to get it working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HDBax:
Trying to revive my Hudl and get so far as changing the date and restarting the wizard but when it gets to the "looking for updates" it freezes again as no connection. When I go back it has reset the date to current again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redddevil:
I'm no expert but did you turn off Automatic date/time update?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HDBax:
Yes and redone it 5 or 6 times and still keeps updating date to current
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
I *think* I saw this, or something like it, once. But I was not able to repeat it. I see that you've seen it multiple times.

Can you get into settings and tell me what it reports for 'Build Number' under 'About tablet'.

Also, after updating the date/time and before rebooting try going back up to the main settings menu and back into the 'Date & Time' settings to see if the device thinks the changes stuck, at least short-term.

Have you every done anything non-standard with this device (e.g. rooting it?)

If all else fails I'd be happy to talk you through applying my Custom ROM (instructions here: https://github.com/remay/tmf-hudl/wiki/Flashing-from-an-SD-Card ) or I could talk you through applying an un-modified version of the last stock firmware to be released.

Rob.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mesoma:
Tigerboss, thanks Sir, my dad is super happy right now, God bless you Dr sharing such a vital message for free
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mesoma:
It worked 😩😩😩
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JzStoner:
Hi! Can someone share the manual document ?

Thanks a lot!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
Rob's stuff - Hudl

Background

rob.themayfamily.me.uk

You're probably looking for option 1, but suggest you read the background.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JzStoner:
Thanks a lot!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poly_Nerd_Pagan:
Hi Everyone

I found my Dad's hudl earlier today in my storage, and was excited to find until I discovered the wi-fi issue. I managed to get into settings once, but can't get in again. It's picking up the wi-fi, saying it's connected and then failing, just like it is for everyone else. I enjoy navigating my way around these kind of issues, but have noticed that TigerRob seems to know his stuff. Hi TigerRob!

I have your webpage open, but that is dealing with the reset issue. I followed your directions as to how to find information on your page that may help, but again I'm stuck. I tried to follow the 'view profile' instructions, but for some reason cannot find the links you mentioned. I am new to this site, as of ten minutes ago, so it could be that I'm looking in the wrong place.

I'd love to get the hudl going. My Dad passed on three and a half years ago, so I'm kind of attached to it already.

May thanks to all who've posted here, as I don't feel so alone in my confusions :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
You don't say which of my pages you've got open, but there are 3 pages that might be of interest:

(1) Overview of problem and link to solutions: https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl

(2) Detailed step-by-step instructions for bypassing the issue: https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl/hudl-fix (skip the first few steps, depending on what you've already done. If you've already connected to wifi, as your text suggests, then pick things up at step 6)

(3) Pointers to my TMF Custom ROM and detailed installation instructions that removes problematic code from the device. https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl/hudl-tmf-custom-rom

Let em know if you need further help.

Rob.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josweet:
Hi Rob,

I know you only have/own a Hudle1, but any chance u could make do CFW for the Hiudle2 as myself as well as others are all stuck on the WIFI wizard also now the servers have been shut down.

My Hudle 2 was getting a little laggy so i made the fatal mistake of resetting, im now greeted with the WIFI authentication error. I changed the date like your hudle 1 tutorial suggests, but that made no difference for this ver2

I dont mind using my Hudle2 as a guinea pig if you would like to give it a go & i can also know up a tutorial for your webpage to.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
As far as I can establish Custom ROMs for the Hudl2 are not possible. I'm sorry the date trick doesn't work for you : I've had a number of people tell me that it does work with Hudl2 devices, but I don't have a device to confirm or look for alternatives.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josweet:
Ill try again today Rob & report back. Ill roll the date back a couple of days from the 25 Jun 2020 & see if that helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josweet:
Tried multiple dates, but to no avail. Hudle2 doesnt show wifi as connected just as "saved".

Shame to landfill it as its mint like new, but all good thing must come to and end.

Thankyou for replying mate, i gave it shot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KDMcM:
I got to this thread after following @TigerRob's tutorial It is a brilliant tutorial but I had no joy. Someone (possibly @TigerRob) mentions somewhere the possibility that the tablet is updating various other aspects of itself in the background and the process needs to be run through quickly. Mine had updated to the point where it refused to find the settings app and demanded an update to Google Chrome (which it refused to install).

Well, I had a little brainwave which worked for me. I shared my Phone WiFi and, once past the initial screen, switched off teh sharing so I could fumble through the rest, knowing that the HUDL had no possibility of updating.

So, with the stock, unadulterated factory firmware, sure enough, once I get to step 5 above, in stead of typing google app, I typed "settings" and I found I had the option to search ON the tablet. The updated version doesn't have this. Skip steps 6,7,8,9,10! Once I got the date set, I rebooted and went onto my home WiFi no probs.

I'm happy happy happy. I just got a new remote control for my IoT!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerRob:
If you use the latest incarnation of my instructions here: https://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/hudl/hudl-fix

then you shouldn't suffer from that problem of needing to do things fast ... the instructions have been modified based on experience from a load of people, and as things a stands it should work for all but some devices that have the original non-upgraded firmware (and there is an the alternative mechanism which includes that 'might have go go fast' part that should still work for them).

Your suggestion is an interesting variation that I'd be happy to try to include, if that's OK with you?

I still recommend "upgrading" to my Custom ROM: https://github.com/remay/tmf-hudl/wiki
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KDMcM:
I did your updated one first. My machine must've done some serious updates, because I went through the setup email and everything before it would even let me run the browser!

Anyway, here's an EVEN simpler version: SKIP steps 4 and 5 from yours. Don't make a WiFi connection at all. Boom! No mobile hot spots, no tools.

Sure, feel free to put the method up there.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KDMcM:
It looks like you're trying to use these lovely little machines for the same thing as me! I've also acquired a bundle and am hoping to use them as IoT remotes.

I'd wanted to use them to access a Home Assistant webserver, but I'm stuck at the webserver login screen with "Error: Something went wrong". The folks over at the Home Assistant forum told me HA requires Android 5 Lollipop.

Are you also accessing a webserver interface? What do you suppose would be involved in creating an Android 5 ROM for HUDL 1? Is such a thing even possible?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lightpee:
I’ve developed a new way of getting past the activation of the Hudl 1 tablet. Kindly send me an e-mail address on {Mod edit} or {Mod edit}. It worked for me so I suppose it will work for you too. Thanks for your time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
Post edited! @Lightpee I'd appreciate if you share your "new way" here publicly! Thanks for your cooperation!

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator