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[Android Software Development] slaming:
ok i'm thinking of getting one of these eken tablets i was just wondering has anyone got one does it already have full root access and are there anyways to install other roms.

if not can anyone give me a hand on how to go about trying to root a device i imagine it has hardly any lock down on it as its just a cheap tablet.

thanks in advanced, slaming

edit: Specs

Performance

Processor 600mhz

RAM Installed Size	DDR 128MB

Display Diagonal Size	7" touch panel

Max Resolution	800X480

Display Technology	TFT

Graphics Type	Integrated Graphics

Input/ Output Connectors

Audio/Video	Built in 1×0.5W speaker,1× Integrated mircrophone, earphone×1

Memory Card	1x SD card slot. a 2GB SD card is attached for the item.

Communications

Wireless Connection	WIFI

Wireless Protocol	802.11 a/b/g

Software

Operating System	Andriod 1.6 :(

IM Software	MSN, Skype

Browser	Andriod Browser

Market Yes but not android market their own market application (most apps can be installed via apk if you can find them)

Office	Word To Go, Sheet To Go, Slideshow To Go, PDF To Go.

Media player	PeacockVideo, Music Player

Mail	Android Email,POP3/IMAP/SMTP

Audio	MP3

Video	MP4 for Andriod

Image	Jpeg, Gif

Other Software	Google Maps,Calendar, Contacts, and many free software for Andriod.

General

Battery Type	Built in 7.4V 1600MAH Li-ion Battery

Battery / Run Time (up to)	2 Hours

Power Device Type	AC Adapter

Voltage required	100/240V

Color	White

Dimensions / W x D x H	207mm(L) x119mm(W) x12mm(H)

USB I believe it is the apple 20 pin connector but not 100%

Price

£62 + £26.50 p+p (£88.50)
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
I should be receiving mine in a day or two....I too would like to root this sucker. I have no experience so will be of little use to the effort accept to cheer from the sidelines.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
well i have no experience finding out how to root a device, but i am more than happy messing around in a command line and cooking my own roms. but tbh i wouldn't be surprised if this came with a 100% unlocked boot loader and possibly 100% rooted. so hopefully it should just be a simple job of cooking up some roms, well lets just hope :D
[Android Software Development] slaming:
wait one sec are you buying the ipad fake or the white one because i would have thought both would hopefully have the same bootloader hoepfully unlocked. but the ipad fake has a 1.2ghz if i have read correctly
[Android Software Development] aimless_e:
I received my unbranded m001 yesterday. unfortunately it isn't unlocked. But I'm working on figuring out the boot loader mechanism. ADB doesn't seem to find it when I connect it to my computer via the supplied USB cable but I'm still hopeful. I'll post what I can figure out.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
hey dude congrat on first post and welcome to xda devs. unfortunately i will not be able to get my m001 or ipad rip off for a while cause i am currently in debt to my mother but hopefully by the end of next month i might have one in my hands and will be with you if you are still struggling with route pm me and i will give you my email address and i might be able to give you a hand, bear in mind i'm no genius
[Android Software Development] slaming:
is yours the ipad fake or the white one? and does it have market on it?
[Android Software Development] aimless_e:
Had I know of the Ipad fake I would have opted for it ,.but no, its the white one. It does have a market app but not the Android market. So the market enabler or a custom firmware will be needed to make this device really shine. Of course they might release a firmware update when it hits a more mass market status but I wouldn't count on it.

More info about the device.

I was wrong about it not having root access. Seems the file system is wide open. I went ahead and made a su command in /system/bin for good measure but I am still having trouble running programs that require root level access to the system. USB debugging is on but I'm not sure its running.

Below is the information that is returned by lsusb on my linux computer:

Bus 001 Device 032: ID 040d:8510 VIA Technologies, Inc.
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
I have the white one....The iPad fake was too expensive ;-P it's actually the Moonze (sp?)...I got my Eken M001 for $95 + $25 shipping.

oh i SOOOOO hope we can root this sucker.

Just for gigs...I went ahead and created a group for this sucker.

http://groups.google.com/group/ekenm001

feel free to join!

I'll create a link back to this thread over there.
[Android Software Development] t0mmy:
where did you find it for that price?

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[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
eBay - bay-bay
[Android Software Development] slaming:
i've been wondering if we could find any market .apks that would enable us to use the market, i mean would be lush to flash custom roms anyway to get into boot loader? like holding down one of the buttons when turning it on?
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
I sent an email to the folks at ekengroup.com about getting source or giving root information.

I'll let you know what happens.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
thanks dude i might contacts one of the guys that sells them on ebay and be a checky bugger and ask for a promo one that i can review and then link everyone to his account to buy them, could just work ;)
[Android Software Development] MelchioR-:
I've sent an e-mail to Eken regarding future software updates...and they completely ignored it and sent me a request to fill out a sale form (how many units I want, address, etc) and they will provide me with "rock bottom price with high quality"

I'm on the edge of getting the M001 just to play around with because it's so cheap, but the Archos 7 Home Tablet has a few features that are just so tempting and the price isn't too much higher (199$).

To those of you who have this already: Does this device support multitouch? The descriptions say it's got a capacitive touch screen, but Chinese knockoff product descriptions are always very sketchy.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
i think i read somewhere that one of them had multi touch but then one contradicted that and said it had a resistive touch screen, but tbh multi touch isn't always that much better just as long as its a pretty good quality resistive it isn't that much more work than using a capacitive
[Android Software Development] MelchioR-:
Well, if the M001 has a capacitive multitouch-capable screen it would appeal to me more than the higher quality, more storage space Archos 7HT. The A7HT has a resistive screen, 8GB of NAND, 7-8 hours of battery life. M001 has 2 hours battery, 2GB storage, and an unknown touch screen :P
[Android Software Development] slaming:
well i emailed one of the dudes from ebay hopefully he might see sense and give me one for free :D but i doubt it :(
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
I think I would prefer resistive...on a device like this, I suspect I would like the ability to use a stylus....capacitive stylus kind of suck IMHO.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
yeah resistive could be nicer as its more precise (i think) meaning it could be used easier as a note pad type thing, but i do prefer typing u gotta see my hand writing LOL.
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
Over on the Group site....Aimless posted that it is resistive.

http://groups.google.com/group/ekenm001/browse_thread/thread/ba4a97a6a9dc1a25
[Android Software Development] slaming:
well i've used a htc touch hd and am fine using resistive screens so doesn't matter to me but some people just really hate resistive.

edit: weird go here then if you select the last image and zoom in it definatly show the android market place icon, is that the icon for their own market place?
[Android Software Development] slaming:
damn the ebay dude just said "Thank you for your interest. You can buy one as a trial order. After you check its quslity, you can order more. Currently there is no disccount on the item as well as combination on the postage. You can contact me at {email} for any further info. Regards"
[Android Software Development] aimless_e:
The information about this device is misleading at best. There is a market app but it isn't the Android Market. From what I could tell from my now broken M001 the device is easily rooted. The filesystem is mounted rw and everything on the system can be copied and moved and deleted without complaint. ADB doesn't detect the device but I would guess that the daemon isn't running on the M001 and thus the computer cant see it. However what seems to be missing is allot of the busybox aliases that are required to run most "root only" apps. The version of busybox on the device supports grep, but when you type in grep via your favorite terminal emulator you get "grep not found" su is also missing (not a surprise) but you can use "cat sh > su && chmod 4755 su" to create it. I'm not sure where the system wide alias file is on android and like I said before my M001 is now broke. I have a new one on the way so I'll update everyone when I have something new.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
how is your broken did it break when attempting some flashing? or is the hardware broken? just wondering about the quality of this device.
[Android Software Development] aimless_e:
Dropped it in a busy parking lot. Co-worker ran it over. Device still boots but the screen and case are trashed.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
damn so not salvigable? cause i could really do with a device like this. but didn't u manage to rip your co worker off and charge them double? fancy using the extra and ummm shipping one to the uk?
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
Aimless,

As I post over on the groupsite, Taking your busted up M001 apart might reveal some useful facts.

-How to safely open it up.

-What kind of battery is used (maybe we can find a better after-market)

-what else?
[Android Software Development] bL33d:
I think I'm gonna grab one there is a Guy on ebay with over 1500 feedback selling them for $108 free shipping.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
just placed a bid on one for £50 what do u guys think the chances are?
[Android Software Development] aimless_e:
Yeah I kinda felt bad about that last night... oh well... I plan on keeping one in good condition and the other I plan to abuse. We'll see what happens.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
sweet well keep us all updated on how it goes wonder if you can use the htc android kitchen with it?
[Android Software Development] willo142:
Im seriously considering getting one of these, i want too start properly developing for android, but using my phone (HTC Hero) doesn't seem like the best idea, as it puts it out of commission. I can get one of these for £82.98, but dont want too buy one unless i KNOW i can get root access and play with my hearts content. Im also interested too see if i can increase that ram size. Keep us posted Owners :)
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
Check out the tear down!
[Android Software Development] slaming:
read the article do u guys recon there is anyway to get a 3g radio in there? or is that completely out of the question?
[Android Software Development] MelchioR-:
Well, the wireless card looks like it's just a standard USB wireless card just with the connector not on there and wires soldered from the main PCB to the wifi card. If you can get a low power wireless 3G card that can solder onto those 4 points, is small enough to fit in that little spot (you can see in the teardown) and is compatible with that version of Android 1.6 I'd say yes you can put a 3G card in it.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
hmm hopefully this will be possible could make this device really really useful and more desirable
[Android Software Development] willo142:
cool, if its a standard usb (which it looks like it is) you could get a pretty good mod going for an external usb port, then maybe gps dongles, usb fingerprint scanners , and all sorts could be possible.

my main concern in Rooting it, any news on that side yet guys?

hell, i think im going too buy one of these next payday. It wont be delivered for like a month, so why not. Plus i need something too tinker with over summer.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
i think someone said earlier that it came with root access on it already but so far no custom roms :(
[Android Software Development] willo142:
ah right, as long as i can confirm this im defiantly getting one.

do you happen too know if its resistive or capacitive touch screen?
[Android Software Development] slaming:
almost defiantly resistive i think that was also mentioned at the group by one of the lucky owners
[Android Software Development] Dexter_nlb:
i've ordered one too and got it for a fair price too.

hoping to see some android OS 2.x on it if possible, but that of course depends on its chances to flash anything if possible.

anyways probably a ok device for mail and surfing the web.

and rooting sounds like piece of cake, so that should extend to some functionality?
[Android Software Development] slaming:
yeah gonna be ordering one of these in a few weeks time gonna try and get one with quick postage, so hope we can get some 2.0 or 2.1 action on this thing, or even 1.6 cause i think its shipped with 1.5 anyone know for sure?
[Android Software Development] prammert:
It's running 1.6, just received mine for a couple of days. I can't seem to install any applications i've downloaded which seems to be caused by the crappy file browser (eg problem with parsing the package both via email and ftp)..

Any idea's how I, for example install a beter filebrowser, so I can install some apps like dropbox and other useful apps.

Would be glad to help with the root project, but could you guys point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Bram
[Android Software Development] willo142:
did it come with a usb cable? if not its the same as an ipod cable i believe. See if you can get usb debugging enabled and working. you should be able too install files that way.
[Android Software Development] prammert:
how do i enable usb debugging?

sorry i am not that experienced with android/linux but i'm willing to learn;)
[Android Software Development] willo142:
go too settings>application settings>development> tick the box that says usb debugging (should come up a little triangle in the status bar when enabled/plugged in to usb)
[Android Software Development] Dexter_nlb:
hmm,

if the filesystem is root'able, and you can actually change its startup, maybe running a different framework + apk's would not be too hard to do?

or if parts are locked, maybe just a little script replacing one of the binaries called from startup, and run a new "chroot'd" environment getting the better framework up and running?

btw,

initially eken sold it with WinCE 6.0, so somehow you must be able to choose which OS you want to boot somehow? it is seen on similar tablets out as the SmartQ 7 has 3 os's installed, wince+ubuntu+android , and you can choose during boot..

i just got to think that the cpu is not compatible with out HTC's? so packages found for our CPU will not run on this unit?

if cpu is compatible, getting adb running, should be fairly simple, copying to a sd card, and getting a terminal installed? and start it from here?
[Android Software Development] prammert:
I've installed adb, but when i check adb devices in cmd, it doesnt seem to notice the eken device. When i plug it in usb i hear windows making a sound and a sd card thing comes up. But i can't click on it as I don't have sd card yet, will receive one tomorrow.

Any idea's?

Thanks in advance,

Bram
[Android Software Development] king_dani:
this thing is wicked , it is imperfect in every possible conceivable way and yet , it is irresistible! it's been a long time since i have a buggy-out-of-box device ( i have a nexus one , you know) and to try everything desperately just to make it work , yay :D

the device has a wondermedia ( later acquired by VIA) chip working at 600mhz , it probably does not have any GPU , it has 128 mb of RAM , around 42mb of it available, and 256mb of internal memory , around 145mb of it available to user. the cable that comes with it , is useless , but original ipod cable works like a charm! i did not try the adb commands and debugging mode. but i will later.

also , the back of device is different from the front , the back has a sort of teflon cover feeling to it ( similar to back of nexus one ) so it's not slippery when you handle it in one hand. the front is acceptable except the rim around the display , which is horrible , it reflects even the smallest lights directly into your eyes :))

anyway , i will try to dig more on this sucker

cheers
[Android Software Development] ikanos:
I was able to install lots of apps - started with xScope browser by finding the apk files online and using the apk manager that came with the unit. Also used SlideME to download some more.

I've even reflashed the ROM with an update from the seller already.

You should check the Google group mentioned a few pages back.
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
OK Big Brains

OK folks....I think we have the whole system here.

I am not smart enough to root my garden, much less an android device. But I know there are very smart people here.

I'm pretty sure this baby is rootable

Here is the latest firmware.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=ht...pt.rar&usg=AFQjCNGJ5N7Ttg3QKXzoj3WemH1KSzy-jQ

Let's get this puppy opened up!
[Android Software Development] ahmedkom:
Do you have any idea how to install this update ?
[Android Software Development] prammert:
ikanos wrote:

Unzip all the content of the rar file onto a blank SD card - if done

properly the SD card should only have one directory called "script".

Detailed instructions I received/followed below. Use at your own

risk ... but hope it helps!

Instructions for operation system update and re-flash.

When the laptop operation system experience failure or slow down after

long term usage. You can re-flash the system

rom. Please beware that all the files in the laptop will be deleted

after Rom re-flash.

Items to prepare

1) Folder “script” file.

2) SD card (suggest 512MB to 2 GB SD card), no file inside.

Step to refresh or upgrade the ROM

1) Copy the WHOLE FOLDER “script” into the plain SD card. If you

already have the SD card with “script” ROM file,

please skip to step 2.

(Reference: The unzipped “script” folder is about 42.9MB. If the SD

card is in E drive. The unzipped “script”

folder pathway is like this, E:\script )

2) Connect the laptop to power.

3) Insert that SD card to the laptop when the laptop is off.

4) Turn the laptop ON by pressing the power switch.

5) ”. Then it will switch into system update mode automatically

similar as. The screen will show “(XXX system name)

System_Update after 5 Seconds”. After this screen, the ROM will

proceed update automatically.

(remark: If the system_update is not started, please check the SD card

and press the reset button at the back of

the laptop by using a pin. Then restart the above procedure.)

6) The rom installation / flashing need to take about 5-10 minutes and

automatically. Do not turn off the system

during installation. It does not need any manual input during

installation. The whole process is in word

command mode. When the installation complete, it will show the

instruction “Please remove the SD card and

restart the system”. Then please follow the instruction to remove the

SD card and restart the system. The rom

system is installed.
[Android Software Development] rhost:
I just upgraded mine without any issues. It may be me, but it seems to be more responsive than the ROM that was shipped with the unit
[Android Software Development] cloudweb:
Update

What does the update bring?
[Android Software Development] king_dani:
way more responsive , before it was struggling to do simple tasks , screen rotations caused the device to give Wait/FC warning , now it is less than a second.

many apps were impossible to load , now it works ok.

not much has changed in the apps and capabilities , tough the whole system seems to work more smoothly
[Android Software Development] Mikhael_:
Please, you can re-up the file at other filehoster?

thankyou
[Android Software Development] king_dani:
there you go :

http://ifile.it/8nfd4ib
[Android Software Development] taeteck:
Hi, im biding for one of these on ebay :D

Could someone post the specifications on the battery?

I have seen lot of better batterys on ebay, but would be great to know the dimensions, large,width,etc. and the volt. amp. values.

Thanks, this is going to be an awesome gadget when we finish it :D
[Android Software Development] sudermatt:
Maybe this will provide some answers

http://groups.google.com/group/ekenm001/web/aimless-teardown-pics
[Android Software Development] speedfreak007:
i'd love to buy one of these when it's a bit more mature (i mean android 2 and faster, more responsive). i see a lot of hacking possibilities in this device!
[Android Software Development] jlove:
Hi Everyone,

I did get one of these Eken devices myself.

After seeing the Firmware update here, I do have a question. Would it not be possible to use the drivers within the firmware to actually upgrade to Android 2.0 ?

Thanks

jlove
[Android Software Development] slaming:
hopefully yes hopefully soon we will have a few really good device hackers with these devices and some spare time to develop 2.0+ for this device :D
[Android Software Development] insanecon:
One of the members on the Google Group has already released a Custom ROM. Untested so far, but here is a link
[Android Software Development] slaming:
SWEET! can't wait till i get one and can test this out can anyone confirm this working yet?
[Android Software Development] willo142:
that would be mine :)

maybe one day we could have own own entire "EKEN" section on the xda, but untill now, the google group will do :) if you have one, look for rom updates there ;)
[Android Software Development] slaming:
Please tell me this has the default market app.

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Sent from my HTC Desire
[Android Software Development] willo142:
i could put it in there...but it wouldnt work, google market only allows google devices...but its early days yet.
[Android Software Development] engineerfalde:
Maybe you could talk to the guys over on the archos forums as someone over there managed to hack it into the archos 5 somehow. It has some limitations like only free apps and you must have a google account with a gmail address behind it but heck even just free apps would be nice..
[Android Software Development] moesfeld:
I just got into Android with my Desire, but so far I like it very much!

Now I need more gizmos :D I wonder if I should get this one but I´m very concerned by the battery life (Main purpose would be ebook reading/web browsing)

So should I get one of these and hope the Battery can be tweaked(which I doubt because the use energy consuming hardware [the ralink "usb" wifi e.g.])

or should I wait for theIWonder which will be around 100$ too?
[Android Software Development] :
just ordered mine, looking forward to contribute and maybe learn to cook some Roms for it
[Android Software Development] Liolik:
Hi!

After install this application _ttp://android-dls.com/files/src.com.poidio.terminal.apk we can use busybox, which installed with last firmware update.

Now loking for way to "rooting" this device.

Will inform you.
[Android Software Development] rkmoray:
Birthday present

I bought myself one frmo a local store yesterday as a b-day gift to myself. paid 150 cash for it, although he originally want 240 for it.

I played a little bit ith it last night, need to get an sd card to update the OS, put on Skyfire, etc.......

just remember, the difference between men and boys, is the price of there toys.
[Android Software Development] slaming:
this quote most certainly makes me a man :D
[Android Software Development] moesfeld:
Me too!

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