yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nerd.geek:
I renamed it and rebooted all OK, however YouTube app stopped working, it just wouldn't load. On the plus side Cell Stand-by was gone eliminating battery drain by something we don't use!!

But I use YouTube a lot so had to rename it back to Phone.apk :(

Hopefully someone smart enough can come up with a custom firmware or a fix for this so we can remove all the phone stuff from our pads with no adverse effect.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] omarahum:
Anyone try the 0117 Eclair ROM, or is everyone on the 0120 Froyo?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wasserkapf:
I didn't realize there was a new ROM. The Zenithink web site still lists the 1204 ROM, but I see if you click the link it leads to a 0117 ROM.

http://www.zenithink.com/product_view.asp?id=240

What is the changelog on this ROM?

Edit: Below the download files, Google translate gives me this:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] movster:
I have upgraded my ZT to 2.2 and although everything appears great, market works, wifi work etc, when I power down, and later power up, it hangs on the ePad logo and does not boot up. Anyone seen this happen and might know the likely cause?

I have already re flashed the same ZT Flash items and it work fine provided I do not power down... any suggestions???

Do I need to have any files on my SD Crd?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] omarahum:
Yeah, I didn't notice it till today, that's why I asked if anyone tried it, I just finished restoring my 0120 Froyo after a Android graphic logo continuous loop on bootup error, and trying for two days to see if I could successfully restore a TAR backup I made of my data partiton with no avail, had to flash again and install all apps and re-register/re-login all my apps, don't want to flash my tablet again. From the red text and just looking at the file dates, looks like they only improved the screen calibration (and maybe the wifi instability too if they were smart) as the kernel and system image seems to be the only things changed (again, just ROM files-wise, I haven't try it). Hope soeone who does try it posts actual changes \ improvements \ setbacks as I am growing tired of the official froyo (with Market not showing everything Eclair does) and hope a new beta of froyo comes out (with all the XDAers stuff in the kernel), but if they perfected Eclair, might try the 0117 (but they will probably come out with something new the second I flash and set everything up, LOL) .......

What ROM did you upgrade from? Which model ZT-180 do you have?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] movster:
Hmm, I think it was 1030 and I have an early ZT unit.

I can go back to 2.1 and it seems to work but I would prefer the 2.2 as it has many apps and functions that 2.1 does not.

Without reverting to 2.1, I xant tell you exactly the model..sorry.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] omarahum:
If it was the 1030, then you have the older model like me.

To me, your error sounds like you didn't flash the spl (neccessary to do - only once - to flash any ROM 1126 and above from 1030 or below), especially if you were able to flash back to 1030 (cannot flash back to 1030 or earlier after flashing the spl).

Flashing the spl is dangerous and you must make sure your tablet is fully charged and plugged into the power cord when flashing, and do not interupt the process when its flashing the spl, and error can brick the tablet.

The spl changes the partition sizes, so if you didn't flash the spl and shut off the tablet, on the next boot it can't find the files it's looking for because it's not stored in the correct location on the nand.

Flashing all 5 files of the 0120 Froyo ROM (system.pack.img, userdata.pack.img, zImage, ZT_Bx.boot, ZT_Bx.spl) and using the memory scrub option with the v7.41 burntool (password is zenithink to enter burntool settings) should make your tablet bootable after you power it off, and you will be able to flash from the sdcard for any other ROM update in the future.....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] movster:
Awesome - I will try it - thanks for your help!, I will confirm that it works once I try it!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] movster:
I think its gonna work.....:D:D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] movster:
What a genius! Thanks Omaruhum, I now have a great ZT180 running on 2.2 withh all apps functioning, plus it boots up fine
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] astro01it:
Hi guys,

is it possible to have a link to download flashplayer 9.1 for android... (i have zt-180-2 512M 4G)

i m not able to find it...

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RogerClark:
I just bought a ZT-180 and it came with 2.2 pre-installed, but it seems a bit slow for a 1Ghz device.

The only think i have to compare it with is a gen 1 iPod touch, where the OS UI seems to be a lot faster.

Has anyone noticed whether 2.2 runs slower than 2.1 ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RogerClark:
Has anyone noticed issues with the G-Sensors reporting 90 degrees from what games expect.

I've tried several games that use the G-Sensors and they do kind'a work, but I have to turn the screen on its side.

I tried running a accelerometer test app, (from google code) and with the tablet flat on its back I get

X=-2, Y=2, Z=21

Holding the tablet up in front of me in landscape I get

x=-2 y=22 z=0

Holding the tablet up in front of me in protrait with the back button at the bottom I get

x=-24 y=0 z=0

So all 3 sensors appear to be working OK, but I suspect the values are wrong or transposed etc
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dickycheung2809:
very interesting
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dmathieux:
Seems that 2.2 is working for many. Has anyone been successful with getting ahoc to work? Thanks for the help
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] qmanager:
AFAIK there is only 2-axis G-sensor and no accelerometer at all (physically).

And no magnetic sensor/temp sensor...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
found a mirror site from your signature - will download and try

Regards,
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
Okay, first ran a back-up from the MyBackup pro software that is part of the 2.2 package. Downloaded and flashed the 0117 and it started up without issue. Proceeded to root, and then completed the tx power change for wifi.

Re-installed mybackup pro and restored the backup file, for the most part without issue. There was one or two apps that came up with errors, but really not much of an issue. Not a big deal to install two apps. Backup file included apk's and data - rather effortless.

0117 Eclair is working well, wifi is good, got everything up and running - will advise if anything comes up

If anyone needs specific info - let me know

Regards,
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RogerClark:
@qmanager

I think you're right about the sensors.

But I find it strange that the it is possible to retrieve the orientation but that all the games I've tried have a 90 degree error.

BTW. Attached the Acceleromenter test app that I compiled from code.google.com androgames-sample SampleAccelerometerSensor

(I just made the text a bit bigger and stopped the auto-orientation of the screen).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RogerClark:
In case anyone is interested... I recompiled the glx-invaders example game from badlogicgames dot com (the code is on googlecode under libgdx )

But to get it to work I had to change the code so that its using app.getInput().getAccelerometerX() instead of app.getInput().getAccelerometerY()

I also had to add a dead band as the accelerometer input (or whatever it is...) is not stable, i.e it varies all the time even if the pad is not moving at all.

But after doing that, the game works OK (ish). (see attached file... Sorry about the cheesy music, its part of the standard demo, but I guess I could remove it ;-) )

So it looks like the ZT-180 X and Y accelerometer inputs are transposed when in landscape orientation.

I'm very new to Andorid development, so I don't know if the OS normally swaps these when it nows an app is running in landscape.

Does anyone else have any ideas ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lmemperador:
Compared to 1204 or 1126, what is your conclusion? better?

any improvements or changes?

is there mass storage in 0117 rom? thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tsukaza:
Change the default launcher to LauncherPro or ADW, it will at least make the menu more responsive.

Later.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
I was running the official 2.2 - and find the 0117 more responsive. Calibration is good - I have the "576" version. Have not really tested it much, but have had no issues with basic functions.

To the best of my knowledge, no - the 0117 version does not have mass storage.

Regards,
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lmemperador:
lots of thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] astro01it:
Hi ,

is it possible to have a link to download flashplayer 9.1 for android... (i have zt-180-2 512M 4G)

i m not able to find it...

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pdf1972:
ELonex Etouch 1000

Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere but I have the Elonex Etouch 1000 which is the same as the zt180. Just in case anyone else is looking I was able to flash the zt180 2.2 rom on to the etouch (so far it appears succesful), only drawback is I did it because I hoped apps2sd word work without having to root and do the setlocation thingy (since as far as I can tell its not possible as the pad isnt pciked up by adb) but I dont seem to be having much luck any advice (other than send it back, I know its not the bes pad in the world lol) or am I out of luck.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] starfighter1948:
To root just use UnversalAndroot_1.6.1 using the do not install Superuser option from the drop down list. If you want/need to use adb after rooting just download one of the adb over wifi from market. Hope this helps

starfighter 1948
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nerd.geek:
New firmware for ZT-180 V2...Build 0125

Can't post the external link... look on 209.250.2.82/index.php?topic=16398.0
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jtbnet:
I haven't had time to try market again but have ssome ideas as been thinking about it... so hopefully time tomorrow...

I'm VERY surprised to hear your plight going back... basically what the flashing of this does is completely overwrite all sections of the NAND/memory with new data... so there isn't any pointers in the FSs to anything pre-existing... sometimes a god-send... sometimes a PIA....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] zdude2:
Here is where I am at with Google apps. My Gmail works and even syncs ok but when I added my account it did not pickup my calendar or gtalk accounts - it ended rather abruptly - it just install gmail account. Market place comes up and even allows me to download but download bar stays there forever turning like it is downloading something. I even sent and received mail and went back to the market app and the download was still at its starting position. During any of these processes (including the add an existing google account) I get an error that says "com.google.process.gapps" has errored and then wants me to push the force quit button. If I disable sync it doesn't show up - unless accessing market or gtalk. The behavior is exactly the way 0804 was.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wwilde:
I thought this was interesting or maybe not?

Was this built on Nexus One ERE27 build?

This is the output by SysInfo:

Im wondering if we should push these Market files instead?

http://www.mediafire.com/file/bbjw28kfk0k22ba/gapps-passion-ERE27-2-signed.zip
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rpmccormick:
Once, when releasing the RPM-Script, I had it so everything worked with no gapps errors except downloading was stuck at 0% forever. Everything else worked including GTalk. If I can do that again with the 0818, and get market working (preferably without needing an ID), then I will release a new script. So far I cannot even get a Google Account to setup on old firmware like I had before (???).

JTBNET: I know, logically it does not make sense, but I swear if you flash backwords you will still have the new OTG issue. Maybe it programed some other chip as well, or maybe something in the FW programs some other chip on first boot up, but unless I have a magical setup, I bet your OTB port will now work in older firmware and you will now have to adb wifi 5555 on older firmware.

EDIT: I am positive I flashed back to 0804 because the no-cell-signal icon is back on the top bar (I thought maybe it was required in order for market to work right, but as I said, I can't even get Google Account setup anymore, and that was working through 0809 before, maybe I need to try that + my script again. Maybe I just need to setup the Google Account after sql-ing my ID and before running Market Enabler).

FYI: You can change the screen resolution in build.prop... pushed a Passion build.prop and it made everything huge (lower res).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] <Laharl>:
Almost a month and still no tablet!

Pays to complain on a forum I guess because my tablet shipped today and I have a tracking number w00t
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] victim70:
Any body have full working market and google application with this device, with any ROM?

I thing NO. The probes for new firmware may be is seller trick.

I need to urgently start google app, because I attach this device to invalid chair of my daughter, and I write a lot of control application and add external hardware to improuve she's live.

If you have any idea how to start this application pleas help me.

The current status of device is:

ROM 0809

Injected ID into db

Accaunt for google

Upload G. app from ERE36B.

The result is:

Gmail is working

Gtalk is not working

Market is never download selected application

The error messages is:

com.google.android.gm not responding

com.google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly

The problem with Wi-Fi is:

Overheat of wi-fi device if is working with encription with shared password.

Without encription the result is better.

I will be add the radiator in the future on Wi-fi chip
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TheOmen:
Flash to WinCE and then back to 0804 and your ADB over wifi will work properly again.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] insight3fl:
All of this information is confirmed in /system/build.prop file as well. (See my previous post regarding changing the screen density in this same file)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] froggymike911:
I added contacts.apk and contactsprovider.apk pulled from the emulator. This fixed the sync from red to green in the accounts list.

Frog
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jtbnet:
Good to hear...

I'm thinking insight3fl has the right idea... we need to to start with a more complete and uptodate (for the correct (ERE27) Src version) copy of GoogleApps and just basically do as we had been piecemealing with files from different flavors and versions and we will likely be finally on target!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] froggymike911:
I now have native google talk running!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] insight3fl:
ADHOC:

I am taking a long road trip next wednesday and have been trying every tablet variation of trying to tether to my Mightrom windows mobile phone wifi.... no luck and wish there was a way to do this. Has anyone had any luck?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jtbnet:
Did you use the ERE27 (Passion) Vendor App set?

With the piecemeal files before I had (Gmail, GCalendar, GTalk) running, I hadn't installed GContacts yet, but had Market connecting and displaying my Accts. downloaded apps but if you tried to download a new, or update and old it would say Starting Download... then Download Unsuccessful/Failed...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Zorflieg:
Market fiddling

I wasn't going to post this in case it is just a waste of everyone's time but hey why not.

I was poking around the folders on the 1.6 sdk firmware that has a working market and noticed it had a downloadfile.apk in the cache folder.

The cache folder normally gets cleared on reboot so the fact it has stuff in there is a little odd.

I copied to the sdcard on my zt-180 and ran it. It said installing market app. I then did the sqlite3 gls.db update.

Although it still doesn't work it gets one extra step before it dies.

In our other market app you click install and a notification comes up saying download failed.

This time it actually tries and downloads the app with the progress bar in the download section but then eventually the .vending process crashes.

Soooo, i dunno just a amateurish guess but maybe that app with an imsi might work??

I just thought it was interesting it seems to try and do something instead of just failing straight away.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Zorflieg:
I found an app online that is meant to let you access apps from other countries' google app store.

I think it said it did it by changing the displayed APN carrier details.

Also i found a recommendation from google on development saying a good way to try and generate a unique code for app registration purposes is to randomly generate a number based on the IMEI of the phone stored in the telephony area.

Maybe something to try if someone has access to a working real 2.1 android phone could be to copy the telephony file to the zt-180, the files that refer to the APN carrier and add IMSI and androidId to the gls.db meta table.

I the zt-180 has APN, Carrier, IMEI, IMSI and androidId information to reference for the market app and it still doesn't download then i guess it would be a better indicator of weather we're all wasting our time or not. And that it's just google has a more strict mechanism for controlling access to the app store then we think.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] juched:
Do you just push the files? Or do you use adb install? I believe when we just push the apks, they are not registerd with the system. For example when I pushed google market, I don't see it under "manage applications".

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jtbnet:
When I got everything I noted (GMail, GCalendar, Gtalk, Partial Market) working I pushed all files related to the Google Vendor Apps package plus missing pieces that I could find... THEN went and Installed each manually to see which succeeded and only one or two filed when Installed... I think I had 2 fail first time I installed, then I went and tried installing all manually again and only one failed... thus I think ordering might be important as there's probably dependencies of one app/pkg on another but the second time only GoogleBackupTransport.apk failed to install as I mentioned in;

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7634297&postcount=217

As I've got my second tablet and it's running 0818 Zenithink version plus my additions MUCH cleaner than any prior version, I'm going to try this whole effort from scratch again over the weekend using the ERE27/Passion Google Vendor Apps package noted earlier, which seems Much more complete than the one we started with before, and hopefully I'll be be able to use an ID this time from a fresh Emulator instead of my MotoDroid and get further...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] stomioka:
I also have working Google calendar and contacts that sync.

Sync in the setting does not indicate any error and I have a green mark!

Google Talk, Calendar, and Contact are working and no more sync problem.

After installing ERE27, I got several working apps like

1) Calendar that syncs with GCalendar.

2) Car Home

3) Goggles

4) Latitude

but,

YouTube, GTalk, and Market won't work. Market actually crashes so I put 36E Vending.apk so I can at lease see what apps available. I had to put the old YouTube,apk to work.

Then, I pushed Contacts, ContactsProvider.apk, TelephonyProvider.apk, and Phone.apk from 2.1 AVD to zt-180.

After this, Contact is synced with Google contact, and I did not get anymore sync problem note in the setting. Somehow, GTalk was working after this.

The Market was still not working, so I put 27E Vending.apk and update the gls.db with the androidID I got from 1.5 AVD. After all of this, the Market is still not working. Probably, I should get androidID from 2.1 AVD and update the gls.db on ZT-180.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rpmccormick:
When under "Manage Applications" press [menu] then "Filters" and you can enable system apps. If you push a .apk to system/app, then it is a system app. All 'adb install' does AFAIK is push to /data/app and then maybe loads it in to memory without a reboot, but I think if you push something to /data/app it will usually appear and work on the system fairly quickly on its own without a reboot, so I don't really know.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] froggymike911:
I used the ERE27, pushed. Added calendar.apk and calendarprovider.apk from the other-apps.zip i saw on a post. Then I went and got contacts and contactsprovider from my emulator 2.1 version. Pushed that out. That got sync to go all green. grabbed my gls.db, put that on my local machine to modify with sqlite browser. added a imsi value in meta table. changed android_metadata - locale to en_US, and added an authtokens table to mimic the one in accounts.db. pushed that gls.db back to the tablet. After that, gtalk ran.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbMMSVMJu1U
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] daveos:
Display problems

**Nevermind*** had the wrong file.

I have a ZT180 I picked up from a local classifieds. As I couldnt remove all the personal crap from the previous owner, I decided to flash it with the instructions on the very first post in this forum.

Everything is working good with the exception that about the last 20 or 30 pixels all the way down the bottom are "stretched" out. its like it doesn't know what the true resolution of the screen is. Any help?

Thanks

David
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xaueious:
I have been getting numerous reports of Kindle not functioning on Android 2.1 firmware.

It came to my realization today that the JIT might be screwing with it.

Can someone care to try disabling JIT and reporting the results?

I know it's fixed in Android 2.2.

JIT was enabled by default on ZT180, I believe.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hiruko:
Hi .

I have the zt-180 7 inch device ( 800x480) V2 , froyo

I try to upgrade firmware but now im stuck.

I search in forums and the problem is the Zimage file ( made for 1024x768)

Can someone upload , sen me the Zimage for 800x480 ,for the 7 inch model.

Thanks in advance
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] omarahum:
You probably flashed the wrong zImage for your tablet, I always get cofused about which one I should tell people to use, I think you flashed a 600 when you should flash the 576 one (or it could be the other way around, LOL).....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] daveos:
Yea, I have flashed a 576 when I needed the 600. Got it sorted out. How cool is this, thanks to everyone contributing to this forum!

David
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] daveos:
I installed the 1024 X 600 zImage. Few questions.

This OS comes with a bunch of crap the Epad doens't support. It shows the apps like dial pad and a few others using memory. Does anyone know how to remove the unessential system apps? Is there a striped down version of the OS that I cna install on the epad?

Thanks

David