yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mr_skot:
Nice... Currently getting the market to work is an issue and will cause your tablet to get stuck on the 'Touch the Android to Continue' screen.

I'm not sure if there is a way to install just the market and ignore that google setup stuff.

Perhaps their next update will give us a little leeway. Until then your best bet is to pull down the apps on another Android device, put them on a thumb drive and load them up on your new tablet.

Have fun and don't forget to load the Kindle app, it works great.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
i had the same issue you had mr skot and then i did a wipe and reset it back to the latest update. this time i did the market hack and all before removing any apks associated with the cell standby process that was eating the battery and it let me proceed through the setup just fine. i then remopved all the un-necessary apk's after market was working.

mine has everything up and running on it and it runs like a champ.

i'd like to know what part of the google experiece puts in the slide to unlock screen and also what causes mine to freeze at start-up with the whole screen tinted green (which goes away after pressing menu and doesn't happen again until the device is restarted)

If someone can help me with what casues the two above tiems i'm going to try and either remove them or wipe and install the google experience without the items that cause them.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] f4u5t:
I need the google stuff, I cant load my google account right now. It appears it only supports exchange accounts.

I have loaded a few apk's most work fine, some dont. Angry birds loads fine, my little boy will be thrilled.

gonna get Kindle on it right now
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tae_254:
Has anyone been able to connect this tablet to your phone using a tether application on your phone? I've been trying because i want to use it in the car, but i can't seem to get it to connect.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
connects to my evo just fine, nothing special i have to do, just turn on wifi tether on the evo, and turn wifi on the tab and it connects.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
same here connects to the wifes optimus s just fine. if you don't have the hotspot feature where the device will issue an ip and all that good jazz you may have to use the adhoc scripts (modified for your connection) that gottahavit posted over at slatedroid.

You can get your device where the wifi isn't working if you mess something up with those adhoc scripts but since we know how to wipe and recover the tablet now this isn't as big of an issue(i would test to make sure your device has the recovery image installed before you start playing). Use them at your own risk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] icmps:
Hmm.. I just bought one of these from toys r us (special $139 from $199) - the last one and it was hidden behind the cs/return desk, so I'm thinking it was a return for that reason and because of the condition of the box and also I could not find any "market" app on any home screen despite the manual saying there is one there ... soo I try to launch the recovery using the instructions found here and it starts, and then says "no recovery image found try recover from sd card" lol... wtf do I do now? Is there an image online somewhere that I can put on the SD and recover from there? (using the same key combo during boot?) and also, which custom ROMs work best on this device?

Any word on the firmware updates from digital gadgets to make the USB OTG port work for connecting it to a PC?

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] moku160:
Newb here so maybe this is common knowledge but i dont think anyone else mentioned that what to do if you need to remount the system as read write in order remove phone.apk, etc.

Anyway here is the command that worked for me with adb shell:

mount -oremount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Thank you all for all the information on this forum. Hopefully I can save someone else a few hours.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
unfortunately there are no custom roms working on this device yet due to the lack of a custom recovery or really any way to flash them. Someone had said on the forum over @ tipstir's that you use the same method that is used for the ZT-180's to flash stuff to the device. I tried to walk through the guide but i couldn't get the drivers to load for the device

I think from reading through the rest of that thread several times it sounds like the guy who was working on testing all that for this tablet ended up returning his before the 2.02 update came down that fixed a bunch of issues.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] twelvevolt:
I have had mine two days, not generally very long to know for sure about electronics, but if I was going to give an opinion on the andriod experience expected with the device, so far, it sucks.

the slide market does not work, it loads and lets u see the apps, but has never successfully installed even one file. I installed Universal androot.apk with no change. I know little to nothing about this stuff. However I have rooted a phone before. So I know just enough...

Does anyone have any results for a market/vending apk for this thing???
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] usagi111:
Jus brought mine, kinda disappointed that the stylus is required, the touchscreen is not responsive, feels like a nintendo DS...did the update, and rooted with universal androot, when i use ssh'd for file transfers, the sd card is not writable, i try to change the properties with root explorer, but it doesnt work, any suggestions?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
Out of the box other than the device being extremely responsive the rest of it kinda sucks but I have mine to a point where I am really happy with it.

As to a working market I put all the info together in one big wall of text over on androidtablets.net (we have a forum for these tablets over there)

If you hit a snag with it contact me over there or here and I will do what I can.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
Forgot the link for the market walk through

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/4229-how-get-working-google-market.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bad Larry:
Bought one of these for the wife for Christmas, it won't retain settings such as WEP key, and it shows 0.0 of internal memory and doesn't seem to recognize the

2 GB internal flash memory. Is there a firmware update for this?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
The current firmware version is dg2.02. If yours isn't up to the version I would update it. it was a nice update that fixed a bunch of stuff.

If you have 1.01 or 1.02 the update option may be missing from the app drawer if it is then;

With the app drawer open press menu

Add application

Scroll down to system update.

The run the update.

If you're on 2.02 you might want to just try wiping it and starting clean.

To do this with the tablet off

Press on the screen menu and power buttons and hold them.

Once you see the screen that says to recover device press the required keys release and then press power and menu together and release

This will reset the device back like after the last update.

Hope this helps
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
alternative market for all android apps is applanet.net, also you can use root explorer to delete the phone.apk, worked perfect for me, rooting yes is as easy as just using universal androot, but sorta pointless other then being ableto use some root required apps, such as quick boot, root explorer, density changer and so forth.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bad Larry:
It worked! Thanks! You saved Christmas! :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] genaropr:
I used universal androot and got root in 5 seconds
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
Yep universal androot v1.6.1 works everytime on mine
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I used Universal Androot 1.6.1 beta5 to get my root done.

I tried to just remove the Phone.apk and the TelephonyProvider.apk but it kept coming back read-only

So I had to use this

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

chmod 777 /system

then remove the apk's

And now Dialer in my services :)

I hope to see some battery improvements. Yesterday using "JuicePlotter" I noticed I only get 2.5hrs of light use, so I am hoping to see better today.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
http://digitalgadgets.com/tablets/mini-tablet.htm

Website has been updated:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] usagi111:
Two questions....

1) Has anyone updated SAM 4.0 and had it working?....i put 4.0 on and it FC'd all the time, and i had to do a factory reset...

2) has anyone got the Facebook App working?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
1) yes

2) yes
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kxs783kms:
Hello all. I was wondering if there was a hack/mod that will change the orientation and allow this thing to bootup and start off in portrait mode. Having to tap the rotation icon every start up is getting kind of annoying. Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
mine auto rotate's itself, have you done a update since you have gotten yours?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
you could also try a home replacement such as launcher pro (that's what i'm running right now.)

I found that to be the best running launcher so far. It used to be zeam until they released the latest "update" for it and now it's just FC'ing all the time on anything i put it on.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I have no problem with screen rotation on mine. A bit slow sometimes, but thats okay. I also use LauncherPro.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kxs783kms:
I'm running ADW.Launcher EX, before I was using LPP. I'll go back to the auto rotate and see how it works. I updated to 2.02 straight out of the box and I recently reapplied the update after my tablet restarted itself and I couldn't get passed the screen when you have to tap the Andy icon.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Digging around inside the system and it turns out BusyBox is already installed.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Managed to get Rom Manager 3 installed, now trying to figure out what ClockWork Mod Recovery is the right phone to use.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
I had attempted to start trying to walk through the port process from his blog but my sync kept timing out trying to repo sync the cyanogen stuff. Keep us posted a working recovery would be huge!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Well, kinda stuck.

I get Clockwork installed, and it says the "Flash Recovery is installed" but if I reboot, it doesn't show up.

I got Cyanmod downloaded through the Rom Manager but when it reboots, it takes me through the InfoT/Slyania screens and doesn't pull up the recovery console.

When I hit the combo that starts our flash recovery sequence (touch screen, power+home), it wipes out everything and I have to start all over.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Here is how to see your SD card when you plug into the USB

1. Root it

2. Go to the terminal

3. Run this command

echo 1 > /data/property/persist.service.adb.enable

You shouldn't see any errors.

Plug your tablet into the computer, it should come up saying <NULL><NULL>USB DEVICE

Open My Computer, you should see a new removable drive. Now open up notifications on the tablet. And select to mount the USB, and now you can see the SD card.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
this worked for me after the dg 2.02 update.

plug into computer with otg usb port mount the card via notification bar

now if you could get us adb over that otg usb that would be awesome.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Thats my next goal. Have to do it at home since my work computer isn't letting me pull up the SDK
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xaueious:
Hey guys, I was looking around for information about the Disgo 6000, and it seems like this is another variant of the Sylvania tablet, but it boots up with Infotmic instead of Sylvania.

I also checked the Infotmic webpage for their description of the tablet here: http://www.infotmic.com/cn/products_zy.asp

Here I noticed a screenshot of a firmware update:

It occurs to me that there are probably different OTA channels for the firmware update. Depending on the channel, you may get more functionality or fixes.

Firmware WOODY-R2.1.1125 probably exists. If it is a Chinese firmware, it probably even has Android Market built in. Or you can just convince your suppliers to update your 2.02 firmware (which is old comparing to the screenshot of the OEM model here). It indicates a lot of new stuff:

* added backup and restore functionality

* increased battery runtime of some applications

* improved recording functionality

* if battery is low in suspend mode, added user prompt

* added USB keyboard support

and a bunch of bug fixes
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Hm...gives me a couple ideas.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
http://www.mydisgo.info/archives/1607

Patch notes.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
none, ive already tried taht myself, and it was a no go.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
seems really similar to out update that came out about the same time except for the power icon that gives standby and poweroff options.

I would be interested in the standby feature
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
hmmm....appears we do have a recovery...sorta

I type in the command "recovery". It goes to a black screen. Touch the screen it goes back to the shell.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Following these instructions, i was able to get the device to say

"Communicating with PC"

http://zenithink.us/blog/zenithink-zt-180/upgrading-to-1030-firmware-on-zenithink-zt-180/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
be as that is, we need someone to actually build a custom one that we can get into, the current one really does nothing for us.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I've pretty much given up.

I can't pull a boot or a recovery .img file so I can't give it to the guys here who are way better.

We need one of the real xda people to work on this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] garbem:
Hi, Can one of you guys give me the output voltsge and amps on the charger for this tablet. I bought one on ebay and they sent the wrong charger with it. the one they sent the plug will not even fit in the hole. Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] crz2wawa:
Porting Clockwork Recovery to Sylvania tablet going on at www androidtablets net/forum/android-tablet-hacking/3607-porting-clockwork-recovery-tablets-2.html#post31981
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] crz2wawa:
debuggable via USB

What do you make of the following properties? If I push 1 to debuggable can I adb via USB? I am trying to figure out how to make Debug mode visible in the Setting menu but will resort to changing values manually if needed.

/default.prop

#

# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES

#

ro.secure=0

r.o.debuggable=0

persist.service.adb.enable=0
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] crz2wawa:
Last Q&A of the FAQ @ digitalgadgets_com/tablet-faq.php

Q: What is the voltage and amperage of the charge adapter?

A: Input: 100-240V~0.65A, Output: 9V
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Here is the proper command to issue

su
setprop persist.service.adb.enable

I went back through and took a look at my original posting of pushing 1 to it, and I didn't think it fully did the job, but this command will.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] usagi111:
Check out the FaceBook page I made for the tablet...

www facebook com/pages/Sylvania-Tablet-SYNET7LP/136249986436129
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bad Larry:
Here's one for you guys, my wife let her battery run completely dry and after recharging,

the 2 Gig Flash memory now reads 0.0 and won't save settings. The OS is still 2.02 and will not update due to being latest available. What can I do?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] usagi111:
I would do a system restore, press on the screen with the stylus (while off...), then press and hold the menu and power buttons in the back...follow the instructions and keep it plugged in while it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bad Larry:
That did it! THANKS!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I asked again about 2.2 and here is the response
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] zoalord:
Google Market issue

So I did the ugly hack and got the google experience on the tablet. Google Talk, Google Market, and Gmail all opened up just fine. After a power cycle my google market no longer opens. It says "A server error has occured. Retry, or cancel and return to the previous screen." No amounts of retrys gets it to work. I did get my android ID from a 1.6 emulator and am on the 2.0 firmware.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigwooly:
run the command to check your Android ID make sure it's still set

Even if it's right i'd try re-injecting the ID and another reboot
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] zoalord:
So I resolved the issue. If you go into Settings->Applications-> Then Manage Applications -> then select Market. If you remove the Market update that gets it to version 2 it will load again without issue. Unfortunately you also lose the version 2 apps.

But this is a quicker fix than formatting and reloading your phone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] usagi111:
I've had that issue before...instead of uninstalling the update, jus clear the cache, and it should start working again...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
i've written several times to Digital Gadgets asking for status updates and requests for the source code and haven't gotten anything.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I just got a phone call from Digital Gadgets.

2.2 is hopefully be done in a few weeks, they are working out the kinks.

Also, they should be emailing me the source code sometime here in the near future.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] archat68:
Keep us updated regarding the 2.2 release.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Some updates from other website

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/8596-update-update.html

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...ap-found-firmware-verison-11-2-1-8-2-0-a.html

Update showing, but its not working and doesn't show up for everyone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jasongw:
Edit: Just returned it. It's alright, but the resistive screen was gonna drive me out of my ****in' mind, so I figure I'll just save up for something else. :p

just bought one of these. Doesnt have an HDMI out though. Snazzy it has a 1ghz cpu though, im surprised for only $99
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
My latest email
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] archat68:
Is there any charging indicator on the tablet when charging in switched off condition?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
none that I've seen since november, this doesn't have a charging led.

swyped from my gingerbread'd Evo 4G
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
UPDATE IS NOW AVAILABLE!

I'm downloading it right now, my work wireless network is a poor connection, but we shall see what we get when its done.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] archat68:
It is just a Kernel update - I updated yesterday.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
What version is it now? I did the download/load of it, and for fun hit update again, and it stated that there was an update availabe, so I did it again, lol.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] archat68:
DG2.02

Kernel 2.6.32.9 warits@msug #43

Mine is also showing update available today again - pls post the latest kernel no after you update again.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
My kernal version is now 2.6.32.9

Perhaps this is a prep for Froyo?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
No Froyo

Looks like no Vanilla 2.2 for us, sorry folks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] archat68:
I got the same reply today :( .
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I'm going to again try to see what I can do with this thing with Android SDK and then I'm just going to sell it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TunedFish:
The update just corrupted the internal memory and wiped my data. Restored from recovery and waiting for further info.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
Figured out how to put a boot animation zip on here I just wish I could figure out how to get it to fit the full screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-z86O85qbs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
In response to they not giving us 2.2, I wrote them about more details and when we can get the source

So we will be getting Flash
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I've been trying to get the source code for us by being a pest and here is the response.

Anyone want to lawyer up and demand we get the source code?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
BTW, my response
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] spindizy:
So I picked up one..

At CVS of all places... they had it for 99$ !!! Sylvania SYNET7LP. Box advertises HDMI.. .Open the box, and I look for the HDMI port.. The letters HDMI are under a Green "QC Pass" sticker. and the port is blank.. No HDMI port, but I'm about 99.999% certain the hardware is there from the poking ive done on it.. Doesnt seem to be any rotation sensor either.. USB Host mode is awesome tho. Im going to be spending a lot of time hacking this thing, so if anyone needs dumps or a tester, let me know.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chefp:
I'm up for testing any firmware images as well. Got in on the $99 CVS special too. At this point it's a glorified toy, but if a modded firmware is made, this has lots of potential.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
If it doesn't physically have the HDMI port it is NOT the SYNET7LP. It is the Express model which does not have the HDMI port.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
How to Boot from a SD Card for the Sylvania Synet7lp

Thanks to the user cfrockit over at AndroidTablets.net

So now we can boot from SD, now we just need something to boot with.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Source code coming soon.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] murphysmash:
so whats going on with this tablet? is anybody else having the same problem i am? mine is running like crap, i have to calibrate the touch screen every 5 min, its slow as hell and i can figure out whats going on with it.......so far i am not liking this tablet at all. can anybody help?