[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] N00b-un-2:
clockworkmod/cyanogenmod/market on 7005

If you're interested in modding your 7005, I bought a used one on ebay. It was locked and the password lost by the previous owner when I got it, and it seems like it's been dropped because the charger is pretty intermittent. I don't think my battery is charging...

Anyway, if you want google market on it you will need to root your device and install a custom recovery.

What you will need:

SD card 1gb <

computer with the Android SDK (you need to use the ADB)

z4root

dump-recovery-signed.zip

clockworkmod recovery for the X5A-G

Cyanogenmod 7 for X5A-G

GAPPS (Google Apps) flashable zip

NOTES

***if you're very brave you can try using terminal emulator, but I don't recommend it. This tablet doesn't have a lot of power and crashing or freezing at any time during this process will almost definitely brick it. Just use the ADB and don't take the risk!***

I can confirm that both Clockworkmod Recovery and the Cyanogenmod 7 ROM for the X5A-G work on Kyros 7005.

1. install z4root and permanenty root. reboot

2. link removed at owner's request

you can get into the recovery by either holding home and power at bootup, or by enabling USB debugging on the tablet and then issuing the command

adb reboot recovery

Once you are in the recovery, select update from .zip file. This will trick your tablet into thinking it is preforming a firmware update, when in fact it is running a script that is backing up the recovery to your SD card.

3. download the x5a-g clockworkmod recovery .zip. Renaming it as 'update.zip' and attempting to flash using stock recovery does not work. You will have to do this manually, either via the adb or terminal emulator. I strongly suggest using the adb.

4. extract the clockwork mod recovery .zip file and find the recovery.img file. Copy recovery.img to the root of your sd card (in other words just drag and drop the recovery.img into the sd card)

5. obtain a root shell. If you don't know what that means you REALLY should not continue with this tutorial!!! open up a terminal/cmd prompt and start the adb.

adb shell

su

The prompt should now change to # indicating that you have gained root access. a prompt screen may show up on your tablet asking you to allow "unknown" root access. Click allow and proceed to the next step.

6. Flash the recovery.img from the root of your SD card

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recover.img

* I think this should go without saying, but you do have to insert the sd card into tablet and allowing android to mount it...

7. reboot into your new recovery

8. make a backup of your system. This is a precautionary measure to ensure that you will have at the very least a working system to boot back into. Reboot.

9. before you flash the cyanogenmod rom, you will have to do a factory reset and format /system from recovery. Once you've done this, you can proceed to flashing Cyanogenmod 7 rom. After the flash completes, reboot the tablet. Don't be alarmed or think that you've bricked your device. The first boot takes a LONG time. After you boot up for the first time you should be prompted to calibrate the screen. if the tablet doesn't automatically prompt you to calibrate the screen, fire the adb shell back up and enter the command

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.zeroxlab.util.tscal/.TSCalibration

** it has been my experience that after first calibration the screen will not operate properly until after a reboot. Don't be alarmed! Just reboot using the command

adb reboot

since you probably won't be able to get the tablet to do so from the screen/buttons.

10. Once you have booted back into your tablet which should take considerably less time than the first boot after flashing, you will now be looking at the Cyanogenmod 7 desktop for the first time! Now you need to gain access to the google market. reboot into recovery, which can easily be done now from the shutdown menu.

11. flash the gapps .zip file and reboot

12. Your tablet will go through the "New Phone Setup" process. you will be prompted to set up a bunch of things, but you can skip past a lot of it. once you get to the desktop, connect to your wifi, open the market and off you go!