yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tipstir:
SYNET7LP 7" 16:9 800x480, 1GHz, 256 RAM, 2GB IS / 32GB ES, 1920x1080p HDMI, 802.11b,g, 2x USB, Android OS 2.1

Full on going review.. (note I just got this late last night)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] anjenaire:
Sears/K-Mart Lowered Price .... Veterans Day Special?

Just picked this up in-store for $149.95 plus tax. So far it has booted extremely fast. Trying to confirm the Android OS version. Website says 512MB of memory (which I took as ram) but the box says 256MB. Was told by telephone support that it had a camera but that is not the case (picture on some sites looks like it has a camera but this model my local Sears had does not have a camera).

Too bad about the camera. It may be going back although I like the HDMI output....

No G-sensor! (at least on mine). Have to pick the orientation by upper menu selection (although had to change the setting from automatic to reveal that feature).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sixstringjamming:
Battery life??? Seriously?

I picked up one of these yesterday and was very impressed at first...

As soon as I remove it from the charger (fully charged) the battery drops to 85%. At first I gave it the benefit of the doubt and chalked it up to a bug...

After less than two hours of heavy web browsing and full screen brightness the battery was dead... I chalked it up to my usage, plugged it into the charger and went to bed.

This morning at work I turned it on and set up my email. I turned the screen brightness down to low, the display time out to a minute, and disabled wifi. I let the screen time out to, what I assumed, was standby mode and went about my work. I came back a hour and a half later and the battery was at 14%!! I clicked on battery usage and something called 'Cell Standby' was taking up 80%... Now its dead with no way to charge it until I get home (won't charge from usb).

I'll search for a why to possibly disable whatever 'Cell Standby' is but this thing is probably going back to sears TONIGHT! :mad:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] davidukfl:
i was thinking of grabbing one of these, so i emailed them and asked if 2.2 was ever gonna be on option for these tablets. Got this response:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
Mine is sitting waiting for UPS to pick it up. with the possibility of 2.2 that gets me hoping more that this one pans out and isn't a defective POS like the Maylong.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] elmonica:
tablet

Not too much happening on the Sylvania thread. I got mine today. I will be returning it since I ordered an Archos 70 today, but I will play with it for a few days anyway and comment on my experiences with it here.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] elmonica:
EDIT: Oh I see you where you got that from. That is good news.

Fred, did you hear that they may upgrade it to 2.2?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] elmonica:
Sylvania

First impressions are that the menu button on the back sucks. There should be one on the front of the device. I did install the Aldiko app the market place without any problem. I just find it annoying that to pull up a table of contents I have to push this small button on the back of the device instead of one on the front.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
Should be delivered by the time I get home today.

Yea, I saw that they plan on doing 2.2 (probably get it before I get the official one for my Captivate).

I saw the video about potential upgrade issues. So I' figure I'll load everything up before I do the upgrade.

That Archos 70 looks decent, have to let us know how that one is too.

If I take the Sylvania back I still have a couple under $200 units I might try, If not I guess I move up into the near $300 range.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] elmonica:
Sylvania

I spent a few more hours with this thing today. There does seem to be a battery issue with the device. I charged it up for 8 hours last night and within 5 minutes of turning it on I had downloaded the battery booster app, checked the status of the battery, and it showed a remaining charge of 75%. I would say from that point on I got around 2.5 hours of use browsing the internet, reading, and downloading a couple other apps. The lack of a g-sensor/accelerometer was not a big deal for me since I could change the screen orientation using the button provided. Maybe this is more of an issue with some games--I don't know.

Otherwise, I like the weight and balance of the tablet. The screen size is ideal for me to read on and I hold it fairly easily with one hand. The resistive screen works fine with a stylus or a fingernail. It does not work well with the ball of the fingertip, however.

I don't think there is a significant overheating issue. It does get obviously warmer during charging but I am usually holding the edges of the device so it wasn't a big deal.

Assuming an upgrade is forthcoming to 2.2, and assuming it improves the battery life closer to 4 hours, I would say this is a decent tablet. However, assuming the Coby Kyros comes available soon for about the same price, I would check it out first since it has a menu button on the front and because an accelerometer is included.

P.S.

I have stayed away from doing any software updates that may exist to this point. It sounds like they may cause more problems than they resolve.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
Got mine last night, yea I have the weird battery meter issue too.

Loaded up a ton of stuff that I had on my Captivate, so far so good.

Did the upgrade and didn't have any issues, was still able to install apps unlike that video that is out indicated.

Also got it rooted with no problem using Z4Root, rooted in about 2 minutes, so I got Titanium Backup on it and CPU Tuner going on it.

So far I'm really liking this and if they keep their promise with the fixes and upgrade this is a sweet little device.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
Between rooting it and doing the upgrade the battery issue seems to have resolved itself.

The only thing I have found is certain apps will change the screen orientation for a reason not related to the app and I get the force close warning now and then, but if I click WAIT instead it comes right back.

Funny the only web site that I seem to have a problem loading is XDA, and the XDA app seems to crash every time after I log in.

Other than that, I'm satisfied with this for what I wanted it to be. But I can see myself getting a decent tablet to replace my one netbook once it is out with gingerbread or honeycomb.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] elmonica:
Battery

I had charged it 8 hours and it wouldn't turn on. I plugged it in the charger and it wouldn't boot up past the Sylvania logo. I performed a reset and was able to boot-up. I then immediately performed the update mentioned in the Sylvania booklet. It is now charging.

I am beginning to to think that the battery booster app that I downloaded doesn't work properly with this device since the readings are always seem dubious. Anyone have a battery app that they think works for their Sylvania?

P.S.

The booklet specifically says to take out the SD card when doing the update or they will be deleted.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] elmonica:
Installing apps

After completing the update, everything seemed to be working fine but I just tried to download and install a new app and I am receiving the error message that the SD card can't be found. I have removed and reinserted the SD card a couple of times to verify it is seated properly and the OS is recognizing it since I can use file manager to explore the contents on the card.

At this point it doesn't really matter since I am planning to take it back anyway, but it does seem that the update causes problems.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
I got that error immediately after the update, took the SD card out put it back in and it's been fine.

I'm using a 8Gig Kingston card, wonder if the card has anything to do with it?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
There are2 usb ports the one is host only.

The other one is non-functioning until they release the net firmware update which they told me is in beta and should be out shorly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketman74:
How to reset?

Elmonica - or anyone else who has performed the reset -

How is this done? I see the reset button on the back, but if I press it while the unit is on, the screen goes blank (looks like powering off) and nothing happens.

The documentation online stinks and the manual leaves a lot to be desired. Any feedback is appreciated!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mr_skot:
I also stood in line at Toys R Us and picked one of these up for $139.

And I also noticed the battery being chewed up very quickly on what seems like a full charge. For example, used it for 2 hours yesterday and set it down with 61% battery remaining, after about 6 hours of stand by - dead.

Looking at the running processes it appears the dev's didn't disable the cell phone portion of the OS.

aLogCat also reporting loads of fails on the radio buffer:

E/RIL (1957): opening data channel device - /dev/ttyUSB0. retrying...

Also, if you check your running processes and battery usage statistics you'll see the "Dialer" and "Cell" processes running. Not sure why.

I've tried killing these via term but they start back up again.

Maybe killing the WiFi before I set it down will save some juice.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
After rooting it I got some battery improvement. But certain apps still time out on occasion and I'll get a run away key stroke while typing that is really annoying.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mr_skot:
Have you had a chance to load a different launcher? I loaded ADW and got away from that goofy launcher. One press of the home screen gets you all the apps you have installed and press it again for a screen with widgets. Whats the point of having widgets if they are not on the screen full time?

Now I have to figure out how to disable the cell/radio process for good and also kill that silly yahoo api weather widget.

Next step is to solve how get adb working....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] skamp:
the slide me martket doesnt install the apps for you, it just downloads the apk to your /sdcard/downloads directory i believe,

check there, and then click on the apks to install.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jz3:
So, I picked-up the express version for $99 at CVS and eventually soft-bricked it by fooling around with some system files:D. Recovery a no go since it has no recovery image. Long story short, I figured out how to upload/burn the images from the INFOTM X220 (a 10" tablet with similar hardware and uses the same kernel) via usb connection to pc. Lots of toys including the google experience and recovery. The only show-stopper is that wi-fi scans, but it won't connect. I don't have much time to work on this so I need help to determine if these units use different wifi chips or need to just tweak configuration files. I replicated this installation many times. I have only tested this on Windows XP.

Here is how I did it: (try at your own risk!)

1) Download this file and extract folder or move to C:/ (I have configured the burn tool to find the files it needs there): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GX12AXKM

2) With the unit turned off, connect the tablet to your PC with the supplied USB cable plugging it into the first (front) port on the tablet.

3) Hold the device with a finger on the screen and fingers on the back "MENU" and "On/Off" keys for a few seconds until Windows detects your new hardware.

4) Use the drivers included in the burntool folder to install your device. Wait for Windows to confirm your hardware is ready to use.

5) Launch burntool_v7.5.exe. I have pre-configured this for you. The box next "Device10" should be green, if not repeat step 3 (times out after a minute or so).

6) Click start and it should do its thing. When finished the tablet will tell you to unplug usb cable. Takes maybe a minute or two.

7) Unplug the cable and turn off the unit by holding the power button for 10 seconds and release.

8) Restart the unit by pressing the power button. Don't be alarmed by the weird green splash screen. Should be fully booted in a minute or two. Calibrate the touch screen and launch the WOW launcher.

If we could get wifi going this would be pretty slick, good luck!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Android 2.2

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/12087-dg2-20-installed-sd-card.html

Hack 90% completed. You can install Android 2.2 now. Things are still in testing phase and getting more things working.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Quadrant results

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/8061-quadrant-results-sylvania-synet7lp.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mignash:
I got it installed using the USB cable (as it wouldn't recognize my microSD for repartitioning). Seems to work fine. Seems to turn on and off quicker and the keyboard is more accurate. Also, less hang-ups. I've tried to play some flash videos, but so far I have not noticed anything that didn't play before that will play now. Anyone know an example of something that didn't work before that works now?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] crz2wawa:
More doesn't work now than before like using the to OTG port to mount SD card on computer.

But the biggest challenge is "How to get a working Market" on this version (DG2.20). The HDPI 2.2 gapps (Market, Talk, ect.) install with a lot of tweaking of permissions and properties but Market reports ""No matching content in Android Market".:eek:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] droiduser145:
connects to my aria with no trouble
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomh1979:
Yeah, connects to my evo just fine too.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tipstir:
Good to see my OP thread merge into the one sold at CVS. But I see the same issue as the one I got a SEARS DOA on USB ports. CVS gives you 90 days to return it back to them. If you opt for that option.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mignash:
Make sure you check your reciept, as my CVS only gives 60 days on electronics.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] crz2wawa:
Custom Sylvania ROM development

There's an attempt to start on a Custom ROM to fix auto-rotation, Flash not working, and dead OTG port, but it seems more is unknown than known even with the available Beta Froyo update.

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/13447-custom-sylvania-rom-development.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Xi2wiked:
Everyone forget about this tablet?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jpmi23:
I just picked one up from CVS about a week ago. Got it for my daughter, but I've been playing with it more than she has! It's actually pretty cool. I keep finding myself going to AndroidTablets.net. That's where I learned to updated it. They've got a few tweaks, but I don't expect to see ROM's for this device.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] usagi111:
There's been progress in the development of this device, a froyo update, and now android market can be added, (free apps only at the moment)... check out androidtablets dot com and check the facebook page dedicated to the tablet for more support!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cfrockit:
Query the infoTMIC update server for updates

Updated post infoTMIC Hardware ID's "hwver" and updates (*.ius) to include a method to manually query the infoTMIC update server to see if any Sylvania or other infoTM device update links are returned. If the server is "offline" or no update is posted a "1" is returned.

Warning: Using the incorrect update file may brick the tablet.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
Source Code next week!!!

Source Code to be released next week to us.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
I have source code, will be uploading later.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/18733-source-code.html

Source code
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
CM ported, still in development

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/20966-techvendetta-rom-developement.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TechVendetta:
Hi guys, our updates will be posted at the above link and a release post will be posted on here once we're out of the alpha phase. Just thought I'd confirm we do have an account here as well.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bluesmessiah:
Cannot do factory reset

Hey all, just picked up one of these to play with. Got a great deal on it, used. But it's doing the "show 0 ram available and do not hold settings," which looks like it's fixed through a factory reset. However, I've tried the "three finger method" around 20 times and can't get it. It goes straight from the InfoTMIC screen to the Sylvania boot screen, no matter what I do. Can't get it to stop and ask if I want to do a reset. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cfrockit:
There are several posts like this one "Out of Memory" error - PLEASE HELP!!! and this one Sylvania Tab loses memory at reboot and cant install apps regarding ZERO internal memory and losing settings that are usually related to the /cache directory either having the wrong permissions or being full with crash "tombstone" data. As you've noted a "factory reset (three finger method)" is one way to recover from this issue.

See this post that has a visual depiction of the steps required - http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/6437-apply-factory-reset-step-step-images.html. There are also alternative methods posted as well here - http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/3170-recovery.html#post17914 and here - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17775580&postcount=9

If these key press combinations fail then you can either burn the system backup image SYSBACK "zSYS.img" using the steps described in this post - http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/23795-brick-ed.html#post136035 or burn the entire firmware as described in this post - http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...date-synet7lp-sytabex7-android-2-2-froyo.html with additional background in this post - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113121.

Good luck and search! As this site is primarily for development and new approaches other sites, may better suited to your need for inquiry. The resources and answers exist with a little effort.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wierd165:
Please Don't Boot me

Has there been any more development on this tablet? Picked one up at a yard sale yesterday, rooted it, and seems like their has been some starts out there...any sites I should visit since the ones posted a while back? Sorry again.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] giveen:
An alpha ICS release is coming soon from a guy called TechVendetta

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/sylvania-tablets/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wierd165:
Thanks and is is there any stable roms? I successfully rooted it on stock using the any root method or whatever it's called. Thanks for the support!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] grubbyfoot:
I was scrolling thru and saw someone asked bout getting a working market on here, but I didn't see if anyone here had one working. If not go to http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CFEQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fxdaforums.com%2Fattachment.php%3Fattachmentid%3D664214%26d%3D1311507376&ei=F-bqT9jFDJCg8QT37vnuBQ&usg=AFQjCNFs9wr93cexpIf7BKWXTeNVsIewSQ&sig2=cw4XRO6pYq__NzzT1AeeYA and download it. Updates from android market to google play store as well. You must have 2.2 update.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wierd165:
Hey, thanks for the link, problem is I'm stuck on a very limited market like there is about 5 free apps haha. Not sure what I'm doing wrong? thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] grubbyfoot:
Hmm...doesnt seem right. I found that many of the apps on the google play store will tell you they are incompatible with your device. This is false in alot of cases as far as the sytabEX7 goes. If you get this message on the play store, try searching for the apk on google. Search for the name of the app followed by apk, eg. If you wanted pandora radio, you would search "Pandora Radio apk". Hope this helps.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] grubbyfoot:
Any update on this tablet or are we still stuck on hiatus?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] khan_frd2002:
Hello friend i have sylvania synet7lp and it stuck at bootanimation. I tried to factory reset but didnt work. So i want its fimware in ius format but i didnt find. If anybody have or know please reply and my hardware id is 12.7.0.12

---------- Post added at 10:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 AM ----------

Hello anyone know from where i can download stock firmware in .ius format for sylvania synet7lp and hardware id is 12.7.0.12
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
Yep, switched to ADW also, much better UI than that stock POS.

I've got one task killer running every half hour that seems to help.

Also I've noticed if I'm patient and just not access anything WiFi for the first minute or so that it will fly from that point on.

So I'm thinking that there is something that kicks in on boot up then either I'm killing it or it stops. But I haven't gotten time yet to look at the start up process.

Let me know if you find anything.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mr_skot:
Well, I've managed to up the battery life by loading SpareParts and enabling the WiFi Sleep setting when the tablet is not plugged in.

I've also managed to put it into airplane mode in an attempt to kill any kind of data process.

FYI - Ran across instructions on how to get adb working over wifi over on Slatedroid.

Cell standby still seems to be the largest battery hog - still narrowing that down.

Just have to mention, the Kindle app works very nice on this device. Never thought I would be a big tablet user, but a little more modification and this might be a sweet device.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FredOak3:
Have to check that out on Slatedroid.

Were they able to get Market up and running on it?

Over on Tipster's site one of the guys actually took his apart and is specing it out.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ebrgt62:
ADW Launcher?

I'm trying to find a source for the adw launcher apk file since this tablet seems to be blocking access to the android market and it is not available on their Slideitinme version. Anyone have a link that they could share?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mr_skot:
Ugg - I know. That lame market app is the worst.

You'll need another rooted device to get the .apk. You can put it on a thumb drive and use the USB->miniUSB cable that came with the device to mount it on your tablet. Then install the .apk and you'll have the new launcher.

Not sure if your device came with this cable but mine did. Both that and a 2.5mm->3.5mm headphone cable. Why they couldn't just use a 3.5mm headphone jack is beyond me.