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[A7 General] Canadoc:
For my most recent post with instructions this file does not need to go into the system file! so u shouldn't have that issue. You can use the stock file manager (ES explorer I think) and just copy it to your internal storage.

Alternatively surf to the link I gave you from your browser on the A7. download it directly to your device. It will probably end up in a folder called download. From there use es file manager and just move it to the main root area (i.e. like in windows insteas of being in a folder you back out all the way to the c: here you back out all the way to the home area of the internal storage and copy it there then reboot to recovery and run the update.zip from recovery.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
perhaps that is the easy way but I am on a mac and I have not taken the time to figure out how to use or install adb. Perhaps I will if I reach a point where I need it.

Also for those using root explorer etc. and not being able to move files into system folder (not needed with my update) it is likely cuz though we have root superuser functionality is not there. Not sure how to get that though I imagine one could with adb. There must be a superuser apk not in market to install also.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Eager to find out cuz if we can get the gapps and market and with firmware update coming on Friday, this could really up the value of this tab.

I am curious about one thing too. Someone here disassembled their A7. I was wondering if they noticed if the hardware is in place for the 3g simcard?

You see, this tablet is not really made by streamtv. It is a rebrand of the Compal Naz-10 (there are at least 3 other iterations I have seen online with same device by different names) and it and the other devices all have working 3g. This device seems to have the simcard slot and is even referred to in the manual:

"2.1 The SIM Card Slot

The A7 Tablet comes with a SIM Card Slot for future functionality, but the unit does not currently support any SIM functions."

Well not sure what that means but if it supports future functionality then it can't be a dummy slot right? That means that perhaps with the right firmware or kernel (maybe we can get one from one of the other companies?) then maybe we can get 3g functionality on thi?
[A7 General] jazzbone:
I am stuck trying to set up adb.

I get stuck here:

"When it returns "2222" then run this command on your computer:

Code:

adb connect 192.168.0.151:2222

(obviously enter your device's IP address.)"

I assume these instructions refer to using the run command on my computer. When I type in the code above (using my computers ip address), I get an error "

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file
[A7 General] Canadoc:
If you try my way you shouldn't need ADB
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Yeah, no dice. Sorry!

--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
{No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
Formatting MISC:...

The file is definitely there, but it doesn't work.

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Here you go. Newest version: http://goo.gl/cvWn4

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
I think we'd know about it from the FCC documents. It's not the only tablet to have a sim card slot and no 3G. It could be fore reading the phone book or something like that.

Billy
[A7 General] jazzbone:
Okay, I was able to follow your instructions after downloading directly from web to A7:

Booted into Recovery Mode,

Applied update.zip

got the following:

E:recovery.c Can't open /cache/recovery/command

Formatting MISC:...

-- Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

E:Can't find entry for META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary

Installation aborted

Formatting MISC...
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
I'm sorry, I didn't mention that you have to go through and install the Android SDK before all of that. The instructions for that are on the Android Developer website, but I could find them and post them if you like.

What kinda machine are you on? Windows, Linux, Mac?

Billy
[A7 General] hashbrown:
Jazzbone, get the app ADB wireless. It works on the a7 and your pc will see the a7 right away.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/adbwireless-(widget-version)/siir.es.adbWireless

Canadoc, I've tried two versions of gapps. The archos gen8 and the VS g-tab. Both install but only Maps is working. Market and Gmail crash immediately after opening
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Weird! I wonder why you got farther than I did :confused:

Billy

EDIT: Try this one: http://www.slicky.net/android/update.zip

It's the same thing, just repacked.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Or, it could be that to get this certified by the FCC (since there were delays going back to August), they just did not enable it so Fcc would not have to liscence it
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Ok well you are ahead of most so lets brainstorm this:

first, which version of market?

second u have superuser installed? I have seen in the gtab forum some mentioning changing the buildprop for the google framework to one form a different device (e.g. galaxy tab) that seemed to have worked.

Maybe there is a way of sideloading into /system/APP a different version of market and gmail since u are already at that point.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Weird since i just unzipped the file on my desktop and that entry is there
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Interesting theory!

Billy
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Also weird that you get a different error than Jazzbone
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Yeah, but it's not the typical structure. Did you see the MAC_OS directory, and the update directory inside the zip? That's what I took out. I realized that I should have signed it though, so I'm re-uploading it.

Billy
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Well, if you consider they say its there for future use, that means it is not just a dummy slot. So if the sim slot is not a dummy then there must be internal hardware to use it
[A7 General] Canadoc:
when i unzip it, I see 2 folders

Meta-inf

system

inmetainf if you go down the tree there is the files that the recovery install said it couldnt find
[A7 General] Canadoc:
I tried to download this update.zip and it seems corrupted
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
You're on a mac though, right?

For me, the directories that you listed were inside another "update" directory inside the update.zip There was also a MAC_OS (or similar) directory next to the "update directory".

What's strange is, after I repackaged it and resigned it, I tried to flash it and then I got the same error as Jazzbone. Jazzbone, are you on a mac too by any chance?

It wasn't done re-uploading. Try it now.

Billy
[A7 General] Canadoc:
yes am on a mac

I can get the original file and put the link then you can just rename it update.zip and hopefully my mac won't do weird stuff to it as maybe that is why it didnt work.
[A7 General] hashbrown:
I installed this one for trial. Its an older file for g tab. it has TapNTapIME.apk, vending 1.83, and gmail 2.3. They all install except GoogleServicesFramework.apk
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Ok here is the original file untouched from g tablet forum.

You will need to rename it update.zip nd try the same procedure form recovery.

Perhaps my extracting it and pulling out a couple of htc apps and rezipping it on my mac did something to the file structure.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/129025/Elocity/TNT_Gapps_LiveWP_v3.zip
[A7 General] Canadoc:
that is likely why you get the fc

how do you know it didnt install?

can you manually try to insert it?
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Cross your fingers guys. Right now. Do it!

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Damn. I got it to install, but it didn't make any difference. :mad:

I think it was your Mac trying to sabotage us! LOL. I repackaged it, resigned it, flashed it, and it worked, but no progress :-(

In a couple minutes, this upload will be complete. This is the one that successfully flashed for me.

http://www.slicky.net/android/update.zip

Billy
[A7 General] Canadoc:
u tried the new file i uploaded?

this one was untouched by me other than to download from the g tablet sight. It only needs to be renamed
[A7 General] Canadoc:
it installed but no difference? what you mean?
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
double post
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Yeah, successful flash, but market still flashes open. As does gmail. I still can't get to any login screen for youtube. Everything is the same as it was before. Do you know, was the framework.jar in that update modified by a guy named clockworx?

Billy

Oh, and that upload is finished if anybody wants to try it.
[A7 General] hashbrown:
I can't get it from the recovery either.
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Try the one I just posted. (I updated it again, but it's finished now.)

Something strange... it said it was successful, but looking in /system/app, it doesn't look like the files from the update.zip were copied there :confused:

When you get the "success" message, take a picture or write it down. I was too excited and rebooted right way :-)

Billy
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Also try wiping cache before reboot
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
GTG run som errands. Be back in a little while.

Good luck!

Billy
[A7 General] tipstir:
This arrives today seem it was sent out 2-day UPS, I've tracked late last night so it's in my state just have to wait on UPS guy. I got Next3 too see what's the hoopla about it... Last time on the RockChip site is read Dual Core at 1GHz. I got the chip layout plans from FCC and internal shots.

Slot 32GB and 256MB RAM (standard with these) Standard should be 1 to 2GB
[A7 General] tipstir:
A7 doesn't appear to be Rooted also.. I see you're trying Market I did try in OS itself with my tools. Good luck trying the back door approach. But this update.zip was this tested first prior to posting the link?
[A7 General] Canadoc:
It worked on the g tablet which is also a tegra 2 device

If it's not rooted ( was under impression it was,) maybe we can use z4root
[A7 General] BertoJG:
This device comes out of the box rooted.. :)
[A7 General] hashbrown:
im going to try Cyanogens Gapps package for Tegra processors. Link:

http://senk9.wordpress.com/catagory/help/

update: cant update.zip from recovery

A7 is def rooted, z4root says so.

I so want CWM on here, would make installing zips from recovery alot easier.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
If it's rooted why won't recovery allow the update to work?

Maybe a manual install of the files into the right system folder?

Damn we need a dev here!!!!
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Oh, it's definitely rooted! No question about it.

Not every update.zip file is going to flash properly. Not even if they're both for the Tegra II. The directory structure may be slightly off, which will prevent it from flashing right and some of those files may not be the same from device to device - frameworks.jar is one of them. That file is totally different on the eLocity than it is on the Nook, or the GTab, or the Archos. And that is one of the files that we're trying to flash!

I'll try that package from Cyanogen and I'll try manually placing the files (that is a good idea).

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
That link doesn't work for me.

Billy

EDIT: Found it: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps&oldid=7097
[A7 General] smturgeo:
Ok, here's a deal breaker for me.

I got the device on Monday, noticed all of the earlier reported issues (wifi, no multi-touch, apps don't load or run), but was hoping things would improve with a firmware update and some hacks from XDA.

But noticed the last 2 nights that if I left the device in standby for a few hours unplugged when I tried to turn it on the battery was totally dead. I'm talking 5-6 hours max on standby on a fully charged battery.

Today I called Elocity to ask if this was a problem with my device, a reported issues that would be addressed through firmware update, of an expected behavior.

The tech told me that this is the EXPECTED behavior. He told me that the device doesn't really benefit too much from standby, that it is always running full tilt regardless, so we shouldn't expect anything more than several hours battery life in standby. Really?

So - is this what everyone else is experiencing? Is this not an issue with others? The tech told me that there was nothing being done to address this currently, that it might be evaluated at some future date.

Gotta send this back. Overall I'm fine with the device at the current price point, but it needs to have battery specs that can at least match my Android phone.

Steve
[A7 General] hashbrown:
http://www.google.com/gwt/x?u=http:...8ecda7f501fe&ei=pWsSTafIENXCmQfGm6iTCg&wsc=vb
[A7 General] Canadoc:
There must have been some process running. The rep is full of it since they rate battery 100 hrs music how could stby be less.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
anyone have any luck
[A7 General] durango99:
Just got my tablet last night and have sideloaded plenty of apps without issues. However, I'm also very interested in how the google apps/market updates progress is going.

Just reading and learning as I go. Thanks for all the information you have posted so far.
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
I gotta call BS as well. There's just no way that's right.

It's almost like eLocity has middle school kids answer their phones and blowing smoke up everyone's bums.

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
No luck here. Basically it did the same thing as the other. Successfully flashed, but I still can't open the market, create a google account, etc, etc.

On strange thing to note... I keep having to resign these update.zip files before they'll work. It wasn't just that one apparently, now it's been two in a row. If I don't sign it, I get an error that suggests the update.zip file doesn't even exist.

Billy
[A7 General] goodwyns:
Ive got adhoc working with the patched wpa_supplicant developed for the galaxy s...simple swap fix permissions and restart.

as far as the gapps, my buddy at work found that just extracting the gapps update.zip developed for the gpad and just copying the bare minimum apks (runs out of system storage when trying the full update.zip) into the system/app folder, then following through the initial google account setup worked perfectly...

functional market, and tethered via barnacle from my phone via adhoc! ...WIN!

good job chris!
[A7 General] Elementix:
Can you give more info on these procedures??
[A7 General] jazzbone:
Roadblocks at every turn for me.

I couldn't get wireless adb from AppBrain, because AppBrain wouldn't work. ( It keeps telling me that AppBrain is not synced with my phone and won't install the app because I don't have Android market.)

Finally got it installed, but couldn't connect to my Windows 7 laptop.

ADB wireless says when I turn it on,

"adbWireless is on, from your computer run:

adb connect 192.168.1.5:5555"

So, on my laptop, I opened Run, typed CMD, and typed the phrase above.

I got the same error message I received before

"adb is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file"

As mentioned earlier, I tried to install Android SDK. It requires Jave SDK.

I installed the Java SDK, but the Android SDK installer says that I still don't have Java SDK!

Argh!
[A7 General] Elementix:
FYI, you need to run any of your adb commands from the tools folder in your sdk folder. An easy way to do this is to open the android sdk folder in explorer, hold shift while right clicking on the tools folder, and selecting "open command window here". Then you should be able to run adb commands. 2.3 sdk could be different..not sure..
[A7 General] davorvekic:
i need"out of the box" stock image,after Factory Data Reset all is lost

Can someone please,back up image of their eLocity tablet. You can do that in Settings>Privacy>Backup/Restore, and backed up image is found in Backup folder, when you look for it with IO File Manager or Rom Manager...Please, i need someone`s image because my eLocity cant boot in Android, it is only looping that green eLocity logo on startup.
[A7 General] jazzbone:
It won't let me install Android SDK, because it says that I don't have Java SDK (which I installed twice.)
[A7 General] davorvekic:
DO NOT perform Factory Data Reset, I repeat DO NOT.!!!

it is only because tablet does not have image of it`s factory state backed up anywhere, so when you perform FDR, all is erased, without anything left to restore it from. I learned that hard way, because my tablet is useless now.I dont have image to restore it from,even though I created one on first boot, just so I`m safe down the road, but stupid process erased everything from it`s 4GB space partition that is available to users. So if you make image that way, just copy/paste it on SD card somewhere. Also recovery mode is useless too. It keeps you option to boot factory image but there is none left. Just my 2 cents..

I wish to find "out of the box" image somewhere so I can at least update from SD card..but that`s just a pipe dream now. Back to BJ`s
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Could it be that we were totally overthinking it?!? I sure hope so! Though, I just did what you suggested and it does let me get farther than ever before, but after typing in my credentials, it keeps saying

"Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.

This could be a temporary problem or your phone might not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Service."

I am connected to my wifi, so I dunno... :confused:

I'm afraid that it has to do with our framework.jar. I'm going to try replacing it with a modified version.

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
I did a factory data reset and didn't have that problem. :confused:

Don't panic though. If it's an image you need, I'm sure somebody can get you one shortly.

When/if we get a Clockwork Recovery, you could always install that through the stock recovery and then flash whatever the hell you want... so the stock recovery isn't useless.

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
It's as if it's insisting on a 3G connection in order to setup the Google account. I can surf the web and everything, but then it just says that I don't have a data connection when it comes to setting up the Google account. :confused:

Goodwyns, your friend didn't have that issue? Was there anything you forgot (hopefully)?

Billy
[A7 General] goodwyns:
i ran into that problem on my tablet..he didnt on his. the problem i had on mine turned out to be that i left another copy of the vending apk in data/apps after ininstalling it, and recopying the bare minimul apks from the zip, it worked via wifi (it did take a while at the sign on screen)
[A7 General] Canadoc:
what do you mean by sign it?

Also did you try to manually install? Since you have ADB working why not push the apps in the update.zip file to the right place then reboot?
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
I've got two of them showing up today. What's the easiest way to tell outside of the pinch/zoom gesture?

Billy
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
When I get mine later today, I'm going to post an unboxing and first impressions, then immediately try the conventional methods of obtaining root, see if I can get GApps loaded, and see if I can get one of the resolution hacks to work. Any other requests?

Who do we petition about getting a forum here???

Billy
[A7 General] jazzbone:
Can someone explain the file system to me, please?

What goes in each folder? For example, where do photos go, music, docs?

How to I copy a group of files to the a7?

Thanks!
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Check out this article:

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/63957.aspx

Billy
[A7 General] Canadoc:
does it come with swype stock?

as for viewing angles what i meant was if viewing the screen not face on but tilted on an angle from your view does the screen wash out and is not viewable?

my viewsonic if you even tilt the screen 15* off axis in landscape and even face on in portrait part of the screen is lighter than other. It is so bad as to make protrait mode not viewable by me for reading or lookingat pictures.

I am hoping this is better since I want to use this as a book reader.
[A7 General] clockcycle:
Colors look nice. What more can you add to your review on the unit now that you have had it for a while? How about more pictures, angles and your holding it to compare how it fits in the hand? Thanks

-CC
[A7 General] Elementix:
Alot of people give them crap, but I think that it'd be nice to have the galaxy tab's calendar and email apps running on this thing. I have no idea how difficult that would be, but I hope this thing starts getting custom roms on it asap. Cyanogenmod 6.1 already has ad-hoc capabilities built-in so it'd be awesome to get that ported as well. I see a lot of potential here.... can't wait to get mine!
[A7 General] jazzbone:
Viewing off axis in landscape mode to either side has no effect on the image. Above or below effect is shown in the uploaded photos.

I am gradually figuring out the operation of it. I still don't know how to transfer my photos and music. I assume I would put them on my microsd card. It won't let me move a folder. When I select Move, it says "cannot transfer files across devices, please use copy to achieve" But, copy is not an option in the menu.

So, it would be extremely tedious to move every photo and song one by one...

edit: I went ahead and just inserted the microsd card in my laptop and copied the files directly to it. So, issue resolved for me. I just couldn't understand how to do it from my USB flash drive to the micro sd card when in the device.
[A7 General] tipstir:
Item seems to be sold out! Only 3 days?
[A7 General] Elementix:
Here you go:

http://www.bjs.com/elocity-7-androi...al-core-cpu-512mb-ddr2---black.product.168813
[A7 General] jazzbone:
I downloaded a grocery list that is workable. An essential app for me.

Still desperately need a calendar...

Email works great.

Photos and music work great.

Web is fast!

Video plays smoothly.
[A7 General] xwint3rxmut3x:
Can you rig up a user video for this? i have one coming in the mail and i'm undecided whether or not i'm keeping it yet. How does it work with applications? Hows the multitouch?
[A7 General] xwint3rxmut3x:
I was in direct contact with the manufacture prior to release and they indicated it is two points multitouch only. However, they have been really shady as far as answering the question of multitouch directly and I'm still nervous that the multitouch is software and not hardware....hopefully someone can confirm it's two-point multitouch soon.

edit: whoops, this post was in reply to a completely different post. Sorry for the waste of space- can't figure out how to delete posts.
[A7 General] rogconnect:
I ordered it yesterday from Amazon and Opt for 1 day shipping PRIME $360. And it shipped yesterday Via FEDEX Standard Overnight.

I'll be getting it later I hope ......

This is my first Android and hope I made a good choice.

And I heard this is a Amazon Exclusive Value Pack!

includes a 6 foot HDMI CABLE, USB A TO A CABLE (VERY HARD TO FIND AT RETAIL) THIS ALLOWS YOU TO CONNECT THE A7 TO YOUR PC VIA USB , AND A NAME BRAND LCD CLEANING SOLUTION AND MICRO FIBER CLOTH. THIS VALUE PACK IS VALUED AT $60.

Well some freebie!

Will update whether I get these in my package.
[A7 General] jazzbone:
I uploaded a video. I've never done this before, so I apologize in advance for the quality of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6foXW1zizM
[A7 General] rspray:
Anyone know if they in-store yet?

It's actually cheaper for me (free shipping, no tax) to order from TigerDirect with 5% Shop Discover cash back. Comes to ~$332.
[A7 General] xwint3rxmut3x:
Yeah I live in IL, so I have a tigerdirect local. However, there's no BJs here so it was $299 plus $20 shipping...came out to $319. I have no idea if anyone has them in stores yet.

I think i've hit refresh on the youtube page 20 times already waiting for youtube to process the video. Thanks a lot for uploading it :D

Edit: Just watched the video. Looks awesome, thanks for the upload. That multitouch response is a little weird though.
[A7 General] teckel12:
It's clearly NOT a multi-touch display, which is a total deal-breaker. I'd pay $50 more for TRUE multi-touch. Total fail on eLocity's part. Big PASS!
[A7 General] jazzbone:
Please explain what you mean. What can a multitouch display do besides pinch and zoom?