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[A7 General] Canadoc:
Ok I give up. Tried everything to fix my wifi

Wiped user data

wiped the whole system

Reflashed the firmware

redownloaded the firmware incase of corruption in the file....

Played more with wifi and noticed that in router if i disable wireless n and g running only wireless b I can get a connection up to 11mb/sec which is best I have gotten.

If I switch it to g only I have trouble connecting with or without security and when I do it connects only at 1 Mbs.

So the problem seems that wireless g is not connecting.

Solution is to buy something else. Would gamble again if prices drop to 299$ but at 350$ I think I am better off waiting for other options.

Galxy Tab locally is on sale without contract for 525$ Can unlock and have it work as phone too by flashing firmware. It has better screen gps 3g connectivity as well. Yes I will loos Tegra but will get a device that in every other way is mroe capable.

Or will wait for the dell streak 7 inch....

Sad really I so wanted this to work. Probably put in 1000$ or more of time into it.
[A7 General] durango99:
Sorry to hear :( It really does sound like the tablet you got has a bum wireless. What are the odds? Good luck with your future tablet (adventure). I think this summer or fall I'll be looking at a tablet for myself so we'll see what the landscape will be like then.

Take care and good to have discussed and worked with the tablet with you. Wish it had worked out better for you.

dan
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Thanks man! I totally missed that post. You totally fixed my problem. What the hell causes that?

Thanks a bunch!

Billy
[A7 General] durango99:
If you check in terminal and type 'env', you'll see that busybox will check several directories for programs (so you don't have to type the full path for running programs). The PATH= statement will show you that it will check the /system/xbin and /system/bb directories among a few others.

When you install the full version of busybox, it creates that new /system/bb/su and that 'overrides' the /system/xbin/su. I'm assuming it tries to run the /system/bb/su before it tries to run the /system/xbin/su. The /system/bb/su does not grant regular users to run it like the /system/xbin/su.

The best fix would be to get suid setup of either the busybox binary or the busybox symlink su. I guess it doesn't really matter imo since there is a 'good' su anyway
[A7 General] rdjack21:
Yea I had the same problem with the xda app as well so installed tapatalk pro and it is working great :)
[A7 General] rdjack21:
I'll make it 3 because this worked for me as well. It was the last thing that I really wanted to get fixed. I'm a happy camper for now at least.
[A7 General] hoagm:
4th... good to go!
[A7 General] Canadoc:
Thanks,

Was a fun ride. Think I had more to contribute re calndar and market fixes... as I had done all these before with the g tablet, but been so busy trying to get mine to connect to the bloody network...

Enjoy the A7 am jealous.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
If at anypoint you do lose root, z4root, a free app can reroot you and install superuser too.
[A7 General] ryoung07:
Well I guess I spoke too soon... having an issue with my WiFi throughput. Wifi analyzer shows my signal strength at -50 dbm. The network I'm on shows connected at 54 and connection says excellent but when I run a speed test I get 0.98 down and 0.56 up. Everything works... just ridiculously slowly and streaming video or youtube is not possible. Any advice to fix this? The wifi was fine before I made changes to get the Google stuff working.

Thanks.
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
5th!

Billy
[A7 General] alynch75:
How do i get to the sim card slot

Got the elocity a few days ago. seems okay however a few points... the system reports 1.7...gb avaiable... this is an EPIC FAIL... I am thinkin of returning this thing and getting the Nook Color. Already have nook color rooted for my wife with all the bells and whistles. yeah the processor is not as good as the elcoity but this thing blows... i think i will wait for the Notion ink adam tab....... yeah that's waht I will do.. I may keep this elcoty for my daughter... I got it for $250 so its not that bad of a deal. If anyone can show me how to accss the SIM card slot I would really apprecaite it.
[A7 General] eskaryo:
Ran into 2 problems tonight

1) Wifi wouldn't stay on. I would turn it on, but then it would turn off after a short time.

logcat error string:

Unable to open connection to supplicant on "wlan0"

Did a rm -rf /data/system/wpa_supplicant/ the system re-created the dir and the appropriate permissions were assigned.

Found that answer googling, but I lost the source.

2) After a re-flash of the a7 update, the normal scheme for market installation was failing to log in to my google account even with the proper wpa_supplicant in place.

semi-followed instructions here:

f o r u m . cyanogenmod.com/topic/142-market-not-working-in-507-stable/page__p__1176#entry1176[/url]

I didn't bother with the copying in/out or adb I did everything on a terminal emulator on the a7 itself. Did the rm's and the pm uninstalls, then cp -r'd the proper tegra gapps.zip which has already been linked in this thread numerous times.

After that, I rebooted the device and had market back again.
[A7 General] hashbrown:
That is terrible your device wasn't running wiring correctly. Wish ya could stay around to see where this tablet goes next. Don't be a stranger!
[A7 General] hashbrown:
That is terrible your device wasn't running working correctly. Wish ya could stay around to see where this tablet goes next. Don't be a stranger!

Edit: I got the calendar to working too. The widget looks cool on this size screen. My next conquests are making Maps recognize a Bluetooth GPS source for navigation. I'm using app called Bluetooth gps Provider on the A7 and ShareGPS on my HTC Aria. It works as far as getting the location to show but navigation is blocked by a pop up window "show location settings?" and can't get past it.

There is a wpa_supplicant for the Ideos that VS g tab users are using to work around that issue. I'm going to try it and if goes well I'll post a steps by step.
[A7 General] tipstir:
I gave the update a try everything installs, there have been some crashes reported and now the WiFi was working prior and now it on and off like a light switch. So they fix the WiFi issue for those who did'n t have and now those that did are having issues.
[A7 General] Canadoc:
How you get so cheap
[A7 General] airball8:
Adding a Second Google Account

Hey guys,

Finally able to get market installed etc.

Couple of issues - I can't seem to add a second google account (always force closes) and the facebook app won't update to the latest.

Does anyone else have these issues (and possible work arounds?)

Thanks alot,

Ryan
[A7 General] rdjack21:
Yes please do. I purchased a tomtom bluetooth GPS receiver with the intent of using it on the A7 in the car for nav.
[A7 General] johng75:
hahahaha... i stayed up for hours on christmas eve configuring this thing, getting android market full operational, then going thru the market and installing all of the google apps, g-mail, voice search etc... and they only things she has played with the since she opened it was Angry Birds and Bubbles... arrgh... :D

once everything got goin my only regret is i didnt get myself one when they were $300, now they jumped back up to $350+

still having issues with skype, but from what i read no one has got if functional yet... it installs correctly and opens, but when i log on and acept the no emergency calls, it brings me back to the login page, i click login again and it just closes... no force close notice, and the app still shows as running in the background...

anyone notice the 3-Axis Accelerometer seems to be Bss Aackwards? i tried 3D labyrinth and a racing game... unuseable IMO... at least for now until a fix is discovered...
[A7 General] johng75:
this worked for me... was even able to update the google apps and get voice search and other things working...
[A7 General] touchpr02:
No idea, I have been searching around Google, and XDA, and I can't find out how to get the Market on this Tablet
[A7 General] clockcycle:
TigerDirect, CompUSA and CircuitCity (all Tigerdirect btw) have it for $300

-CC
[A7 General] jazzbone:
$350 now...
[A7 General] durango99:
I wrote a quick list of links that are helpful in this endeavor. Here's the link to it.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10078653&postcount=682
[A7 General] jazzbone:
That's funny!

I just installed Skype app. I had the same result except that I got a FC after I was returned to the sign in screen.

I also installed labyrinth and it works perfectly for me.
[A7 General] bhageman:
Thanks again!

Once again, I would like to thank all the people on this forum that have put so much time and effort into getting the A7 up to speed.

I just did the Market fix and BOOM everything updated and is working better than ever (follow the steps EXACTLY).

It took a little work from me and a lot of work from you guys, but I now have a screaming fast Android tablet that runs every work and personal app that I want and I paid a fraction of the price of the other tablets and I'm not locked into a mobile contract for the next two years. I understand why the "plug and play" customers would return it, but you couldn't pry this thing out of my hands now (just ask my wife).

Kudos!
[A7 General] clockcycle:
Mine didn't install... (unit still not updated)

-CC

EDIT: Installed after update but doesn't run. I think it has something to do with the way ti addresses both "SDCARD" as internal and external and it seems to install itself on the SDCARD.. Called for support they are looking into it and should be calling me soon.
[A7 General] clockcycle:
Dang thanks didn't check it today, just assumed it was still on sale...

-CC
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
ElocityA7Mod v1.0

I've been watching you guys struggle with Market and apps to work on this device, so i decided to help you out here..

I have created am update for you, which will enable Market and all associated GoogleApps (Maps to download from Market), and googlevoice etc..

The image is ONLY system partition, as i personally dont have the device, and cannot confirm changes to boot or recovery image, if i change it, so its left out of this update.. And follow the update procedure as you did with the regular update you got some days ago. I hope you got access to the Recovery menu, so you can "wipe"/factory reset, as this is required or the boot will go into a bootloop, as signatures has changed..

furthermore, i have updated your build.prop to enable Skype and Pocketlegends and probably other apps too...

Im uploading it right now, and ill post the link for the update here in 1hr...

I think i can say your "multi-touch" issue, seems to be software related, as on my Folio which has 4 touchpoints, suddenly only had 1 touch enabled with this firmware :-( . I cannot fix it, but im sure the guys making this tablet, can update their build to work.. Or just maybe we'll port the Toshiba Folio image to your device, but im not sure how yet, as it seems to be native portrait, and folio100 is landscape natively.. but as i added 360rotation this might work out fine for you too here..
[A7 General] clockcycle:
Nice, I'm working on a friend's. Don't have one personally, but your help is much appreciated!

Thanks,

-CC
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
Can you comment on the changes you made to build.prop? I have my tablet basically how I want it, so I'd rather modify my file than load an entire update. TIA
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
Can you confirm this update works fine? thanks..

download here

rename to "Update.zip" i recall written early on, and install like the official update was done..
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
havent got the details on it, but i know it checks signature for some apps, and other apps not running is due to the checkjni=1 , and specifically for Skype is model + signature + platform check..

i attached the version i used in the mod, so it should help you out with the fix.

but remember it probably require you to factory reset for signature to get imported.
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
I can download the update and check it out too... id like to see what you did here anyhow. :)
[A7 General] rogconnect:
So basically if I wanted Skype to work ...what should I do?

download the Build.zip?

And...
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
Well, it looks like a wipe might be necessary whether changing the build.prop files or running the entire update.zip file, so you might be better off just running the update file. You may want to wait until some people try things before modifying build.prop and other system files if you're faint of heart.

I'm cleaning up my a7 file repository, then I'm going to try just changing the build.prop file without a wipe and see what happens. Worst case scenario I can wipe and reinstall either the modified or official elocity update.zip to recover.

Will report back soon. :-)
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
yes, for Skype its a simple fix, but require factory reset..

copy the build.prop (inside the zip) onto your /system partition.. if its r/o.. remount r/w first from a shell...

or another way: install my mod and get full Market support + what comes with it..
[A7 General] rich_e:
It appears to be in boot loop. I did a wipe from recovery and applied the update. Just keeps flashing "elocity" now. Going to go back into recovery and wipe again.

Update: I got back into recovery, wiped both data and cache. I applied the update via the sd card. Took a while but it eventually booted into the google setup wizard. I had to cancel it to turn on the wifi. Got back into the wizard and was able to add my gmail account info. It synched my contacts and I was able to download and send via the gmail app. Went to the Market and downloaded home switcher and google reader. They downloaded and installed without problems. Checked for updates and tried to update facebook but it failed to install. Updated Adobe reader without issue. It says there's an update for Voice but I'm going to restore the version that's on my phone first.

Getting a force close on the Calendar.

THANKS Dexter_nlb! You rock
[A7 General] durango99:
btw, at least for me, I'm stuck at the skype signing in message on both the elocity and my galaxy s phone... I did modify my build.prop last night with a samsung tab fingerprint identity and it installs and runs fine, just doesn't get past the sign in message.

I can use fring just fine on both elocity and galaxy android devices with video call
[A7 General] Bjake:
is anyone getting more than 4 hours of usage out of this tab? I like it but the fact that the archos 70 250gb still has 40% battery when this thing is dead and charging is not promising despite it's superior hardware. thoughts?
[A7 General] rogconnect:
I downloaded Skype from Market and installed fine, same as u can't get past the sign in message.
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
Did you have to factory reset after just modifying the build.prop file alone?
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Oh yeah, for sure!

Billy
[A7 General] Bjake:
any ideas as to why im getting such short battery life? how much time are you getting? i left it on with the espn gamecenter (flash heavy) yesterday and it got a little under 4 hours. The archos still had around 40%. only wifi was active and screen brightness is at around 75% on the a7. Really like the device but the battery life is coming up short.
[A7 General] johng75:
On first usage it lasted maybe a few hours until totally dead... Then let it fully charge, second usage lasted almost six hours constant use until dead... Usage after that not constant so I don't know how long its lasting now...
[A7 General] JeepFreak:
Not sure. Anybody know of a good battery app that we can track this with and compare? Did you let the battery drain down all the way the first time and then charge it back up all the way? One of the tablets I bought was 100% drained when I got it (the one I'm using now) and I charged it up 100% before unplugging it. I've tried not to partially charge it the first few times.

Billy
[A7 General] Bjake:
I'm using battery indicator pro which i really like and ive never seen the device show more than 4.5 hours of usage available. I have cycled many times. Not sure why battery life is so bad.
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
I loaded the build.prop provided earlier without a wipe, and it gave me a little scare throwing a boot loop and system error on startup but it did boot up fine.

I do see more apps in the market, but still cannot download them. Not sure if a factory reset would fix this...

Ex:

Tasker - could see before, install failed before and after

Bank of america - could not see before - can see now but fails to install
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
you could always add the account AFTER the setup and simply skip the wizard here :-) .. not sure why wifi settings only show mobile dialog settings, but anyways not really important.

Ill check up on it and fix.. i found out i forgot to remove the "Provision" pack as well, so the SetupWizard and the provision comes up at the same time, which can be fixed..

But thanks for the confirmation, the package was assumed to work, as only libs on my folio is changed, the apps and framework is exactly the same..

And i can only say your "Elocity" has a simple approach compared to all the other Tegra2 tablets out..

not much changed on Elocity and its settings, where Toshiba/G Tablet/Advent has different UI and settings..
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
Can you try to install the Bank of America app please? TIA!! :)
[A7 General] rich_e:
Works! Logged in with no problem.
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
I got the Calendar bug fixed.. it was actually a framework check from my original Nvidia mod on folio100, so i added it to the framework so it exists now..

ill create a new thread with the mod and the full binary package included for those that still havent installed the original update..
[A7 General] bazbob:
Dexter_nlb I'll echo the "you so rock!" kudos. I've been waiting patiently. So I can confirm that google apps on Elocity A7 works after I:

1. Out of the box update to the update.zip from Elocity's 12/24 firmware.

2. Boot into recovery and wipe the cache and then factory reset data.

3. Rename your ElocityModv10.zip as an update.zip and apply it as a firmware update just like the Elocity one.

4. Reboot and skip out ofthe Google account setup.

5. Establish WiFi and then run Market and sign on using my goog account.

Love having market on this tablet. Thank you!

My two favorite apps though still won't run. "Sirius XM" and "Sling Player Mobile" still fail to run as designed on this tablet. Siruis launches but just sits there at after the login screen saying "Checking for Updates" and Sling Player immediately fails and goes back to the home screen.
[A7 General] eskaryo:
I downloaded kwaak3 and installed it to see how the gfx performance was - initially it was crashing to desktop (without error) every time I tried to play.

After disabling audio, it no longer crashed to desktop. I wonder if other applications which ctd without an error are also having problems with audio.

I'm still having problems w/psx4droid (v1.1 I believe) and pocket legends.

I have disabled audio in psx4droid (to no avail) but can't get into pocket legends in order to do the same.

I would probably be wise to update psx4droid and report back - will do so this evening if time permits.
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
ElocityMod v1.0a

I created a new thread for the ElocityMod here

These are the current changes in first release..

As i dont own a Elocity A7, i am not sure how fast updates will arrive, but i will try and maintain it as long as no other person provide an image for you here..

- deodex'd with test-keys to allow googleapps support.

- Added GoogleApps package.

- Rooted, + superuser app added

- added wma/wmv media playback support

- Changed build.prop so Skype / PocketLegends + others work.

- removed a few amazon apps to make room for changes.
[A7 General] jazzbone:
Anyone have any ideas on how to make the system folder bigger? I can't install any more apps because of that.

I have heard of Apps2SD over in the Archos forums. Is that a good solution?

Thanks.
[A7 General] smturgeo:
Elocity wifi sleep issue after market hack

I'm having a problem that apparently is not common for people who have successfully applied the market hack.

Specifically:

I've applied Elocity's firmware update successfully, wifi works great, sleeps when tablet sleeps, and wakes promptly when tablet wakes up.

Applied the hack - copied the wpa_supplicant to the bin folder and fixed permissions and ownership. Added all of the google apps to the apps folder. Gmail, market, EVERYTHING works fine.

But .. whenever the device has been sleeping and is turned on, the wifi does not come on automatically. This is not the problem we saw prior to the new firmware - if you go into the wifi settings and click on "Wi-fi Settings" the tablet immediately starts scanning and finds my access point - works fine.

So basically, it looks like something is wrong where the Elocity is not even trying to scan for AP's after waking from sleep. You need to "remind" it to look. After it's connected it's fine and fast, but you need to do this every time you wake the device up.

I've applied the firmware update and followed the hack instructions multiple times, just to verify that I've not done something wrong, and always the same issue. If I put the old supplicant back wifi reconnect starts working again correctly, but none of the gapps work anymore.

Any ideas? Any settings I can change or commands that can be entered to tell the Elocity to scan for APs after waking from sleep?

Thanks!
[A7 General] anomaly876:
I'm actually having this exact problem as well. Before and after applying the Elocity 12/24 firmware update, I had no problem with my wifi. However after applying the new wpa_supplicant, whenever the tablet waks up, my wifi is on but doesn't connect to the access point.

I remember something being said about changing the owner of the wpa_supplicant file, can someone explain the command for that and verify the permissions needed for the file.
[A7 General] smturgeo:
I've updated the ownership, but that didn't fix it. For your reference though, here's how you do it. From terminal type the following:

$ su

# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system

# chmod 0755 /system/bin/wpa_supplicant

# chown root.shell /system/bin/wpa_supplicant

# exit

This sets correct security and sets root as the owner and shell as the group, which is how the system/bin files are originally set.

I'm not sure if setting the ownership is critical - it doesn't make any apparent difference or fix the problem.
[A7 General] eskaryo:
Billy (signature name not forum name... admittedly I somehow don't know his forum name even though I've been following this thread since I ordered my a7 when bjs first had it for 299.99) was the one who you are referring to.

If memory serves correctly he was having problems getting wifi to work at all after placing the new wpa_supplicant file. He also experienced the issue you are describing and unless anything has changed and he hasn't posted yet he is still experiencing this issue.

I believe anyone with the market-compatible wpa_supplicant is running into this. I know I am.

I attempted to modify a prop file for wpa_supplicant but wasn't able to test the outcome though I doubt it made any difference - I'll give it another shot and let you know what comes of it.
[A7 General] jazzbone:
I have full market access and

I have not had any wifi issues, either before the updates or after...
[A7 General] craig118:
Wifi

Same WiFi problem here after all the market update changes , will not connect WiFi after waking. Not as bad as before firmware update, at least I just have to toggle WiFi and not reboot.
[A7 General] dcsparky:
settings

tried to update from page 84. lost settings. all settings are locked. no wifi, i am able to boot, root explorer is no longer installed.

tried to install new update from recovery mode, but it fails. any idea? i can browse files . cant make any changes withou root explorer.

:confused:
[A7 General] DroidxRage:
Google "mediafire root explorer 2.13.1" and install it from there. Reinstall the elocity update.