Yet Another Root'd update.img available V0.28 for A7HT V1

[watkins77]

Yes the market installer from .26 solved the issue for me. I can send you the APK if you want. Just send me a quick email. watkins77@cfl.rr.com
It worked for me just installed it over the .27 market.

[jam78ilc]

Yes the market installer from .26 solved the issue for me. I can send you the APK if you want. Just send me a quick email. watkins77@cfl.rr.com
It worked for me just installed it over the .27 market.

Watkins77 thanks I sent you a PM for my email address.

Also I did a wakelog on the V0.27 here are my results:

Duration Asleep(mins)
119 minutes, 29 seconds
119 minutes, 29 seconds
59 minutes, 29 seconds
59 minutes, 29 seconds
119 minutes, 29 seconds
114 minutes, 55 seconds

Just for FYI I have the following APKs installed:
Air Control Lite
Advanced Task Manager
App Store
AppsLib
ES FIle Explorer
GetJar Apps
Market (google)
NewsRob
OfficeSuite
Robo Defense Free
SAM 3.44
WakeLog
xScope GL
Youtube.apk


jam78ilc

[jam78ilc]

Yes the market installer from .26 solved the issue for me. I can send you the APK if you want. Just send me a quick email. watkins77@cfl.rr.com
It worked for me just installed it over the .27 market.

Watkins77 you are the man!

It worked!
What I had to do was install the apk then reboot
Next was to try market but the symptons were the same so I did what u mentioned here earlier which was to end task
Then I tried to download again and it worked! !!!!



Jam78ilc

[TheParanoidAndroid]

Hi,

I just tried to flash V0.27 but no success so far...

Steps were:

-flashed original ARCHOS firmware with RKAndroid -> success
A7HT booted normally
-flashed V0.27 (copied update.img and System folder into root folder of A7HT)
stopped USB connection, unplugged USB cable
confirmed the installation of a new firmware found on A7HT
A7HT booted with all the messages
Boot screen with smoking gears appeared (the one with "ARCHOS Entertainment your way" in the lower right corner)
But for 15 to 20 minutes no progress... seems to be frozen

What's wrong?

Thanks

TheParanoidAndroid

[TheParanoidAndroid]

Hi,

I just tried to flash V0.27 but no success so far...

Steps were:

-flashed original ARCHOS firmware with RKAndroid -> success
A7HT booted normally
-flashed V0.27 (copied update.img and System folder into root folder of A7HT)
stopped USB connection, unplugged USB cable
confirmed the installation of a new firmware found on A7HT
A7HT booted with all the messages
Boot screen with smoking gears appeared (the one with "ARCHOS Entertainment your way" in the lower right corner)
But for 15 to 20 minutes no progress... seems to be frozen

What's wrong?

I managed to flash vdelf's firmware instead of V0.27. Market works, though it's in English... would prefer German... anyway, I like it so far.

However, I noticed something very alarming:

My A7HT started to "shift" its brightness after firmware flashing: it keeps on making brightness little bit darker then brighter, then darker and so on

Anybody discovered the same with vdelf's firmware?

Regards,

TheParanoidAndroid

[RazingArrow]

Hi guys.

i`ve done a terrible mistake. I tried to update this..but since im a litle n00b i tried to update like a unrooted FW. And when i didn`t flash, its like its stuck on the boot up. I got the new boot up pic in order, but it woun`t go futher. And i found it on my comp again. but then the archos is not acceble. Doesn`t stand size or anything. RMandroid don`t find it and i dunno what do do..... Hope you guys could help me.. Im in a desperate need.

[fishi]

Did you install the drives that came with the package? You need to put the Archos on hold and reset it on the back. Then connect it to your PC and Windows will ask for the drives. RKAndroid should then find the Archos.

[watkins77]

I8 just have to say. All of the apps I instailed to get my market working where from "himself" part from his. v26 image and part from his .27 image. So if anyone uses that solution he developed the software I just worked with it till I got it to work.

Many props, Kudos, ackolades, to "himself"
The new firmwares are just great and really make this tablet useable.

[watkins77]

Just a quick note to everyone useing the RKAndroid.

1. Turn off the tablet
2. Movethe switch on top all the way to the right.
3. Connect the USB from the device to a USB port on the pc.
4. Windows will ask you for a driver. It is in the RKAndroid.
5. Now open the RKAndroid.exe and it should recognize it.
6. Select your update.img and flash the Tablet.

I think it says update or flash either one works.
Hope this helps any one having a issue with it.

[samHT7]

Already posted by Pmarin
If you face problem with 0.26 FW like : it's ***** on the boot up. I got a picture, but the set up would not go further...
Try following the instructions Pmarin posted here: http://archoshacks.blogspot.com/p/frequ ... tions.html
(instead of going back to the original firmware, just select Himself's update.img).
Hope this helps...
Sam

[RazingArrow]

but it doesn`t seems that i have the drivers. cause i have win 7 x64. But before i tried the new FW it worked perfectly. But then ofc i had to push mount when it appered on my archos. Any ideas where to find the exact win7 x64 drivers then?

[RazingArrow]

Already posted by Pmarin
If you face problem with 0.26 FW like : it's ***** on the boot up. I got a picture, but the set up would not go further...
Try following the instructions Pmarin posted here: http://archoshacks.blogspot.com/p/frequ ... tions.html
(instead of going back to the original firmware, just select Himself's update.img).
Hope this helps...
Sam

i can`t use this as i cannot access my device throuht the usb yet. only half way. and the device is to be found on my comp. but cannot copy, open , format the device or anything

[masajoki]

Already posted by Pmarin
If you face problem with 0.26 FW like : it's ***** on the boot up. I got a picture, but the set up would not go further...
Try following the instructions Pmarin posted here: http://archoshacks.blogspot.com/p/frequ ... tions.html
(instead of going back to the original firmware, just select Himself's update.img).
Hope this helps...
Sam

In my case re-formatting the internal flash area using Windows was a panacea.

Firstly I installed 0.27 onto the latest stock firmware. It made the tablet hanging at start-up screen. Using RKAndroid to re-update with 0.27 image solved the hang, but it lost all the internal flash storage area, also lost SD card read/write capability. At this stage the pre-installed File application shows nothing in Internal Memory folder. Internal Flash Storage shows "Available space: 0"

I re-plugged archos to PC through USB port, press the mount button on the a7ht screen, then Windows asked whether want to format the drive. I let it be formatted with FAT32. After that, a7ht now can see the internal flash area, can read/write SD card.

[watkins77]

I just may write a Howto for this thing cause everytime I login I see another person with this same issue.
Can't write it till this weekend but I will complete with pictures and all unless someone else already has.

[RazingArrow]

I just may write a Howto for this thing cause everytime I login I see another person with this same issue.
Can't write it till this weekend but I will complete with pictures and all unless someone else already has.

The problem here is that i had the newest official FW, then i saw this release. and without thinking i didn`t thought this was rooted. so i installed it in normal way. Only copying the img file. Not the other files. Then now its installed, but freezes in boot up screen. The 2nd pic. Where the writing is in the bottom right corner.

The device is found in windows. But im not able to install the device again. Now noone of the driver i have is working to find the archos 7 on my comp. I have the drivers in the RKandroid folder. But doesn`t seem to fit properly. Have a question mark on it on the window device mananger.

Now i tried to reinstall my windows to win 7 x32 but no luck. Please help me. The RKandroid software can`t find the device.

But maybe what group of device is it in windows? the archos 7. An MTP device or something else.?!

[watkins77]

Hmmm windows 7. I have used the RKAndroid on vista 32/64 and XP 32.
I would recomend
to start off going into device manager and removing what is installed there. (right click and delete/remove it)
Then I would reboot the Pc.
Then I would turn off my tablet A FULL SHUTDOWN then
Slide the power all the way to the right and hook it up to my PC.
then winx should ask for the driver again.
I would try the Vista 32 driver.
after that I would run the RKAndroid and hopefully it would find it.


I have found that if the tablet is shutdown/powered off. I have not a single issue having RKAnoid seeing it.

[ViPaSoft]

What works for me;

1. Locking the Tablet with the power switch to the right.
2. Reset the Tablet with the hole on the back.
3. Connect the tablet to the switched on PC and then start the tablet and windows recognizes it and so does RKAndroid.

On the odd occasion it didn't, I repeated the above and connected to a different USB port and it re-installed the driver and worked.

Depending upon which CFW I was installing, I had to format the device. But I regularly back up anything important anyway, so it's never a problem for me.

[samHT7]

Hello RazingArrow,
With a brand new 32 bits Windows, you should got it working again with Pmarin's instructions.
Sam

Edit : 1. Locking the Tablet with the power switch to the right when it's hanging...

@ watkins77 : HT 7 seems to be a little bit versatile... I had to flash my device several times to make it stable...

[pettipiere]

Hi Guys,

What we need is somebody to go through this forum thread and write a definitive set of installation instructions coming from:

First official FW
New official FW
Knightsdominon V3
Knightsdominion Rooted
Himself's 0.15
Vdelf's update to the new official
and Himself's 0.26

Obviously many of these will be the same instructions and so can be merged. I will then add them to both the download site (www.a7ht.co.cc) on the relevant download page and to the wiki here.

This should then stop multiple posts after that maybe a how to fix FAQ would be a good idea.

If nobody else does it I will attempt to do so, but as I have 5 kids a demanding woman who's a techaphobe and I am trying to update the site to be mobile friendly, I have a lot to do all ready, PLUS I want to take a good look at the A7HT wiki this weekend.

Cheers,

Chris

[watkins77]

Yea Chris I was going to work on one this weekend when I had some time.