Downgrade with SDE help

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promithius
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Downgrade with SDE help

Post by promithius »

Hi folks,

Can anyone talk me through installing SDE and downgrading to an older firmware?

I know it voids the warranty, but the newest firmware is laggy as hell and id rather have a tablet I can use than a £250 paper weight.

Where can I find a download of older, stable firmwares?
djm.rocksoft
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Re: Downgrade with SDE help

Post by djm.rocksoft »

promithius wrote:Hi folks,

Can anyone talk me through installing SDE and downgrading to an older firmware?

I know it voids the warranty, but the newest firmware is laggy as hell and id rather have a tablet I can use than a £250 paper weight.

Where can I find a download of older, stable firmwares?
Other (older) firmwares are available and a follow-me do as I say set of steps can be provided but pause and wait a moment....

Of the various complaints levied against 2.1.08, I dont recall 'terrible lag' being one of them, certainly not repeatedly. So before embarking on a path that affects your warranty, consider alternatives first.
  • 1) Try re-installing 2.1.08.
    2) If no improvement, reset the Android System using the Recovery Menu) and re-install again.
    3) Next if you still have problems consider a reformat. It will cost you a reinstall of apps and you lose your media files but it preserves your warranty (and with the questionable reliability that could be very important).
I have 2.1.08 and would not say lag is a big problem, occasionally yes but not generally. Remember what you think of as lag may just be the speed you get. Has your experience worsened considerably since updating to 2.1.08?

I would definitely exhaust alternatives before commiting to an SDE installation JUST TO ALLOW f/w reversion.

Dave
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