09-07-2013, 11:33 PM | #166 |
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Difflugia, seeing how you know how to root this, I'm guessing that you're not just the average joe in programming. do you think there is any way to put vanilla android with a custom rom that allows overclocking? so far the root has been working great. thanks a lot
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09-09-2013, 10:58 PM | #167 | |
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It's possible, but you still need to mount the filesystem somehow. I know that tools exist to mount Linux filesystems in Windows, but I've never used any of them.
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Possible and likely are two different things. If someone wanted to port something like CyanogenMod to the Vox, nothing's stopping them. Since nobody seems to have done that (I've looked) and the Vox hardware was obsolete almost as soon as it hit the market, I don't expect that anyone will feel motivated enough to do so. |
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09-10-2013, 04:25 PM | #168 |
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Cyanogen for the nook color might be a good base for the kobo vox. they have the same specs as in ram, cpu (arm cortex a8), and display. do you think you could port it to the vox some how by editing the rom so that it works on it? Maybe cyanogenmod 10 for the nook color (4.1) could be the base so it's not too laggy and it still has all the features. if possible, allowing the cpu to overclock up to 1.3 ghz (but still have the choice to clock it lower) would be awesome
this is the system on chip. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.MX#i.MX51_family the imx51 for the vox, the nook however has the ti omap 3621. the vox has the adreno 200 while the nook color has the PowerVR SGX 530 if possible please consider making this rom. could you tell me if you are willing to make this? thank you Last edited by Midnighthyperion; 09-10-2013 at 07:30 PM. Reason: if I got a dollar every time I edited I would be rich |
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09-11-2013, 04:24 PM | #170 |
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could you make a custom kernel that allows overclocking up to 1.3ghz for the vox? I think if we used kernel manager I could add it pretty easily. do you think creating a kernel is do able? I'm not very good at programming so I don't really know how
this may be of use Last edited by Midnighthyperion; 09-11-2013 at 04:53 PM. |
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If you're asking if I will personally do this, then no. I've already invested as much time in the Vox as I care to. |
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09-15-2013, 01:37 PM | #172 |
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which system apps can you safely remove from the vox? I'm talking about things like google maps and those kind of stuff
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09-16-2013, 11:18 PM | #173 | |
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FacebookStub.apk Gallery3D.apk Gallery3D.odex Gmail.apk GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk INQFacebook.apk INQWidgets.apk Kobo.apk KoboTimeTracker.apk KoboTimeTracker.odex KobobooksLauncher.apk KobobooksLauncher.odex MerriamWebster-1.1.1.apk Music2.apk People.apk PlusOne.apk Rdio-v2.1.2.apk ScrabbleFree.apk Talk.apk TwitterStub.apk Videos.apk YouTube.apk ZinioReader.1.06.4097.Regular.apk ZinioSettingsProvider.1.06.4257.Kobo.apk globe2go_10.15.11.apk Obviously, if you want to use Gmail, leave that one alone. I've been told that Maps.apk is required for the DRM on some Google Play apps to function, so I specifically leave that one alone and I don't bother removing the ones that don't load automatically on startup. There are almost certainly a few more that could be removed, but removing some combination of the others caused my Vox to do a factory reset. After removing the above list, though, everything (including Google Play) seems to work as it should. I'd recommend keeping a backup somewhere, though. After removing Kobo.apk, you can sideload the current version of the Kobo app. You have to find another way to download it, though, because the Vox isn't listed as a compatible device. I downloaded it to a different tablet and copied the APK file over. |
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11-27-2013, 02:33 PM | #174 |
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anyone else's kobo vox no longer got access to google play services?
Mine states not compatible please contact manufacturer. Code:
curl -O http://download.kobobooks.com/vox/images/eng.CAN.20111117.182539.40022/x[000-122] Code:
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12-03-2013, 11:14 PM | #175 |
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I can run Play Books and Play Store. My Vox reset after the latest update, but it seems to be working fine now and I haven't seen the "not compatible" message.
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12-18-2013, 12:17 PM | #176 | |
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12-18-2013, 02:20 PM | #177 | |
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I recommend a Class 4 SanDisk SD Card of whatever size you want (anything up to 32GB should work). Faster cards (class 6, class 10) seem to run slower in the Vox, at least with some brands. The rooting is easier if you have Linux at your disposal. Part of the rooting process involves changing file permissions, so without Linux, you'd need a Windows program that will let you mount a Linux partition and modify the file properties. I'm sure they exist, but I've never used one. Booting to Linux from a Knoppix live CD won't hurt your PC and is probably easier than finding Windows tools to do everything. The instructions here should allow you to create a rooted SD Card. If anything there starts giving you problems (or you're having trouble getting that far), feel free to ask. Some of the commands can wipe your hard drive if you aren't careful, but it isn't hard to be careful. These result will still act like an 8GB card even if it's bigger, but that can be fixed. I'll just need to get my Vox out and figure out which partition to change. Edit: I just reread the instructions and realized that the backup portion won't work with a live CD and I didn't flesh out how to do the initial copy of the card. I'll try to come up with some instructions that are easy to follow. Last edited by Difflugia; 12-18-2013 at 02:30 PM. |
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12-20-2013, 12:44 AM | #178 |
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It's also very easy to run Linux from within Windows using a VM. If you plan on mucking about with Android devices but don't want to install it on one of your machines then simply download Virtualbox and use that to host a virtual linux install on your Mac or Windows machine.
Linux is just much better suited to the task. If anyone needs help getting a VM set up just PM me and I can walk you through it. |
12-30-2013, 06:35 PM | #179 |
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Rooting the Vox.
Thanks for your advice and help so far. I now have a 16GB Speed 4 Sandisk micro sd card and reader. I have installed virtualbox onto my Vista PC. If anyone is able to give me a few pointers to backing up my internal sd card onto the pc and then putting it onto the new card, with superuser status, I would be most grateful. Please let me know if I have forgotten anything obvious, or if there is a better programme out there for doing this sort of thing.
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Following my last post, I have now installed Ubuntu 12.04 and GParted on my computers. Still looking for the terminal command though, before I can move on to the next step. Totally out of my comfort zone, but willing to learn.
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