Please install at your own risk as I am not responsible for the damage you may cause to your own device.
The main purpose of this topic is trying ROMS that are used in these RK3026 E-ink Reader Devices and sharing experience.
RK3026 E-ink Book Readers common specifications:
1-System on a chip (Soc) manufacturer: Rockchip
1-CPU: Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A9 , 1.0GHZ
2-RAM: 512MB
3-GPU: Mail400
4-Screen Resolution: 758x1024
5-OS: Android jelly bean 4.2.2 (Open Source)
Devices List:
1-Alcor Codex E-book reader
Official Website
2-Boyue T61
Official Website
3-Boyue T62
4-ENERGY EREADER PRO ( T62 )
Official Website
5-eReading 4 Touch Light ( T61 )
Official Website
6-Gmini MagicBook A6LHD ( T62 )
Official Website
7-Icarus Illumina (E653) ( T61 )
Official Website
8-Onyx Boox C67ML After Glow2
Official Website
9-Tagus Lux 2015 (C67ML)
Official Website
10-WayteQ/DigiBook xBook-60FL ( T61 )
Official Website
How to backup your device data and install ROMs
1-Using TWRP Recovery (Safest & Easiest Way )
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1-Download & Install TWRP recovery
2-Boot into recovery mode and Backup your device data (system, data and boot)
3-Download a device's ROM and copy it to the SDCard
4-Boot into recovery mode and Install it using TWRP recovery
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2- Using RK Tools (You must install the device driver in order to use it)
Download RK 2.1 tool (From Freaktab.com)
2A) How to backup your device's data using RK Tools:
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1-Lauch ROM_Dumper_Tool.exe
2-Connect your device
3-Run ADB and enter the following command:
(Download Mode)
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
4-Back to AndroidTool, click on "Advance Function" tab. (You should see "Found one Loader Device" message )
5- You can backup all partitions by entering the address and the size of the partition.
However, it is not necessary since all devices' firmwares contain all partitions' images.
You have to backup your data (apps and apps' data) and system partitions only before installing other devices' ROM. Thus, you can restore your device's data if you did not like the other ROM.
6-Enter the address of the partition in the field "Start".
7-Enter the size of the partition in the field "Count".
For Example, the recovery partition: Start: 0x00010000 Count: 0x00010000
8-Click ExportImage button
9-Wait for it to finish.
10-In ROM_Dumper_Tool.exe's directory open "Output" folder.
11-Rename the file "ExportImage.img" to the partition name (Example: data_partition.img)
12-Backup other partitions by following the same procedure [Step 6 to Step 11]
13-Turn off your device.
14-Copy all img files to your backup folder
ROM Dumper Tool Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2HYaZanj2g
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2B) How to install IMG files OR (Restore your device's data) using RK Tools :
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1-Lauch ROM_Dumper_Tool.exe
2-Connect your device
3-Run ADB and enter the following command:
(Download Mode)
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
4-Wait to see "Found one Loader Device" message.
5-Select the the img file/s .
6-Enter the address of each partition you will flash(Example System address --> 0x00282000 [Boyue T62])
Caution: You must enter the correct address from your device's partition table only.
7-Click Run & wait for it to finish.
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2C) How to install other devices' ROM using RK Tools:
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1- Download the device's firmware
2- Lauch ROM_Dumper_Tool.exe
3- Unpack the firmware using "Advance Function" -> Firmware.
4- Install system.img (Read "How to install IMG files")
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Partitions Tables: NOTE: These are old tables.
DONT USE THEM UNTIL YOU VERIFY YOUR DEVICE PARTITIONS TABLES
Start --> Address
[Boyue T61&T62, ENERGY EREADER PRO, Icarus Illumina and MagicBook A6LHD]
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1-Misc
Count:0x00002000 Start:0x00002000
2-Kernel
Count:0x00004000 Start:0x00004000
3-Boot
Count:0x00008000 Start:0x00008000
4-Recovery
Count:0x00010000 Start:0x00010000
5-Backup
Count:0x00020000 Start:0x00020000
6-Cache
Count:0x00040000 Start:0x00040000
7-Data
Count:0x00200000 Start:0x00080000
8-Kpanic
Count:0x00002000 Start:0x00280000
9- System
Count:0x00100000 Start:0x00282000
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[Boox C67ML and Tagus Lux 2015]
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1-Misc
Count:0x00002000 Start:0x00002000
2-Kernel
Count:0x00004000 Start:0x00004000
3-Boot
Count:0x00008000 Start:0x00008000
4-Recovery
Count:0x00010000 Start:0x00010000
5-Backup
Count:0x00020000 Start:0x00020000
6-Cache
Count:0x0008c000 Start:0x00040000
7-Data
Count:0x000af000 Start:0x000cc000
8-Kpanic
Count:0x00002000 Start:0x0017b000
9- System
Count:0x000c8000 Start:0x0017d000
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Note: You must keep the original kernel. On other words, don't install other devices boot.img & kernel.img.
Tip: Run Factory Reset after installing a new ROM.