[Guide][Root & MOD]Icarus Illumina (E653) AND Boyue T61+T62

[Ranomez]

For those that flashed the Icarus firmware on an other device and have slow wake up: try to pres the power button multiple times really fast, on my wayteq it seems to wake it fast, what I mean is I press the power button about 3 times really fast and it wakes up, it seems it does not really detect the button press.

[dnastase]

I have the same slow wake up on Boyue T62 with the Boyue firmware (lastest).
I've tried a lot of power button press patterns. None is really consistent.
Sometimes device wakes up if keep pressed for like 3-4 seconds. But sometimes not.
Pressing 3 times quickly: sometimes wakes up, but sometimes rebootes, other times partially wakes up (eg: devices freezes).
Also to put in sleep mode the power button doesn't really work. I need to press it at least twice to realize it ...

[Ranomez]

Originally Posted by dnastase

I have the same slow wake up on Boyue T62 with the Boyue firmware (lastest).
I've tried a lot of power button press patterns. None is really consistent.
Sometimes device wakes up if keep pressed for like 3-4 seconds. But sometimes not.
Pressing 3 times quickly: sometimes wakes up, but sometimes rebootes, other times partially wakes up (eg: devices freezes).
Also to put in sleep mode the power button doesn't really work. I need to press it at least twice to realize it ...

I flashed the Boyue firmware on my Wayteq xBook-60fl (T61B) and am also having the wake up problem on this firmware but the same solution works for me on this firmware too (press the power button 3 times and the device always wake up) but have never had the go to sleep problem you have described, perhaps your power button is faulty, you should try to use the xposed framework and the xposed additions module to remap an other key as power and see if you still have this problem (I have mine set up as: double tap back button->power when screen is on; single tap back button when screen off->power but I did have bought the donation package so can set double and triple actions but really the power button placement on this device is just plain stupid).
Also I know we have different devices but as I am not experiencing freezes or reboots with the Boyue firmware it is quite hard for me to believe that Boyue have messed up the T62 firmware and not the T61 (ok, the battery drain is much worse than on the Icarus firmware but it also is much more stable and smooth) one so perhaps you should look at your apps, you can experience freezes if the apps use too much memory or if you installed some mods in the system (like supercharger or used SetCPU to undervolt the device)?
Also you could try to factory reset (wipe data from terminal/adb) and see if your problems persist, hope you find a solution.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by dnastase

I have the same slow wake up on Boyue T62 with the Boyue firmware (lastest).
I've tried a lot of power button press patterns. None is really consistent.
Sometimes device wakes up if keep pressed for like 3-4 seconds. But sometimes not.
Pressing 3 times quickly: sometimes wakes up, but sometimes rebootes, other times partially wakes up (eg: devices freezes).
Also to put in sleep mode the power button doesn't really work. I need to press it at least twice to realize it ...

To put it to sleep or turn it off, try creating widgets using Power Button. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...te.powerbutton

[nightboy]

Originally Posted by Ranomez

What type of re-installation is it and will it just re-install the old recovery or can it brick the device (asking this because on my tablet on the stock ROM there was a file called recovery-from-boot.p that if not deleted before flashing a custom recovery it would brick the tab on boot, didn't really read the file to see exactly what it did but I know some got bricked tabs like that and it is pretty clear it did not simply re-install the old recovery)?

Also I did look at any type of nook source I could find and unfortunately found nothing that would even give me an idea (was kinda expecting that but still had hope cause both devices have e-ink screens) so for now I think I will try to figure out the MHL method I described earlier (as soon as I get my device ofc and find out if it does or not support MHL), it will not be a on-the-go usable recovery but if I manage to figure that out it will be more than nothing, we will at least have a working recovery, but to say the truth I have absolutely no idea where to start from, except that one device I have never seen a recovery with MHL/HDMI support so I don't really know how that would even work.

Unlike NST, these devices use a different method or function to draw in the eink screen. So, you could test the generic rk3026 TWRP (from freaktab.com) which should boot (I tried one) but I cannot tell if the MHL method would work or not. I think it is not really worth it to buy and use a mhl adapter in order to use the custom recovery of these devices. The tool which I posted in the other thread can create a full backup of your device and the stock recovery could be used in installing update files.

[Ranomez]

Originally Posted by nightboy

Unlike NST, these devices use a different method or function to draw in the eink screen. So, you could test the generic rk3026 TWRP (from freaktab.com) which should boot (I tried one) but I cannot tell if the MHL method would work or not. I think it is not really worth it to buy and use a mhl adapter in order to use the custom recovery of these devices. The tool which I posted in the other thread can create a full backup of your device and the stock recovery could be used in installing update files.

I did already try that generic TWRP and when I did "adb reboot recovery" the reader just rebooted normally, that recovery does not even boot also about the MHL cable it's not really expensive, at least not in my country, I bought one for what would be about 2$ that's why I was thinking that's a good idea, plus I think there might be others that already have MHL cables, the bad thing is I don't think this device has MHL support because at least for me it does not work.

[tebra]

Hi all,
I had a Icarus Illumina E653 with firmware build number V1.0.0-2014111914 that have self wakeup and wifi reconnect bugs.
So I installed update.zip found here http://194.33.112.113/~icarusre/open...ormation_id=11
After that update form the official website, the reader boot and display the home screen but the touch screen is dead and don't update the picture (clock don't update the time). I can turn off the device by pressing the power button for 10 seconds.
So I follow instructions on OP to unbrick my device and flash the update-T6xB.img. At reboot I have a chinese home screen but the touch screen is still dead and display still freezed.

Any help please
Sorry for my bad english

[eMole]

Same case for me after unbricking with Wayteq 60fl. I had to reload the original firmware and give up trying to flash another firware on it (Wayteq does not offer ANY update to its device so its ADE mobile is absolutely useless).

[tebra]

Thank you
I don't have a backup of my original firmware.
Where can I find a original firmware for Illumina E-653?

[Ranomez]

Originally Posted by eMole

Same case for me after unbricking with Wayteq 60fl. I had to reload the original firmware and give up trying to flash another firware on it (Wayteq does not offer ANY update to its device so its ADE mobile is absolutely useless).

I don't get it, do these devices have different parts from one an other, I have the same device as you and flashed both the Icarus and Boyue firmwares and they work quite ok?

[tebra]

Originally Posted by Ranomez

I don't get it, do these devices have different parts from one an other, I have the same device as you and flashed both the Icarus and Boyue firmwares and they work quite ok?

Where did you find the Icarus full firmware .img file, not the update.zip?

[fa113505]

Originally Posted by tebra

Hi all,
I had a Icarus Illumina E653 with firmware build number V1.0.0-2014111914 that have self wakeup and wifi reconnect bugs.
So I installed update.zip found here http://194.33.112.113/~icarusre/open...ormation_id=11
After that update form the official website, the reader boot and display the home screen but the touch screen is dead and don't update the picture (clock don't update the time). I can turn off the device by pressing the power button for 10 seconds.
So I follow instructions on OP to unbrick my device and flash the update-T6xB.img. At reboot I have a chinese home screen but the touch screen is still dead and display still freezed.

Any help please
Sorry for my bad english

i have exactly the same
tried a lot of firmwares but touchscreen still dead
I think i just need the original FW

[tebra]

Originally Posted by fa113505

i have exactly the same
tried a lot of firmwares but touchscreen still dead
I think i just need the original FW

Did you have a backup of the original FW for E-653? If yes, could you share it?

[fa113505]

Originally Posted by tebra

Did you have a backup of the original FW for E-653? If yes, could you share it?

i don't.
looking for it also

[tebra]

I flashed T62C (v10-18) and T6xB (from OP) .img file with RKBatchtool but my touch screen is still dead on my Icarus Illumina.
Please help