Android 8.1 available for Mars. - Page 2

wanderson · 08-25-2020, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2rl

... I've explored different options for rooting it and this is what I've done:

1) Download the new Android 8.1 update package
....
9) Repack the update-10225.img with imgRePackerRK and follow the update procedure as explained by Likebook.

Whoa! 2rl, THANKS for this step-by-step! I've now got a rooted image to go on my Mars when it arrives Thursday.

Wanders

DosSantos · 08-25-2020, 09:16 PM

Not rooted after update to 8.1 as far as I can tell- supersu not present, greenify options that require root don't worh, and one root checker app I tried showed not rooted.

MiGP · 08-26-2020, 02:41 AM

It's not rooted after the update to 8.1.
OK, it looks that my problem is specific, so I should probably flash again my Mars. So, this morning I decided to download the firmware again and surprise, nobody on the download page: https://mega.nz/file/uJ5hQKzR#WVI-wM...CesuLIQk6klFVg , the file is missing. Does this mean that they found a problem with this firmware version and withdrew it?

ilyats · 08-26-2020, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noboyue

Today I did try the update and it started out as described.
It downloaded the image and showed "Download firmware success". It then did a verify step which was not shown in the upgrade instructions and then it showed the "Reset Device Start".
But then the screen remained black.
After about 15 minutes I did a reset and tried to restore my backup but it seems that the device ID is gone.
The tool sees the likebook as adb device but I cannot switch to loader mode.
Whe I try to read the flash ID or Info I always get a "match device type failed" error.
I then tried to re-install the update.zip via SD card from a link tagged as "Likebook Mars T80D BYRead-V2.2.0-2020011014" which I found here in the forum, but it also failed.
The error message is: This package is for "T80D" devices; this is a ""

Is there a way to get the ID back into place and bring my reader back to life?

Some people on Boyue FB page were also complaining about bricked devices. Boyue suggested getting Rockchip tools from here

noboyue · 08-26-2020, 09:41 AM

@ToasterRGB
Did you manage to get your T80D back to life?
Mine also has the black screen and if I connect it to the RKDevTool v2.58 the tool sees it with "Found One ADB Device".
I tried to switch to "Loader Mode" but it does not switch although the status window pretends so (see https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvqsl4uo4b...vTool.jpg?dl=0)
When I go into recovery menu mine says:
rockchip/rk3368/rk3368
8.1.0/OPM8.181205.001
It looks to me like it had updated at least something before it went black.

seby · 08-26-2020, 10:23 AM

Hello, I do have a Likebook Mars and I am debating if updating or not to Android 8. Pretty much the only two apps I use on my Mars are Moon Reader for books and Perfect Viewer for comics. I see that many users are complaining of errors or bricked reader during the upgrade process.
My question is, what would be the advantage of upgrading the reader? As far as I have read, there are no performance gains, nor real differences in the way the system behave. I keep my Mars always offline, and I side-load all my books/comics using an SD card, so I am not concerned about any security issue with Android 6. Why should upgrade it then?
Thanks

MiGP · 08-26-2020, 10:28 AM

seby, it's your decision to update or not. I notice some improvement in the speed, of course if the System UI is not currently frozen.
However, you should probably wait for a while, because as far as I can see they removed the firmware image out of internet, probably there will be some amendments in it. I also plan to flash my device again because of the problems I'm experiencing, but I'll wait for more info about it.

ajean4 · 08-26-2020, 11:27 AM

Follow the instructions on the video.

Not able to locate the firmware anywhere on the web.

Please help

seby · 08-26-2020, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiGP

seby, it's your decision to update or not. I notice some improvement in the speed, of course if the System UI is not currently frozen.
However, you should probably wait for a while, because as far as I can see they removed the firmware image out of internet, probably there will be some amendments in it. I also plan to flash my device again because of the problems I'm experiencing, but I'll wait for more info about it.

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I'll definitely wait before attempting any upgrade. Just in case though, do you know if there is any old firmware image (I mean, with Android 6) that I could download as a way to revert to the old system in case things go wrong?
Thanks

ilyats · 08-26-2020, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajean4

Follow the instructions on the video.

Not able to locate the firmware anywhere on the web.

Please help

Download the installation guide by the link in the Boyue's FB post, there is PDF file with instructions there, in it there are links for downloading

ottischwenk · 08-26-2020, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilyats

Download the installation guide by the link in the Boyue's FB post, there is PDF file with instructions there, in it there are links for downloading

No, this file was removed.

noboyue · 08-26-2020, 01:51 PM

After several attempts I was able to get my T80D into the "Found One Loader Device" mode.
Then I could run the upload of the 1.1.3 output I got from waldy here in this forum and most of the partition images did load ok.
I did use the modified android tool from bernardo which does an error checking on the upload.
Alas, the kpanic.img partition failed with message "Not found offset of kpanic partition".
The same applies to the baseparameter and the radical_update partitions.
Now I have a likebook that shows the boot image with the bridge and the dot animation runs in a loop.
And the recovery menu also seems to be lost.
So far I did not manage to get into the recovery menu again.
Strangely the android tool now always goes into the "Found One Loader Device" when I connect it to my PC and press the power button for a few seconds.
So I am a small step further but still without a working likebook.
For reference here are my Flash and Chip info taken from the advanced function tab.
Flash ID - CS0: 45 4D 4D 43 20
Flash Info - Samsung, 14752MB 512kB Blocks 2kB Pages ECC Bits: 0
Chip Tag: 33 33 30 41
Chip Flag: -RK330A

ilyats · 08-26-2020, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

No, this file was removed.

‏‏‏‏I attach this PDF to this message

noboyue · 08-26-2020, 05:47 PM

Please read this thread.
It's not the PDF that's missing but the update software linked in the PDF has been removed.
Possibly because too many people had problems with the update.

raygj · 08-27-2020, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noboyue

Please read this thread.
It's not the PDF that's missing but the update software linked in the PDF has been removed.
Possibly because too many people had problems with the update.

Boyue Likebook
@BoyueTechnology
Because of storage driver problem, original FW deleted wrongly, here is updated PDF instruction with reloaded FW: https://mega.nz/file/7dgW0YDY#-CYPix...Zkqoshq7qMHSko

08-26-2020, 11:27 AM	#23
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08-25-2020, 09:16 PM	#17
DosSantos Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: Likebook Mars	Not rooted after update to 8.1 as far as I can tell- supersu not present, greenify options that require root don't worh, and one root checker app I tried showed not rooted.

08-26-2020, 02:41 AM	#18
MiGP Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: Boyue Likebook Mars T80D	It's not rooted after the update to 8.1. OK, it looks that my problem is specific, so I should probably flash again my Mars. So, this morning I decided to download the firmware again and surprise, nobody on the download page: https://mega.nz/file/uJ5hQKzR#WVI-wM...CesuLIQk6klFVg , the file is missing. Does this mean that they found a problem with this firmware version and withdrew it?

08-26-2020, 09:41 AM	#20
noboyue Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: likebook Mars T80D	@ToasterRGB Did you manage to get your T80D back to life? Mine also has the black screen and if I connect it to the RKDevTool v2.58 the tool sees it with "Found One ADB Device". I tried to switch to "Loader Mode" but it does not switch although the status window pretends so (see https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvqsl4uo4b...vTool.jpg?dl=0) When I go into recovery menu mine says: rockchip/rk3368/rk3368 8.1.0/OPM8.181205.001 It looks to me like it had updated at least something before it went black.

08-26-2020, 10:23 AM	#21
seby Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Likebook Mars	Hello, I do have a Likebook Mars and I am debating if updating or not to Android 8. Pretty much the only two apps I use on my Mars are Moon Reader for books and Perfect Viewer for comics. I see that many users are complaining of errors or bricked reader during the upgrade process. My question is, what would be the advantage of upgrading the reader? As far as I have read, there are no performance gains, nor real differences in the way the system behave. I keep my Mars always offline, and I side-load all my books/comics using an SD card, so I am not concerned about any security issue with Android 6. Why should upgrade it then? Thanks

08-26-2020, 10:28 AM	#22
MiGP Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: Boyue Likebook Mars T80D	seby, it's your decision to update or not. I notice some improvement in the speed, of course if the System UI is not currently frozen. However, you should probably wait for a while, because as far as I can see they removed the firmware image out of internet, probably there will be some amendments in it. I also plan to flash my device again because of the problems I'm experiencing, but I'll wait for more info about it.

08-26-2020, 01:51 PM	#27
noboyue Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: likebook Mars T80D	After several attempts I was able to get my T80D into the "Found One Loader Device" mode. Then I could run the upload of the 1.1.3 output I got from waldy here in this forum and most of the partition images did load ok. I did use the modified android tool from bernardo which does an error checking on the upload. Alas, the kpanic.img partition failed with message "Not found offset of kpanic partition". The same applies to the baseparameter and the radical_update partitions. Now I have a likebook that shows the boot image with the bridge and the dot animation runs in a loop. And the recovery menu also seems to be lost. So far I did not manage to get into the recovery menu again. Strangely the android tool now always goes into the "Found One Loader Device" when I connect it to my PC and press the power button for a few seconds. So I am a small step further but still without a working likebook. For reference here are my Flash and Chip info taken from the advanced function tab. Flash ID - CS0: 45 4D 4D 43 20 Flash Info - Samsung, 14752MB 512kB Blocks 2kB Pages ECC Bits: 0 Chip Tag: 33 33 30 41 Chip Flag: -RK330A

08-26-2020, 05:47 PM	#29
noboyue Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: likebook Mars T80D	Please read this thread. It's not the PDF that's missing but the update software linked in the PDF has been removed. Possibly because too many people had problems with the update.

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