[ROM] Androot-N7p-rom for Nextbook 7 Premium

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Welcome to Androot-N7p-ROM for the NextBook 7 Premium *ONLY.

I decided to change up some of the apps and generalize the rom in terms of its boot-animation screen. It runs on LauncherPro (just choose it as the "always"/default upon first instance of it. The Launcher that comes with the device isn't so great, but I left it there just in case.

It's based on the first known rooted ROM for this device: 'DocHoppy's ROM'. Credit for most of this ROM goes to him and to 'Wendal' for his toolset for packing the ROM (into cramfs) for the Nextbook 7 Premium device.
As such, it is a beta/ work-in-progress.

Androot-N7p-ROM v0.2
[ 146 MB ]
download here

Instructions:
*WARNING: FLASHING THIS DEVICE WILL ERASE YOUR DATA AND APPS!!!!*

1. Download image.
2. Rename file to update.img
3. copy file to root of SD card.
4. Follow on screen prompt asking if you want to run update image.

Disclaimer:
I am not responsible for bricked devices.

Here's my changes..

removed:
-youtube player <- the real youtube app is better
-explorer <- redundant
-slide me app market <- redundant now that Google's Market is installed
-quick search box <- Google Search widget is better IMO

kept/added:
-Market <- the real Google one
-root explorer - an alternative & capable file explorer
-astro file manager <- we all know it well
-quickpic 1.5.2 - a much lighter & more efficient photo organizer/viewer
-3D gallery <- some love it, some hate it
-brightness level 1.0.0 - quicker brightness changes
-ConnectBot 1.6.2 <- for those that need a SSH tool
-Officesuite full <- may as well keep it
-Titanium Backup 4.6.7 <- has some very handy tools aside from backups
-LauncherPro 0.8.6 <- may be old, but it's smooth and capable
-superuser <- because this rom is rooted

-has some of the Google Apps (go ahead and add as you see fit)
-has a custom boot animation.

Known Issue:
Apps2sd reports SU Binary out of date. Attemps to update this via superuser fails due to cramfs file system.

It's not perfect, but it does work well and I run it as my daily driver on my N7P.
Please give feedback or suggestions! I trust the pro devs could easily help me out with the little things!


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here are other threads related to the Nextbook 7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1410862 (dochoppy's rom)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1190990 (rooting talk? )

Since I'm new to modifying/cooking ROMs, here's my
Questions I have for the devs that cook ROMs all the time...
(lol)

1. Where do I edit the items that show in 'settings > about' in the device?
2. How do I change the default shortcuts that LauncherPro puts on the dock?
3. How do I change what icons are default on the home screen?
4. Where do I put custom wallpapers as part of the rom?
5. How do I modify Android UI colours?
6. Can the dialer be removes without losing "contacts"?
7. How do I create a shortcut to "contacts" without the phone/dialer?

(more to come I'm sure)

Hello, first of all, thanks for your work!

I am having trouble loading this rom. it says there's an invalid image file in my sd card and if I want to delete.

Now, I don't know if my tablet is a never or older version of what you guys have...

Next7p
2.3.1
kernel: 2.6.32.27
build: v2.0.7.....
my serial is also different from alot..it starts with YF0511

any help or tips?

In Dochoppy's original rom/post he mentions that the device will need to have a serial number starting with YF1011. That stands the same for this rom, as it's derived from his.

Having an invalid update.img firmware file could be due to a number of things, but the one I have here works on my device.

I wish I had more of an answer, but by all means try out the tools for repacking the rom.

So after messing around compiling a ROM, I forgot to add a launcher, and now I am stuck in a bootloop. After the girl in the dress is there for awhile, I get a black screen, then reboot. Anyone now how to fix this? I have been searching Google, but can not find anything yet.
Any help would be great!

Originally Posted by xxProphecyxx

So after messing around compiling a ROM, I forgot to add a launcher, and now I am stuck in a bootloop. After the girl in the dress is there for awhile, I get a black screen, then reboot. Anyone now how to fix this? I have been searching Google, but can not find anything yet.
Any help would be great!

I had mine half dead for a short bit until i found i could go into a low level bootloader mode and recover it. I am working on getting a the tool/images i used to recover mine uploaded and such.

1. Download and extract n7p_rescue_kit.zip
2. Reboot device using paper clip then quickly press and hold reset until you get black screen with usb plugged in
3. When windows wants driver give it the respective folder for your os (32bit or 64bit) from Drivers folder from the download
4. Run RK29update.exe if it says "Found RKAndroid Loader Rock Usb" on bottom you are good but if it shows "No Found RKAndroid rock usb" repeat last step.
5. Either flash all of the default selected items or do just system (since bootloop is in system)

Hope this helps

P.S. If you pack then unpack your custom one you can flash JUST system using the tool but be sure to use the offsets that are pre-loaded.

use a pin to push the reset button on the back to break out of the boot loop.

If after this your rom still bootloops, try putting a different update.img rom to flash, on to the sd card. Then boot into safe mode by holding all 4 front buttons after boot. the update should be found and installed after that.

Thanks!

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I registered just to thank DocHoppy for all his efforts. I have a Nextbook Premium 7 I got for Christmas from Hastings, which fell into the YF09111XXXX batch. I used Wendal Chen's RK29xxImageTools_v2.1 to unpack the firmware upgrade from the nextbookusa site. I then put the Google apks, SuperUser, Rootexplorer, and re-packed it with a custom bootanimation. Because of my serial # I couldn't use DocHoppy rom without getting that "Invalid Update" error, but using their firmware seems to work.

My next goal is to find a way to get the "Accounts & Sync" into the settings! One of my apps is getting an "Error 42" which is an Android Market authentication error... however, other apps have worked without any problems so it's difficult to tell if that's the issue I'm having.

Originally Posted by aberrantjots

I registered just to thank DocHoppy for all his efforts. I have a Nextbook Premium 7 I got for Christmas from Hastings, which fell into the YF09111XXXX batch. I used Wendal Chen's RK29xxImageTools_v2.1 to unpack the firmware upgrade from the nextbookusa site. I then put the Google apks, SuperUser, Rootexplorer, and re-packed it with a custom bootanimation. Because of my serial # I couldn't use DocHoppy rom without getting that "Invalid Update" error, but using their firmware seems to work.

My next goal is to find a way to get the "Accounts & Sync" into the settings! One of my apps is getting an "Error 42" which is an Android Market authentication error... however, other apps have worked without any problems so it's difficult to tell if that's the issue I'm having.

Install "Quick Sync Settings" to get to the hidden settings view.

Also did you use this guide for market? That one worked great for me.

Thanks

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Working great for me so far. Thanks sharing your work.