VTech Innotab Max

As posted on spiffy, here are the instructions

1. Turn OFF your MAX
2. In order to get access, you will have to boot to recovery
* * *- Plugin USB cable and wait for the battery charging animation
* * *- Hold down UP (on the dpad) + LEFT (on the dpad) + Context Key (the one on the upper left) and press ON for 3 seconds
-------- Alternate: Up & left (d-pad) vol up and power button (3 seconds)
* * *- It will stay black screen, this is normal
3. Using the google driver, edit the "android_winusb.inf" file on your PC, and add following lines:
- In section named “[Google.NTx86]”
;InnoTab Max
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2207&PID_0006
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2207&PID_0006
- In section named “[Google.NTamd64]”
;InnoTab Max
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2207&PID_0006
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2207&PID_0006
4. Plug the MAX on your PC using USB cable
5. Drivers should be then installed correctly (thanks to modifications done in android_winusb.inf)

You now have adb access to your tablet, only in recovery mode. You can test using "adb devices" command, it should list your device

6. start adb shell using "adb shell" command on your PC
7. Get root access, using "su" command
8. Enable adb for normal mode, using this command: "setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1"
9. You can now reboot the tablet in normal mode using "reboot" command

Once tablet is rebooted, you will see an unknown device, based on the rk30 board. You will need rockship driver pack to continue with adb in this normal mode

10. Install driver pack for rockship from: http://dl.radxa.com/rock/tools/windows/RK_DriverAssitant.zip

You now have complete ADB access to your tablet
I've just installed the latest firmware upgrade available and the device is reported to be running on android 4.2.2
Let me know if you have issue while following these steps, but should be quite straightforward.
Note that busybox 1.11.1 is already available, and you have root access.

If you need to factory reset your tablet, the key combination is almost the same as getting in recovery
Hit: UP + LEFT + ? and turn on the tablet

------------------ Android Launcher ---------------------------------
Start adb shell and type the following command:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME

this will move to foreground the android launcher

Ok, so the way i think i did it was as follows (someone please correct me if necessary!)-

1. This thread here should help get adb installed on your computer, which is the very 1st thing you need to do http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

2. Download and extract this modified usb driver to your PC desktop https://www.dropbox.com/s/um0s2ggqrdejvcw/modified innotab max usb_driver.zip?dl=0

3. With your innotab MAX turned off, hold UP and LEFT on the d-pad, VOL + and the power button for about 3 seconds. You should see the screen go on and off a couple of times (it will be a black screen - Nothing will come up). You should now be in recovery mode.

4. Plug the Innotab MAX into your PC using USB cable. When the driver installation screen pops up, choose install driver from location, and point to the modified driver file location on the desktop. Drivers should be then installed correctly.

You now have ADB access to your tablet, only in recovery mode. You can test by typing "adb devices" from a command prompt within the c:/adb folder, it should list your device

5. Start ADB shell using "adb shell" command on your PC

6. Get root access, using "su" command

7. Enable ADB for normal mode, using this command: "setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1"

8. You can now reboot the tablet in normal mode using "reboot" command

9. Install driver pack for rockship from: http://dl.radxa.com/rock/tools/windows/RK_DriverAssitant.zip

You now have complete ADB access to your tablet

------------------ Android Launcher ---------------------------------
Start ADB shell and type the following command:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME

This will move the android launcher to the foreground (if it doesn't work straight away, press up on the keyboard and enter to send the command again)


Now... to get full superuser access from within the andoid launcher (only do this if you are knowledgeable of the android operating system, as you run the risk of permanently bricking your device if you play around or delete anything you shouldn't!) you need to follow this guide (again, this may not be 100%, and could have steps that aren't needed at all, I just copied and modified the code slightly from another thread)-

1. Make sure you have ADB set up and working (wired or wireless).

2. Download and unzip the needed files here onto your PC http://d-h.st/BBk

3. Place unzipped files in c:/adb/

4. Run the following commands to put su in the proper place (while innotab is plugged into pc and turned on):

Code:

adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /system
exit
exit
adb push su /mnt/external_sd/su
adb shell
su
cat /mnt/external_sd/su > /system/xbin/su
ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
exit
exit

5. Install SuperUser and BusyBox:

Code:

adb install com.koushikdutta.superuser.apk
adb install stericson.busybox.apk

There you have it, full superuser access on your Innotab Max. PLEASE NOTE- Before you decide to make any big changes, or delete anything, it would be advisable to get a custom recovery installed (if that's possible) or at least ask on here for advice before doing so, to avoid ending up with an expensive paper weight. Only install a custom recovery that you know will work on the device (I don't think anything can be used yet) as you run the risk of losing the original recovery and killing the innotab if you install anything that isn't compatible.

Google 'Root Browser apk' and download to PC (also while you're at it you could find Sidebar Lite and Amazon app store apks). Copy all apks to a micro sd card. go to the android launcher menu and open explorer app, choose sd card in the menu and find the apks and install them.

It may not be perfect, but as far as I'm aware this is the way that I did it, and I can't redo any of my steps now to check if it's 100% correct as I've got both of the tablets set up now.

finally i was able to make it fully android
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Ok guys. Took me forever to find this out but my tablet is now rooted with supersu and busybox installed. I followed the root instructions on page 4 and then replaced the su binary with the supersu app. The directions in this forum using adb just does not work with 15.4. Head over to Spiffy hacks and in the innotab max section you will find a tutorial on using the debug menu to access the home launcher. After that you can enable normal usb debugging which will give you adb access. I have installed several apps. Amazon app store, es file explorer, dolphin browser all work. Youtube app will not work as it needs google play services. I am working on installing the play services and play store. I will report back if I get it working. Just google "Innotab Max Hacks" and spiffy's website will be the 2nd or 3rd result. Just enter the innotab max section and follow the debug tutorial. Worked great for me.

Hello there

My daughter just had one, and I've spend couple of hours on this one.
Right now, here is the status:
- I can boot in bootloader interface mode
- I can "adb" with device
- while in shell mode, "su" is working fine, and can read full content of the tablet

You can see in attached pic that they may had some issue on the wifi/bluetooth device as they are some testonly release in it