Root DL701Q, CWM recovery, Firmware, and Discussion.

[vampirefo]

This thread is about DL701Q tablet.

Specs uploaded here.

http://www.specdevice.com/showspec.php?id=bcad-973e-0033-c5870033c587



http://www.bestbuy.com/site/digiland-7-8gb-black/8610212.p?id=1219354106671

This is a cheap quad core tablet that includes bluetooth and GPS, Specs http://specdevice.com/showspec.php?id=a1a0-8080-0033-c5870033c587

The tablet's one short cumming is Ram (512 MB), The tablet works well despite the amount of Ram, it uses swap partition to help balance out the lack of Ram.

CWM Recovery now backs up and restores, use caution as with anything you use, you could damage your tablet.

micro sdcard required to use this recovery.

Do not use format commands at anytime.

format /data
format /cache
format /system

to install

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img

fastboot reboot

after tablet reboots

adb reboot recovery

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

go back 

backup/restore

backup

to restore almost same process

adb reboot recovery

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

go back 

backup/restore

restore

CWM Recovery
download
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934541508


To root this tablet, use the CWM recovery, I ported to flash SuperSU
download
http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

Firmware
download
http://www.panduoduo.net/r/9960566
http://www.mediafire.com/download/0au4z5j9leao9ft/mid713l-lp-lvds-20141226.rar
https://mega.co.nz/#!18wVWTRR!sa1ua8cWoczNT6cTdqzBgaqXRyYoyNPzVah_NaZzNcc


If you choose to flash firmware not needed if your tablet is working fine.

I would recommend flashing only system, then flash gapps. This firmware is older than what comes with DL701Q tablets, plus it doesn't include gapps or wifi update. This version can't be updated, so make sure to backup your system before flashing this system.

If DL701Q tablet gets wifi updates you need stock system to get them, so keep a copy of your stock system handy.

Gapps I used pa_gapps-modular-micro-4.4.2-20140608-signed.zip
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358543824

Below are some pics of battery life and GPS, GPS test taken inside my house, too much snow to go outside. I haven't tried offline maps yet, I have navfree installed on tablet, will test when roads are clear.



Good battery life also.



to flash recovery

enable usb debugging setup adb and fastboot

adb reboot bootloader

or from power off

press power and volume up at same time, when you come to a selection screen use volume up to select fastboot volume down to boot into fastboot.

fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery

credits
Carliv
Chainfire
TKruzze

 

[vampirefo]

Tested GPS, via navfree usa works great, If you are going to try navfree usa, use older version, the latest version doesn't work very well, lot of bugs, very slow.

I am going to give MapFactor a try today, very lite navigation app.

 

[vampirefo]

Added new recovery to OP.
UBIFS filesystems are not as easy to use as ext4,use caution with this type of tablet, I have uploaded a cwm version that backs up and restores, You use this recovery at your own risk.

For the recovery to work correctly the process must be preformed correctly, below is the process that works.

I am sure the question why unmount cache and later remount cache, this is needed cause cache mounts wrong partition during initial start up. I could force cache to mount correct partition, but this is a dual recovery, so it would be counter productive to do that.

Anyway it only takes a few seconds to unmount cache, then mount system, data and cache in that exact order to get recovery to see partitions correctly. DO NOT USE FORMAT COMMAND PERIOD.
EG

format /data
format /cache
format /system

When restoring backup, recovery will wipe partitions, not format them, wipe is all that's needed

micro sdcard required to use this recovery.

Do not use format commands at anytime.

format /data
format /cache
format /system

to install

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img

fastboot reboot

after tablet reboots

adb reboot recovery

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

go back 

backup/restore

backup

to restore almost same process

adb reboot recovery

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

go back 

backup/restore

restore

 

[tomtom1265]

On other thread you were working on flashable rom via cwm recovery, how is that going?

 

[vampirefo]

On other thread you were working on flashable rom via cwm recovery, how is that going?

Yes, I have two flashable roms, one is made from my tablet dl701q system, other one is made from mid713l system.

They both work well, both roms are ubifs systems, both are rooted and allow adb remount.

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[vampirefo]

Uploaded specs see OP.

Sent from my DL701Q using Tapatalk

 

[corruption]

Will this recovery work with other mt8127 tablets? Got a nextbook 7 and I'm interested in making/flashing a custom recovery as safely as possible (I've already exchanged it twice, trying to avoid a third trip) any help would be appreciated

 

[vampirefo]

Will this recovery work with other mt8127 tablets? Got a nextbook 7 and I'm interested in making/flashing a custom recovery as safely as possible (I've already exchanged it twice, trying to avoid a third trip) any help would be appreciated

I have no ideal, I made this recovery for this tablet, if your tablet is ubifs and partitions and kernel are the same recovery should work, if not it won't.

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[vampirefo]

There are two versions of DL701Q tablet.
1. ro.sf.hwrotation=90
2. ro.sf.hwrotation=0

Version 1 has full software on Digiland website.
http://www.digi-land.net/Photo_Show.asp?InfoId=487&ClassId=56&Topid=53

If you have version one you should be able to use software as is, if you have version 2, like I do you will need to edit build.prop else touch screen will be wrong, plus screen will be upside down.

You can flash full software if you want, I only flash system.

this is my method to flash system, once you have downloaded the software unpack it, need to have custom recovery, boot tablet into custom recovery.

adb reboot recovery

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

rm -rf  /system/*
rm -rf  /data/*
rm -rf  /cache/*

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash system system.img

power off tablet, or press reset button in back

hold power up + volume up to get into boot selection
choose recovery then tab volume down.

when recovery fully loads.

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

adb pull /system/build.prop

change ro.sf.hwrotation=90 to ro.sf.hwrotation=0 

adb push build.prop /system/build.prop

adb shell

chmod 644 /system/build.prop

reboot

You should now be able to use the software, somethings may be a little off camera and so on but non the less software is usable.

Don't like software use recovery to restore your back up.

 

[SYN1ST3R]

There are two versions of DL701Q tablet.
1. ro.sf.hwrotation=90
2. ro.sf.hwrotation=0

Version 1 has full software on Digiland website.
http://www.digi-land.net/Photo_Show.asp?InfoId=487&ClassId=56&Topid=53

If you have version one you should be able to use software as is, if you have version 2, like I do you will need to edit build.prop else touch screen will be wrong, plus screen will be upside down.

You can flash full software if you want, I only flash system.

this is my method to flash system, once you have downloaded the software unpack it, need to have custom recovery, boot tablet into custom recovery.

adb reboot recovery

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

rm -rf  /system/*
rm -rf  /data/*
rm -rf  /cache/*

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash system system.img

power off tablet, or press reset button in back

hold power up + volume up to get into boot selection
choose recovery then tab volume down.

when recovery fully loads.

unmount cache

mount system

mount data

mount cache

adb pull /system/build.prop

change ro.sf.hwrotation=90 to ro.sf.hwrotation=0 

adb push build.prop /system/build.prop

adb shell

chmod 644 /system/build.prop

reboot

You should now be able to use the software, somethings may be a little off camera and so on but non the less software is usable.

Don't like software use recovery to restore your back up.

Digiland has made the update files,etc available on their website http://www.digi-land.net/upload/DL701Qupdate_software.rar
There are no instructions on the site. Maybe someone can help a noob reflash/update with these files? I have a rooted device, but can't do the wireless update because it says system was damaged and update is disabled. I would like to update and re-root.

 

[vampirefo]

Digiland has made the update files,etc available on their website http://www.digi-land.net/upload/DL701Qupdate_software.rar
There are no instructions on the site. Maybe someone can help a noob reflash/update with these files? I have a rooted device, but can't do the wireless update because it says system was damaged and update is disabled. I would like to update and re-root.

If you can't follow the instructions included with the update, Then you need to contact Digiland.

This thread isn't about teaching newbies to install updates. You can start your own thread, How to install updates for Digiland tablets if you want.

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[SYN1ST3R]

If you can't follow the instructions included with the update, Then you need to contact Digiland.

This thread isn't about teaching newbies to install updates. You can start your own thread, How to install updates for Digiland tablets if you want.

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A bit hard to follow instructions that DON'T exist

 

[freakified]

fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img

I'm flashing this file, but I'm still ending up in the stock recovery, not CWM. Has anyone else had this issue?

> adb reboot bootloader                                     
> fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img  
sending 'recovery' (6248 KB)...
OKAY [  0.155s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.888s]
finished. total time: 1.044s

 

[vampirefo]

I'm flashing this file, but I'm still ending up in the stock recovery, not CWM. Has anyone else had this issue?

> adb reboot bootloader                                     
> fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img  
sending 'recovery' (6248 KB)...
OKAY [  0.155s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.888s]
finished. total time: 1.044s

No ideal why it doesn't work for you, you could try the splashtool.

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[wigglitz]

I'm flashing this file, but I'm still ending up in the stock recovery, not CWM. Has anyone else had this issue?

> adb reboot bootloader                                     
> fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img  
sending 'recovery' (6248 KB)...
OKAY [  0.155s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.888s]
finished. total time: 1.044s

I'm having a similar issue. Tried this way and the TWRP guide. Ever attempt says successful but ends up frozen on the normal boot splash screen when trying to manually or adb into recovery.

 

[vampirefo]

Could be your device is different, you made need to use your own kernel.
Unpack your boot.img, then unpack my recovery and swap out kernels then repack and flash.

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[InfernoShark]

Hello. Just bought 2 of these tablets from Best Buy today. It would seem I have all the correct drivers installed, both adb and fastboot see my device but even though I have the custom recovery .img on both my micro sd card and the tablets internal storage when i type the command "fastboot flash recovery DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img" I get back the error "error: cannot load 'DL701Q_dual_boot_recovery.img'. What am I doing wrong? Where does the file have to be for fastboot to find it?

EDIT: Nevermind. Been awhile since I've tinkered with flashing a tablet. For others that might not know the file to be flashed needs to be in the same folder as the fastboot.exe.

 

[InfernoShark]

Okay installing the custom recovery went great but I've tried numerous times to install the root zip file from recovery and haven't gotten root even after about 5 tries. I think I read somewhere that this method was somehow blocked in newer firmware. Perhaps I have that firmware. Kernel version on my "About Tablet" says "3.4.67 [email protected] #1 Fri Apr 3 15:55:00 CST 2015" and "Build number is " ALPS.KK1.MP10.V1.45" if that means anything to anyone.

Tried some iRoot crap which is probably exactly what it is and didn't end up with anything but a bunch of chinese bloatware on my tablet, which I promptly deleted, but no root.

Would flashing one of the older firmware definitely get me root?

 

[vampirefo]

Okay installing the custom recovery went great but I've tried numerous times to install the root zip file from recovery and haven't gotten root even after about 5 tries. I think I read somewhere that this method was somehow blocked in newer firmware. Perhaps I have that firmware. Kernel version on my "About Tablet" says "3.4.67 [email protected] #1 Fri Apr 3 15:55:00 CST 2015" and "Build number is " ALPS.KK1.MP10.V1.45" if that means anything to anyone.

Tried some iRoot crap which is probably exactly what it is and didn't end up with anything but a bunch of chinese bloatware on my tablet, which I promptly deleted, but no root.

Would flashing one of the older firmware definitely get me root?

You have to follow OP exactly, what is happening is you are just trying to flash a zip without doing the mounts and umounts in OP.

Unmount cache
Mount system
Mount data
Mount cache
Now flash root zip.
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[InfernoShark]

You have to follow OP exactly, what is happening is you are just trying to flash a zip without doing the mounts and umounts in OP.

Unmount cache
Mount system
Mount data
Mount cache
Now flash root zip.
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