You can also check our Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for the Arnova 10.
With the help of BirdieBNL, we are proud to bring you, Kasty, a custom firmware Android 2.1 for the Arnova 10 tablet. It provides Android Market and root access to the Arnova 10 device.
This firmware is available for download here: kasty-arn10-21-02.zip
This firmware is specific to the Arnova 10 and should not be installed on other devices.
WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE.
THIS FIRMWARE UPDATE IS USED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Firmware update procedure:
You can also refer to our flashing procedure page for more details.
Changelog:
0.2 (2011/04/03) Updated Android Market, Added Appslib and Gmail applications.
0.1 (2011/03/19) Initial release
Thanks to Cajl for his help testing this firmware.
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у кого есть прошивка киньте пожалуйста
no puedo descargar el firmware
I think this old package has been removed, please check on our site, there should be a more up to date version.
Can anyone reupload the file?
I have a Arnova 10 GEN 1
I nstall this firmware
and now will not start.
help please.
Something is wrong with download link, I get this:
Security error(6)
error logged, system administrator has been notified
Sorry about that but error just means the file has been removed since there are updated versions of this firmware, namely 0.4 and 0.5.
Can you provide a link here to where we can download the latest firmware version that you reference in your comments, please? When I click on the links above, it just takes me to blank sites. Also, can you confirm that this firmware is stable? Thank you, merci beau coup!
@admin
@everyone
So I downloaded, having some problems, but when I go to redownload my old firmware (10b) it says 404, any one have proper link?
I also cannot apply the “update” downloaded below, it just asks whether I wish to delete it.
Can anybody please tell me how I can change or delete Icons on Desk top on my new ARNOVA 10b?
Thank you…..
Ibrahim.
you can delete the icon by pressing on it until u see the trash bin logo come up on the one side on the screen, then drag the icon to the bin.
Hi there.
Intalled nearly successfully.
I have google apps working, such as gmail and youtube.
BUT there is a huge (for me) problem. Android market starts but does not see any compatible program. Moreover, I download and install some .apk (skype, worms, some readers, and none of it worked properly. And I don’t see market in list of working programs.
Please help!
Same problem as kniazzzuka, anyone got a solution?
Works great. Thanks for it. Is there also a firmware to make the tablet a little bit faster? Other rockchip software?
Can anybody please tell me how I can put ANTI VIROUS ON MY NEW ARNOVA 10b?
I have just bought this yesterday.
Thank you.
Ibrahim.
you can get one from the android market.
Thank you for yopur help EI…
Ibrahim.
hi i need know, how i can enter to the recovery menu on the tablet? sorry my bad english, thanks…..
and for the people that have the arnova 10 g2 tablet i found the way for root it and have android market on it.
Hi,
Nice to know you found a way to root the Arnova 10G2 and have the Android market on it.
But….
It would be nicer if you share some instructions on how you did it.
Other people who have the Arnova 10G2 like me, also want to achieve this.
So please tell us how you did it.
Thanks in advance.
Why delete my postst? because they are negative? GOOD!
What makes you think you got a post deleted ?
We usually don’t do it, appart from message against the “netiquette” or using bad language.
Hi.
Do you think this firmware works on the Arnova 7c G2?
Thanks.
Hi,
I really like what you did with the update. I just would like to know how I find the camera functions again. I lost that in the update.
I was wondering too where the camera went. What I did was to download from the market some simple camera app and tried them..some of the did work..the simpler the app the better….one thing I would like to know is why the skype can not get pass the log in window..it always says the it could not log in…anybody knows this…
ps..and also is there a way to install flash player for this firmware????
How can I make skype work on arnova 10b ?
Got the Arnova 10b in today (model A10 1b2).
But I cannot seem to be able to update firmware.. it tells me the firmware is invalid and “do you want to delete it?” yes/no…
Any way to fix this, or is there a update coming? Hope so your project seems realy nice to me..
Weird. Are you sure it’s not an Arnova 10 G2 ?
Which model appears under Settings/About device ?
Modelnr.
A101C
Firmware
1.1.20
Is this rootable?
Ah,, I failed got it fixed using the 10b version
After performing the update, the table will not turn on. is there a fix?
Please help
keeps saying invalid firmware
a note from The Netherlands here
after playing with it for one day now , i just have to say : awesome ! great work guys
everything works just fine , thanks !
Can someone help me unlock my tap I tryed everything…HELP…plz
Hi everyone
I can not find RKAndroidBatchUpgrade.exe program. Please can any one give me the download link.
thanks
Hi Admin
I am new user of arnova 10 and I have several,may be stupid, questions.
1-What is so speciall with android market over appslib (that comes with arnova), that every one want to migrate to kasty?
2-how can I make usb 3g modem work on arnova 10
3-Is the original update is android 2.2 available now because I have 1.1.7
4-How can I make skype work on arnova 10. For the time being it does not want to connect
Thank you for your help
1- appslib have nothing interesting
2- you can’t
3- no its not original its trial/beta version it worked for some people and some people have there tablets down for sometime
4- there is no skype , MSN and facebook applications for arnova
It says “copy to the ROOT of the device”. I’ve downloaded the update to my PC but don’t understand what “root” means. What file/folder do I copy to?
Thanks.
Connect the tablet via the usb cable to the computer with the update on it and copy the file to the tablet. The tablet should recognize the update file when you disconnect it from the computer and asj you if you want to upgrade say yes and watch it work!
Good luck!
la palicacion kasty-arn 10-22-05 no vale la pena ,lenta mal, calibrada y bloquea el pc quuemas se pude decir lo mejor es esperar a que solucionen los ploblemas que son serios
As I see so far, the USB drive does not work and the unit will not turn off when charging. Hope there will be a fix for these issues soon.
The good news is that you can overclock your Arnova 10 using CpuBoostLite. You can find it on Market. If anyone know a better app for doing that, hope to leave us a reply.
Thanks
i did it….and now its bricked basically. what should i do? i cant get past unlock screen.l
Same problem here – usb not active, no access via cable nor sd-card. Happened because I didn’t see calibrating points needed for adjustment (was distracted by nice logo).
I just recently received my Arnova 10 tablet. I installed the Froyo (kasty) firmware thinking it was needed. Everything seemed fine. Now I have a constant black screen (bricked device). I would like to know what can be done to restore from this state. I have connected the tablet to my PC in attempt to flash back to the original settings, but I cannot mount the device because my tablet screen is BLACK. I do not know what to do. Can someone plz assist me ASAP.
Hi,
I’d like to know if this update has a lot of bug or it’s works fine.
Thanks for you job !!
This release has at least 1 bug and 1 annoyance, see below
.
1. Wont move apps to sd.
2. After charging for 4 hours Android shows 11% charged. I reflashed using stock rom and unit shows full charge,
How did you reflash with the stock image? I’d like to do the same with my bricked device.
Thanks!
Hi, is there already an update available please?
I still can not run adobe flash… that’s the biggest issue, how can I solve this?
tx!!
btw. Since with this version, the marketplace does not work for many of the apps (yet), you can just use a brower (i prefer OPERA), and go to http://www.androidfreeware.org and download ‘apps installer’, then you can go and search for w/e you want (i.e. bible, evernote, batterylife, etc) and just select the ‘.apk’ file at the bottom and download and install it and you’re all set even tho the marketplace is messed up.
Awesome update. keep up the good work!
Does anyone know whats the maximum size this tablet will take for an sdhc card?
32gb
Hi there
Just loaded Kasty 10/21/02 fw everything seems to work fine except skype :
installed correctly but the Skype client wont connect
Any idea or another compatible client ?
I have the same with Skype… installed but not connecting!!!!!
Any results?
Hi, just bought an arnova 10 with the firmwar update installed in, but I can get my usb drives to work and also there is an annoying short sound coming out the speaker all the time. sorry i’m a newbie, don’t to if try to solve this or give back the tablet! thanks in advance, greetings from italy
Augusto,
You are experiencing small annoying issues with the updated firmware. We hope to clear some of those, but cannot garantee it will work and when.
Hey guys. Just to be clear, does flash 10.2 work on this? Because that seems to be pretty much the main reason for risking a bricked device…
Jaysan,
As stated in our Arnova 10 review the device lacks some CPU power to properly play Flash content. Current Flash releases may install but won’t work properly because of the performance. You shouldn’t loose too much time on this…
just downloaded update. works fine. can not download adobe flash, skyfire will download but not run my flash. any suggestions. am very new to android tablets and have very limited knowledge. be easy on me.
I have tested this firmware after first upgrading to the other, 2.2 firmware, and I prefer this one. The market works (you can even see what you type when searching!), gmail, wifi, etc working well. I also like that the 2.1 cfw has the apps that came with the device, as I liked the built in pdf reader.
I did the 2.1 update, but I didn’t do it with a fully charged battery, now it seems my tablet isn’t charging anymore. Any ideas what I should do? I only have 11% battery left…
Should I go back to the original firmware?
Anyone who had the same issue?
thanks
I used this Updated Arnova 10 custom firmware with Android Market and root – kasty-arn10-21-02.zip on my Arnova 10, but somethig is missing,,,I can’t access into my
USBdrive pen inserted on the Arnova 10, I did the options settings >USB made select> HOST MODE selected and when i try to access at USB driver pen ,it shows me:
“The USB device has been unmounted” message
Do you know from where I can get the driver USB for Arnova 10 ?
And Also the driver for the internal Camera?
because the quality of the pictures and video got compromised with this update,
in the moment of try to record video it shows green points over the image, and the options of video are blur,
Also don’t work The Flash player 10.1 or 10.2.apk, and the adobe Showcase.apk when you try open webpages with contend of flash as Youtube or facebook
How might be fixed the flash compatibility?
hey,
i have the same problem with the usb.
how dit you fix it?
please tell me! tnx
Hi, I bought the Arnova 10 and loaded the kasty-arn10-21-02.zip update to get more applications. It seemed to load ok but then when the system rebooted it shows a screen with the time, date and (No Service) I can’t do anything with it. How do I get this thing to work again? I don’t know how to unlock it?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Identical problem here. Can’t even shut down my system. When I press the stop button an option screen appears with “shut down”. Unfortunately the screen is totally unresponsive.
sunny, i have the same problem. screen comes up, but can not move from there. did you find a solution. have reset it many times with pin in reset area. keeps coming up the same. help!!!!
I’am from Belgium and I have the same problem. Do you have already anny solution? Thanks a lot.
hello,
i’m from France, and it’s the same for me .. what can i do with my tablet ?? how can i recover initial firmware ??
Nice freakin’ job guys! Super easy and great instructions!
Keep up the great work. I almost took my Arnova 10 back until I
found your site. Thanks so much!
Is there anyway to get the android market without rooting?
Miy tablet is bricked en how do i unbricked the tablet ? Is there a tutorial ?
I just found out how to unbrick Kasty etc. with the Arnova 10
The img file mentioned above that is supposed to return it to normal must have been corrupted on download. It was stuck at the android system recovery utility, using the volume buttons I could move the cursor up and down, but no way to select factory reset. It wouldn’t turn off.
I unplugged it first.
There is a small pin hole near the power plug. Use a small pin to push in there. I was scared when I couldn’t power it back up, but after 30 seconds or so, it rebooted.
Arnova 10 support host USB 3G Modems? If answer is NO, please tell me why? Becouse software+driver missing or hardware incompatibility(hardware onboard usb controller is limited to mass storage)? If it is software+driver missing, will add support for this devices in the future with a moddified firmware? Tank you!
Hi everyone
I ask the same question about usb 3G modem.
I am new in this. so I want to ask about what is special with android market compared to appslib that you want to migrate to kasty, specially and as I see here, it has a lot of bugs
just a tid bit, when watching a you tube vid if yoou hit the “HQ” icon in the bottom right corner it will lock up the program and will no longer play vids untill a reboot
few more tidbits
with kasty bencgmarkpi score of 8120 – 8399 pretty high = bad, but its more the tablet then the kasty rom, if anyone has a oem os running and can run benchmarkpi please post the averages to see if there is any change.
also benchmarks for an3dbenchxl never had more then 2fps with total score 1151 in comparison the xoom is in the 24000 area but again hardware more then anything but I would love to hear of non rooted models results against these made after this update.. pretty sure they will be comparable but even a few points in either direction could prove useful
Arnova 10 a101b 10″ with Resistive Screen Clocked at 311.29Mhz Using CPU MODEL: ARM926EJ-S rev 5 (v5l) WHO IS ARNOVA KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!! Rip off! I baught this thing expecting a rockchip. This is total BS. And thing of it all its Android 1.1.5 Firmware. I called their 1800 number. They told me this was saposed to be clocked at 600mhz. Thats Arnova I love how you RIP off your customers. So When you release your new Arnova 10 with 1ghz process. It better have it. Dont just go and say its 1ghz when you clock it at 500mhz. Also… Your firmware NEEDS A update so GET THAT UP ON your website ASAP. Wifi stalls after like 15 minutes of use. Constantly have to disable/re-enable. The speaker on the back of it pops randomly when on standby. I love to hear that fuzzy sound of a speaker being on when that should turn off too. Would most likely make the battery last longer if that was fixed. Its like they tossed Android on this hardware without giving it some drivers LOL
Oh my GOSH! That was flippin’ EASY! Took a little longer than I thought after updating the system to boot from the splash screen, but was patient and it came up. WAY COOL! Thanks!
Wen i tried it says “”…then says “Cannot download.the content is not supported on this phone”….WHAT…..someone help please
This is nothing but pure joy! Added the update via USB & it was instantly detected and prompts to install.
You know how nice it is to read something on the ‘Net and it works as advertised?!? Well done, Guys! Market is there, Gmail is there, everything you said – IS THERE!
Looking forward to seeing what you do with 2.2 and beyond!
Many, many thanks!
SV
When the update to 2.2 will be released ?
I am waiting for it :$
Can I also use this firmware to upgrade the Archos Arnova 8 from Android 2.1 to 2.2?
I tried to apply this firmware on a newly arrived Arnova 10, and at the end of the upgrade, after it said it was going to reboot, it shutdown and didn’t reboot. It now won’t start. Any way around that please?
Cedric, you may try the reset on the left side of the tablet with a paperclip.
Another option would be to flash your device with Rockchip tools. You can try to reflash the same firmware (Kasty) or the original firmware.
Please keep us updated on the results.
I did a reset and it worked, thanks. The tablet started ok and now the firmware is running without problem (good job BTW!). That was a scary moment.
I’m testing the Arnova 10 for about 6 days now and you guys are very fast in developing new CFW for this device. Thx for the great work, but i wonder about the OFW version. Mine said 1.1.7 and the file on the server says 1.1.5. Is there anybody who has this newer OFW and knows how to backup the OFW? Just want to know,if i’m going to sell the Arnova in the future. I’m awaiting the Froyo update. Hope you guys will release it soon.
Keep the good work up
The default firmware for the device can be found here: http://arctablet.com/assets/firmware/Arnova10/Arnova/arnova10_update.zip
There does not seem to be any update on the firmware from Arnova yet: http://arnovatech.com/support/updates.html?country=us&lang=en&p=2
Froyo update for the Arnova 10 is currently being tested, it should be released in a few days…
Thx for the quick answer. Good to hear Froyo will be available soon. Can’t wait to test it.So is there any way for a normal user to backup his OFW?
Froyo update for the Arnova 10 is currently being tested, it should be released in a few days…
How long is a few days? Im really exited. Can I test? Send me an email. nelson.m@mail.com
Hi,
When I go back to original Firmware, the version is 1.1.5, but my real original firmware was 1.1.7. Who can give this new original firmware ?
Thanks for your answer
Pierre from France
Firmware version 1.1.5 is the only firmware we have managed to archive so far. We’ll try to grab an update and post it here.
Firmware is great, access to market , youtube ect. However I can’t turn off the unit itself when charging, I have to leave it in “suspend” to charge. USB host only works with thumbdrives , not cameras or card readers. I don’t know which is the Arnova 10 or the firmware. Also superuser seems only to have access to log related functions , would be great if I could change thing like start up lag and softkey layout as in firmware for 7HT v2
Great! I want to restore it to original firmware, can i download it from somewhere?
We will make the original firmware available in the next days.
For our information, any specific reason you want to roll back ?
Yes, i borrow it for a while…
Was the original firmware ever made available? If so please direct me to where I can get it.
The original firmware can be found here:
it’s working thanks!
where i can found how to upgrade arnova 101b to android 2.2
There’s no Android 2.2 (Froyo) firmware available for the Arnova 10 at the moment.
That may change in the future, please visit us again for any updates
Please, help me I have a huge problem, I know it’s my fault and everything but I updated with the battery not fully charged and now it’s kinda blocked. Can I still do something?
Sure, first let it charge to the max, then use the reset button on the side with a paper clip.
Let us know if it doesn’t work, there are other options for you
it is very great
Where can I download the necessary stuff ?
Please wait a bit, it will be released very shortly
Tks admin….
saludos desde guatemala