ARCHOS 80 Cobalt rooted custom firmware with 2Gb storage for apps

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globula_neagra

– Jan 2, 2013Posted in: Cobalt Elements Firmware

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The ARCHOS Cobalt is one of the most affordable devices from the market at this moment featuring a Rockchip 3066 Dual Core CPU at 1.6 GHz, 1Gb RAM, 8″ capacitive screen, dual camera 0.3/2 Megapixels makes this tablet a serious option when you consider buy an Android device. We have built a custom firmware based on the stock firmware (dated 2012.10.12) providing root with read-write access to /system partition.

Archos Cobalt custom firmware features:
•Full root support with writable /system partition
•Root access is controlled thru SuperSU.apk v0.95 (free version), by XDA developer Chainfire

Archos Cobalt root firmware install procedure

Please be aware that all the existing apps and data will be erased in the flashing procedure, if you have something to backup, this is the moment.

Step 1. Download and unpack the firmware

Custom ARCHOS 80 Cobalt firmware download
kasty-cobalt80-40-045-2G.zip
This firmware is specific to the ARCHOS 80 Cobalt model 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. WE RECOMMEND TO FLASH THIS FIRMWARE ONLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO RESCUE A BRICKED DEVICE USING ROCKCHIP FLASHING TOOLS.

Step 2. Download and run Rockchip Flashing tool

Download and unpack Rockchip tools and run the application.

Step 3. Get your tablet in flashing mode

There are 2 ways to get in the flashing mode:
A) Using the Hard Keys
-Shut down your tablet and disconnect if from the pc.
-Press the volume key – (the one that lowers the volume)
-Insert the usb cable in the tablet while keeping pressed the volume button -
-Release the volume key

B) Using ADB
-Install android sdk
-Enable usb debugging
-Issue in adb “adb reboot bootloader”
You may want to refer to our article about ADB installation.

Install the RK30 drivers from the Rockchip tools folder

Step 4. Installing the firmware

-Select the firmware image (update.img) with Rockchip Tool
-Select RESTORE
-Wait till your tablet is flashed

Step 5. ENJOY root on your ARCHOS 80 Cobalt

Thanks to Admin for making this possible.

Archos 97 Carbon 16 Gb		AMAZON USA	Usually ships in 1-2 business days	$ 129.99
		AMAZON UK	Usually dispatched within 3-4 business days	£ 150.88
		AMAZON DE		116 EUR
		AMAZON FR		130 EUR

About globula_neagra

Technology addicted man, part of the Arctablet team since February 2012, creator of couple of firmware’s/rooting methods and flashing packs. He is specialized in the Arnova 3G capable tablets but also in the new ones based on the Rockchip 3066 SOC.

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15 Comments

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   globula_neagra

   Posted February 14, 2013 at 9:55 AM

   It does not have CWM, it is stock firmware.

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   lordshadowman

   Posted February 13, 2013 at 10:44 PM

   Dose this have CWM recovery on it ? as i wont to reinstall the orginal firmware as i have it backed up on CMW Please advise b4 i update

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   monkeynutts

   Posted January 30, 2013 at 6:14 PM

   Thanks alot for this,

   took me a while using option A as the tablet just has a blank screen. But windows detected it and i was able to install the usb driver then install the firmware with the tool.

   Very cool, thanks for this

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   globula_neagra

   Posted January 14, 2013 at 12:57 AM

   Well, i think the guide is clear and it tells you that you need to unpack the firmware and flash`it with rockchip tools and not put the zip archive on the tablet.
   Re-read every step and flash your tablet using the A method to get the tablet in flashing mode.

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   nbmk1981

   Posted January 14, 2013 at 12:13 AM

   I downloaded the above mentioned .zip file and copied to the tablet, i got the option in the tablet, update is available select continue.. i clicked on it, firmware update went for 2 mins and after that my tablet is not even starting up.. please advice..

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