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Thanks to Morka, some Arnova G2 tablets are now getting MorkaMod custom firmware that brings Android 3 Honeycomb graphical user interface on the devices. Supported Arnova G2 tablets are currently Arnova 7 G2 and Arnova 8 G2 as final version, Arnova 9 G2 and Arnova 10 G2 as test version. This project is still in a Proof Of Concept phase to demonstrate the use of the Rockchip 2.1 SDK on Arnova G2 tablets, it’s not completely stable, but yet very promising.
Latest news
What’s new 2012.02.24 for Arnova MorkaModFixed themes ics
Fixed home button
Fixed youtube with flash player 11
Fix all the problem
Arnova 10G2 in final version
Arnova 9G2 in final version
For the 7G2, 9G2 and 10G2 not yet resolved the status bar for full screen
Button Savior install to fix this issue Thanx Pulster for the tip.
What’s new 2012.02.21 for Arnova MorkaMod:
Updated in SDK 2.1.3 ( rk29_gingerbread_v2.10.03 )
Fixed camera in video mode (but not recording problem of encoding library)
Addition of hardware acceleration 1024p
Zipalign all files
Restoration of the theme of this style ics for sdk 2.1.3
All application are installed google update
Better stability than the old version
News beta test for Arnova9G2
For the 7G2 and 10g2 not yet resolved the status bar for full screen
Button Savior install to fix this issue Thanx Pulster for the tip.
| MorkaMod latest info | |
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| MorkaMod for Arnova 7 G2 | SDK.2.1.3.Arnova.7G2.UI.3.Final.img |
| MorkaMod for Arnova 8 G2 | SDK.2.1.3.Arnova.8G2.UI.3.Final.img |
| MorkaMod for Arnova 9 G2 (test firmware) | SDK.2.1.3.Arnova.9G2.UI.3.Final.img |
| MorkaMod for Arnova 10 G2 (test firmware) | SDK.2.1.3.Arnova.10G2.UI.3.Final.img |
| MorkaMod Forum discussion | Blog article |
Main firmware features
Supported devices
On the Arnova 8 G2:
On the Arnova 7 G2:
On the Arnova 10 G2:
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This firmware is specific to the Arnova 7 G2, Arnova 8 G2 for the final version, and Arnova 10 G2 for the test version, it 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. |
Custom firmware demo video by Morka
More firmware pictures
Feel free to stop by on our forum to thank Morka for this great work.
Look for updates and support for more Arnova G2 devices !
 9.7 inches capacitive IPS 5 points screen, Rockchip 2918 CPU, 512 MB RAM, Android 2.3 |  | AMAZON USA | $ 95 |  | AMAZON UK | £ 34.99 |  | AMAZON FR | 110 EUR |
Looks nice, however:
1. Maps doesn’t work (google.android.apps.maps stopped)
2. Gallery doesn’t work (com.cooliris.media stopped)
Any idea when Gingerbread Morkamod will be finished testing?
Hi. There are many RK2918 machines with the GC800 graphics which are running Android 4.0 now. I’ve even got the .img files for one of them. How hard would it be to port Android 4.0 to the Arnova 7 and 2 G2 models if Archos are taking their time to do it themselves? Is there any chance that a .img file for another RK2918 + GC800 machine would just run? Any ideas appreciated.
That’s quite right, and there are already some tests in that direction.
There are still many problems to fix as all RK2918 devices aren’t the same and there are always some modifications to get the system running on our Arnova hardware.
We’ll post some news here when major progress is made !
pls can u send me the andriod 4.0 i hated the firmare not good enough caint play games google maps does not work the v1.15 has even more bugs than v1.14 morkamod pls i beg u send me the andriod 4.0 update to my email otega.egbivwie@hotmail.com would be very grateful
hi i have arnova 10 g2 i got everything but i caint getcmy arnova into recovery mode so i can flash it help pls? been wiating for months
It’s probably best to wait a bit until this firmware is fully stable, it’s still an early preview with some limitations, as the article states.
?.. I installed this update twice dude: ) everything installs perfectly: ) a few minuses:
1. Camera still doesnt work
2. Gallery still doesnt work
Pluses:
1. 1,3gb rom
2. quick and smooth,runs beautiful.
Nice firmware. I’ve noticed a good improvement of the speed, however, there are some minuses :
- Camera doesn’t work
- Gallery doesn’t work
- The menu is missing in some apps founded on the market and it’s tough to get a way to close them…..without menu!!!!
Thank you for this good image, and I’m excited to see and test the updated final version on my Arnova 10 G2
Please have a look at latest update for the Arnova 10 G2, most issues (Gallery, Camera) have been fixed:
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/arnova-g2-general-discussions/news-firmware-arnova8g2-gui-sdk-2-1-1-1/page-18/#p6241
Direct file download:
http://www.arctablet.com/assets/firmware/Arnova10G2/MorkaMod_Arnova10G2_v1_12.zip
Installed on 10 G2 4gb .
Works wonderful !!!
Faster and more apps storage available.
Some websites didn’t work at all.
After installing Adobe Flash 10.3 (down from 11) problems were solved.
Good work !!!!!!!
hi i install de las versión 24-02-2012, and dont work the battery status only show (?) plz fix it,
hi im install the last update of this rom on my arnova 7g2 this runs very nice but the batery status don work only show this (?)
Rewrite update:) p.s. reinstall
Could someone write detailed process how to update my 10g2 to this honeycomb?
It is really a great firmware!! I like it very much!!
I had installed this on my Arnova 10G2 Device and found the following issues:
1. The boot up time is around 10 minutes
2. When using Google Talk, I cannot perform video conference (luckily Skype does work)
3. The Camera does not work (pop up with exception and then terminate)
4. The Photo Gallery does not work (pop up with exception and then terminate)
5. Google Street View does not work (pop up with exception and then terminate)
As it is really a good firmware, I will keep using it on my device. Do hope the above issues can be fixed very soon
Thank you very much for your great work!!
I had same issues,so i downloaded update from this url
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?72-Arnova-10-G2-Custom-ROM-by-Finless-Version-1-3&p=428#post428
And now its runs awesome! It has 1gb ram (available space),everything works smooth and nice:))
Hi I am
The version in your link is not the Honeycomb version. It is the “traditional 10G2 look” version. Would you please post back the correct link?
Thank you very much for your response
We are trying to keep the article up to date with latest releases, but you can always refer to the forum topic for latest news from Morka:
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/arnova-g2-general-discussions/news-firmware-arnova8g2-gui-sdk-2-1-1-1
The file has the kernels of the three devices, delete the leftover. Arnova 7 g2 work fine, previous image market malfunctioning, status bar disappears. Thanks for your excellent work. sorry my english(google translator)
was a known bug, sorry .7G2 for blocking the status bar for full screen mode without tablet function buttons idea of Reisen Inaba was a known bug, sorry. As I can put the original status bar?
May I use it on my Arnova 7bG2 with capacitive screen model ?
It wouldn’t work on the 7b G2 Dual Touch (resistive model).
Not sure about the capacitive one. If you already have a firmware dump for the 7b G2 capacitive, you can reflash the default firmware with Rockchip flashing tool if things go wrong with MorkaMod.
Note: Don’t work on Arnova 8 G2 resistive screen version
is the model what i have, and i tested unsuccesfully
@ViciiuZ
if you still have a dump of your original firmware replaces kernel.img in / image/AR8G2 by your original
in don’t have nothing, not made backup from original firmware
@Davide1923
Fixe all problem
look here
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/arnova-8-g2/news-firmware-arnova8g2-gui-sdk-2-1/page-2/#p5016
I think it’s a great idea but now on the Arnova 7 g2 it have some problem:
It doesn’t shut down, and the wi-fi doesn’t work.