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bought a second hand 10b g3 tonight and its now dead

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2012/11/26 - 01:01

hi all, i picked up a 10b g3tonight and when i got it home and connected to my network it said it needed to do a firmware update so i let it carry on and now it is dead, ive tried to get into the factory restore options but all i get is a dead robot and cant do anything, is there a fix i can do myself or do i now have to swallow the 80 quid i paid for it and bin it off???

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2012/11/26 - 01:07

Just flash a firmware using Rockchip flashing tool.

http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/arnova-10b-g3/arnova-10b-g3-custom-firmware-android-4-1-jb-root-more-space-apps-pip-video-player/

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2012/11/26 - 01:09

it isnt showing up on my computer when connected to usb

ive downloaded the flash program but it isnt finding my device

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2012/11/26 - 01:20

Please read all the steps of the flashing
Step 1. Download
http://www.arctablet.com/utils/download.php?file=/firmware/Arnova10bG3/kasty_oma-arn10bg3-41-046-2G.zip&p1=1353889195&p2=821f8b900b484ce1417cbe86f2b444a7fb941c0f&p3=1391
Step 2. Install and run Rockchip Flashing tool
Please follow the Rockchip Flashing tool procedure: that will explain how to download Rockchip flashing tool, unpack the archive, put your device into flashing mode and flash the custom firmware file that you have unpacked in Step 1.
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/featured/flashing-arnova-g2-rockchip-2918-rockchip-flashing-tool/

Step 3. Arnova 10b G3 flashing and restart
After Rockchip flasher has transferred the custom firmware to the tablet, the device will restart and install the firmware. Finally you will be back to Arnova homescreen, there is no setup wizard with this firmware.

You will find the 3 easy steps of the installation procedure in the following video, see how to get Google Play and root to the Arnova 9 G3 in less than 10 minutes, it works on a similar way with the Arnova 10b G3.

THE FLASH/UNBRICK PROJECT

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2012/11/26 - 01:34

still cant get my device to recognise the tablet, im running vista on my laptop but cant the drivers for my tablet

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2012/11/26 - 01:37

See troubleshooting section and device unknown issue on the Rockchip flasher guide, change try different USB port on the notebook, change USB cable, try on a different computer.

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2012/11/26 - 01:53

it is saying what device it is but saying no drivers are instaled, im trying another laptop now windows 7 on it and still getting same problems also have tried a different cable too

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2012/11/26 - 01:55

Did you at least unpacked the Rockchip_Batch_Tool_v1.5.zip
and then pin pointed from windows the path towards the drivers ?

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2012/11/26 - 01:58

yeah, its all unpacked from the zip file and directed windows to it for the drivers but saying it cand find the drivers for an10bg3.

im pulling my hair out with this bl***y thing now

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2012/11/26 - 02:06

that`s why we want to start this
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/archos-arnova-general/flashingunbrick-project/

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2012/11/26 - 02:14

if you can do that for me i will double the donation straight away

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2012/11/26 - 18:40

It took me a while to get my 10b G3 in to flashing mode too. If your PC is seeing it as an "AN10BG3" in the device manager, it's NOT in flashing mode! This is what worked for me (you'll need both hands!)

Plug in the tablets power supply and USB cable from your computer to your tablet.

On the tablet, hold down both the volume up and the power button.

While keeping them held down, push a paperclip or similar long thin object into the reset hole and push the reset button once.

Release the volume and power buttons after about a second.

If it worked, the tablet will appear to be completely turned off (black screen, no backlight). If the ARNOVA logo pops up, it hasn't worked and you're not in flashing mode! Try again from the first step. Your PC will also start asking for drivers for a "RK29 Device" or similar. This is when you go to the relevant driver folder in the extracted Rockchip Flasher folder.

Once the drivers are successfully installed, start the Rockchip flasher as administrator on your computer. If your tablet is in flashing mode, box no.1 in Connected Devices will be lit up red. You can now load up your firmware of choice and proceed to flash the tablet.