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[ ROM ] Onda V972 root custom firmware v1.35 (2013-03-09)

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2013/03/09 - 22:30

Onda has just published a firmware update version 1.35 for their V972 tablet, here is a custom firmware based on this release.

Build information

Linux Kernel: Linux version 3.3.0 (lgm@SzExdroid5) (gcc version 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 - Linaro GCC 2012.02) ) #6 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 8 21:02:04 CST 2013

Android system: onda/fiber_onda978q9/fiber-onda978q9:4.1.1/MASTER/20130309:user/opinions-on-teclast-p90hdst-keys

Google Translation of firmware v1.35 revision history from Onda gives the following in Ch'English:

to enhance the stability of the system disk repair prompt

solve the 4.5 version of the call of the micro-channel noise problem

application installation space recovery 2GB capacity

perfect the OTA upgrade function

amended the previous version of the firmware some models random problem can not burn

Our rooted custom firmware features:

- root with latest SuperSU 1.25 (free version)

- system default setup English

- removed most Chinese and unnecessary applications

- Google Play Store fixes so more application are visible/compatible

- added ArcTools for easy ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) installation, see details here

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Download: kasty-onda_v972-41-v135-rooted.zip

Flash with PhoenixSuite (tutorial)

Please note that I haven't yet tested this firmware as I don't have my Onda V972 with me, feedback welcome.

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2013/03/09 - 23:37

Thanks for your hard work, will try this new version.

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2013/03/10 - 08:53

Thank you for your efforts. Just installed reloaded all the app. Seems stable at this point. Fingers crossed. Each time gets better

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2013/03/10 - 09:09

is
there
any
way
to
flash
this
using
existingtablet,

i do not have access to desktop win or Linux.

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2013/03/10 - 22:49

I installed ClockworkMod Recovery from the tutorial.

But now it would not start antymore. It only boots in ClockworkMod Recovery and give some errors like:

E: Can't mount /Cache/Recovery/command
E: Can't mount /Cache/Recovery/log
E: Can't open /Cache/Recovery/log
E: Can't mount /Cache/Recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /Cache/Recovery/last_log

If i select reboot now it reboots but starts ClockworkMod Recovery again.

Can anyone help me witht his error?

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2013/03/10 - 23:05

Skraneveld, I had the same problem. The only solution was to reflash the stock 1.35 with phoenixsuite. I didn't format the sdcard and the system came up fine

Good luck

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2013/03/11 - 09:41

THX Y Bigbrother！

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2013/03/11 - 10:10

aloksinha2001 said
is
there
any
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flash
this
using
existingtablet,

i do not have access to desktop win or Linux.

I've never tried, but extracting each NAND partition images from the main firmware image and flashing the separate images might work, at least it does on the Arnova 7 G3 tablet (model based on older Allwinner A10 SoC)

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2013/03/11 - 17:32

i have now kasty_v1.33 version and really happy with that - seems really stable. So i am not sure if there is a reason to flash it to v1.35

do you guys see any really noticeable improvements in this v1.35 if comparing to last one?

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2013/03/11 - 17:42

MindMe said
i have now kasty_v1.33 version and really happy with that - seems really stable. So i am not sure if there is a reason to flash it to v1.35

do you guys see any really noticeable improvements in this v1.35 if comparing to last one?

I only had the official v1.33 version for like 2 days and I was disappointed because it was freezing most of the time. I don't know if it was due to the update (I've updated the firmware from the out of the box v1.32 to v1.33 without format) or not. The moment I switched to 1.35 (with format) things became more fluent and I had no problem since.

Now I'm thinking to try either the kasty_v1.35 or supernova 3. Did anyone install the recently released supernova 3?

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2013/03/11 - 20:15

Hi my friends, I'm new on this forum, I beg your pardon for my bad English, I'm french(Quebec). I installed new version v1.35 with Phoenix suit 1.06 on my tablet yesterday. I'm very satisfied, no bug up to now, screen is more sensitive, colors are better, finally no problem. Thanks a lot at developer(s), really, reallly good job !

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2013/03/11 - 21:02

Hello hard workers!

I'm using supernova rom 3.0 now. Als based on 1.35 Working perfect, especially when using Nova launcher. But battery live is only few hours... Cry

Only thing I've changed is telling te tablet always to use the GPU for 2D. This makes browsing much smoother.

What are the experiences with this rom regarding battery live? Better then the supernova, or the same?

kind regards,

Algem.

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2013/03/11 - 21:10

I only had the official v1.33 version for like 2 days and I was disappointed because it was freezing most of the time. I don't know if it was due to the update (I've updated the firmware from the out of the box v1.32 to v1.33 without format) or not. The moment I switched to 1.35 (with format) things became more fluent and I had no problem since.

Now I'm thinking to try either the kasty_v1.35 or supernova 3. Did anyone install the recently released supernova 3?

I'm running supernova 3.0. Smooth, fast and stable is my first experience.

But problem for me is the battery live. Battery drains to fast! But maybe thats because I switched on "Force GPU rendering" in the developer options?

Other problem with supernova 3.0 is that lots of apps in the Google play store are 'not compatible'. Same apps (like ArcGIS and Collector for ArcGIS) worked perfectly in my previous rom (kasty 1.33)

kind regards,

Algem.

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2013/03/12 - 14:24