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[ ROM ] Hisense Vidaa Pad F5281 4.4.4 custom root firmware (2015/01/14)

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2015/01/15 - 20:12

Gents,

This is my first build for Hisense Vidaa Pad F5281

Build is based on a stock dump, dated 01. Dec 2014 and kernel #565 preempt 25 Nov 2014.

Thanks to LuckyMe for providing the dump and testing the build!

Please do NOT use this build on Hisense Sero 8 Pro, which is coming with kernel #9 preempt 11 Dec 2014.
>>> Build for Hisense Sero 8 Pro build see post #59 😉

Vidaa Pad by Oma build v1.0

– stock recovery 4.4.0
– kernel #565
– unified internal storage
– init.d support
– latest hosts, su, su-binary, busybox
– RebootMenue, sEFix, FX Sound
– Dateimanager HD (Root)
– Nova Launcher
– full google apps support, incl. Play Store

Flash instructions are included in the download pack.

Hints:
– to improve UI feeling: disable all animation scales in developer options,
…use Nova launcher and set animation/scroll to “faster than light” and
…enable Entropy Fixer with value 256
– to improve battery drain set keep wi-fi on during sleep to never
– to get full access to the build enable /system rw in File Manager HD
– to disable su notifications change notification in settings/SuperSu
– to prettify the build use Xposed Framework > Starter Pack

Be aware: it is your own risk!

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cynycl, LuckyMe, loveyounadeem, prestack, christian_death, amcesv

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2015/01/15 - 20:50

How would one go about backing up the stock firmware before flashing this? Without the ability to use a recovery with the current kernel is this something that I could do with the tools included in your zip?

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2015/01/16 - 13:16

You can ask LuckyMe for the dumps ... but I guess you won't have this creapy stock firmware back

No gapps support, crap launcher, unreadable system fonts, no soft volume keys for a tab without volume rockers, etc.

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2015/01/17 - 06:56

Ok, you guys seems to have a chinese revision > F5281CH, kernel #565 preempt 25 Nov 2014

Pad now sold as Sero 8 Pro > F5281, kernel #9 preempt 11 Dec 2014

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2015/01/18 - 15:43

Build v1.1 incl. TWRP 2.8.4.0 recovery: http://crewrktablets.arctablet.com/?wpfb_dl=2388

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2015/02/26 - 17:10

Can someone help me resolve this issue? When I connect to the PC as a media player/for transferring files and data, I can only access external storage. I used to be able to choose internal or external.

Also after clicking "turn on usb storage" it never stops searching, so there isn't a way to turn it off. I have to just unplug the tablet. Then the next time I plug in, the PC wants to scan my sd card.

It never stops searching. Presumably for the driver (?)

So where do I find this missing driver?

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2015/03/01 - 09:23

The build has an unified internal storage. So there is no internal sdcard (vfat partition) which you can mount.

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2015/03/01 - 20:56

Oma7144 said
The build has an unified internal storage. So there is no internal sdcard (vfat partition) which you can mount.

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Hi Oma, thanks for responding.

What was changed in the build from the stock to make it not mount? And what was the benefit?

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2015/03/01 - 20:58

No changes against stock.

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2015/03/01 - 21:11

Why could I mount both internal and external with the stock rom? And I could unmount the drive properly before unplugging from the PC. Something I can't do now.

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2015/03/01 - 21:13

Well, this is the dump of your stock rom. And this has an unified internal storage. So, no internal sdcard.

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2015/03/01 - 21:24

So how do I access the internal storage again? And how do I make it unmount properly again? Why did it work before?

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2015/03/01 - 21:31

mtdparts=rk29xxnand:0x00002000@0x00002000(uboot),0x00002000@0x00004000(misc),0x00008000@0x00006000(resource),
0x00008000@0x0000e000(kernel),0x00010000@0x00016000(boot),0x00010000@0x00026000(recovery),
0x0001a000@0x00036000(backup),0x00040000@0x00050000(cache),0x00002000@0x00090000(kpanic),
0x00200000@0x00092000(system),0x00002000@0x00292000(metadata),0x00020000@0x002A4000(radical_update),
-@0x002C4000(userdata)

This is your partition layout. No user partition (internal sdcard). Consequently it cannot be mounted.

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2015/03/01 - 21:42

Oma, I'm not a developer. Those partion things, or whatever that is, means nothing to me, as I can't read it. Nor do I understand it.

You're saying my rom doesn't support it? If so, what I'm asking you is why did it work before?

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2015/03/01 - 21:45

I do not have the tab, nor any experience with it. So, I can only analyse what you have provided. I did explain that simple and then technically. Sorry for be not more helpful.

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