- Nov 8, 2011
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I just got my 8042 today,all help here, so far is only for windows users, "LiveSuite", if you are happy with livesuite you may use it, however it has two major set backs, one it's only for windows users, second if your usb malfunctions you are out of luck.
I have read through most of the 8042 threads, and have taken from them what I needed, "temp root", from that we can do almost anything.
What I will be covering in this thread is how to root, install recovery, install a modified boot.img, install a custom rom. all without using "livesuite"
You should check your boot.img md5sum, if your boot.img md5sum doesn't match eda433b85d9729422a4be5889982d46d this update isn't for your tablet, you can still root and install recovery, but not update nor boot.img
you will need adb setup and working, I am a Linux user, don't want to use windows to modify my tablets.
Anyway lets begin.
download 8042_root_recovery.zip
8042_root_recovery.zip
extract to your desktop you should have a folder called data, and a text file root_recovery, it contains the following commands. type one command at a time allow each command to finish before typing next command.
The first command is simply coping the contents of the data folder to your tablet, the second command is asking for shell, third and fourth commands are setting permissions, fifth command is sending exploit, sixth command is asking for root permission, seventh command is installing recovery, eight command is booting into recovery.
open a terminal
adb push data /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
chmod 0777 /data/local/tmp/mempodroid
chmod 0777 /data/local/tmp/install-recovery.sh
/data/local/tmp/mempodroid 0xd7cc 0xad27 sh /data/local/tmp/root.sh
su "Note at this point you can backup your system, recovery and boot.img, you don't have to but you might want to, see note 1 below."
/data/local/tmp/install-recovery.sh
/system/bin/reboot-recovery
once in recovery
volume up and down to navigate power to execute. silver button is back.
at this time you should make a backup.
download 8042_boot.zip
8042_boot.zip
adb push 8042_boot.zip /sdcard
then use recovery to select install zip from sdcard and install it.
reboot
download 8042_update.zip
8042_update.zip
place on sdcard
adb shell reboot-recovery
select install zip from sdcard and install it.
credits
steev
saurik
fun
If there is anyone that I left out of the credits, please let me know so I can give you credit for any work that I might have borrowed.
Note 1 if you want to backup your recovery, boot.img and system before making changes run commands below.
adb shell
su
mkdir /sdcard/dump
cat /dev/block/nandc > /sdcard/dump/boot.img
cat /dev/block/nandg > /sdcard/dump/recovery.img
busybox tar -cvf /sdcard/dump/8042_system.tar /system
then use either adb pull to put them on your pc, or mount the tablet with the pc.
after recovery is installed
to boot into recovery from shutdown
press an hold volume up + back press power release power at coby screen keep holding volume up + back until you see cwm screen.
to get into recovery from normal mode download terminal from market
su
reboot-recovery
or from adb shell
reboot-recovery.
I have read through most of the 8042 threads, and have taken from them what I needed, "temp root", from that we can do almost anything.
What I will be covering in this thread is how to root, install recovery, install a modified boot.img, install a custom rom. all without using "livesuite"
You should check your boot.img md5sum, if your boot.img md5sum doesn't match eda433b85d9729422a4be5889982d46d this update isn't for your tablet, you can still root and install recovery, but not update nor boot.img
you will need adb setup and working, I am a Linux user, don't want to use windows to modify my tablets.
Anyway lets begin.
download 8042_root_recovery.zip
8042_root_recovery.zip
extract to your desktop you should have a folder called data, and a text file root_recovery, it contains the following commands. type one command at a time allow each command to finish before typing next command.
The first command is simply coping the contents of the data folder to your tablet, the second command is asking for shell, third and fourth commands are setting permissions, fifth command is sending exploit, sixth command is asking for root permission, seventh command is installing recovery, eight command is booting into recovery.
open a terminal
adb push data /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
chmod 0777 /data/local/tmp/mempodroid
chmod 0777 /data/local/tmp/install-recovery.sh
/data/local/tmp/mempodroid 0xd7cc 0xad27 sh /data/local/tmp/root.sh
su "Note at this point you can backup your system, recovery and boot.img, you don't have to but you might want to, see note 1 below."
/data/local/tmp/install-recovery.sh
/system/bin/reboot-recovery
once in recovery
volume up and down to navigate power to execute. silver button is back.
at this time you should make a backup.
download 8042_boot.zip
8042_boot.zip
adb push 8042_boot.zip /sdcard
then use recovery to select install zip from sdcard and install it.
reboot
download 8042_update.zip
8042_update.zip
place on sdcard
adb shell reboot-recovery
select install zip from sdcard and install it.
credits
steev
saurik
fun
If there is anyone that I left out of the credits, please let me know so I can give you credit for any work that I might have borrowed.
Note 1 if you want to backup your recovery, boot.img and system before making changes run commands below.
adb shell
su
mkdir /sdcard/dump
cat /dev/block/nandc > /sdcard/dump/boot.img
cat /dev/block/nandg > /sdcard/dump/recovery.img
busybox tar -cvf /sdcard/dump/8042_system.tar /system
then use either adb pull to put them on your pc, or mount the tablet with the pc.
after recovery is installed
to boot into recovery from shutdown
press an hold volume up + back press power release power at coby screen keep holding volume up + back until you see cwm screen.
to get into recovery from normal mode download terminal from market
su
reboot-recovery
or from adb shell
reboot-recovery.
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