Rooting and Development for MID1045

[shunova64]

Hi all, I've successfully rooted many android phones, but the MID1045 is the first tablet I've gotten. I'm looking to get some of the functionality of my rooted phones on my tablet (i.e. CWM, Google Apps, Superuser)

I've tried a few different methods to root the 1045 (SuperOneClick, DooM's, and the CobyADB utility) but the one that worked successfully for me was the Root With Recovery method by Bin4ry.

Since there isn't a dedicated thread for the MID1045, if anyone else knows of how to get Google Apps, CWM, the Play Store, and ROMs working on the MID1045, please share it here, as I'm a little lost. Thanks!

(p.s. Posted Stock sysdump in the Sticky thread)

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[Bbradf44]

Thanks man! For play store I think you can flash gapps for ics. Is there a recovery with the root?

[shunova64]

Thanks man! For play store I think you can flash gapps for ics. Is there a recovery with the root?

Let me know how you flashed gapps to the device because I tried and it didn't work. I posted a stock recovery in the stickied development index thread, but its called root with recovery because that's the method used to root it.

[Bbradf44]

Have you tried flashing a clockwork mod recovery or twrp? This is actually the first I hearing this device can be rooted.some other places I've checked said it bricks the device

[Traveller1701]

The 1045 uses an Allwinner CPU, and therefore should be able to be rooted using the rooting utility in the sticky posts at the top of the forum. At this time however, there is no ClockworkMod recovery for the 1045, so it will be necessary to install the Google apps a different way. Using the 1042 ClockworkMod may not work since the screen resolution between the 1042 and 1045 is very different.

Please make system dumps and post them in the thread we have for the purpose.

[vampirefo.]

Yes make a complete backup before making any changes or you will regret it later on.

[Bbradf44]

sense flashing gapps isnt really an option i found a different way that may work for installing the play store. i dont have my tablet yet as its on backorder but anyone who tries it let us know how it works. it looks like its meant for the kindle fire hd but is installed through an apk so it may work for us too. Rooted Kindle Fire HD with working GAPPS and Play Store - xda-developers

[vampirefo.]

@shunova64 I see you tried to make a dump, your system dump is corrupt, you need to try again when you get a chance.

[ssalavat]

@shunova64, I really do need the dump of your coby mid1045, I just bricked mine. Please update your dump.

[shunova64]

The Rooting Utility in the Sticky post was not successful, and the even the dump created by the utility was apparently corrupt. I don't have the tablet with me as of now but I'll use adb to create new dump ASAP. The tablet does have a stock recovery, which I was able to use to install superuser (as the Root with Restore utility installs SuperSU, which I don't like)

I'll create another system dump and then try the Kindle Fire method to get Google Play working. Thanks for all your help.