Unbrick or update Coby Kyros 7024 with gingerbread firmware...!!!!

[spiritwolf]

Yes Guys .. i have been reading and reading this forum a lot and hoping someone would help unbrick my tablet..well i manage to do it myself thanks to others that developers that help created this firmware...credits goes to them...

Since i was unable to reset my tablet using all reset method and hard boot option...Especially since darn Coby has not release a firmware for Coby 7024. i had tried a tons of different firmware that match the same exact chipset as coby Samsung S5PV210 (Cortex A8). but i was not determine to gave up just yet.

i am so happy that i even manage to put Andriod Gingerbread. Yes u read what i said correctly.

All i did was formatted the "SDCARD" that is inside the Coby tablet.
* Note i am not refering to the External card but internal SDCArd***

Completely using a software named "SDFormatter" then i placed the new firmware from a different tablet Herotab_C8_0419_Gingerbread Rooted.zip which is Kernel version: 2.6.35.7
Android version: 2.3.1


******~~~~~Opps.. i forgot to add please extract the download file then copy all the everything that is in the extracted folder. and copy it to your memory sdcard INSIDE TABELT... SO SORRY i am only human..~~~~~****

And Using update button. by Pressing Power and silver circle center shiny button together
And waited for tablet to do a complete system wipe and update..then it will shut down.

After that boot the tablet like normal by pressing power and u wait a minute for it to process and you will have a working Android with new feature designs...Yes the soft keys are working as well. and wifi..

Hope i have been a great help to you guys that need help to unbrick your coby Kyros MID7024.......

Try unbrick at your own risk.. Not recommending for update untill Hopefully Coby Release a firmware update..!!!

 

[Jory76]

This sounds awesome! I am not doubting you at all, but I will let a few others try it first.

 

[spiritwolf]

yes. but still dont expect everything to work 100%. for example there is no need for bluetooth, phone, voice dailer, contacts, since it is not a phone...Oh yes to let others know the camera does tek a very long time to finally appear to work.. but all i care is to use it to surf web, read ebooks, i try games later....

Please note i dont take credit for no ones hard work...i praise them for it...

 

[Jory76]

How is the overall performance otherwise?

 

[BULLDOGG]

i wonder if you are able to put a larger internal mini SD card? like put a 32gig instead of the 4gig thats in there.

 

[spiritwolf]

i wonder if you are able to put a larger internal mini SD card? like put a 32gig instead of the 4gig thats in there.

Yes u can place any size memory card does not have be a 4gb.

 

[spiritwolf]

How is the overall performance otherwise?

One thing i do notice is that it does not include any market apps.

Performance, works faster when touching the tablet, and opening apps,

 

[spiritwolf]

should be noted that it states low disk space...on top left had corner....

If anyone can help tweak this firmware to turn it into a top notch firmware please be free to help out..

 

[tehmonkey]

hi i just tried your method about 3 times and it keeps telling me that it doesnt find any update image ive done the steps you posted i formatted the internal sd card and then placed the herotab.zip and then turned off the tablet and pressed home+power button went into update mode and it just wont find the update image am i missing a step?

 

[BULLDOGG]

do the web pages load faster than before?

 

[driggs]

I'm glad to see that someone has figured out how to root and upgrade to Gingerbread! I am happy right now with my 7015, but now that this has occurred, it will not take long for ROM's to start coming out. Glad you got your brick functional again!

 

[BULLDOGG]

hi i just tried your method about 3 times and it keeps telling me that it doesnt find any update image ive done the steps you posted i formatted the internal sd card and then placed the herotab.zip and then turned off the tablet and pressed home+power button went into update mode and it just wont find the update image am i missing a step?

you have to extract it first

 

[spiritwolf]

hi i just tried your method about 3 times and it keeps telling me that it doesnt find any update image ive done the steps you posted i formatted the internal sd card and then placed the herotab.zip and then turned off the tablet and pressed home+power button went into update mode and it just wont find the update image am i missing a step?

Opps.. i forgot to add please extract the download file then copy all the everything that is in the extracted folder. and copy it to you memory sdcard INSIDE TABELT... SO SORRY

 

[BULLDOGG]

i noticed with the back on the wireless signal drops alot.

 

[dave52355]

This is great news! Might I suggest that since you can use another SD card internally people save their original cards as backup in case something goes wrong. Also, the C8 batteries have a different reading than ours so I expect the battery meter will be off. The C8 is a capacitance screen, is there still a way to calibrate?