As long as your rooted you should be able to install an LCD Density changer, which will give you the smaller icons.
https://market.android.com/details?id=lv.n3o.lcddensity&feature=search_result
This is apparently a very common problem with Android. There are dozens of websites that claim some kind of fix, but I have never got any of them to work without a factory reset. I just backup my apps then restore after the factory reset.
Lately it seems to happen sooner after the reset, like...
My tablet has done that twice.. the first time I thought it was related to me repeatedly attempting to install clockwork recovery. But the 2nd time I don't recall any attempts on installing the clockwork recovery.
Anyway, the only way I could factory reset was to flash a firmware from the pc.
I reflashed a stock firmware and tried reboot recovery, and it just rebooted normally. I am guessing this is not typical behavior?
I also tried the cat and logcat commands, I had 3 cmd prompts open did reboot recovery in 1 and ran the other commands in the other, but there was too much...
Nope, I am on Android 2.1.
Does anyone know if there are any 'obvious' steps that I a missing? .. this is what I am doing..
USB cable in, debug mode on, power cord plugged (and unplugged)..
adb push recovery.M701-0111.img /nand/recovery.M701-0111.img
adb shell sync
adb shell flash_image...
Has anyone with a 4gb M701R successfully installed the Clockwork recovery mod? I can not get it installed. Everything seems to work fine, up until 'reboot recovery' and it just reboots normally.
Haipad has posted new firmware for the HY models:
http://www.haipad.net/DownloadShow.asp?ID=16
Translated description:
Haipad M701-R Bluetooth firmware HY
The post date is 01/20/2011, but the filename is 20101221_bt_ec12_hy.rar
That almost gives me hope!! .. but I am afraid I don't have bluetooth, I have tried everything and was even on Rom 185 for a while. I am now on 186. I was excited for a moment in 186, because rather than just quickly flashing on/off when I try to enable bluetooth, it actually took a few while...
I can't speak for Merimobiles. I purchased mine from Pandawill and sent it back Nov 1st and got it back Dec 24th... So all I can say is put it out of your mind and the time will go by faster.
Firmware date: 2011/01/11 posted on: 2011/01/14
Version: 2.1-update1
Kernel: 2.6.29
cbsdada@CBServer #186
Haipad M701-R, 4GB
I have not been able to get clockwork to work.
I received it as a Nupad replacement from Pandawill on December 24th
That release was a 'test' release of android 2.2. The website says it is a debugging release and that they are still working on a final stable release.