HCL ME X1 Review of the Tablet and Rooting Guide. Hands on video and photographs.
Table of Contents
- What the HCL ME X1 Android Tablet has to offer
- Looks
- What you can do with the HCL ME X1 Tablet.
- Booting sequence
- Apps, Firmware information, etc
- Video and Music , Facebook, Twitter
- Instant Messenger
- Gaming
- Office Work.
- Ebook Reader, News, PDF
- Browsing.
- Buy this tablet if
- Tech Stuff
- The CPU that powers HCL ME X1 Tablet
- What the TCC8803 CPU packs
- Rooting the HCL ME X1 Tablet
- Customer Support.
- My Verdict
The tablet is priced at Rs. 10,490.00 and should be available at most HCL shops or electronic / mobile phone retailers. I got a review piece of the HCL ME X1 and I played with it for a day.
What the HCL ME X1 Android Tablet has to offer
| Processor | Telechip TCC 8803 |
| Processor Speed | 1 Ghz |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| Inbuilt Storage | 4 GB |
| Display | 7 inches, 800×480 |
| Touch | Capacitive Multi-touch |
| Camera | 2 MP (Front) |
| Wifi | 802.11 b/g/n |
| 3G | Not Inbuilt |
| LAN | No |
| External Storage | Expandable up to 32 GB using microSD |
| Ports | Mini USB x 1 HDMI x 1 3.5 mm Audio x 1 |
| Battery | 3400 mAh |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gravity |
| Weight | 495 Gms |
| Flash Player | Adobe Flash Player 10.3 |
| Games | 3D games supported |
| OS | Android OS 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| Video | HD Video at 1080i, MP4, H264, WMV, AVI etc |
| Audio | MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG |
| Video Recording | Standard resolution |
| GPS | No |
| SIM | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
Most Glaring Omission : No Android Market
I can not believe, HCL took a decision not to put the official Android Market. Instead they went with the HCL ME App Store market on the HCL ME X1, this is a serious short coming.
Looks
The tablet is heavy but somewhat thin. The body is made of aluminum, but HCL could have done a better job by using brushed aluminum or even high grade plastic (to reduce cost) instead. The tablet does not look sleek.
What you can do with the HCL ME X1 Tablet.
Here are two videos, I shot of the HCL ME X1 tablet, I shot the video using a Samsung Galaxy Tab, there was not much ambient light, and I forgot to turn on the flash. The video is a little shaky.
Booting sequence
Apps, Firmware information, etc
As you can see this is a lightly customized UI by HCL. The tablet is loaded with apps from various Indian companies such as Jeevansathi, Clear Trip, Hungama and few others.
As budget tablet goes the capabilities are in tune with what other tablets of this category can do
Video and Music , Facebook, Twitter
The HCL ME X1 can play full HD videos at 1080i resolution, but the 800×480 screen does not do the HD videos much justice. You can play streaming Flash videos from sites such as youtube, Megavideo, Dailymotion etc and they look good. There is a built in Twitter and Facebook app which you can use for social networking.
Instant Messenger
The HCL ME X1 comes pre loaded with the Fring IM. You can use Fring IM to chat with your friends on Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Skype etc. Alternatively, you can also download more IM apps such as Nimbuzz to do VOIP chat.
Gaming
The HCL ME X1 bundles a side scrolling, 2d game called the Jumping Ninja, with the tablet. The graphics are nothing to write home about but can give you a fair idea about the touch responsiveness of the tablet. The tablet supports 3D games and you can download, NFS, Asphalt, Final Strike etc and play them. The visuals however are not crisp and looks somewhat washed out.
Office Work.
The X1 tablet comes bundled with the QuickOffice app. You have to connect the tablet to the Internet to activate the app. You can create, edit MS office documents with the this app.
Ebook Reader, News, PDF
The tablet is pre loaded with Aldiko ebook reader, You can read ebooks in .prc, .epub. This app can download thousands of free ebooks to your X1 Tablet. You can also import your existing ebooks in the ePub or PDF format. You can download the Acrobat PDF reader app for reading PDF’s. The Kindle App is also supported, so you can buy or download books from Amazon Kindle store.
Browsing.
The stock browser is quite good and responsive and can play Flash videos too. You can download more browsers from the app market.
Buy this tablet if
1. You do not want in built 3G support.
2. You are ok. with somewhat washed out videos.
3. You want to play 3d games
4. You like to watch streaming Flash based videos
5. You will use WiFi or USB 3G dongles to connect to the internet.
6. You are Ok with slower speed of data access from sd card or internal storage.
Tech Stuff
On the box it is mentioned that the tablets come from a plant in Puducherry (Pondicherry, India). I am not sure if they are just packed there or assembled there.
The CPU that powers HCL ME X1 Tablet
HCL have not released any details about the processor they are using, but thanks to a tip from @naju and work of @gautam we found out that the the HCL ME X1 is using a m801_88 PCBA and a Telechip TCC-88XX cpu for it. @gautam also took a copy of the build.prop from /system and we confirmed that it is indeed running on a Telechip CPU.
The TCC 8803 is a 32 bit RISC CPU, with ARM Cortex-A8. It supports the ARM V7 instruction set and is clocked at 1Ghz but can be overclocked to 1.2 Ghz. The TCC cpu is great at playing HD videos but has some overheating problems.
What the TCC8803 CPU packs
- ARM Mali – 200 2D/3D graphics accelerator,
- DDR / DDR2 / LP-DDR2 / LP-DDR2 memory interface,
- LVDS Transmitter,
- HDMI 1.4,
- Composite TV-Out (NTSC / PAL),
- USB 2.0 HS OTG,
- USB 2.0 host,
- USB 1.1 HOST,
- EHI (External Host Interface),
- UART,
- NAND Flash Interface
Rooting the HCL ME X1 Tablet
The HCL ME X1 tablet runs Android 2.3.3 which can be easily rooted using Gingerbreak. You can visit http://jailbreakandroid.org/how-to-root-phones-or-tablets-running-android-2-3-gingerbread.html to download Gingerbreak and see the steps to root the HCL ME X1 tablet. I did not root the sample review piece given to me or take a ROM backup since, that was a pre condition before they (HCL Distributor) gave me the tablet 
Acoording to @naju, in the comments, he mentions that if Gingerbreak is not working, you can try SuperOneClick root app which uses the psneuter crack to gain access.
@naju also wrote the procedure to root the HCL ME X1 Tab using SuperOneClick if Gingerbreak is not working. I am pasting the procedure here for easy access. Credit goes to @naju.
You can ROOT the device using superoneclick.for that First of all setup ADB on your pc.Install android SDK,while installing it asks to choose packages to install there u select only Android ASK package-revision 1.go to this link it will show how to install sdk in ur pc.
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/Restart you Pc after setting up ADB and Android SDK installation
Download and install SuperOneClick tool
In adb run this
adb devices
adb shell
echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf
Then open “SuperOneClick†and “autoâ€.
Reboot the device and update Superuser from Market.superoneclick will take some time to root sometimes it shows not responding,dont terminate the program let the program run for 10 min.it happens for me while rooting.
Customer Support.
Customer support will be provided by the HCL Shops. There is a customer support App too, which you can see in the video. If you are connected to the Internet, running that app will connect you to the HCL Support center. This is a quite novel idea.
My Verdict
The screen looks washed out to me, and I was not impressed with the overall look of the device. The absence of the Google App market is a glaring mistake. The accelerometer/gravity sensor was slow to respond and the touch became a tad unresponsive sometimes. This is coming from a guy who handles a lot of tablets. But for an average user, the device should be ok for casual use. The XTAB Tablet from NXG Electronics, seems a better buy, due to its CPU and more inbuilt storage (8 GB), custom ROMs , but costs around Rs. 1500.00 more than the HCL ME X1.
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that’s a good review. thanks
i want 2 know that this tablet can install apps from the card, ain’t it??? and rooting the tablet means getting rid of the bloatware and overclocking….us the tablet good enough or should i gather a few bucks and go for the ideapad a1????….waiting your response 
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Ideapad can not be rooted. Yes, rooting means, custo roms, removal of bloatware, overclocking , the works. But the 8 bit NAND access path will be a bummer, even SD card access will be slower.
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well thanks for the response.
, but i REALLY wanna law mah hands on a cheap tablet before getting my SG 750.
i actually want to buy a low priced tablet (i.e., 11,000 or so). as for the current market offerings, i found that the HCL MEX1 is good enough, but as i found it is missing the android market, a doubt crept in my mind. can it run ANY android GB app (installed from the SD card)???…if so, i m8 go in for this one. sorry for bugging you
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I wasnt able to test that. They gave me the device on some conditions, no rooting, no dumping of firmware, no installing of apps. But i think aps2sd is enabled.
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Very nice site you have got here. Most importantly can you confirm the cpu inside HCL ME X1, is it really Marvell Techology’s Armada 610? If that is the case then this tablet shouldn’t be bad at all. After all Marvell is among the pioneer in ARM processors.
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I am not sure since I was not allowed to install any apk on the review piece and nothing is mentioned in the settings etc. But given HCL’s history of favoring Marvell processors and the need to keep costs low, it was a fair assumption that it contains a Marvell CPU.
Do not get me wrong, Marvell CPU’s are good but not as good as those from Qualcomm or Samsung. The 8 bit NAND access bus and the 32 bit memory access bus is slower compared to Qualcomm and Samsung’s equivalent processors that have 32 bit NAND access bus and 64 bit memory access bus.
This can lead to a significant difference when accessing files from NAND / RAM / SD Card.
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Please dont find me annoying, but could you please please find out about the processor by talking to their executive/representative, something like you did with the people from xtab!!! I really want to buy this budget tab but only if the processor is from a reputed company and not from any chinese or cheap stuff like Telechips TCC8803, Rockchip etc.
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It is not Rockchip, telechip for sure. I will try and contact the rep and see if he can tell me.
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This X1 tab from HCL, does it have MS Office (MS Word, EXcel, Powerpoint etc.)?
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Yes, it has a software called QuickOffice that can view, create, edit MS Office files such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
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So Arpan, did you find out anything more about the cpu? I would like to buy this during the diwali, so…
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Not yet, visit the hcl store website and give them a call on Monday, and they will tell you.
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Really impressive review. I seldom come across blogs covering such intricate tech details and honest clear writeup but maybe then, I just wasnt looking for them till now.
Btw Your article made me wiki up Cortex A8. all other blogs never mention Marvell armada610
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Hi, have bought the x1. Can you tell me about rooting as gingerbreak does not work and also how to get android market. I have installed android market but always gives message download unsuccessful. Thanks.
Prabhat
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You don’t have to root to install the Android Market. Here’s the simplest way to get the latest Android Market loaded on your X1. It worked well for me yesterday – http://dploy.in/2011/installing-android-market-on-the-hcl-me-x1-coby-kyros-mid7022-without-rooting/
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I like this website very much and respect the man behind it but I must say that from the very beginning Arpan has been favoring the xTab above HCL Me X1.
If you read reviews of the armada 610, it is equally powerful as the samsung S5PV210, except for the slower 8 bit NAND access bus and the 32 bit memory access bus – which by the way will only slow down the loading time, that’s it. The graphics coprocessor (GPU) of the armada 610 is designed by vivante corp. and it uses the Vivante GC1000 design. The geometric rate of the vivante GC1000 gpu is 48 M tri/s which is greater than PowerVR SGX 535 GPU. That said is at about 630MHz GPU frequency, now even if you half the frequency to conserve power then you get more then 20 M tri/s.
Marvell is among the pioneer in ARM processors and above all if you look at it the two chips were released in the same year which means same timeline.
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Yes, that is because, HCL ME X1 does not have Android Market installed. And as far as I know, installing the Google Market app and than trying to download apps from the market, does not work very well either.
Also the NAND access bus / secondary memory access bus width will not only affect video/game file loads it will also hamper play back, when you are playing 720p/1080p videos or loading levels of a game. If you are working on files or a browser and surfing, moving files to/from the cache will also incur delays. This will become more evident when you have lots of apps running in the background and they need access to the NAND memory.
The XTAB, on the other hand is pre rooted, has custom ROM,s available and you can even get the source code for the ROM if you want. Also the ROM installation routines on the XTAB is much easier, you just have to put the rom files on the SD Card and reboot it. And to top it all there are multiple versions of the ROM (2.2, 2.3,2.3.1,2.3.2).
You can also change the config files and add / load drivers for all kind of USB 3G dongles, which is quite useful. I used both the devices and found XTAB more suitable to my taste.
Having said that, the HCL ME X1 is also a good device and a value for money and it can do almost all things you can throw at it. My point of view can be different from a customer, since, I use / test a lot of tablet device so when I review a device, I may sub consciously compare it with its nearest rival or so on and so forth.
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Oh yes, I forgot one last thing about armada 610. It has has, which was originally inherited from Intel, iwMMXt which stands for Intel Wireless MMX Technology. With this technology the armada 610 can simultaneously play videos at 1080p as well as 3D games/apps.
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C Can I download Bangla software (Avro/ Baisakhi/ Panini) in this HCL ME X1 tab?
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If it is available for Android, yes you can. But right out of the Android has a poor font collection, so you may have to hack around the system.
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Hi arpan.
this sunday i m going to buy a tablet. i m planing to buy HCL ME X1 but iberry BT10 is also in my mind…which wil be available on this sunday…i m very confused..HCL is overall good name…on other hand iberry seems fully chinese product but specs. of iberry attract everybody….but after reading above comment about cpu telechip 8803 it made me more confused. what u say about this cpu…out of these two which one i should choose plz advise me ….my needs are only watch movies while traveling and surffing net using data card…i don’t want install more apps etc. what should i do ??????
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I can not comment on the iBerry device, I have not tested it. iBerry does not seem interested in providing a piece for review. Telechip 8803 1.2 ghz is a good cpu based on the Cortex A8 core. But, than the performance of a tablet is a sum of all its parts. The CPU alone can only do so much. But they are giving a 10.1 inches screen. Watching movies and surfing the web is always better on a bigger screen.
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Arpan, as you said Gingerbreak is working on the HCL ME X1.
I was planning to take a backup of the ROM, can you point to a tutorial to get that done. I tried ClockWork Recovery but it doesn’t support this tablet yet.
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I did not test Gingerbreak on it, they (HCL) gave me the tablet on “no rooting” condition. But since this tab is running Android 2.3.3 it should be rootable by Gingerbreak. Can you tell me what error message you are getting.
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Gingerbreak just keeps running with message that it will reboot on sucçess but nothing happens even after 20 minutes or more and you have to manually reboot. But nothing has happened.
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Another reader @gautam was successful in rooting it with Gingerbreak. Can not tell why you are having a problem. Have you installed any mobile security app?
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Dear arpam, I don’t think gingerbreak is really rooting the x1.because superuser has to be installed manually and terminal app does not accept su. I know Gautam says that he has used su at adb shell but I have not tried that. Gingerbreak just gives the message will reboot when successful but gets stuck on that. Please help. Thanks.
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This is quite strange. After Prabhats comment, I started doubting my process of rooting. Installed DroCap2 (takes screen-shots) and it worked.
Are you using the GingerBreak apk or the binary?
If you have tried both and they don’t work and if you are really really interested in rooting the device, you can check out the source code of the GingerBreak and try taking advantage of the exploit through adb (might become very complex, I am trying to understand the code, will put up a post at my blog once I am done).
Running su at the adb shell means that I connected my device, opened the adb shell and ran ‘su’. The command prompt symbol will change to # instead of $.
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I studied the code when it came out, essentially the exploit uses a vulnerability in which the VOLD daemon explicitly trusts messages received from PF_NETLINK sockets. This allows execution of arbitrary code from user level processes to gain root. Gingerbreak exploits the DirectVolume::handlePartionAdded method in DirectVolume.cpp. If the VOLD daemon is patched, this exploit will not work. You can look at the the DirectVolume.cpp in the android source tree to get more information.
@gautam, great blog you got there. Nice write ups, wish I could find the time to code. Coding is a hobby of mine [C,PHP - Java (1999 to 2001), a little bit of Assembly for the x86].
Are swing classes still used in enterprise coding to create GUI in Java? I mean do developers still use it in professional projects ?
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Swing is the most popular way of coding Desktop applications in Java. There have been small players here and there but nothing surpassed Swing.
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I still have fond memories of it
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Gingerbreak did work for me. I had no problem rooting it. Confirmed it by installing Superuser.
Now I want to create a backup image of the stock ROM so that I can restore it later if required. I am not able to find a proper tutorial for this.
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You can do that with ROM Manager app. If that does not work, you will have to do it with NANDROID scripts. I think one of these days, I should write a tutorial about manually backing up, dumping roms.
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You can do that with ROM Manager app. If that does not work, you will have to do it with NANDROID scripts. I think one of these days, I should write a tutorial about manually backing up, dumping roms. It might help lot of people.
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Is this the app? – http://www.appbrain.com/app/rom-manager/com.koushikdutta.rommanager
The problem with this is that it asks for the Phone Model and HCL ME X1 isn’t there in the list (didn’t expect it to be).
So I guess I need a Nandroid Script. Is there a tutorial on how to write one?
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NANDROID is a set of ready made scripts. But be careful while using them. Please search for a good tutorial. You will need adb sheel to work with the scripts.
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Hi arpan,
can you suggest some way of rooting the hcl me x1 as gingerbreak does not seem to work.
Prabhat
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Are you sure it isn’t working? It takes some time and the tab doesn’t restart automatically. I restarted it manually and tried installing Superuser and it installed properly.
I used GingerBreak 1.2.
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For confirmation I just now did a su at adb shell and it worked, so I guess Gingerbreak did root for me.
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Hi gautam, how to install superuser. Please advise. Thanks.
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Since X1 doesn’t have the android market, I couldn’t download it from there. So I googled a bit for the app and found an upload here – http://www.filefat.com/jwx582sq9xyi
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Thanks. I could install superuser. That means root is successful. Please tell me what is su at adb shell and how to do it. Iam sorry if I am imposing. Thanks
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Does that mean android market can now be installed on this tablet and how.
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Hi gautam.
U hv X1 so can u tell me hws its display. its good or average and hws touch screen response. any issue with it plz tell me. tommorow i mplaning to buy it. plz reply .
thnx
snkr
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Snkr, please note that this is my first tablet so my review isn’t comparative to other tablets but more from my stand point. If you need a comparative analysis Arpan would be able to help you better.
The display is decent. It’s fair enough to play games and watch movies. However I felt it would have been better if it was a little brighter. (Change the initial wallpaper the screen will look better
)
The touch screen response is good enough. I didn’t feel any drawbacks when I used it. I installed games like Angry Birds and could play them well.
The downsides I felt were the battery and the lack of Android Market. The device is working well for 6-8 hours (standby + usage) with a complete charge of the battery, felt this could have been better but maybe this is probably what tablets offer. And whatever HCL may about the ME Store it’s no match to the Android Market (there might be a hack to install it but haven’t tried it).
On a whole I would say it’s a good buy for the price. Remember it’s a budget tablet and don’t expect to be as good as a Samsung Tab or an iPad.
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6 to 8 hours battery life is quite good if WiFi is enabled and you are also intermittently surfing the web, playing games etc. Yes, the lack of Android Market will be a pain. You can download the SlideME market app.
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Thanks goutam for reply…..as arpan said 6 to 8 hrs battery lyf is good i also think so..only drawback is lack of android market…once again thanks buddy
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boka bana raha hai bettery back up 1 to 2 hour mat lena bahut pachtana padega hum leke pachta rehe hai
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if i to count the follies of my life, this being one of them. friends i too have bought it and after confronting the similar problems i am looking for some suggestion. please tell if there be any way to connect this to ‘plug and play modem’, model of modem. hardly i could buy this with all my savings and to buy wifi would suck me completely. so, plz. plz. help me with this.
net chal jaye bakki, android marketing nahi karni hume. gps bhi na use karna hai. chatt gaye yaron isse lekar.
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Hi Gautam.I tried to root my x1 and it didn’t work.I am sure that Ur device is also not rooted.cause as u mentioned that u booted the device mannually and u installed super user.1st thing su can be installed in an unrooted device also.2ndly have u tried the titanium backup.run it on ur device and it will show that it needs a rooted device.one good news I got from hcl that they r planning to update the device with a new firmware so that u can access the market.cheers!!!
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I installed DroCap2 (a software which takes screen shots, heard it requires root access) and it worked. I realized su can be installed on any device but it was showing me pop-ups when DroCap2 was trying to gain root access, that how I concluded my device was rooted.
Anyways I may be wrong, can you send me a link of the apk for Titanium Backup I will give it a try.
The Android market news is awesome, did HCL mention a time frame for that?
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pendrive suppourt please reply
sir
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I did not test it with a usb thumb drive. You can ask @gautam, @prabhat, they have bought it and using it.
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I tried the USB host with three kinds of devices -
1. A 4GB Kingston pen-drive – it worked
2. A 320GB external Seagete HD – it didn’t work
3. A wireless dongle for my keyboard and mouse – surprisingly it worked. I could type using the keyboard.
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I believe that it has usb pen drive support. I think I saw it in a review in youtube. The demo guy from HCL was showing/describing the piece.
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hi everyone this is a good tablet.he has given wrong information about the gpu.its mali 200 gpu used in this tablet not marvell.
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I speculated that HCL used a Marvell CPU. If it is using a Mali 200 GPU, than it can be any one of the ARM based CPUs. Can you check what CPU it is running on ?
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Arpan, now you really have to talk to the guys at HCL.
There is too much speculation going on about the SoC on the device.
On the contrary to what Naju said, if it really has ARM Mali-200 as the gpu then this device, in my opinion, isn’t worth it because as you said “it can be any one of the ARM based CPUs”. It could even turn out to be Telechip or Rockchip. This is nightmare scenario.
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I called up HCL, no answer on the CPU. Also I asked @Naju, if it is a Mali – 200 as he claims, than he must know the CPU too, if he can provide conclusive information than I will change the post to reflect the new data, until than I will stick with the speculation. I am not too fond of Telechip and definitely do not like Rockchip, Zenithink, Infotmic CPUs.
Also a quick
cat /proc/cpuinfo
will tell you the cpu architecture and installing Android System Info app will also show you the brand of the CPU.
Download Android System Info from
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-electricsheep-asi-xqFA.aspx
http://static.fiendish.net/xaueious/
http://doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/android-system-info/
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The problem is that I neither have an IT background nor am I working for any IT company, so getting a proper answer to my question from these guys, HCL, will be almost impossible. On the other hand they might listen to a very popular and knowlegeable technology guru, who also happens to have his own website for reviewing new gadgets, like you Arpan. So please keep on nagging them until they become fedup with. Best of luck. Your avid fan is depending on you.
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Hi, Gautam could you please help us by finding out SoC on the HCL device. Arpan has mentioned some apps you could try. I went trough your blog and it seems that you are a wiz kid.
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hi,Can i access android market through net on hcl x1…plz help..if I download via internet will applications work..plz help…i wanna buy this tomorrow but not sure about android application from market.
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both cat /proc/cpuinfo and ASI show the same thing -
Processor : ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)
BogoMIPS : 799.53
Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp thumbee neon vfpv3
CPU implementer : 0×41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0×2
CPU part : 0xc08
CPU revision : 2
Hardware : m801_88
Revision : 0000
Serial : 0000000000000000
Frequency range : 100.0 -> 996.0MHz
I couldn’t find the brand name anywhere.
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They are using Telechip PCBA . The m801_88 is a codename for the Telechip PCBA that supports TCC-8XXX cpus. I will update the review in the morning.
Ok! @gautam sent me the build.prop from the HCL ME X1 tablet, it is definitely based on a Telechip TCC 88XX CPU (probably a TCC-8803).
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Yes its using arm a8 cpu and mali 200 gpu which wont support cube maps.But games are working fine in this gpu.it can render 16 million triangles.Coby Kyros MID7015 uses the same gpu.
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Most tablets using Telechip board and SOC has mali 200 gpu. X1 is using a tcc88xx cpu, as we found out last night, thanks for the tip
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U can root X1 using superoneclick and android sdk.gingerbreak wont work in 2.3.3.
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Gingerbreak does work with 2.3.3. It has been confirmed here – http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04/yummy-yummy-gingerbreak.html.
I would probably agree if you say GingerBreak isn’t working with X1 since many are complaining about it. But I am not sure because it did work for me (confirmed it at-least half a dozen times). I am starting to wonder if my tab is from a different batch or something.
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They may have patched the vulnerability in that .cpp file. In fact the other day I saw a patched file in .git source tree and the version was still 2.3.3, I saw it in the cyanogen source tree btw.
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@gautam
dear sir, saw the review on your blog. Nice one.
gingerbreak did not work for me. As arpan says the code is probably patched.where did you download the windows drivers as the hcl link is nonexistent or not working. Since your tablet is rooted have you managed to get android market working. Also did you find a way to backup the nandroid files. Also if you root the me x1using superone click as naju had described can you unroot it.
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Gautam is right its using cortex a8 cpu (Arm V7).from hcl support we wont get any information,if we ask them about the gpu they are telling details about gps
funny
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This settles everything now. I am going to by the xTab as suggested by Arpan.
And Lastly, if you have to choose between two similar devices, HCL ME X1 and Mercury mTab, which one do you prefer and why?
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Between the Mercury mTAB and the HCL ME X1, I will opt for the X1, the build quality of HCL MEX1 is top notch for a budget tab. The lack of Android App market can be a pain though, but If I play around with one for a day or two, I may figure a way out.
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Great site and cool discussion going out here. I bought the hcl x1 about a week ago and have been trying to root it. Gingerbreak didn’t work. Waiting from you guys for a solution. @arpan : can you please add the info about absense of Bluetooth in the x1? Many sites say its present but its not. You dint mention it but I expected it to support as most devices do these days. So readers would know about it.
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Welcome Sagar, I did not find a bluetooth option, so did not mention it.
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Also I forgot to mention that I tried using internet thru wifi from my e7 using joikuspot but the tablet just doesn’t detect its wifi spot. Other devices and phones use it without any problem. Wifi works fine with the wifi router.. any help?
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Hi Arpan! I know you dint mention it. All I wanted to say is, these days every 2k + phone has Bluetooth and so users don’t look for it and assume it to be present. Like me
so, if mention about its absense, would help the readers deciding on it. Its frustrating without Bluetooth as I cannot use the BT headsets which I planned to use for music.
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u can ROOT the device using superoneclick.for that First of all setup ADB on your pc.Install android SDK,while installing it asks to choose packages to install there u select only Android ASK package-revision 1.go to this link it will show how to install sdk in ur pc.
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
Restart you Pc after setting up ADB and Android SDK installation
Download and install SuperOneClick tool
In adb run this
adb devices
adb shell
echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf
Then open “SuperOneClick†and “autoâ€.
Reboot the device and update Superuser from Market.
isuperoneclick will take some time to root sometimes it shows not responding,dont terminate the program let the program run for 10 min.it happens for me while rooting.
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I was just going through SuperOneClick. The way I see it, the application is a .NET front-end for two exploits and sees if the device can be rooted using any one of these. They are the GingerBreak and the psneuter exploits. (It previously used RageAgainstTheCage but later disowned it)
If GingerBreak didn’t work for you, I am guessing it used psneuter and I am a little apprehensive about psneuter since it messes up the property service and that a big big drawback.
Here is where I read about it – http://androidforums.com/2268422-post43.html
For those of you who are new to the Property System – http://rxwen.blogspot.com/2010/01/android-property-system.html.
I am not 100% sure but wanted to warn you in case. Please check that once before you use it. If someone can confirm that psneuter is safe, I will be happy.
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@naju,
dear sir,which version of super one click did you use. Where did you get the windows7 drivers. Did you download mepcconnect and the drivers from hcl site as I cannot find the download link. Also do you install super1click to PC or tablet and do you toggle USB debug mode while rooting on the device. Also can you unroot the device if required using this method.
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@prabhat : I too did not find the hcl drivers. The hcl registration site does not accept its serial number.
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SORRY, I LEFT THIS COMMENT ON SCREEN GUARD PAGE. I AM COPYING SAME HERE.
Hi Arpan,
I am new to this site. I have also bought the HCL tablet, in fact I ordered it within few hours of its release on their website.
I have read your comments & opinion which is quite useful and I also have my own comments to make after initial use of the tablet.
First of all, I must say that HCL has come out with a value for money budget tablet, however in the process they have missed out on some basic important requirements. They have conveniently not declared the entire tablet specifications on their website, e.g. no bluetooth or GPS etc. Other third party websites have mentioned availability of this in their specs for HCL tab, which becomes misleading for first time tablet user.
For me connecting to internet is a major problem since android devices do not have adhoc wifi enabled and hence I cannot connect the tablet to nokia mobile wifi hotspot. I am only using it thru my home wifi.
Now I am planning to go for tata photon but this unnecessary extra expenditure could have been avoided. I am not familiar with rooting or gingerbreaking the device and so I do not want to undertake this adventure.
With no bluetooth connectivity, it becomes cumbersome to transfer files. They have not provided hdmi cable either, I presume other tablets are provided with. Brightness is also an issue as other resders have mentioned. Please advise if someone has installed skype or yahoo messenger. I am having problem with finding the proper version for the same. I have tried many versions from the skype website but none of them works, so havent really used the tablet for video chatting. I wish HCL had provided all of the popular applications on their ME applications instead of thousands of other misc. and unpopular applications, especially in the event of no default android market app.
I am hopeful that I will be able to overcome many of these shortcomings over a period of time with the help of comments on your blog.
Thanks once again for this blog and keep up the good work.
All the best.
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@all and @naju : I was able to successfully root hcl x1 using superoneclick. Thanks a lot. Any suggestions I can try for copying the default rom and try to customize it?
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@sagar, how did you get the drivers. I contacted hcl and they told me to visit the service centre. Also which version ofsuper1click did u use. Can u unroot it and is android market now working
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For drivers, i installed pdanet from http://junefabrics.com/android/download.php and it loaded android adb device driver and detected my tab as generic device but worked.
I dont know much about what actually it used for rooting (superuser or psneuter) but it shows a superuser notification when accessing apps like rom explorer, memory manager etc.
Android market loaded successfully for the first time after rooting but now shows force close error.
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@Sagar, you can download drivers from hclsupportservice.in/hclmetablet..it willask for serial no. Which is the no on the back of your device. I could install android market even without rooting. Could download iris and gmail but then started getting download unsuccessful error. With the new Google market started getting the force close error hence removed it.
Btw for registration the hcl site asks for dealer,s name,email and tell.Nos.
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After seeing that GingerBreak didn’t work for many of you, I tried to unroot it and try again.
The unrooting process of GingerBreak did work (all my applications which use root like su, DroCap2, etc. have stopped working)
But now when I tried to root it again, I am unable to do so. I am back to square one.
I started analyzing the vold daemon and looks like the exploit has been patched since my NETLINK messages are bouncing back. But how it worked the previous time still remains a mystery to me.
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@gautam, you are right about gingerbreak. Super1click works through gingerbreak only. The program seems to go into a loop and you will get stuck at stage 6 .let the program run for ten minutes (jam not sure whether you should wait for that long but naja had recommended it and so has sagar T hen you toggle USB debug mode off and then on wait for another minute. If nothing happens power off and on your device (keep it connected via USB) keep the superclick program running always and you will move onto step 7 and if you again get stuck wait for a minute and then again toggle usb debug mode wait again as before and if required reboot the mex1 again.you should have a OK on the superclick screen now.bring up task manager stopadb .exe process and then eject x1. Disconnect from computer and reboot. Terminal emulator will now confirm su. Type su u will see the $ change to #. Android market still will not work and I still don,t know how together clockworkmod working because the model is not listed.
@all suggestions or work arounds.
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@all you can access and install android market and applications through net. The process though is slightly complex. You have to first install preferably market version 1.8 or thereabouts through .apk file. Then run it sign up etc. Ten clear cache and in some cases data through application manager. Then using Roman manager fix file permissions. The market will load flawlessly but if you try to download you will get download unsuccessful error. Open your browser. Connect to market website and signup.go to settings and give e your device a nickname. It will have been detected as hcl x1. Go back to market and download and install. There is still the device compatible ility issue with a no. Of programs as you will have to toggle the display spirit I think it is 160default to either 200 or 240 using LCD density changer etc. Have not done that but still have downloaded LCD density, titanium backup,squitch etc. Google setting up this Device compatibility thing is really irritating as minor display variations will make programs incompatible whereas if you sideload the APk it will run flawlessly
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Wonderful and very detailed advice @prabhat. I will also like to add that , users having problem with Android Market can try the SlideME market apk. I used it in few china made no name tabs and it works wel. There is a decent selection of Apps. A few months ago, I reviewed 15 independent app store, http://arpandeb.com/07/2011/tech/15-independent-app-stores-for-your-smartphone-app-requirements.html . They come in handy when Android market is giving you grief.
BTW, @prabhat, your advice might better serve the readers as a full article, will you give me permission to fomat it and post it as an article, you will be credited in the article.
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@arpan Sure, please do as you see fit. Btw slide me is the same marketplace hcl has offered as default on me x1. And if you can offer some suggestions on how to install clockword mod (which device to select) for backing up the Rom and how to solve the device compatibility issue with Google,s market by tweaking dpi with what Nos. I tried to use LCD density but it took a long time to reboot using kill all that I finally hit the reset button.
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Hi There,
I rooted my HCL ME X1 tablet with SuperOneClick and flashed Clockworkmod 4. HCL ME X1 is the clone of Coby Kyros MID7022. So, i flashed the Clockworkmod of that tablet and it works amazingly fine. Flashed Android Market 3.1.5 and it works fine without crashing. I’m working on a detailed tutorial for rooting, flashing CWM 4 and installing Android Market.
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@adithya, I would like to know how you flashed clockword mod and the recovery.can you tell me whether we can install them using Rom manager.
how do you flash android market. Do you go into recovery mode or fastboot or fwdn mode. Fastboot seems to be apparently the easiest. A tutorial would be quite helpful for guys like me. I did read that cm7 was not very stable on the Coburn kudos 7022 and could leave it bricked. Can you post the tutorial soon,.
thanks.
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It’s wonderful to see so many people working on HCL ME X1
Can someone tell me if you set the exploit in SuperOneClick as Auto, GingerBreak or psneuter? I am convinced SuperOneClick is working but I want to know which exploit did it since I am trying to understand what SuperOneClick does internally. If someone can confirm that SuperOneClick used psneuter instead of GingerBreak I will be able to understand the rooting process a lot better. (will put my finding here as well)
It’s nice that ClockworkMod is also working. I recently found an article here for taking a backup – http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-s-rooting-roms-hacks/51694-how-nandroid-nonsense-back-up-your-phone-without-nandroid.html. Arpan can you confirm if this is a genuine process.
And by the way, I got my root back. GingerBreak unroot left my adb with root access. With this temporary root access I modified su to make it permanent.
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@Gautama, I used gingerbreak and then I have described what happened.
few typos in my posts. Still not used to the keyboard on the x1.
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Yes Prabhat I saw that but that is what is confusing me. Actually I am trying to understand why it worked. I used the GingerBreak binary in adb and saw the source code. The reason why it’s looping is that it is unable to do a fault using the NETLINK socket (probably because the exploit was patched). This is the same loop that is being executed in Step 6 of SuperOneClick.
So GingerBreak had no effect on the tablet. But the reason SuperOneClick worked was that it was still able to remount /system, install the su binary and the SuperUser.apk (the steps from 7 onwards).
If GingerBreak didn’t work, then SuperOneClick would not have been able to install them unless adb had already root access. I have a very very strong feeling HCL forgot to secure adb access before it shipped the tablet, SuperOneClick didn’t use any exploit at all but installed su directly.
HCL forgetting to secure the access seems a little absurd, right? Even I thought the same, so after posting my comment yesterday I decided to check this possibility. I did a “cat /default.prop” and saw that ro.secure was set to 0 (it is this property that adb uses for security, it should be 1 for secure). Almost all devices have 1 here not 0 and it cannot be changed since it’s a part of the ramdisk.
But I cannot be 100% certain until I check with another device. Can someone check the following -
1. Are you logged in as root by default in adb (seeing a # instead of a $)
2. Is the value of ro.secure 0? (can be checked either by reading /default.prop or “getprop ro.secure”
I know most of you are happy that SuperOneClick worked (I am too) but if my assumption is correct that it worked without an exploit our device warranty is safe since we haven’t really hacked it but only installed a software.
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If my assumption is wrong, it’s a deeper mystery for me since I don’t know how ro.secure got changed to 0.
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@gautam Your assumption is apparently right. Adithya has apparently added clockwork mod nd has said that it is a clone of coby. Kyros 7022. While searching you will come across threads where they recommend you just install the file to your sdcard and install superuser. Appraently it is rooted out of the box. That is why you could do a such at adb after gingerbreak.
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Thanks a lot Prabhat for the confirmation.
Just now checked Kyros 7022, it’s an exact replica.
Installing su will be very simple for others since we know it’s already rooted.
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In hcl me x1,Gameloft games works only if we coped the data in main memory and if we copy the data in memory card the games not working,it asking to download the data again.why this happening?i have an android smartphone with me..in that i installed the game data in memory card only.can any one help me in this..even nfs shift not working properly graphics is not proper.
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Hi I bought X1 but not able to connect my tata photon plus to it. when i connect and switch on 3G in wirelss and network setting menue, it just keeps showing ‘turning on…’ and nothing happens. can you give complete process
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Gud morning arpan.. A small querry. Which Tablet
s battery life is gud? iBerry BT07 or HCT ME X1 ? or its like both are almost same and does not make much difference?
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@quay go to hclmetablet.com. go to support. download USB dongle support.follow all the steps and you will be good to go.
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@ajay. sorry for the typos. the auto word select function of the me sometimes cause these errors.
@all before rooting or installing clockworkmod first use adb shell and cat /dev/mtd* >/sdcard/tflash/*.image to copy all mtd files as image to your SD card. Then copy cat /proc/mtd > /sdcard /tflash /proc_mtd.txt. then make second copy somewhere else for extra security. note u can also use adb pull for the above procedure and directly copy to computer. for tips on installing android sdk look at naju post. after doing this install clockwordmod5 from stockrecovery. then use either the cwm5recoxery mode or superclick to install superiser .then install android market a.set up account and using net logon enter market. sign in on the net name your device using settings on website and have complete market access. note only compatible programs will be downloaded. all necessary files can be acquired by following threads. on xda developers website. or by Googling Coby kyros mid 7022 clockword mod and cm7. do not install cm7 still not working. you may lose touchscreen. all thanks to fun and nabroto (I may have got the spellings. wrong) . senior mods on xda site.again if you are using superclock all you need to do is click on superclock set to gingerbreak and root.you will stop at step 6 .just disconnect USB wire and reconnect immediately. if using clockwork mod just install in came recovery using zip file of superuser. ihave tried and successfully used superuclick to unroot I.e.remove superuser files and go back to factory status. use cement to make complete backup and then save it to secure place. u can enter recovery by pressing power and then holding back (big button) till it enters recovery.
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Can u pls confirm is it possible to download android apk file easily from HCL ME X1 and use android market which is missing currently. It would be great help if arpan/anyone who has used this confirm with this.
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can i install software in this tab?
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Hi Arpan.. am waiting for ur reply regarding getting access to android market by downloading apk file ? pls let me know
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Does anyone have any good tutorials for building a custom ROM from source for a device?
I have downloaded the source and built it and got the compiled system directory but I am looking for a tutorial from that point.How can we push the compiled image to the device?
Also do I have to bother about any vendor specific drivers? HCL ME X1 doesn’t seem to have a /system/vendor directory at all.
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You have to build the boot loaders and kernel images too. Also, i have seen that some times drivers are not always under system/vendors. So you have find the .ko files. Also what kind of boot loader and boot image is the X1 using. If it is using u-boot loaders, than it will be quite easy.
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I was planning to use the pre-built kernel that is obtained with the android source code, is it ok?
How can I find what kind of boot-loader the device is using?
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The prebuilt kernel may not work since the ramdisk size, memory block addresses vary across the devices. Your best bet is to get the boot loaders / kernel image from the X1.
Connect the device through adb, there should be a partition called /boot, you can find the boot loader and kernel in it. The best way to check for lock status is to test it with fastboot. Here is a tutorial that provides a step by step method for using Fastboot
http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/04/10/find-out-if-your-bootloader-can-be-unlocked-guide/
Even though the tutorial is Xperia centric, you can get the fastboot files and try to find out.
After you download the kernel and boot loader, you can move forward.
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I used fastboot on the device and it worked.
So I guess the bootloader is unlocked.
I can extract the boot.img doing a cat on /dev/mtd/mtd2. Do I have to extract the ramdisk and kernel from it? If yes how can I do it?
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Not required. But if you want you can extract the kernel and ramdisk for curiosity’s sake. The boot image is using yaffs file system. So you will need unyaffs tools to extract the files.
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I found a few .ko files in the /system/lib/modules, /system/wifi and /lib/modules.
I tried copying the files from /system/lib/modules and /system/wifi to the compiled directory. I zipped the compiled /system along with these drivers and created an updater-script to copy the /system.
Installed the update.zip using ClockworkMod but the device doesn’t boot and is stuck at the slash screen
. Any ideas?
Luckily I had a restore ROM so could bring back the OS using Clockwork Mod.
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Seems like a kernel panic. If it went to splash screen it means it is accessing the /system partition but somehow it does not load any further. A log file should help to pin point the exact cause.
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Can you upload the restore ROM to mediafire. I would like to take a look.
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Sent the clockwork recovery image to your mail through the Contact button. Please go through them and let me know where I am going wrong.
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Dear Arpan…
I am looking forward to buy an android tablet…After going through some of your reviews i have shortlisted iball slide and x-tab…Among them plzz suggest a Choice…i am not technically that good to understand the nuances but look to use the tablet for social networking and some office applications like word & excel…Kindly advise..regards, ravi from chennai
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Arpan.. badly waiting for ur reply
pls do let me know..
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Hi Manoj,
Try to download an older version of Google Market to your phone, Than use your gmail id to sign in to the market. Do not download anything.
Now go to your PC and login to http://market.android.com with the same gmail id you used in the tab. Download the apps to your PC, it will be automatically synced with your tab.
Now go to your tab and install the apps.
Let me know if it works or not.
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When u say “Try to download an older version of Google Market to your phone” , did u mean to my tablet ?
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Yes, I meant tablet.
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I finally documented the process of rooting HCL ME X1. If anyone is interested, check it out at http://gautam-m.blogspot.com/2011/11/rooting-unrooting-hcl-me-x1.html
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Hi Gautam!
I read your rooting and unrooting hcl me x1 tutorial and successfully rooted the tablet. Can you provide a batch script to create full HCL ME X1 compatible backup and script to restore them? Also, please guide me how to manually create HCL ME X1 specific rom/full backup.
Thanks,
Tushar
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I downloaded both versions, older as well as 3.3.11 older dididn’t work. This. One worked but can’t download anything
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I wanted to use it for my professional projects. Can you please give a rate of the flash player support? good, better, awesome??
Thanks
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Hi Gautam!
I read your rooting and unrooting hcl me x1 tutorial and successfully rooted the tablet. Can you provide a batch script to create full HCL ME X1 compatible backup and script to restore them? By the progress of the conversation, it appears that you might have had created scripts specially for HCL ME X1.
Thanks,
Tushar
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I tried installing the latest android market but was unable to find it in the card at all. Can you tell me which version of market needs to be used and where to I need to copy the .apk file. Also please confirm whether I can root this tablet and can use a custom rom or 3.0 Honey comb. I had rooted and changed the ROM to a custom ROM in my HTC Desire. Will I have the same joy here aswell?
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This is a rebranded coby kyros 7022 tablet, a rom for coby kyros 7022 should work. No honeycomb yet. A new ROM should get you the Android Market
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Can you provide me with a step by step proceedure to root and change the ROM with the necessary apps link to do that. I just got the X1 yesterday but not satisfied with the stock ROM and its limitations. Please let me know if the risk involved in doing the above is very high in percentage so that I can wait for another 2-3 months for a much safer proceedure.
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My Friend purchase this stone which i never seen such a worst product in market you cannot install any apps in this stone
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@ all,
Saw a lot of people asking abourt the android market. Everyone is advised to go through all the posts. plenty of hints given. aditya has also installed using clockwork mod and it is working fine. I have not tried installing directly to system using clockwork mod because the other method ( I have described it ) is working fine. Everyone please note that this tablet is a copy of Coby Kyros mid 7022(thanks to aditya for pointing this out.)for downloading necessary clockwork mod 5 files check out the xda forum and the telechips site. you can google for clockwork mod on coby kyros 7022. you should get all the instuctions you need. For additional safety follow the steps I had earlier posted here.For installing superuser you can use superoneclick or directly copy the zipfile to sd card and install using clockworkmod. revert back for any help if needed.
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Please go through all the comments and you will find all the help needed. revert back if you face any difficulties.
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@Sathish Kumar
The rom is fine. Only Lack of Android Market-which is easily remedied and non functioning skype. Haven’t solved that one yet. Tablet is prerooted. All you have do do is install superuser.apk to system and you have complete access even from terminal emulator.
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I tried to install market via ClockWorkMod Recovery. by adb shell, but market did not install through it. Dunno if you are talking about some other procedure. How to install using ClockWorkMode?
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The idea is to push talk.apk and vending.apk. to the system /app folder. Then you will no longer get download unsuccessful errors. Easiest way is to first root (it is already rooted) but you have to instà ll superuser via çlockworkmod and then inßtall ysfilebrowser cupcake edition.give it superuserpermission when prompted in root options and then mount system drive. Copy the above two apps and then reboot. You will have everything . Finally came up with this which is the simplest. No adb etc required. Enjoy.
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No use tired of this stone if i seen any HCL developer i through him in his head
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Use below link to make android market working on HCL me x1 tab as it is rebranded version of Kyros 7022
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/coby-generation-2-technical/17460-got-market-working-7022-without-rooting.html
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Can anyone publish the benchmarks for this tab . Antunu and other good ones specifically .
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Sir please tell me if i can buy the HCL ME X1 tab? more confused after reading this review; confused between HCL and X tab.. HCL doesnt hv a reputed processor and X tab is a new company with poor service,,, What to do?
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Hi,
I am quite a regular follower of your blog . The HCL X1 review was truly very helpful . I am planning to purchase a tablet which doesn bite my wallet . I came across this one company called domo with their X3d model http://www.letsdomo.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=28 . Do you have any reviews or views on this model ??Any advice from your side would be very helpful,
Regards,
Sivashankar
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I emailed the company, telling them that I want to know more about the device and want to review it on my blog. The reply was not helpful at all. They simply emailed me back with a link to their sales page.
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Hi Arpan,
Shame these guys are behaving this way . I am not able to find a single review[Video/written] or an sort of info other than the info published on their website .
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Here’s a method of getting the Android Market app WITHOUT ROOTING. I’ve been able to successfully install the app… but I’m still trying to get my first download working. I get a “download was unsuccessful, please try again….”
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YES, Bingo! This one works. Install the android market WITHOUT rooting using this post (and the files attached to it) – http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/coby-generation-2-technical/17460-got-market-working-7022-without-rooting-17.html#post124843
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ok, you might find the above post really confusing. I’ve summarized into a step by step guide and posted the solution here: http://dploy.in/2011/installing-android-market-on-the-hcl-me-x1-coby-kyros-mid7022-without-rooting/
It took me a whole day to figure this, phew!
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Hey does ype work on this tablet?and what about the compatibility of market . do all the apps work?
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There is no Google Android market for this tablet.
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Hi arpan,
I am aware of that but the above process describes the way to install market on the tablet .
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I hve downloaded skype.apk after instalation when i open skype it closes after 5 seconds….plz help me…..:(
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i wanted to buy x1.i wanted to know the battery life.(to be exact hours in video playback/gaming and hours in standby).I,just wanted to know if it is good to watch movies and surfing net with this tab.people owning this plz help.reply awaited……thnks in advance…..
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I hve X1 …btry life is 1-2 hours……ths is useless gadget..
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I was able to iñstall android market without any issue, I just used the Apk. File and used apk installer that was there ….
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Folks, just got yesterday evening my ME tab from Infibeam. It seems it has android market app and I am able to connect and down load some free apps. Let me take some more time to check it again.
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Guys i downloaded the market.apk file on my flashy new X1 and it works like a charm . Of course few apps have compatibility issues but most of them seem to work . Can any of kindly confirm the battery life u are able to squeeze out of the x1?and any wways to increase the battery backup??
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Hi Folks, Can any one kindly tell me how to copy files from laptop or USB pen drive to HCL ME tab. Got one tab and facing to find a way to move file to ME Tab.
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@Vekat:
For laptop:
Connect the tab to the laptop using the cable provided . tHEN PULL DOWN THE NOTIFICATIONS SCREEN AND THEN CLICK ON USB DEBUGGING .sELECT THE BIG GREEN BUTTON SAYING TURN ON USB STORAGE(OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT). nOW THE OPEN FOLDER BOX WILL POP UP ON UR LAPTOP SCREEN .
fOR PEN DRIVE:
cONNECT THE DRIVE USING THE MINI USB TO NORMAL USB CONVERTER PROVIDED IN THE BOX . tHEN USE A FILE MANAGER LIKE ES OR ASTRO TO OPEN AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THE DRIVE .
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Siva, Thanks a lot for your advise. It is awesome. Bye the way, have a question. I have a icon saying Android Market, and able to down load some free stuff like Angry birds, and talking tomcat. This means I have android market installed right. But many of guys complain it is not there. Please let me know if I am wrong. BTW I bought my tab from Infibeam.
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Hi Venkat,if the icon is in green and white and says market then yes it is the official android market . besides in order to access the maret u should have logged into it using your gmail account which thus verifies that it is the official version . Market does come as default,probably if you had not downloaded and installed it,the guys in infibeam must have done it . One thing is that i have not tested the latest version of market and i have installed the 3.4.4 version . I am not even sure wether this is the latest version but i am quite happy with it . Btw how any hours of baatery are u able to manage out of your tab??In mine,the battery drains quite rapidly with wifi on .
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Correction venkat market does not come as default . Typo error in the previous post .
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Hi Siva, Thanks for all the info. Yep, it is market installed before I got it. It seems some Apps saying it is not compatible, no idea about that. Not happy with battery life and barely it exists for 2-3 hrs (exact info can be given once tested again).
BTW as you told, you installed Android 3.4.4 on tab, how it is working on HCL tab. Hopes it is Market and not OS, you are talking about. Is there a way to install latest OS on this tab. Any idea please kindly share me.
Wish you happy Pongal.
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Hi Arpan, Please let me know what is max size SD card this tab can work without interruptions/slow downs. They mentioned 32 GB, not sure about Tab performance if we insert 32 GB card.
Folks, If any of you guys know info, please kindly share. Wanna buy a 32 GB card, but do need to confirm before purchase.
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Hi Arpan,
I really like this tablet & plan to buy it. So, will a 2G dongle (Tata Photon+ / Reliance Netconnect) work with it? Also can I make video calls using Skype/ Yahoo?
Btw, in their website I did not find an HCL store in Mumbai where I can get a demo before buying. Do you know of any?
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bro can i use samsung glaxy battery in it or any other battery in market
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I do not think you can this will require a hardware mod if the battery is soldered.
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Hi gautam, how to install superuser. Please advise
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guys,
i bought a me tab today. Can you please let me know how can i install skype on this tab
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hello friends
i want to buy hcl me tab in this week so can u tell me the any demared.can u tell me the market.its install or not .and what about skyp. can i install.
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please let me knoe or send the connetivity software at my mail for connection between my tablet and desktop
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I am quite dumb when it comes to computers so pardon me for that. I just want to know if I can video chat using Skype over the HCL ME X1?
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@all please go through all the comments before requesting a new query, Skype is. Now working well. Thanks to senior members at xda developers. Please Google and will get link. If unsuccessful revert back and will post it.v13 is working quite smoothly. Haven’t tried the others but. V13 is also supposed to work well based onskype 2.6.
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ok, this is not a “HOW TO ROOT QUESTION” so please notice this plea..
ive rooted my hcl x1 and am loving it.. can you let me know whether you can get a ktz rom (for 7022 ofcourse) onto a me x1.. especially (http://kyros-tablet-zone.team-talk.net/t934-ktzrom160-f1-multi-tablet-gaming-nfs-support-requires-cwm-root)
I tried but i get a endless bootanimation because of “status bar crashed” and must force close.. restoring the tab ensures no harm done.. but i really want it to work.. ics with gaming(no jittery gameplay!!)
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@all. SKYPE 2.7.0.90.* is working well. Download from forum xda developers. Thanks to the Os0o for this. V14 is his latest version. IMP – check no fps for black screen in advanced options before making calls.
Google talk is also working for videotalking in Google. Check forum xda to download and install.
About ktz rom. Follow all of tipstir instructions. You may not be able to directly install latest without installing earlier roms. Will try it later and post feedback.
@ Arpan. .with the installation of gtalk ,Skype , latest android market the shortcomings of the me x1 are totally rectified.
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hey prabhat thanks for checking it out.. i tried the other f1 ktzmod which also showed a similar error..
tipstir hasnt replied to my question yet on the forum.. try it and let me know what you think is the problem..
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@all fring gives device overloaded error during video calls in about a couple of minutes. Please email fring support. They will send you a new file to install and the video calls become very good. Could established video calls with Nokia c6 as Symbian devices also have fring.
fring is asystem application. You mayy have to delete it with rooted es file explorer with superuser rights after mounting system drive as writable from advanced settings.then install latest fring from market and update with the file they send. Worked for me.
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pls tell me how to configure tata photon datacard in the hcl me x1 tablet?
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happy news for owners of hcl me x1 who could not install android market due to rooting problems. just install 1 mobile market( through apk file). it has all apps, no problems at all
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@prabhat I am unable to download Skype ,went to XDA developers but unable to find the required link…can u help.@titu789@yahoo.co.in
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i brought it today. but i dnt have a wifi connection and I dnt know how to connect the dongle/ sim… please help
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hy hii i jst wanted to tht i am plannig to buy hcl x1 .. as i heard that there is no android markwt in ths so pls tell me that can we download app market in ths tab or not also tell me that ths device is upgradable or not plls tell asap!! on mi email id mitto.baisla@gmail.com
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@all, This is the best tab under 15000INR. I own this tab from over 4 months now. Everything is working, from market to skype. i didn’t find single app which is not compatible to the tab. Battery life is good, I squeeze more than 24 hrs in standby and 4 to 5 hrs with wifi and 2 to 3 hrs while playing movies. All you have to do is some tweaking. Do visit http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/coby-generation-2/ and look for 7022. One thing none of KTZ rom is compatible with this tab. you will struck in bootloop. Only custom rom is working is CM7 but many features like camera are not working.
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the price has been reduced to 7999/- n if u look around u can get if for 7500/-. at this price i think its a steal. only prob i feel is the lack of android mkt. being a non-technical person m unable to see how to download android appl. if u can arnd this flaw than its a super budget buy now.
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found custom rom for hcl me x1 at http://thanatosdroid.blogspot.in/2012/05/gingerom-10-for-hcl-me-x1.html
it not that bad
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In Our HCL ME X1 tablet WE are not able to connect internet connection with mts modem, please suggest the apn setting and procedure to connect the internet connection in HCL ME X1 tablet
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Dear Arpan,
I do have a HCL ME X1 Tab, am not able to view any of Hindi sites including my own blog. have tried to install SETT Browser, its a relief to read only but anything to reply/Type or Message in Hindi(Devnagari) is still a problem.
can you suggest any method to get ridoff the problem?
Regards,
Mukesh
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