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Only ONCE have I ever been THIS stupid!
***WARNING!! RANT in progress!***
A friend gave me one of those 'smartbook' netbooks that he had bought on a whim. It had Windows CE (a.k.a. Windows Mobile now) and it was too 'limited' for his needs...
After some goofing around I decided to try installing the Android system on it, and had tracked down info about 'how'...
It didnt work.
Found out that the unit REQUIRES a 2gb 'card' IOT respond to any 'update/upgrade' software on it.
YAY!!! progress!
But, after a while, I realized I had used a 'defective copy' and had to reacquire it...
While doing that, I attempted to rerun the 1st copy and...
tried to power-down before it 'got going'....
The problem?
The FIRST THING the Android install does is (for the PC-familiar users reading) is basically WIPE OUT the 'BIOS' and install a new one.
It got to wipe it out... but POWERED DOWN before it re-wrote it!
SO...
I now have this nice, small, battery-powered paperweight. Due to its design I see no way to do anything but, possibly, send it back to China and see if they can 'boot' it again.
I havent done anything THIS stupid (computerwise, at least) since I first attempted to get CP/M to do more than 'DIR'...
I dont have a 'smiley' for **fuming** so...
will have to do.
/rant
Cliffs:
Wanted to get fancy with cheap netbook
Messed up install software on first try
Wiped brain of netbook 'playing around'
Using netbook as fancy paperweight
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01-13-2011, 02:43 PM #1
My battery-powered paperweight....
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01-13-2011, 02:49 PM #2
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01-13-2011, 03:08 PM #5
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Those Windows CE Netbooks usually had what, 7" screens? So in other words it's not really a small underpowered computer as it is a large oversize phone, with out the ability to make phone calls! It's likely not worth as much as the paper you use it to hold down so if I were you I would take it out front and see how far it will fly!!
But if thats not your plan the what desslok said!I'm a sad little man
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01-13-2011, 03:32 PM #6
Actually, it is a NICE screen for only 7"... just right for viewing while in bed...
Yes, I know... in the grand scheme of things, it makes for a passable 'clay pigeon'.
What bothers me is the fact that:
I made a mistake I KNEW I SHOULDNT and still allowed myself to do it.
SUCH a rookie-brained thing to do...
At least I have an excuse to try some 'frankensteining' now! Perhaps I can 'improve' it!Last edited by justboo2u; 01-13-2011 at 03:50 PM.
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01-13-2011, 04:55 PM #7
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01-13-2011, 05:01 PM #8
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01-13-2011, 05:04 PM #9
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01-13-2011, 07:42 PM #10
This might help...
http://www.ionai.com/support/elovo/c...books/a/x6-7e/
(Maybe- its for the 7e)
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01-13-2011, 08:40 PM #11
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01-13-2011, 08:43 PM #12
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01-13-2011, 08:54 PM #13
Well, I DID manage to find a 'homepage' for Elovo and now have an email address I can correspond to... perhaps it is possible to get it 'jumpstarted' at a reasonable cost...
Which better be PRETTY DAYM CHEAP considering the machine itself!
I HAVE been able to find Android OS s/w for it (which is where this circus started) and its WM8505 (ARM) -based hardware...
Once I get home (from work) I'll blow them an email & see where it leads....
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01-13-2011, 09:07 PM #14
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01-13-2011, 10:23 PM #18
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01-13-2011, 11:24 PM #19
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01-15-2011, 02:12 AM #20
Update...
I found the info regarding the 'normal system' BIOS recovery...
Once I get home I will attempt the 'CTRL-HOME' technique to see if it is similar...
I will be 'cautiously optimistic'...
EDIT:
I am now aware of an ARM flash programming method that I can acquire, once I confirm that the board has the required connector. I dont remember seeing one the 1st time I had it open, but I wasnt concerned about that at the time...
Last edited by justboo2u; 01-15-2011 at 02:37 AM.
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