Hi I am hoping someone here can help me
i have a flytouch III purchased from aliexpress (seller had good ratings from other buyers for the same item). The device info states the following:
model dk1031
android 2.2 v4.1
kernel 2.6.32.9
kidult ubuntu #14
Build number: FRF85B
I have the following problems with this:
1: Android market will not work. I am connecting via wifi (my internet is definately working as i can browse websites and download from slideme market)
I can sometimes connect to the market and browse items. I have registered with my google email and password - these are correct and work on my other android device (phone). I have been able to view my purchases and apps (downloaded/purchased on other devices) on the market on this device. I can search for items and choose to download, however they never download, the status will say downloading and nothing ever happens
at other times I will get the error:
The application Market (process.com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly please try again. This is also displaying when I start the device
Many of the applications I have tried to install by downloading them from the one site that the download works on (slideme) will either download but give an error on install or download and install then give the same market error and/or a similar error related to the application itself when I try and run the app
Some apps do run, angry birds (installed off tf card - copy of the AB on my phone) is working, kindle is working (also off tf card) and some other apps from slideme are working. But most are not
I have also tried emptying the application cache(s) and reset the device to factory settings - several times. No change
2: firmware update.I have tried several firmware updates, copying the files onto the tf card and rebooting the device, nothing happens, it just boots into the current os. I have tried this pressing various buttons at start-up including the on button + minus as recommended by the supplier, have also tried copying the files to the actual device (though not sure where to put them - put in root of android dir), and it doesnt matter what I try it just boots into existing os, The TF card can be read when I go into mypad. card has been formatted etc, have tried several cards. have tried letting the device go completely flat then putting in tf card and starting to ensure i am actually restarting (see problem 3)
3: I am not sure exactly how to restart the thing - stupid as that sounds. Pressing the power button for a long time turns off the screen and when I press it again the android logo comes up and it looks like it is starting from powered off, but it seems to turn off very fast, and there is no confirmation message (do i want to turn off etc).
4: GPS - it came with an external gps which I connected and then used google maps, and it came up as gps and location detected, but had me as being somewhere in china (and I am in new zealand), i played with all the settings in case it was the format of the coordinates and no change i was still in china!
I guess the first thing I am hoping someone can help me with is the firmware as I suspec that is the cause of most my problems - any hints on how to make the thing run the firmware? or any thing I can do to further diagnose why it wont?
What it will do is:
Connect to the internet via wifi
connect to kindle and doanload ebooks etc
the apps it runs without crashing it seems to run normally but a large proportion of downloaded apps it just will not install or run, with only the standard stopped unexpectedly error message - which does not help me work out what is wrong.
it is also apparently meant to support 3g but there are no 3G options in the place they were on the other android device I had which was also 2.2 and supported 3G.
I have spent ages trying to work out what is wrong and tried a number of roms to no avail.
The most recent set are called deposit files on the link on here I got them from.
Is there a way to force it to boot from the tf card or something I can do to get some clue as to why it is ignoring the tf card when i restart it? thje total lack of useful error messages or other clues is getting frustrating
thanks in advance
kim
i have a flytouch III purchased from aliexpress (seller had good ratings from other buyers for the same item). The device info states the following:
model dk1031
android 2.2 v4.1
kernel 2.6.32.9
kidult ubuntu #14
Build number: FRF85B
I have the following problems with this:
1: Android market will not work. I am connecting via wifi (my internet is definately working as i can browse websites and download from slideme market)
I can sometimes connect to the market and browse items. I have registered with my google email and password - these are correct and work on my other android device (phone). I have been able to view my purchases and apps (downloaded/purchased on other devices) on the market on this device. I can search for items and choose to download, however they never download, the status will say downloading and nothing ever happens
at other times I will get the error:
The application Market (process.com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly please try again. This is also displaying when I start the device
Many of the applications I have tried to install by downloading them from the one site that the download works on (slideme) will either download but give an error on install or download and install then give the same market error and/or a similar error related to the application itself when I try and run the app
Some apps do run, angry birds (installed off tf card - copy of the AB on my phone) is working, kindle is working (also off tf card) and some other apps from slideme are working. But most are not
I have also tried emptying the application cache(s) and reset the device to factory settings - several times. No change
2: firmware update.I have tried several firmware updates, copying the files onto the tf card and rebooting the device, nothing happens, it just boots into the current os. I have tried this pressing various buttons at start-up including the on button + minus as recommended by the supplier, have also tried copying the files to the actual device (though not sure where to put them - put in root of android dir), and it doesnt matter what I try it just boots into existing os, The TF card can be read when I go into mypad. card has been formatted etc, have tried several cards. have tried letting the device go completely flat then putting in tf card and starting to ensure i am actually restarting (see problem 3)
3: I am not sure exactly how to restart the thing - stupid as that sounds. Pressing the power button for a long time turns off the screen and when I press it again the android logo comes up and it looks like it is starting from powered off, but it seems to turn off very fast, and there is no confirmation message (do i want to turn off etc).
4: GPS - it came with an external gps which I connected and then used google maps, and it came up as gps and location detected, but had me as being somewhere in china (and I am in new zealand), i played with all the settings in case it was the format of the coordinates and no change i was still in china!
I guess the first thing I am hoping someone can help me with is the firmware as I suspec that is the cause of most my problems - any hints on how to make the thing run the firmware? or any thing I can do to further diagnose why it wont?
What it will do is:
Connect to the internet via wifi
connect to kindle and doanload ebooks etc
the apps it runs without crashing it seems to run normally but a large proportion of downloaded apps it just will not install or run, with only the standard stopped unexpectedly error message - which does not help me work out what is wrong.
it is also apparently meant to support 3g but there are no 3G options in the place they were on the other android device I had which was also 2.2 and supported 3G.
I have spent ages trying to work out what is wrong and tried a number of roms to no avail.
The most recent set are called deposit files on the link on here I got them from.
Is there a way to force it to boot from the tf card or something I can do to get some clue as to why it is ignoring the tf card when i restart it? thje total lack of useful error messages or other clues is getting frustrating
thanks in advance
kim
