Hi,

I tried to install TWRP and everything seemed to go ok.

However now the epic wont boot and loops the leapfrog logo.

Is there a way I can recover?

Many thanks

And since one of my buddies got his hands on a bunch of Hot Wheels nabis for him to resell off eBay, he offered to rip the ROM off this as well.



The ROM's unsigned and may only be flashed with SP Flash Tool 5.1532.00. And it goes without saying to BACK UP YOUR STOCK ROM (basically everything, especially NVRAM, seccfg and secro; from my experience if you lose these, you're SOL) before installing this image!

To flash this ROM, run SP Flash Tool, open the scatter file (MT8127_Android_scatter.txt), uncheck all but BOOT, RECOVERY and ANDROID (or just ANDROID if the other system partitions are still intact), click Download, press and hold the Volume + button whilst plugging in the device, and wait until the tool starts flashing. Grab a cup of tea or coffee, and wait until the process is finished. If done correctly your device should be good as new.

Download:

Took some time for my friend and I to pull this off, as we had to source a stock Barbie Nabi tablet off eBay for the sole purpose of ripping the firmware.



The ROM's unsigned and may only be flashed with SP Flash Tool 5.1532.00. And it goes without saying to BACK UP YOUR STOCK ROM (basically everything, especially NVRAM, seccfg and secro; from my experience if you lose these, you're SOL) before installing this image!

To flash this ROM, run SP Flash Tool, open the scatter file (MT8127_Android_scatter.txt), uncheck all but BOOT, RECOVERY and ANDROID (or just ANDROID if the other system partitions are still intact), click Download, press and hold the Volume + button whilst plugging in the device, and wait until the tool starts flashing. Grab a cup of tea or coffee, and wait until the process is finished. If done correctly your device should be good as new.

Download:

And here's the TWRP/root/Gapps tutorial you've all been waiting for:


I tried to make the video as easy to understand as I possibly can, but if you run into anything, kindly let me know.

Unofficial TWRP 3.0.2-0 for Academy Edition
Can be flashed through SP Flash Tool v5.1744 or later using the stock 1.1.95 ROM. Usual precautions of course.
Basic functionality works, e.g. backup, ZIP flash, ADB/MTP and so on. This is by and large a better alternative than using Kingoroot or any of those shady root utilities, not to mention it allows users especially parents to back up stuff from their kids' Epics prior to a factory reset or some other repair job.
Screenshots







More screenshots can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/xgicM

DISCLAIMER: I am in no way responsible if your device gets damaged, you lose any important data or get your warranty voided as a result of using these utilities. INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK and always perform backups!

TWRP 3.0.2.0
NOTE: Same note as the full scatter packages above. Can be flashed either through fastboot or using SP Flash Tool.

DISCLAIMER: Neither I nor the members of this site can be held responsible for any data loss or hardware damage caused by the use the tools, firmware and applications mentioned or linked to in this thread.





The nabi SE is an Android-based tablet computer produced by Mattel under the Fuhu Nabi line. Released in 2016, the SE runs on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" utilising a MediaTek MT8127 system-on-chip. Like some of the tablets from their line-up, a number of variants themed after popular children's franchises by Mattel were also produced, differing only in bundled content, branding and certain exclusive apps e.g. streaming video players with variant-specific content; ROMs used for all nabi SE variants are largely the same and appear to be mutually compatible.
Tech specs:

• 1.3 Ghz MediaTek MT8127 quad-core processor
  
• ARM Mali 450MP GPU
  
• 1GB RAM
  
• 7" capacitive touch screen with 1024x600 resolution
  
• 16GB ROM (8GB user-accessible, expandable to 32GB with a microSD card)
  
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Blue Morpho UI
  
• 0.3 MP front camera
  
• 2 MP rear camera (720p video)
  
• 2500mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  
• Sensors: Accelerometer
  
• GPS: no
  
• FM radio: no
  

Lately, I have been noticing that I don't really use many of the features that Windows 10 comes with. I recently switched from Microsoft Edge to Firefox Quantum for my web browsing, and the difference is night and day. I'm also not too thrilled that many new Windows Store apps are going to be "PWA", or Progressive Web Apps. Essentially, they are going to be web pages running in it's own little window like an app. A perfect example is the upcoming Twitter app for the upcoming Windows 10 Spring update. It's a very lazy way of making so-called "apps", and if that is going to be the development method going forward, why don't I just use a web browser?

I could move down to Windows 8 like I always say, but what if Linux works out this time? I have tried it many times before, and always found some sort of issue that booted me back over to Windows, but it is showing great improvement every time I do try it. I can also use Firefox too.


Here is my idea. To test Linux, I will use the latest release of Linux Mint, and install it on Greta. I will then downgrade Pearl to Windows 8.1 as I have no more need for Windows 10 features that I never use anymore. By testing Linux on Greta, I can keep track of Windows app compatibility and try out various open source replacements for my proprietary programs.

If Linux Mint or some other distro meets my needs perfectly, then I may end up replacing Win8.1 with Linux, though that idea remains to be seen.

May as well start making preparations. I will use this thread to keep track of issues or successes I come across.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/...ogging-in/

This ArsTechnica article says it all, something I feared would eventually happen as Google got bigger. Have an uncertified Android device with pre-loaded Google Play? Well, you probably can't access Play or any Google app now.

People with custom ROMs seem to get a free pass after jumping through a few hoops though.

Thought of doing these for the SE, particularly the "Powered by Nabi" special editions, i.e. the American Girl, Barbie and Hot Wheels tablets, mostly as the generic boot screen that came with these special editions wasn't entirely cutting it and detracted from the respective tablets' themes. Took me some time looking for commercials and/or promotional videos on YouTube with suitable logo animations, with the exception of Hot Wheels as I couldn't find a decent one so far.

I do plan on doing a Fisher-Price edition as well, but I don't have that device with me atm.

Usual instructions as with most boot animations; a Magisk module version is planned as well for those who prefer to leave /system untouched, but that is yet to be done.


American Girl Edition:

• v1.1 - Rebuilt frames as compressed PNG for better quality
  
• v1.0 - Initial release
  

• Fix nabi logo.bin to correct orientation
  
• Fisher-Price boot animation