I seem to be getting at least two unsolicited questions a day from people who have inadvertently bricked their Eken M001/M002/M003 or Flytouch/noname tablets . So here's a quick post with what I know about unbricking.
You should also try slatedroid, and hassle whoever is making custom firmwares …
Have started tidying up a Linux kernel for Eken M001 & similar devices (tablets and netbooks), based on the source release that came from VIA last week.
Very, very, early days yet. http://github.com/projectgus/kernel_wm8505.
[Not all of the WM8505 functionality is available in source form yet, in …
This year a slew of companies have launched competing Android tablet devices. A lot of rhetoric has been spun about how Android's open source ecosystem gives manufacturers and consumers an advantage.
Android is open source; it can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge. The …
See here for my review of the M001.
This teardown shows the V006 revision of the board, a quick serial port install, and includes some console/dmesg output. The main difference between V005 and V006/V007 board revisions seems to be relocating the USB WiFi dongle to a better position …
IMPORTANT EDIT: There is now an Alpha release of Froyo hacked onto the Eken M001. This isn't the same as full support, but it's a step in the right direction!
Over the past couple of evenings I've been looking into porting Android 2.x (eclair or froyo) to the Eken …
This is part one of an 3 part mini review of the Eken M001 tablet, from a tinkerer's perspective.