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hope this helps https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=manta list of roms for the nexus 10 plus there offical scroll about half way down and there is a stable CM10.2.1 On 3 September 2014 16:09, Migel Wimtore <migel_wimtore@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Great. At least you got it back to stock. > Yeah my initial instructions, re ODIN, were two years out of date. I looked > into your model and saw the recommended process involved fastboot. So... > Groovy. The whole process seems much easier these days. So... Groovy also. > Lol: your parents nicked it back. We would have got there eventually. > > And stop ignoring all those process instructions, you seat pants flyer. This > tenancy might not be unrelated from sir's issues. > > > > On 2 September 2014 22:34:41 BST, bad apple <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 02/09/14 03:31, Migel Wimtore wrote: >>> >>> :( >>> >>> Yes. Tablets do suck. >>> >>> Am I correct in thinking no OS you have tried will complete the boot >>> process and you are unable to revert to stock? >>> >>> What a botheration. >>> >>> You might try some roms other than cyanogen. >>> >>> Also find your exact stock firmware. And flash that using fastboot. If >>> you haven't already. >>> The stock image you use has to match your baseband so get the numbers >>> right. >>> See developers.google.com/android/nexus/images for factory images. >>> >>> By the way, he bleats repeatedly, you HAVE to wipe those cache >>> partitions before a ROM update, and you HAVE to wipe data/factory reset >>> before installing an entirely new ROM. >>> I know you have by now. Just so you know, it is an essential step. >>> Factory reset > wipe caches > install image. >>> >>> If you really think you have a duffer, give up. If not, there is hope. >>> >>> All anecdote, but my dad has actually moved away from ipads and prefers >>> android. He's no wiz, but just basic things like full file management, >>> so he can copy pdfs and guitar tutorial videos onto his tablet, and >>> being able to customise his home screen with a weather widget. >>> That said if you get an Air it will blow the socks of an old nexus 10. >>> And the svelt design: ooooh. >> >> >> >> After even more experimenting, I'm still unable to get it to boot any >> kind of Cyanogenmod although I haven't tried any other more exotic ROMs. >> The folks got too impatient waiting for it and ended up coming to take >> it off me, and the offer of an iPad was nixed. Think they were worried >> about me spending too much money on presents, bless them. >> >> I did end up returning it to stock in the end, although at least it was >> the latest KitKat version. >> >> Doing the stock reflash, which I thought was going to be hard after >> getting the idea I'd need windows, Odin, exact version numbers of >> specific firmware and baseband updates, etc, it turned out to be super >> easy instead. >> >> I did it straight from a linux box with the adb tools installed, and >> just grabbed the latest update package from your linked google archive. >> Put the Nexus into recovery mode, unzipped the archive, ignored google's >> instructions and instead just issued: >> >> fastboot -w update image-mantaray-ktu84p.zip >> >> Job done. If only flashing Cyanogenmod had been that simple. >> >> Thanks for all your help, and I think that's the last I'll be dabbling >> with tablets for a while. >> >> Regards > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq