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You know all the good things about tablets such as the and? Their beautiful screens, slick touch controls, speedy operations and excellent battery lives? What if you didn't bother with all of those, and made a really, really cheap tablet instead? But let's start on a positive note.
The form factor of the HomeSurf is fairly good. It's quite light, it's not too thick and it's easy to hold. Though it's purely plastic, it doesn't feel flimsy. If other cheap tablet makers are going to copy anything from the HomeSurf, we hope it's the chassis. Conversely, if there's one thing we hope that other cheap tablet makers don't copy from the HomeSurf, it's the resistive touchscreen. Yes, like all the best horror villains, resistive touchscreen technology keeps appearing just when you thought it was dead for good.
For this tablet, it means no multi-touch on the 7-inch touchscreen, and generally a severe lack of responsiveness. Typing, in particular, is a nightmare, unless you've got calluses like rhino skin on your fingertips. The 600MHz processor inside powers Android 2.1, so whole package is a little like an Android phone from 18 months ago.
Except that it doesn't have Google's useful apps, including the Android Market. There is a place to get apps, but it's pretty limited, and lacks nearly all the big names. There are few games, but since even Angry Birds won't run smoothly on the HomeSurf, it won't make much difference. With a low-power processor and low-resolution screen, you might be thinking you'd get good battery life from the HomeSurf. You would be wrong. You will have to charge the HomeSurf every day, partly because it's only rated for up to four hours, and partly because it can't manage its power usage when on standby. Overnight, it'll use up all of its remaining juice, meaning you can't use it to read the news or check the weather in the morning.
The funny thing is, it's actually not too bad in operation in places. Android 2.1 may be ancient by current standards, but going between Home screens is smooth enough here, for instance. Sadly, because the screen is so unresponsive, it brings the whole experience down. We liked We dislike Verdict.
Right, been given a Binatone Homesurf 7 tablet. There seems to be no forums or rooting/updating information anywhere on the web. So im wondering, does anyone own one of these or know anything about rooting/updating this tablet? While it doesnt run too badly, Im kinda hoping that il be able to tweak it somehow. If anyone can help it will be much appreciated. The specs are 7 TFT LCD, 800×480 pixel (WVGA) Resistive Touch Screen with Stylus WiFi b/g Android OS 1.6 ARM 11 667 mh processor 2GB Storage Auto rotating screen MicroSD Card slot (SD/SDHC) Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Video Playback (MP4, H.264, XVID) Built-in Microphone Mini USB cable for data transfer.
Hi Guys I have a Binatone Homesurf 7 which is based on the Samsung S3C6410 chip. Have a look at this thread which covers various Chinese built tablets that have this chip and a similar looking pcb inside to the Homesurf.
The great thing about these tablets is that they have an internal micro SD card that can be removed and reprogrammed. Using a program called 'All Image', I have backed up the Homesurf Android 1.6 sd card image and installed the 'Dasemesti' Android 2.1 image. Having overcome the screen calibration issue by copying across the screen calibration file, the Android 2.1 image works with a few issues that still need to be resolved. If you or anyone else is interested in upgrading the Homesurf then let me know and I will provide some further details. Hi Guys I have a Binatone Homesurf 7 which is based on the Samsung S3C6410 chip. Have a look at this thread which covers various Chinese built tablets that have this chip and a similar looking pcb inside to the Homesurf. The great thing about these tablets is that they have an internal micro SD card that can be removed and reprogrammed.
Using a program called 'All Image', I have backed up the Homesurf Android 1.6 sd card image and installed the 'Dasemesti' Android 2.1 image. Having overcome the screen calibration issue by copying across the screen calibration file, the Android 2.1 image works with a few issues that still need to be resolved. If you or anyone else is interested in upgrading the Homesurf then let me know and I will provide some further details. Hi Joe, I'm pretty new to Android and am looking to try and upgrade my homesurf 7 to 2.1.
Are you able to provide any further information on how to go about it? Cheers, Colin. Hi Col D Firstly have a read of this thread which gives a lot more information provided by the community:- The Homesurf 7 is loosely based on the Real6410 Development Board – details can be found at:- Fortunately, there has been some interest in upgrading other Chinese Tablets also based upon the Real6410. See the above thread for discussions about upgrading these Tablets. The key feature about the Real6410 based Tablets is that the Android OS is blown onto a removable 2GB Micro SD Card. For those willing to disassemble their Homesurf 7 Tablet, this provides an opportunity for upgrading the OS by re-blowing the micro SD Card with a newer version of Android.
Preliminaries Firstly, it is necessary to buy one or two 2GB Micro SD Cards onto which the Android OS can be blown. Purchase of Samsung Brand 2GB Micro SD Cards (eg from Amazon) is strongly recommended as they provide a greater capacity than generic 2GB SD cards. A micro SD to SD Card Adaptor will also be required if not provided with the purchased micro SD cards. Secondly, a disk imaging software utility is needed to blow the new OS image onto the SD Card. The one that works best is “All Image” by Towodo Software -a free 14day Licence version is available for download.
Alternatively, try WinImage v8.5 see Thirdly, a suitable OS ROM image will be required. See Dasemesti's posts for suitable candidates. Disassembly of the Homesurf 7 is a delicate operation but not as bad as for some Tablets on the market. To start, you will need a small cross-head screwdriver and an old credit card (I tend to use the dummy cards sent out with letters inviting you to take out a new credit card). Place a cloth on the work surface so that your Tablet is not damaged while you are working on it. Next remove any micro SD card inserted in the external socket as this will get in the way. Place the Tablet screen face down and carefully remove all six rubber plugs covering the screws around the rear edge.
Place these into a jar lid or some other receptacle so they are not lost. Unscrew all six of the screws and remove them from the Tablet. Place these into the receptacle with the rubber plugs. The next step is the most nerve wracking and requires to be done as gently as possible. Inside the Homesurf 7, the screen and electronics board are attached to the front half of the Tablet.
The lithium battery, Speaker and Wifi module are attached to the rear half of the Tablet and there are a number of short wires going between the two halves. Consequently, DO NOT try to forcibly pull the two halves apart or the Tablet will be ruined. Separate the two halves of the Tablet as follows.
Close to each of the screw holes there is a plastic catch that holds the two halves together. There are also a couple along the short edges too.
Commencing at the long edge WITHOUT buttons, carefully insert the credit card between the upper silver bezel and the black plastic back and gently prize the two apart. Work the card along the edge and try to make the gap bigger. Next move on to the shorter edge WITHOUT sockets and repeat the process. By this stage there should have been a couple of clicks as the plastic catches release.
If not, then gently repeat the process. Now move on to the long edge where the five buttons are located.
Note that the buttons will fall out once the two halves are separated – so note their position and orientation before this happens and store them with the rubber inserts and screws. Once the two halves have been freed along the two long edges and one short edge, attention can be turned to the short edge with the sockets.
Ensuring that the two halves are always kept close together, carefully prise them apart along this final edge and ease the sockets out of the black plastic base as they are fixed to the upper half of the Tablet. The two halves may now be eased open like a clam shell – but NOT too far – allowing you to look inside. Looking from the back and with the sockets on your right, the internal micro SD Card socket is located at the top of the board under a piece of yellow tape. The tape is attached to the micro SD card and is there to help remove the card from the socket without damaging nearby components.
Junghans mega solar titan bedienungsanleitung gigaset. Carefully lift the free end on the tape (on the left) and peel it back until it is free from the socket but still attached to the SD card. Using a finger nail, push the card slightly into the socket – this will release the card and it can be carefully pulled out of the socket ensuring that no pressure is exerted on nearby components especially those behind the SD card.
Using AllImage or WinImage, make a backup copy of your ROM on your PC. Ideally, you can then use this to create a new 2GB card following the steps I described in the thread at the top of this note. Place the old ROM in a safe place as you may well need it to restore your Tablet if anything goes wrong. The board is now ready to receive the new ROM. Attach a piece of tape to the new micro SD Card in the same manner as that on the old micro SD Card.
Carefully insert the card into the socket without touching any of the surrounding components. Then using a finger nail, push the card in until there is a click indicating that the card has been fully inserted.
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The new OS should be checked out without reassembling the Tablet as it may be necessary to insert and remove the card a number of times for re-blows, tweaks and adjustments. For example, on an early trial it was necessary to copy across a file containing the screen calibration details as the new OS was misinterpreting the touch screen inputs. I realise that you will probably want more information, once you get around to preparing the ROM. Please post these on the main thread rather than here. Best of luck Joe. Hi Guys I have a Binatone Homesurf 7 which is based on the Samsung S3C6410 chip.
Have a look at this thread which covers various Chinese built tablets that have this chip and a similar looking pcb inside to the Homesurf. The great thing about these tablets is that they have an internal micro SD card that can be removed and reprogrammed.
Using a program called 'All Image', I have backed up the Homesurf Android 1.6 sd card image and installed the 'Dasemesti' Android 2.1 image. Having overcome the screen calibration issue by copying across the screen calibration file, the Android 2.1 image works with a few issues that still need to be resolved. If you or anyone else is interested in upgrading the Homesurf then let me know and I will provide some further details. Hi, Would be interested to hear what further info you may have. I have a Binatone Homesurf 8 and was just about to sell it cheap on ######. Had no idea the operating system was on a micro SD card.
No problem opening it up. I'm a retired electronics engineer. Have been fixing ipod Nanos just to keep my hand in.Have successfully rooted my LG phone too. Hi Pete I am unfamiliar with the Homesurf 8 - I believe that it runs Android 1.6 - the same as the Homesurf 7. It may be worth having a look inside to see if it has a micro-SD card containing the Operating System.
Your main problem will be finding am image of Android 2.1 or higher to blow onto a new micro-SD as all of the images discussed here and on are for the 7inch model which has a 800x480 pixel screen and not the 800x600 of the 8inch model. However, you may find it interesting to have a go with these anyway.
But be careful to take an image of your original SD Card and work with that on a new card keeping the original safe - you will find it almost impossible to get a copy of the original image if you lose it! I have provided some tips on how to get another SD Card to work with the image on the thread cited above. Let us know how you get on - use the thread above - it is a more active place for discussion of these things.
Best of luck Joe.