I may have created the perfect home assistant tablet, for anywhere but a wall. Actually, Lenovo created it, I just fixed their software, haha! [4dash] This post details a Home Assistant themed custom ROM for the ThinkSmart View 8" CD-18781Y . Installation info is below! The device was intended f…

I didn’t use the command line at all (I don’t think) - I used the windows QFIL utility to do the flashing so can’t help with your questions unfortunately :frowning: CMD line as administrator should get you the same results as PowerShell though unless you are using PowerShell commands (which I don’t…

Maybe I missed this in this thread but what is the QFIL utility all about? Do you have any info on it? I know you said it didnt always work so great. Zadig and usbdk controller seemed to see my unit so I am hopeful once i can get past this basic step it will work. I am now going to basics and reinst…

I probably confused things - there’s a write up installing (a different) ROM on the XDA forum: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-root-unlocking-and-improving-your-lenovo-thinksmart-view-cd-18781y.4584033/ The installation method at the top of this topic is command line driven and probably easier follo…

Aww thank you I didnt even think to check this site. So I am making progress. Went thru the steps with the qfil utility. Ended up putting the bin folder files and flash files in the same directory as it seemed to error looking for system file. Anyways it ran for a bit but errors still on [image]

Yes, that’s the dreaded Sahara error. I believe there can be a few reasons for this - USB cable, USB ports etc. That’s the reason I ditched Windows in the end. As mentioned earlier, I had the latest and greatest USB ports and they just wouldn’t work. Also, windows driver signing can get in the way…

I did a bit of a write-up about my experiences and dashboards on the Lenovo so far: [image] My take on a home dashboard running on the Lenovo ThinkSmart View and managing multiple devices running Fully Kiosk Share your Projects! For some time I’ve wanted a table top displ…

Thanks I just turned off driver signing and rebooted. Gonna try that next. Can I ask (and again, another dumb one) but when this unit goes into the EDL mode, the screen just turns black with nothing on it, is that correct? I am holding vol up and down, powering on, then once i see the momentary log…

Hey pgale, great write-up! In the spirit of sharing setup and what’s working… Couple of data points based on my on-going testing with the three units I have. All on 8.1, with the bromite webview installed via Magisk, and using the Fully Kiosk application. First, this issue is new, and just poppe…

Yes exactly that - the screen is black after a brief flash of the logo.

That’s interesting and annoying for you. I’ve not seen any WiFi issues - at least I don’t think so. My devices have been on for a few weeks now but I have been constantly updating the dashboards and restarting the browser so wonder if that’s been masking the issue - or I just don’t have it.