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As an alternative to the above instructions, you may just want to start with a factory reset.
As an alternative to the above instructions, you may just want to start with a factory reset.


Install ADB:
Install ADB:  
 
$ sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
$ sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb


Now check that the tablet shows up:
Now check that the tablet shows up:  
 
$ adb devices
$ adb devices


That should return something like:
That should return something like:
List of devices attached
20080411413fc082 device
List of devices attached  
 
20080411413fc082 device  
 


If the tablet shows up, run this command to perform a factory reset:
If the tablet shows up, run this command to perform a factory reset:  
$ adb shell  "su -c 'am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR'"
$ adb shell  "su -c 'am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR'"

Revision as of 21:59, 25 February 2020

fixing mystery android "tablet pc" tablets that are locked out for some weird previous purpose.

https://gist.github.com/substack/1935262a09d2bf4542e5

here is the firefox APK file so you can have a decent browser on there:

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mobile/releases/latest/android-api-11/multi/fennec-42.0.1.multi.android-arm.apk


Tablet Factory Reset

As an alternative to the above instructions, you may just want to start with a factory reset.

Install ADB:

$ sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb

Now check that the tablet shows up:

$ adb devices

That should return something like:

List of devices attached

20080411413fc082 device


If the tablet shows up, run this command to perform a factory reset:

$ adb shell "su -c 'am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR'"