iPlay 20 unbricking

[HarimaKun]

Thank you so much, I was about to asking for a refund on my purchase, because the app stop during the flashing process resulting in hard brick.

You are my personal hero without a cape. 😛

[Geoff N]

I too have just attempted to install the latest firmware but have ended up bricking the tablet. I’m not convinced that I executed the update properly. My question is, how can I unbrick the tablet and restore it to its original state, without installing the new firmware? I took the precaution of doing a full backup prior to attempting the upgrade. So if I can get the device working, I should be able to recover my data. Any ideas?

[Geoff N]

Thank you. I followed your unbricking procedure and it worked for me, admittedly after several failed attempts. The new firmware was loaded and I managed to restore the tablet from a backup. It would have been so much easier to have received the firmware update OTA by WiFi in the first place. I think I’ll leave firmware updates until these come OTA.

[Gary Ruben]

@geoffn Good to hear that you revived it. I think the OTA updates don’t come through with the earliest versions of the firmware, but hopefully now if they bring out any further updates they will come through OTA for you.

[Kamal]

I don’t know why I decided to upgrade to the latest frimware from the original June one, and the process stopped in the middle and the tablet is bricked 🙁

I wanted to ask which firmware I should chose? The one in the YT tutorial or the original one from june 2020?

 

I hope I’ll be able to fix it….

[Geoff N]

I used the August version but I think there is now a November update.

[Kamal]

Geoff N wrote:

I used the August version but I think there is now a November update.

Did you use the AUGUST version for ubricking?

I used the same exact upgrade software version as in the video tutorial, and for some reason it doesn’t recognize any alldocube firmware.

[Geoff N]

Yes, I used the August update for the unbricking. I am waiting for the November update to come by OTA. I do not want to risk bricking the tablet again by manually downloading, as it can be a pain.

[Geoff N]

I suggest you use the latest upgrade (November?), since you have to unbrick anyway.

[Kamal]

So I should use the latest november version for the unbricking process itself? I thought I should use the one provided in the YT video.

Which specific flashing software version did you use for unbricking that can read the alldocube firmware files?

Thanks again

[Geoff N]

I think the version used in the video tutorial was generic and not meant to be specific. The flashing software versions I used were: SP Flash_Tool_v5.20 and SPUpgrade_v2.9.3 but I’m sorry I can’t remember which one finally worked.

[Kamal]

This unbricking process is driving me crazy.

SPUpgrade_v2.9.3 isn’t accepting alldocube firmwares

Where did you download SP Flash_Tool_v5.20 from??

[Geoff N]

I think I did everything starting with the Alldocube site : https://www.alldocube.com/en/firmware/alldocube-iplay20t1011s-firmware-download/

[Kamal]

Geoff N wrote:

I think I did everything starting with the Alldocube site : https://www.alldocube.com/en/firmware/alldocube-iplay20t1011s-firmware-download/

I see

So basically you did the normal upgrade procedure with same flash software and firmware, with the only difference of connecting the battery plug to the motherboard while pressing the volume down button?

Did you change any option in the flashing software as instructed in the video?

For now the tablet isn’t giving any signs of life.

 

[Geoff N]

I don’t recall making any changes to the flashing software but it is possible, as I had pretty much given up hope, and kept trying random combinations of button presses etc, when it suddenly started working. Here is the Alldocube forum link for more info:

https://www.alldocube.com/en/firmware/alldocube-iplay20t1011s-firmware-download/comment-page-2/#comments

Don’t give up. It does work eventually. The good news is that the latest firmware, arrived by OTA yesterday. Much easier than the manual system.

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