Viewsonic Viewpad 10s

[Dastan]

Hi Dastan

DO NOT WORRY!!. Your Viewsonic is not a paper weight. Follow the instructions below. Try instruction A first ( You said there is an unknown device under Universal Serial Bus Controller in device manager)
*Download 'viewpad 10s firmware update.zip' and 'viewpad 10s USB driver.zip' from this website : ViewSonic - Knowledge Base and save them in a folder on your desktop

INSTALL USB DRIVER FOR 10s
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Shayind

OMG Shayind You are such an angel trying to help me but:

I have a bad luck on this, let me tell u that Windows says "This Device has the best driver installed" or something like that (I installed windows 7 32bits in spanish). I'm thinking about the USB cable, maybe it fails, I'ma buy a new one, and the one i have is new (bought it this friday). If it keeps failing i'ma take it to the shop where i bought the Viewpad but they told me that it has no warranty since it is just supposed to be sold in UK and Spain only.

Look at the error (in spanish tho)

After that i saw in another forum that 7 and vista do not work, so i installed XP and it fails also, so ill try with the cable in the afternoon,

 

[shayind4]

OMG Shayind You are such an angel trying to help me but:

I have a bad luck on this, let me tell u that Windows says "This Device has the best driver installed" or something like that (I installed windows 7 32bits in spanish). I'm thinking about the USB cable, maybe it fails, I'ma buy a new one, and the one i have is new (bought it this friday). If it keeps failing i'ma take it to the shop where i bought the Viewpad but they told me that it has no warranty since it is just supposed to be sold in UK and Spain only.

Look at the error (in spanish tho)

After that i saw in another forum that 7 and vista do not work, so i installed XP and it fails also, so ill try with the cable in the afternoon,

Hi

I have used both vista and windows 7 with my viewpad 10s. Instructions for windows 7 are in posts 145 and 147 above.
Check this website also: Advent Vega - ROMs / Software Updates / Guides / How Tos - Android @ MoDaCo

***Check post 6 by simonta here: I might have the first bricked Vega! - Android @ MoDaCo ***
Make sure you click 'Browse my computer for driver software' and NOT 'Search automatically for updated driver software'.
Let me know how you get on. I may have to guide you step by step.

Shayind

 

[Dastan]

Hi

I have used both vista and windows 7 with my viewpad 10s. Instructions for windows 7 are in posts 145 and 147 above.
Check this website also: Advent Vega - ROMs / Software Updates / Guides / How Tos - Android @ MoDaCo

***Check post 6 by simonta here: I might have the first bricked Vega! - Android @ MoDaCo ***
Make sure you click 'Browse my computer for driver software' and NOT 'Search automatically for updated driver software'.
Let me know how you get on. I may have to guide you step by step.

Shayind

Shay, the problem is that I do exactly as guides say I've tried all the ways possible, but the driver can't be installed since it is not recognized well by my pc or other PC's I've tryed 3 Laptops;2 Toshibas, 1 Dell and 1 Generic or Custom Desktop PC.

The Windows Installer or Wizard Says something about that it has already the best driver installed. Some ppl told me that it is not just a Viewpad 10s but an adventvega so i downloaded those drivers and are exactly the same but they dont work (3 .DLL in a file called amd64, and 3.DLL in another file called i386 and 1 nVidiausb.info in the external folder Flash USB Driver./.USB/ Viewpad10s USB Driver), and I have no success for the moment, I've tried 3 USB Male to Male Cables (1 that I maked, 2 that I bought).

The same problem Persists in 3 different O.S. XP, Vista and Seven "7"; This the new error that the wizard does/says:
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[shayind4]

Shay, the problem is that I do exactly as guides say I've tried all the ways possible, but the driver can't be installed since it is not recognized well by my pc or other PC's I've tryed 3 Laptops;2 Toshibas, 1 Dell and 1 Generic or Custom Desktop PC.

The Windows Installer or Wizard Says something about that it has already the best driver installed. Some ppl told me that it is not just a Viewpad 10s but an adventvega so i downloaded those drivers and are exactly the same but they dont work (3 .DLL in a file called amd64, and 3.DLL in another file called i386 and 1 nVidiausb.info in the external folder Flash USB Driver./.USB/ Viewpad10s USB Driver), and I have no success for the moment, I've tried 3 USB Male to Male Cables (1 that I maked, 2 that I bought).

The same problem Persists in 3 different O.S. XP, Vista and Seven "7"; This the new error that the wizard does/says:
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Hi

Sorry about all the problems you have been having. Did you check for 'unknown device' under OTHER DEVICES or PORTABLE DEVICES? In the image posted by you, i can see 'unknown device ' under 'other devices'...that's the device you need to right click and install USB drivers downloaded earlier ( as in the guide here http://ap.viewsonic.com/product_sop/tablet/E-ViewPad%2010s%20Firmware%20Update%20SOP.pdf ). You may need to uninstall and then reinstall the USB drivers. Do not worry about 'Android debug bridge interface' at this stage.

shayind

 

[Dastan]

Hi

Sorry about all the problems you have been having. Did you check for 'unknown device' under OTHER DEVICES or PORTABLE DEVICES? In the image posted by you, i can see 'unknown device ' under 'other devices'...that's the device you need to right click and install USB drivers downloaded earlier ( as in the guide here http://ap.viewsonic.com/product_sop/tablet/E-ViewPad 10s Firmware Update SOP.pdf ). You may need to uninstall and then reinstall the USB drivers. Do not worry about 'Android debug bridge interface' at this stage.

shayind

Well that Unknown Device You say is another device of my comp so it has nothing to do with the tablet, it is from the e-Sata/usb port and/or microphone+camera.

I tried to install the device with the 4 "kinds of controllers" that the .info file shows at the Installation wizard window:

Android debug bridge interface
android composite usb driver or so
android fast boot and something else i dont remember
nvidia recovery boot or something like.

I have all those PDFs and I follow the steps as it says, the important thing here is that the device does this:

-The device DOES NOT BOOT,
-It is not recognized well by windows (Unknown Device Under USB Controllers),
-Any driver that I try to install from the manufacturer Does Not Work and It says that it already has the best driver installed,
-Windows says that the device DOES NOT make a connection (to windows and backwards),
-Windows says that the device CAN NOT START, so It like "installs driver" but it DOESN'T work .

P.S.
Thanks for your time Shay, Hope You can Still help me, Today got a call from the service center they told me that they won't make effective my warranty.

 

[shayind4]

Hi Dastan

I don't know what the problem is. However, you mentioned nvidia recovery boot in your post above. Reconnect the 10s to your computer using the usual procedure, then click on viewpad 10s software update (stock rom).

shayind

 

[Dastan]

Hi Dastan

I don't know what the problem is. However, you mentioned nvidia recovery boot in your post above. Reconnect the 10s to your computer using the usual procedure, then click on viewpad 10s software update (stock rom).

shayind

Oh well Thanks for your time Shayind, I felt lost since the begining of this so...... Asked here and there but no1 knows bout this problem,

Hate my new Paperweight Viewpad 10s that Fvcked itself and dunno why. Just tried to Use an App that came along with the Tablet and it Bricked itself, I wonder Why is there an App to make a backup of Your Installed Apps to SD Card if it is gonna brick the tablet?.

 

[Pai]

Hey Dastan did you fin any solution for the problem? I have the same issue can't make it work no matter what driver I use windows won't work it is always with the yellow sign saying some error made it stopped working

 

[Dastan]

Hey Dastan did you fin any solution for the problem? I have the same issue can't make it work no matter what driver I use windows won't work it is always with the yellow sign saying some error made it stopped working

OMG I'm so sorry Pai, I've been out for a long time since my last post to Shayind4

I've been researching a lot but it seems like the issue has no solution yet, but if i find a way to solve this I'll post it ASAP so u can recover ur Viewpad 10s, i hate the tablet now...
I'm wondering if there is a way to recover the tablet directly by connecting a USB with some kind of "Auto-Recover" software or so, anyways I'll be on every day here at 8-9 PM if You need help or if u find a solution.

P.S. I found a new guide with lots of software to recover it, i'll be here on forum in like 8 hours (dont know what hour is there to say an hour, just check the time of my post and calculate), this is my e-mail and messenger; [email protected],

and remember I'm always glad to Help.

And for sure don't forget that I Speak spanish also haha, si tambien hablas español podremos entendernos mejor mandame un correo o agregame al msn para saber ke onda contigo y platicar de tu tablet y asi encontrar una solucion al problema.

 

[Pai]

Thanks Dastan!
I will add you so we can talk

 

[shayind4]

Hi Dastan

Have you been able to sort out the problem with the tablet? if not, you can check out AUDI here:

Install Honeycomb Rom on Advent Vega (Vegacomb Beta) | Hungry Code Monkey

Parts 1 to 4.

Regards

Shayind

 

[hero101]

I've just got a Viewpad 10s. Can someone help with a problem? When I start my Viewpad 10s, using the standard firmware, I see screen „select your language“, screen does not respond to touch, So here I always finish. Do you think that tablet is defective ?

 

[plesanz]

Hi im new here

Hi Dastan, have you been able to sort out the problem with the tablet?
i think i found which button you need to press first and no need to follow stupid 1s bla..bla..

1- Power button
2- Back Button

it should detect your tablet right now
and u just go to device manager > Other Devices > APX
browse your USB driver or download here
after you done install usb driver, just extract the firmware which u can download here then simply double click exe file and you're done!

i think this should help you

p/s sorry for my bad engrish hahaha

 

[outofsync]

Hi there all just registered me to this wonderfully forum I need some kinda help / advice here :S I recently bought an ViewSonic ViewPad 10S, and I have to say that I was really not impressed with it´s performance, black tearing on the screen, took about 3 - 4 presses to bring up all program and when benchmarking it was way below my HTC Desire HD... rooted it and flashed an custom room, first i tried I think was modoco´s.. but it didn´t take long before I noticed something that I can´t be without, the USB doesn´t work, I NEED to be able to connect an keyboard atleast to the USB host (need it for programs like connectbot..) I have tried 3 different roms, modoco, tnt, and i´m currently on fuji-vega v0.7 (love the default GUI on this rom ) but all failed in the most important thing for me, usb = dead,

so a long story short, does anyone know an good custom rom with usb support? (for HID devices)

btw, all the custom roms i´ve tried have made the VP 10S show it´s real performance, it´s freaking fast!, but what viewsonic had in mind when they released this machine with it´s system making it worse than an 80386 11MHz running XP (yeah yeah, that is impossible, just making an point.. ) is an big ? for me

thanks in advance /Patrik

 

[andy123]

Have tried this and the tab won't reboot at all. Backlight comes on and dont even get to the android logo (left running all night). Any thoughts?

Is there a reboot/safe mode with this tab?