Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Steps to Update Notion Ink Adam with ICS Android 4.0.3 Firmware


Here we have got instructions for you to update your Notion Ink Adam with the latest alpha build of Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 firmware version. In the due course of the article we will check out on how you can easily update Notion Ink Adam with 4.0.3 Alpha ROM, there will be some bugs which will be solved in the coming versions of the build.
Please note that this is not the official version of firmware and is the alpha version of the ICS build. As of now there is no ETA on when this update will be pushed officially. 
Disclaimer: We hold no responsibility in any manner just in case if any damage happens to your Notion Ink Adam which is very unlikely if you follow the instructions carefully.
Rooting Information:
Applying this update will not root the device.
Note: All the data present in your Notion Ink Adam should be backed up as in the process of updating, the data in the device may get lost / corrupted. Since the clearing of cache needs to be done all the data may get erased.
Things which work:
Audio / Sensors (including Compass) Works,
Bluetooth and Sleeping Bug has been fixed,
Hardware acceleration / Accelerated Video / Wi Fi works,
SD Card mount as well as GPS works,
120dpi launcher fixed, 0.39 kernel,
Capacitive buttons and Back buttons work,
HDMI video works but No Sound,




Things which doesn’t work:
USB Mass Storage and MTP,
Sleep Bug of Wi Fi,
Light Sensor,
HDMI Sound Output,
USB Flash Drive,
3G, though it’s working on kernel level now
Camera
USB plugged-in at boot
Procedure to Update Notion Ink Adam with ICS Android 4.0.3 Firmware:
Download Notion Ink ICS Firmware Package which is nothing but a zip package of ICS in your computer. After this, connect your Notion ink device to the computer with the help of USB cable and then copy the zip file to your device’s internal memory.
Once the file is copied, you need to turn off the device so as to enter into the recovery mode.
The recovery mode in Notion Ink Adam can be entered by pressing and holding both the Volume (+) and Power buttons till the device boots in the recovery mode screen.
As soon as you enter the device into the recovery mode, you need to choose zip from SD Card and select adam_AlphaICS.zip file which you have placed in the device.
Once you select the zip file, the updation process will begin and it will take around 10–15 minutes after which the device will again land up in the recovery mode. Select “++++ Go Back ++++” and choose “reboot system now”. Just in case if the process gets interrupted then you will have to repeat the whole procedure from the start so as to again successfully update the phone.
So, in this way you have successfully updated your Notion Ink Adam with the ice cream sandwich Android 4.0.3 firmware. 

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