Flashing from any Computer using a bootable USB Flash Drive - remay/tmf-hudl GitHub Wiki
⚠️ Data loss risk: This will wipe your device.
Make sure you have a backup of any important data before you proceed!
You need perform these steps (click to expand each step in turn):
Step 1: Download the thumbdrive image
Download the latest TMF Custom ROM thumbdrive image from the Releases page of this repository.
The file will be named like tmf-hudl-thumbdrive-vX.X.zip Extract the .img file from the download.
Step 2: Burn the thumbdrive image to a USB flash (or hard) drive
Use Rufus (Windows only), Etcher (Multi-platform) or another image burning program to create a bootable USB flash or hard drive.
Step 3: Boot a computer from the bootable USB drive
Turn off your computer and insert the USB drive into a USB port. Turn on the computer and boot from the USB drive. You may need to enter your computer BIOS to change the boot order and to enable 'legacy boot'. Details of this are computer specific.
Step 4: Follow the on-screen instructions
Follow the instructions to connect your Hudl to the computer in flash mode, and flash your Hudl with the TMF Custom ROM.
- Accept liability: press
yand<Enter>to accept liability.
- Connect your Hudl to the computer using a USB Cable and then, while holding the Vol+ button press the reset button through the hole on the back. Press
<Enter>to start flashing.
- Wait for the flash to complete. Press
<Enter>to Reboot.
- Your Hudl should reboot twice. The first time you should see the 'Powered by Android' boot screen and then the recovery console with some yellow text about 'formatting ...', and then after the second reboot you should see the 'Powered by Android' followed by the 'Hudl' boot screens. You should end up at the Android desktop. Click
<Enter>to view the post-install step information.
- Perform the post install steps
Perform the post-install steps (detailed below) before clicking <Enter> a final time to finish the flashing process. Your computer should shut down and power off. It is now safe to remove the USB drive.
Step 5: Perform the post-install steps
- The TMF ROM still contains a small amount of residual Tesco Customisations which will appear only during the initial setup: Step through the 3 screens answering 'No' to sharing with a child and 'OK' to the information.
- Launch the Settings app from the App Drawer and:
- Turn on/Set up a Wifi/internet connection
- Check the 'Location access' settings, and agree to the privacy notice if needed.
- Add a Google Account to the device (needed to allow the Play Store to connect and update)
- Give the device a few minutes for the Play Store to update, and once updated launch it. You can tell the update has happened as the Play Store Icon changes (from old on the left below, to new on the right). If the Play Store doesn't appear to be updating, then launch it and wait again.
- You should now get a notification to "Update Google Play Services". Click on the notification and wait for the 'Google Play Services' page to open in the Play Store. Click 'Update' on that page and allow the update to download and install. You may also get a notification 'Google+ update required' - you can ignore this (or click it to dismiss it).
- The Play Store App should now automatically update all the other apps - you can check on progress in the 'My apps & games' section of the Play Store. You will be notified for any apps for which you need to approve new permissions.
- If you continue to have problems with the Play Store then try following these steps. I've also been recommended the Play Services Info app to check the status and apply updates to Play Services (but haven't tried it myself).
Congratulations, you have turned an expensive paperweight back into a functioning Android Tablet.
If you make commercial use of this (or even if you just used it to rescue your old Hudl) then perhaps you'd consider buying me a coffee?
