Please note that this wiki is for the original ZT-180 with 256 MB RAM and 2 GB internal nand,
not for the newer ZT-180 +/version 2 with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal.
The original uses a Ruby PCB (ZT_Bx) while the newer ones uses a Jade PCB (ZT_Gx).
Ruby PCB
10" Original (B0)
Jade PCB
10" v2 (G0)
10" v2 (G1/G2)
Cameo PCB
7" v2 (E3)
For the ZT-180 10" +/version 2 wiki Click Here!
For the ZT-180 7" wiki Click Here!
For the ZT-280/E98 8" wiki Click Here!
The ZT-180 CPU model list:
ZT180_B0 10 inch nand plastic
ZT180_E3 7 inch inand Plastic(old)
ZT180_E4 7 inch inand Plastic(new s60)
ZT180_F0 7 inch inand 1024x600 sdio wifi multi-touch
ZT180_G0_3G 10 inch inand 3g
ZT180_G0 10 inch inand
ZT180_G1 10 inch inand 256M(cost down)
ZT180_G2 10 inch inand (low frequency)
ZT180_H0 10 inch iron
ZT180_I0 8inch iron
ZT180_J0 8inch Plastic
Recent Changes to the ZT-180 FAQ WIKI
- Moved ROMs section to a new page (was over the suggested 32 kb limit for a wiki page)
- Re-organized sections and added some pictures & created new wiki page for GTPDJW for the ZT-180 +/verion 2 model tablet
- Added working (with Froyo) Adobe Flash Player 10.1 app in the Installing Flash Section and Troubleshooting Section
- Added links to raits999 & HAL9000's ADHOC threads, troydog's qwerty.kl thread, and rezmus's custom boot logo thread. also added the UOT Kitchen Link
- Added tsukaza's Guide for SWAP on the ZT-180
- Added Source Files Links in Firmware (ROMS) Section
ZT-180 Specifications
DISPLAY
10.2-inches (diagonal) LED-backlit high quality resistive touchscreen display
1024-by-576 or 1024-by-600 pixel resolution 16:9 aspect ratio
WIRELESS AND NETWORKING
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g via RT3070 or RT2070 chipset)
Ethernet (via micro USB port and USB to Ethernet adapter)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
WinCE 6.0 or Google Android 2.1
STORAGE CAPACITY
256MB DDR RAM (192 System/64 Video)
2GB onboard (split among Userdata, System, and U-boot Partitions)
microSD expandable (up to 32 GB)
PROCESSOR
ZT-180 - ARM11 - Clock speed 1.0 Ghz
SENSORS
Built-in 2-axis accelerometer
Automatic screen rotation from landscape mode to portrait and vice versa. (Where applicable)
AUDIO PLAYBACK
Audio formats supported: MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG
VIDEO PLAYBACK
Video formats supported: MP4, AVI, WMV, DIVX, Flash
MAIL ATTACHMENT SUPPORT
Viewable document types: jpg, bmp, png, gif, txt, pdf, xls, doc, zip
BATTERY AND POWER
2400mAh, 7.4V Li-Ion Battery
Up to 4 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Up to 4.5 hours with WiFi off
Charging via power adapter
INPUT AND OUTPUT
1 x micro network and 1 x mini OTG USB port
1 x Full USB port
Built-in stereo speakers
microSD card dock
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
microphone
EXTERNAL BUTTONS AND CONTROLS
On/Off Button; Menu/Recent Application (should have been Volume) Buttons; Home/Back Round Button
IN THE BOX
ZT-180 Tablet
USB to ethernet adapter
Power Adapter
User manual
LANGUAGES
Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
270mm x 180 mm x 15mm
804g
ZT-180 History
The ZT-180 started shipping from China around the beginning of July 2010.
There are many sellers re-branding the device with different names such as Enso Zenpad, Orphan M-16, Flatpad A10, and Elonex NXTTAB10BL, and of course the Epad.
Places to Find Information and ask Questions
Slatedroid ZT-180 Thread
Please run a search before you start a new thread!
Slatedroid Search
Enter your keywords, in the forum search area - either scroll down and select "ZT-180" in the InfoTM X220 Category (or select the first press 'A' twice and then arrow up twice to ZT-180) , and finally click "Search Now".
Or you can use the Search box on the upper right hand corner!
XDA Developers ZT-180 Thread
iBeau.net
JiongTang Forum ZT-180 Thread
Zenithink FAQ
Of course, you can always google it!
Firmware (ROMS)
Click Here to view all available ROMs for the ZT-180
Latest ROMs
Older ROMs
Beta ROMs
Debugging the ZT-180 Files
Source Files for the ZT-180
Finding Firmware Build Date
ROM Apps & Services that can be safely removed
How to's
This section describes many different things you can do to improve your ZT-180
Flashing firmware
Flash from OTG USB with burntool
The Omen created a YouTube video describing - Flashing ZT-180 (0804 ROM with burntool v7.2)
- Where to download burntool 7.2 (for the 1030 ROM or earlier) - Download Burntool 7.2
- Installing the ZT-180 USB Driver (Windows XP 32 bit)
- Downloading firmware
- Setting up burntool
- Flashing the ZT-180 with the downloaded firmware
For using burntool v7.41 - (password for setting is zenithink)
- Where to download burntool v7.41 (for the 1104 ROM or later) - Download Burntool 7.41
- The files should linked as follows with a check in the box and the full path of the file and filename listed (use brower button to link your file) and save your settings. Make sure WinCE is unchecked.
Burntool Settings uboot-spl - ZT_Bx.spl ** uboot-img - ZT_Bx.boot linux-kernel - zImage linux-sys - system.pack.img linux-udat - userdata.pack.img Memory Options - scrub (also checked) for a clean install
** (only to be used if you are flashing from the 1030 ROM or older, and error while flashing the spl can brick the device, make sure the tablet is fully charged and plugged into the power cord, and do not interrupt the process, just follow the prompts on your screen when flashing, DO NOT put the ZT_Bx.spl file in your /sdcard/zt-update folder, flashing spl from sdcard can brick the device)
Attach your tablet via the OTG USB while it's off, turn it on in flashmode (hold round button in front and then the power button and hold for 3-5 seconds), if you installed the secbulk drivers, Device10 will turn green and you can click start to flash the tablet, if you haven't and you are on a 32 bit windows computer, it should prompt you to install the drivers for the SEC SOC Test Board (what the computer recognizes the tablet as in flashmode), install the secbulk drivers, and for good measure, turn the tablet back off and then go back into flashmode and as soon as device10 turns green in burntool, then press start. The flashing should commence.
Flash from SD card
Works with any ZT-180 tablet that has the 1204 ROM or later installed already.
For ROMs before 0415
- Create directory named zt-update on root directory of your SD card
- copy zImage, system.pack.img and userdata.pack.img files in zt-update directory
- insert SD card into ZT-180
- turn on ZT-180 while pressing "Menu" button (button on top of ZT-180 that looks like volume down). You can also turn on ZT-180 and press "Menu" when it shows "Press ENTER/MENU to update"
- rest is automatic
If you want to flash only kernel, just copy zImage file in zt-update directory. Same for other parts.
For 0415 ROM and later
- Same as above - except files should include the following:
- clear_data_part - *If you want the data partition cleared, if you don't, don't include/create this 0 byte command/file.
- system.tar.bz - (Android System Image)
- zImage - (USB Mass Storage Kernel)
- zImage_adb - (ADB Kernel)
- zImage_update - You need to use the one from update folder first to create the sdcard.img, then you can use the one from usr folder.
- ZT_Bx.boot
Rooting
There are two easy ways to root the ZT-180
Universal Androot App
The easiest way to root -
- Visit this SITE and download the latest version of Universal Androot
- Copy the Universal Androot APK file to a micro SD card on your PC
- Remove the micro SD card from your PC
- Insert the micro SD card into your ZT-180
- Use a file browser to locate the Universal Androot APK file on the micro SD card
- Install the Universal Androot App
- Run the Universal Androot App
or
Goto iBeau.net's TxPower Fix & Easy root page and follow the directions listed there.
Note: When rooting Froyo, choose the Do not install Superuser option, then Root (you may need to do this twice). Do not install the SuperUser app afterwards or update the su binary (it will unroot you). Permissions should be given automatically without the SuperUser app if rooted properly with UniversalandRoot 1.6.1.
Using ADB and SDK
This site explains another way to root - Rooting using ADB
Copy files to internal device storage or SD Card
This thread describes how to copy files from a PC to the internal storage partition (/nand) of ~1.3GB of storage space or SD Card - Copy files to /nand or SD Card
Installing Flash
This thread has information on getting flash to work - Flash Lite working on ZT-180
Or if you are running a Froyo ROM, you can download and install this Adobe Flash Player 10.1 app - flash_player.apk
Swap
This thread has information on using swap on the ZT-180 - Swap on ZT-180
To find out what swap is read this Swap Definition
tsukaza's method to allow the swap to come on early and let the system load apps with the swap active. These are the steps:
1. open terminal
2. su
3. dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdcard/external-sdcard/swapfile.swp bs=1024 count=65536
use 1024 x size ( 1024 x 64 = 65536 ). this will initialize the file.
4. busybox mkswap /mnt/sdcard/external-sdcard/swapfile.swp
Turn the file into a swapfile
5. busybox swapon /mnt/sdcard/external-sdcard/swapfile.swp
Turn on the swap space
6. busybox free
This will show you the system memory status
7. Now you need a package named "autostart.apk" not "autostarts.apk"
8. Create a file /data/opt/autostart.sh containing this -->
#!/system/bin/sh
/system/bin/busybox swapon /mnt/sdcard/external-sdcard/swapfile.swp
exit
9. chmod 777 /data/opt/autostart.sh
10. reboot
11. open terminal
12. su
13. busybox free
Good luck
Wifi
This section describes different wifi mods
ADHOC Support
jtbnet's thread describing how to set up ADHOC support - jtbnet's ADHOC thread
HAL9000's thread describing his ZT-180 Adhoc Switcher App with download links - HAL9000's thread
raits999's thread describing his wpa_supplicant replacement file with download - raits999's thread
Improved Reception
Here is an informative thread on improving wifi reception - Improve wifi
Solder Points for a RT3070
Ceramic Chip Mod
Transmitter Power Mod
Here is an informative site explaining an easy way to lower your wifi tx power - txPower fix
Speeding up Wifi/3G Mod
Here is an informative tip on how to increase the speed of the wifi or 3G on the tablet Speed up wifi/3G fix
3G USB Sticks
This thread lists compatible 3G USB sticks - USB 3G Compatibility
HUAWEI How-To
Confia's HUAWEI Manual - Huawei Manual
Upgrade the Battery
The ZT-180 ships with two 2000mah 7.4 volt batteries giving the unit (as tested)
- 4.5 hours watching movies with wifi off
- 4 hours surfing the net
This thread explains how to properly upgrade the battery with up to 8.5 hours of battery time - Upgrade the battery
Click here to view all of teslabe's Battery Mod Pictures
Bluetooth Audio Dongle Mod
teslabe modded his case and installed an internal bluetooth audio dongle. Audio Bluetooth Mod
Keyboard Layout Mod
Keyboard Layout Files (qwerty.kl) & A more current thread dealing with the qwerty.kl file
Streaming video or music
These threads describes how to set up streaming video or music with TVersity - Tversity, Act 1 player and handbrake or Streaming Video or Music
Precautions for handling the ZT-180
There are some things you should look out for when using your ZT-180
Fragile LAN USB port
Several people have broken off their LAN USB port rendering it useless. Thanks to their lessons, we can better handle our device when using the LAN dongle - Fragile LAN USB port
Getting Android ID from Emulator
This video is a supplement to the "Fix Market For Slates" Wiki
Google Market
If you flash your software to version 101013 or later, Market should be fully functioning. If you have created an Android ID on your phone or through the Emulator all you will have to do is to log into Market on the ZT-180 with your Google Account credentials.
If you prefer to run a previous version of firmware, there are several ways to get Market working also.
100929
There are a few methods for getting Google Market working
Several require RPM's Script so download it here - RPMScript 1.2
Christian Buchner's System Image
Christian has created a new system image for 0929. You can watch how-to video for flashing market and flash it the same way as 0827 but use the 0929 ZT and Christian's ROMs instead of the 0827 ROMs.
More information can be found here -
Christian Buchner's System Image
omarahum's way
- This method worked for me
This post by omarahum explains another way to get Google Market working - omarahum's market procedure
Tsukaza's Way
This post from tsukaza explains how he got it to work - tsukasa's market procedure
Christian Buchner's second way
Christian Buchner has this to say -
the 0926 and 0929 firmware images have some library permissions set too strictly such that some Google Apps will fail (no market downloads, com.google.android.gapps process crashes)
these adb commands fix it (copied straight from RPMscript by the way, they can be issued through OTG cable safely)
- adb remount
- adb shell chmod 777 /system/build.prop /system/app/* /system/lib/* /system/framework/* /system/etc/permissions/*
- adb shell chown system.system /system/build.prop /system/app/* /system/lib/* /system/framework/* /system/etc/permissions/*
and then -
Someone pointed out to me that one also needs to push ContactsProvider.apk and Contacts.apk to /system/app to avoid the crashes.
For some unknown reason Zenithink omitted these from their release.
100827
There are three different ways to install Google Market on version 100827
Christian Buchner's System Image
The Omen created a video located here - Market with 100827
This link describes Christian Buchner's system image Christian Buchner's Post
Once you've downloaded the system image file, open burntool settings and browse to it under the choice for "system" and flash like normal.
Then, in a DOS window type:
adb shell sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.googleapps/databases/gls.db "update meta set intvalue='YOUR_ANDROID_ID_HERE' where name='androidId';"
Click the link below for an example -
Tupa's Script
Tupa's Script - Tupa's Script Post (Click on the word "that" in the post.)
RPM's Script
RPM's Post on XDA describing his script - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7924998&postcount=695
- Note - Market would not work until the date was set correctly
- Note - Didn't need to run Market Enabler with the new system.img file
- Note - I also got the server error but I was finally able to connect and download after waiting awhile.
Other upgrades
Changing boot animation
This site explains how to change the boot animation - Change Boot Animation
Changing boot logo
rezmus's Custom Boot Logo Thread
Themes / User Interface
How To Change Status Bar Icons, Remove No Signal Icon Or use the UOT Online Kitchen
Screen Protectors
Cases
USB peripherals
Wallpapers
Someone was kind enough to create some wallpapers that fit the ZT-180 - Wallpapers
Accessories
This is a thread where you can show off your accessories for the ZT-180 - Show off your ZT-180 accessories
Android & ADB Basics
Click here to learn some basics about Android (i.e. deleting icons/shortcuts from the home page, uninstalling apps, etc) and how to connect using ADB and list of Basic ADB commands.
Android Basics
Adding apps/shortcuts to the home page
Removing apps/shortcuts from home page
Installing Apps to your ZT-180
Removing apps from your ZT-180
ROM Apps & Services that can be safely removed
Finding Firmware Build Date
ADB Basics
Preparation
Commands to Connect
Some Basic ADB Commands
Applications from Market (Apps)
This section lists applications available from the Market as well as those that are not in the Market.
- NOTE- Not all the applications on this list may be available from Market. Some may have expired from Market or were developed independently of Market. If you do not find an app in Market, check the link at the bottom of the list.
Working Apps
Apps
- Android Comic Viewer
- Aldiko - Book reader
- Citrix Reciever
- Documents to Go
- Dolphin HD Browser
- ES File Explorer - Can use this to stream audio from my Media PC
- ESPN
- Google Sky Maps
- Kindle
- Laputa - Book reader
- mVideoPlayer
- MyLetter YouTube - MyLetter App.MOV - Handwriting
- nswPlayer - Use this and TVersity to stream video or music to my ZT-180 Setup TVersity for Streaming to Android
- QuickOffice
- Real Player
- SwiftKey - Keyboard
- swiFTP
- Tapatalk - Free version
- The Weather Channel
- TuneIn Radio
- Twidroid
- Wifi Analyzer
- Wootwatcher
- YouTube
Games
- 250+ Solitaire Collection
- 3Banana
- 4Players Reactor
- Angry Birds
- Astro
- At Bat '10
- Beatdown Boxing
- Bebbled
- Blow Up
- Bonsai Blast - similar to Zuma on pc.
- Build-a-lot
- Chess
- Farm Frenzy
- Feed the Bunny
- Fruit Ninja
- Gem Miner
- GameBoid
- gensoid
- Guitar Hero 5
- Homerun Battle 3D
- iDemolished - similar to Blow Up.
- Invadroid
- Jewels
- Live Scores
- Mechanics Touch
- Moron Test
- nesoid
- Nethack
- Ohio State Football
- OKCupid
- Papa Stacker
- Paper Toss
- Pinball
- Plants vs Zombies
- Pocket Racing
- Radiant
- Shoot U
- Space Physics - very nice game where you draw on screen to solve a puzzle.
- Speed Skater
- Solitaire
- Super Tumble
- Super Boom
- TextTwist Turbo
- The Inferno
- Traffic Rush
- USA Capitals
- Wave Blazer
Not fully functional
- Bust-A-Move - Not full screen
- Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2009 - Not full screen
- Jewel - only in portrait orientation
- Kitten Cannon - Can't move cannon up or down
- Robo Defense - Landscape only
- Quake 3 - slow low frames but full screen
- USA Today - portrait orientation only
- Yahoo Fantasy Football '10
- ToonWarz - would have been great except that it's difficult to control with this flaky touchscreen, otherwise it works.
- The Plateau - not full screen
- Talking Cat (free) - hangs after a while, especially quickly if MIC is used. May cause FC.
Apps that don't work
- Civ4
- Firefox Mobile (Fennec) beta 4
- Fishin' 2 Go
- Fring - VoIP
- Hang-Man
- Swype
- Zenoria
- Labyrinth
ZT-180 Apps Download! (www.zt180apps.co.uk)
OMarahum's MediaFire Shared Zenithink Files and Backup APKs
Firmware Updates we would like to see
- Password required before bootup
- Stable screen touch
- Stable wifi
- Fix audio quality (crackling)
- Add CIF/SAMBA
Troubleshooting
This section will cover troubleshooting issues as them come up in the forum -
How to setup your tablet to run smoothly
- Q: I just got the ZT-180, what am I supposed to do to make it run better?
- A: What should you do after you get your zt-180?
Stuck on _ A N D R O I D during boot up
- Q: My device is stuck on A N D R O I D during boot up, what can I do?
- A: Stuck during boot up
How to open case for inspection or repair
- Q: How can I open my ZT-180
- A: Open case for inspection or repair
How to know your firmware version
- Q: How to know your firmware version?
- A: Finding Firmware Build Date
1024x567 vs. 1024x600
- Q: My ZT-180 shipped with 20100830 firmware, am I special?
- A: Info about 100830 Firmware
How to test the microphone
- Q: How can I test my microphone?
- A: Test the microphone
How to fix a damaged pixel
- Q: How can I fix a damaged pixel?
- A: Damaged Pixel
How to turn off airplane mode
- Q: I put my device into Airplane mode, how can I get it out?
- A: Turn off airplane mode
How to clean under the screen
- Q: There are a lot of dust particles under my screen, how can I clean it?
- A: Dirt and dust under your screen? how hiddenevil fixed his ZT-180
How to fix a blank screen with nothing displaying (only LED light is on)
- Q: When I press the power button, the screen is completely black, only the blue LED light goes on, how can I fix this?
- A: Completely black screen on ZT-180? - Reimar (pisthai)s detailed fix on how to reinsert the display ribbon into the PCB
How to run Adobe Flash on the ZT-180
- Q: Can the ZT-180 run Adobe Flash 10.1?
- A: If you running a Froyo ROM, then yes, with this flash player apk
How to make the stock browser default to a Desktop view instead of Mobile
- Q: Can I make the stock browser stop openning web pages in mobile view by default?
- A: Yes you can! Open the stock browser and in the url input field type about:default. Then open the menu and go to settings (More tab), you should see a lot of new options that weren't there before. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and select UAString, and you shoud be able to select which default view you want (Android, Desktop, or iPhone).
How to make Market show more Apps
- Q: My Market doesn't show me all the apps it used to, is there a fix for that?
- A: Yes! You can try two things - 1) Market Fix Video on Youtube about clearing Framework and Market data/cache or 2) Change your Fingerprint and clear Framework and Market data/cache Post on XDA
SDcard not being recognized when tablet is fully booted
- Q: I'm using a current ROM (20110415 or later) and my sdcard suddenly stopped working/being recognized by the tablet. How can I fix that?
- A: Please read the following post Problems with external SDcard. Pretty much, only have the zImage_update (from update_yaffs folder) in your zt-update folder and flash as usual so the tablet can rebuild the sdcard.img that may have gotten corrupted. It may take a while, but it should reboot after it's finished automatically, do not interupt the process, allow it to complete and reboot on it's own.
SDcard not being recognized when trying to flash a ROM
- Q: I'm trying to flash a ROM onto the tablet via the sdcard method, but it keeps saying that there is no zImage_update file found, even though I know I put it in the zt-update folder. How can I fix that?
- A: Most likely, it's the way the sdcard was formatted that is causing it not to be read correctly by the tablet. Please read the following post Herkfrog's suggestion on formatting the sdcard prior to flashing.
Other Useful Pictures and Information
Look for Bad Solder Joints
Inductor Problem
PWM
Debug/Serial Port on ZT180
jtag + serial is cn7 1 tdo 2 rtck(pd) 3 tck(pd) 4 tms(pl) 5 gnd 6 3v3 7 3v3 8 gnd 9 rst(pd/pl) 10 tdi(pl) 11 rxd 12 txd pd: pull down pl: pull up 3v3 tp33 gnd tp46 rtck t22/tp47 tck t64/tp48 rst t63/tp49 tdo t30/tp50 tms t28/tp51 tdi t23/tp52 rx t11/tp53 tx t10/tp54 Serial Port Info Source
IC Reset U8 on ZT180 to remove for longer Battery Life
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