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*U2.3.1 - Adds 5.1 Surround Sound
*U2.3.1 - Adds 5.1 Surround Sound
== Root Demo ==
On August 25th the GTVHacker team demonstrated a root for the Vizio Co-Star on the latest fimware. [http://twitter.com/cj_000_/status/239583826463035392/ Source]
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Revision as of 16:52, 27 August 2012

"Although the information we release has been verified and shown to work to the best our knowledge, we cant be held accountable for bricked devices or roots gone wrong."

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This page will be dedicated to the hardware specifications, descriptions, and information related to the Vizio Co-Star (VAP430).

Specs

  • Marvell Armada 1500(88de3100)1 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, with a 750 MHz GPU2
  • 1 GB DDR3 Memory
  • 4 GB Samsung Flash NAND - K9GBG08U0A-SCBO

Mainboard

Connections / Connectors / Switches

  • CN1 - (SPI / JTAG)?
  • CN5 - (SPI / JTAG)?
  • CN3 - UART (115200 8n1)
  • CN4 - Wifi
  • CN6 - USB
  • SW1 - Reboot
  • SW2 - Factory Reset (recovery?)

Updates

Vizio uses a custom update method, like on their TV's and Tablets. Specifically the updates are provided thru Update Logic (ULI), and are pulled from the ULI servers, then decrypted. After decryption, the box is booted into recovery, the update is verified (it's a normal GTV update at this point), then installed.

Update History

  • U01.002.001 - Initial Factory Version
  • U2.2.7 - First Update
  • U2.3.1 - Adds 5.1 Surround Sound

Root Demo

On August 25th the GTVHacker team demonstrated a root for the Vizio Co-Star on the latest fimware. Source