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== Specs == | == Specs == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:22, 7 February 2016
"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."
This page will be dedicated to the hardware specifications, descriptions, and information related to the Vizio Co-Star (VAP430).
Purchase
Buying Google TV devices is expensive and, in a lot of cases our testing leads to bricked equipment. If you would like to help support our group, site, and research please use one of the links below to purchase your next Google TV.
Purchase the Vizio Co-Star at Amazon
Specs
- Marvell Armada 1500(88de3100)1[1] 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, with a 750 MHz GPU2
- 1 GB DDR3 Memory
- 4 GB Samsung Flash NAND - K9GBG08U0A-SCBO
- Single USB Port
- IR Blaster
Mainboard
Connections / Connectors / Switches
- CN1 - UART (115200 8n1)
- CN3 - SPI?
- CN4 - WiFi / BT
- CN5 - JTAG?
- 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 Exploitee.rs team demonstrated a root for the Vizio Co-Star on the latest fimware. Source
There is some documentation at:
