There were tears of joy at the Notion Ink Adam launch, but also tears of shame, as owners of the long-awaited Pixel Qi tablet who downloaded the very first OTA update had their slate brutally bricked. Thankfully, the Notion Ink team appears to have issued a speedy fix, as you can download the ROM directly from the company's website and flash it the comfort of your own home. Assuming you've got a Windows or Linux PC handy, it's only an 80MB download away, and you'll find file links and a detailed set of instructions right after the break. We'll also note that this gives the hacker community an intriguing opportunity to peek through the Adam's code -- if you find anything interesting, be sure to let us know!

How to flash your Adam and get it working again


Please read this whole document before proceeding.

You need to have the following items
1. A Windows or Linux PC
2. The Notion Ink Adam you wish to flash

1. Windows PC, LCD Adam
2. Windows PC, Pixel Qi Adam
3. Linux PC, LCD Adam
4. Linux PC, Pixel Qi Adam

Here's a summary of what you'll be doing:
1. On your PC, extract the Adam Recovery Kit.
2. Restart your Adam in "Force Recovery" mode and connect it to the PC.




3. INSTALL DRIVERS (Windows only)
Your Windows PC will show a notification that a device "APX" has been detected. If you get a "Found new hardware" dialog box asking where to install drivers from - choose "list or specific location". If you don't get this dialog, open the Device Manager via System in the Control Panel, find and double-click the "APX" device, and click the update driver button. Select the "usbpcdriver" folder inside the extracted Adam Recovery Kit as the driver location. You may receive a warning that the driver is not certified or signed by Windows – choose to install it anyway.

You're now ready to flash your Adam. Make sure that the USB cable is connected securely. To begin the process under Windows, run the "download.bat" batch file from the folder where you extracted the Recovery Kit. If you're using Linux, open a console window at the folder containing the extracted Recovery Kit, and run ./ Your device screen will show that



Thanks for your continued support

Team Notion Ink


PSA: Notion Ink Adam can be unbricked, and here's the 80MB fix