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NEWBIE and LOST

Ok so I'm new to android! Thinking about purchasing the G tablet. I have read the following articles plus some
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827209
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
I don't understand the process first.
Do I setup ADB, root, then install clockworkmod, then custom rom vegantab, tnt or whatever?

I'm a total newbie to android and I just did all that last week.
I put clockwork and vegan on and then did the market fix, all following your second link. It works brilliantly.
I would ignore that first link you posted.

goog64 said:
I'm a total newbie to android and I just did all that last week.
I put clockwork and vegan on and then did the market fix, all following your second link. It works brilliantly.
I would ignore that first link you posted.
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Exactly. I did this all last week too. Follow the second thread. Good luck and have fun

Much thanks.. The motorola xoom will be coming out soon with honeycomb. Samsung and LG are also producing honeycomb 3.0 android tablets. do you think i should just wait? I just wonder if the g tablet is upgradeable to 3.0

I followed the 2nd link you posted paying attention to all the details and had it running with Vegan 5.1.1 in less than an hour.

yes it seems hard at first but jsut reread everything and you will be fine.

cjohns79ut said:
Much thanks.. The motorola xoom will be coming out soon with honeycomb. Samsung and LG are also producing honeycomb 3.0 android tablets. do you think i should just wait? I just wonder if the g tablet is upgradeable to 3.0
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It's my personal belief the GTAB will run Honeycomb quite nicely!!

tekrhino said:
It's my personal belief the GTAB will run Honeycomb quite nicely!!
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I bet my money on it. Thats why I purchased it

[Q] Factory Reset Data?

I bought my g tablet in late November and as a newbie I managed to get it to the point that it ran flash, played angry birds and had the Google market from the great help I found on these threads. I ran out of free time to tweak it and muddle through the technical speak in the threads so now I am unsure if I can update the TnT version or if I should factory reset and follow one of the great newbie threads on this site to update since I can't remember exactly what I did to get where I am with it. Please be gentle- I know I'm a spaz and should have paid more attention to the steps I took originally.

brandyc said:
I bought my g tablet in late November and as a newbie I managed to get it to the point that it ran flash, played angry birds and had the Google market from the great help I found on these threads. I ran out of free time to tweak it and muddle through the technical speak in the threads so now I am unsure if I can update the TnT version or if I should factory reset and follow one of the great newbie threads on this site to update since I can't remember exactly what I did to get where I am with it. Please be gentle- I know I'm a spaz and should have paid more attention to the steps I took originally.
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Settings about tablet.....what version are you running?

Below is the information in the About Tablet section of the settings. I'm running LauncherPro instead of the stock dashboard.
Android OS Version 2.2
Tap UI Version 1.1-3588
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9-00000-10.8.2-dirty
[email protected] #16
Build Number FRF91

Yuuuuuuuuup
meXdroid Ghost Chilli

brandyc said:
Below is the information in the About Tablet section of the settings. I'm running LauncherPro instead of the stock dashboard.
Android OS Version 2.2
Tap UI Version 1.1-3588
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9-00000-10.8.2-dirty
[email protected] #16
Build Number FRF91
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Ok u r running the latest stock version. A new version 3991 is in testing now and may be out soon. A major change with many of the changes in roebeets enhancement pack. I would just wait a few days.

Ok- Thanks so much for your help!

brandyc,
I agree. If your time and memory are limited -- and your G-Tablet is working well -- leave well enough alone.
All the current ROMs have their unique features, but in the end there is getting to be less and less difference in the alternate ROMs and stock. It's fun to play, but not necessary!
I have two tablets -- one on TNT Lite 5.0.1 and one stock 3991. Both work great!
Rev

How-to Videos for new Gtab owners

After hearing there will be another new 10K gtablet owners, some of them may want to install custom ROMs on it. There are plenty of instructions and help all over the gtablet forums. However, I am one of those people who do not like to read a lot... So.. here you go..
Good Luck and thanks Roebeet, ehunyadi, Zentath, evocre8r and pensacolacomps.
Installing clockworkmod and TntLite 4.2
http://www.youtube.com/user/ehunyadi#p/u/6/mY_FvJnWNEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27oDBi-x760&feature=related
Restore G-tablet using nvflash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2tgEBQRIU
From Tnt lite to Vegan (include Google Market fix)
http://www.youtube.com/user/ehunyadi#p/u/13/0uSYuOZxilk
Notion Ink Adam Gtablet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKWeVY_pOEs&feature=related
Viewsonic G-Tablet G-Tab GTab G Tablet Tutorial Marketplace Fix
http://www.youtube.com/user/ehunyadi#p/u/16/S1kVNcvwI8k
Other interesting videos
Viewsonic G-Tablet G-Tab GTab Physical Keyboard and Mouse
http://www.youtube.com/user/ehunyadi#p/u/11/x8uimIS36nY
Gtablet Stand - how to
http://www.youtube.com/user/ehunyadi#p/u/5/cGMIAPdysKg
Skype
http://www.youtube.com/user/ehunyadi#p/u/7/y-BSRJaWBAk
Viewsonic G-Tablet transfer files from computer to gtablet via wireless network
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_4GyCsHTk
Viewsonic G Tablet as an E-Reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBemZ4kyF40&feature=related
Viewsonic G Tablet Review - Connect Wii Remote and Play Games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ia9eXgGXzk&feature=related
Viewsonic G-Tablet 3G via Wireless Tether to Droid 1 using Barnacle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DCKDCL-JJ4

Thanks, this is very much appreciated

Thx man I'm gonna save this and wait for my gtab to come in, I ordered yesterday. I'm one of the 10,000 but yea I greatly appreciate and it will definitely help me.

Me too!!! Very nice videos. It will be a second g tab (wife liked so much that I can barely put my hands on.... btw she like the stock rom ....) this one will have a diferent rom.

thanks so much! very helpful!

Thanks!
Is there a video showing how to load Vegan from stock?

Yea Vegan isnt included, guessing mate your just using tnt lite ?

great job dude!

clankfu said:
Thanks!
Is there a video showing how to load Vegan from stock?
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The step is very similar to install TNT lite. Instead of using the TNT lite.zip file, replace it with the vegan.5.1.zip file.
The key is make sure you get the correct version of clockworkmod.

tyy10002 said:
The step is very similar to install TNT lite. Instead of using the TNT lite.zip file, replace it with the vegan.5.1.zip file.
The key is make sure you get the correct version of clockworkmod.
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Is there a different version of Clockworkmod for Vegan?

Thanks, very useful.

clankfu said:
Is there a different version of Clockworkmod for Vegan?
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there are updated version of clockworkmod but the one we recommend is ClockworkMod 0.8. please take a look at the first page of this thread and it includes the correct version of clockworkdmod.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
I would suggest to read through the instructions and watch the how-to videos few times before flashing a new ROM. Good luck!

tyy10002 said:
there are updated version of clockworkmod but the one we recommend is ClockworkMod 0.8. please take a look at the first page of this thread and it includes the correct version of clockworkdmod.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
I would suggest to read through the instructions and watch the how-to videos few times before flashing a new ROM. Good luck!
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thank you sir

Waiting for my woot Gtablet to arrive. Setup questions.

Hi all. My wife and i ordered two of the g tablets yesterday, and ive been reading the forums here since then. Im familiar with cwm, backups and flashing roms via my Fascinate.
Ive read through alot of the posts and watched a few of ehunyadi's videos on loading clockwork and roms, which are very informative. Im thinking of going with vegan 5.1 but before i load ill be making sure to check the firmware, if im running 1.1-3588 i should be good to go according to the woot purchasers post here.
Before i load any roms, should i repartition my internal sdcard?
Any other recommendations to prep my new tab when it arrives are appreciated.
thanks in advance !!!
Therent

Click my name and find "All threads started by Rick in LA." In my case, "all" = 1 and it's essentially the same question as yours (though the answers aren't really...definitive).

Found it !!
Thanks alot man !!!!

[Q] What is a stock ROM?

I recently got a XOOM (U.S. WIFI-only) in July. It came shipped with 3.0.1
Within a day, it got updated to 3.1
and within about a week it went to 3.2
I wish to root my XOOM and eventually put on TIAMAT 2.1
When I go to the XDA forum it seems I need to get to "stock" 3.1 first.
I am guessing that this means I need to do a factory reset on my XOOM
to get back to 3.0.1 then do the update to 3.1
Once I am able to do this I should be able to follow their instructions
and root my device. Is this correct?
On a related matter, if someone were to purchase a XOOM now and it came
with 3.2, would they be unable to root the device?
Thanks.

cfh said:
I recently got a XOOM (U.S. WIFI-only) in July. It came shipped with 3.0.1
Within a day, it got updated to 3.1
and within about a week it went to 3.2
I wish to root my XOOM and eventually put on TIAMAT 2.1
When I go to the XDA forum it seems I need to get to "stock" 3.1 first.
I am guessing that this means I need to do a factory reset on my XOOM
to get back to 3.0.1 then do the update to 3.1
Once I am able to do this I should be able to follow their instructions
and root my device. Is this correct?
On a related matter, if someone were to purchase a XOOM now and it came
with 3.2, would they be unable to root the device?
Thanks.
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Hey there! No need to go to downgrade or anything any longer if you would like to root. Team Tiamat themselves have released a universal rooting tool that will root any Xoom regardless of the country it came from, model, or Honeycomb version. It can be found here.
Also: You might want to check out my Xoom Heaven thread after you are rooted. It would be perfect for a new Xoom rooter. You can find the link in my sig below, or by going here.
Good luck!

Can you get Tiamat 2.1 when you have stock 3.2? Or does the stock ROM not matter at all since it's getting replaced?

kettlecorn said:
Can you get Tiamat 2.1 when you have stock 3.2? Or does the stock ROM not matter at all since it's getting replaced?
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You cannot do that until you gain root access first. That's how you get there in the first place: a stock rooted Rom.
So, no.. the stock Rom does not matter. As long as you have root access on it, all is well.

diablo2224,
You are a life saver! Prior to my post I spent a couple of hours going through all
the posts of rooting the xoom in this article:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170760
It was here I felt the need to understand what "stock" meant -- however, when I
registered I was told that I cannot post to that thread
So I posted here.
I checked out your Xoom Heaven and was blown away! Great Job!
After I submitted my post, I thought to myself that after I rooted my Xoom I would
put together something like what you have done -- looks like you beat me
to it. Bravo!
It looks like you put a lot of work into it ... so I feel extra lucky that somehow you
found the time to even read my question.
Thanks again.

cfh said:
diablo2224,
You are a life saver! Prior to my post I spent a couple of hours going through all
the posts of rooting the xoom in this article:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170760
It was here I felt the need to understand what "stock" meant -- however, when I
registered I was told that I cannot post to that thread
So I posted here.
I checked out your Xoom Heaven and was blown away! Great Job!
After I submitted my post, I thought to myself that after I rooted my Xoom I would
put together something like what you have done -- looks like you beat me
to it. Bravo!
It looks like you put a lot of work into it ... so I feel extra lucky that somehow you
found the time to even read my question.
Thanks again.
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Hey, no problem! It's what I do around here. Glad you got it all sorted out, and yes... Xoom Heaven is a lot of work indeed. I'm nowhere near finished, but as it stands I have made great progress.
Of course I read your question. When I'm not working on something I'm looking around for people to help out. Cheers!
Also: Since I am in charge of Xoom Heaven... feel free to ask me any root questions, or anything else Xoom related on my thread there. I'll be happy to do my best to assist you.