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Hey there hope this is the right place for this ... Just want to report something that has happened. I am currently unable to use the G tablet stock vanilla TnT... any clue as to why this would happen? I dont really use it anyway however should this be resolved? and would it affect the tablet in the long run if not addressed? I use Launcher pro and the tablet forces itself to that when "home" force closes. I would like to try the TnT lite however am not confident about it.
Do i need to root the device before i hold the power button and vol +? to flash the new rom ( it bugs me that this is all i have to do to put in a custom rom. it seems to easy, unless it is that easy)
Will i lose all the files, PDF's, and documents that i have on it once i flash the new rom ?
As you can see im a noob to Android. Thanks for advice and guidance in advanced and patients.
Follow the instructions in the alternate gtab firmware post. It worked great for me. I would suggest installing cwm so you can back up your existing firmware.
My update would force close during download on the stock firmware. I finally got it to work by minimizing the pop up that displayed the progress. For some reason the screen would crash the download.
Your files should be there but you will lose all user settings and installed apps when you do the factory reset.
This is a common issue with stock, and TnT Lite. The user data seems to be very unstable once you upgrade to different firmware.
The "easiest" thing to do is just wipe the user data. However, if there is certain data you need to keep, I would recommend the excellent Titanium Backup. The only caveat is that the device has to be rooted, to use it.
roebeet said:
The only caveat is that the device has to be rooted, to use it.
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And Z4root does this easily. Just install and click "root".
RyuFDAC01 said:
Hey there hope this is the right place for this ... Just want to report something that has happened. I am currently unable to use the G tablet stock vanilla TnT... any clue as to why this would happen? I dont really use it anyway however should this be resolved? and would it affect the tablet in the long run if not addressed? I use Launcher pro and the tablet forces itself to that when "home" force closes. I would like to try the TnT lite however am not confident about it.
Do i need to root the device before i hold the power button and vol +? to flash the new rom ( it bugs me that this is all i have to do to put in a custom rom. it seems to easy, unless it is that easy)
Will i lose all the files, PDF's, and documents that i have on it once i flash the new rom ?
As you can see im a noob to Android. Thanks for advice and guidance in advanced and patients.
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Tntlite is that easy I was surprised. Too since rooting my HTC hero a year and a half ago was so much more hands on
Hey guys.... first off thanks for the advice it worked great it was easy to do... flashed TnT lite and was excited.... i attempted to pull an app from freewareloversDOTcom and was stuck in downloading status for some time even with a good wifi signal... This is where all hell broke loose ....the file i wanted never downloaded.... then the pic gallery forced closed then the launcher forced closed and had to shut down now now its in bootloop....I attempted to power and vol + but nothing happened in fact got a triangle !.... what is needed now.....
LOL at the entire situation this was my fear..... please if someone with extreme patients can list or point to a noob friendly thread on what i need to do
i have a microSD card can that be used read somewhere that i may need that.....
I thank you guys VERY VERY MUCH appreciate this
Hey guys.... first off thanks for the advice it worked great it was easy to do... flashed TnT lite and was excited.... i attempted to pull an app from freewareloversDOTcom and was stuck in downloading status for some time even with a good wifi signal... This is where all hell broke loose ....the file i wanted never downloaded.... then the pic gallery forced closed then the launcher forced closed and had to shut down now now its in bootloop....I attempted to power and vol + but nothing happened in fact got a triangle !.... what is needed now.....
LOL at the entire situation this was my fear..... please if someone with extreme patients can list or point to a noob friendly thread on what i need to do
i have a microSD card can that be used read somewhere that i may need that.....
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I had a similar problem twice today (installed TnT Lite 2.02 and ran into boot loops). Here's how I recovered. Results may vary, so use at your own risk:
1. Download the vanilla restore from http://forum.tegratab.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16 (this is just to get the recovery\console file unless you want to manually create it).
2. Download the updated stock TnT from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9362168&postcount=35
3. Extract the "recovery" folder from gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1.
4. In the recovery folder there is a file called "command" with no extension. Open this file with a text editor (eg. notepad) and edit the line so "SDCARD" says "SDCARD2" instead. Save it and ensure you do not add any extension. It should look like this:
--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
5. Rename the "update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip" from step 2 to "update.zip".
6. Copy the entire recovery folder with the edited "command" file from step 4 and the "update.zip" from step 5 to the root of your MicroSD card. It's important that the contents on the root of your MicroSD ends up with:
/update.zip
/recovery/command
7. Put the MicroSD in your gTablet.
8. Power on while holding the Volume Up button until you see a message regarding recovery.
9. You should see a graphic showing package box with a progress bar after a short time.
10. Wait until it completes and the unit will restart.
11. If all goes well, you should be back to stock TnT with the last OTA update.
If you are wondering why I just didn't use the gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1, it's because it didn't help me. I initially used the same general method above with the gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1, but my gTablet still continued to boot loop. After a fair amount of panicking and looking over all of the threads here, I found that gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip added ClockWork Recovery so I was able to use this to copy over the update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip to my internal SD, install it, and get my gTablet working again. When the problem happened the second time, I used the method above and it worked for me.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
dcom222 said:
I had a similar problem twice today (installed TnT Lite 2.02 and ran into boot loops). Here's how I recovered. Results may vary, so use at your own risk:
1. Download the vanilla restore from http://forum.tegratab.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16 (this is just to get the recover\console file unless you want to manually create it).
2. Download the updated stock TnT from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9362168&postcount=35
3. Extract the "recovery" folder from gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1.
4. In the recovery folder there is a file called "command" with no extension. Open this file with a text editor (eg. notepad) and edit the line so "SDCARD" says "SDCARD2" instead. Save it and ensure you do not add any extension. It should look like this:
--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
5. Rename the "update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip" from step 2 to "update.zip".
6. Copy the entire recovery folder with the edited "command" file from step 4 and the "update.zip" from step 5 to the root of your MicroSD card. It's important that the contents on the root of your MicroSD ends up with:
/update.zip
/recover/command
7. Put the MicroSD in your gTablet.
8. Power on while holding the Volume Up button until you see a message regarding recovery.
9. You should see a graphic showing package box with a progress bar after a short time.
10. Wait until it completes and the unit will restart.
11. If all goes well, you should be back to stock TnT with the last OTA update.
If you are wondering why I just didn't use the gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1, it's because it didn't help me. I initially used the same general method above with the gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1, but my gTablet still continued to boot loop. After a fair amount of panicking and looking over all of the threads here, I found that gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip added ClockWork Recovery so I was able to use this to copy over the update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip to my internal SD, install it, and get my gTablet working again. When the problem happened the second time, I used the method above and it worked for me.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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Dude thank you so much for your effort in this !!!!! gonna try this as soon as i put my baby to sleep.... will let you know if this worked for me
dcom222 said:
I had a similar problem twice today (installed TnT Lite 2.02 and ran into boot loops). Here's how I recovered. Results may vary, so use at your own risk:
1. Download the vanilla restore from http://forum.tegratab.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16 (this is just to get the recover\console file unless you want to manually create it).
2. Download the updated stock TnT from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9362168&postcount=35
3. Extract the "recovery" folder from gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1.
4. In the recovery folder there is a file called "command" with no extension. Open this file with a text editor (eg. notepad) and edit the line so "SDCARD" says "SDCARD2" instead. Save it and ensure you do not add any extension. It should look like this:
--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
5. Rename the "update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip" from step 2 to "update.zip".
6. Copy the entire recovery folder with the edited "command" file from step 4 and the "update.zip" from step 5 to the root of your MicroSD card. It's important that the contents on the root of your MicroSD ends up with:
/update.zip
/recover/command
7. Put the MicroSD in your gTablet.
8. Power on while holding the Volume Up button until you see a message regarding recovery.
9. You should see a graphic showing package box with a progress bar after a short time.
10. Wait until it completes and the unit will restart.
11. If all goes well, you should be back to stock TnT with the last OTA update.
If you are wondering why I just didn't use the gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1, it's because it didn't help me. I initially used the same general method above with the gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip downloaded in step 1, but my gTablet still continued to boot loop. After a fair amount of panicking and looking over all of the threads here, I found that gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip added ClockWork Recovery so I was able to use this to copy over the update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip to my internal SD, install it, and get my gTablet working again. When the problem happened the second time, I used the method above and it worked for me.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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You mind if I steal these directions? It's more detailed than the one I wrote up on my TnT Lite post. I'd like to post it there (specifically the command file, as some people have issues understanding the "SDCARD2" change).
And thanks for posting your experiences to help the other users here!
roebeet said:
You mind if I steal these directions? It's more detailed than the one I wrote up on my TnT Lite post. I'd like to post it there (specifically the command file, as some people have issues understanding the "SDCARD2" change).
And thanks for posting your experiences to help the other users here!
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Please do if they look to be correct. Hopefully we'll see confirmation that these instructions work.
I appreciate all your work on the gTablet!
dcom222 said:
Please do if they look to be correct. Hopefully we'll see confirmation that these instructions work.
I appreciate all your work on the gTablet!
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Same here Roebeet thanks for your work...dcomm222 thanks again... So I tried to only install the TnTlite 2.0 from the microsd card, it read it, looked to have loaded it, and it went right into the bootloop again.... I really want TnT lite ......
so now i am going to try your method... fingers crossed
RyuFDAC01 said:
Same here Roebeet thanks for your work...dcomm222 thanks again... So I tried to only install the TnTlite 2.0 from the microsd card, it read it, looked to have loaded it, and it went right into the bootloop again.... I really want TnT lite ......
so now i am going to try your method... fingers crossed
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I had no luck trying to re-flash to 2.0X once I got in the boot loop - I couldn't get past it no matter what until I went back to stock. Once I was back at stock I could re-flash to 2.0X from the internal SD. I'm still trying to figure out what's getting me in the boot loop - everything seems to work great for a while.
Good luck!
dcom222 said:
I had no luck trying to re-flash to 2.0X once I got in the boot loop - I couldn't get past it no matter what until I went back to stock. Once I was back at stock I could re-flash to 2.0X from the internal SD. I'm still trying to figure out what's getting me in the boot loop - everything seems to work great for a while.
Good luck!
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GOT IT BACK!!!! geez man I was full on panic mode
have you flashed back to TnT lite back yet and how long does it last? Damn i am so tempted to go back im thinking it has something to do with what we attempted to load on the tablet ... i dont know just looking for a reason to Flash ....can this constant recovery flash do any damage to the tablet? I would like to try other Roms but dont want to mess my tablet up..
BTW i got this EUL when it rebooted especially sections 4.1 and 4.2 wtf!!! sorry about that but that is how i felt
Thanks again guys!!!!
RyuFDAC01 said:
GOT IT BACK!!!! geez man I was full on panic mode
have you flashed back to TnT lite back yet and how long does it last? Damn i am so tempted to go back im thinking it has something to do with what we attempted to load on the tablet ... i dont know just looking for a reason to Flash ....can this constant recovery flash do any damage to the tablet? I would like to try other Roms but dont want to mess my tablet up..
BTW i got this EUL when it rebooted especially sections 4.1 and 4.2 wtf!!! sorry about that but that is how i felt
Thanks again guys!!!!
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If I remember correctly, the stock firmware with the OTA update will prompt you to accept a license and prompt to set the time, etc....
I just flashed the TnT 2.02 again. So far it seems OK, however it did the first 2 times I did it as well. I followed all of the instructions at "forum.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=442691#post442691" except I substituted using roeboot's TnT. Once I did it I had everything working (flash, market, etc...). Both times the boot loop happened when I tried to install or uninstall something, and both times were after a few hours of use. I tried a third time and almost instantly got into a boot loop, but I think I got ahead of myself in that try and did some things out of order. The good thing is that I was able to recover each time.
Out of curiosity, did your tablet come with a gray or green cloth to clean the screen? The reason I ask is that I thought I had seen somewhere that this might be an indication of a difference in gTablets.
The EULA shows up with a new stock firmware - and yeah 4.1 / 4.2 kinda bugged me too. I never selected "I Agree" - fark that.
As for the boot loops, it seems that we still can't pin it down - maybe it's just random, I don't know.
Hi,
I was stuck after bootlooping using Cyanmod, then flashing NVflash still didnt fix the issue, this fix did it for me. Thanks for getting me back up & running. I will give another shot at using cyanmod now that I have all the files needed to get me back.
BTW< I have a green cloth. What does that mean?
Thanks,
Rich
dcom222 said:
If I remember correctly, the stock firmware with the OTA update will prompt you to accept a license and prompt to set the time, etc....
Out of curiosity, did your tablet come with a gray or green cloth to clean the screen? The reason I ask is that I thought I had seen somewhere that this might be an indication of a difference in gTablets.
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My tab came with a grey cloth... funny thing though I got mine on the second wave of shipments to sears... I NEVER had any issues with the time i just set it and it kept the time... I remembered that when these first came out that was a problem... i thought mine was diff because i never had any issues with time reseting itself... anyway Thanks again dude for your help hope i could play this forward to someone more noobier than me
Roebeet looking forward to your TnT lites...
dcom222 said:
After a fair amount of panicking and looking over all of the threads here, I found that gtab_full_vanilla_system_2010_11_09.zip added ClockWork Recovery so I was able to use this to copy over the update-smb_a1002-2967-user.zip to my internal SD, install it, and get my gTablet working again. When the problem happened the second time, I used the method above and it worked for me.
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I now have clockwork recovery installed... How do i copy the update.zip from external microsd to internal microsd... mounting sd-ext gives an error..
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(No such file or directory)
Error mounting SDEXT:!
Frustration levels are high with this device!!
Thanks!
a "me too" reboot problem
I was able to install TNT Lite 2.0, then 2.11. I got Clockwork Recovery installed as well.
The market would start, but if I did a search for obvious things like "Kindle", the market would give an error that it didn't exist in the market. Thinking it was the error situation described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845175
I applied those instructions, and rebooted.
Upon reboot, it ended up in a continual reboot loop.
Trying to do the start with volume+power, it brings up Clockwork Recovery, and when told to wipe data/factory reset, it stays in the reboot loop. When told to apply sdcard's update.zip, it looks only at the one on the internal sdcard, which is for CWR, and goes back into the loop.
At that point I setup a microSD with the information from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9439414&postcount=7
including changing the line from sdcard to sdcard2. Again it doesn't recognize that the internal sdcard2 is plugged in, and attempts to mount it with CWR (mount /sd-ext) yields the error:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(No such file or directory)
Error mounting SDEXT:!
So, unfortunately I'm at an impasse, like the previous poster. I just bought the tablet a couple of days ago, so I'm far from expert at tweaking it into working.
Any suggestions on what to do, are greatly appreciated.
PS - Bought the gtablet from Office Depot, and received a green cloth.
Boot into clockwork recovery and go to advanced and format SD, use the 2gb and 512mb I believe, then flash TNT or another rom. That fixed my boot loop.
So got my g tablet for christmas and as you have known i've been following this forum for a few weeks getting myself ready for this tablet it updated to the newest UI and now i cant seem to get clockwork installed on it, I tried even rooting it first with the z4root and still having issues with loading clockwork on it, i downloaded version that was recommended in the forum 8 and than extracted the files to the root of the sd card and now when i power it down and back up and press the power and the volume up button it goes to the typical box with the arrow in it coming out and than just boots up never loads up clockwork on the device.
the other issue im having is getting the market going the market fix is supposed to be to stop the market from running and the google services but when i go to settings and applications theres no manage application section in the new update to 3889 or whatever the version is, right now im running launcher pro so i got the vanilla android look just need the market working and to get the tnt lite or the vegan installed on it and obviously cant without clockwork, i've tried searching today and remember all the threads i've read before and for some reason i still cant seem to figure out what the issue is. i thought it would be as easy as rooting my droid but i guess i was wrong.
thanks for any advice you can offer up, other than not getting what i want to load on it so far its pretty damn good other than missing the market other than this gmarket that comes with it and not having a custom rom running yet.
Choice 1
Unzip cmod_v08.zip which can be found here (with instructions)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
place unzipped files on root of sdcard2
should look like this
/sdcard2/update.zip
/sdcard2/recovery/command
Reboot GTab and press Power/Vol +
Choice 2
Place update.zip and recovery folder on root of internal sdcard
/sdcard/update.zip
/sdcard/recovery/command
open "command" file with any text editor and change "SDCARD2" TO "SDCARD"
Reboot Gtab pressing Power / Vol+
To add gapps (Market,gmail etc)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885940
thebadfrog said:
Choice 1
Unzip cmod_v08.zip which can be found here (with instructions)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
place unzipped files on root of sdcard2
should look like this
/sdcard2/update.zip
/sdcard2/recovery/command
Reboot GTab and press Power/Vol +
Choice 2
Place update.zip and recovery folder on root of internal sdcard
/sdcard/update.zip
/sdcard/recovery/command
open "command" file with any text editor and change "SDCARD2" TO "SDCARD"
Reboot Gtab pressing Power / Vol+
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Thanks ill give that a try now, appreciate the help, once i have the clockwork mod installed and load up a rom than would i be able to see and do the market fix?
Check this link for adding to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885940
or juct check the Vegan thread or tnt lite thread
To get clockwork working I put it my micro SD card. There's a thread in the dev section for installing clockwork, and an old version of tnt lite. I followed those and they worked perfectly.
If you are still having problems getting CWM to install, in your menu, security, do a factory reset then try reinstalling CWM. I have had to do this when I can't get it to install, then for some reason it installs like it should.
Thanks guys for all your help i did finally get it loaded late xmas night very happy using the vegan rom. will give tnt lite a shot maybe in a few weeks. but so far loving my tablet def appreciate all the work you guys have put into these roms to make our tablet the best it can be
I've searched, read, tried reflashing in recovery, etc... Repeatedly.
I was running TnT 3389 (which I flashed myself in recovery from /SD on the 23rd) with rothnic's enhancement pack V.1 and the 99% market fix. Additionally, I was using the Zeam launcher. This morning I was streaming NPR through the NPR app and also surfing. Things started to get a little studdery, so I figured I had somehow invoked the dreaded Lag on Wake (even though I had tried airplane mode before sleep.) Solution: the usual, REBOOT! Power off (took a little longer than normal). Power button pressed, Viewsonic splash screen, G Tablet screen, Nexus sparkles for ~15 seconds, blank screen, then Nexus sparkles start over, repeatedly.
The thing which I think makes my situation a little different is that I probably (as in I think I did, but am not 100% sure I did) left a folder on the internal SD with the appropriate recovery folder and rothnic's stock enhancement pack labeled update.zip. I know! I probably should have deleted it from the internal SD after I installed it , but I went on to do the market fix (a few times until it worked) and I forgot to remove the recovery/update business.
So I tried reflashing from SD2 first with stock 3389 and then after that didn't work, I tried installing cw_mod.08 following [GUIDE] How To Install ClockworkMod
My guess is that I screwed myself from being able to recover from /SD2 because I still have recovery in /SD, right? I am willing to fully wipe the tablet and go full root, reinstall everything, and hopefully put Titanium backup, CWmod, and TnT lite 3.1.3 on.
My goals are:
1. Not have a brick.
2. Not have stock TnT (with miserable dashboard, etc...)
3. Have updated Nvidia stuff so I can still have ~2400 Quadrant scores
4. At least 99% Android Market access
5. Flash (Hulu would be a bonus!)
6. All Gapps and syncing working like they do on my Evo.
Please help me! At least point me in the right direction
The command file in the recovery folder was deleted the first time you used it so that is not an issue. Read these 2 links carefully. You need to install clockworkmod recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865017
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
When you have clockworkmod recovery installed then go to the advanced menu in clockworkword and repartition your sdcard to 2048 and 0
If you install either tnt lite 3.1 or vegan beta4 you do not need to install the performance pack. That pack is for people running the stock viewsonic firmware so they can have gapps and root
Thanks thebadfrog! I had been doing the cwMod steps correctly, so by process of elimination I realized that my 8GB microSD wasn't being recognized. I went back to the last one that had worked and voila! On to new ROMs... Thanks again
Sorry if this has been asked before. But is possible to load just the Android Market onto a Gtab without installing a custom rom like TNT Lite? I need the gmail app and would like the real market. I don’t mind the stock classic home page and not sure I want to try a new rom just yet.
Update:
I think I found what I was looking for here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858136&highlight=root+google+market
The TNT enhancement pack does exactly that.
Can you install the TNT enhancement pack without running the TNT rom? and if you can install it without the TNT rom what way would you suggest?
jmurphy04 said:
Can you install the TNT enhancement pack without running the TNT rom? and if you can install it without the TNT rom what way would you suggest?
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TNT is the Touch-N-Tap UI that the stock unit uses. You judt install ther TNT enhancement pack to the stock interface.
Sorry I am total new at Android. But what is the easiest way to install TNT enhancement pack?
TNT Enhancement Pack
The instructions are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885940
Thanks for all your help! I now have the Market and Gapps.
Dont get it
enhancement pack installed (I guess, it did it's thing) but I don't see any GoogleApps.
Tried the clockwork installed, but it just keeps installing every single time by pressing the power and volume + after powerup so I don't get that one. I tried removing the zip file for updates but it's still doing it.
I don't see how it would not keep trying to install vs. boot? There must be another step that is not identical to install or it would keep installing?
never boots into clockwork.
I did update the unit when I bought it with the new image update. Maybe that changes something that makes all these instructions?
Puzzled, a nob, sort of, but not really
Love the G-Tablet even if I don't seem to be able to make any of the changes listed in the forum.
intech said:
enhancement pack installed (I guess, it did it's thing) but I don't see any GoogleApps.
Tried the clockwork installed, but it just keeps installing every single time by pressing the power and volume + after powerup so I don't get that one. I tried removing the zip file for updates but it's still doing it.
I don't see how it would not keep trying to install vs. boot? There must be another step that is not identical to install or it would keep installing?
never boots into clockwork.
I did update the unit when I bought it with the new image update. Maybe that changes something that makes all these instructions?
Puzzled, a nob, sort of, but not really
Love the G-Tablet even if I don't seem to be able to make any of the changes listed in the forum.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
Read the first post carefully. If you can't boot into clockwork using power/vol+ then clockwork is not installed. If you don't have the market then you didn't install the enhancement pack.
I did, I got the cardboard box and loading. It just does not do anything. When I reboot and hold down the + and power (after powering down) it goes back to the cardboard box. I get the right responses as stated in the post, it just keeps going back to installing again following the instructions to boot.
Instructions are slightly different in this post on reboot, hold the + volume first (everywhere else says both at the same time).
Used USB, downloaded files into PC, unzipped and placed files exactly as specified in the flash card. Very straightforward.
Using the internal version as I read some had problems with the external one. Maybe I have to put the internal one somewhere else then the root of the flash card?
I know it did not install correctly. Odd as everything else I have installed outside of this works great (well TouchDown Beta does not work ether)
That is the issue.
At least there are no suggestions of soldering irons yet
Probably better I just stay away from these mods as it's a time black hole and don't seem very stable. Looking for productivity, not sinkholes
tried the external one with the same results.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
'After a recovery is invoked, the process will have removed your command file (whether it was successful or not), and you will have to replace it when you are ready to flash again. A trick you might like is to copy the command file to command.bak, and each time you want to flash, just copy the bak file to command so you don't have to upload it each time. It is safest just to recopy the update.zip and command files back into their respective places each time you plan on reattempting recovery, just to make sure both files have the appropriate content.'
But it keeps going straight into installing a new image (or backup? what backup?)!!! pushing + or - does nothing at all
Maybe I don't understand what the tool is supposed to do. I thought it would boot into a application that allows for managing backups and ROMS (select things), CMOS type of thing
This is hardly rocket science
Must be the new build.
but this is,
NOTE 2: There are TWO dashes at the start of the command file contents, the image doesn't show it well (--update_package=SDCARD:/update.zip) or (--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip)
The clockwatch command line is incorrectly pointed at SDCARD2 in the zip file. It has to be changed to work 'out of the box'
There should be a note at the very least. or maybe fixed?
Missing step?
First let me introduce myself, my name is Sean Cullinan and I posted a very detailed set of instructions on my blog blendblog.net on how to take a stock GTablet and get it going with a custom ROM. I used Vegan for my instructions.
After the woot deal blew up a ton of traffic came to my site and there was some concern over using my instructions versus the ones here and also with the sources of the binaries I posted. I posted the binaries because I wanted to rename them with "number coding" to make them easier so that new users wouldn't install them in the wrong order.
Anyway, after talking with Roebeet and a few others I thought it would be good to post the instructions here as well. I wasn't trying to steal any of XDA Devs thunder, everything I learned I did through this site.
So here is the original blog post in it's entirety.. Note that I still pointed the links back to my server, you can find the same files linked from the devs at XDA if you don't "trust" me. Also, if you want to use TNT Lite 4.40 I posted a second tutorial to my blog, I kept it separate to keep things simple.
Please feel free to checkout my site as well if you find this useful,...and if enough people find this useful maybe this is "Sticky worthy?"
Verifying Installed ROM Version
The first thing you have to do is verify that you're GTablet is on ROM 3358 or lower before doing this procedure. If you have a newer ROM version on your device you cannot do this procedure at this time!
1) On the GTablet go to Settings->About Device
2) If the version is anything higher than 3588 STOP NOW! According to this thread it is easy to "softbrick" your device if you proceed. So again, STOP NOW! I hope to have instructions on how to get around this posted in the future.
Introduction
We bought a GTablet for work and our software partners also bought one to test the development we were doing on it. As such I had to write up instructions on how to flash the GTablet with the VEGAn ROM and a custom Kernel. I was told the instructions were very good so i decided to post them here. Disclaimer: First, flashing your tablet means you will lose any applications that you have installed previously or that came with the stock ROM. You will have to reinstall them. If you search around on XDA you will find other separate instructions on how to take backups if this is important. Second, please note that the developers at XDA Developers are not responsible for these instructions!! I put them together myself to help a vendor partner of ours whom I am developing software with. Many people have informed me that these instructions work great but as always with these things, you are doing something that is highly technical and something can go wrong...at which point you will have to figure out how to recover!
Installing Clockwork Mod Recovery
The first thing you have to do is install Clockwork Mod Recovery. The GTablet goes into “recovery” mode whenever you power up by holding the volume up key along with the power key. Clockwork Mod Recovery gives us a low level UI with which to work which the default “Recovery” mode does not do. To install Clockwork Mod Recovery do the following:
1) Attach the GTablet to your PC so you see it as a drive
2) Download and unzip the 1-cwmod_internal.zip file from the website on your PC.
3) Place the recovery folder and the update.zip file on the root of the disk drive that represents the GTablet on your PC from step 1. If there was already a recovery folder and update.zip you can delete them and replace them with this one.
4) Safely remove the GTablet
5) Power down the GTablet (hold power button and use the Power off option).
6) Hold the volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
7) It will now install clockworkmod and the device will boot again.
Repartitioning GTablet storage
For some reason Viewsonic used an odd partition set when they shipped the GTablet. While repartitioning the storage wasn’t totally necessary it has been recommended on the forums so I did it. Here’s how:
1) Power down the GTablet
2) Boot into Clockwork Mod recovery by holding the Volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
3) You will be presented with a menu, this is Clockwork Mod Recovery. To navigate the menu use the volume up and down keys. To select a menu option use the home key. To go back press the back key.
4) Navigate to Advanced->Partition SD Card (FYI, SD Card refers to internal storage, not the MicroSD card).
5) Choose 2048M for EXT size on the first screen
6) Choose 0M on the second screen.
7) You have now repartitioned the GTablet
Copying the ROM and Kernel files to the GTablet
Now that everything is formatted we have to copy the ROM files to the GTablet that we are going to use.
1) Navigate back to the root menu of Clockwork Mod by using the back key or by powering off and powering on with the Volume + key held down as above
2) Plug the GTablet into your PC
3) Choose mounts and storage->Mount USB storage. The Gtablet should now show up as a drive on your PC.
4) Create a directory on the drive called ROM’s.
5) Download and copy 2-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip from the website to the ROM’s directory. Note that this file is 88mb (rather large). DO NOT UNZIP, just copy
6) Download and copy 3-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.11.suppl.zip from the website to the ROM’s directory. DO NOT UNZIP, just copy
7) Download and copy 4-boot-cm_2632.32-xtra-vfpv3_fp-030711.zip from the website to the ROM’s directory. DO NOT UNZIP, just copy
8) You can now “safely remove hardware” from windows and select “Unmount” in Clockwork Mod. You can unplug the GTablet from your PC.
Installing the Vegan 5.1 ROM
Now we are ready to actually start installing stuff!
1) Navigate back to the root menu of Clockwork Mod by using the back key or by powering off and powering on with the Volume + key held down as above
2) Choose install zip from SD Card->choose zip file from sdcard
3) Navigate into the ROM’s directory and select 2-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip
4) When prompted choose “Yes- Install 2-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip”
5) Let the installer do its thing.
6) When installer completes go back to the root menu in clockwork mod.
7) Choose “wipe data/factory reset.” When prompted confirm that you want to wipe.
8) Choose “wipe cache partition”
9) Navigate to Advanced and choose “wipe davlik cache”
10) Navigate back to the root menu and choose reboot system now. The device should boot into Vegan 5.1. Let this happen.
Installing the Vegan 5.1 ROM supplement
There was a small update to Vegan 5.1 that was posted as a supplement that is installed exactly the same way that Vegan 5.1 was installed:
1) Power down the GTablet
2) Boot into Clockwork Mod recovery by holding the Volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
3) Choose install zip from SD Card->choose zip file from sdcard
4) Navigate into the ROM’s directory and select 3-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.11.suppl.zip
5) When prompted choose “Yes- Install 3-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.11.suppl.zip”
6) Let the installer do its thing.
7) When installer completes go back to the root menu in clockwork mod.
8) Choose “wipe data/factory reset.” When prompted confirm that you want to wipe.
9) Choose “wipe cache partition”
10) Navigate to Advanced and choose “wipe davlik cache”
11) Navigate back to the root menu and choose reboot system now. The device should boot into Vegan 5.1 with the supplement. Let this happen.
Installing Pershoot’s kernel
Pershoot is a fantastic Android dev who has written superior Kernel's for several devices including the GTablet. You can check his site for the latest builds. This kernel fixes several more bugs in the default Kernal that comes with Vegan 5.1. It is installed the same way that you install the Vegan ROM/Supplement:
1) Power down the GTablet
2) Boot into Clockwork Mod recovery by holding the Volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
3) Choose install zip from SD Card->choose zip file from sdcard
4) Navigate into the ROM’s directory and select 4-boot-cm_2632.32-xtra-vfpv3_fp-030711.zip
5) When prompted choose “Yes- Install 4-boot-cm_2632.32-xtra-vfpv3_fp-030711.zip”
6) Let the installer do its thing.
7) When installer completes go back to the root menu in clockwork mod.
8) Choose “wipe data/factory reset.” When prompted confirm that you want to wipe.
9) Choose “wipe cache partition”
10) Navigate to Advanced and choose “wipe davlik cache”
11) Navigate back to the root menu and choose reboot system now. The device should boot into Vegan 5.1 with the supplement and this kernel. Let this happen.
Last Steps
You now have Vegan 5.1 installed on your GTablet! What is left to do? The launcher that comes with Vegan is kind of weak, it doesn’t rotate to portrait so I chose to install Launcher Pro which is much nicer. You can get this in the Android Market which is built into this ROM. Launch the Android Market and you can either use an existing or create a new Google ID. Do a search for Launcher Pro. If you don’t see it you may need to “fix” the Android Market which is common when doing a ROM upgrade. Here is the procedure to fix it.
1) Navigate to the Android settings->Applications->Manage Applications
2) Choose the all tab
3) Select “Market” from the list
4) Press “Clear Cache”
5) Press “Force Stop”
6) Press the back button to navigate back to the list of applications
7) Select “Google Services Framework”
8) Press “Clear Data”
9) Press “Force Stop”
10) Exit the settings. Try to launch the market
11) You should receive an error, this is expected.
12) Power down the GTablet (I’ve been told not to use the reboot option instead powering down and using the power button to bring it back up).
13) Power on the GTablet
14) Once everything is loaded go back to the Market. If you get an error wait a minute.
15) Search for Launcher Pro and hopefully it is found. If not repeat this fix process again (I’ve had to do it twice sometimes).
Once you have Launcher Pro installed you can make it the default using the “Home Switcher” application. You can customize Launcher Pro quite a bit, it’s a nice launcher app.
Note You can safely delete the ROM’s directory after doing this if you desire to do so, although its sometimes handy to have it on there if you want to re-flash for some reason.
You should now have a pretty rock solid GTablet that gives you a very good, stock like Android experience.
Awsome Tutorial!,, Truly Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to write this. My Tab is currently OUT FOR DELIVERY. I can't wait to get it and try this! Thanks again.
I noticed on your website that you felt that the Archos 101 is a better device than the gTab. With the recent updates in ROMS and kernels do you still think the Archos device is superior?
What did you use for rooting? That is the one thing I see missing in your post.
Thanks for the comments and compliments!
I didn't use the term "rooting" but this is what you are doing when you install CWM and then flash your own ROM. So following my instructions "roots" the devices.
Here's a link to my article pr0cs is referring too. I wouldn't necessarily say that I thought the Archos was better, just different. My comparison was made with Vegan 5.1 so the review is still relevant. Now when/if Honeycomb gets running on the GTablet (which is far more likely than the Archos) it may change the equation a bit!
Sean
I've read other articles that specify rooting the device first then installing CWM, and I've seen articles like yours that don't mention getting root access, so thanks for that clarification.
And wonderful step-by-step guide.
Nice write up. I'll have to search the forum for information about this ROM.
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Thanks for the step-by-step!
Just got my gtab last night.
Followed your instructions to the letter. Everything worked perfectly, thanks for your easy to use guide.
And thanks to all the Devs that made it possible. This tablet screams with a different ROM on it! My iPad toting friends are already jelly...
I just followed these instructions today from Sean's site, in order to upgrade my VEGAn 5.1.1 kernel to Clemsyn's v7 kernel.
It took me a bit to find Sean's blog location, so I am glad to see this here. I would encourage anyone who wants to mod their ROM and kernel revs to use this as a baseline.
I nominate this thread for a sticky.
Thanks OP! I just got my gtab today... someone mentioned in another forum that you should get nvflash in case you mess something up... is clockworkmod acting as a replacement for nvlflash here?
I know this is a stupid question but is it required to root the device before following any if these steps
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MFister said:
Thanks OP! I just got my gtab today... someone mentioned in another forum that you should get nvflash in case you mess something up... is clockworkmod acting as a replacement for nvlflash here?
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ClockworkMod is another tool but not a replacement for nvflash. It would be wise to be comfortable with both.
sweetfish said:
I know this is a stupid question but is it required to root the device before following any if these steps
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Rooting isn't necessary at all whether you're modding or not. Most of the custom ROMs are pre-rooted for your convenience.
Great instructions. Been looking for an organized and easy-to-use guide for Vegan 5.1.x
Just got my G-Tab and waiting for it to finish charging.
Worked slick as a whistle. No problems whatsoever. I now have a REAL Android tablet. Thank you for putting together a very clear and thorough tutorial.
With a handle like "stiphy" and a post count of 69, you need to stop right there and enjoy life for a while!
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With a handle like "stiphy" and a post count of 69, you need to stop right there and enjoy life for a while!
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LOL...awesome post, oops, just screwed it up!
Glad the instructions are helpful!
Sean
Followed instructions and now my tablet is flying like a butterfly, thanks very much!
But I got a quick question,
Is it normal for my device to say:
Baseband version: Unknown
Also, every time I try to open 'status' in 'about device', I get a:
Sorry! The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Is this normal as well?
You made this noobs day!!!
bro i have read and watched countless hours on how to do this...and it wasn't until i found this thread with my 100th google search during the past 2 wks that i felt confident enough to do this.
because of this thread, it was MAD easy!! again, mucho gracias.
on a side note...cant find launcher pro (or adw.launcher) in google markets. any idea why? suggestions?
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bro i have read and watched countless hours on how to do this...and it wasn't until i found this thread with my 100th google search during the past 2 wks that i felt confident enough to do this.
because of this thread, it was MAD easy!! again, mucho gracias.
on a side note...cant find launcher pro (or adw.launcher) in google markets. any idea why? suggestions?
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Studjethro, try the market fix
+1 OP, great guide!
First of all, thank you so much for the concise and clear guide! I followed this exactly. The market fix needed titanium backup though.
Couple of issues:
1. The status check gives out error, does not work, and baseband is unknown - same as post #17
2. Calling using phone gives core dump :-( - I am assuming it should use google voice, but does not seem to work
Any ideas about these ? I have just started exploring. Will post if I find more issues.
Thanks again!