Hi all,
I just aquired a G tablet, and I am impressed by it. It has the stock 2.2 Android TnT interface, and at this moment it is downloadin the 1.1-3588 update.
SO, when it is finished, I would like to know how can I access my Netgear ReadyNAS Duo on my home network? Currently, it has ReadyDLNA and Twonkyserver, but both are turned off. Can I access it as a normal share at all?
Thanks for any help in advance.
I just bought a NAS unit yesterday so I would love to know this as well. I am running Vegan.
fab4272 said:
Hi all,
I just aquired a G tablet, and I am impressed by it. It has the stock 2.2 Android TnT interface, and at this moment it is downloadin the 1.1-3588 update.
SO, when it is finished, I would like to know how can I access my Netgear ReadyNAS Duo on my home network? Currently, it has ReadyDLNA and Twonkyserver, but both are turned off. Can I access it as a normal share at all?
Thanks for any help in advance.
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Yes, but not with the stock ROM you are using, unless you update the kernel. You need a kernel with CIFS support. CIFS is the essentially just a subset of the original SMB protocol, i.e. the thing that Windows uses for network shares and that most people are used to using for local network file sharing.
Clemsyn's kernel or Pershoot's kernel are the two standalone options right now, or you can use a ROM with CIFS support built in (Vegan ROM is the only one I know of right now). You should be able to install these with the stock ROM, but if you want to do that you should really at least install Clockwork Mod to easily flash ZIP packages of kernels and ROMs and to make backups and restore stuff in case something goes wrong.
Once you are using a kernel with CIFS support, just download the CIFS Manager app from Market and you should be able to mount your share. Search the threads in the Development forum and you'll find Rothnic's thread on CIFS support which more-or-less explains how to use CIFSManager.
Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any way to get access to shared volumes on the stock ROM with the original kernel.
Use Estrongs file explorer, or Astro if all you want to do is move files around. If you want to stream music or video I use uPnplay. And you can also use one of the CIFS enabled kernels.
I use a CIFS enabled kernel but use the other methods a lot more.
+1 ESFILE EXPLORER builtin capability to explore &trsansfer NAS server
I run a Samba share and DLNA server on my Dockstar. I use Plug Player to stream from it via the DLNA server and Andromote or Astro (also have to download the SMB addon) to copy files.
Like everyone else has said, you'll need to download a kernel that has CIFS support.
upnplay is another great DLNA option
Don't forget to install launcher proof you use cifs manager. Many people areexperiencing the issue where the stock launcher says the app isn't installed when it is.
familiarstranger said:
upnplay is another great DLNA option
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Thanks everyone for your support. This is a great community.
BTW, I upgraded to TnT Lite ROM and installed uPnPlay and it works perfectly.
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Couldn't quite figure out which version of TNT lite would serve my purpose or what exactly they included. Watched tons of Youtube videos on the various ROM flashings, and, the after results in action. This site has a wealth of information and I sincerely thank the developers. Someone should do a thorough comparison of what you get in each ROM. Some have details and others don't, just a summary.
Started with TNT 2.2 as recommended. Followed the instructions verbatim. Took sometime and had to search around for the various pieces of much needed software.
Z4Root
ClockworkMod
ROM Manager
Titannium Backup
I rooted the device with Z4Root then installed ClockworkMod, Titanium Backup and ROM Manager. Did my backup in Titanium Backup, turned off my system and booted to ClockworkMod, but not before checking first, it installed correctly. Performed a backup, unmounted the system and data, moved on to installing from the SD zip. TNT 2.2 worked fine. The browser was stripped down in both the 2.2 and 2.4 versions and the calendar was awful. On the upside Youtube worked much better and it was zippy. I could also get streaming radio in from Winamp. Shoutcast worked flawlessly.
Because of the crappy stripped down browser which no longer let me save bookmarks to my desktop I moved on to TNT 4.1.
What worked in 2.2 & 2.4 without issue:
Android Market (scaled down version)
Adobe Flash 10.1
Adobe Reader
Android System Info
Andromax
Antivirus
Auto Killer
Bluetooth File Transfer
Camera
Cleanoid
Contacts
Desktop Labels
Dictionary
Documents to Go
EasyShare
Facebook
Gallery (a much crappier version of the original)
Gmail
Google Maps
Launchpro (with 7 homescreens running in a rotating cube, flawlessly with labels)
Navigation
Photoshop Mobile
ROM Manager
Task List
The Weather Channel (the weather feature was removed from the ROM)
Titanium Backup
TouchRecalibration (the browser was slower and the scrolling was laborious)
tv.com (worked extremely well)
Twitter
Wikidroid
Winamp
Yellowbook (not yellow pages but both work, but yellowbook is awesome giving you a street view of what you are searching for).
The browser and scrolling lag is highly noticeable in both these versions making using the internet and awful experience. The crappy calendar, contact and gallery was a serious let down from the installed stockware. Next 4.1...
I dont understand why you wouldnt just get the latest one?
Was not prepared to deal with troubleshooting a possible endless dataloop and use at your own risk means just that. I watched tons off youtube video and one guy had tried quite a few. Just because it is most current doesn't necessarily means most stable. How is it running? And, are you experiencing any problems and if so what kind?
What's on there? Be specific. Help us out.
Ive had the latest version (whever it came out ) as my primary for about a month now.
No problems apart from the usual apps that dont work properly on tegra/tablets.
Im not on it currently, testing Adam rom...and not liking it as its very slow.
I noticed you mention Winamp and Shoutcast working flawlessly on the GTab. I've been having major issues with various streaming apps on my GTab.
Is this a common issue. I had shoutcast issues on every ROM I can recall trying.
Is there a fix for this, I searched around, but couldn't find anything except this thread, which barely mentions it.
Here are some that I am having issues with.
- Winamp (Shoutcast streaming only)
- Listen (Can't stream episodes, but can download them then listen)
- Tiny Cam Monitor (Can't view my network camera, which works perfectly on my wifi with my HTC Desire)
Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks.
i just flashed the latest TNT lite right onto my Gtablet with no problems.
My order went like this:
open box
charge gtablet
flash tnt lite 4.4
switch to CW recovery
install kernel
?????
profit
davidukfl said:
i just flashed the latest TNT lite right onto my Gtablet with no problems.
My order went like this:
open box
charge gtablet
flash tnt lite 4.4
switch to CW recovery
install kernel
?????
profit
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Hmmm, So you are able to do the streams I mentioned?
I just checked the About Tablet in Settings and this is the kernel mine shows:
2.6.32.9-00001-g6e47897-dirty
[email protected] #221
When I did the install I didn't do anything special to install the kernel, I just went with whatever loading the Rom with ClockworkMod. I did do a lot of rom's though, basically loading on all the major .zips I could find on here. Do you have to do anything special to install the kernel?
I assume it wouldn't matter that I am in Canada.
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Hmmm, So you are able to do the streams I mentioned?
I just checked the About Tablet in Settings and this is the kernel mine shows:
2.6.32.9-00001-g6e47897-dirty
[email protected] #221
When I did the install I didn't do anything special to install the kernel, I just went with whatever loading the Rom with ClockworkMod. I did do a lot of rom's though, basically loading on all the major .zips I could find on here. Do you have to do anything special to install the kernel?
I assume it wouldn't matter that I am in Canada.
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i run pandora and youtube just fine and they stream media. Also hulu.com works
i started with clemsyn 9, but then switched to pershoots OC kernel, but it still needs some fine tuning imo so i've went back to clemsyn 9. I'm about to try his new 10 OC kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895825
to install it just flash with clockwork mod and clear cache and dalvik cache.
davidukfl said:
i run pandora and youtube just fine and they stream media. Also hulu.com works
i started with clemsyn 9, but then switched to pershoots OC kernel, but it still needs some fine tuning imo so i've went back to clemsyn 9. I'm about to try his new 10 OC kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895825
to install it just flash with clockwork mod and clear cache and dalvik cache.
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That's the weird thing, I should have mentioned that I do have some apps that do work that stream.
These seem to work:
- Youtube (I noticed you mentioned it, and it works perfectly on mine also)
- Twit.tv by mediafly (This also works perfectly for streaming video)
- Revision3 (I haven't had any issues streaming video on this either)
Shoutcast and Tiny Cam Monitor are really frustrating, as I use them a lot, Listen is another one that I would get a lot of use out of if the streaming worked in it.
I can't test Pandora or Hulu as they are completely blocked up here in Canada.
I may have to try those kernels, I'm really trying to figure out if anybody else is having the same issues as me in with Shoutcast (in Winamp), Tiny Cam, and Listen.
I may give one of those kernels a try, I'll probably start with clemsyn 9 if I do any. I just want my tab to be as stable as possible, and still have hardware video decoding working (which sound like there are a lot of issues in Gingerbread still).
Thanks.
I'd stay away from gingerbread if video is important to you. Until Nvidia release official GB drivers video isn't gonna be perfect on GB roms.
I haven't tried winamp. But I really haven't had any issues with any apps not working. I'd suggest making the switch to TNT 4.4 and then installing that kernel.
@davidukfl - how did you OC the Gtab in TnT Lite 4.4.0?
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@davidukfl - how did you OC the Gtab in TnT Lite 4.4.0?
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this kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903505
edirector said:
Couldn't quite figure out which version of TNT lite would serve my purpose or what exactly they included. Watched tons of Youtube videos on the various ROM flashings, and, the after results in action. This site has a wealth of information and I sincerely thank the developers. Someone should do a thorough comparison of what you get in each ROM. Some have details and others don't, just a summary.
Started with TNT 2.2 as recommended. Followed the instructions verbatim. Took sometime and had to search around for the various pieces of much needed software.
Z4Root
ClockworkMod
ROM Manager
Titannium Backup
I rooted the device with Z4Root then installed ClockworkMod, Titanium Backup and ROM Manager. Did my backup in Titanium Backup, turned off my system and booted to ClockworkMod, but not before checking first, it installed correctly. Performed a backup, unmounted the system and data, moved on to installing from the SD zip. TNT 2.2 worked fine. The browser was stripped down in both the 2.2 and 2.4 versions and the calendar was awful. On the upside Youtube worked much better and it was zippy. I could also get streaming radio in from Winamp. Shoutcast worked flawlessly.
Because of the crappy stripped down browser which no longer let me save bookmarks to my desktop I moved on to TNT 4.1.
What worked in 2.2 & 2.4 without issue:
Android Market (scaled down version)
Adobe Flash 10.1
Adobe Reader
Android System Info
Andromax
Antivirus
Auto Killer
Bluetooth File Transfer
Camera
Cleanoid
Contacts
Desktop Labels
Dictionary
Documents to Go
EasyShare
Facebook
Gallery (a much crappier version of the original)
Gmail
Google Maps
Launchpro (with 7 homescreens running in a rotating cube, flawlessly with labels)
Navigation
Photoshop Mobile
ROM Manager
Task List
The Weather Channel (the weather feature was removed from the ROM)
Titanium Backup
TouchRecalibration (the browser was slower and the scrolling was laborious)
tv.com (worked extremely well)
Twitter
Wikidroid
Winamp
Yellowbook (not yellow pages but both work, but yellowbook is awesome giving you a street view of what you are searching for).
The browser and scrolling lag is highly noticeable in both these versions making using the internet and awful experience. The crappy calendar, contact and gallery was a serious let down from the installed stockware. Next 4.1...
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I am having the same issue. I use winamp alot as well, but am experiencing problems with any streaming audio, except pandora and youtube. I installed TnTLite 4.4.0 directly without going thru CW mod as Roebeet stated that it was best not to do that. Rom loaded smoothly, and all works well, except for this issue with streaming audio.
switched to vegan-tab btw. A million times better than tnt-lite. Much faster and much more stable
A follow up to my post.... for those wanting to access shoutcast streams but couldn't, I just installed an app called "a online radio" from the market and thru it I am able to access the shoutcast streams. Yay!
With the various kernels out there for the gTablet, I have found it odd that none seem to support uPnP/DLNA. I'm running TNT Lite 4.22 on my primary tablet and experiment daily with other ROM's on my test tablet. Both are Viewsonic gTablets. What I find very interesting is that the port of NI's Adam to the gtab supports VPN and DLNA built-in. No modified kernels are required and DLNA works great.
Maybe some of the dev's (Roebeet, Clemsyn, Pershoot) that know a lot more than me could help figure out how to get DLNA working in TNT Lite with a custom kernel using the gAdam port as a guide. My favorite ROM is by far TNT Lite with Clemsyn's kernel, by the way.
I am willing to offer any help I can provide but I'm not a dev. but can certainly supply files from both systems.
I didnt have any problem at all using DNLA or upnp with any of the roms. And Im pretty sure that clemsyn and pershoot support vpn.
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I didnt have any problem at all using DNLA or upnp with any of the roms. And Im pretty sure that clemsyn and pershoot support vpn.
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Wow that's great. I tried using a few DLNA server programs on my tablet but none of them got picked up by any of my TV's. Using the gAdam port, they both (iMedia Share and Skifta) got picked up like a charm. Maybe I am missing something on the TNT Lite installs? On the gAdam, I just installed the App. Would you mind sharing what program you used and what other steps you might have done?
I think i installed upnpplay and it picked up both my upnp and dlna stream. There were a couple other programs as well but tha one seemed to work the best.
uPnP should work OOTB, even with TnT (Lite). But CIFS / SMB access does not.
The gADAM port actually uses pershoot's kernel, which might explain the differences you see. I did that as I could not get the stock Adam kernel working on the GTAB without making partition changes via nvflash, and I didn't really want to do that. So I opted to using pershoot's kernel and also the CIFS module.
I don't do this for TnT Lite as I prefer to keep that "close to stock" - users are welcome to use whatever custom ROM they want after-the-fact, but that's up to them.
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Sound curiously, I would try
Hope you enjoy!
Anyway to play streams with mx player or chromecast?
I tried the 14.2 and it keeps failing on final install I'll try to redownload the apk and see if its just a bad down load
Works decently so far. Don't have a tv that I can stream it to right now so I can't say anything about that. Easy to use. Like it.
Is there a theme that works for handsets since its hard typing
Absolutely love this!
I do have one irritating problem though...
I can't get movie info from any channels with this version.
It works on Windows, no problem.
I've been searching the internet for a solution but keep getting hit by suggestions regarding local files. Those actually work already. Any help appreciated!
/Manko
TVMC already has its own thread on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/release-tvmc-custom-build-xbmc-android-t2904878
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I tried the 14.2 and it keeps failing on final install I'll try to redownload the apk and see if its just a bad down load
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I'm having the exact same problem. Anyone know what I can do?
I am installing this on galaxy tab running android 5.0.2 lollipop (non-root). I am unable to make the pathsubstitution of thumbnail works. I think most probably because of the external sdcard restriction. Other apps will ask for permission to access sdcard by TVMC does not. Any plan to make TVMC works with external card?
Getting a 404, file not found for the file host of the APK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44803298#post44803298
getting error 404 not found with 14.2
sogeking90 said:
I'm having the exact same problem. Anyone know what I can do?
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i keep getting error 404 not found when i try do dl 14.2 , any ideas...so far i was able to dl the older ver 13.2 but not sure if that one works...thx
Friends,
Its been long while I turned my replacement tablet on. My requirements are clear:
1. I would like to use it as android box. Always connect through HDMI
2. Root the tab to get more control and include patch for my gamepad
3. OS should support HDMI and OTG Y CABLE
4. Always connected to WiFi - internet
5. Kill switch should never get activated
So, for these requirements, will a CUSTOM ROM works??? Will a custom ROM stop killing my tab. If so, plz suggest a custom ROM, if anyone is using.
I installed linux4tegra on this tab for now. I would like to install android in it.
Appreciate ur help in providing the answer.
I hope this thread can be useful to others.
Thanks,
SRIHARI
If you use HDMI then no custom ROM will work for you. Read the kill switch thread and be safe.
Thanks for your reply...
Hmmm... In that case, I use good one with HDMI and old one with custom ROM... Will that work.
I want internet on both laptops... And none should get killed...
Old tab with Custom ROM (it should not get killed at any time)
New tab with Stock ROM
I have my recalled Shield Tablet mounted in my truck as a music / video / audiobook / navigation device. It is currently running Trafalgar Square's AICP 7.1 N nightly ROM. Its constantly plugged in to USB power and I have had absolutely no issues with overheating. I made sure that there is plenty of airflow around it, and I never use it for resource hungry applications so I don't really worry about it. YMMV, but its a pretty awesome device for what I'm using it for.
The only way you'll get HDMI support as far as I know is to use Nvidia's original ROM, read the thread on killing the kill switch to find out which file to delete so your tablet doesn't get wiped. The only other thing I could think of if you want a custom ROM is to use DLNA to stream content...
HDMI out works fine on blisspop custom rom
Wow that's great to hear....
As of now I'm using cm13. And HDMI works as well, but no sound...
Nice 2 play with two tabs at once ...
Since the mod is the same as the Xfinity Steram App, I also modded this app.
Removed HDMI Check and Root Check. I also tried to make the app think that it's on Wifi or High Speed Mobile Network. This might or might not work. I'm trying this because this app seems to have low bitrate for the streams and it looked like when it drops to low quality it does not seem to recover. I'm not sure what causes this; but I was actually connected to Ethernet on my Shield Android TV Box and I have good bandwidth.
I only tested it on my Shield Android TV Box. Also note that it might not work on the Leanback Launcher and if it does You will need an Air Mouse. I have my Shield with a custom ROM that runs the full Android ROM and it works fine for me.
https://www.upload.ee/files/7565696/com.cox.contour2-40600014-patched.apk.html
Can you explain how you removed the HDMI Check in the apk? I would like to remove it from Bell Fibe Tv app.
Thanks
behere said:
Can you explain how you removed the HDMI Check in the apk? I would like to remove it from Bell Fibe Tv app.
Thanks
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That's a hard app to mod, the same with Virgin TV Anywhere. I modded an old version of Bell Fibe TV months ago and it was working fine but then it made me upgrade. I tried last week to mod it again and I gave up. I could not get the HDMI check removed after many hours trying.
It does work on my Laptop running Remix OS and using VGA to connect to my TV though. However on my Shield over HDMI it doesn't.
Could you provide the apk for the one you had working?
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Could you provide the apk for the one you had working?
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Don't have it anymore but it would not work anyways because the app won't start, it needs the new version
Maybe give this a try if you are using Android M or lower
http://www.tvboxforum.com/showthread.php?tid=903
This used to work for me on Marshmallow for the Bell Fibe TV App. I'm pretty sure it's not working on Nougat though
Thanks I'll give it a try.
The Contour App works great!!!
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I didn't work for me on Bell Fibe Tv lastest app. Also using Jelly Bean
Anyone been able to test watching through VPN on the Cox app successfully?
I have an openvpn setup on my router and I am able to VPN from outside my home network on my laptop and watch all channels as if I was on my home wifi. However, when I try to VPN from my phone and watch through the Cox app, it acts like im on my home network just as my laptop did, but when I hit play the screen just sits there loading until it times out. This happens with the patched version of the app posted as well (not sure if it was patched to support this).
Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks all!
behere said:
I didn't work for me on Bell Fibe Tv lastest app. Also using Jelly Bean
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Give this a try
Open the Fibe TV apk with APK Editor in Your Android Box, you want to do a full edit
Search for mirror, you will find a hit on bools.xml
Change the value from true to false. Save the file and build the apk again, let me know if that works for You!
That gets rid of the mirroring error for me but gives me some other crappy connection error on my Shield Android TV Box. However it might work for You!
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Anyone been able to test watching through VPN on the Cox app successfully?
I have an openvpn setup on my router and I am able to VPN from outside my home network on my laptop and watch all channels as if I was on my home wifi. However, when I try to VPN from my phone and watch through the Cox app, it acts like im on my home network just as my laptop did, but when I hit play the screen just sits there loading until it times out. This happens with the patched version of the app posted as well (not sure if it was patched to support this).
Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks all!
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Not sure if this thread is still going or if I should start a new one. Just wondering if anyone had been able to look into modding the cox apk to function through a vpn (aka NOT in-home) successfully? Or if they can point me in the right direction. Thanks.
Could we get an updated version of of the app. If possible? I need
v4.10.2.007 because it's the only one that'll launch on my Mi Box
can you tell me what is is you did to remove this limitation? or would you mind doing the same for the spectrum apk?
At the moment it stopped working if I tried to login using a new shield tv I was trying to set it up with. Download works, chrome works but after I put my login credentials it saids the file is corrupt anyway to fix that? On my other shield tv it's been logged in so no problems with that, just can't add it to my new one.