I am having a problem flashing my G-tablet. I am able to get the ClockWorkMod on my Gtablet with no problem. I follow all the directions by the book. But every time I go to flash it tells me there is no file in the ROM folder. I place the image file in there every time.
This is the steps I take:
I have ClockWorkMod installed and do not have a problem booting to it.
I down load the appropriate ROM I need and place it into a folder I created in the Root of my g-tab
Then I Go back out and choose "install zip from sdcard".
Go into folder "Rom" and choose the Rom that you picked from the list.?
Every time I go into the folder it tells me there is no files. But when I connect USB to the Gtab from my PC I can check it and the file is there.
Can anyone please help me here. How come when I go to flash it, it is not recognizing the image and installing the ROM?
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I am happy with what I have since the new update from Viewsonic.
If I only want to add Google Experience, marketplace, do I still need to go through the process of rooting, installing clockwork and a new UI?
Is there just a simple way to add GE to the Classic UI?
Gapps install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842590
Everyone,
I have had zip luck with this method of installing zapps. Not a dev, but I've been doing this long enough.....
I moved the Recovery file to to /sdcard. Checked for command and command line inside that file All ok to my eye.
Downloaded the gapps file which my WinRAR pronounces a WinRAR/Zip file. So I tried renamein the original update.zip and didn't get any install. So I extracted using winRAR. Still no install.
I tried the permutations as well. Extracted using G-Tablet extract. Still no results.
There must be something I am missing here -- too much holiday cheer or too many crowds or whatever.
Suggestions?!
Rev
butchconner said:
Everyone,
I have had zip luck with this method of installing zapps. Not a dev, but I've been doing this long enough.....
I moved the Recovery file to to /sdcard. Checked for command and command line inside that file All ok to my eye.
Downloaded the gapps file which my WinRAR pronounces a WinRAR/Zip file. So I tried renamein the original update.zip and didn't get any install. So I extracted using winRAR. Still no install.
I tried the permutations as well. Extracted using G-Tablet extract. Still no results.
There must be something I am missing here -- too much holiday cheer or too many crowds or whatever.
Suggestions?!
Rev
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I HAD to resort to putting on Clockwork Mod 0.8 to get GApps on my G Tablet.
Putting the update.zip on the internal and sd card storage did not work for me either with the newest update installed.
Clockwork Mod is a super easy install - just follow the instructions on how to install G Apps...basically: put CWM on your SD card in it's root (meaning NOT in any directories) and rename it update.zip, put the corresponding recovery directory on the SD as well. I use Winrar as well, I drag the recovery directory right from the file itself and to the SD Card.
Will look like:
Drive: update.zip
Drive: /recovery/command
basically.
Flash it the normal stock way (power and volume +). I press Power and Volume + without even powering off the device, because if the device is powered down and then you start it and miss that first start up, the device WILL delete the recovery/command file and the update won't flash.
GL
I don't officially get to play with my GTab until after package opening tomorrow so I can't do anything today, but I'm trying to line up my to do list. I have never rooted, flashed, or modded anything but am not afraid to play around as long as I don't brick the tablet.
What do you mean when you say "put the corresponding recovery directory on the SD as well. I use Winrar as well"? What is the corresponding recovery directory? What do you use Winrar for? I Googled "winrar" and found " WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility developed by Eugene Roshal, and first released in the fall of 1993.[1] It is one of the few applications that is able to create RAR archives natively, because the encoding method is held to be proprietary. " I cannot figure out why it would be needed to load the standard Android market.
MSU_Sparty,
When you do updates (or installs) that have to be flashed onto the internal sdcard, they usually com in pairs of files. You will have an update.zip file that has the update in it (DUH!) -- and accompanying it will be a "Recovery" directory that has a command file in it (The command file has only one line that "calls" the update.zip file.
WinRAR "Zip" utility enters the picture because most of the devs here use WinRAR to package updates. The when they tell you to decompress it, you use WiinRAR and are left with a .zip file to install.
That's the question I had about this update. The Gapp file show to be a RAR package, but when I un-RAR it I come up with no .zip file -- only regular files.
Hope this helps you understand.
Rev
P. S. -- If you are new to this business, take it slow and easy and read ahead on this site and make sure you understand what you are doing. I try to do that, but even with years of IT experience I still mess things up once in a while.
Neoprimal,
Thanks for the tip about CWM. I have two tablets and the other has CWM on it and is fairly modded.
But this tablet I am trying to keep basically stock so I can get updates, etc. and see what the "state of product" is.
As mentioned in my previous answer, I am stumped because I am not getting what looks to be an update.zip file from the Gapp download. When I use WinRAR to decompress the Gapp file, I don't get a .zip file -- only a couple of directories. On the other hand, when I rename the Gapp file update.zip and try to flash it it doesn't work.
Again, thanks for the reply.
Anyone else with suggestions!!!????
Rev
Thanks. What you've written really does clarify the previous post. I appreciate it.
But let me ask another naive question. Why don't the developers create their update programs so they can be installed by just downloading them OTA like most applications? That would sure make it easier for neophytes. I'm guessing that the reason is because we aren't really adding an application but replacing the OS.
I greatly appreciate your guidance and that of all of the folks who use this forum.
Happy Holidays!
i'm trying to update my gtab to tnt lite 3.1. currently, i'm running the tnt lite 2.2 and installed that with out any problems following directions. that was a zip format. however, the tnt lite 3.1 file that i got from the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
is a .rar. When i go to install the zip from sd card, go to roms folder, it doesn't come up and i can't see it. however, the tnt lite 2.2 is there. i tried just re-doing the folder into zip, and got it to recognize, but it still did not boot up. i selected it and it just went back to the previous menu. how or where can i get the zip file for tnt lite 3.1?
You need to extract the rar file first. Once extracted you will find a update.zip file you can use to install.
You can extract the rar on the gtab with androzip from market or unrar it from your PC with winrar or 7zip.
wasya152 said:
i'm trying to update my gtab to tnt lite 3.1. currently, i'm running the tnt lite 2.2 and installed that with out any problems following directions. that was a zip format. however, the tnt lite 3.1 file that i got from the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
is a .rar. When i go to install the zip from sd card, go to roms folder, it doesn't come up and i can't see it. however, the tnt lite 2.2 is there. i tried just re-doing the folder into zip, and got it to recognize, but it still did not boot up. i selected it and it just went back to the previous menu. how or where can i get the zip file for tnt lite 3.1?
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This is directly taken from the link you provided. The rar file once extracted will have the update.zip file, and a recovery folder with a command file in it. It is a rar so people with clockwork know not to try and flash the file directly without pulling the zip file out of it.
Instructions for those with standard recovery:
- Extract the RAR to the root of your internal memory. So, for example, if your device is mounted on your Windows F drive, you need to extract the RAR so that you have an F:\update.zip file and an F:\recovery folder. Then, unmount the drive cleanly.
- Power off the device, then begin the flash process by holding the power switch and volume up switch for several seconds. You should see a recovery screen and it will take 1-2 minutes to complete.
- After the update is complete, the system will reboot.
- You will see the standard Google registration screen, on first boot. You can skip the Google registration process and try later, when you have WiFi running.
Note: these instructions are for the internal memory. If you have no access to that (ie stuck in a boot loop), you can add the files to a microSD card and that will work. However, you need to make one edit to the \recovery\command file, which is a text file. Edit it in notepad and change "SDCARD" to "SDCARD2" and resave it. But, make sure that Windows doesn't add a .TXT extension - it HAS to be called "command".
Instructions for those with clockworkmod .8:
- Extract the RAR and place the update.zip file anywhere in /sdcard (do NOT just copy the original RAR, that won't work! You have to open up the RAR and copy the update.zip inside. You don't need the /recovery folder for cwm). I would recommend putting the file on the root of /sdcard, since it will be easier to upgrade that way.
- Reboot into recovery. Do a backup first, as that's always a good idea.
- Then, choose "apply sdcard:update.zip", assuming you added the update.zip to the root of /sdcard, and run it.
- Reboot.
Note: I have heard reports that this might "Status 7" and I have no fix for that, yet. It seems to be intermittent.
thanks guys. that was very helpful. got it to work.
Good to hear. I actually specifically used a rar format for these because it needs to be extracted. I used to use a zip format and there was a lot of confusion, as well - I need to support standard recovery users as long as we have them (and we will probably always have a few of them).
Hi All, I am new to this forum and android world. I have a samsung galaxy wifi 5 android device running froyo 2.2.2. This is basically equivlent to IPod Touch (I guess). I am trying to make this device detect ad-hoc wireless connection so that i can connect this with my windows mobile phone. After some research I found that wpa_supplicant file needs to be modified. I have already found the patched and complied zip file here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961. I just need to know how do I flash this file in recovery. So far I have rooted my device, and installed ROM manager. Alos do I need any flash cards? Your help would be much appriciated. Thanks
Same boat here. Google hasn't seemed to help either.
How do you "flash" a zip file in Recovery?
Thanks
First you need ClockWorkMod and know how that phone's version works. Move the zip file that has the new ROM onto your sd card. Boot into ClockWorkMod. Then choose the zip file with ClockWorkMod.
yes google is your friends
but first insall recovery and after use it, choose the downloaded zip file and update your phone with it...
For http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Where do I download the APX Drivers? I can't seem to find them..
Also, after flashing CWM, I can just flash roms right? I don't need to install CWM everytime I flash a rom..
APX Drivers
When you download the NVFlasher.zip. set up a new folder and place the .zip file inside of it. Then unzip the file inside that folder. There will be two folders. One of them is the NV Flasher program folder. The other folder is titled APX. The particular driver .dll file you will be looking for is in the i386 folder inside of the APX folder. So after you unzip that file, continue to follow the instuctions in that particular thread. When the computer asks you to browse for that particular folder (search automatically, or manually choose it) navigate to the NVFlasher folder, double click the APX folder and then double click on the i386 folder and choose the particular .dll file it is asking for.
You will not need to flash every time after following this particular method. This creates a permanent recovery on your phone. You can simply enter recovery and flash a new rom. However, I strongly suggest you always create a backup of your current ROM before trying something new. Just in case...
Hope this helps.
Derp. I google'd half an hour trying to found APX Drivers. It was included in the download.
Btw, what if I have a AMD computer instead of an intel?
Do I use the amd64 folder instead?
Another question. Do I need adb tools and some LG drivers before I can install cwm and root?
As far as which folder to use, I am unsure. I think that the APX driver install box will list a very specific .dll file. I know that I found that particular file in the i386 folder. That's what i would recommend. If it doesn't work, you can always restart the process and click on the other folder.
I do not think you need to install sdk and adb tools. It appears that NV Flasher is a complete package, all in one type of program.
Good luck. Keep us posted on how it goes.
It doesn't matter where you extract the drivers to because when you need to load them tell the computer where to look rather than it searching automatically. Do it manually that way it will get the right driver from the file folder you downloaded. Like other poster said if one doesnt work try the other your computer is smart enough to know which is right for it atleast.
I don't think you need any other drivers because those other drivers are for when you sync it or use the phone as a mass storage device. I would just do a back of up and load a custom rooted rom and go from there.
If your G2X is still using froyo go for the ultimate rom as your first rom till you decide to go for GB or whenever we get ICS
Sorry to see that there are no devs, no ROMs for this model.
Is there any chance that somebody produce CWM/TWRP package of stock ROM?
(It's then easy to debloat and twea a little)...
Sorry I can't do it
Thanks anyways...
I have a stock ROM in an Odin flashable format and I don't think it's that hard to convert it to a format that works in TWRP or CWM. I don't want to upload it because it's really big but it's pretty easy to extract from Kies.
If you do a complete firmware reinstall from Kies (I did it by starting an emergency firmware recovery) then it will open a window with a loading indicator that takes a really long time. It takes a long time because it is downloading the stock ROM. If you look in your system temp folder while this is happening (try "cd %temp%" in a console window if you're not sure where that is) you'll see that there is a file with some randomly generated name in the root of the temp directory that keeps growing to over a gigabyte (just sort by size and it will be the file that keeps getting bigger and bigger). The file it's downloading is the ROM in an encrypted form. If you wait until it finishes downloading then it will decrypt the file as the same name but with .zip extension. As soon as the zip file appears you need to quickly copy it to another location before Kies deletes it. Now you have a stock ROM!
The hardest part of this whole process is actually getting kies to start the emergency recovery. I read that you can just do it from the tools menu but for me it did not work until I tried flashing something in Download mode and then intentionally yanked out the usb cable while it was downloading. This essential soft-bricks the device and puts it into emergency recovery mode which allows you to download the stock ROM via Kies.