Frequently Asked Questions
Galaxy Tab 2This a short list of frequently asked questions in this device forum and the answers often given as a response. It should serve as a starting point for gathering knowledge and finding solutions to many common problems. Please only post in this thread with feedback on how to improve this document. Do not post "Thank you" type responses. If you have additional questions or require more help, try to find an existing thread or create your own. Do not use this as a general help thread.
[SIZE=+1]Q1: Why a F.A.Q. for all the tab2 models?[/SIZE]Because the tab 7.0(P3xx) and 10.1(P5xx) have the same internal hardware, only the screen size is different[SIZE=+1]Q2: What is the difference between P3100 and P3110/P3113 models, respectively P5xx[/SIZE]Px100 is the gsm model(with sim) and Px110/Px113 are Wi-Fi only models(the difference between Px110 and Px113 is that are sold in different markets and Px113 has an IR Blaster)[SIZE=+1]Q3: How do I root my tablet?[/SIZE]CF-ROOT for tab 7.0
CF-ROOT for tab 10.1[SIZE=+1]Q4: What is download mode and recovery and how do I enter them?[/SIZE]Recovery and Download Mode are very important in the root process and also for installing custom ROMs
For entering in recovery press power+volume up while tablet is off.
There are several Recoveries:CWM(clockworkmod)(7.0 10.1) and TWRP(Team Win Recovery)(LINK)
For download mode press power and volume down. Download Mode is for flashing samsung firmwares through Kies or Odin.[SIZE=+1]Q5: What is the best ROM and stuff[/SIZE]NEVER ask such a thing if you don't want to start a termonuclear war, 'the best' rom depends on the user's preference[SIZE=+1]Q6: Where can I find a list of ROMs?[/SIZE]For a list of ROMs and other How-To go GoSooners345's Table of contents(7.0 only)here[SIZE=+1]Q7: What is ADB?[/SIZE]ADB stands for android debugging bridge. Find more HERE[SIZE=+1]Q8: What is Baseband and what it does?[/SIZE]
Baseband is a part of your device and it allows you to conect to networks and stuff. Every android version has a different basebands(depends on region and carrier if any) so be careful and follow the ROM requirements to see if you have a compatible baseband
[SIZE=+1]Q9: Do I need to backup my ROM before flashing another?[/SIZE]If you don't want to backup it then it's ok but I suggest to back it up just to be sure(safety first)[SIZE=+1]Q10: What is IR Blaster?[/SIZE]IR Blaster is a infrared port that allows you to use your tab as a remote control for your TV(no, you can't transfer files through it like you used to on old devices)[SIZE=+1]Q11: What is Odin?[/SIZE]Odin is the firmware flashing tool for Samsung smartphones. Find out more here[SIZE=+1]Q12: What is the flash counter?[/SIZE]The flash counter keeps track of the number of times you flashed a custom firmware on your device(doesn't apply for stock firmwares), after a number of uses you may encounter a yellow triangle on your boot screen. Fin out more and how to reset it here
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GT-P6200L
Hello,
I have a galaxy tab 2 7,0 with a model number GT-P6200L and i can't seem to find any related information about my model in any galaxy tab 2 discussions or forums...can you please help with that?
XKR said:
Hello,
I have a galaxy tab 2 7,0 with a model number GT-P6200L and i can't seem to find any related information about my model in any galaxy tab 2 discussions or forums...can you please help with that?
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P6200 is galaxy tab plus(http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_p6200_galaxy_tab_7_0_plus-4208.php)
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Q4: What is download mode and recovery and how do I enter them?
For entering in recovery press power+volume down while tablet is off.
For download mode press power and volume up.
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Its the other way around,
For entering in recovery press: power+ volume up while tablet is off.
For download mode press: power + volume down.
nosdam7 said:
Its the other way around,
For entering in recovery press: power+ volume up while tablet is off.
For download mode press: power + volume down.
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Edited. Sorry for the mistake, I always say them wrong
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Thanks for this FAQ! Good work! :good:
New to Tab and I've been reading the forums to learn the process on this thing. Completely different than my phone. So here are the things I've got as questions and have been trying to get straight in the notes I'm compiling for myself... maybe they are topics/questions that you can address in the FAQ if you feel they might be helpful to others.
1. What is a general overview of the process for the Tab? For my phone it's straightforward to me, but to newcomers it's confusing, and now the tables have turned for me.
What I've gotten so far:
- Root using Odin
- Flash CWM
- Flash ROMs using CWM, and that from this point on Odin is not necessary???
2. What is Odin? Some sort of tool... what are the reasons one uses it? What is the difference between Odin and Mobile Odin - I think I read that Mobile Odin doesn't increase your flash counter?
3. How does this flash counter work, where is it? How many, if any, times can you flash a custom ROM according to Samsung? What is "bin"? Does Triangle Away remove all traces of custom flashing?
Link I found on Triangle Away: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
4. How does one return to stock for warranty purposes? Will there be signs of having rooted the Tab?
5. What is Kies, what is it for?
Here's a link I came across for info on Download Mode: http://forum.jakar.co/android-hack/1341265231/
That's what I got so far.
Is there any tweaks for camera to record at 60fps 720p?
Thanks for your time
Enviado desde mi GT-P3110
feralicious said:
Thanks for this FAQ! Good work! :good:
New to Tab and I've been reading the forums to learn the process on this thing. Completely different than my phone. So here are the things I've got as questions and have been trying to get straight in the notes I'm compiling for myself... maybe they are topics/questions that you can address in the FAQ if you feel they might be helpful to others.
1. What is a general overview of the process for the Tab? For my phone it's straightforward to me, but to newcomers it's confusing, and now the tables have turned for me.
What I've gotten so far:
- Root using Odin
- Flash CWM
- Flash ROMs using CWM, and that from this point on Odin is not necessary???
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I would flash TWRP if I was you, it's much better in comparison to CWM (says me who is still running CWM on my Tab lol. I have TWRP on my HTC One V though and it's great). I am not that clued up on Odin but to meit seems like just a graphical user interface for using ADB and android SDK to flash instead of using console commands. You do not need to worry much about the process Galaxy Tab 2 is virtually un-brickable.
Tab 2 Question
I am looking into purchasing a 10.1 Tab 2 right now assuming it has the one piece of functionality I'm looking for. The model I have available to me is SGH-I497. However, I can't seem to find a definitive yes or no as to whether the device is capable of voice calls via the GSM radio. I understand that there are a lot of VOIP alternatives but I am specifically looking for GSM based calls. Anyone have any ABSOLUTELY FOR SURE yes or no answer to this?
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After a fairly extensive search of the forums, I have found that it appears that this model does not support the feature set that I am looking for. As a result, I'll pass on the buy.
no tab 2 camera is a very bad hardware so no software can pimp it but u can try some camera apps from googleplay store these add effects to camera that make it look less *****y
Hello to all...
I´m looking for a custom rom (lighter/faster) for my p5100 tab, with stock look. Any suggest?
Baeta_BR said:
Hello to all...
I´m looking for a custom rom (lighter/faster) for my p5100 tab, with stock look. Any suggest?
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Try blaster its nice and cleaned up.. even overclockable.
Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk HD
ironmaskusa said:
Try blaster its nice and cleaned up.. even overclockable.
Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk HD
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Thanks :good:
feralicious said:
Thanks for this FAQ! Good work! :good:
New to Tab and I've been reading the forums to learn the process on this thing. Completely different than my phone. So here are the things I've got as questions and have been trying to get straight in the notes I'm compiling for myself... maybe they are topics/questions that you can address in the FAQ if you feel they might be helpful to others.
1. What is a general overview of the process for the Tab? For my phone it's straightforward to me, but to newcomers it's confusing, and now the tables have turned for me.
What I've gotten so far:
- Root using Odin
- Flash CWM
- Flash ROMs using CWM, and that from this point on Odin is not necessary???
2. What is Odin? Some sort of tool... what are the reasons one uses it? What is the difference between Odin and Mobile Odin - I think I read that Mobile Odin doesn't increase your flash counter?
3. How does this flash counter work, where is it? How many, if any, times can you flash a custom ROM according to Samsung? What is "bin"? Does Triangle Away remove all traces of custom flashing?
Link I found on Triangle Away: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
4. How does one return to stock for warranty purposes? Will there be signs of having rooted the Tab?
5. What is Kies, what is it for?
Here's a link I came across for info on Download Mode: http://forum.jakar.co/android-hack/1341265231/
That's what I got so far.
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Thank you very much, they shall be added, sorry for not swwing them earlier
Sent from the Dark Side of the Galaxy
updated to jb
so i updated my tab p3100 as per screenshot... evrything was quiet smooth maybe will lagg after a while..i dont plan to root this coz it my fiance who uses this tab... so i dont want her to ask 100000000x question...
so she was chatting wiht wechat app.. trying many times to make video call and it wont conncet to my note or any other fone
the only thing the app tells is"could not make video call, the fone is not using wlan" as we're using "prepaid data"
what is WLAN and why does it affect video calls?
is there any solution to enable video calls or WLAN
i am pretty confuse about this tab rather than my note..
or does it obvously tell that i need to root+cwm+mod my tab then i can get video calls
of course signal is weak as maybe it still building cache or what not..
hoping this silly q wuold have solution...
sent from my CF-PC
andydidacus said:
so i updated my tab p3100 as per screenshot... evrything was quiet smooth maybe will lagg after a while..i dont plan to root this coz it my fiance who uses this tab... so i dont want her to ask 100000000x question...
so she was chatting wiht wechat app.. trying many times to make video call and it wont conncet to my note or any other fone
the only thing the app tells is"could not make video call, the fone is not using wlan" as we're using "prepaid data"
what is WLAN and why does it affect video calls?
is there any solution to enable video calls or WLAN
i am pretty confuse about this tab rather than my note..
or does it obvously tell that i need to root+cwm+mod my tab then i can get video calls
of course signal is weak as maybe it still building cache or what not..
hoping this silly q wuold have solution...
sent from my CF-PC
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WLAN stands for wireless lan and probably the app you are talking about prevents you from using your data plan for video calls
X8invisible said:
WLAN stands for wireless lan and probably the app you are talking about prevents you from using your data plan for video calls
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hmm thank you... i guess all androind platform devices does have its ups & down..
Q&A for [ROM][4.4.4r2]p6800/p6810/i815(10Oct2014)SlimKat build 8.4 Unofficial
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great work bro!!
well it's pretty good but I think it's quite lag .I only installed 19 apps but still i feel lag. please make it free bug and will our galaxy tab 7.7 p6800 update to android lollipop? will 2 gb ram computer can port a rom ? i like to port a rom using source code on my own but seems to be a hard work ←_← bty i tried to install cyanogenmod android 4.3 that u ported but still i feel lag=_= Anyway hope to make it free bugs and thank you so much for your hard work
Batery
I installed the rom on my tab 7.7 but battery consumption is very high.
The battery does not last more than 9 hours. Is this normal?
p6800 problem flashing Slimrom, Carbon, AOSB from PacRom milestone.1.release
Hey Everyone,
Noob here, been using Daniel_HK's Pac Rom as a daily for almost a year now, happy happy, but now I wanted to try Slimrom, smaller footprint, easier on RAM, maybe. Problem is, I can't get latest Slimrom, Carbon, or AOSB to flash with either CWM-6.0.3.0 or CWM-6.0.4.5. Just wondering what kind of diagnostic information to provide and if anyone can offer me some help. I have experience with Odin (took a stock p1000 through Overcome and CM9) and have tried CWM flash and Mobile Odin on the P6800. I try Factory Reset/Wipe Cache/Wipe Dalvik, flash rom, and then try reboot, also try all Wipes, then reboot, try Format System as suggests in the Slimrom FAQ. Not sure what my next step is, really want to try Slimrom or Carbon or OMNI. Any help is greatly appreciated. Big thanks to Daniel_HK and everyone who keeps our beloved P6800 alive.
Bluetooth pan
Trying to get Internet connection on Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 from Iphone over bluetooth
In iPhone, there is blue stripe on top saying there is one device connected to modem
In P6800, there is "Used for internet connection of another device" status in Bluetooth Settings under the Iphone (not sure of exact status as it is in Rusian)
But there's no Internet on P6800 (e.g. browser says "no internet connection")
Device is Galaxy tab 7.7 P6800, slimkat Slim-4.4.4.build.8.20-UNOFICCIAL-20141215-1732
File bluetooth-patch2.zip installed (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2666261 )
From very same iphone, internet sharing over bluetooth works with sony z3 tablet without problems.
Files are transfered to P6800 from windows machine over bluetooth with no problems.
The question is if it is possible to connect to Internet from P6800 over bluetooth?
upd. Actually happens the following.
After connecting, I see in terminal window that interface bt-pan is up, but not ip address assigned to it
after performing commands in terminal with root rights
netcfg bt-pan dhcp
route add default gw 172.20.10.1 dev bt-pan
Internet is working in firefox and chrome browser (but not in embedded browser).
In play market, I can search for application but can not install it, as play market says "waiting for network connection".
ehm.gee said:
Not sure what my next step is, really want to try Slimrom or Carbon or OMNI. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Use TWRP instead of CWM. you can get TWRP for p6800 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352967 and install it using your CWM
CPU Voltage do not change
CPU Voltage settings in built-in performance settings do not change CPU voltage.
Device is P6800
ROM is Slim-p6800-4.4.4.build.8.20-UNOFFICIAL-20141215-1732.zip
Recovery is TWRP 2.8.x
14 Feb 2015 version - video now ok
Installed 14 Feb version. now HW decoder for video works fine. Youtube app, embedded video in web and FB, HW in MX player, all working fine. Thank you.
Few random reboot.
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Where did you find this version?
I can only find latest release from 2014/12/15
can't install 8.20
hi guys
pls help I want to install slimkat 8.20 from latest version of TWRP . But after i select slimkat an error apear and TWRP restarted .
what should i do?
help me
please help me...show me step by step to install slimrom for samsung tab 7.7
best rom i have tried
thanks alot daniel you are a genius
i have p6800 and it works perfect and battery runs longer
one thing that i have noticed
that my data sim card is not recognized by SLIMROM... if you would fix that it would be the complete ROM for me and p6800 users
my data sim card is from STC saudi telecommunication company in KSA.
i appreciate your time and efforts for bringing our lovely tab to life again !!
I own a Lenovo A3500 -HV. I have been using it for an year now and it is running KitKat(4.4.2). There is no sign of a newer OS coming to this tab so I have decided to install a new ROM. I decided to go with CynanogenMod but the problem is my device is not listed in the supported devices directory.
I think my device has the minimum requirements to run the OS.
I would like to know if it will be better to install the CyanogenMod or just leave it with kitkat or maybe install some other mods that my tab can support?
nirmalmraj said:
I own a Lenovo A3500 -HV. I have been using it for an year now and it is running KitKat(4.4.2). There is no sign of a newer OS coming to this tab so I have decided to install a new ROM. I decided to go with CynanogenMod but the problem is my device is not listed in the supported devices directory.
I think my device has the minimum requirements to run the OS.
I would like to know if it will be better to install the CyanogenMod or just leave it with kitkat or maybe install some other mods that my tab can support?
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Nice regards and good luck.
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This is general thread for Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 lite SM-T110.
If you know anything that can be useful or you have any question fell free to post it here
Root and recovery install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674649
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i wish there is any cm build for this tab. why sammy didn't include this tab for an upgrade? LoL
T110 bricking after applying e.g. T210 ROM - Why ?
Hello guys
First of all: I am an absolute beginner regarding ROMs etc. and i hope that my question is rightplaced here.
What i would like to understand is the technically background why a device bricks ? When i compare the specs of T110 vs. T210 i can see little or no difference with regards to CPU etc. ( see: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/comp...msung_SM-T210/BHitems/1023209-REG_1016095-REG )
And second: What about the efforts to bring CM 1x or Lineage xy to this device ? Is there work going on and one has to wait a few month, or isn't there any progress and it would be better to drop this tablet ?
By the way - i havent tried it up to now, because i am in the phase to understand all the tools and procedures, fallback strategies etc. etc.
Rgds. cora2017
MadjijaHacker said:
This is general thread for Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 lite SM-T110.
If you know anything that can be useful or you have any question fell free to post it here
Root and recovery install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674649
Sent from Serbia
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I would try building one if we had different chipset that i know how to build, for now we are shipwrecked
Hi
I recently installed Remix OS to my Asus X502C laptop and it all seemed really quick and easy so I decided to try it out on my old Linx 7 Windows Tablet and my iRulu Windows W1005 however I just cannot seem to get it to work.
I can get it installed to either the hdd or a bootable USB drive but when I choose the Android OS to boot from I get varying errors of missing things etc and then it hangs on a black screen.
I have also tried various other Android images listed to work on Windows tabs and other installers; Rufus, the Androidx86 installer 2.4 from a thread on this forum etc..
I can run MEmu no problem on my iRulu but I really would like a dual boot on it or just single boot on the Linx 7, I am a member on the Linx forum and Reddit but the Android discussion seems to be dead on there and guides/files are missing but people have said they have had Android running.
Can anyone point me to something that will work?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Holly
yummyyetis said:
Hi
I recently installed Remix OS to my Asus X502C laptop and it all seemed really quick and easy so I decided to try it out on my old Linx 7 Windows Tablet and my iRulu Windows W1005 however I just cannot seem to get it to work.
I can get it installed to either the hdd or a bootable USB drive but when I choose the Android OS to boot from I get varying errors of missing things etc and then it hangs on a black screen.
I have also tried various other Android images listed to work on Windows tabs and other installers; Rufus, the Androidx86 installer 2.4 from a thread on this forum etc..
I can run MEmu no problem on my iRulu but I really would like a dual boot on it or just single boot on the Linx 7, I am a member on the Linx forum and Reddit but the Android discussion seems to be dead on there and guides/files are missing but people have said they have had Android running.
Can anyone point me to something that will work?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Holly
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