[Q] [q] need help - got stuck with new gtablet - G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I received my new GTablet day before yesterday from Amazon. I read through a lot of forums before deciding to buy it. Out of the box, I charged it and connected it to the wireless network. Worked fine. It got updated as well. I tried few options and play with it a bit and then the most awful thing happened. I got this message "Sorry The application Dashboard Home (process com.tapntap.homne) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"
I tried power + volume but it didnt help. I want to go through the whole clockmod and tnt 2.4 update but right now I am stuck. Viewsonic supports recommed to send it back to Amazon and a get a newone. But if there is a way to start using my Gtablet 'now', please let me know. If I use the Clockmod, will I get stuck and will never be able to return it? I NEEED HELP...

coolrazas said:
I received my new GTablet day before yesterday from Amazon. I read through a lot of forums before deciding to buy it. Out of the box, I charged it and connected it to the wireless network. Worked fine. It got updated as well. I tried few options and play with it a bit and then the most awful thing happened. I got this message "Sorry The application Dashboard Home (process com.tapntap.homne) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"
I tried power + volume but it didnt help. I want to go through the whole clockmod and tnt 2.4 update but right now I am stuck. Viewsonic supports recommed to send it back to Amazon and a get a newone. But if there is a way to start using my Gtablet 'now', please let me know. If I use the Clockmod, will I get stuck and will never be able to return it? I NEEED HELP...
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Do you have clockwork mod on it? If you DO put it on there, you CAN get it back off and return the unit to stock, so don't worry too much about that. You have to perform an nvflash though (which is not necessarily harder than installing clockwork mod or a custom rom, but can be problematic at times.)
The thread on that is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
If it were me, I would give installing clockwork mod a try and update to the newest viewsonic rom or try one of the custom roms such as Vegan, TnT Lite or TwoTapsX.
Hopefully it works out for you - I'm confident it will. These things are almost impossible to brick.

Thanks a lot for a quick reply. So the way I understood....
1: I need to install Clockmod and that will bring the Gtablet back to Stock
2: After that I need to do the nvflash
3: and then I can install tnt2.4
Does that make sense.... Do I need to do the nvflash.. Just from the look of it, it seems kind of complex.
Again I really appreciate your quick reply on this.

gogorman said:
Do you have clockwork mod on it? If you DO put it on there, you CAN get it back off and return the unit to stock, so don't worry too much about that. You have to perform an nvflash though (which is not necessarily harder than installing clockwork mod or a custom rom, but can be problematic at times.)
The thread on that is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
If it were me, I would give installing clockwork mod a try and update to the newest viewsonic rom or try one of the custom roms such as Vegan, TnT Lite or TwoTapsX.
Hopefully it works out for you - I'm confident it will. These things are almost impossible to brick.
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coolrazas said:
Thanks a lot for a quick reply. So the way I understood....
1: I need to install Clockmod and that will bring the Gtablet back to Stock
2: After that I need to do the nvflash
3: and then I can install tnt2.4
Does that make sense.... Do I need to do the nvflash.. Just from the look of it, it seems kind of complex.
Again I really appreciate your quick reply on this.
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1. No. ClockworkMod does not bring the tablet back to stock. It makes it easier to flash custom ROM's and backup your tablet.
2. No. You do not have to nvflash after installing Clockwork. That would remove it.
3. Sort of. You can go right to installing a custom ROM as soon as you have ClockworkMod installed. DO NOT use TwoTapsX if you have installed ClockworkMod. It will not work and will result in you having to do an nvflash. TnT_Lite will work just fine.

coolrazas,
I think you should be cautious!! VS has told you to exchange it. That might not be a
bad idea.
BUT, it all depends on how serious the original error was. And I haven't heard an
authoritative answer on that yet.
IF you can handle all the stuff that's been suggested -- you might make it good as
new. But you also could have more problems.
I know you are anxious to have the tab and be up and running -- but I'd make darn
sure I had a good one first even if that means sending it back.
Rev

I agree. I think I can handle the techie stuff (new to android but seasoned on Windows platform) but you are right. If the hardware is faulty then I will be facing the same problem again. When I called Viewsonic Customer support, they said that they are aware of this issue so just send it back. She was pretty straight on the phone.

And again, I have to ask this question. Why in the world isn't viewsonic spending more resources on software? With better software, the gtab would be in direct competition with both the xoom and ipad 2.

I completely agree. If the issues are known and after reading tons of information on xda forum, its insane not to listen to this large customer base and really bring this tablet to the next level and capture a larger chunk of the market. Pretty amazing.

K J Rad said:
1. No. ClockworkMod does not bring the tablet back to stock. It makes it easier to flash custom ROM's and backup your tablet.
2. No. You do not have to nvflash after installing Clockwork. That would remove it.
3. Sort of. You can go right to installing a custom ROM as soon as you have ClockworkMod installed. DO NOT use TwoTapsX if you have installed ClockworkMod. It will not work and will result in you having to do an nvflash. TnT_Lite will work just fine.
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This is an excellent point - I should have mentioned this in my original reply.

coolrazas said:
I tried power + volume but it didnt help.
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Did you let it actually restore the factory default? My Gtab did the same thing (I just got it last week) and I had to reset it. It's odd that the factory reset is different than what it ships with. But, either way, you have to wait for the message on the screen that it's reloading the image BEFORE you let go of the volume+ button.

Can Be Finicky....
coolrazas,
It also can be said that even in the best of times, the G-Tablet can be a
little finicky. One of my tablets the other day was a normal as could be.
I shut it down and the next day turned it back on. Continual "android.process.acore" errors. Had to fix it.
I say be conservative, be consistent in what you do, use only the "approved"
stuff, don't take advice you can't verify is good, and read, read, read, read!
Good luck to you. BTW, what I did was buy a second G-Tablet so I always have one up for use while working with the other!!!
Right now one is on OTA 3991 with plans to go back to 3588 when the new OTA comes out (if it does!). The other is
TwoTapX .9.0.2 and will stay there until VS lets us know the directions they are going -- and the roebeet will move ahead.
Hope this helps you. Enjoy!
Rev

I have decided to return this one and hope that the newone will not have an issue so I can move on with Clockmod and TNTlite. I will mail it today and hope I will get the new Gtablet from Amazon sometimes this week... Ah... Few more days. Thanks for everyone's input here. I will be getting back on this forum a lot more as I have to learn LOT more......

Is somebody get the same problems because of which it were necessary to return g-tablet?

Or having patience and endurance it is possible to solve any problem?

Getting my new Gtablet today
So finallly I am going to get my new replaced G-Tablet today . Just checked the UPS tracker and it says that it will be delivered this evening. Here are my plans now.... And please correct me if I am planning to do something wrong here.
After unpacking it,
1: Upgrade to the new Viewsonic firmware.... I believe it does it by default once you are connected to the wireless network.
2: Install Clockwork mod
3: Install TnT 2.4
Hopefully this will work this time. Any suggestions.....

use most recent
"3: Install TnT 2.4"
I would suggest using the most recent version of TnT. ie 4.4.0.
For this one you don't have to use use clockworkmod, but it will work ok with
clockworkmod.
If you're still unsure, you may want to try these steps:
www blendblog net/Default.aspx?tabid=36&EntryID=67
(can't post links, but a . where the space is...)
It helps that everything is layed out step by step.

Seems like the link that you provided talks about installing VEGAn. there is another embedded link in the post that talks about TnT4.4 installation as well. Considering the two platforms, which one would you guys prefer? By teh way, got my new Gtablet and ready to roll this evening with this process.

Hint: Look at the sticky force closing thread in this forum. Pay close attention to the original post.
I'm still puzzled why people aren't pointing new people to that thread.

goodintentions said:
Hint: Look at the sticky force closing thread in this forum. Pay close attention to the original post.
I'm still puzzled why people aren't pointing new people to that thread.
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Well. He sent that tab back and now presumably has one without that issue.

coolrazas said:
Seems like the link that you provided talks about installing VEGAn. there is another embedded link in the post that talks about TnT4.4 installation as well. Considering the two platforms, which one would you guys prefer? By teh way, got my new Gtablet and ready to roll this evening with this process.
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You are correct. The link does provide steps to install vegan. I meant it as an alternative to tnt.
For me and my tab, vegan with pershoots kernel is much more responsive than tnt alone.
If you google vegan tab you'll find gojim's website. There hasn't been any updates in a few days but it sounds like one will be forthcoming. Im waiting and watching for that one as well as waiting for an update on calkulins rom. It also sounds pretty snappy.

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Can I return it to OEM after CM, ROM, etc.?

Woot gTab owner here.
Been lurking here and on a ton of other forums for when I bought the Xoom. Instead the Woot gTab popped up, so...
Anyway, I got it Friday, am about to have at it, when I wondered--those official ViewSonic downloads--will it return the thing to its condition now? With all the apps that came with it?
I have assumed I'll just love VEGAn or TNT Lite, but it seems like none of them are perfect, and at least some people like the stock TNT ROM. So if I don't like them that much...can I go back to OEM stock? I have to admit--I kind of like the stock weather app. I don't know why...
Anyway, thanks in advance.
You will be able to flash back to stock 3389, 3452, or 3588 using update.zip files in these forums. The 3452 and 3588 both also install stock recovery, but I don't remember if 3389 does. I think the woot gtabs all came w 3389, but they were slughtly different from the store bought 3389s (woot ones had Pandora, Angry Birds, etc.).
So, you come "close" to an out-of-box woot tab, but not exactly.
Jim
1. I think it was roebeet who posted the stock roms. I think they may be in the development forum.
2. I think you may be able to pull the update.zip off your stock gtab before doing any moding.
3. You can follow the nvflash procedure in the development forum and then apply the update to get back to a stock rom.
jasco13 said:
1. I think it was roebeet who posted the stock roms. I think they may be in the development forum.
2. I think you may be able to pull the update.zip off your stock gtab before doing any moding.
3. You can follow the nvflash procedure in the development forum and then apply the update to get back to a stock rom.
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Assuming norhing based in >3588, I don't think he'll need to nvflash.
If he has CWM installed, he'd just need to use it to flash (e.g.) an 3452 or 3588 update.zip, and CWM will be gone.
If he doesn't gave CWM installed, he needs to fo stock recovery w one if those update.zip files (w recovery/command file).
Jim
jasco13 said:
1. I think it was roebeet who posted the stock roms. I think they may be in the development forum.
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I did find the stock ROMs somewhere, got them bookmarked.
jasco13 said:
2. I think you may be able to pull the update.zip off your stock gtab before doing any moding.
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That's what I was looking for, thanks! Um...any help as to how? I am literally following instructions on ROMs and CW from other forums. This is my first Droid device, aside from a month with a D1 a year ago.
Though it looks like I'm going back to a Droid Pro, since I haven't seen yet how to Bluetooth tether and share data and GPS with a Blackberry.
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3. You can follow the nvflash procedure in the development forum and then apply the update to get back to a stock rom.
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Oh geez. Haven't got that far yet. Mostly I'm just worried if I hate the other ROMs I can get the stock video and music players back, and the stock weather app.
I'd even be willing to try the stock TNT for a while, it just seems harder to get the full Market on stock TNT than it does to flash to TNT Lite or VEGAn and get the Market (or at least the documentation on how to do that is easier to find.)
Anyhow, thanks a ton. These forums make this a much better experience.
fre1102,
Read the stickies. I have written several stickies and a couple of other posts in
both General and Q&A where I have tried to spell out the basics of Memory, Storage, Recovery, etc.
Most of the procedures are mentioned in those threads.
You can do a lot using stock recovery as long as your G-Tablet doesn't have any problems.
Rev
The quick answer is that you can get your tablet back to a stock condition, but not the condition in which it was shipped from woot.com, using the ROM's you list above.
It is doable to get it fully back to the way you got it, but the process has several steps.
Have a gander at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017148, especially near the end of the thread.
You can get very, very close by doing a restore from a clockworkmod backup posted in the thread above. This will, however, leave the tablet with clockworkmod recovery instead of standard recovery if you stop there.
Why on earth would you want to?
Once you try ANY other ROM, I imagine you will be laughing at your own naivete about wanting to go back to (cough) stock.
Night and day dude. Night and day.
mstevens said:
The quick answer is that you can get your tablet back to a stock condition, but not the condition in which it was shipped from woot.com, using the ROM's you list above.
It is doable to get it fully back to the way you got it, but the process has several steps.
Have a gander at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017148, especially near the end of the thread.
You can get very, very close by doing a restore from a clockworkmod backup posted in the thread above. This will, however, leave the tablet with clockworkmod recovery instead of standard recovery if you stop there.
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You could finish up by nvflashing the original recovery partition back to it. In fact... tried it yesterday and it would be very difficult to tell that it hadn't been started as long as you get an nvflash backup and nandroid backup before doing anything else with the tablet.

NEW GTAB!

Hello everyone,
i just recently purchased a gtab and tried to install clockwork recovery on it. that didnt seem to work so i tried to do a factory reset. my guess is it tried to boot to CWM but the files were messed so now its stuck at "booting recovery kernel image". can someone assist me? my plan was to put cwm on it, and then put Vegan on it, but that foiled.
Thanks!
Hubblemuffin said:
Hello everyone,
i just recently purchased a gtab and tried to install clockwork recovery on it. that didnt seem to work so i tried to do a factory reset. my guess is it tried to boot to CWM but the files were messed so now its stuck at "booting recovery kernel image". can someone assist me? my plan was to put cwm on it, and then put Vegan on it, but that foiled.
Thanks!
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What version of CWM did you try to install? Do you know what bootloader you're on? I'd imagine that you tried flashing the 1.1 BL CWM and ended up in a softbrick because you have a 1.2 BL G-Tablet...
G-Tablet for Dummies is your friend...google it, read every page, then decide what you want to do. At the start here page, you're on a code red, I believe.
If you happened to install a wrong CWM bootloader version, you are in BIG trouble. The "stuck bird sign" is not a good sign
Last time it happened, I used code DETOX to set it straight in viewsonic gtablet for dummies.
THis thing is unbrickable (virtually unbrickable), so no worries~
I have to agree. I got my gtablet about a month ago. Nothing I did seemed to work, until I found the gtablet for dummies site. Within about two hours, I was up and running with a real android operating system with full market.
That site ROCKS!
Thank you all so much for the reply. I just got it today and knew I didnt want TnT but i guess i rushed with the process and did the wrong bootloader. Im gonna look in to that when i get home to my own PC and see what happens. Thank you!
ok. i read over the Gtablet for dummies website, and that reminded me that there must be something wrong with the install of CWM. all it does is say ANDROID in orange on the left of the screen and then a grey triangle shows up. im going to attempt to be the Triple Code Red tonight and hope that works.
Humblemuffin,
Don't give up! I totally messed up the g tablet shortly after taking it out of the box. After much research and trying various steps/techniques, I eventually was able to bring it back.
I posted the exact steps I used here on xda and on slatedroid.
They can also be found on the Viewsonic Gtablet For Dummies site under "How-To". Follow the steps exactly and I am confident you will get your g tab restored.
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/
Same steps, but recently added some content about APX and NVFLASH
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167944
djab67
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thaks for the advice. im quite grateful that theres people able to help me here. ive been reading gtablet for dummies, but i seem to be at even more of a standstill. i think my CWM is corrupt or something. after it says "Recovery Key Press Detected", it shows ANDROID in yellow/orange letters on the left of the screen for about a second, then a grey triangle with an exclamation mark pops up. i think using the wrong bootloader kind of screwd me over. i always try and rush with my technology like this. thank you!
Here is another potential solution for you to consider. It does not require the use of ADB which makes it a little easier than my steps. If it you think this one will work for you, then I would recommend doing it before mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13474033&postcount=114
Thanks for the reccomendation! I sent you a message about it and maybe we could get it up and running. My main concern now is that my CWM still doesn't work. That's kind of worrysome to me because all the potential fixes I see envolve using it at one point or another.
Blank Screen, background light
I went to GTablet for Dummies as well, to install CWM and then a new OS. Unfortunately, my GTab would not accept the installation of CWM. I have a 1.1, and tried installing the version 1.1....following the directions exactly They then suggested I install nvflash, which I tried with no success. Now, my GTab just shut down...blank screen with background light. Prior to the shut down, it had over 40% battery life left. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Well, when I first got a gtab, i messed up the bootloader (installing the wrong version of bootloader), CWM doesn't work. Etc...etc...luckily apx mode still work. This is what I do. I think it is sorta the ultimate wipe.
Edit: I wasn't allowed to put link outside since I was a new user. But you can just go to viewsonic gtablet for dummies website
USE THE CODE DETOX. The code detox invovles you nvflashing your rom with this format.zip file. It might look similar to other nvflash at first glance except when you use the format zip nvflash, you will see "magic-value -mismatch" in red color.
After you nvflashed your tab with format.zip. Do another Nvflash, but this time, Nvflash your tab with "NVFlash to Stock with CWM pre-installed" . Get the right bootloader, and follow the steps described later in viewsonic gtab for dummies, and you have a smoking gtab soon enough
Um... guys, just download my nvflash with cwm pre-installed and use that. No need to put cwm on separately.
To goodintentions, TJEvans, fury7, tidbit, djab76, SM Daly, ahandlen003, and goodintentions again.
Thank you so much. i know the task is yet to be complete, but i finally was able to get past the bootloop and in to TnT to do the OTA update. im going to be much more careful with any more modding. for the record, the NVflash with CWM pre installed for BL 1.2 was the ticket. CWM looks so beautiful after being in the pits for a few days.
if all goes to hell again, ill let you all know.
Thanks again!
Hubblemuffin.
Hubblemuffin said:
To goodintentions, TJEvans, fury7, tidbit, djab76, SM Daly, ahandlen003, and goodintentions again.
Thank you so much. i know the task is yet to be complete, but i finally was able to get past the bootloop and in to TnT to do the OTA update. im going to be much more careful with any more modding. for the record, the NVflash with CWM pre installed for BL 1.2 was the ticket. CWM looks so beautiful after being in the pits for a few days.
if all goes to hell again, ill let you all know.
Thanks again!
Hubblemuffin.
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Before I bought my gtab, i spents hours reading up on roebeets and others @ xda, blogspot and slate. took tons of notes. had everything laid out step by step. even had nvflash files set up. Had minimal prblems.
In the last month or two, found out about goodintentions website. he pretty much compiled everything you would need to know.
spend some time there reading up and you'll be on your way.
Probably should send him a donation also...he deserve it
I have a question I think I jump the gun on this one. I tried to install ClockWorkMod for my G tab 1.2 I got the file from GTablet for dummies but everytime I tried to install it it will just sit on the "Recovery key detected" and then it says "Booting recovery kernel image" and with the 3 birds and it just sits there! I can't get into recovery mod. either but I can turn it off and it boots fine to the homepage. What can i do? The person I bought it from had it rooted but he said he returned it back to stock rom. Thanks for the help.
Can someone help me, please.
Big Thumbs Up to Goodintentions...
qkster said:
Before I bought my gtab, i spents hours reading up on roebeets and others @ xda, blogspot and slate. took tons of notes. had everything laid out step by step. even had nvflash files set up. Had minimal prblems.
In the last month or two, found out about goodintentions website. he pretty much compiled everything you would need to know.
spend some time there reading up and you'll be on your way.
Probably should send him a donation also...he deserve it
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I donated to goodintentions...
you should too.
jjq13 said:
I have a question I think I jump the gun on this one. I tried to install ClockWorkMod for my G tab 1.2 I got the file from GTablet for dummies but everytime I tried to install it it will just sit on the "Recovery key detected" and then it says "Booting recovery kernel image" and with the 3 birds and it just sits there! I can't get into recovery mod. either but I can turn it off and it boots fine to the homepage. What can i do? The person I bought it from had it rooted but he said he returned it back to stock rom. Thanks for the help.
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If it were my Gtab, I would nvflash it back to stock myself just in case. Just pay attention to the requirements of the custom ROM you want to flash: some are for 1.1 and some for 1.2 -- nvflash accordingly. Anyway, learning and setting up nvflash is a good thing if you plan to flash custom ROMS with any regularity.
Brian

New Dell Streak Mini 5 User With ?'s For ROM Help Install?

Which is the best rom to go with?
I've downloaded _n0p_'s DSC v0.7 and Tenorntex's Longhorn 2.1 v2, seeing as these 2 were the newest and latest and had Android 2.3.3
Are there any other better rom's or has anyone tried the 2 I listed, if so whats the difference?
Thanks
Better is very vague when it comes to ROM's it all depends on what you want in a Rom. I have old Simple Streak 1.2. Yes there is newer ROM's out but this one works perfect for what I need. In my Case Stability.
DSC is the most actively developed/supported. Plenty stable for me. I don't think any of the earlier Froyo based ROMs are being developed further.
I meant as far as Stability, Performance and up to date, I don't care about the Stage UI and was gunna theme it myself or use SPB Shell 3D.
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
n1nj4Lo said:
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Unfortunately I do not believe that anyone can change the way that the Streak works just so it is more convenient for you or so that you don't have to learn anything.
In the time you took to navigate to XDA and make your post you could have flashed a ROM onto your Streak - plugging it in and everything.
The only ROM you can install by just putting it on the SD Card is the same one that is currently on the Streak, if you don't mind holding down a couple of buttons and using recovery mode.
n1nj4Lo said:
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If anyone is wondering why developers leave and give the site a bad reputation look no further. Someone with over 600 posts under his username should not be making noob posts like this one. With so many posts he knows how to use the search engine and the wiki, but I guess when it comes to our device using the search engine and the wiki is an inconvenience, along with renaming a file "update.pkg".
marvin02 said:
Unfortunately I do not believe that anyone can change the way that the Streak works just so it is more convenient for you or so that you don't have to learn anything.
In the time you took to navigate to XDA and make your post you could have flashed a ROM onto your Streak - plugging it in and everything.
The only ROM you can install by just putting it on the SD Card is the same one that is currently on the Streak, if you don't mind holding down a couple of buttons and using recovery mode.
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So would that be this: Streak_407_20707_14.pkg ? According to the first post above me do I rename it?
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If anyone is wondering why developers leave and give the site a bad reputation look no further. Someone with over 600 posts under his username should not be making noob posts like this one. With so many posts he knows how to use the search engine and the wiki, but I guess when it comes to our device using the search engine and the wiki is an inconvenience, along with renaming a file "update.pkg".
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Some people learn better through interaction where they can actually ask questions... I don't have over 600 posts so who are you talking about? Furthermore if you are talking about first thing I'd do is learn how to read mr wise guy, secondly!! You tell me how one is supposed to learn which rom is the best based on user reviews and opinions, where do I go to find that out and wheres the wiki on that, unless you expect people to read 200 and 300 page threads also? I have barely 150 posts and rarely post at all unless it is to ask questions or make requests. It's not like I have 600 posts and every single one of them are questions.
This is only my second time dealing with android and second time flashing android first time it was simply moving a zip to the sdcard and booting up into safe mode and selecting update through sdcard, so certainly I'd be baffled and have questions when one time it was so easy and the second time I've gotta jump through hoops and everything.
Lastly since WHEN Is asking a Question SOOOO wrong in the Dell Streak 5 Q&A Category???? It's not like I posted it in the wrong area or something, but ohhh no'es how dare n00b be confused and need a lil help/guidance of some experienced users, ohh mercy me the drama in that!!
Last time I checked that is what XDA is here for, for people to learn, not to be attacked by asshat trolls like you.
If anyone is wondering why XDA has a multitude more lurkers than posters look no further than to the hardass that is Strephon Alkhalikoi View Postwho can't stand to see a n00b in need of help!
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Flashing/Updating
Installing a recovery
Download appropriate recovery to flash from Stock Recoveries or Custom recoveries
Enter fastboot mode on your phone
Flash recovery with fastboot: fastboot flash recovery <path to recovery.img>
After flashing is complete: fastboot reboot to reboot
Finished
If you are using a custom recovery see Disabling recovery overwrite in stock roms and follow the steps there to prevent the Streak from over writing the recovery. Re-install your custom recovery after following those steps.
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BUT THE VERY FIRST THING THE WIKI SAYS IS To Stay AWAY From Fastboot, but this tells you to use Fastboot... So what gives and which is it? LoL
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Like thisBUT THE VERY FIRST THING THE WIKI SAYS IS To Stay AWAY From Fastboot, but this tells you to use Fastboot... So what gives and which is it? LoL
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I hope that you can actually read better than that. The wiki does not say to stay away from fastboot. It clearly states two commands that should not be used on the Streak. It goes onto give a number of examples of using fastboot.
I hope that you other 157 posts (as I wtite this) on XDA were not as tiresome or ill-informed as the ones you have posted here.
The information you need is here in the forums, available at the links in my signature, and on other forums. Please exercise some patience and read the info.
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I hope that you can actually read better than that. The wiki does not say to stay away from fastboot. It clearly states two commands that should not be used on the Streak. It goes onto give a number of examples of using fastboot.
I hope that you other 157 posts (as I wtite this) on XDA were not as tiresome or ill-informed as the ones you have posted here.
The information you need is here in the forums, available at the links in my signature, and on other forums. Please exercise some patience and read the info.
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Uhh yea sory... I forgot about the 2 options to stay away from, just the dangerous part stayed with me. LoL
Do I need to be at a certain android version or can I make a semi-major update leap?
Also it says
Installing a stock rom
Reinstalling a stock rom will wipe all data!
1. Download stock rom pkg and recovery to install
2. Copy pkg to sdcard and rename to update.pkg
3. Install matching stock recovery
4. Enter recovery mode
5. After recovery loads press Camera to begin process
6. Finished
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Do I need the recovery.img as well? It said nothing about a img file or anything just said "matching stock recovery" so yea, is that the right thing?
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First I'm gunna try factory reset and see if that fixes the random reboot problem, hopefully it does the seller said he just installed the new screen and never did anything except for just trying to powering it up, use normally and it would reboot suddenly.
WELL NO DUH, you need to restore everything back to default settings with a factory/hard reset. Thats like trying to install a video card or webcam and expecting it to work right away without installing the dirvers. - Hopefully!
Well it's only getting as far as the dell logo screen/splash screen. I've tried the entering safe mode but nothing yet, once it's powered on it just sits at that screen.
dsc is great and very stable if you dont mind the few following quirks.
1. google maps will always run in the background unless you freeze it. This will drain your battery quite quickly
2. Wifi might or might not be broken, if it is broken use wifi analyzer if not profit
the benefits of dsc?
fast
running GB instead of froyo
dpi change is awesome.
screen default orientation is awesome
stable other than those few bugs
Battery life was decent.
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Im however just running 2.2 froyo on a stock rogers. The battery life is amazing on stock 2.2 (a whole day, and still have about 30% with heavy usage and constant 3g) and the wifi works fine. For me this is the most stable rom however it is a bit slow compared to DSC. This phone is used for work so it has to just.. work.
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Havent really tried the other roms yet, but depending on what you want out of the phone you can try the DSC and see if you can live with these little quirks.
Yea I was leaning more towards DSC than Longhorn, it looks like it's updated more frequently too.
Bad & Good News
Turns out when the guy replaced the screen he fried the mobo... Me and a friend at a small local pc store tried everything from rooting with new rom to factory resets. Always had the same problem.
But the guy at the pc store sells phones also and said he'd give me $100.00 credit to a new factory refirbed, rooted and unlocked dell streak mini if I gave him the one we tried to repair.

help stuck

so my gtab will only show the three birds, i took the cover of the back and held down the reset button and it turned off then back on to the same screen. I even tried to nv flash it and it says that it currently update. Im not even able to get into recovery mode. Am i screwed or did i miss something, im sorta new to this stuff....thanks
1. What rom were you using?
2. Which version of CWM are you using?
3. What were you doing to the tablet when it froze like that?
There's a lot of things that can go wrong and which NVflash you use (250m partition or 350m partition) is going to be determined by which rom you wish to run.
The Gtablet for dummies site really helped me out while I was starting off, but it appears its no longer online.
Going to need some more info and I'll try to help as best and as fast as possible, but real life keeps me pretty busy most of the time.
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1. What rom were you using?
2. Which version of CWM are you using?
3. What were you doing to the tablet when it froze like that?
There's a lot of things that can go wrong and which NVflash you use (250m partition or 350m partition) is going to be determined by which rom you wish to run.
The Gtablet for dummies site really helped me out while I was starting off, but it appears its no longer online.
Going to need some more info and I'll try to help as best and as fast as possible, but real life keeps me pretty busy most of the time.
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i had ics, not sure what version, clock i think was 5. something. i know that this dont help much. i was able to get it working,
what i was trying to do was get it back to the way it came new so i could start all over with a new rom. Now i found what i thought was the stock rom but all it will do is sit on the screen where it says gtablet, i even let it sit over night,while i was at work and still the same screen.
Nobe (has some kick ass roms) has already done the legwork in another thread, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070655
first download, should but you back at stock with a 1.2 branch ready to go.
I know it sucks, I've NVflashed dozens of times to work off of stock, I still get a little jittery every time I load another rom.
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Nobe (has some kick ass roms) has already done the legwork in another thread, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070655
first download, should but you back at stock with a 1.2 branch ready to go.
I know it sucks, I've NVflashed dozens of times to work off of stock, I still get a little jittery every time I load another rom.
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so i tried reloading ics 4 beta that i had, after it said everything was installed and went to reboot it and just sat on the screen with birds. im able to turn off, go into recovery, and apx. So my father in law installed the 350 zip and jellybean 5.3 on his with no issues. i followed the same video he did and it said that everything installed good until i went to reboot, there it got stuck on the bird screen but im still able to do nvflash, apx and power down....Am i screwed ??
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Am i screwed ??
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We'll have to see.
See this thread, run the commands there and post the output.
Originally Posted by racefan82
Am i screwed ??
You may also try the detailed instructions by Raywaldo (Google Raywaldo for his site) on installing new ROMs on GTablet. In my opinion Smoother Bean v 1.5 (by nobe1976) is the best/fast ROM for this device.

Stuck with a Transformer that I can't change the ROM to

So a complicated story:
I bought a transformer prime some time ago then rooted it and installed WOOKIE rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674827) then it's sat unloved for a few months.
However I've tried to resurrect it for the festive period and am in trouble. (I've been a keen user of the roms on here for many years, with a smart phone for over 10 years, so I'm not completely thick!)
I'm trying to get paranoid android on it;
However, as soon as I go to CWM and try to install the ROM I get a terrible error message, (Will update once I can get it on my screen but it's on 0% charge currently) but can roll back to install a backup, so that's not the end of the world.
So my issue is how do I get from what I have to where I want to go to?
I think the solution is as follows:
a) I need to get Clockwork ROM working well first. Any ideas?
b) I need to downgrade the ROM to something, But I'm unsure what
c) If a and b are in place, I think I can do the rest.
Please help me! All this talk of downgrading roms has confused me.
1. Let go of CWM. No one uses it anymore. Download TWRP here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2 It will probably fix your errors and it has a lot more features than CWM, is more polished etc.
2. Without NVFlash you can't downgrade. Here is guide how to do it: https://www.androidroot.mobi/pages/guides/tegra3-guide-nvflash-jellybean/ If you don't want to downgrade I recommend you to install CMB rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501812 It's Android 4.3.1, everything works and is probably fastest ROM that we can get on our primes.
Thank a bunch zdenko1.
I'm on the case, however I left my laptop entirely flat overnight, so it's upto 0% and 3% charged. And it's Christmas eve!
It's really good to have someone help me out with a bit of detail - so thanks for this.
If I don't post, assume it works, and here's to a peaceful Christmas break to you all
Now I think I have cooked my goose!
I was unable to get anywhere with this,
So with an air of confidence I ran a program (again the name escapes me) which lets you return your computer back to stock, from which one is able to get it working and you're back to square 1.
Great I thought and as ususal I throw my self both feet in.
It formats fine etc until it asks me to get the original update ROM/blob I think -
which I didn't have, so hen tried to download it and couldn't find it.
So now I think it really is screwed
Nothing formatted, I can't enter recovery mode and things are looking bad.
Does ODIN work/provide an answer? If so please help!
Of course I realise that ODIN is Samsung own!
So I think I need a ROM/BLOB that restores me to a working copy via bootloader?
Is that on the right line?
Just seeing if I have to give this up as lost and sell as broken or can it be resurrected?
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DO NOT INSTALL ANY OTHER RECOVERY WHILE USING THE NEW 4.2.1 BOOTLOADER, THEY ARE NOT COMPATIBLE AT THE MOMENT, THE ONE BUILT IN IS MODDED. USE THE DOWNGRADE ZIP TO TAKE YOU BACK TO 4.1.1 BOOTLOADER AND RECOVERY IF YOU NEED IT.
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Using the link you provided in the OP, scroll down until you see the downgrade hairybean 4.1.1 bootloader and recovery. That should get you to a point of being able to flash a new rom.

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