I followed the instruction for installing the clockworkmod on viewsonic gtablet. I placed the update.zip and the recovery folder in the internal storage. I reboot the tablet (power and volume+)
The box with the down arrow appeared, and then I pressed apply update.zip, and then nothing happered for a long time. So I reboot it and tried to do the same steps again. BUT now it stuck when I reboot it at "Booting recovery kernel image"
so what shall I do?????
Depends...
1) Does it always reboot to "Booting recovery image..." or only when you're holding the volume up key? If not... can it boot normally?
2) What ROM are you running?
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I tried to install the ROM. but every time I press and hold Volume+ and Power, it shows "Detect a recovery key pressed" and "Booting Restore Kernel image", then gTab shuts itself immediately. Also, tried the Factory Data Reset, rebooted to the birds and turned itself off again.
The device is not bricked, but I just can't load any ROM.
Please help.
Try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
use the microsd CWM install and see if it works. If it does, you'll see the box with install progress bar. If not, then NVFLASH...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Thank you very much, it works!
To install the utility ClockworkMod is the key.
i just got my gtab and i downgraded it from 4349 to 3588 and i cant get cwm to install whenever i try to get into bootloader i get the box with the arrow then it restarts
Are you using the internal or external sd card install file?
I use the external sd card install method & do the following: Extract the file & place the recovery folder & update.zip file onto the parent directory of your sd card. While holding the volume+ button down press the power button & hold both of those down until you see "detect a recovery key pressed" message. At this point you can release those buttons & hopefully CWM should install.
I know that you can also install CWM via NV Flash, but I'm not to keen on how its done.
NVFlash then install try to install CWM
And remember when booting into apx mode it is Powerbutton and Volume DOWN! here is a link on how to NVFlash (a really helpful tool): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Hope this helps
Hi,
I got the US Version of the 10.1 32GB WiFi Only.
I already own a SGS and i am "acquainted" with the whole odin, flash, adb etc. procedure.
Now i am at a loss.
The tab will not go to recovery mode when i use "adb reboot recover", instead it just shuts down and shows the battery charge screen.
However when i press the volume keys while powering on i can choose between download and recovery and enter the recovery mode..
Unfortunately i cant access the "sd card" from there...
I "adb pushed" the "root hack.zip" to /sdcard/hack.zip and i can see the file amongst others via shell.
In Recovery mode it just shows an empty directory and the error message "E: unknown volume for path"
So how do i become root?
Any help is very much appreciated!
figured it out.
can be closed..
What was the fix?
just4747 said:
What was the fix?
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shut off the tab, connected to pc, wait for battery animation, press power followed quickly by volume down (the left volume key) your tab starts but with two icons, download (odin) and fastboot (usb), press left volume key to choose and right volume key to confirm!
Once in Fastboot, load a recovery.img file attached to my posted address, make sure the computer detects your device as adb **** device. Now boot to recovery, commands included in the post. Than factory rest or install any ***.zip (custom recovery, overclock kernel, superuser root package etc) file from sd card.
(post #9)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136958
P.S. loading clockworkmod recovery enables adb commands when booted into recovery
Two times now, once before, and once after flashing a new rom, I have been stuck in a recovery boot loop when I select "reboot recovery" from the advanced menu in CWM.
When I "reboot system now" the tablet magically goes back into CWM recovery. Without any keys being held, I see the message "Booting recovery kernal image" on the Viewsonic Birds screen.
Is "Reboot Recovery" a fatally flawed menu option in CWM?
More importantly, can I recover the tablet short of an NVflash (which is how I recovered the first time)?
I've tried holding down power+volumeup. I have run a keytest as well, all keys work. I feel like there must be a simple way to stop the tablet from rebooting into recovery? WTHelp?
Same issue here. Anyone have a solution?
You can go back into the CWM recovery menu and try to "Fix permission", if that doesn't work, "Clear Cache/User Data", if that stilll do not work?
Repartition 2048/0 and then mount USB, load the ROM and reboot
simpler?
I have the clockwork mod recovery loop. Going from 4349 to Flashback. None of the above mentioned suggestions have worked. I am not ready to try NVFlash yet as I >think< that SD card issues could really screw the Gtab if I might have one of "those" sd cards installed.. The ROM loads just fine, but reboot system just goes back into CWM recovery.
Help!
Try erasing the "misc" partitition (or the "bootbmp" partition as need be) as described here.
Do the same for the "cache" partition.
This has happened to me twice, I just nvflashed and it worked perfectly again. This is probably the only sure way you can get your tablet to boot to android again.
Interesting. I have not seen this problem, however I seem to have the opposite! Selecting "Reboot Recovery" either from Quickboot or the system shutdown menu (when I press the power button), just reboots normally. It will not boot into recovery. The only way I am able to get into clockwork anymore is to do a reboot and hold down the volume+ key. Everything else works normally though. I wonder if there will be any updates to CWM. Do you think this is a bug in CWM or something flakey going on w/ the G-Tab?
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Interesting. I have not seen this problem, however I seem to have the opposite! Selecting "Reboot Recovery" either from Quickboot or the system shutdown menu (when I press the power button), just reboots normally. It will not boot into recovery. The only way I am able to get into clockwork anymore is to do a reboot and hold down the volume+ key. Everything else works normally though. I wonder if there will be any updates to CWM. Do you think this is a bug in CWM or something flakey going on w/ the G-Tab?
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After you select "Reboot Recovery" does the first splash screen--the ViewSonic birds--disappear?
I just unlocked bootloader.
Then I installed TWRP.
Tried to backup all partitions, failed. Maybe because I didn't know the data password.
Rebooted into system.
Now I want to boot into TWRP to backup then wipe and install Lineage.
But it just doesn't work.
I select reboot from menu, then hold Vol-Up.
It shows the unlocked bootloader warning, then boots up system
I shut down and start again pressing Power and Vol-Up.
If I release Power when the bootloader warning shows, it again boots the system.
If I continue pressing Power then it does nothing else as showing the warning, showing black screen, over and over.
thanks
So what the hell?
The stock system does not offer a "reboot into recovery" menu?!
Solved it myself. Booted recovery via fastboot.
And that probably was the issue: I initially booted it via fastboot and did not install it ever.
Edit: no. Maybe TWRP was replaced by stock recovery automatically.