So, here's a little back story for my frustration.
I asked for the G-tablet for X-mas because of the hardware, and I didn't actually receive the present until just a few hours ago. My PC is refusing to boot Linux at all, so i'm stuck on Win 7, my Samsung Intercept is refusing to root, so no custom rom there... and now I think I broke my G-Tablet.
(I rooted/flashed a ROM on the Vibrant, G1 and mt3g[several times] before this)
I was looking for how to install the custom ROM for the last few days anticipating today, I read Android Police's Guide (it won't let me post the link) several times before actually having the tablet, and I thought I had it down. After installing CW Recovery, I tried booting into recovery mode, which didn't work. It got up to the caution symbol and rebooted. So i figured it could be a boot problem.
I installed ROM Manager because of the useful "boot to recovery" button, but that lead me to the same problem. I looked at all the supported devices on the website and it was listed, but when I tried to flash the ROM inside of ROM Manager, it asked me to confirm if it was a Vega. I was a bit confused with what to do and decided to click accept anyways.
It said it was booting into recovery to complete the process but didn't, so in about a minute, I decided to shut down and boot into recovery myself, and it didn't help. It just cycles though the first two splash screens.
I don't know what to do. =(
Can I somehow hard reset it or something to start over?
mr.frankm said:
So, here's a little back story for my frustration.
I asked for the G-tablet for X-mas because of the hardware, and I didn't actually receive the present until just a few hours ago. My PC is refusing to boot Linux at all, so i'm stuck on Win 7, my Samsung Intercept is refusing to root, so no custom rom there... and now I think I broke my G-Tablet.
(I rooted/flashed a ROM on the Vibrant, G1 and mt3g[several times] before this)
I was looking for how to install the custom ROM for the last few days anticipating today, I read Android Police's Guide (it won't let me post the link) several times before actually having the tablet, and I thought I had it down. After installing CW Recovery, I tried booting into recovery mode, which didn't work. It got up to the caution symbol and rebooted. So i figured it could be a boot problem.
I installed ROM Manager because of the useful "boot to recovery" button, but that lead me to the same problem. I looked at all the supported devices on the website and it was listed, but when I tried to flash the ROM inside of ROM Manager, it asked me to confirm if it was a Vega. I was a bit confused with what to do and decided to click accept anyways.
It said it was booting into recovery to complete the process but didn't, so in about a minute, I decided to shut down and boot into recovery myself, and it didn't help. It just cycles though the first two splash screens.
I don't know what to do. =(
Can I somehow hard reset it or something to start over?
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Can you still boot into your main ROM or not? IF so, just reinstall recovery - Clockwork Mod 0.8 works, I don't know about later versions or ROM Manager, I don't trust them, based on what I see on the forums.
If you can't boot into recovery OR boot normally, then you have to use APX mode and nvflash to reflash your G Tablet. That completely wipes and rewrites everything on the tablet.
EDIT: If indeed it sounds like clockwork isn't installed and stock recovery is still working, see the instructions in the next post to install clockwork mod 0.8. No need to resort to nvflash.
Step 1.
Download ClockworkMod v08 (This version has been found to work best...the newer version causes some issues with some ROMs.)
The file needed is cwmod_v08.zip at http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=458883&d=1291787239
Step 2.
Unzip the downloaded file to your microSD card. After unzipping, your microSD card should contain a folder called recovery, and a file named update.zip. (This cannot be done using the internal memory with this download.)
Step 3.
Turn off your device.
Step 4.
Press the power button and the Volume+ button at the same time and release them when the Viewsonic splash screen pops up. You should see "Detect a recovery key pressed" pop up in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 5.
Watch it install. Your tablet will reboot when installation is complete. And you can access the bootloader by booting the device holding the power and volume+ buttons.
mr.frankm said:
So, here's a little back story for my frustration.
I asked for the G-tablet for X-mas because of the hardware, and I didn't actually receive the present until just a few hours ago. My PC is refusing to boot Linux at all, so i'm stuck on Win 7, my Samsung Intercept is refusing to root, so no custom rom there... and now I think I broke my G-Tablet.
(I rooted/flashed a ROM on the Vibrant, G1 and mt3g[several times] before this)
I was looking for how to install the custom ROM for the last few days anticipating today, I read Android Police's Guide (it won't let me post the link) several times before actually having the tablet, and I thought I had it down. After installing CW Recovery, I tried booting into recovery mode, which didn't work. It got up to the caution symbol and rebooted. So i figured it could be a boot problem.
I installed ROM Manager because of the useful "boot to recovery" button, but that lead me to the same problem. I looked at all the supported devices on the website and it was listed, but when I tried to flash the ROM inside of ROM Manager, it asked me to confirm if it was a Vega. I was a bit confused with what to do and decided to click accept anyways.
It said it was booting into recovery to complete the process but didn't, so in about a minute, I decided to shut down and boot into recovery myself, and it didn't help. It just cycles though the first two splash screens.
I don't know what to do. =(
Can I somehow hard reset it or something to start over?
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You could become a professional gadget breaker with all the broken stuff you have
Clockwork never got installed if you are seeing the ! and then it reboots. I would not fool with rom manager, or any of the other stuff. Your tablet is NOT a Vega. The vega rom is used as a base to build stuff for the G tablet but it is not the same.
Get clockwork installed. You need to find Clockwork.8 ... You will have an update.zip file, and a recovery folder with a command file inside it. You can install it from the internal sdcard, or an external. You just need to look at the command file with a text editor like notepad and see if it lists sdcard, or sdcard2. If you want to install from internal, sdcard.. From external, sdcard2. The command file does not have an extension. If you do not have one in your clockwork package then download one of the other roms. Most of them will have it. Or even the stock rom package. They are all the same.
Go to SDX and we'll help you with the Intercept. Follow the info hear and the G will be rockin.
webosb said:
Step 1.
Download ClockworkMod v08 (This version has been found to work best...the newer version causes some issues with some ROMs.)
The file needed is cwmod_v08.zip at http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=458883&d=1291787239
Step 2.
Unzip the downloaded file to your microSD card. After unzipping, your microSD card should contain a folder called recovery, and a file named update.zip. (This cannot be done using the internal memory with this download.)
Step 3.
Turn off your device.
Step 4.
Press the power button and the Volume+ button at the same time and release them when the Viewsonic splash screen pops up. You should see "Detect a recovery key pressed" pop up in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 5.
Watch it install. Your tablet will reboot when installation is complete. And you can access the bootloader by booting the device holding the power and volume+ buttons.
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I'm pretty sure I wrote that... I don't care that your reposting it...just link where you got it from next time.
Anywho, keep in mind that it's nearly impossible to completely brick these things. Follow this guide, step by step, from start to finish. You will need a microSD card with a way to get files onto it (microSD slot on computer/SD slot with microSD -> SD adapter)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
But that's the problem, I can't boot. This is the only thing I've actually broke. =/
I press Vol + and Power, I get the "detect a recovery key pressed", the android screen comes up, and the I get the Yield Sign for about 2 seconds before the boot cycle resets.
I can't get into anything. at all. I thought I was following a propper set of instuctions I'll be glad to follow @scsione889's guide here on XDA, but atm, i can't.
mr.frankm said:
But that's the problem, I can't boot. This is the only thing I've actually broke. =/
I press Vol + and Power, I get the "detect a recovery key pressed", the android screen comes up, and the I get the Yield Sign for about 2 seconds before the boot cycle resets.
I can't get into anything. at all. I thought I was following a propper set of instuctions I'll be glad to follow @scsione889's guide here on XDA, but atm, i can't.
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That yield sign is part of the stock recovery, you should still be able to install clockworkmod from microSD. Try it.
mr.frankm said:
But that's the problem, I can't boot. This is the only thing I've actually broke. =/
I press Vol + and Power, I get the "detect a recovery key pressed", the android screen comes up, and the I get the Yield Sign for about 2 seconds before the boot cycle resets.
I can't get into anything. at all. I thought I was following a propper set of instuctions I'll be glad to follow @scsione889's guide here on XDA, but atm, i can't.
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If you really have managed to mess up recovery.. You can use Nvflash to get all the way back to stock. Just use caution.. The only 2 tablets I know of that may have actually been completely bricked have been from folks that ran the incorrect batch file in Nvflash... It is really simple to use though... Guide is here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950&highlight=nvflash
scsione889 said:
That yield sign is part of the stock recovery, you should still be able to install clockworkmod from microSD. Try it.
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Yeah, I got it to recognize it, I didn't take recovery and update.zip out of the cwrecovery folder so it didn't work before. I just got it to "unpackage" for a second. but the same boot cycle happened.
I have to run out now for a bit, I'll try the flash later. Thanks for the help so far.
As mentioned before you need a microSD to put the CM recovery on. It also needs to be the .8version of clockwork. AndroidPolice is alright but you really should stick to the xda forums for this kinda thing. It only took me 5 mins to flash clockwork and get the VEGAn build up and running. I wish you the best of luck with your tab. It really is a nifty device....once you're running a custom ROM lol.
Edit: you can hard reset...unfortunately viewsonic failed to make a hole in the case to be able to reach it
Sent from my VEGAn G-Tab
Go figure, nvflash won't work because the APX driver won't install and the SDK won't install either because it doesn't recognize the JDK as installed although I installed it like 5 times.
I am a very disgruntled Ubuntu user stuck on Win 7 and I will not take it anymore.
I just finished backing up a few files and i'm blowing it up...
Happy New Years everybody, and I'll let you know what happens next year!
mr.frankm said:
Go figure, nvflash won't work because the APX driver won't install and the SDK won't install either because it doesn't recognize the JDK as installed although I installed it like 5 times.
I am a very disgruntled Ubuntu user stuck on Win 7 and I will not take it anymore.
I just finished backing up a few files and i'm blowing it up...
Happy New Years everybody, and I'll let you know what happens next year!
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Happy New Year! I hope!
Hello,
I flashed my GTab with TNT Lite a while back, but I was going to switch to Vegan. When I try to go into recovery mode, I get the message in the corner "Recovery Key Detected" but it won't go into CWM. I've got the update.zip and Recovery folder (with command file) in the root of my sdcard. I opened the command file to check the file path, and it's to the internal sdcard, not sdcard2. I even put those files on sdcard2 just in case, but still no go.
Any ideas? CWM 0.8 worked like a charm the first time around when I flashed to TNT Lite 4.2.1, but I just can't get into recovery anymore. I redownloaded it, and erased and put new versions of the update.zip and recovery folder on the sdcard (when the existing ones didn't work), just in case, but still no go.
I can still boot into my ROM, so I also tried "Reboot into recovery mode" from CWM inside the app, but it reboots to the Viewsonic splash screen and hangs there.
Any help would really be appreciated.
Hey, so I ran into the same problem as the first post (with the recycling boot screens). I flashed TNT-Lite onto it, and it worked for a few hours before the problem happened. I NVFlashed it, and at the very least I know the recovery screen is different than after I flashed it, but the yield sign only lasts a few seconds and then the problem persists.
Does NVFlash actually unroot? If so, can I return this to viewsonic and get a replacement? If not, am I screwed?
I got mine running again that same day. I also figured out that the reason Clockwork 0.8 wouldn't work anymore, was because I installed the market version in TNTLite.
But if you follow the NVFlash instructions, start to finish, it should get you back into the original stock ROM. And then from there, you can put Clockwork 0.8 back in place, and re-flash with whatever you want. With the G-tablet, it seems like you gotta go back to stock every time you wanna re-flash, or even upgrade from say TNTLite 4.2.x to 5.x, etc.
Here's the post I followed to NVFlash it properly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Is that what you did? It should have brought you back to stock.
-Timm
HTC EVO 4g - Fresh EVO 3.5
Viewsonic G-tablet - Vegan 7-Ginger
mr.frankm said:
Go figure, nvflash won't work because the APX driver won't install and the SDK won't install either because it doesn't recognize the JDK as installed although I installed it like 5 times.
I am a very disgruntled Ubuntu user stuck on Win 7 and I will not take it anymore.
I just finished backing up a few files and i'm blowing it up...
Happy New Years everybody, and I'll let you know what happens next year!
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To NVFlash using windows 7 shouldn't be a problem I actually used it today and I'm running windows 7 home edition maybe you need to update your PC and try a linux live CD to run linux on a PC it has more drivers available for equipment and saves someone who doesn't understand linux alot of headache as it uses the CD as your hard disk and it sets it self up just make your system boot from the CD first.
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TimmSpinn said:
I got mine running again that same day. I also figured out that the reason Clockwork 0.8 wouldn't work anymore, was because I installed the market version in TNTLite.
But if you follow the NVFlash instructions, start to finish, it should get you back into the original stock ROM. And then from there, you can put Clockwork 0.8 back in place, and re-flash with whatever you want. With the G-tablet, it seems like you gotta go back to stock every time you wanna re-flash, or even upgrade from say TNTLite 4.2.x to 5.x, etc.
Here's the post I followed to NVFlash it properly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Is that what you did? It should have brought you back to stock.
-Timm
HTC EVO 4g - Fresh EVO 3.5
Viewsonic G-tablet - Vegan 7-Ginger
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Really it depends on your boot loader branch and its good practice to ensure that everything installs as the Rom develoer intends.
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While I was checking my emails i rediscovered this thread... lol
I'm a linux user, I got ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop running, again, months ago.
But now I don't touch it and use my tablet or phone 98% of the time. (this is 2% other on an XP desktop)
I also share the same recovery mode issues, but after reading the rest of this topic, I think I might feel adventurous enough to try that honeycomb... >.>
stuck cant get into cwm and is stuck on the tapntap logo
after i nvflash the tablet it wont boot. it gets stuck on the tapntap logo after a few seconds it turns the screen black. and even cant get into cwn it just get stuck on the view sonic logo. i need help
First of all, I would like to say hello, since I'm new on this forum!
So, to begin with, my problem is the following: I'm trying to install the CyanogenMod on my vodafone 858 smart. I followed the instructions on this forum:
-rooted my phone
-installed ROM Manager + Clockwork recovery
-in ROM Manager I selected Install ROM from SD card -> checked to make a backup, to wipe data and cache and to wipe dalvik cache
-phone rebooted into recovery mode -> could't see anything but the small hourglass
-waited for more then an hour, nothing changed, hourglass was still there
-took out battery, reinserted it, started phone and everything worked properly, but I still have 2.2 version of Android
-I tried to install CyanogenMod again, this time switching off my phone, and rebooting into recovery mode manually
-after rebooting into recovery mode, a message appeared, saying it is unpacking 1/2 (the process bar not moving anything not even after an hour) and below it states that the 'update has failed'
Could anyone please help me with this issue, I'd really like to upgrade my phone, but I can't seem to manage.
ps.: sorry if this has been asked, I couldn't find a similar thread.
Thank you!
HELP! My phone stuck on boot screen (or boot loop) can someone upload their backup of vodafone 858 phone (or system.img) file???
PLZ HELP My phone dont work...
Hi,
At start:
I own Xperia Pro with root 2.3.4, my target is to get root ICS.
Tried stuff from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445819
also from here, 2nd post is for Pro: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957
So, first link - im installing CWM from market, i used recovery to install CM9 with "success" but when phone started, and i've restarted id 3 times, i still got 2.3.4. Im just doing "install from zip" or something like that in recovery. At this moment, ive got problem to enter recovery. I made a full factory, reinstalled CWM and i still cant get it working. Anyways, when i get recovery menu working, how should i use that ZIP to install it? Rly, i cant...
From 2nd link, when i use method B for PRO, after step 1, flashing "ready to root" ICS, remove battery, power on, leds flash on, then i connect to PC, start doomlord root and it hands on "starting daemon" or sth like that. So its not getting rooted. How do i fix that?
After installing puriness trough recovery from this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780473
I got only black screen when phone is starting...
OR is there ANY other method, to at last get ICS with root working on my PRO? I've used also many methods from other forums, and still not working. Im getting angry at this moment :/
At last i've done root on ICS, but using other files than those from tutorials.
But now there is another problem - i cant manage to get recovery menu working fine - it starts when it want, volume down/up key does not work while starting phone, but after couple restarts, when i dont need recovery menu, its starting sometimes.
Now i wanted to flash trough CWM other rom, but i cant start recovery again...
I have a a Lenovo Yoga 8 B6000. Im running 4.4.2 and after some fiddling, used Vroot to root, and subsequently went through some arduous steps to finally remove the Vroot and replace with SuperSu. Life was good. Then I got a little careless when removing some of the bloatware and ended up with a constant boot-loop problem. And of course, no backup. (whoops!)
I have been researching this the past 2 days for a workable solution and am reaching out for some more refined assistance.
Here is what I have done thus far:
When pressing Power + VOL+/- I get to the initial recovery menu which gave me: Recovery, Fastboot, and Normal. After selecting the "Recovery" mode, I get the "No Command", after which I pressed the power button one more time and got into the English recovery menu. I show
Android System Recovery <3e>
B6000_A442_001_026_141117_WW_WIFI
Reboot System Now
Apply Update from ADB
Apply Update from SDCard
Apply update from Cache
Wipe data/Factory Reset
Wipe Cache Partition
I attempted to wipe the cache, followed by Wipe data/Factory reset. Following this procedure, I remained in the boot loop.
I installed ADB Flashtool drivers for WIN7 and attempted to use flash tool which was also suggested on this site. I got a 4.2.2 ROM "B6000_A422_000_059_131219_WW_WIFI" from a russian lenovo forum site to use with the flash tool and because the tablet continues in boot loop when starting, there was no loading of the ROM from that method.
I put the rom on an SD card and went into recovery mode. The ROM was not visible by the recovery menu (By that I guess the Apply Update from SDCard is looking for a specific file extension, which is not present).
I may have tried a few other things which are not popping into my head at the moment.
Im kind of at a loss and looking for any ideas from the gurus out there on how I might be able to get any kind of ROM to flash onto my B6000 and getting it up and running again.
Thanks
I was able to successfully fix the Yoga 8 tablet by using the instructions here:
//aluk4rd.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/an-easy-guide-for-restoring-your-stock-4-2-2-firmware-on-your-lenovo-yoga-tablets-8-and-10-b6000-and-b8000/
The trickiest part was getting the Mediatek driver installed. I use a dual booting MAC with WIN7 and sometimes there are some kwirks when operating in WIN7. However, the results of the instructions brought my tablet back to life, as well as downgrading to 4.2.2
Hi engineer2loggie,
How did you get that firmware? Can you tell where can I download it?
Thanks.
has anybody found a solution to this? im stuck with the same problem atm