Hi- We are hosting a large event in Santa Clara, ARM TechCon and all our conference attendees are receiving a free ViewSonic gTablet. We want to pre load it with cool FREE apps. Any apps useful to engineers you know of? What else would you recommend loading onto the tablet? Also, we are looking for technical support onsite for someone to assist and troubleshoot? Anyone have any recommendations on a freelance IT person?
are you giving them away with the stock firmware on them...
if so, then you'll need a TEAM of onsight tech support personel to troubleshoot.
If not, then I suggest that you load a Froyo rom, since they are the only 100% functional Android version for the Gtablet.
I would suggest Brilliant Corners, or Calkulin/Clemsyn as the custom rom, with a nifty donation provided to the developer who's rom you choose.
Without a custom rom, they won't have access to the google app market. I'm afraid that if you don't provide a custom rom on it, then your attendees might think that you were joking when you provided them with a Gtablet.
All assume stock rom:
Amazon appstore. This is must since the stock store is stupid.
AUTOCAD WS
Sketchbook mobile (express) although Sketchbook Pro is light years better, unfortunately it's only available for Honeycomb
DropBox
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amygiannini said:
Hi- We are hosting a large event in Santa Clara, ARM TechCon and all our conference attendees are receiving a free ViewSonic gTablet.
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That's gonna leave a bad taste
Can I go to the conference? I would like a free GTab. You better put Angry Birds on it. What kind of engineering work? Hardware, software? I second a custom ROM, Flashback Honeycomb, VeganTab 5.1.1, or the Calk/Clem Froyo ROM which I heard is very fast and stable.
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Can I go to the conference? I would like a free GTab. You better put Angry Birds on it. What kind of engineering work? Hardware, software? I second a custom ROM, Flashback Honeycomb, VeganTab 5.1.1, or the Calk/Clem Froyo ROM which I heard is very fast and stable.
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Stock does come with angry birds, already
I didn't suggest a GB or HC rom because there are still aspects that are NOT working.
One app that I think is invaluable is Quickoffice, or Documents To Go.
If you go the stock ROM route, I would suggest considering this new build 5274 UAT (not released yet from the vendor, but it feels pretty solid to me). Build 3588 is ancient and build 4349, which a lot of newer devices do have, have some problems with battery life, sleep, and high-def video playback. 5274 also has the newer recovery image, which is pretty critical on this device as users will need to wipe data, eventually.
If your baseline is problematic, it won't matter what apps you put on it as the device will just feel slow and unstable.
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are you giving them away with the stock firmware on them...
if so, then you'll need a TEAM of onsight tech support personel to troubleshoot.
If not, then I suggest that you load a Froyo rom, since they are the only 100% functional Android version for the Gtablet.
I would suggest Brilliant Corners, or Calkulin/Clemsyn as the custom rom, with a nifty donation provided to the developer who's rom you choose.
Without a custom rom, they won't have access to the google app market. I'm afraid that if you don't provide a custom rom on it, then your attendees might think that you were joking when you provided them with a Gtablet.
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Seconded.
AnyhowIf you can still choose, I prolly suggest you to give away HP touchpad instead of gTAB
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Seconded.
AnyhowIf you can still choose, I prolly suggest you to give away HP touchpad instead of gTAB
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Maybe not a bad idea, Touchpads have been getting a lot of press lately. $270 on Amazon right now for 32GB.
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I just purchased a Viewsonic G Tablet from Amazon for $299...I have heard great things about it and have done some research. I was going to get a used ipad 1st gen for about the same price but I really want to root & do a lot of customizing more than what the ipad allows...
I have read the articles on rooting/flashing ROMS for it. I already have a OG Droid rooted running UD3.1.1 and loving every minute of it! I want to do something similar with the gTab.
I have looked into ROMS to flash onto the gTab & it seems two stand out the most: CM7 and VEGAn....I am somewhat familiar with CM7 since when I was looking for ROMs for my Droid it was one of the more popular ones. VEGAn I don't know much about but it seems the reviews are mostly high praise for speed & battery life...I would like options like on UD (overclocking, etc)
For anyone who has a G Tablet what ROMs are you using & why? Any others I should look into (I know about TnT Lite but it is retired so I prefer not to use that one. I am waiting for Honeycomb to become more stable before trying it...that is the main one I want to strive for!
Any other tips I should know about the G Tablet?
Thank You!
CM7 is a great (stable) 2.3.3 build for the GTab. It does offer some nice OC options (thanks to pershoot's kernels) as well as all of the customization you'd expect from a CM rom.
I ran Vegan Ginger for a while and IT IS FAST!!! I'm not entirely sure why I switched to CM7, but I've considered going back from time to time.
I was running the Calkulin+Clemsyn Froyo combo for a while (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024120) and that ran very well for me also. It is a more stock looking ROM, with fewer standard Android options. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but as Android develops, 2.2 just isn't as exciting as it once was. That ROM also benefits from full hardware graphic acceleration; a feat that is still a work-in-progress for GB builds.
Overall, I like CM7. It's not quite as zippy as Vegan Ginger, and not as stable as the Froyo build.
My 2 cents.
EDIT: I remember now. I went to CM7 because it supports the Netflix app.
If your goal is to get to HC, when it's bugs are worked out, then it would benefit you to go with a 1.2 bootloader Rom. Brilliant Corners is the Vegan 5.1.1 ported to bootloader 1.2. Once you're ready for HC, you won't need to back out to stock in order to flash it...
It's not difficult to back out to stock, but why make more work for yourself if you don't need to.
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If your goal is to get to HC, when it's bugs are worked out, then it would benefit you to go with a 1.2 bootloader Rom. Brilliant Corners is the Vegan 5.1.1 ported to bootloader 1.2. Once you're ready for HC, you won't need to back out to stock in order to flash it...
It's not difficult to back out to stock, but why make more work for yourself if you don't need to.
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I heard of Vegan but not Brilliant Corners? Would you happen to have a link? I am all for making things easier so if it's a good ROM I will be more than willing to give it a go. Yes HC is my main wish for this tablet...why have a tab without honeycomb?
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CM7 is a great (stable) 2.3.3 build for the GTab. It does offer some nice OC options (thanks to pershoot's kernels) as well as all of the customization you'd expect from a CM rom.
I ran Vegan Ginger for a while and IT IS FAST!!! I'm not entirely sure why I switched to CM7, but I've considered going back from time to time.
I was running the Calkulin+Clemsyn Froyo combo for a while (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024120) and that ran very well for me also. It is a more stock looking ROM, with fewer standard Android options. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but as Android develops, 2.2 just isn't as exciting as it once was. That ROM also benefits from full hardware graphic acceleration; a feat that is still a work-in-progress for GB builds.
Overall, I like CM7. It's not quite as zippy as Vegan Ginger, and not as stable as the Froyo build.
My 2 cents.
EDIT: I remember now. I went to CM7 because it supports the Netflix app.
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+1 on this - I was about to type out the same thing basically... very happy with CM7. Haven't tried the nightlies yet, but I may soon.
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I heard of Vegan but not Brilliant Corners? Would you happen to have a link? I am all for making things easier so if it's a good ROM I will be more than willing to give it a go. Yes HC is my main wish for this tablet...why have a tab without honeycomb?
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We're not allowed to post links ot other forums, but googling "Brilliant Corners G-Tablet" should get you where you need to be. it was a project of Roebeet, the developer of TNT lite, and a corroberator on Vegan 5.1.1. Basically, he took all of the older 1.1 roms that he worked on and ported them to the 1.2 dev branch, suspecting that 1.2 was going to be the future of development. Once you've found the forum that his rom's are now on, you can read up on some other posts to get other options for the 1.2 branch. Clemysn and Pershoot have been assisting in kernel development and tweaking. On 1.2, there are many more options of Roms to run, from Adam roms, Zpad, etc, since they use similar bootloaders.
I rooted my g with the Vegan 7 - VERY stable and easy to work with. The instuctions are on this site with the downloads
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We're not allowed to post links ot other forums, but googling "Brilliant Corners G-Tablet" should get you where you need to be. it was a project of Roebeet, the developer of TNT lite, and a corroberator on Vegan 5.1.1. Basically, he took all of the older 1.1 roms that he worked on and ported them to the 1.2 dev branch, suspecting that 1.2 was going to be the future of development. Once you've found the forum that his rom's are now on, you can read up on some other posts to get other options for the 1.2 branch. Clemysn and Pershoot have been assisting in kernel development and tweaking. On 1.2, there are many more options of Roms to run, from Adam roms, Zpad, etc, since they use similar bootloaders.
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Oh I'm sorry for asking for a link...I'm on so many forums and each one has different rules...actually after i asked for the link I did do a google search & found the site...the only thing is their rule of 3 posts before being allowed to download or post a new thread! I really don't know what to post yet since this part of android is new to me & I haven't explored enough to ask/comment on questions...LOL.
I have read that the Honeycomb ROM is VERY close to being upgraded to Beta which is awesome! I may just go right to HC...The 2 things I read that are "issues' are the G-sensor and accessing specific emails in Gmail. But it is supposed to be VERY quick & awesome....except for booting...I heard that was kind of slow...
We'll see. My gTab was shipped yesterday from Chicago & is coming to Western NY via Priority Mail so I am hoping before the weekend...
Thanks again for the help everyone!
It's only natural to ask for links, don't apologize. What's unnatural is not being allowed to help people by posting one
I'm not even sure I posted 3 times before using that site...if anything, just find a post and make a general comment, or ask a question. I'm over there 2, as are most people that either currently are, or were regular mambers of this site. they'll understand if you want to get your post count up so that you'll have access to the files.
As far as Honeycomb, there is suspicion that some of the issues are due to lack of OpenGL drivers from Nvidea. supposedly they can be correced in kernel development, but hte kernel base is different than anything else we are using right now. Clemysn even said it was difficult and gave him headaches.
for instance, the mail issue...it's been reported that there is a way to get the messages to show, but that you can't "see" where to touch to access it. the lack of OpenGL shading is not letting the graphics display properly. It's my hope, that once OpenGL is taken care of, that this will be a 100% working, stable release of HC for us. There isn't one Rom out yet for the g-tablet that has working, official hardware acceration support from Nvidea. HC would be the first, if anyone can get it working.
to use an analogy, what we have are 12 cylinder supercars, but the manufacture only provided a way to get spark to 4 of them.. some developers have figured out how to expand that to 8, but we're still not realizing the true potential of this engine. It may go as fast as it should, with tweaks, but it sometimes doesn't sound, or look very pretty doing it.
Go ahead up to HoneyComb Alpha3.0.1 by Roebeet and dev teams!
If you don't mind to have some bumps during the dev, flash to HoneyComb BoS Alpha3.0.1... sweetest thing...now I feel Gtablet worth for every penny I spent!
Search for that because I know this forum doesn't allow to post the full URL of other forums!
Hello All,
I'm interested in installing a Honeycomb ROM but can't figure
out which ROM would be best for me, BoS 5.2 or Illuminate.
I would primarily use the following applications, in order of importance:
Yahoo Mail
GMail
Netflix
Facebook
Tune-In Radio
Player Pro (for my music library)
Pandora
Watching Movies
Reading USA Toady
Reading Other Magazine sources.
Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.
Thanks,
Paul
Netflix doesn't work on any Honeycomb ROM, including official devices like the Motorola Xoom and Asus Transformer, etc...
So if that is a high priority on your above list, then you do not want a Honeycomb based ROM at this time.
Don't forget the mod called "Flashback" (over in Slatedroid - just google it). That's not mine, but the modder for it is working very hard on it right now.
This is the HC ROM that actually has PC mounting working, but sacrifices the gsensor to get it. So it's just another option for you.
None of the HC ROMs supports Netflix, btw. Some of the other apps I'm not 100% sure about.
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Hello All,
I'm interested in installing a Honeycomb ROM but can't figure
out which ROM would be best for me, BoS 5.2 or Illuminate.
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Neither.
Honeycomb is not ready for public consumption. It's only recommended for testers and people who don't panic easily due to technical difficulties.
Of course, my words keep getting ignored and then we regularly keep getting newbies borking their gtabs while trying to use a honeycomb hack. One user even dared to come here and dissed BoS, complaining that he couldn't use his camera.
If you must, just wait a couple weeks for a real honeycomb port with HW acceleration (hint hint).
Very true - "alpha" means not complete / things are broken / expect weird issues. Some people do use it as their day-to-day, but that's with the understanding that there are some things that just don't work and they've accepted that.
Thanks for bottle of smoke roebeet, I'm loving it. Most of what I use it for works great and it seems to run much more smoothly than Vegan Ginger did for me. The only issue that is at all bothersome to me atm is A2DP bluetooth. Is there HC ROM that has it working?
Thanks again.
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Thanks for bottle of smoke roebeet, I'm loving it. Most of what I use it for works great and it seems to run much more smoothly than Vegan Ginger did for me. The only issue that is at all bothersome to me atm is A2DP bluetooth. Is there HC ROM that has it working?
Thanks again.
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Honestly not sure - the drivers in BoS (and probably the rest of these HC ROMs) are based on the 3.0.1 stuff from ASUS, so my guess is that if it works in one, it should work on the other (or not, in the reverse).
Neither, wait for any or all of them to get out of Alpha stage. And even then I would wait until they stabilize because i wouldn't want to risk bricking my tablet.
What is it about Honey Comb you want? If you want a honeycomb look, you should consider different launchers and Widgets. The gtab for dummies site has further info, there's a link in goodintensions' signature.
Edit: with over 600 views, it is sad we only have 20 votes! Vote and let others see who is using what, and what the demand is!
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Development for the vibrant right now seems to be directed by the devs, but in the real world supply and demand is an important concept. Are devs focusing on the builds that are in most demand, or are users using what the devs are building because it is all that is being worked on?
I have a feeling that a comparable amount of people use some sort of custom Froyo and are not willing to go to gingerbread as there are who are continuously using gingerbread. If this is the case then perhaps the devs can use that feedback in some way. In any case it should give us an idea of the current condition of supply and demand.
The idea here is to give feedback to devs that show them that their work is being appreciated, or what they could do that may be the most appreciated. The poll is basic, posts are welcome if they contain useful feedback.
Sorry if this seems erroneous, but even if one developer(or fellow user) finds this to be remotely useful/interesting then it is worthwhile.
I myself am going to use froyo based roms until gingerbread roms are more overall stable and functional, however I almost feel forced to use gingerbread roms since they are primarily what is still being maintained or upgraded. I want the newest features, functions, and tweaks, and since froyo seems to have been nearly forgotten I am not sure what to do. Ultimately this makes me want a new phone that doesn't have this issue.
Froyo, same reasons as you said.
Gingerbread it's way nicer imo haha.
Froyo.
Ginger just doesn't feel complete yet.
Gingerbread... CM7, Trigger and MIUI. They seem to play nicest with my phone
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Gingerbread... CM7, Trigger and MIUI. They seem to play nicest with my phone
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Thats all there is AOSP wise...not sure what your trying to imply or your saying TW GB ROM's don't work that well for you...Malice ran great for me, but I'm back in school and need my batter :/
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Thats all there is AOSP wise...not sure what your trying to imply or your saying TW GB ROM's don't work that well for you...Malice ran great for me, but I'm back in school and need my batter :/
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I'm in college, so over the summer when I didn't have much going on and a charger was always nearby, trying different ginger-roms was fine. Now that I am on campus for extended periods without a charger, I cannot use a rom that will kill more than half my battery in 6-8 hours. If everything worked right, maybe.. but considering an entire summer not being able to get something as simple as GPS working, I would not trade it MUCH improved battery life for less than normal functionality.
I was considering getting a hercules(intl version has many hardware improvements and superior battery with gingerbread), but since it will probably have similar problems(manufacturer wise, no source, mostly forgotten after launch) as the vibrant I would rather go with the prime. But if the prime doesn't go t-mobile than that isn't an option. Which leaves me with hoping that the gingerbread source comes out(for devs to work with), or the devs will make leaps with the ginger code, or that at least a few might work on froyo code..
With so many tweaks and custom apps(like hacked camera) that have come out since most froyo roms fell into neglect, I really want one or the other. If the prime comes out and I can get a tmo version, great.. otherwise I just feel screwed/forgotten.
I feel like the only updated froyo roms are being worked on by devs that don't really have it going on yet, and they only use froyo as a stepping stone.. I wish there were a thread in development section that explained to ALL devs what needs to go into every rom as a minimum(or what tweaks work with which roms, etc).
I won't switch off tmobile, I don't like them as a company, but no other is ACTUALLY better, but they all charge far more. Every situation seems lose/lose the more I think about it.
Bump because I think the results are interesting so far.
Im on gb because the speed boost was just so astronomical... particularly cm7... id appreciate dev on vibrantmtd more than others but i think that the best dev community is one where there is variety so:
Ideally, id perfer to see eclair, froyo, gb and honeycomb roms, as well as wp7 and ubuntu and ios lol. This is my dream.
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I'm also on froyo for the same basic reasons already said. I would love to see the different build prop tweaks, supercharger scripts, gps tweaks, and other customizations built into them as a standard. OnlyToxic8, Dmz nightly and zendroid are the only roms with those tweaks baked into them. I'd love more options.
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9 people either stock or froyo, 1 who is proud of him cm7. I read a ton of posts about how people have cm7 and are totally happy, so it looks like they need to do some voting
We need more people to participate to get a better overall look at the statistics.. several hundred people looked at the thread, but few votes? It only takes 2 clicks to vote..
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Im loving MIUI revamped nick and t. Hill are great in both the rom they provide and support can't be beat.
Stock deodexed and rooted KB5.
I've given up on Vibrant.
I'm getting a new phone. Seriously thinking about iPhone 5. I know, I know.
But I just want a phone that works, and Vibrant has been my 3rd Android phone with problems, constant freezing, and other random issues. Vibrant was probably my worst tech purchase ever. Can't wait to get rid of this crap.
I want the Nexus Prime, but the problem is that it is manufactured by Samsung, and I swore to myself I wouldn't purchase another Samsung product. Then again it's guaranteed to get Google updates. Ahhhh I don't know.
I'm also ditching T-Mobile most likely. I have a feeling they have a hand in Samsung never releasing/leaking Gingerbread on Vibrant.
If we had Gingerbread leaked, the phone would be good probably for another 6 months-1yr.
I just flashed my first Gingerbread ROM (Asgard) and I have to say I prefer Gingerbread.
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Miui revamped by nick and Tory is amazing and they are extremely active in their forum IMO Miui runs much better on my phone than any custom froyo ROM
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miui, the customization and tweaking abilities topped with weekly updates and wip gps meet all my requirements quick reboot (10 seconds) means my wip gps is up and going in no time
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miui, the customization and tweaking abilities topped with weekly updates and wip gps meet all my requirements quick reboot (10 seconds) means my wip gps is up and going in no time
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What's "wip gps?"
I'm on a gingerbread rom on my vibrant now. They have definately become stable enough in my opinion. I am running Biff mod which even does not need to be reset to stock or loaded with GB bootloaders making it even easier now. I think the battery offput on GB roms is still there and feels lacking in my opinion but its worth the upgrade in my opinion. Currently on 2.3.5 and wouldn't go back to froyo now.
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What's "wip gps?"
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work in progress
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so 70% stock/froyo and 30% using gb/happy with it.. but the numbers are too small to be a good sample of the population.
Bump because we need more votes for accuracy!
Hey everyone, I just ordered one of those refurb lapdocks for $99 USD ($28 shipping to alberta
And I was wondering What was the best rom to use for a good lapdock experience
im using bell 2.3.4 cwm zip right now, is there a better rom/ webtop combination to use then stock?
In all honesty, the lapdock experience was rather shoddily put together by Motorola in the first place. Most ROMs do not come pre-packaged with webtop for this reason. I'm not so sure how effective trying the webtop on custom ROMs is without owning a lapdock myself (yet). From my understanding, HDMI mirroring has been a viable option for many. I hope to own a lapdock soon in hopes of contributing to improving the experience.
Im going to be using it mostly for very light word pro, music movies/TV shows and light browsing, Do I need a full debian distro for that or can I use the android apps with the lapdock for that stuff?
In your case, I would test drive purely stock ROM first to establish what to expect of the webtop environment. I don't think you would run into any problems with what you are going to use it for, but should you find something missing you might want to explore custom alternatives.
Be aware that most kernels available lock the CPU at its maximum speed in the lapdock environment. I can't remember if faux123 fixed this in his stopgap kernel or not, but that is the only big issue that comes to mind with custom ROMs
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In all honesty, the lapdock experience was rather shoddily put together by Motorola in the first place. / I'm not so sure how effective trying the webtop on custom ROMs is without owning a lapdock myself (yet). / I hope to own a lapdock soon in hopes of contributing to improving the experience.
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I'm using stock ROM, rooted, along with Webrop2sd. I have xfce4 launcher with Open Office, Gimp, and rdesktop. Couldn't be happier with my phone / PC.
Above configuration took a fair amount of trial and error to get stable and flawless, but I am thrilled with the result.
Td
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I'm using stock ROM, rooted, along with Webrop2sd. I have xfce4 launcher with Open Office, Gimp, and rdesktop. Couldn't be happier with my phone / PC.
Above configuration took a fair amount of trial and error to get stable and flawless, but I am thrilled with the result.
Td
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I have a similar set up. If you take the time to set up your phone/lapdock like this, it's pretty cool stuff! My friends are amazed at the things this phone can do, then they look at thier iphone and shake thier head in disgust...LOL!
Have fun with it!
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In all honesty, the lapdock experience was rather deeply integrated with the stock ROM by Motorola in the first place. All non-stock-based ROMs do not come pre-packaged with webtop for this reason....
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Fixed that for you.
I use the stock ATT 4.5.91 ROM. Everybody knocks Blur, but I can't give up webtop and some of the other niceties that come with the stock ROM.
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Fixed that for you.
I use the stock ATT 4.5.91 ROM. Everybody knocks Blur, but I can't give up webtop and some of the other niceties that come with the stock ROM.
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Hi, I know this thread is a year old but im looking at rooting my atrix 4g and want a rom that works with the lapdock properly, do you still recomend the same rom or have you moved on?
cheers Joe
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Hi, I know this thread is a year old but im looking at rooting my atrix 4g and want a rom that works with the lapdock properly, do you still recomend the same rom or have you moved on?
cheers Joe
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Posting the same question multiple times is against XDA rules.
Nothing has changed, or else there'd be a bunch of threads/posts about it. You still can't use native webtop (the modified ubuntu one) on anything but the original stock GB ROM.
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Posting the same question multiple times is against XDA rules.
Nothing has changed, or else there'd be a bunch of threads/posts about it. You still can't use native webtop (the modified ubuntu one) on anything but the original stock GB ROM.
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I was hoping to get a reply from the 3 individuals who i had quoted, who have been in the same position as me in the past!
So being that I am soon to be a first time tablet owner, what features does ICS have over gingerbread? Is it that we won't be able to run future apps? Or is it just a new OS with new features such as cut/paste and contacts, etc?
I do realize the bootloader is locked, therefore we cannot get ICS unless it is unlocked, but it would be nice to know what we may be missing out on if the bootloader didn't get unlocked.
I just want to make sure the nook tablet won't be a paperweight in 6 months as far as no new apps being available.
Thanks.
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So being that I am soon to be a first time tablet owner, what features does ICS have over gingerbread? Is it that we won't be able to run future apps? Or is it just a new OS with new features such as cut/paste and contacts, etc?
I do realize the bootloader is locked, therefore we cannot get ICS unless it is unlocked, but it would be nice to know what we may be missing out on if the bootloader didn't get unlocked.
I just want to make sure the nook tablet won't be a paperweight in 6 months as far as no new apps being available.
Thanks.
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Oh I have to use that. Sweet.
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I did google it prior to your not so helpful link, and I found features of ICS. However, the real question I was trying to get answered is will apps going forward still be compatible with the older gingerbread (2.3) OS?
From the searching I did on my own, different sites say different things. The people using this forum are more knowledgable than I about android, so I was hoping for a quick answer.
I probably could have explained that better in my OP.
Thanks.
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I did google it prior to your not so helpful link, and I found features of ICS. However, the real question I was trying to get answered is will apps going forward still be compatible with the older gingerbread (2.3) OS?
From the searching I did on my own, different sites say different things. The people using this forum are more knowledgable than I about android, so I was hoping for a quick answer.
I probably could have explained that better in my OP.
Thanks.
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Considering the level of fragmentation of Android, it would be a very silly move if Google was to remove legacy support. So in short, yes, they will work.
ICS devices haven't even been made available yet, and even once they do, only a small percentage of the total number of Android users will get them. Most people are locked into a contract for some period of time, so it'll probably be at least a year before ICS becomes really common. Look at Gingerbread, it was released almost a year ago and a fair number of phones still don't have it, but there's no reason most apps won't work. Honeycomb was different, but that's a special case.
Errr...yes they are? They're not available in the US from carrier's, but they've already launched in the UK, and if you're willing to pay, you can get the GSM version (compatible with ATT and Tmobile, voice and 3G/HSPA+) for...just shy of $800.
Okay, limited availability then, either way it doesn't change my point that ICS will not be the most common Android version for quite a while yet. I bet lower end phones ship with Gingerbread or even Froyo for another year.
HMG10 said:
I did google it prior to your not so helpful link, and I found features of ICS. However, the real question I was trying to get answered is will apps going forward still be compatible with the older gingerbread (2.3) OS?
From the searching I did on my own, different sites say different things. The people using this forum are more knowledgable than I about android, so I was hoping for a quick answer.
I probably could have explained that better in my OP.
Thanks.
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Tablet apps will likely not be compatible with gingerbread (eg current tablet apps are only compatible with honeycomb and newer versions of android).
If you plan on using your device as a tablet, you should NOT get the Nook Tablet.
If you are fine with an ereader (that can do some extra stuff), the tablet is ok.
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Tablet apps will likely not be compatible with gingerbread (eg current tablet apps are only compatible with honeycomb and newer versions of android).
If you plan on using your device as a tablet, you should NOT get the Nook Tablet.
If you are fine with an ereader (that can do some extra stuff), the tablet is ok.
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I just want something ultra portible to browse the web, play some games, watch movies and do email. I don't care about cameras or bluetooth or 3g. That is why I'm thinking a nook tablet would be good for me.
HMG10 said:
I just want something ultra portible to browse the web, play some games, watch movies and do email. I don't care about cameras or bluetooth or 3g. That is why I'm thinking a nook tablet would be good for me.
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Buy it. Try it out. If you like it, keep it. If not return it before 14 days. I heard best buy is waiving restocking fees for holiday shopping.