Hey !
I'm loving my 10.1v but as this tab's owners will tell you, we are not well treated by Samsung and/or Vodafone and have to rely on xda to get up-to-date ROMS.
ROMS are not many, two or three mainly...not that we need much more but you can tell it will never be a much-filled section. Unless...
...I was wondering if there is any way to work on a 10.1 ROMS compatibility. To be more specific (and I'm asking to devs here, or people skilled in the dev field) : what is exactly needed to make that compatibility come true, if that is possible in any way ?
Our two or three ROMS are based on P7500XXKG7 and P7500XWKHD ROMS. I would love to know what is needed to port those ROMS and how could we turn this in an automated process in order to allow 10.1 to 10.1v compatibiliy...
I may be dreaming here but hey, I have an HTC HD2 as a daily phone, so to me, everything is possible...
I currently have a P1000 running an Arabic ROM as bought duty free in Dubai. I live in uk. I have managed to change the Sales area to allow Android market to be installed as banned under XSS. Upgraded to Gingerbread but of course the underlying ROM is still arabic so I have many unneeded apps such as Quran etc... not sure which apps im missing from a UK ROM either.
I have previous owned many windows phones mainly XDA's and have flashed many ROM's etc....I am aware all come with issues and functions that dont work fully and involve an element of risk.
Im looking for a UK ROM that is stable (more important that speed for me), by stable I mean all functions working and non-crashing/freezing etc.... BTW im never going to use this as a phone so have no issue have a non-sim ROM either if necessary (I only use Wifi).
I would appreciate some advice regarding which ROM's to look into and how the process on these devices work from start to finish.
Many thanks
Darren
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Hi there.
I'm fairly experienced with flashing my phones over the last couple of years, but I'm new to the Galaxy tab 10.1.
I've read many development threads and think I have a basic understanding of the Roms and keywords I should be looking for, but just want to confirm a few things.
I have the Canadian Rogers "4g" Galaxy tab 10.1, GT-P7500R. It has the buttons across the top of the tab if you're holding it in Landscape mode (like most U.S wifi models, and different than most US 3G versions, I believe).
So I guess I just want to make sure that:
-Roms that mentione "3G" should work fine
-Obviously Roms that mention "7500" should work fine.
-What about roms that simply reference Verizon, or "VZW"?
-My understanding is also that "P4" would also be relevant? (where does the P4 come from... anywhere in particular?).
-Wifi Roms will work fine, but obviously with no cellular data?
If anyone can confirm/clarify some of this, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I have no experience with the P7500R but actually I would be supprised if flashing the P4 for 3G would work. Looking here:
androidromupdate.com/2012/03/31/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-4g-rogers-canada-gt-p7500r-firmware-update-and-stock-rom (sorry, I am not allowed to post http links)
it specificaly warns that the stockrom for this version is not compatible with the 3G variants.
requist said:
I have no experience with the P7500R but actually I would be supprised if flashing the P4 for 3G would work. Looking here:
androidromupdate.com/2012/03/31/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-4g-rogers-canada-gt-p7500r-firmware-update-and-stock-rom (sorry, I am not allowed to post http links)
it specificaly warns that the stockrom for this version is not compatible with the 3G variants.
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Hmm... interesting. Thanks for the link. They say not to use it on other models because of carrier specific bloatware and default settings.... none of which should particularly hurt your device though, I'd think.
Some of the more popular Roms in the dev sections specifically have people mentioning if the Rogers Tab is working well... such as [ROM][GT-P7500] CM9 KANG (ICS Preview) (03/25/2012)
I'm just curious going forward with potential new roms that surface, which keywords to look for.
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Hmm... interesting. Thanks for the link. They say not to use it on other models because of carrier specific bloatware and default settings.... none of which should particularly hurt your device though, I'd think.
Some of the more popular Roms in the dev sections specifically have people mentioning if the Rogers Tab is working well... such as [ROM][GT-P7500] CM9 KANG (ICS Preview) (03/25/2012)
I'm just curious going forward with potential new roms that surface, which keywords to look for.
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I indeed read a confirm that 4G is working with the CM9 ICS.
Well then:
P4=P7500=3G and appearantly = 4G
separate builds are made for wifi and Verizon LTE so these do not give you full functionality on your device. I believe VRZ is using CDMA instead of GSM protocol and wifi is not using any protocol ;-)
you can find some different kinds of builds here:
forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/build-30-r12 (build31 isn't ready for the 10.1...)
Have been on a research on how to root my device for the past one month. As my device's warranty got over last month I am planning on testing out the rooting.
Is there a Jelly Bean 4.2.2 ROM released for Canadian Galaxy note and if so could somebody please point me to the best ROM available right now.
Read a lot about Paranoid Android ROMS. Are they good? I really liked there idea of delivery notifications regardless of the screen we are in.
Please help.
Thanks again.
"Best threads" are typically frowned upon here. ALL developers work hard and are proud of their work and don't like being compared. Whatever ROM works on the USA Note will work on a Canadian Note. If you want to learn about features then at least read the first post of each of the ROM's threads. Or hold off for a short time until the Canadian 4.1.2 ROM is officially released. Since you don't seem to be in a hurry then take the time to read and learn for yourself. Your other thread has some very good links in it to get you started.
sorry if this is in the wrong place, but i have recently bought the A5 (a5009) and have searched high and low on xda, but cannot find any support for the phone on this forum. As it is related to the alpha line, i was wondering if this sub-forum will be the place for news or ROMs for the A3/A5/A7? or have i missed something?
i feel its a great phone, but touchwiz is so ugly compared to stock android (in my opinion), and this could sway me away from the phone if there is no support.
i have noticed that it can be rooted already, but i dont see much point unless there are custom roms available or am i missing the point?
many thanks
Dom
Thepompa said:
sorry if this is in the wrong place, but i have recently bought the A5 (a5009) and have searched high and low on xda, but cannot find any support for the phone on this forum. As it is related to the alpha line, i was wondering if this sub-forum will be the place for news or ROMs for the A3/A5/A7? or have i missed something?
i feel its a great phone, but touchwiz is so ugly compared to stock android (in my opinion), and this could sway me away from the phone if there is no support.
i have noticed that it can be rooted already, but i dont see much point unless there are custom roms available or am i missing the point?
many thanks
Dom
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If you can, return your A5 and get the alpha! . It is the value for money phone of the new series... It has 3x faster cpu and many times faster GPU and better camera than A5. :good::good::good:
To be honest, i don't think that anybody with some hardware knowledge will buy A5 or A7 at least until the price drops to adequate levels.
I don't want to turn this into a comparison thread as I just wanted to know where on xda I can find out about the new A series, but the alpha here in the UK is more expensive.
With my job, having an expensive phone is not a good idea as it can get damaged easily, that's why I went with a mid - range phone this time. I still have time to think though, so I may change the phone yet.
Has the alpha got many roms available for it?
Thepompa said:
I don't want to turn this into a comparison thread as I just wanted to know where on xda I can find out about the new A series, but the alpha here in the UK is more expensive.
With my job, having an expensive phone is not a good idea as it can get damaged easily, that's why I went with a mid - range phone this time. I still have time to think though, so I may change the phone yet.
Has the alpha got many roms available for it?
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There is ongoing CM11 port and there are 2 custom roms based on stock ROM.
And i think, that there must be separate subforum for A series...
If you root your phone you can remove samsung crap and install launchers... and you'll get whatever software experience you want, you just need to spend some time with it.
P.S. look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660354&page=1712 it seems thet there are several requests for A5 forums... Just wait (and maybe add request) and there will be forums for your beautiful device to!
thanks for the help!
Thepompa said:
sorry if this is in the wrong place, but i have recently bought the A5 (a5009) and have searched high and low on xda, but cannot find any support for the phone on this forum. As it is related to the alpha line, i was wondering if this sub-forum will be the place for news or ROMs for the A3/A5/A7? or have i missed something?
i feel its a great phone, but touchwiz is so ugly compared to stock android (in my opinion), and this could sway me away from the phone if there is no support.
i have noticed that it can be rooted already, but i dont see much point unless there are custom roms available or am i missing the point?
many thanks
Dom
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Exactly! I've searched everywhere and I couldn't find good resources for the A7 or for any of the A series. Like you did, I did find a how-to-root guide but I don't see much point either without custom roms. I was actually hoping for an AOSP rom too and this is usually where I find everything I need but there's no forum yet :/
sykez said:
Exactly! I've searched everywhere and I couldn't find good resources for the A7 or for any of the A series. Like you did, I did find a how-to-root guide but I don't see much point either without custom roms. I was actually hoping for an AOSP rom too and this is usually where I find everything I need but there's no forum yet :/
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In the post above mine there is a link for a thread that users can request devices to have thier own forum. I noticed quite a few people are now asking for the A series, so cast a vote and fingers crossed we get one
Has a thread opened up yet ? i did post a request for a thread , have found sources for KK kernel at samsung and have started building the cm12 basic's device tree. would like somewhere to document it.
darkspr1te
I haven't noticed one opening up so far. There is a lot of call for one in the thread I mentioned. I'm assuming the forum would be announced if one opens up?
No idea.
congrats on the cm progress. I would love to test out what you have and having a forum would make it easier
toms95 said:
If you can, return your A5 and get the alpha! . It is the value for money phone of the new series... It has 3x faster cpu and many times faster GPU and better camera than A5. :good::good::good:
To be honest, i don't think that anybody with some hardware knowledge will buy A5 or A7 at least until the price drops to adequate levels.
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I bought it for that reason, i have the hardware knowledge and it's a qualcomm cpu, i've requested a forum for A3/A5/A7 devices, i've got kernel sources and msm8916 device tree for cm11/12,
now i just need the forum.
darkspr1te
@darkspr1te cool, do you have the sources uploaded? I would like to help out, I have the A500F.
Keep up the good work Darkspr1te. I am a bit of a noob on this and don't understand everything you say, but I'm looking forward to a mod for the A3.
Hopefully a forum will be opened soon.
Gnome said:
@darkspr1te cool, do you have the sources uploaded? I would like to help out, I have the A500F.
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Standard kernel sources can be found at samsung open source center. I have A500H/DS , sadly the sources i pulled wont even compile yet. Been busy on projects past week so i will only get into the sources again this wkend.
Still no feedback on a forum so i might hijack a thread here for now so I can at least start sharing.
darkspr1te
Looking forward to a rom/mod for the A3!
love to see a galaxy A Custom Rom community.
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Standard kernel sources can be found at samsung open source center. I have A500H/DS , sadly the sources i pulled wont even compile yet. Been busy on projects past week so i will only get into the sources again this wkend.
Still no feedback on a forum so i might hijack a thread here for now so I can at least start sharing.
darkspr1te
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you might want to start a thread on miscellaneous android dev.
Hello all, I have been following everything about the A3 recently since a cousin of mine just bought it; it´s so sad that there isnt a forum about this device. I would be happy to help on any new brews
It would be nice if they create a Galaxy A series forum. I have an A3, its a great small phone. I use it as my side phone(got a Note 4).
Recovery
Hey guys, I just found a Recovery, but it's Chinese. Working fine on A500M. Just flash with Odin. Now we can try to port Roms from other 410 SoC based devices!
ps: turn the phone on normally, and when the screen turn on, press volume down + power + home (yup, the same buttons of the download mode)
Srry by the bad english, I'm Brazilian
I was looking to get the A5 tomorrow...but the lack of a forum and ROMs is really making me hesitate.