Hey guys i am new to this forum and am facing problem as below. Let me know if someone has experienced similar problem:
has anyone installed GingerBread rom: VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1 posted by gozimi?
http://vegantab.gojimi.com/2011/04/11/vegan-tab-gingeredition-stable-rc1/#comment-591
I brought a new gtablet and updated the stock firmware on it.
then i installed VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1. but its now stuck in boot screen with 3 birds and not moving forward. Clockworkmod did said that it installed the ROM successfully.
looks like something to do with boot loader..Tap n Tap guys have become smart enough and blocked boot loader for any other custom rom.
i got one post from gozimi:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036956
which says that they have locked boot loader on recent tnt roms. i think thats my case.
My questions:
1.) is there a way to bypass the boot loader?
2.) Did anyone has luck installing this ROM.
Thanks
Rohit
You need to nvflash. There at least 30 threads dedicated to this problem
you need to read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035983
and then will probably need to use nvflash and give the whole process another shot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012009
and someone with way more experience than me will probably come along soon and help.
nvflash has its own issues..i got stuck up while installing windows 7.0 drivers...someone pointed me to nvidia tegra website but couldnt found out drivers...
finally i downloaded Tap n Tap rom using clockworkmod recovery and it booted like charm..i am back to stock rom now.
but i need TnTlite or VEGAn. looks like the upgrade i did on stock rom modified the boot loader to prevent other kernels from being loaded at boot time.
Can you point me to some article that has steps to bypass this limitation. I already looked at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1036956
Thanks a lot for your help.
Finally installed gingerbread vegan rom on gtablet
Hey thanks all for the reply.
it worked i finally installed gingerbread VEGAn Custom Rom to my tablet.
Here's how i did it:
1.) nvflash it to stok 2967 rom. this lifts the boot loader restrictions.
2.) installed clockworkmod recovery
3.) flashed gingerbread rom using below link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Thanks All
Let me know if you need more info.
Rohit
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rohit3033 said:
Hey thanks all for the reply.
it worked i finally installed gingerbread VEGAn Custom Rom to my tablet.
Here's how i did it:
1.) nvflash it to stok 2967 rom. this lifts the boot loader restrictions.
2.) installed clockworkmod recovery
3.) flashed gingerbread rom using below link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Thanks All
Let me know if you need more info.
Rohit
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Please describe how you nvflashed. thanks
stuck on 3 birds screen
I have somehow got my g tab stck on 3 birds i have installed 2 gtabs with roms and this is stuck. when i try to get nvflash it goes straight to the clock work mod screen and then no further thanks for the help
I messed up the G Tablet soon after receiving it.
Here are two links with information to start you on the path towards restoration.
GTablet help site by member goodintentions. This site provides solutions to many various problems. Viewsonic GTablet For Dummies
Link to a Guide I wrote detailing the steps I used to restore a messed up GTablet. [GUIDE] Restore G Tablet after a Failed Recovery Mode "update.zip"
Hope this helps.
djab67
(If I have helped, please hit the "Thanks" button)
Hey all. I just got a new G Tablet and am trying to install CM7 I was following the instructions to the letter from (Since I an't post links, just google this) Cyanogenmod G Tablet Wiki Full
I got through the 'Installing ClockworkMod Recovery' part and everything appeared to finish successfully.
After rebooting the device, I tried to boot into Recovery to install CM7 and the device just freezes on the ViewSonic splash screen. The screen says 'Recovery key detected Booting recovery kernel image', but it just sits there.
I am able to boot the device into the stock OS, but I can no longer get into recovery.
What can I do?
Tap UI Version: 1,2-4349
Kernel Version: 2,6,32,9-00001-g0e0c333-dirty
Build number: FRF91
Thank you in advanced for your help. Please let me know if there is any other information you need about my device.
Andrew
The key to your post is
Tap UI Version: 1,2-4349
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You're on the 1.2 bootloader, and CWM .8 will not work on it. There is a versio nthat WILL work, but I, unfortunately don't know the exact link to provide for you. I'll attempt to look it up and get back to you, though.
basically, your G-Tablet, was at some point, updated with the most recent OTA update provided by viewsonic. The update was pulled 24 hours after it was released. You're not lost with 1.2...you have many options. You can either stay on 1.2 and flash any of the many 1.2 roms...some are listed in the development section, others can be found on "another" forum.
If you need CM7, then I suggest that you follow the "foolproof flash to stock 4349" thread, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039000) but STOP once you've successfully flashed STOCK 3588.
3588 is on the 1.1 bootloader required for CM7.
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I also find it interesting, it appears that pershoot's kernel has been installed already? Was this a brand new out of the box G-Tablet, or a used one? I am actually hoping that it's used. If it's NEW, then VS needs to explain how it came with a redacted update AND a custom kernel...
THANK ROEBEET FOR THIS:
Since I can't link to another forum, I decided to copy and paste. If people are going ot come ot XDA with issues involving the now taboo 1.2 bootloader, then they'll need to admit that the only way to help them is to link to a forum that everyone is migrating to.
Download
clockworkmod v3.0.2.8 (1.2 branch / NIA rev5) Link: http://www.mediafire...2flqn8b10ebcq44
md5sum: ac4d728d74a6b608cce588d2649e79f3
(updated on 5/15/2011)
clockworkmod v3.0.2.8 (1.2 branch rev2) Link: http://www.mediafire...x61q8jlu2dx8i9u
md5sum: 48c0c40175ab38cebc1199f9d3be8a7d
(updated on 5/05/2011)
THIS REV2 VERSION HAS BEEN TESTED MORE, but nandroid restores are not working properly. Rev5 corrects that, but I need more testers to confirm stability, please!
Many thanks to bekit and rothnic, for their work with clockworkmod!! Their documentation is what assisted me to get this functioning.
NOTE ON CWM: Do not use the Android GUI tool to wipe user data, or else cwm will get stuck in a reboot loop! If this occurs, there are two ways to fix this:
1- ADB required
In clockworkmod, go to mounts and storage and mount /system. Then, run this on your local PC:
adb shell
cd /system/bin
./fixrecovery.sh
Then reboot. What should occur is that standard recovery should pop up and complete the data wipe. On the next reboot, you should be able to get back into the GUI.
2- nvflash required
Using the 4349 nvflash image, run this:
nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 part9.img
Then reboot. What should occur is that standard recovery should pop up and complete the data wipe. On the next reboot, you should be able to get back into the GUI.
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TJEvans (is it ok if I call you TJ for short?) thank you very much for your help, I appreciate it very much. I'm sorry if confuse some terms here as I try to address your posts inline below, but I would definitely still consider myself a novice at this process of installing custom roms.
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I also find it interesting, it appears that pershoot's kernel has been installed already? Was this a brand new out of the box G-Tablet, or a used one? I am actually hoping that it's used. If it's NEW, then VS needs to explain how it came with a redacted update AND a custom kernel...
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This is a brand new G Tablet. I litteraly got in the mail today from Tiger Direct. I'm wondering if the Clockworkmod I tried to install is responsible for the custom kernel.
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If you need CM7, then I suggest that you follow the "foolproof flash to stock 4349" thread, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039000) but STOP once you've successfully flashed STOCK 3588.
3588 is on the 1.1 bootloader required for CM7.
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I don't necessarly need CM7, but that is what I have on my Nook Color, and I really like it.
The main question I have is that right now, I cannot get into clockwork or stock Recovery at all. I do have adb working, so I would think my next steps will require me to use adb.
At the moment since I can't get to recovery I seem to be stuck. Is there a process somewhere I can get recovery working again using adb?
OK...let's try something. It looks like you may actually be in stock recovery, but there's nothing for it to recover.
do you know of a way to get a file and a folder onto your internal SD?
if so, let's edit the instructions to be able to flash to 3588 stock...
What you need:
1. A stock 3588 image renamed to 'update.zip' (http://tapntap.http.internapcdn.net/...-3588-user.zip)
2. A folder called recovery with a file in it called COMMAND inside it with the following line of text:
Code:
--update_package=SDCARD:/update.zip
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if yo ucan get those on the SD, then when you reboot, the stock recovery will run and install stock 3588 1.1 based rom and recovery, then you can install your CWM .8.
I have never used NVFlash or ADB, or APX...I have no experience with them. I'm just here helping people that have compatibility issues between 1.1 and 1.2 bootloaders.
After all, the key to fixing problems, is to first find out what the problem is...
I wish I could help more, but I've seen more and more people softbrick their g-tabs by using NVFlash than anything else. I'm not ready to go messing around with my own root files, yet.
If you can get that file, and that folder onto your SD, then stock recovery will automatically recognize it and run it...
I may have just really screwed things up. I ran 'adb reboot recovery' and I gets to the Splash screen with 'Booting recovery kernel image' and gets stuck. Now, I can't get into the device at all.
Also, none of the links in your posts seem to work for me.
try them from the original post, then:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1039000
sorry, like I said, I'm not a techy...just a guy that doesn't like to see people suffer...
TJEvans said:
THANK ROEBEET FOR THIS:
Since I can't link to another forum, I decided to copy and paste. If people are going ot come ot XDA with issues involving the now taboo 1.2 bootloader, then they'll need to admit that the only way to help them is to link to a forum that everyone is migrating to.
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It's far from being taboo since it's the honeycomb bootloader... their recovery was blue for a reason...
maybe they pulled those OTA update because they had not licensed honeycomb anyhow, 1.2 is perfectly good to install as long as you use a 1.2 compatible kernel you can even use non 1.2 rom!
Ok, I was able to get the device working again using NVFlash. (http forum,xda-developers,com/showthread,php?t=861950 replace commas with periods).
Now, I have the following:
Tap UI:1,1-3588
Kernel is still: 2,6,32,9-00001-g0e0c333-dirty
I don't know anything about this kernel, or how I got it, other than maybe it came with my first errant clockwork install.
Can you give me some pointers on how I should proceed? (I would still like to get to CM7 at some point, but I don't know if I should get a different kernel or go back to the stock kernel as well)
GREAT NEWS....glad you god it running so far.
OK, that may be the stock kernel...the numbers looked familiar to me, and I've never seen the stock kernel on that report...so, I may be mistaken.
in any case, you are now back on stock 3588 1.1 bootloader...
Now, you should be able to install the CWM .8 that you tried before, and flash CM7 from there...basically, follow the guide you followed before. but this time, it should work fine, since you are on the right bootloader.
Just remember, research ANY new roms you want to try to make sure what bootloader they are on.
to P00r:
as long as you use a 1.2 compatible kernel you can even use non 1.2 rom!
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see, I didn't even know that...
The thing I'm seeing, is that Clemysn posted the BOS infromation here, and tried to emphasize that it's a 1.2 Rom...The 1.1 rom's though, do not indicate that they are 1.1 Roms. when 1.1 was all that existed, it made no difference, but now that there is another option, they should at least make sure to add "PLEASE BE SURE YOU ARE USING A 1.1 BASED BOOTLOADER BEFORE FLASHING THIS ROM!!!"
As you can see from Imarikinrat's post, he bought a supposedly factory G-Tablet with 4349 prepackaged on it...now, granted, you and I both know that it's more than likely a refurbished one, as I can't see Viewsonic intentionally releasing product with a bootloader and firmware that was pulled from their updater...
in any case. Roebeet kinda predicted that this would happen a bit. Since most moderators on XDA downplayed the impact of 1.2, it's gone fairly ignored. Think about Imaricanrat's post for a second. Had he not posted his system information there is no way that we would have known that it was a bootloader conflict. It would have been assumed that he was on 1.1 bootlaoder with a "brand new" g-tablet (seriously, man, I'd check that thing with a magnifying glass to make sure that there are no scratches or anything that would indicate that it was anythign other than BRAND NEW)
anyway...had he not posted that he was on 1.2, then who knows what advice he would have been given.
Well, now I'm back to my original problem. I cannot get into Recovery. When I start holding Power and Vol+, I see 'Recovery key detected Booting recovery kernel image' it then goes to the 'gtablet' splash screen then quickly into a screen with a box with an arrow and a progress bar (the progress bar has the candy cane animation and nothing happens for all of 3 seconds) then the device reboots.
I have tried putting the recovery folder and update.zip in the internal memory, and on an sd card to no avail. Any other suggestions?
that most certainly sounds like stock recovery to me...
I'm at a loss...it worked fine for me when I flashed to 4349 from stock 3588...just ran and installed, then I ended up on 4349 stock...
you're following the CM7 install guide? Or are you trying to install CWM at this point? I never installed CWM myself, as mine came with it on it.
I'm trying to install clockworkmod so that I can install CM7. Is that the right way to do it? I know there was a stock recovery gui that I cannot get into now.
as long as the recovery folder is on the SDcard, it will automatically attempt to run it...
picture it this way...remember back in the day of windows 3.1 In some cases, if you inserted a floppy disk with a boot file on it, it would check there first, then boot from internal memory...
So, the recovery folder is telling it to run the file in it, which unpacks and installs the update.zip.
once again, though, I never installed CWM myself, but from what you're saying, it should be working.
what happens if you remove the folder and file (after running it), and attempt to go into recovery again?
When I remove the file, folder, and SD card and try to get into recovery, I see 'Recovery key detected Booting recovery kernel image' it then goes to the 'gtablet' splash screen then quickly into a screen with a box with an arrow and a progress bar (the progress bar has the candy cane animation and nothing happens for all of 3 seconds) then the device reboots.
hmm...the box with the arrow and progress bar indicates that it's trying ot run something from recovery...weird..
ANYONE ELSE???
I'm not experienced enough to help...anyone else know enough about flashing CWM from stock, or flashing CM7, that can help out, please chime in.
thanks.
and sorry Imarican...I tried, but once again, no techie here.
No worries man, thanks for your help. Have a good night.
Update: Ok, I think somehow this whole process messed up the 'Recovery Partition' on my G Tablet for whatever reason. When I performed the NVFlash back to stock, it managed to 'fix' the majority of the device, allowing me to boot normally into Tap UI:1,1-3588. However that flash did not fix my Recovery Partition.
With all of that in mind, I found instructions on XDA to install 'clockworkmod via nvflash' (Since I still cannot post links, just google that and it should be the first link, also it's XDA thread 1058649).
After following those steps, I am now able to boot into Recovery which is now Clockwork Mod Recovery, and hopefully *crosses fingers* be able to flash CM7.
Given that I will probably never go back to stock anything on this device, does anyone know where I can download the 'Stock Recovery' for the G Tablet?
so is the point of this article Tiger direct sell used products as new?
so is the point of this article Tiger direct sell used products as new?
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unconfirmed...what we know is that he had 1.2 4349 out of the box, stock firmware. There are a few possibilities. This could be a Tiger Direct return that was repackaged and sold as new. It could also be a direct from VS return that was repackaged as new, OR, VS actually sent a stock of G-Tablets to Tiger Direct that were packaged with the 4349 firmware on it.
Either way, people need to be careful when flashing roms and such. XDA has not, so far, made it clear which roms, kernels, and CWM versions are good on which bootloader. Some have been asking that devs start exiting posts to indicate which bootloader is needed for each mod, to attempt to avoid confusion.
We must also realize that new G-Tablets are being bought every day, and not every owner is knowledgable of the issues of the recent past, with VS, NVidea, 1.1, 1.2, etc. Most people probably, reasonably, assume that they can open it, root it, and start flashing whatever they want, not even aware that there is a difference.
I bought a used, already rooted g tab about a month ago. While watching tv (or something) I was reformatting the internal memory in CW recovery and my computer froze completely while reformatting. Anyways, it messed up some of the other partitions I think because it wouldn't boot into 1.1 based flashback, and I couldn't get 1.1 gtabcomb to boot up either.
There are so many dated tutorials around here that I'm not sure which one to follow. How can I repair the partitions and make sure everything is good, while also upgrading my gtab to the 1.2 bootloader so I can install the new flashback. Any help please? Sorry for such a newb questions but I just want up to date info!
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I bought a used, already rooted g tab about a month ago. While watching tv (or something) I was reformatting the internal memory in CW recovery and my computer froze completely while reformatting. Anyways, it messed up some of the other partitions I think because it wouldn't boot into 1.1 based flashback, and I couldn't get 1.1 gtabcomb to boot up either.
There are so many dated tutorials around here that I'm not sure which one to follow. How can I repair the partitions and make sure everything is good, while also upgrading my gtab to the 1.2 bootloader so I can install the new flashback. Any help please? Sorry for such a newb questions but I just want up to date info!
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You must first research on how to do this before hand. I tryed the same thing that you did and almost HARD BRICKING my device. Know your bootload.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035983
To my understanding is that Flashback is only offered in the 1.2 bootload so NVFlash is your friend in this case.
yep I'm on the 1.1 bootloader. When flashback 8.1 was released, it was actually released with a 1.1 version, but was pulled shortly because of some problems. It worked fine for me so I just lived with it. Alright I'll see if I can get to stock 1.2 and then flash to the new flashback rom.
EDIT: Ok so if I follow the instructions here, and I'm currently on the 1.1 bootloader, can I just use nvflash to flash over the the 1.2 version of tnt?
(it wont let me post the link, but its on the gtab for dummies nvflash instructions)
Yes you should be able to just be able to flash the Stock 1.2 rom. There are nvflash setups with the stock 1.1 and 1.2 roms that come with the CWM recovery kernal already on them. Being a noob they won't let me attach links from the Dev. portion just yet, but that's how I got mine.
I believe it's nvflash for dummies. The Dev. created a link to the site to be able to download both if needed. Make sure that you have ADB setup first before flashing. Read up on all that from the dev forum.
OK so I managed to fix the partitions through CWM, but I can't get NVFLASH to flash it over to the 1.2 BL. I was able to install the 1.1 gtabcomb but I want to switch boot loaders.
When I click on the .bat file it just says "unknown device detected" I installed the proper drivers ect. This is while I have my tab in CWM. Also I don't know if this is important or not, but when I boot up it says NVIDIA TEGRA Development unit, and in the top right corner there is an android peeing on the apple logo. Maybe I have a weird cwm recovery or something? Am I even in APX mode when im in cwm?
Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm getting my viewsonic g tab tomorrow and have been reading the threads about nvflashing bootloaders. My question is (if my tablet comes with bl1.1) can I just nvflash from bl1.1 to bl1.2? I ask this because it seems some of the folks here either don't want to upgrade their bootloaders to 1.2 because theyre either too scared of bricking or "like" (?) bl1.1 but I like the rom branch and veriety of the 1.2 bootloaders. Thanks in advance folks.
BTW, I have read the guide on nvflashing (very great write up and summary of nvflashing the g tab) and it covers everything except if you can nvflash back and forth between the 2 bootloaders. This is my first tablet and please excuse my noobness on the subject of nvflashing. I know most topics regarding cwm and how to use it and have owned, rooted and flashed MANY ROMs on a total of 4 android phones. Thanks again.
You should be just fine to nvflash to 1.2. Many consider it "safer" to flash to the stock 1.1 TnT first but if your tablet comes with 1.1 you will already be there. Once you are on 1.2, you probably will not want to go back, but it is possible.
However, if your tablet comes with 1.1 you could also just take the OTA update to get to 1.2 and not have to nvflash. Then you can install CWM and a rom. Check out this site for lots of good info if you decide to use nvflash, and also make sure you read this thread. Backup your .bct file and use it any time you use nvflash. Some roms will require you to nvflash to change the size of the system partition (ICS for example).
Also, be sure to use the correct version of CWM:
CWM v08 - use for bootloader 1.1 only
3028 rev.5 - use for bootloader 1.2 only
5504 touch - use for ICS rom only (is included in the nvflash file found in the ICS thread)
BTW - if you do take the OTA update to get to 1.2 make sure you have the stock recovery installed NOT CWM.
OK, so my understanding here is; tab comes with 1.1-update to 1.2 with ota (no cwm, install after update)--> tab comes 1.2-downgrade with tnt 1.1 tool then nvflash back to 1.2 w/cwm? Hope that sums it up. And my whole point here is to end up with 1.2 w/cwm so I can start flashing bl1.2 branch ROMs. I think I'm pretty sure what I'm doing now. Thanks bud.
Yep, except that if the gtablet comes w/ 1.2 already there is no need to downgrade, and you only need to nvflash if you are going to use a rom that requires it. Just install CWM and then your rom of choice.
Thank you again daggerdave. My g tab didn't show up today. Tracking says tomorrow. Excited to have my first tablet!!!!
Ok, a friend bought a grab that already had clockwork and gingerbread already installed.... However now it is stuck on the android animation upon startup. I can boot it into apex mode as well as clockwork.
So I know I want to nvflash it back to stock, then reload a modern ICS or JB rom for them with an updated clockwork, but if I can't first boot it up at least into tap and tap, how can I determine which bootloadernthis thing has, so I don't really brick it with the wrong branch software?
Clockwork recovery that is currently installed is v2.5.1.1.bekit-0.8 if that will give us any clue.... I tried restoring from a back up, but none exist in memory, I wiped cashe/dalvik but that didn't help, did full wipe in CL but nothing seems to help.
Any advice on how to determine which branch this thing is before I nvflash would be awesome!
Thanks,
Justin
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Ok, a friend bought a grab that already had clockwork and gingerbread already installed.... However now it is stuck on the android animation upon startup. I can boot it into apex mode as well as clockwork.
So I know I want to nvflash it back to stock, then reload a modern ICS or JB rom for them with an updated clockwork, but if I can't first boot it up at least into tap and tap, how can I determine which bootloadernthis thing has, so I don't really brick it with the wrong branch software?
Clockwork recovery that is currently installed is v2.5.1.1.bekit-0.8 if that will give us any clue.... I tried restoring from a back up, but none exist in memory, I wiped cashe/dalvik but that didn't help, did full wipe in CL but nothing seems to help.
Any advice on how to determine which branch this thing is before I nvflash would be awesome!
Thanks,
Justin
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Well since having CWM v2.5.1.1.bekit-0.8 I would take a guess that you are on the 1.1 BL stage. If you want to bring that device up to todays standards I would use this NVFlash (http://teamdrh.com/DRH-Downloads/Full_Stock_NVFlash_CWM_5504_Touch.zip) so that your system is setup with the right System Partition of 250m. That zip has a readme file in it for both Windows users and Linux for Directions, also includes updated drivers if needed. Then pick your poison and follow the OP's directions so you don't have to redo anything. The G Tab is virtually BRICK proof with the NVFlash system. There are occasions where you will get a Kernel panic and the device will fall into a SOD mode, but that can be fixed as well.
Also my I add Welcome to the G Tab world.. Enjoy.