Hi guys,
I'm trying to flash android on my touchpad for my kids can play games. I'm just trying to figure out what'll be the best ROM to put onto the touchpad in order for gaming for my kids? I've read through the posts a little bit but theres quite a bit so I was wondering if you guys had any ideas. It'll also be nice if it had minimal bugs and I could use it as a daily driver.
Also: Are there any updated guides for this out? I'm sure I can follow the old one and figure it out from there, but I figured it never hurts to ask.
Thanks
Indian9990 said:
Hi guys,
I'm trying to flash android on my touchpad for my kids can play games. I'm just trying to figure out what'll be the best ROM to put onto the touchpad in order for gaming for my kids? I've read through the posts a little bit but theres quite a bit so I was wondering if you guys had any ideas. It'll also be nice if it had minimal bugs and I could use it as a daily driver.
Also: Are there any updated guides for this out? I'm sure I can follow the old one and figure it out from there, but I figured it never hurts to ask.
Thanks
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I would just go with stock cyanogen. There is no gaming roms lol. I am running cyano nightly and its very stable. You can over clock it too.
Go check out rev kyle on YouTube and he will give you step by step directions bud. . Don't forget to hit thanks if I was helpful. Good luck and I hope your kids get as much joy out of your touchpad as I do!
touchpad tenderloin
Depending on the games you may need to spoof another device. Most of the kid games work well though. My 2 and 5 year olds like playing on my touchpad. In fact I'm getting another one for them soon.
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To those running CM9, do gameloft/glu games work? I used to get FC all the time on CN several months ago.
I got a GNex so I haven't been up to date on TP development for a while now
A lot of gameloft games work, I run Asphalt 6, Modern Combat 3, Dungeon Hunters 3, and other high end games like Mass Effect Infiltrator and such with no problems. Sometimes you'd need specific versions for some other games (so those have to be side-loaded into your device) but most work. Don't know about glu games, myself.
CM9 nightlies are the best. I flash the latest nightly, change the build.prop to spoof a SGH-T989, and I'm set for everything I need.
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Anyone get this working for nook? trying to surprise my girlfriend because she loves conker.
runs great on my nook playing mario 64 right now
How did you get it on your nook? I cant find it in the market and market.android.com says its unsupported. Cant even find the damn apk to pirate it, despite the fact that I do wish to pay for it.
Works for me on cm7, kinda laggy though, it is on my phone too, probably just need to wait for some update.
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Well I managed to get it, but cant seem to find any games to work. Will continue to try, hope it gets updated soon so more game works and I can actually find it in market
How did you end up installing it, with Cyanogen or ADB or another thing?
I am on CM7. Found, bought and installed it through the Market. Works great, no lag, some slight audio hiccups.
Honestly, this is the best N64 emulator I have played.
Sir a teema said:
How did you end up installing it, with Cyanogen or ADB or another thing?
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Happened to find the apk (since i cant f**king find it on market [you should be able to download the apk if you purchase it]) and just opened it on the nook to install it. It seems for 2.1 (stock) it wont show up in the market.
How does CM7 handle games like mario kart? Because for stock its laggy as hell. And conker doesnt even load past the first few credit screens >.<
Sir a teema said:
How did you end up installing it, with Cyanogen or ADB or another thing?
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Purchased on my phone, pulled the .apk through ADB, and then installed it on my Nook.
hm...I got mario running really well, but all other games are running terrible. Lylat Wars is smooth, but slow and the audio is broken. I hope there's going to be some improvements during the next couple of weeks
Here's a video I made playing Mario 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw92eIbGL4
EDIT: Apart from the performance issues, n64 looks just great on the nook. Banjo Kazooie and Zelda look amazing
And is it just me, or are all textures shown at full detail? Looks like there's no mipmapping, or full anisotrophic filtering, which could explain the performance issues
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hm...I got mario running really well, but all other games are running terrible. Lylat Wars is smooth, but slow and the audio is broken. I hope there's going to be some improvements during the next couple of weeks
Here's a video I made playing Mario 64:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw92eIbGL4
EDIT: Apart from the performance issues, n64 looks just great on the nook. Banjo Kazooie and Zelda look amazing
And is it just me, or are all textures shown at full detail? Looks like there's no mipmapping, or full anisotrophic filtering, which could explain the performance issues
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How did you get the "thumbstick" on the bottom? I suppose the textures are at full detail but its been a long time since ssb and infinity blade spoiled me.
That's just the default virtual keaypad. I didn't do anything specific to get it set up like that
Seems on stock the layout is borked. Once I get my sd later today I'll just try it on CM, dont suppose it works on HC?
Works really well on Froyo. All I have tried is Mario 64 but it is completely playable!
Only issue I can see atm is the fact it still has things to iron out and the price is a little to high for it being in early stages. Just my two cents.
running good for me too other than mario party sound is a lil jacked up too
Running great on Phiremod v4. Actually, Starfox 64 is running a little better than on my Dinc, somehow.
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Anyone know why I would get an application not installed error? I tried via adb and it said invalid apk, but the same apk works on my phone
Runs really well on my Nook with the latest CM nightly... Only change I made was to the LCD density in the build.prop file... From 160 to 161...
Also, download Rom Gripper++ from the market... It has a N64 section to download ROMs... I got Mario Kart 64, Zelda Ocarina of Time, and Mario 64 so far... All work with only minor audio hiccups...
So I'm the only one with performance issues? Zelda is pretty much unplayable for me.
I'm running phiremod v4 flashed with the latest nightly. everything else runs butter-smooth
EDIT: I think I'll have to re-flash the OC-kernel. let's see if that helps
Mario 64 very fast. Shadows of, the empire is unplayable for me
For any people who miss the old pc point and click adventure games like maniac mansion, Monkey Island 1-3, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max, King's Quest 1-6, Space Quest 1-5,Discworld 1 and 2, Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Beneath A Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress, Broken Sword 1 and 2, Flight of the Amazon Queen, Gobliiins 1-3, The Legend of Kyrandia 1-3 etc.
There is an app that works on android that will let you play these right on your atrix get it here. http://www.scummvm.org/ then go grab the add ons found in the market.
This has been around for awhile but I wasn't sure how many people knew this actually worked on our phones. I've tested a good portion of these and most work. I even had 7th guest running on this at one point!! The only thing that was off slightly was the sound.
And don't forget Full Throttle
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Yes! Isn't this awesome?
I'm playing Day of the Tentacle and it's flawless. Our phone is amazing.
Where can i find the games? Just Google it?
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I have the PC version of the Day of the Tentacle and that's the one I'm using. I'm sure you can find the games in file-sharing networks.
I wish we could get old games like Myst, and Riven to work on this phone! Those games were the ultlimate in stragey/puzzle solving.... highly addicting!
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I wish we could get old games like Myst, and Riven to work on this phone! Those games were the ultlimate in stragey/puzzle solving.... highly addicting!
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Hmm.... Lots of games may be possible using this http://androiddosbox.appspot.com/ not sure how well it works or if it works at all on the atrix?? I'm gonna install and try it out though if this works that opens up a lot of possibilities for old pc games on android!!
Really excited about this, but stuck. Installed from the website, got the plugin from the market... next?
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Hi guys, i am thinking about to buy me a touchpad and install android on it. Now, my concerns... is it stable enough to use it as a daily driver that way?
Mostly i am watching video and playing games on my tablet right now, and i wonder if the performance with android on touchpad is good enough for my needs?
I also need to know if it has hdmi out?
If there are any big warnings please advert me now, before i make a misstake..if it all right im getting it =)
infexis said:
Hi guys, i am thinking about to buy me a touchpad and install android on it. Now, my concerns... is it stable enough to use it as a daily driver that way?
Mostly i am watching video and playing games on my tablet right now, and i wonder if the performance with android on touchpad is good enough for my needs?
I also need to know if it has hdmi out?
If there are any big warnings please advert me now, before i make a misstake..if it all right im getting it =)
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I'm using my touchpad daily with the CM7 last released alpha build. I use it for videos, games, web browsing, etc. Android runs smooth and I have no issues at all. If you score a touchpad at the right price its an awesome device. If you want to spend more get a galaxy tab or an ipad. As for making a mistake, no one can either encourage or discourage you from that. Good luck with your decision.
Edit: No HDMI out port.
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I've installed it and so far I like it... The sound is choppy and I don't know how to fix it.. However, everything else works great!! I have lots of games like plants vs zombies and it works great!! I also installed dolphin browser and works great!! I have the HTC IME mod keyboard and the landscape looks good and covering the whole screen the horizontal is half screen but works good too.. I like the Android better due to more apps and more things to put..
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Very few issues here as well.
Daily driver, no problem.
I play Contract Killer...and lack of real buttons (home, menu, back, etc.) sometimes gets you locked in the game...however, ending the task gets you back to where you need to be.
I love WebOS, don't get me wrong, but Android has the apps and games I like to play.
infexis said:
Hi guys, i am thinking about to buy me a touchpad and install android on it. Now, my concerns... is it stable enough to use it as a daily driver that way?
Mostly i am watching video and playing games on my tablet right now, and i wonder if the performance with android on touchpad is good enough for my needs?
I also need to know if it has hdmi out?
If there are any big warnings please advert me now, before i make a misstake..if it all right im getting it =)
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Video performance is bad, unless you stick to watching youtube vids.
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I use both CM7 and WebOS. For Flash video and Netflix I boot into WebOS. I use both WebOS and CM7 for music and CM7 for most games, transcoded video, and web blowsing. Love Dolphin HD on CM7, much better than the default browser on WebOS.
You can't go wrong for the price... the harware is very good.
I don't think Netflix works in webOS, but in CM it works great. I got mine not knowing how much I would use it, my wife likes webOS so it was mostly for her. Turns out I use it alot more than I thought I would. I use it to search the web, music, movies and games instead of my laptop most of the time now. It was well worth the purchase.
While it has some minor quirks, its plenty usable as a daily driver. The biggest issue is that the battery life in sleep mode is terrible compared to webOS. It'll get you through a full day of use with moderate usage, so its not a deal breaker.
battery in sleep makes me barf. I wake up friday morning use it a bit, go ona weekend trip and it's dead on Monday.
Meanwhile I wake up on Friday with webOS, leave for the weekend and come back to see my device at like 77%.
Is this just how Android devices are, or is it because the Touchpad still needs some tweaking? And if by tweaking you mean we can get 10-20% better battery life in idle, that's not much. Power consumption needs to be cut in like 1/5th if not 1/10th its current state in idle.
Keep in mind folks that Gingi isn't even officially released. There are a lot of development being done in the shadows. I think it will all work out in the next few months. The source for ICS is released, which does officially support tablets. I would not mind them moving to ICS and skip HC/Gingi all together.
I use Gingerbread on a daily basis. My TP is on the Touchstone 90% of the time, so I don't see the same battery issues as others.
Sorry for my title in this thread, but I am just a little upset right now. Whatever 3d game I download, either does not work, is not compatible with the tab, and if it does install crashes in 30 mins. If it does not crash, the ap acts crazy. I am talking about game apps btw. Skies of glory, my plane just keeps spinning around non stop. About 10 games I tried downloading are not compatible. Hawx crashes 15 mins into the game. I see alot of apps are compatible with the 10.1 inch model. When I go to gameloft, they don't even have the 8.9 model as one of the selection on their site. Is it just my tab or no one offers support for this thing?
Does anyone have any 3d games that work with this tab? So I can at least get some more? (I do have shadowgun, Hot Pursuit, and dead space were the only ones I see that work really well. Thanks
This is because Galaxy Tab 8.9 defaults to "landscape" in build.prop whereas all the other tabs including the 10.1 defaults to "portrait". That means any game that uses the accelerometer will not function for 8.9 (unless you hold it in landscape mode!) until the developers start to cater specifically for 8.9.
you're going to want to install a custom ROM and you'll like it much better.
I don't know why samsung made some of the decisions they did, but overcome fixes everything that you're talking about.
I play GTA, osmos, world of goo, wreckless racing, wreckless getaway, etc. all work great.
Is it a POS? stock software, yes. hardware, absolutely not.
Thanks for the replies guys, what custom rom do you recommend for it? I guess I will google it if a link cannot be posted. Thanks.
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Thanks for the replies guys, what custom rom do you recommend for it? I guess I will google it if a link cannot be posted. Thanks.
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Just look in the development section. All the roms are there.
The only question to ask yourself is, do you want honeycomb or try out the ics alphas. I would go with ics but keep in mind it's alpha so some stuff might not work
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If you you use cameras don't go with the I cs. Go with overcome.
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Shadowgun, Frontline Commando, and Deadspace, are all pretty awesome 3d games, but yeah I want Gameloft support too.
At the moment there is no one Gameloft game in the market for 8.9 Galaxy tab.
I have tried to change tablet version name to P7100 in build.prop but it didnt helps (games have appeared but i cant buy anything). I also cant install or run any downloaded version...
I found out I can't play any of my old ones on ICS.
goodbye mc3, ck zombies, & dead space.
oh well, at least I received a good unit.
You could try to copy your apks from an older device.
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You could try to copy your apks from an older device.
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That won't work. ICS broke most of those games. Plus those games aren't natively supported on the Prime. So he had to use another device apk to get it to work. MC3 has been updated tl support ICS but you have to find another device apk that will be compatible with prime. Either an A500 or Xoom. More than likely Xoom because its on ICS already. I'm looking for that version also. Dead Space kinda worked on ICS but it forced you to play in portrait mode..lol. looking for a new version of that also.
I was running an a500 version of mc3 that I transferred from my tf101. stuck in bootloops. ck zombies won't even get that far.
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I was running an a500 version of mc3 that I transferred from my tf101. stuck in bootloops. ck zombies won't even get that far.
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Yeah same here with MC3. I heard xoom version has been updated for ICS support. Need that version but haven't been able to find it.
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Yeah same here with MC3. I heard xoom version has been updated for ICS support. Need that version but haven't been able to find it.
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I too really wanna try out Modern Combat 3 on the Prime. I have never even tried it at all yet lol. I saw on Youtube someone was playing Counter Strike on the Prime! Looked legit.
that was one of the first things i wanted to do, to check the difference in load times for mw3 on tf201 over tf101.
when I was on HC on prime, MC 3 played perfectly n played great. even played online against others. also a warning, don't bother trying to edit build prop. just to play some dang games...lmfao unless you want a bricked prime. already had a few people here learn the hard way. remember, curiosity killed the cat
dead space also looked n played great on HC. I miss those games.
Kind of addicted to online, started the game a couple of weeks ago and I'm rank 51 lol.
ickkii said:
Kind of addicted to online, started the game a couple of weeks ago and I'm rank 51 lol.
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Deyam! nice. I'm only on 28 lol. I really wish I didnt like the game so much so I can permanently move over to ICS. I keep going back to HC so I can play. Started playing Dead Space again too. Great graphics but gets boring quick.
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That won't work. ICS broke most of those games. Plus those games aren't natively supported on the Prime. So he had to use another device apk to get it to work. MC3 has been updated tl support ICS but you have to find another device apk that will be compatible with prime. Either an A500 or Xoom. More than likely Xoom because its on ICS already. I'm looking for that version also. Dead Space kinda worked on ICS but it forced you to play in portrait mode..lol. looking for a new version of that also.
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Yo check this out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492887
have fun...