I am one of the original WOOT buyers from ancient history. Tried Brilliant Corners, and Flashback. Currently running Clemsin's Beastly because it's fast and everything works. But some newer apps, etc, require later Android ROMs. I have read, and reread, the instructions for Smoother Bean but would like someone to take the time and do a cook book step by step for me.
I am on BL2. I have Clockwork MOD v3.0.2.8 installed. Do I have to go back to the POS Viewsonic ROM? Or can I go and do the DRH nvflash for 350 and then install SmoothBean?
I want to do it right as I got in LOTS of trouble before with the dreaded APX bootloop. Don't want to go through that again. I don't need a "hit this key after.." type instruction, just what procedures are necessary and in what order. And I'm unclear about the update under the instructions for the inverted playstore. Is that required and what exactly is it?
Thanks in advance for the help. This Gtablet is still a nice unit and the developers have done remarkable stuff.
It's quite simple, and well detailed in the op there. That said, it's using the DRH apx flash first, then get into recovery (no need to boot through), then wipe, and I choose to wipe /system and /data manually, do the formats as directed, then use recovery usb to load in the new rom and apply it.
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schwinn8 said:
It's quite simple, and well detailed in the op there. That said, it's using the DRH apx flash first, then get into recovery (no need to boot through), then wipe, and I choose to wipe /system and /data manually, do the formats as directed, then use recovery usb to load in the new rom and apply it.
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Well, yes and no on the quite simple. I may be dense but I don't understand the bit just under the inverted play store in the OP. Is it just about a replacement for the birds? having read through the threads, there are those who don't have the sweet success that the dev got with his Gtab. He admits that it works on his. And others, well, nada. I was hoping to find out what is truly necessary, what is ' a good thing to try' and what is just useless to do when going to Smoother Bean. I am going to try it, just wanted to know what steps give the best chance of a decent install w/o having to tweak glitches after.... For instance, does one get a better result going all the way back to a Viewsonic ROM? Or is it just a waste of time?
The drh nvflash is required. This eliminates any need for considering the "original Viewsonic rom".
The problems people are running into are simply due to the continued tweaking happening. I have used the rom, and it works quite well, but slowed down for me, which is why I went back to Beasty. I have read that this issue has been resolved, but due to the flurry of tweaks still going on, I am waiting for a bit longer.
Bottom line, remember that these are all hacks. You may or may not have any issues, and the issues are not even fully understood. But the process is well layed out in the op. I added the extra wipes, that's all. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask, but I don't know what more to tell you.
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Well, yes and no on the quite simple. I may be dense but I don't understand the bit just under the inverted play store in the OP. Is it just about a replacement for the birds? having read through the threads, there are those who don't have the sweet success that the dev got with his Gtab. He admits that it works on his. And others, well, nada. I was hoping to find out what is truly necessary, what is ' a good thing to try' and what is just useless to do when going to Smoother Bean. I am going to try it, just wanted to know what steps give the best chance of a decent install w/o having to tweak glitches after.... For instance, does one get a better result going all the way back to a Viewsonic ROM? Or is it just a waste of time?
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Just flash following the steps in the OP. I went from a 1.1 rom to this, it's simple. And honestly, the late November version is very good - the pace of revs seems to have slowed a bit
Video Instructions, better late than never
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I am one of the original WOOT buyers from ancient history. Tried Brilliant Corners, and Flashback. Currently running Clemsin's Beastly because it's fast and everything works. But some newer apps, etc, require later Android ROMs. I have read, and reread, the instructions for Smoother Bean but would like someone to take the time and do a cook book step by step for me.
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I am also a Woot buyer, and still using my gTab daily. I realize I'm posting 6 months after you did, but just in case... I found Ray Waldo's video helpful when taking the plunge from Froyo (I was running pershoot's overclockable kernel). Being a n00b, I can't post links here, but search for ray waldo jelly bean install video and you will find it on youtube and his site.
HTH.
Go to raywaldo.com site using http://raywaldo.com/2012/11/new-life-for-the-g-tablet/ for detailed instructions on installing Smoother bean v1.5.2
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My dad just got my mom this Tablet, I dont want to mess with it to much, so no custom roms. All I want to do is give her access to the android market. I have read tons of posts and they all start with open the market then close the market, but I dont have the market. Is there an APK to download to install the market then do the "clear cache till I get an error" fix. Or is the only way to get the market is to install a custom rom that already has the market. Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
Just flash a custom rom and make it run 10 times faster and more stable. The whole process will take less than 20 minutes if you follow my instructions down to the letter.
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/starthere.htm
You're either a code green or yellow. Take your pick.
I'm serious about it. The stock rom is really not that great. If you want to maximize the user experience for your mom, flash her a custom froyo rom. I like the calkulin+clemsyn combo the most. Make sure you pay attention to which branch of development you're on.
Ya, I was afraid that was going to be the response. I actually have been on your site for dummies. I am not new to android as I have a Motorola Atrix and have done my share of modding on it, but am nervous about screwing up my moms new present and never hearing the end of it. Gues I might just have to bite the bullet and get it done.
Go on and do it...
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Just flash a custom rom and make it run 10 times faster and more stable. The whole process will take less than 20 minutes if you follow my instructions down to the letter.
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/starthere.htm
You're either a code green or yellow. Take your pick.
I'm serious about it. The stock rom is really not that great. If you want to maximize the user experience for your mom, flash her a custom froyo rom. I like the calkulin+clemsyn combo the most. Make sure you pay attention to which branch of development you're on.
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I'm 65+.
That said, I went to goodintentions website, followed the instructions, and wala, I have a custom ROM, running at blazing speed and could not be happier.
Calkulin+Clemsyn 1.5ghz Froyo Combo V6 BL1.2
I'd give it a shot.
And don't forget to make a donation to goodintentions...
Moms about to drop the tablet off. Once I find out which branch it is on, I am going to start the process goodintentions has on his "Start Here" page. thanks all for the input.
Goodluck modding the tablet. I put a custom rom on my fathers tablet. Boy did he yell at me as i was halfway through but then he used it that night, called me up and said "holy **** what did you do?" Quite funny in the moment.
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Another vote for Calkulin+Clemsyn 1.5ghz Froyo Combo V6 BL1.2
It's been perfectly solid and stable for me. Your mom shouldn't have any troubles for the foreseeable future.
The good thing is, it's essentially unbrickable, so there's always a way to back out. I assume that she's been using her Tablet since getting it, so she may be used to the UI of stock Tapntap...
That being said, if you flash a rom (another +1 here for Calk+Clem combo 1.6 for bootloader 1.2) and she doesn't like it, you can always take it right back to stock for her. I highly doubt that she'll hate the custom rom, though. She'll have full market access, speed WITH battery management, stockish settings menus, A way to backup the system OS (through CWM) , and basically just a whole new experience that is far superior to stock...
NOW, I'm sure you know, but make sure to backup whatever apps she's already got prior to flashing the new rom...
but, yeah...flash a new rom, let her use it for a few days, THEN ask her which she liked better...
All right, got the new rom and have been playing with and I am quite happy. She only had it for a day or two so I she still was getting use to it. That is why I did it right now before she got to attached to the stock rom. Not seeing the full market but need to do the clear cache and force close thing and see if it will work. I noticed several apps that I wanted to install were not showing up.
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All right, got the new rom and have been playing with and I am quite happy. She only had it for a day or two so I she still was getting use to it. That is why I did it right now before she got to attached to the stock rom. Not seeing the full market but need to do the clear cache and force close thing and see if it will work. I noticed several apps that I wanted to install were not showing up.
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In theory, you will never ever have "full" market. Google market is set up so that certain device only gets certain apps. It is impossible for any one device to have access to all apps. Don't ask me why google does this.
My "girlfriend" just bought the transformer. I've been playing with it. Right away, I noticed that the market for the transformer is missing a whole bunch of apps.
That said, if you want more market access, go to the following link and read.
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1101880-02-market-fix-
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Moms about to drop the tablet off. Once I find out which branch it is on, I am going to start the process goodintentions has on his "Start Here" page. thanks all for the input.
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Don't forget to repartition and fix permissions first...
Ya, I actually started on goodintentions site "code green" and did each in order so I should have covered everything. I also did the market fix and I am able to find alot more apps now. I know you will never see everything, but there is alot more apps showing after the clear cache, force close fix.
Thx so much to the virtuous dev team. My tfp is performing how I like it, smoother and faster. For example, Engadget website loads in ics browser+ faster than my ipad2 (I'm using the performance mode which is at over clock speed of 1.6 ghz). How about that?
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Might be off topic, but is there a thread showing exactly how to root and unlock bootloader?
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Might be off topic, but is there a thread showing exactly how to root and unlock bootloader?
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Ask and you shall receive... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427125
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Might be off topic, but is there a thread showing exactly how to root and unlock bootloader?
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Make sure you read thoroughly and know what you are getting yourself into. Not that it is entirely difficult at all, but you would not be the first one to unlock with no idea what they are doing.
Flashed this ROM as well. Running great all around. My first experience with a Virtuous ROM and I am very happy with it. Looking forward to future updates!
I'm running the latest version of this ROM and loving it.
Only.. one bit of feedback for Virtuous (which I've mentioned to Diamondback via IRC) is they need to include a boot image in the next release. This will make switching to other ROMs easier in the longer run. From my understanding, the only reason it was not included is due to lack of proper testing.
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Yes. Follow the instructions carefully. The rooting and flashing of the rom went very smoothly. The rom thread has a link to the viper rooting thread too which you have to go through first and it takes care of running the Asus unlock tool.
I've been banging on this rom for several hours now. Even at balanced mode, its still very fast. Seriously a big difference. Web pages just load much more quickly, which was the biggest gripe I had. Now even that department matches my wife's ipad2. I used to hit so many crashes and stalling when there is flash material. Not a problem now. Flash just plays, PERIOD. I feel this rom really let tegra 3 shine. Very very exciting. This just confirms my belief of the potential of tfp and Android. Time to donate
I am holding off on unlocking my bootloader and installing custom ROMs till at least summer when there are plenty of ROMs out (and I have summer breaks). As of now, I am very happy with the stock Prime's performance. Probably the best out-of-the-box Android experiences I have had so far (I have owned a total of 4 Android devices).
I second this, I'm so glad I took the plunge, even though I was skeptical about how unchanged this rom looked from stock. It makes me so excited about what's to come, and just makes the every day operation on the tfp so much more pleasant!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442441 you need this as well its a perfect theme and awesome boot animation
Waiting
I'm stoked about using it, but I think I'll wait and see if they can come up with a way to unlock the bootloader without voiding warranty. Not a noob, but not a gambler either.
Seems like my GPS is not working like before the unlock. Any chance some tweaking can be done within a rom?
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The only thing holding me back right now is simply the lack of knowledge regarding bricks. When I modded my Captivate I read for days about the kinds of bricks that can occur and how to avoid the hard bricks along with how to recover from them with loads of stock images. We don't really have that yet here.
hOws the battery life, I'd expect the battery life close to 5 hours if its in 1.6 ghz all the time.
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The only thing holding me back right now is simply the lack of knowledge regarding bricks. When I modded my Captivate I read for days about the kinds of bricks that can occur and how to avoid the hard bricks along with how to recover from them with loads of stock images. We don't really have that yet here.
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Here is a thread with some brick info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
You're not likely to brick if you follow instructions. Devs who are testing new things out can get bricked. I was testing a kernel flashing method for Diamondback and my device got bricked, but he figured out a new method to unbrick Brick option 3 (in thread)
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Here is a thread with some brick info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
You're not likely to brick if you follow instructions. Devs who are testing new things out can get bricked. I was testing a kernel flashing method for Diamondback and my device got bricked, but he figured out a new method to unbrick Brick option 3 (in thread)
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Yeah bricks are certainly possible, but as long as you follow the instructions for flashing the ROM you should be ok. That said between Diamondback's post on fixing/preventing bricks and personal support by him (he's very approachable) you should be ok. I'm on .15 beta 1 of Virtuous and it runs very well.
With the initial sluggishness and then asus locking the bootloader, I almost returned my TFP. Good that asus quickly announced they would unlock the bootloader. Then I knew its a matter of time the TFP will perform well with our talented dev teams. Let's donate
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if we have nvflash can't we recover from almost any brick?
Take your time, read directions, and make sure that you put the ROM on your INTERNAL memory root folder and not on the micro SD card. I had no problem doing it. Easiest bootloader unlock yet. I have a HTC EVO3D and it's much more difficult than Virtuous. By doing this it has also fixed my screen flicker when pushing the recent apps button. That was the only real issue(to me) that I was having. Can't wait for more exciting and feature packed ROM's in our future!!! Just my .02
Word. Stellar ROM.
First of all I would like to apologize if you have heard these questions a thousand times before, but I have done a fair amount of reading and haven't gotten enough concrete answers to be confident enough to continue.
I just got up the courage to root my Fascinate after over a year of having it by following droidstyle's excellent guide. It was very painless and worked first shot, so no worries there. Now I'm at the point of what to do next... I have already frozen the bloatware and looked into some 'root-friendly' apps but I'm not sure where to go from here. I think I've decided I want to get the most out of this thing as I'm not due for an upgrade for (what seems like) a long time. I'm under the impression that installing a good ICS rom is the way to go but I just have a few noob questions before I continue.
1) From what I have been reading Glitched AOKP ICS is the best rom to use currently on the Fascinate, correct? Also quick question, regarding the link to download it... is the current version the build 34 one or the milestone 5 one at the top?
2) Rooting my phone initially didn't erase any of my apps or data. What will installing an ICS rom erase, if anything? I will make backups of course, but I'm just wondering what to expect. Will the 'bloatware' apps still be there or will installing ICS install new system apps?
3) What market apps should I consider 'must haves' to tweak stuff? I already bought setcpu but haven't invested in anything else yet.
4) I plan to follow section 4 of droidstyle's guide but need clarification... even though I have rooted stock 2.3, I should still follow all steps right?
Thank you for listening to my noob questions and thanks to anyone who can offer advice. I have been building and working on computers for years but this cell phone hacking stuff is all new to me (obviously).
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First of all I would like to apologize if you have heard these questions a thousand times before, but I have done a fair amount of reading and haven't gotten enough concrete answers to be confident enough to continue.
I just got up the courage to root my Fascinate after over a year of having it by following droidstyle's excellent guide. It was very painless and worked first shot, so no worries there. Now I'm at the point of what to do next... I have already frozen the bloatware and looked into some 'root-friendly' apps but I'm not sure where to go from here. I think I've decided I want to get the most out of this thing as I'm not due for an upgrade for (what seems like) a long time. I'm under the impression that installing a good ICS rom is the way to go but I just have a few noob questions before I continue.
1) From what I have been reading Glitched AOKP ICS is the best rom to use currently on the Fascinate, correct? Also quick question, regarding the link to download it... is the current version the build 34 one or the milestone 5 one at the top?
2) Rooting my phone initially didn't erase any of my apps or data. What will installing an ICS rom erase, if anything? I will make backups of course, but I'm just wondering what to expect. Will the 'bloatware' apps still be there or will installing ICS install new system apps?
3) What market apps should I consider 'must haves' to tweak stuff? I already bought setcpu but haven't invested in anything else yet.
4) I plan to follow section 4 of droidstyle's guide but need clarification... even though I have rooted stock 2.3, I should still follow all steps right?
Thank you for listening to my noob questions and thanks to anyone who can offer advice. I have been building and working on computers for years but this cell phone hacking stuff is all new to me (obviously).
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1) M5 is newest. Get glitched build off of the exynos server.
2) Complete wipe. A desktop equivalent would be formatting your hard drive with Windows Vista installed and doing a fresh install of windows 7.
Backup all data and contacts locally or on the cloud. Do NOT use Verizon to backup your contact data. Use Google or a local backup instead.
No bloatware will be present since custom roms do not come from the carrier.
3) NSTools. Maybe Root Explorer or wi-fi tether for google
4) Just follow the guide. Rooting doesn't have much to do with recovery and intalling ics and such.
Not to knock ICS, because I love AOKP, but you could also consider working your way there over time. I had a lot of fun playing with different Touchwiz ROMs like SC3 and TSM Res. You may even find one along the way that you want to stick with for a while. At the very least, you'll learn to get where a complete data wipe doesn't even slow you down.
There's so much good stuff still available for this phone. My phone is sheer perfections right now, but I still have plans to try out GeeWiz and MIUI.
Everyone knows the current destination is Glitched AOKP, but the fun is in the journey.
I agree. I would download everything rom,kernel, and app you can find for the phone between here and rootzwiki, just in case links go dead. Tsm res and awesome sauce are two very good roms that I had a ton of fun with. They are more forgiving to the new user as far as making mistakes goes. Couple of things to know before you continue are that you can use the three finger method to get into recovery on touchwiz roms but not the ics roms(must enter recovery through power off menu). You also cant just flash back and forth from touchwiz roms and cm7 or ics roms, as you have to follow certain steps
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Well I was planning on jumping right into ICS as it looks amazing and I don't think I want to wait... however I wouldn't be opposed to the idea of trying different roms later on down the road. Is it going to be a pain to go backwards from ICS, or just flash like usual? Also, to those that have tried most of the 'good' roms, what would you consider your top 3 non-ICS?
Also on the subject of backing up my apps... I have been using Mybackup as it seems the most simplistic to use and reliable. Will my apps be exactly as they were when I backed them up (after switching to ICS) or is it just better to re-download what I need and configure them again?
I hate to spam some more questions but I figure since I already am... just a few more...
I haven't really messed with Setcpu that much, but is it bad to have it at 100/1000 or should I keep the max lower than that? And last one... what's the best wifi tether to use so Verizon won't send their goons after me? Is the USB tether from clockwork mod any good?
Thanks to all of you for your input. I think I'll be attempting to flash to ICS tomorrow night and hopefully all goes well.
You can go from touchwiz roms to isc roms by flashing but you need to do a lot more using the computer to go backwards. It will make more sense once you have a better understanding. Use titanium backup to backup your apps. If you really dont have any then just redownload them. If you are on the touchwiz roms you can use setcpu, but for ics roms you are going to be using an app called nstools or from control (built into settings section of rom). Again, more of this will make sense later down the road that is why I figured it would be better to start on a from like tsm Res or awesome sauslce
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Well I'm still on the fence here on what to do. I really want to run ICS but with all the little glitches I've read about I think maybe I'll try some of the better GB roms first... I think TSM Res looks top for me with the features, but I might try more than just 1. I've heard not to restore data backups when going ICS... does this apply to GB roms as well? Should I also switch the radio or is what I have the same as the GB one? Thanks
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Well I'm still on the fence here on what to do. I really want to run ICS but with all the little glitches I've read about I think maybe I'll try some of the better GB roms first... I think TSM Res looks top for me with the features, but I might try more than just 1. I've heard not to restore data backups when going ICS... does this apply to GB roms as well? Should I also switch the radio or is what I have the same as the GB one? Thanks
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AOKP milestone 5. You WILL thank me for it. Make sure its Steve's glitchy (the kernel of course) build.
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AOKP milestone 5. You WILL thank me for it. Make sure its Steve's glitchy (the kernel of course) build.
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You don't like the one they just released a few days ago?
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You don't like the one they just released a few days ago?
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That is a nightly and has a minor bug where apps on SD card force close. No biggie for more experienced users who know its a nightly and can deal. Nightlies are bleeding edge releases and as such can contain a bug or two. Milestones are stable releases to be used as a reliable daily driver if one is needed (some do). I recommend the m5 release since it is a milestone and you are new to this. I also want to see you have the best experience possible.
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I'm in a similar spot. I put CM7 on my wife's phone a while ago, but she has downloaded so much crap on it it's running like garbage and crashing.
Does the AOKP M5 have any bugs I should be aware of? As long as it's working well and everything is working (WiFi, Camera, MMS, etc), she'll be fine with it as a daily driver.
Two other questions I have.
Where can I get the correct glitchy Kernel?
Do I just need to download the ROM and kernel, wipe data/cache, then flash the ROM then kernel, then gapps (in that order) in Clockwork Recovery? Anything else?
She really likes the ICS stuff I've been showing her on my Rezound, especially the speech to text typing.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Just to make sure my i's are dotted and my t's are crossed--
Build for Verizon Fascinate:
http://forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/milestone-5-r20
fascinatemtd Samsung Fascinate
Glitch Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459475
Are those right?
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Should I update radios as well? (Assuming yes since going to AOKP from CM7). Which ones should I do? Again, is this a simple flash in CWR? What's the install sequence?
Thanks.
EtherBoo said:
I'm in a similar spot. I put CM7 on my wife's phone a while ago, but she has downloaded so much crap on it it's running like garbage and crashing.
Does the AOKP M5 have any bugs I should be aware of? As long as it's working well and everything is working (WiFi, Camera, MMS, etc), she'll be fine with it as a daily driver.
Two other questions I have.
Where can I get the correct glitchy Kernel?
Do I just need to download the ROM and kernel, wipe data/cache, then flash the ROM then kernel, then gapps (in that order) in Clockwork Recovery? Anything else?
She really likes the ICS stuff I've been showing her on my Rezound, especially the speech to text typing.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Added Information:
Just to make sure my i's are dotted and my t's are crossed--
Build for Verizon Fascinate:
http://forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/milestone-5-r20
fascinatemtd Samsung Fascinate
Glitch Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459475
Are those right?
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Should I update radios as well? (Assuming yes since going to AOKP from CM7). Which ones should I do? Again, is this a simple flash in CWR? What's the install sequence?
Thanks.
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Get the Milestone 5 Glitched build found HERE
It includes the Glitch kernel, so no need to flash separately, and also has a few extra cherry picks thrown in. This is a Milestone build, so no real bugs, should run smooth as silk.
I'm not sure of the recommended radio for fascinate on ICS.
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Get the Milestone 5 Glitched build found HERE
It includes the Glitch kernel, so no need to flash separately, and also has a few extra cherry picks thrown in. This is a Milestone build, so no real bugs, should run smooth as silk.
I'm not sure of the recommended radio for fascinate on ICS.
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Might sound like a cheesy question, but what radios are you running?
Thanks for your help.
jbreakfield said:
Get the Milestone 5 Glitched build found HERE
It includes the Glitch kernel, so no need to flash separately, and also has a few extra cherry picks thrown in. This is a Milestone build, so no real bugs, should run smooth as silk.
I'm not sure of the recommended radio for fascinate on ICS.
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QFT.
Get the Glitched build as it has fixes, extra available RAM, and much more not available in the AOKP official build.
Wifi, cam, and MMS all work fine. I can't honestly think of anything not working off the top of my head. NovaLauncher (Regular is free, Prime is $4 and well worth it for gestures) is recommended at this point since Apex has gotten a little slow.
Radio is recommended to be EH03 though I think ec09 and anything newer than eh03 work fine. I am running EH03 and no complaints.
I think I remember reading something about torch not working in ICS... is that the type of app that turns on the LED? Believe it or not I use that a lot and it would be a pain if it didn't work when I switch.
Also, is there any way to check what radio you're currently using before flashing? Tried looking that up but couldn't find it
Ah yes...torch doesn't work but you can use the tiny flashlight app to turn on the flash and achieve the same functionality.
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Ah yes...torch doesn't work but you can use the tiny flashlight app to turn on the flash and achieve the same functionality.
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The Tiny Flashlight + LED app? That's actually what I'm using now and if that works then I'm all set... I thought when people said 'torch' they just meant any app that turns on the LED
I flashed and ran into 1 problem. I had to flash Team Hacksungs Build 2 ROM first. Flashing glitched put me in an endless boot. Then I couldn't boot to recovery. I really was flipping out.
I had to Odin a new recovery in, wipe, then flash Team Hacksungs Build 2 ROM. For some reason, it booted into AOKP (?) then. I went back to recovery, wiped, reflashed AOKP and got it working.
I haven't searched yet, but anyone know where I can change the boot screen? It's really not a "wife friendly" boot screen.
As I understand it, torch refers to the built in flashlight feature in aokp called torch. Tiny flashlight plus the widget give similar functionality.
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So I posted in the build thread, but thought maybe someone might have a quick answer that I've missed.
I Unlocked (I used the 1.83 clean SBF since megaupload was down and I couldn't find the 2.3.4 one) then followed the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
and some youtube videos and some other sites lol, it was VERY stumbly getting it to give root, the unlock went fine, I think I could have even done it on the stock install I had, but I didn't... I used the 1.83 sbf in the pudding thread. (not sure if that was the right thing to do or not. I'm kind of confused on the whole rolling back thing and how it gets bricked with certain roms. I also didn't do a back up of my stock locked install so I have no idea how to get back to stock but I don't really care about that now)
Rom'd this Tablet UI:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532182
and ran the Gappsv10 linked there. That didn't work, ran it again then it did work for gmail voice talk... but Maps, navigation, g+ all won't install and show as incompatible with my device. Same goes for FB Foursquare, Netflix, and tons of other apps... Not sure if I did something wrong or if this is normal. Oh I also tried running the latest Gapps v12 still no dice.
Any help is appreciated, I just don't have too much time to figure all this crap out... I dip in and out of romming phones for brief periods and everything changes so much and each phone is so different it always takes me forever to figure out what's what.
Since I'm begging for easy pointers which everyone hates, might as well go all in...
I want an ICS rom that has Gentop or Full Ubuntu or whatever for use in the laptop dock... is that doable?
I'll pay someone who's willing to hold my hand through getting my perfect rom sorted out. $30 first offer? It will be a pain though... I ask lots of questions.
I love XDA but I sure do wish people were a little more noob friendly and elaborate in their replies... buzz words and quippy short answers don't do it for me.
I've been doing this for years and once I know my way around a phone I'm more than happy to do so myself, and on all the car forums I'm on I try to give thoughtful complete replies to noobs, remember we were ALL noobs once at EVERYTHING.
I'm a little loopy on pain meds for a kidney stone so forgive me if this is a little ranty.
No one?
I'm going to try to reinstall the rom again. I did all the wipes and formats and reset etc before getting it running the first time....
But I rom'd cm9 last night and did the signed gapps install (tried that on the tablet ui too) and maps/navigation and all the prev. not working apps work fine...
There are a few apps that don't work but they were few and far between. CM9 is great, only downside I've seen so far is no video which is kinda big for me, I've got kids so half of my phone use is video's.... but so far I love ICS/CM.
Ensure you are using the correct gapps version. This one is for cm7.
http://db.tt/XU1igdoL
MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
thanks, I think either the rom I had didn't install right or is borked.
I installed clean cm9 nightly and all gapps work fine.
If only the camera and finger print scanner worked.. webtop wouldn't hurt either but overall I'm REALLY impressed with cm9 on an unsupported device.
Runs smooth hardly any glitches decent battery life.
Thanks again
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Videocam illusion works OK. Free @ play store.
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I (rather, my 8-year-old daughter) have a had a Viewsonic G Tablet for a while, and would like to install a new ROM in it, in part because I suspect that the tablet may have been infested by malware. My goals are to be able to root the tablet, and to have full access to the Google market place (Google Play Store, as I believe it is called now.) After doing some reading on how to tackle this, I have noticed that, if anything, there is an excess of information, potential dependencies on the software version currently in the tablet - and many ways in which one can end up with a brick.
I would be grateful for recommendations on how to proceed. In particular, what is the ROM that members in this forum would recommend for me to use? I would like to minimize the probability to end up with a brick, which would seem to imply that relative installation simplicity is a factor. Also, do I need to reset to factory default before attempting to install a new ROM? Would this be advisable, or may be even necessary, in order to make sure to get rid of any malware potentially in place? The tablet is currently running the latest software update (1.2-5699) from Viewsonic, installed shortly after 01/31/12.
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newton1729 said:
I (rather, my 8-year-old daughter) have a had a Viewsonic G Tablet for a while, and would like to install a new ROM in it, in part because I suspect that the tablet may have been infested by malware. My goals are to be able to root the tablet, and to have full access to the Google market place (Google Play Store, as I believe it is called now.) After doing some reading on how to tackle this, I have noticed that, if anything, there is an excess of information, potential dependencies on the software version currently in the tablet - and many ways in which one can end up with a brick.
I would be grateful for recommendations on how to proceed. In particular, what is the ROM that members in this forum would recommend for me to use? I would like to minimize the probability to end up with a brick, which would seem to imply that relative installation simplicity is a factor. Also, do I need to reset to factory default before attempting to install a new ROM? Would this be advisable, or may be even necessary, in order to make sure to get rid of any malware potentially in place? The tablet is currently running the latest software update (1.2-5699) from Viewsonic, installed shortly after 01/31/12.
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I forgot to add two other desirable features: The ROM should support Skype with video, and should be optimized for video and game playing; that's what my daughter uses it for.
I doubt you have malware that couldn't be easily removed. But rooting/romming will make the device far more useful.
That sai, for best stability and compatibility, I would suggest a Froyo rom, as the other kernels aren't quite there. Particularly for Skype and such. VeganTab is the best one I have seen, but I also like Beasty Clemsyn, and that is what I am using today.
If you want to tinker more, the new Smoother jb/ics are great, but not perfect. I plan to get back to those in the near future, as they are still being tweaked.
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Thanks for your feedback
schwinn8 said:
I doubt you have malware that couldn't be easily removed. But rooting/romming will make the device far more useful.
That sai, for best stability and compatibility, I would suggest a Froyo rom, as the other kernels aren't quite there. Particularly for Skype and such. VeganTab is the best one I have seen, but I also like Beasty Clemsyn, and that is what I am using today.
If you want to tinker more, the new Smoother jb/ics are great, but not perfect. I plan to get back to those in the near future, as they are still being tweaked.
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Thanks so much for your recommendations. I have been looking into the description given in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
for installing a new ROM. Do you know if this is up to date? I am a bit concerned about the comments in the link for VeganTab having to do with incompatibilities between the bootloader in recent versions of the Viewsonic ROM and the bootloader mentioned in the link above. I just need some reassurance from those who know better that, by following the steps in the link, I am not going to brick the tablet.
I haven't heard of anyone really bricking the tablet. Some roms have caused an SOD (sleep of death) but after the battery dies out, it resets and can be booted back up. Or you can press the internal reset button. Most of these happen on the reverse engineered kernel for newer roms.
Get yourself comfortable with the nvflash routine (it's pretty easy) and keep a backup original rom on your computer, in case you need it. Nvflash can get you out of pretty much any issue.
VeganTab is very old as you can see. If you're on the same bootloader as required for that, then go ahead. If not, then you're probably on 1.2,which is why I switched to Beasty / Clemsyn (it's 1.2bl capable iirc).
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Thanks
schwinn8 said:
I haven't heard of anyone really bricking the tablet. Some roms have caused an SOD (sleep of death) but after the battery dies out, it resets and can be booted back up. Or you can press the internal reset button. Most of these happen on the reverse engineered kernel for newer roms.
Get yourself comfortable with the nvflash routine (it's pretty easy) and keep a backup original rom on your computer, in case you need it. Nvflash can get you out of pretty much any issue.
VeganTab is very old as you can see. If you're on the same bootloader as required for that, then go ahead. If not, then you're probably on 1.2,which is why I switched to Beasty / Clemsyn (it's 1.2bl capable iirc).
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Thanks very much for your comments.