ICS bogging down - G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I haven't used my G-Tablet in a few months. Now it's rather sluggish and hesitates. Do these ROM deteriorate over time. I am using ICS.

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My opinion is gtabs don't run well with anything other than froyo based roms. I've tried several jelly bean roms and they start out very nice but in a few days start to slow down. Every time I tell my wife I'm trying another rom she says "why bother ". I'm back on VeganTab ginger edition and everything works.
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How do i get back to Vegan Tab from Smoother Bean Ver 1.5 With Cyanogen Mod version 10 - 20121103 -unofficial -smba 1002, kernal version 2.6.39.4 Android version 4.1.2? I agree my Gtab worked great under vegan tab, but ever since I went to ICS it just bogs down. Is there a place that walks me thru the steps I need to take to get me back to vegan tab gingerbread? thanks!

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laserbiz said:
How do i get back to Vegan Tab from Smoother Bean Ver 1.5 With Cyanogen Mod version 10 - 20121103 -unofficial -smba 1002, kernal version 2.6.39.4 Android version 4.1.2?
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What's the output of this command on your gTablet? Open the Terminal Emulator app and type in the bits in bold.
Code:
$ [B]df[/B]
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 223380 32 223348 0% /dev
tmpfs 223380 0 223380 0% /mnt/asec
/dev/block/mtdblock3 204800 161528 43272 79% /system
/dev/block/mtdblock4 222208 31100 191108 14% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk3p2 1187400 305504 881896 26% /data
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$
Is there a place that walks me thru the steps I need to take to get me back to vegan tab gingerbread? thanks!
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If you want to go back to a GB ROM, then I suggest installing CM-7.2 rather than VEGAn-Tab.

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If you want VEGAn-TAB here is a link http://vegantab.gojimi.com/2011/08/26/vegan-tab-gingeredition-7-1-0-for-bootloaders-1-1-and-1-2/
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB using xda app-developers app
---------- Post added at 12:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:53 PM ----------
Another link for bl 1.1 http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/152...ition-stable-rc1-updated-411-g-tabletzpad-t2/
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB using xda app-developers app

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Below is the output of the command you asked for. Thanks again
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

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laserbiz said:
Below is the output of the command you asked for. Thanks again
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Ah, I see: you have a 350MB /system partition--you must've used the TeamDRH 350MB nvflash package, instead of the 250MB nvflash package as recommended in your ROM's OP page. Had you a 250MB /system partition, you could have skipped a step.
Which GB ROM do you want to install? I recommend CM-7.2; VEGAn-Tab has a few bugs which don't seem to be present on CM.

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rajeevvp said:
Ah, I see: you have a 350MB /system partition--you must've used the TeamDRH 350MB nvflash package, instead of the 250MB nvflash package as recommended in your ROM's OP page. Had you a 250MB /system partition, you could have skipped a step.
Which GB ROM do you want to install? I recommend CM-7.2; VEGAn-Tab has a few bugs which don't seem to be present on CM.
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Thanks again for your prompt response. Does what I posted show which boot loader tree I am on (1.1 or 1.2?) and does that even make a difference if I want to go to cm 7.2? Also is there a link to a idiots version(me) to 7.2 so that I can do the install with the best directions?

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laserbiz said:
Does what I posted show which boot loader tree I am on (1.1 or 1.2?)
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All nvflash packages from TeamDRH will install a 1.2 bootloader, so that's what you will be on.
...and does that even make a difference if I want to go to cm 7.2?
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Yes, official CM-7.2 is only for bootloader 1.1, but, we'll fix that in step 3 below.
Also is there a link to a idiots version(me) to 7.2 so that I can do the install with the best directions?
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Follow these steps:
1. Shrink /system and expand /cache on the NAND flash for GB ROMs.
Download, unpack, and run the batch file in Team DRH's 250 MB nvflash package whilst the tablet is in APX mode. This will shrink the /system partition to 250MB (100+ MB more than what's needed for CM-7.2 GB), and more importantly, expand /cache to ~170MB. This is important because /cache is where Market apps (and other data?) are downloaded temporarily before installation.
2. Boot into CWM, then format /cache and repartition the internal SD card.
The nvflash package will install CWM-5.5.0.4Beta15. After step 1 completes, boot into CWM (there's no need to boot into the VS stock ROM). Use the menu entries to a) format /cache and b) repartition the internal SD card. For step b) you can choose either 2048/0 or 4096/0 as the size of data/swap. Your choice.
3. Transfer and install the CM-7.2, GB Gapps, and 1.2 kernel zip files.
After step 2 is done, transfer CM-7.2 installation zip file, the Gingerbread Gapps zip file (20110828 package), and pershoot's last Gingerbread kernel for 1.2 bootloaders (the file with the `newbl' in the filename: boot-cm_2632.48_gb_newbl-oc-uv-xtra-vfp_fp-112411.zip) to the SD card on the gTablet.
Install the ROM first, then install the 1.2 kernel (overwriting the default 1.1 kernel), and lastly, the Gapps.
4. Boot into CM-7.2 (make sure you set the correct time) and complete installation.

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"3. Transfer and install the CM-7.2, GB Gapps, and 1.2 kernel zip files.
After step 2 is done, transfer CM-7.2 installation zip file, the Gingerbread Gapps zip file (20110828 package), and pershoot's last Gingerbread kernel for 1.2 bootloaders (the file with the `newbl' in the filename: boot-cm_2632.48_gb_newbl-oc-uv-xtra-vfp_fp-112411.zip) to the SD card on the gTablet.
Install the ROM first, then install the 1.2 kernel (overwriting the default 1.1 kernel), and lastly, the Gapps."
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The above file highlighted in red does not seem to be available, every time I try to go to droid basement, it comes back with bad gateway....is there an alternative site for that file?

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rajeevvp said:
Ah, I see: you have a 350MB /system partition--you must've used the TeamDRH 350MB nvflash package, instead of the 250MB nvflash package as recommended in your ROM's OP page. Had you a 250MB /system partition, you could have skipped a step.
Which GB ROM do you want to install? I recommend CM-7.2; VEGAn-Tab has a few bugs which don't seem to be present on CM.
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I'm curious, I haven't tried CM-7.2, when I go to thread I see a lot of issues. With VEGAn-Tab it runs fine. I wanted to try CM-7.2 but doesn't look like it would be better. Why do you recommend one over the other?

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laserbiz said:
The above file highlighted in red does not seem to be available, every time I try to go to droid basement, it comes back with bad gateway....is there an alternative site for that file?
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It works fine now. Must've been a temporary website glitch.

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striker59 said:
I'm curious, I haven't tried CM-7.2, when I go to thread I see a lot of issues.
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There isn't a thread for the stable, official CM-7.2 on this board as far as I am aware. There is a thread for a CM-7.2 release candidate and repack. And, on that thread:
1. The last ROM update there was made more than 6 months before the stable 7.2 came out.
2. Most of the issues reported by the users seem to relate to older versions of the repack (starting from CM-7.1.0-RC1 onwards).
3. All the CM7.x ROMs there are all based on a) release-candidate code, b) idiosyncratic repacks, c) questionable tweaks.
If you have seen problems with the officially released CM-7.2, I'm happy to look into it.
With VEGAn-Tab it runs fine. I wanted to try CM-7.2 but doesn't look like it would be better. Why do you recommend one over the other?
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Mostly bugs as I said:
1. This one you already know.
2. VEGAn-Tab-7.1 mishandles a long DHCP lease time as -1 seconds, causing periodic WiFi disconnects. (also here).
3. An older version of VEGAn-Ginger wrecks the Internal SD card partition table when you attempt to do a factory reset via the ROM. Don't know if this same bug exists on the current VEGAn-Tab-7.1. (You could confirm for me.)
4. Addition of an extra .jar file in the BOOTCLASSPATH causes bizarre problems with the correct working of updated su and other commands/apps. (Not reported on this board so far--ask for details.)
Additionally,
5. CM-7.2 is Android 2.3.7 versus the Android 2.3.5 of VEGAn-Tab 7.1.
6. If I recall correctly, the camera seems more stable in CM-7.2.
7. And, other bugs that I don't recall at the moment...

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rajeevvp said:
All nvflash packages from TeamDRH will install a 1.2 bootloader, so that's what you will be on.
Yes, official CM-7.2 is only for bootloader 1.1, but, we'll fix that in step 3 below.
Follow these steps:
1. Shrink /system and expand /cache on the NAND flash for GB ROMs.
Download, unpack, and run the batch file in Team DRH's 250 MB nvflash package whilst the tablet is in APX mode. This will shrink the /system partition to 250MB (100+ MB more than what's needed for CM-7.2 GB), and more importantly, expand /cache to ~170MB. This is important because /cache is where Market apps (and other data?) are downloaded temporarily before installation.
2. Boot into CWM, then format /cache and repartition the internal SD card.
The nvflash package will install CWM-5.5.0.4Beta15. After step 1 completes, boot into CWM (there's no need to boot into the VS stock ROM). Use the menu entries to a) format /cache and b) repartition the internal SD card. For step b) you can choose either 2048/0 or 4096/0 as the size of data/swap. Your choice.
3. Transfer and install the CM-7.2, GB Gapps, and 1.2 kernel zip files.
After step 2 is done, transfer CM-7.2 installation zip file, the Gingerbread Gapps zip file (20110828 package), and pershoot's last Gingerbread kernel for 1.2 bootloaders (the file with the `newbl' in the filename: boot-cm_2632.48_gb_newbl-oc-uv-xtra-vfp_fp-112411.zip) to the SD card on the gTablet.
Install the ROM first, then install the 1.2 kernel (overwriting the default 1.1 kernel), and lastly, the Gapps.
4. Boot into CM-7.2 (make sure you set the correct time) and complete installation.
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Awesome detailed post. Thanks so much.
I've bounced all around and ended up with 3 Roms I like. The 7.2 CM you recommend, the GTabCombover Rom and the G_Harmony Jelly Bean Rom that TJohnsonjr put together.