yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
dodgeman762,

The NVFlash procedure is good. One problem is people used other files to try to flash sometimes and mess things up.

I would bet you -- if Revs were betting folks -- that the problem here is either the cache and factory data need to be wiped -- or that the tablet needs to be

re-partitioned.

BOOTLOOPS ARE FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH PARTITIONING!!

The persons in this thread who are having problems need to concentrate ONLY on getting CWM installed and to the point where they can boot into it and do these

repairs.

In addition to the nvflash process, I also keep a microSD card hand with the CWM update.zip file on it and the recovery folder with "command" in it.

If you use the microsd, you need to edit the "command" file with Notepad and change

the SDCARD location in the command line to SDCARD2. Make sure it gets saved as

"command" and that Notepad doesn't add .txt or anything to it.

When you boot into recovery, if your recovery partition is not borked, recovery will

check for the setup files in /sdcard first and if it doesn't find it will look for the microSD

card.

If you can get CWM to work, post that fact and we can discuss what all to wipe/re-do, etc.

Hope this helps!

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dodgeman762:
Rev,

Thanks for the reply and the ray of hope.

Using the instructions in http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11031898&postcount=40 I am able to access CWM but only using the work-around method of going to APX and doing "nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 bekit.img --go" while holding down the Vol + button.

If this is sufficient then let's talk about where we go from here.

Thanks again

Edit - Just to be clear here. This is not a case of bootlooping. This is a case where rebooting or powering off results in the power button no longer working to start the tablet normally. It can still be used in conjunction with Vol - to get to APX. In fact, that's the only way to boot it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
dodgeman762,

If you have access to CWM:

1. On the Main Menu: Wipe the Cache.

2. On the Main Menu: Wipe Data/Factory Reset

3. If the Factory Reset causes you to need to reboot, let it see if it will come up.

4. If you stay in CWM, go to the Advanced Menu: Partition SD Card and when it asks specify 2048 and 0. It takes a good while to re-partition so don't panic.

5. When the repartition is done on the Advanced Menu: Fix Permissions.

6. On the Advanced Menu: Wipe Dalvik cache.

When the above is all complete, then I would use power/volume - to enter APX

mode and I would do the regular NVFlash procedure again. BE SURE to use

"nvflash_gtablet_2010110500" for your image file.

When the flash runs, it should copy and partition and install everything and when it gets to the "Do you want to continue" prompt you want to click yes or whatever is there an let it continue -- it should go right on through reboot and

startup to the main screen. If so, then we can all celebrate. If not, we will see

what happened and look for plan B.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950

Above is the reference thread for the NVFlash.

Hope this helps. Let us know.

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dodgeman762:
Rev,

I cannot adequately express my gratitude (did add to your Thanks Meter, tho)! Followed your instructions to a T and it worked perfectly!

And now I know exactly what was wrong: You see, I was on the right track when I pointed out that there was a problem with the image being flashed. You were the first to emphasize which image to use. Honestly, I didn't even realize that there were multiple images available. I was mistakenly using nvflash_gtablet_46_2010112600 when I should have been using nvflash_gtablet_2010110500!

I didn't get any prompts during the boot after the APX flash - went straight to the home screen. To be sure this fixed it I powered down then hit the power button. Lo and behold, it booted!

Again, thank you!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
dodgeman762,

I'm pleased for you.

I've helped a pile of other folks through the same or similar kinds of things and it's

always a nice rush to see someone win one.

Enjoy!

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
hey guys,

i got a linux VM up and running but I had major dramas trying to get the USB passtrhough to work so I'm not going to bother.

I'm keen to try out this:

have tablet attached via USB, have tablet in APX mode..

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 bekit.img --go

press and hold Volume + on the tablet and immediately press ENTER on the computer to execute the above line.

This will push clockworkmod to the tablet and then boot into recovery. Use recovery to mount USB so you can copy whichever ROM you want to the device....

dismount USB, wipe system (factory reset option in recovery) then install ROM from sdcard.

When completed....and you reboot....of course it won't do anything...

So....while attached and in APX mode...

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 bekit.img --go [ENTER]

This reflashes the recovery and boots the tablet.

Is someone able to give me some noob friendly windows instructions?

thanks!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
...anyone...please?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
sam....

This whole thread has been about the Windows process. The main NVFlash Recovery

thread from Developers Forum has been referenced several time as have the CWM

Threads.

Take a look at those procedures and then come back with questions or tell us where

you're at.

Rev

P. S. -- But I'm not clear whether you are running Windows or using the Linux....I

don't know near the Linux many other folks here do.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
Sam, If the VM is VirtualBox I can help you set it up properly.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
Ah right sorry. I'm not quite following these instructions here :

Where it says "nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 bekit.img --go" is that typed into cmd? Also what version of CWM should I install? I'm told one of the older ones is more reliable?

Or does it mean I need to edit the batch file that I run?

(I am using Windows)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
sam,

If you are working in Windows, the command line in whatever .bat

file you are using is incorrect. The command line from the original

nvflash_gtablet.bat is:

"nvflash.exe" --bct gtablet.bct --setbct --bl bootloader.bin --configfile gtablet.cfg --create --go

@set /p batuserinput=Press enter to continue:

You need to take the above command line and edit it to insert the CWM image file as you have been advised previously.

Also edit out the unneeded command that load the stock ROM.

You need to use the bekit .8 version of CWM. Look here and read this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=844088

To get the .img file you have to extract down until you get the update.zip

file and then extract the update.zip file to get to the .img.

Checklist:

1. You should have NVFlash installed on your Windows PC. If you have questions

about the look at the instructions in here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950

2. Make sure you have the Windows USB driver directory

installed per the above instructions

3. Make sure you have the properly edited .bat file in there

and that it is properly edited. If you are ONLY flashing the

CWM file, you will need to edit some stuff out of the template

original command so it doesn't try to load the stock ROM too.

4. Start the tablet in APX mode using power/volume- and then

connect to your PC with the USB cable that came with your tab.

5. Go to your NVFlash directory and find the .bat file and

double-click to run it.

6. It should load the CWM file if everything has worked according

to the instruction I and others have provided. Since I've never

had to do it this way, I am only guessing that when it finishes

you will have to shut down.

7. The boot into recovery using power/volume + (note the + this

time!) and hopefully it should come up with CWM.

The flashing is easy -- it's the setup that's the killer. :)

Take it slow and be thorough. If you have questions, get back

to us.

Rev

EDIT: Note to other readers -- I have tried hard to do a custom

process here -- please let us know if I missed something.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
Rev,

Thanks for that. I do understand the flash process and I have done it several times its just editing the batch file that I need help with. So should I edit it to look like this:

"nvflash.exe" --bl bootloader.bin --recovery.img --go

@set /p batuserinput=Press enter to continue:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
Ah nvm got CWM to come up!

What I did was download NVFlash files and then place the bootloader and recovery.img in that directory. Then edited the batch file with:

"nvflash.exe" --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 recovery.img --go

@set /p batuserinput=Press enter to continue:

Got CWM up and then cleared cache, delete user data and repartitioned device to 2048 and 0. Then NVFlashed the stock ROM on and got it going :D :D. But if I turn the device off it won't turn back on until I reflash but that is better than nothing. Hopefully someone comes up with a solution to this but at least there is a workaround.

Is there a way to flash TnT Lite via NVFlash?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
sam,

No, though in better circumstance I think roebeet would prefer loading it another way, you can load it via CWM.

Download the update to your PC. Extract the files until you have a recovery folder and an update.zip file.

Go into CWM and go to the "Mount" menu and tell it to Mount USB. If you hook

the G-Tablet to the PC now you should be able to see the G-Tablet drive (though

it has a letter on the Windows side, you are looking at /sdcard on the tablet side).

Copy the update.zip onto the drive. You might name it something you'd recognize -- like if

loading Stock Version 3588 call the file "update3588.zip." Then unmount and

disconnect.

Go to the Main Menu of CWM and find the option to "Install Zip from sdcard". The "Choose Zip from sdcard" on next menu. The highlight the zip and install it.

When it finishes you should go back to the Main Menu and re-boot -- and hopefully

it will come up with the new ROM.

Good Luck,

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
Hey Rev,

Yeah i gave that a shot but anything method with a reboot won't work :(. Just goes to the same old blank screen
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
Sam, Sounds like it's crashing in the boot process or dropping back to APX mode when you reboot. You'll probably need to do a complete nvflash to recover from that. Rev's re-write of Roebeet's instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950 are the gold standard for that.

If you nvflash bekit's 1105 image then manually install 1.1-3588 through standard recovery you'll be primed and ready with the optimal configuration for TnT Lite installation.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
Hey mate yeah I've re-flashed a hundred times using those instructions but no deal. And can't start up recovery as it goes straight to APX mode if I turn the tablet off.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
Interesting... I've never had that happen when flashing back to bekits 1105 stock image. Is it possible that the image you have is corrupted? Have you tried doing it in both Windows and Linux? Checked to make sure your cable is good?

If none of that helps then you might have a hardware problem.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brando333:
sam0433450, i have the EXACT same issue. I have tried everything, but can't POWER ON my device. This just happened the other day when I tried to put cyanogenmod 7 on my tablet. Before that, never had the issue running Vegan.

If I power my tab off, the only way to turn it on again is to hook it up via USB and run the nvflash batch file. This forces the tablet on and it can boot up at least. I have cleared cache, cleared data, repartitioned, and put many different ROMs on...as well as the stock image. Still no luck. Will not power on unless hooking up USB to my laptop and running nvflash batch.

Anyone else have any ideas? I have done what sam0433450 has done. Also, I have completely drained the battery and tried that. I even took apart the tablet and hit the hard-reset button. Still will not turn on by pressing the ON button. My only work-around is to NEVER power off my device when I'm away from my laptop.

Any help is appreciated.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0433450:
Have you done a reflash through linux? That is probably the only thing I haven't done yet. Doubt it will fix it but worth a shot seeing as though we are running out of ideas lol.

Have you flashed other ROMs via NVFlash? I thought only the stock ROM can be flashed through this?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discord2k:
I am having this exact same problem. I have installed multiple ROMs and CAN NOT turn my stupid tablet on....
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ffastfzr:
I am having the exact same problem. I've flashed my tablet several times previously without a hitch. This time the only difference I can think of is I re-downloaded the files from dropbox to flash. could it be that the dropbox files are corrupted?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uzzlema:
hello i have the same problem as you guys. i have noticed when doing the nvflash that parts 1-3 dont get pushed. is that the possible problem
[Thunderbolt General] happimeal:
Can someone recommend best video formats and settings for the thunderbolt. Will it play MP4's quicktimes, or does it have a proprietary format.

Thanks.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=android+video+formats
[Thunderbolt General] animez:
Most mp4s should play fine on the TBolt. I've been converting most of my dvds with Handbrake using the iphone/touch profile for use on my Roku box via Roksbox. I only have a standard def TV so I chose the iphone rather than the Apple TV format to keep the file size down.Those video play perfectly and look great on my TBolt. The mongoose server Roksbox uses allows me to play them straight off my network too. Doesn't work well over 3G, but I should be getting 4G this year where I live.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[G2 and Desire Z General] jamesfelarca:
ok,

so I got the nasty txt message last month and I was throttled because I went over the 5GB Data. I then was capped at exactly 58 kbits/s, when switching to edge i got about triple that.

my new billing cycle started on the 21st, so my cap shouldve been removed....BUT IT WASNT....i have been on the phone with tmobile every day, its been from "we need to exchange your phone" to them switching my simcard today and i am still throttled.

I just got off the phone with technical support that confirmed that I am not the only one experiencing this issue. Apparently a lot or people or everybody that was recently throttled is having the issue of still being throttled...now they say they are aware of this issue but do not have any eta on when and if it is going to be solved.

they also confirmed that data is being throttled on tmobiles side, not on the phone itself! so forget looking for a way to get around, there is none!

I hope this helps a few of you out there to watch their data!!! DO NOT GET OVER 5GB!!! I THINK I AM GOING TO SWITCH!!!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Indysignz:
I know...I think most of us do. Its the 5gb limit....and yes it was a major pain in the ass to get my speed back up once throttled. Its not your phone, sim card, ect....its on their end...that is where you are throttled. I just moved from their joke for customer service up to Tech and it ended up getting fixed in a few days.

G/L w/ it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jamesfelarca:
could you please explain how you got it fixed!! How did they fix it?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Indysignz:
idk....all I know is I spoke with tech who got the msg to network engineers. They asked if I was tethering which I said no to b/c the cs had noted that I was so I think they kept me throttled over it...one that got cleared up it ended up just speeding up the next day. I called and said issue was resolved since I had a case # for it.

If you have not gotten to a case number you need to escalate the issue. Get past the uneducated customer service people to the people who can actually get things working and you will probably get better results.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jamesfelarca:
i had an escalation to the engineering department last week, with number an everything, told me it takes up to 3 days...nothing happened!! told me my data was fine! i was even at the store today and they told me i have to call tech support. we should all put it out there and let it be known that the jd power award for customer service, needs to not be given again!!!
[G2 and Desire Z General] malickie:
I am willing to bet it has to do with the AT&T buying out T-Mobile thing considering if you look at AT&T's practices they Throttle Bandwidth like crazy.
[G2 and Desire Z General] userfriendlyme:
Probably not the best thread for this but either way I would Call them again. request a supervisor or manager. You can also twitter tmobile and complain there. I've gotten allot of issues resolved that way. Good luck

Sent from my CM7 powered G2
[G2 and Desire Z General] RobBull69:
Tweeting T-Mobile gets good results. I had a really bad call with one of their reps that was eating on the phone and just had a crappy attitude. I tweeted them with "how much does it cost to cancel my contract" and they direct messaged me within half an hour requesting I email them what happened. After they got my email, I had a rep from the main office (not customer service) call me back and straighten things out very quickly. T-Mobile is still a customer service oriented company, but they've grown in recent years and so has the number of CS reps on the phone and chat. The AT&T buyout doesn't have anything to do with it, because that deal is far from complete. It could take over a year to get done. The government broke up AT&T just a couple of decades ago, so any time they acquire a new company, it's going to get heavily scrutinized. They are going to have to get FCC and Dept. of Justice approval.
[G2 and Desire Z General] blast0id:
and it's already been proclaimed it won't be a "rubber stamp"... I really hope it flops, and I hope that the only reason t-mobile allowed for the offer to be officially made was because they knew it wouldn't be allowed and that they would make off with 3+BILLION of ATT's money/assets in one form or another... I can only hope that T-Mobile's upper management was truly that brilliant...
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
If you log into your online T-Mobile account, does it state anywhere in your current setup that you have a limited data plan? Mine says unlimited web, as it was a grandfathered package from my MyTouch3G days. Hopefully I don't get capped.
[G2 and Desire Z General] amazinglarry311:
Even grandfathered plans have a 5gb data cap. Same thing here. "unlimited" has never been.
[HD2 General] spikeyl:
since yesterday morning ive been getting the account forbidden message from twitter when using htc peep. ive tried resetting, logging out and in (both phone and pc) with no luck. i noticed a lot of people had this problem sept 2010 which was due to a system change. anyone having issues?

i am in uk with a stock rom

(i know there are other twitter clients but i like the sense one)
[HD2 General] derliebewolf:
Mine stopped working as well. Using a custom ROM. I heard complaints about other twitterclients and even other platforms. So that might be a problem caused rather by twitter than by Peep...
[HD2 General] spikeyl:
thanks for confirming. i recall it was a twitter change last time that caused problems. surprised there arent more complaints here tho!
[HD2 General] Tsjerno.Bill:
Stock ROM 3.14.404.2 (04555) NLD same problem with HTC Peep.

Switched back to MoTweets which works fine.

Problem seems to be with Twitter itself that has increced its security.
[HD2 General] spikeyl:
Search for HTC peep on twitter - lots of complaints! I see someone refers to a hotifx on the HTC official site.

http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=297&cat=0&dl_id=1085

Havent tried yet.
[HD2 General] xshunin:
Just installed it on Artemis Custom ROM and it works! Thanks for the link.
[HD2 General] derliebewolf:
What fix did you apply, for what device?
[HD2 General] tuen:
Yeah, the fix for HD2 could not be installed. I get an error message saying this hotfix is not for my device. I am using Stock Rom from Telstra (Australia). The Australian HTC site does not have an update for Peep.
[HD2 General] interceptor77:
I am using german vodafone stock 3.14 ROM and had the same problem. I downloaded the patch from the HTC support page, installed it and all was fine :)

regards, interceptor
[HD2 General] derliebewolf:
Have a look at this thread. The cabs in the posting #13 should help you out. I used the one for HD2 (as my twitter tab comes from HD2) though I have no Ide if it makes a difference at all...

And just in case: make a backup of your device ;)

EDIT: In case someone was wondering - this DOES work on custom ROMs!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edofic:
i extracted the boot.img from my desire and run this script on it.

but it returns:

./unpack-bootimg.pl boot.img
Found a secondary file after the ramdisk image. According to the spec (mkbootimg.h) this file can exist, but this script is not designed to deal with this scenario.

i've been searching the internet for two days now and i cant find any other script that does that, only a tutorial for manually doing it with a hex editor, but that still doesn't cover that last file the script is complaining about.

any ideas?

p.s.: i need to modify boot.img because i'm trying to set up dual boot - android + android - for testing purposes, will post if successful
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edofic:
update:

i managed to extract kernel and ramdisk

first i tried booting kernel from fastboot, worked like a charm

then i tried booting kernel+ramdisk from fastboot - hangs on htc logo

i also tried compiling kernel+ramdisk into boot.img instuctions - again hangs on htc bootscreen

adb says no devices, fastboot detects it, but shows no ID, just ??????????

so apparently the last file in boot.img is important

any ideas?

i'm using cyangenmod7 btw
[Droid 2 General] JeezyMT3G:
I know you have to .sbf to go to get ginger bread

i had Liberty running on my phone

and decided i wanted blur so went and flashed

one of squidlies rom

and the rom says

System Version

2.3.20.A995.Verizon.en.US

Android Version

2.2

and i did it with out .sbfing

everything is normal and working

is that normal?

and couldnt i just flash

GB with this rom???

TIA
[Droid 2 General] local_crack_dealer:
That would be blur version 2.3.whatever, the android version of that is froyo (2.2), gingerbread is 2.3...so you are still on froyo.
[Droid 2 General] orkillakilla:
Yes thats normal. You don't really have to sbf as long as you wipe data and cache when changing ROMs.

Yes you can flash GB from where you are. As long as you are on a 2.3.20 ROM (which you are) your able to flash it without sbfing. Just be sure to wipe data and cache just in case.
[Droid 2 General] JeezyMT3G:
Thank you!!
[Droid 2 General] JeezyMT3G:
Ok I flashed everything is working amazing!!

Only thing is since I was on the cricket network I lost my apn settings

But a quick activation by dialing *22804 (for cricket ) got it back up

So I have talk n txt but no data ..

But its all good I can go to retailer and fix it :)