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[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
NOTES: IT INSTALLS FINE ON THE LATEST FIRMWARE. *ONLY FOR THE LATEST APRIL2011 FIRMWARE DUE TO BUILD PROP CHANGES*

THERE ARE NO SIGNATURE PROBLEMS; ALL APK'S AS FOUND FROM CYANOGENMOD. USED ORIGINAL CONTAINER FOR VENDING.APK TO AVOID SIGNATURE ISSUES.

ALSO ADDED CALENDAR AND TEXT MESSAGING APPLICATIONS.

download:

http://www.multiupload.com/HCVHTF0QHM

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instructions: FACTORY RESET FIRST w/ latest firmware (april 17th)

1

boot to recovery

1A

power on, let go, hold power until it says starting recovery kernel, then let go of power

1B

press the "home" button, and use the menu to wipe cache, factory reset, flash the factory rom, and wait for first boot w/ ac power plugged in.

2

after first boot, turn unit off, and turn back on and boot into recovery again.

2A

flash the a7-gapps zip provided (remember to rename it to update.zip to work w/ recovery).

2B

CHOOSE FACTORY RESET

(this wipes existing data that may conflict with install)

2C

REBOOT

congradulations, you should now have a FULLY WORKING MARKET PLACE.

UPDATED NOTES; this is the the 1.82 market that comes w/ the latest gapps for tegra from cyanogenmod (gapps-mdpi-tegra-20101020-signed). i patched it using the same smali patches applied in the patched market found in dexter's 1.2 rom, minus the androidmanifest.xml. this may account for it not autoupdating the market itself, but for today i'll take full market access on the old interface than limited access on the new market.

i tested this patched market to show "skyfire" and "qik" video players, and i added further build prop and permission settings that provided more search results; searching for 'gps' and 'video' results went up from 3300 to about 4500.

i intentionally did not provide larger apps like youtube, maps and twitter as they are downloadable from the market.

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This is the google apps, libs and permissions that i extracted from cyanogenmod's gapps package and provided as a standalone update.zip for those wishing to have the google android market on their tablet, but not wanting to deal w/ a third party experimental rom requiring regular updates and wipes.

I hope you enjoy using the google market and applications with the latest stock rom. My wife does, and can now enjoy her working tablet w/ farmville. ;)

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Please, hit the lil' DONATE button under my name if i helped to make your life a lil' easier, or your android device more enjoyable. Thank you! ;)

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new firmware available here: eLocity Customer Support
[A7 Themes and Apps] Dexter_nlb:
i dont think it will install on a new update from elocity, as they use a different test signature than i do. and the signature check fails..

did you test on top of original stock?

if you check logs you will see framework fails to install, as signature does not match, and package will be ignored.

so basically why i release a full image, as all apk + framework needs to be signed correctly.

but maybe you did something extra? different?
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
kinda covered all the details in the op. the gapps update i made flashed on the misses phone okay after flashing the latest firmware available from the elocity support site in the link at the bottom of my post.

i did also detail that prior to that i had manually wiped the cache partition and flashed the latest recovery image from said update using the nvflash tools from nvidia. i did this due to the device being bricked w the common recovery error about recovery.c and the cache partition. i was able to adb into the device tho, and upon seeing all the random apks and files having radio user or group permissions told me somethings wrong w the rom. when i reflashed said rom, i still observed odd permissions,group settings (ive been finding and fixing these in modroms lately), so i went to the latest stock, got my usb/sd functioning as intended, checked that the permissions didnt look screwey in stock (all apks and general files set to root,root where expected instead of root,radio, which were coincidently mostly your gapps) then decided to make my own gapps w your files by comparing the gapps package for my x10, since you must be building the rom instead of modifying to get/repair fc's in the settings apk.

no surprise gapps works on this tablet like an aosp addon, as the stock rom fits the same definition of being a rom free of google apps.

i do believe the latest firmware update has binary different/newer files than whats in your rom. the recovery image is a different size too. not sure if thats resulted from changes you had made, or just reflects that the update from elocity is newer than whats in your rom.

let me know if theres any other details i can help w. otherwise, regarding signatures; thats never been an issue for me and android. the elocity recovery appears to have no problem flashing w test keys, and ive never had to resign a modified apk for an android rom.

now if we were talking symbian, then i would have to resign. android doesnt care that i'm supplyin new apk's. maybe only if i'd modified an existing apk that android had already cached the keys for, or had exclusively modified an apk in an existing updatezip w/ out resigning the zip.
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
btw - thanks for the great rom for the misses tablet, mister dexter. also, analyzing your updates gave me the idea to redudantly assign permissions for every file in the install script, even tho one would assume all the files copied would be 644 by default, but sometimes being redudant is better than assuming. ;)

EDIT: doublechecked, you did use a dated (1-07) recovery.img instead of the factory one provided w/ the newer rom you would have modded [original files dated 2-10, your modified files dated 3-20(boot.img) and 3-21(system.img)].
[A7 Themes and Apps] Dexter_nlb:
- as elocitya7 uses non-visible mmc partition for boot/recovery and only loong road solution with apx mode will enable it, i did not bother trying the new recovery..

- i suspect them to start using signed updates like folio100, and that means locked devices( for users without apx).

on the gapps-mdpi install,

i tried this on several models, and it always fail signature check for framework pack and network location provider at install.

the mdpi is made for cm7 with test-keys and somehow that seems to go wrong, maybe the framework failure is ignored and not crashing anything, but i do know they had some issues on gtab with it crashing like i just wrote, but it worked.

next, you got the stupid MAC address issue, which is fixed in the build of the framework..
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
i just used the gapps being present, fuctioning and allowing me to install some 30 apps and not breaking after reboot confirmation that they worked. hadnt checked logs, just eyeballed permissions were as they should be. root,root,644. market, mail and contacts worked offhand, start but couldnt complete google voice setup during the wizard where its suppose to change the tablets voicemail settings, but since those settings arent present in a tablet w out internal telephoney services i wasnt too concerned.

generally dont require resigning of apks in my dailey themeing/modding. read the general assumption is youre suppose to, but when thats required the system usually crashes and shows in logcat. i've only had the a7 work in adb mode while it was bricked/not booting to interface. havent been able to see the tablet under adb devices since, but hadnt tried before. was surprised the shell was full color w working ls -aFl options working, instead of just ls -l.
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
probably not relevant to point out that all testing was done over a wifi connection at home to a new 2wire wifi router on an att dsl connection. since you mentioned network connectivity.

the google account used is the same one used for another att android device. was interesting to see the tablet thru the android market on the web listed as a tmobile a7-040 device or something to that effect.
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
i might further update that sms text messaging services do work great on the tablet using google services w google voice even tho the setup wizard for google voice does not let you complete w/out the device having its own phone number.

i was able to text the misses and vice versa w no probs, even on fresh boot of the device. text messaging appears to work w internal text messaging activity in the contacts app, which you can text to a contact in the contacts menu.

tip; i created shortcuts on the home screen to text message using anycut to create a direct text message shortcut for the misses to conveniently text message me or her friend to our phones w ease, for free.

note; i could not use a third party text messaging app like handcent, and could not locate a messaging shortcut for message history.
[A7 Themes and Apps] netstat_EVO:
Just so I can understand clearly.

What benefit does this provide over elocitymod?

How reliable is microsd/USB mounting/unmounting?
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
netstat_EVO; the current firmware from the manufacture is reasonably stable. in every experience, the manufactures software generally tends to demonstrate more stability than any rom developers, as they're providing your drivers and software written specifically for your hardware peripherals, instead of generic ones, or modified generic ones fixed to work the best they can for your devices.

my wife has experienced no usb/sdcard issues w/ the manufactures current firmware, and the biggest benefit experience from a third party rom (market/gapps addons) is still available to take advantage of the android market, as thats one of the main reasons folks see to using an android device. i can also say that she uses her tablet daily now (i'll have to post screenshots), and she hasn't had any wifi issues either. wifi resumes w/in 5 seconds from waking on newest firmware. some1 else didn't fix that(some folks reported problems in the past), it was already fixed, at least for my wifes device.

folks may have other opinions, but the primary reason i see for folks modifying roms on android devices (at least 3g ones tied to service providers) is that the service providers your buy your products from molest the firmware and load it up with unwanted software and restrictions.

this reason does not apply to the a7 tablet. the best route, for someone that doesn't want to read forums everyday and apply updates and patches every week would be to stick with the manufactures dependable firmware as a base, and run simple modifications and addons to that base.

..i still haven't had the time to disect the 3rd party rom the way i want to understand how much is based on manufacture software. i may do that this weekend and map out instructions for creating said rom based on binary comparisons to the manufactures rom, just for funziez. (its inevitable if it comes my way, i'm extracting and decompiling and mapping it out, because i have to know what changed. i do this to every rom i download.)
[A7 Themes and Apps] Dexter_nlb:
Nice, your wife is justification for just making gapps work :-)

i like your reasoning here...
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
ayup. the misses made the effort after i got her the tablet to load her own rom, since she seen me doing the same for our other devices and noticed they tended to improve the quality of the devices we're running. i tend to have a preference for picking roms based on their stability, which generally tends to be roms based on the manufactures firmware, w the manufacture's drivers. sure, if it was a 2.1 rom, there'd be room for improvements in performance w/ froyo modifications.

catch is, its already a fast device w/ froyo on it plus a disappointing lack of a regular android market interface.

now, for someone who's happy with their tablet out of the box, and already enjoy using the android market, and all the apps they have to offer on their other android devices, this lacking feature is a serious let down for any android owner.

now, to add this feature, she discovers theres 3rd party roms that can do this, but as we know, they come without warranties. so the users get a support thread where they get to wait on a busy dev for their assistance w/ troubleshooting the various ins and outs of their rom or wade thru hundreds of support messages to fix their problem. whatta frustrating solution.

so, yes, i think my misses deserves to be able to enjoy her android device, and not have to be what i call a "romhead"; someone that has to flash a rom every other day in an effort to gain improvements and fixes over the last rom they just flashed.

i think that kinda stuffs great when theres a variety of roms and mods for your device to choose from, to see the various gains and differences in peoples software offers. i think its kinda sad when you just have to do it because you have no other options.

i've been getting some positive feedback, both in threads, pm's, and emails thanking me for providing those options. those are the other justifications for releasing a standalone gapps package. all relatable folks that appreciated another option, some thanking me for not having to run any more patches or fixes to keep their device going the way they'd like to enjoy it.

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i might note, i hope you don't mind that i borrowed the gapps from your rom. i know all gapps get 'borrowed' from somewhere else.

thanks htc and google! ;)

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ps- thanks again mister dexter for your work. i appreciate any mods, roms, themes or apps folks can release that i can learn from. as i've stated, i reverse engineer everything i download thats posted freely online. if i make use of anything you've done for the device, i'm always happy to let folks know. ;)
[A7 Themes and Apps] Dexter_nlb:
XDA is for sharing, i dont mind at all!

i wish i had personal reasons for this tablet, i just have the wishes of users, but its ok for me :-)

On folio100 it was original a personal interest to make it better, and indeed it got better..

for those wanting a little more than gapps, the market is always open for graphics mod, hardware fixes etc..

Nvidia tegra2 platform is not as you say not worth fixing.. we lack proper rotation support although some new games are trying to read sensors correct now..

we need proper sdcard handling.. we need latest drivers from nvidia. and lastly all our early tablets lack better audio..

lastly: Android 3.0 is needed..

i think there's alot of room for improvement on top of stock firmwares. but not all users know its fixable or even need it if they are new to the platform..
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
Dexter; haha, I thought so. Seems most the popular rom devs are usually developing for devices they dont own themselves. pretty commendable. ;)
[A7 Themes and Apps] TheZedo:
Regardless of the whos or whys...a BIG thanks to both of you for all your dedication and effort. :)
[A7 Themes and Apps] 855Elm:
ditto...

Regards
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
FURTHER UPDATE: tried the mahimahi fingerprint, w/ the gapps from dex's rom provided in my first release + marketaccess, this does not work for full market access. i do have a gapps package w/ same fixes that will work. i'll try to get this out by tomorrow. i got yard work to do first today. ;)

correction; this solution tests GREAT w my gappsv2 update. i'll update this later today. this does NOT work with my first upload/gapps provided in dexters rom. it may also be a combination of the build prop update WITH this app that gave me full access on my tablet.

theres an update in the original post w/ the link to the author's website of marketaccess.apk for access to the rest of the applications in the market.
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
okay, bumped for market patch. this update includes calender and text messaging applications. see first post.
[A7 Themes and Apps] jwhisl:
Can the april firmware be flashed over elocitymod and then this patch applied? Im dying to get full market access!!

Edit: Just read your post on modmymobile and all my questions were answered!
[A7 Themes and Apps] bestialbub:
for those more technical types; you can extract the vending.apk file from this update and install the market individually. suggested troubleshooting instructions to do this; dont ask for more details or expect positive results without a wipe, but its possible;

1

goto settings, applications, running services and stop all google framework services including the genie.

2

delete /data/data/com.android.vending*

3

replace old vending.apk w new vending.apk

4

reboot

those suggestions come w no guarantees or expectations beyond bricks and bootloops. if you need more details, then you dont need this on dexters rom until someone provides you a flash update to automate cleanup instructions before market update.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michellini:
ok my son has a new captivate... he added me as a contact without the area code.... we tried to edit it, but now every time we hit send message to contact... the phone number is without the area code. We completed deleted the contact, reentered the contact, but still wants to come up without the area code. Which obviously doesnt send. Any help would be appreciated.

Its original everything.

thank you
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michellini:
no one has seen this problem or no how to get rid of it. Why even tho I deleted the contact put the correct number is why does it still remember the incorrect number
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyroman27:
Check his google account to see if it synched the contact. If it did, it may return the old number when it syncs again. On a PC, just sign into the Gmail account, at the top left hit contacts. Find the contact if it is there, check the numbers and edit it there. You can also check the facebook sync if that number is what they provided for facebook. Let me know how it goes.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michellini:
That did it...I deleted facebook and installed from the marketplace
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
Anyone get this to work?

I got SNESoid, NESoid and N64oid to work, but PSXoid can't find any ROMS. I'm not sure if they need to be on SDCARD2 which I cant get to be visibile on my PC to put the games on it...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] turnedmyworld:
Worked fine for me. Just installed the apk, pointed the emu to the psx bios and loaded up an iso. If you are looking for the app on the market, look elsewhere. Google took it off the market a few days ago. But a quick search of the interweb should yield the apk.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
I've got it installed fine, I loaded the BIOS but it doesn't recognize any of the game .zip files. Are yours .zip?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Link3737:
Try unzipping the images and see if it recognizes the raw .bin/.iso/.whatever

I'm not sure if PSXoid can play zipped images like the other *oid emulators.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
I put on the .zip, didnt work

So I extracted it and got a .7z file, didnt work.

Extracted that and got a .ecm file and a .cue, put both those on, didnt work.

Im starting to wonder if maybe my PSXoid APK was bad or something. It worked finr awhile back with .zips when I used it on my phone :(
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
What games did you get to work? I tried FF7, got it to load a .iso after i converted it but the game I got just sits at a black screen. What does your .iso look like? It is a .zip converted to a iso or what?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] turnedmyworld:
Ive got FF7 and Crash Bandicoot 2 both working. Use .iso and you should have no problems.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] markmac:
Can someone post the apk, I can't seem to find it.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] crinklypaper:
I've been using FPse, imo its much better. So far the only problem I've had is that you can only play in portrait mode.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
i have iso no luck. What do your isos look like on the inside?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] samuraix20:
FPse? I used it just today and audio is terrible playing FF7. Could you post the link to which FPse you found? Maybe I got a crummy version.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
I just upgraded my PSX4Droid to 1.7 (not sure whats newest) and it now loads the .isos I have but locks up after the initial logo screen...

any ideas?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
My .iso just have a .ecm file in them, is that how everyone elses looks? Im just curious if maybe my ROMs are messed up
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[G Tablet Themes and Apps] rushless:
PSXoid?

No such thing. You mean PSX4Droid, or FPse?

I prefer PSX4Droid, since it plays ANY file version, including compressed eBoot files. A LOT less space taken up by games.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
Can someone help me? Mine keeps locking up at the first screen on PSX4Droid
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tiger4j:
I hope you have already got it running, but I think i ran into that problem before. I cant remember if it was snesoid or psx4droid, but I did have to use un-ecm on one of them as the emulator was not compatable with the ecm. Like I said im not sure which one it was. You could also try finding your game in a different file type. Also different versions of the emulator wored differently. I think 1.7 was one of the better older ones though. That and 1.5. One might play one game good while another version played a different game better. I dont know about un-ecm for windows, i bought un-ecm on the market, also i do believe that there should be a .bin file with the .ecm for it to work. Un-ecm should yield a. bin file. That is what you wqnt to point the emulator at. Its been a while, but I believe that this is accurate. I hope you get it working.:)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tcrews:
PSX4DROID 3.0 is out, and free..

http://www.zodttd.com/wp/2011/04/psx4droid-3-0-0-is-out-download-here-self-published/

Since he was kicked off the Market he just released it on his site.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
This worked finally. But 3.0 would NOT open anything, I had to goto 1.7 for it to work. Anyone get 3.0 to work?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] madelk:
Every time I try to open a ROM in 3.0 It just kicks me back to the rom list. I haven't tried the older versions.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
me too, I went to 1.7 and it worked fine
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tiger4j:
I have yet to try this on my g-tab, but on my Captivate, Psx4droid v2 1.0.9 is one of the best that I have tried. Sound had a little static in it but with frame skips off it would run at a smooth 60 fps with very occasional drops. This was on ff IX. Luckily I made a titanium backup, and when I upgraded and it didn't work as well I was able to restore.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] rushless:
The good news is the few games that actually work play fast and with good sound (Crash Racing)

Sadly, mainly bad news for 3.0:

1. Most games that do work are stretched- even with fixed ratio.

2. Most games do not work.

3. Changing virtual pad options crashes the app.

All games still work with 1.5 and 2.0. Seems 3.0 is broken.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Binofbread:
3.0.3 was just released, has anyone tried it yet? He said that he had updated it to work on more ROMS / gave it an error log so that we could send it to him for him to figure out what went wrong.