yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet General] mstevens:
I think you posted in another thread suggesting you were trying to install by running an .apk file, which doesn't work to install the Market.

There are several threads on this, but a good place to start is:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=827209
[G Tablet General] tcrews:
Then the web market isn't going to work for you either.

Your device has to have the Market on it (google framework services and all) for the web access portal to see the device.

It's one market. Just accessed via an app or via the web. But you have to be able to get to the market from your device for either to work.
[G Tablet General] detonation:
I made the build.props change and saw new apps, but couldn't download any of them. So I did the original market fix of clearing the market/framework data and restarting, but got stuck with the "an error has occured..." message even after the reboot. It was suggested that I try to uninstall the market updates so I did that, but I'm stuck with the "a server error has occurred...". Any ideas on how to fix this, short of doing a factory reset and/or reinstalling the rom (Vegan 5.1)
[G Tablet General] genoint:
The market sees three devices for me, one of them being my tablet. I haven't had to edit the build.prop file and I can see Samurai II, Flash player, Opera and Launcher Pro. Not sure why, but for now I personally won't be doing this. Android web sees my tablet and I can push out apps. I am running a VS Gtab with Vegan 5.11 adn pershoot kernal BTW.
[G Tablet General] ramerco:
What about apps like Flixster movies and IMDB. Several missing apps are why the original market fix was performed in the first place (which removes samurai and other tegra 2 apps if the wrong signature is used).
[G Tablet General] genoint:
I agree, when I first setup vegan 5.11 on my tab serveral thigns were missing frmo the market for me, so I did the original market fix. I haven't done anything else and I can install those otehr apps that other people seem to not be seeing. I cannot however see IMDB or Flickster, neither of which I want. I suppose I can try this and see if I can install them on the laptop.
[G Tablet General] tenshino:
Running VEGAn Rom, my settings are as follows and I've always been able to get the Tegra 2 apps and my tablet shows up on the website:

ro.product.brand=nvidia

ro.product.name=Vega

ro.product.device=Vega

ro.product.board=Vega

ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a

ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi

ro.product.manufacturer=nvidia

ro.board.platform=tegra

ro.build.product=Vega

Always back up your original build.prop before you try stuff, people! Good luck :)

UPDATE: I just checked and I *can* download the NYTimes for Tablets app with these settings. Anybody not able to get this to work, let me know and I'll post the whole build.prop. I have tinkered with my build.prop quite a bit, but my guess is you guys running VEGAn 5.11 don't need to do this. You should have everything already.
[G Tablet General] vinnynonginny:
Thanks for the tweak. I changed my build.prop and can see many more apps now. However, I still can't see launcher pro in the Market. I downloaded it from the developers web site directly and side loaded it. Seems to work good.
[G Tablet General] BStu185:
How do I know if I need the Market Fix?

I just downloaded CWM and VEGAn-Tab beta 5.1.1 yesterday without a hitch. I did not do any sort of Market fix, and did not do the manual Flash install per the recommendation of scsione889's "Install ClockworkMod, a ROM, Flash Player, and the Market Fix" guide. I did notice that a few apps that I wanted did not appear in the Market, but I also could find Firefox and Flash 10.2, which people have said were missing without doing a Market Fix.

My question is, am I missing something here or do I have a pretty good setup with the Market? I'm worried about a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" scenario where I end up breaking a perfectly ok Market.

Thanks.
[G Tablet General] Scott21:
For some reason before you do the market fix it will show some apps that are not there after the market fix (using the default build.prop) - if you do the market fix some of the apps will go away (like Firefox and Samurai II) but others will start showing up (like Launcher Pro and many others). My understanding is the post-Market Fix list of apps is more complete though.

The best set of apps right now is achieved with the updated build.prop (changed to olympus per the OP) and doing the market fix. That will give you Firefox, Samurai II, and Launcher Pro (and others) all at the same time.

If you don't want to edit the build.prop just be sure to grab Firefox and any other Tegra 2 apps like Samurai II before you do the market fix. You can always backup/restore them with Titanium Backup.
[G Tablet General] BStu185:
I don't really feel comfortable tinkering with the build.prop. Flashing a new ROM is about the most advanced thing I really want to do, because if I muck anything up I'll be SOL. I'll try the Market fix and see where that gets me.

Titanium Backup is only for a rooted device, correct? If I have the Vegan-Tab ROM, then I am rooted, correct? The reason I ask is because I did not perform any specific "rooting" process, but I've read that installing the ROM roots your device anyway.
[G Tablet General] Scott21:
Vegan-Tab is indeed rooted by default. The things I noticed that disappear after the market fix (without the olympus build.prop fix) are Firefox, Samura II, AirAttack HD, Vendetta Online, and any other Tegra games. I also recall flash 10.2 and some adobe apps going away so get those too.

If you ever need to get them back again you can always clear data on the market app (if this worries you this can be backed up with Titanium as well) - then it gets the market back to how it was before the market fix is done... So it is pretty easy to reverse.
[G Tablet General] BStu185:
I downloaded Firefox and Flash 10.2. I don't really care about those games so that's not a big deal to me. I performed the Market fix per scscione889's guide and it looks like a lot more apps are showing up.

Thanks for your replies! I love this little machine already!
[G Tablet General] ramerco:
Also working and a little less janky is ro.product.device=harmony

Makes more sens since its a harmony based tablet. This is the default entry in Vanilla AOSP gBread
[G Tablet General] Isira:
At least on the TNT-Lite ROM, harmony was the original entry, but I wasn't getting all the apps. Changing it to "passion" gave me most of the apps but was missing Tegra 2 apps, whereas "olympus" gave me the missing Tegra 2 apps.
[G Tablet General] Flaco05:
I have noticed that there has been more than one occasion where I have needed to apply the market fix after a boot (some of the apps were missing). This does not happen all the time, but often enough to be noticed. After I apply the fix, everything works great, but it does not necessarily stay that way after switching the tablet off and then on.
[G Tablet General] slsmag:
build.prop ro.product.device= "olympus", "sholes"

The change noted above did indeed provide me Market access to some apps I was looking for, not some of the ones I really wanted that I have loaded on my Motorola Doid[1]. Looking at the build.prop file on my Droid I can saee the ro.product.device= is set to "sholes".

For the heck of it, I changed that line in my Gtab to be

ro.product device=sholes

then cleared the market and google famework caches (and force closed each).

When I rebooted and went to Market, all of the apps I had on my Droid were displayed. They even indicated 'purchased' (where I had paid for them for my Droid), which allowed me to immediately download them and re-install on the Gtab without having to pay for them again.

Just sharing my experience - hope it helps others... and if anyone knows if this will present a problem (jumping from one device= to another), please let me know. Thoughts anyone?

- michael
[G Tablet General] tcrews:
FYI....if you use the same gmail account, you can get all your paid apps on every android device you own without having to repurchase them....

I see all my paid for apps that I bought on my Droid on my gtabs market. Have downloaded most already to it. Used standard market fix thread info...no need for adding sholes as the device.

Sent from my Viewsonic 10" GTab...
[G Tablet General] slsmag:
That's true only if the apps are displayed to you in the Market - and that's is determined by a combination of what 'device' your are looking at the market with, along with it's hardware and software configuraton.

In other words, the Market is trying to only show you apps that will work on the device you are using. That's why there is a Market... because if it were done differently, people would continually be downloading apps that work on one device and not another - and the outcry would be "but it's an Androic App, why won't it work?"

And this is also why, when we 'play' with our build.prop settings, some of us download apps that crash our system or will not run. And that's to be expected on our modded and rooted devices. The price we pay for an 'open OS' (and likely why Google is suddenly being much more cautious with the Honeycomb source and sdks).

- michael
[G Tablet General] jacindc:
Wow, this is great. Dolphin's latest, the newest Google Maps, all sorts of apps are updating for me right now. Great work!
[G Tablet General] tkchan007:
I've been trying to find a way to download Simi Folder but doesnt' seem like I can get it from Google's Market, Slide SAM, GetJar(.com) or Amazon's App Market.

I was able to download Simi Clock Widget before I make the device=olympus fix, which does allow me to see all the Tegra 2 apps.

Because it seems to be just such a hit-or-miss, wondering is there a 'better' way to be able to download ANY apps for those of us who are more adventurous and willing to try things (and knowing how to get out of problem).

Thanks for any tips.
[G Tablet General] spikkle:
Script to do edit

(first post to XDA!)

Maybe it is just me being stupid, but I could not save my edits even after making sure system was remounted read-write. Since I am on Vegan 7 (Gingerbread, experimental, and the best ROM I've used yet -- definitely a keeper!) I used the terminal application to perform the changes. I couldn't save in Nano (enter not recognized on filename prompt?) or in vi (how do you press ESC??) so I ended up scripting the whole thing in the terminal.

If it is useful for anyone, this worked for me and the market showed Tegra 2 apps immediately after reboot:

Start Vegan 7 & unlock screen

Open app drawer

Launch Terminal

su
mount -o remount,rw /system /system
cd /system
chmod o+rw build.prop
cp build.prop build.prop.original
cat build.prop.original | sed -e 's/device=harmony/device=olympus/g' > build.prop
mount -o remount,ro /system

Reboot

Unlock screen

Open app drawer

Launch market

See tegra 2 apps!

I hope this helps someone, or maybe conversely some kind soul will point out the obvious-to-anyone-but-me location of the ESC key in the Vegan 7 keyboard. :-)
[G Tablet General] MountainX:
I tried to get market working on the stock ROM for about a week. It was a big waste of time in my view. Even the non-Google markets wouldn't really suffice. I tried just using Amazon AppStore and Handango and others, but most of the apps I needed were not available. Some of those markets told me my device wasn't supported. It was all very frustrating. The tablet is not much fun in that stock condition.

I finally just flashed VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1 and not only does market (mostly) work, the tablet experience is 1000 times better! It's like going from Windows 95 to Windows 8 in one jump.

I had a Xoom for 14 days before returning it. I really missed HC... until I flashed VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition. With a good browser (I use Dolphin HD with add-ons) and other apps from the market and this ROM I'm completely satisfied with the G Tab and I no longer miss the Xoom.

It only took me a few minutes to flash this ROM. (I've done rooting and custom ROMs a number of times before so I kinda knew what I was doing and I didn't even really read the instructions. I just glanced at them, quickly did the flash and it just worked.) Compared to all the time I wasted trying to get the market to work on the stock ROM, flashing VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition was totally easy and a very rewarding upgrade.
[G Tablet General] MountainX:
Hey, thanks for the post. Just curious, are you running the same ROM I just installed?

VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1
[G Tablet General] ZenInsight:
Except Ginger is missing hardware acceleration....right?
[G Tablet General] TheAnswerMVP2001:
I had the market for a while (using the easy method of force closing, and wiping data in TBackup with restarts) then I installed the Amazon Marketplace and the Android Marketplace went back to giving me hardly anything and the easy way of opening it back up no longer works... What a pain, why can't the Android Marketplace get with the program and open up to all Android devices? What are my options now for getting the Marketplace back? I'm running TNT Lite 4.20
[G Tablet General] slsmag:
Because the Market is designed to work, each and every time, for the vast majority of people who simply download apps and expect them to run on their phone/tablet/device.

If someone who didn't know the difference between an app that required root access and a simpler version, Google/Motorola/Samsung/HTC, et al, would have millions of people complaiing that the app they downloaded from the market (and maybe even paid for) doesn't work.

Those of us who root our device, change roms, etc. are a tiny minority of those who use Android apps.
[G Tablet General] sleebus.jones:
chmod o+rw build.prop gives me "bad mode" ...any ideas?

Running Vegan 5.1.1
[G Tablet General] wd5gnr:
Since you already did an su you should not need the chmod lines at all. If you do need them, try

chmod 666

Granted that's a "security risk" but I don't think there are too many hackers logged into my gTablet waiting for me to unlock my build.prop. Since by default there is not root password the permissions on build.prop is the least of my concerns. Technically o+rw is going to be 600+whatever is there, so maybe 644 is closer, but since you are already su'd it doesn't matter.

But I think you can safely omit the chmod. And if I did do it, I'd have done an ls -l first to see what it was set to and then put it back afterwards. So just skip it and save both steps.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evouser22:
Does anyone if you can replace the screen and how or where? Everything works I just cracked the screen
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
It's a pretty easy fix and you can buy replacement digitizers on eBay.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evouser22:
Link? Cause I really do not know what to look for
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SSjon:
Yes you can, its not that hard with the proper tools, steady hands, and a nice clean place to work.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/1

http://www.amazon.com/Digitizer-HTC...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1301805413&sr=8-2
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
Here's a pretty decent youtube video about how to do it.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...w8nCBQ&usg=AFQjCNHpmV4svBzl26HJwpRf6y1yzaXZ0w
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=htc+evo+digitizer&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Good luck and godspeed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b0ricua:
I took my Evo into Sprint because I had some obnoxious dust underneath the screen and they replaced my LCD for the price of 0.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evouser22:
You think they'd do the same cracked?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
I'm not sure of their exact policy, but I know that it changed sometime a couple months ago. They used to be very good with replacing cracked screens, and it'd either be free, or just for a minimal 35 bucks. Now I believe that if the crack is bigger than an inch, they won't fix it, and will tell you to send it to Asurion if you have it. I would just call your local Sprint store and ask them what their policies are on having a cracked screen. Or just go down there and see what happens.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
I have a replacement LCD and digitizer for sale, all one piece so you don't mess up with just the digitizer which is not that easy
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] breexy:
Thas Allota love right there :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evouser22:
I'll make sure to hit you up if Sprint doesn't make a good deal
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batman58:
He said using a t4 driver... I used a t5 when I replaced my speaker.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hddwiper:
i know some sprint stores dont even bother fixing screens anymore. they wouldn't fix mine. it was still under warranty so i sent it back to HTC and they had it back to me within 5 days FREE of charge :) had to unroot my phone and put the stock sprint ruu back on though :(

if it weren't under warranty, i would definitely do it myself. its easy. just a little know how and the right tools. its surprising how easy these htc phones come apart.

Anyways... Good luck!
[HTC Inspire 4G] djeaton:
I've been on a rooted HTC Inspire with stock rom long enough to think of trying something new. I installed Revolution 4G with no problems. It had great sound, working wifi and phone, was syncing my contacts and getting SMS and everything. Only problem is that it would not let me download and install new items from the market. They would say they were downloading and installing, but just sit there and never complete the install. So I restored my prior setup. This leaves me with still wanting to try Revolution (or some other highly recommended ROM) though. How do I get Revolution 4G running so that it allows me to install my apps?
[HTC Inspire 4G] TaterTot85:
I am running the android revolution 4G rom and have had zero issues. I say use a full wipe zip or in recovery do each wipe function twice then reflash the rom and install the recommended radio with it. I have been testing it for 3 full days now and have yet to have one single issue. Bluetooth wifi hotspot etc, end have had amazing battery life. Hope that helps.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mudknot2005:
Please post questions in general.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djeaton:
OK. I did the wipe of data and factory reset prior to the install and then again immediately after. Guess it is worth another shot tomorrow when I'm a bit more alert and mentally fresh.
[HTC Inspire 4G] TaterTot85:
Don't do a factory reset. Download a full wipe zip file and use that. I keep mine on my sd card so it's easier and sometimes cwm doesn't clear stuff fully.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djeaton:
That seemed to work. Got everything restored and set up. I'll chalk it up to newbie-over-his-head. LOL Are there any other/better ROMs that you would recommend?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Please move this to general...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mr. Clown:
Posted in wrong forum. Thread moved.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Aridon:
If you have issues like that you can clear the market cache(settings > applications manage apps > all select market and clear) and try logging into google talk prior to opening the market again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djeaton:
Great idea! Didn't think of individual app cache like that. The re-installation worked great, but had a related thing happen last night. As far as I know, the only item on my device that didn't come from the market directly or via AppBrian or from the new Amazon app store is a copy of TubeMate that I got elsewhere after it disappeared from the market and I couldn't re-download it. I got a notification that I had updates, so I tapped it and the Market showed that it was downloading/updating every app on my phone. Hopefully, clearing out the Market app cache will fix that.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsidianchao:
So, I need a theme to match my new ADW Elegant icon pack. Any suggestions? (My current setup is below. Also, it it possible to make my Tweetdeck widget match it? Anybody wanna try? :/ )

EDIT: It appears the image won't upload, but the icon pack is in the market as ADW Elegant.

Samsung Fascinate, Verizon

EB01 Superclean 2.9.2

BartJJ's TransMyst GBKB (EPIIIIIC)

Nitro's Honeycomb Theme

Stock Kernel
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xargon321:
i remember reading in one of the hardware tear down threads that the touch controller is capable of more then just 2 touch like it is now. is this a froyo limitation? i was hoping we could unlock the multi touch capability if its not controller firmware related.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
Not a froyo limit. My galaxy s running.! 2.2.1 has 6 input multi touch
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bsharitt:
I wrote a post(don't worry about actually reading it as it contains a lot of explanation about what ROMs are and I'm sure most of you here know that) earlier about the need for a collection of vanilla AOSP builds for as many phones as possible. Being that this is probably the biggest gathering place of Android ROM developers on the internet, it seems like the logical place bring this up.

Basically, while CyanogenMod and other AOSP based ROMs are nice, they're fairly well modified and are far from vanilla AOSP. That's great for people who want those specific modifications, but at the end of the day they aren't all that different from manufacturer Sense or Touchwiz ROMs from an AOSP point of view(even if they are better). While I don't have have any problem with these ROMs(I'll probably run CM7 on my phones once it's less buggy for me), many people would prefer to start with a vanilla AOSP ROM and add on just what they want or need.

I'm aware that there are some vanilla AOSP builds for some phones floating around out there, but they are pretty scattered and only cover a small fraction of phones. For many phones, an AOSP based ROM like CM is the closest you can get to vanilla Android.

I think a central repository of actual AOSP builds for as many phones as possbile would be very beneficial to the community. Maybe a ROM developer who ports AOSP to their device could post that vanilla build before adding in all his extras.

Just a thought, but something I think it'd be great for the community to look into.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sahilkhurana:
Actually thats a nice idea.

I am a lover of stock android look.

I wish if we could make available AOSP roms for most phones.

It would be awesome !!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paco909:
so i want to use a2sd to free up more space and i used Darktremor 2.7.5.3 Beta 04 and i partition my sd card and every thing but i just cant use it for some reason . when i go into titanium backup i can see that on a2sd i have at least 660 MB free.

i dont get it :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
I guess you're using it without understanding that you do, since you didn't read the documentation/search the forum and didn't understand, how to check if it's used. That's what mostly happens.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
Just use S2E from the Market rather than DT.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paco909:
Thanks guys
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Need a side remark on this one: while it does the job and indeed is simple, reinstalling ROM will hurt the setup. There already was a thread about it on the forum.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simanole:
So i just installed SC 2.9.2v that indicated the kernel supported the latest BLN and voodoo color/sound controls. So, i went to the market and downloaded the apps to control them but they both say they are not supported.

Did my flash not work 100%? I wiped data/dalvik/cache 3 time s piece before installing.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopper the dog:
The rom did not come with the updated kernel. But it is in the post, but there is also a typo in his link. You'll find the link at the top of the change log and add the "h" to the beginning of the link.

good day.