[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CodeNamePapa:
microSD, command file, --wipe_data = FLAWLESS VICTORY!!

I can't thank K J Rad enough for his suggestion "--wipe_data" (sans quotes a mere 11 characters) saved me from the endless apx booting status.

The method 1 process outlined by K J Rad in post #1 of this thread was the solution to my problem.

I had nvflashed my buns off - to no avail - but I'm 100% back in the land of the living now - I've shut the device off, and turned it back on and voila - no apx mode by default!

Here is a blathering run-down of K J Rad's steps I performed successfully - if you want the short version, just follow method 1 in post #1 of this thread.

First note - make sure your microSD is formatted FAT32 - my Nikon formats in FAT and I didn't think to check it in any other attempts.

I formatted your microSD as FAT32,

put a folder on it called "Recovery",

a command file with --wipe_data as the only text inside,

popped it into the gtablet,

hit volume.plus & POWER

Sweet. Glorious. Birds.

the hills are alive, with the sound of geeee-taaaaaab

I hadn't seen the birds in days, so I knew I was on the right track.

The --wipe_data command was successful, it booted into the old stock ROM w/o any issue (it booted into the old stock ROM b/c that was the last one I nvflashed)

With the stock TnT interface the USB connection wasn't firing up (random? it had been previously) but no worries.

Again I loaded my microSD - this time with CWM.08 update.zip and a recovery folder w/ command file (noting a SDCARD2 command, natch)

Put microSD in gtablet, shut down, did the recovery volume.plus & Power = Recovery Key Detected, hello Clockwork!

At this point I popped my microSD out, and hit "Advanced, Reboot Recovery" - just to make sure I wasn't dreaming (I slapped myself in the head for good measure, too).

(some of the following steps may be redundant to other threads and to the processes I had already done, but I just want to clarify for any noobs (or non-noobs) who were down on their luck like I was - I pity the fool... and I was the fool for about a week... plus, if it's borked, let's get it fixed, right?)

Once I was back in Clockwork:

1. wipe data / factory reset

2. Then Wipe Cache

3. Then, Advanced, Wipe Dalvik Cache

4. Finally, Advanced, Partition SD Card with 2048 and 0 - this step takes a minute or so, it asks you do "please wait..." - so please... wait...

Just to make sure I was still good, I did Advanced, Reboot Recovery - and it booted back into Clockwork.

At this point I mounted USB, loaded the stock 3588 update.zip, and installed it w/o issue.

Rebooted.

Hello birds, hello gtablet logo, TnT logo (meh), and hello welcome screen.

What. An. Ordeal.

Take Heed, All Who Consider NVFLASH:

Roebeet says "this is extreme, a last resort"

And he knows what he's talking about - and I do too, now.

I gave up on other recovery/installation processes WAY TOO SOON and thought "well, these nvflash steps don't look too bad - a fresh start sounds like a good idea"

I've had a knot in my gut and brain for days due to the endless apx boot status, haven't been sleeping well, if at all, as I've been thread searching until WAY TOO LATE at night, etc... I've dug around so many threads that bookmarking them has proven worthless.

I will do my part to update any "apx boot loop" threads on which I've already commented to let them know this was the method that saved my woot-envy-better-get-one-from-ebay $300 purchase from needing to be tethered to my PC in order to boot!

Thanks again K J Rad, for your patience with my multiple questions, and for figuring this out.

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EDIT: Because of my sleep deprivation, I can't say which of these processes I performed... it's either:

1. gtab was powered off, inserted microSD, did recovery volume.plus & power, said "Recovery Key Detected"

OR

2. had the microSD inserted, and merely held down volume.plus as the nvflash process was nearing completion, and then it booted recovery.

Either way, follow the steps, get it done.