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[G Tablet Android Development] rover442:
LOL. Thanks for telling me about Swift Keyboard. It didn't work (initially) but it mentioned I needed Google Voice Search, which apparently I didn't have with this ROM. So thanks to you, that's one problem down. Now I have to figure out why Sipdroid isn't working and I'll be pretty good to go.
[G Tablet Android Development] melax:
Questions?

Where are my rom backups and restore saved at?

Is there anyway to speedup the 4 min start up?

Rockplayer lite is working fine for video, But where can I add Video/avi video/flv using file explore to the system?

Quadent is 1880,

Thanks. Everything else is running great so far. It is a beautiful rom. Thanks so much for a comment on the above..
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Sdcard - clockwork - backup

I am not sure what you mean by your second question.
[G Tablet Android Development] Sleef:
So what's up with the market issues? I know I'm not the only one who can't download apps.
[G Tablet Android Development] melax:
Is there anyway to speedup the 4 min start up?

TEK112 Thanks you. My boot up is 4 mins, Is that normal time? Wasn't sure if something might be wrong loaded on my part.

and

Someone mentioned if you add the lines Video/avi video/flv using file explore somewhere in a system file, then other players would work on avi and flv files?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Sorry, I meant your third question, but I think I understand now. The 4 min. boot up time is abnormal. There are others on this forum that have the same problem as you. I am not sure if they came from a fresh nvflash or not. I came from a fresh start and everything worked fine and the bootup was under 1 min. Do you have the correct partition setup, 2048/0?

As for your file extension problem it is a simple fix. Most likely if you look on your SDCard you'll find only the name of the movie which you loaded on there. You need to go into rename under the edit option and add the extension.AVI, .MP4 or.MPG (or whatever) depending on the type of file you have. See if that works.
[G Tablet Android Development] wd5gnr:
Over on the thread where I was talking about patched flash player. Turns out, the unpacking that occurs during boot also writes out a fresh libflashplayer.so on every boot!

So you have to repeat the fix on each boot (I talked about how I did it with ScriptManager). The boot and the .nomedia thing are the only two things I find frustrating in day to day use.
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
There are hacked hulu files that fix that issue
[G Tablet Android Development] melax:
Thank You TEK112, just got this a couple days ago used with TNT lite installed on it. Then I just used the recover to install the Vega rom. So I think I well start at the beginning and learn to repartition it to install this Rom, as I really really like this rom.

And

Yes the movie file extention are there. Rock Player Lite works fine. Tried 4 other players won't work. Which seems a tad strange..

Off to read and learn how to set this up correct. Thank you kindly... Really love this Gtab..
[G Tablet Android Development] gpzjack:
I like some of the backgrounds that came with the rom but they are not the right size. I have multipicture lw to resive them ...i cant find the folder they are in?
[G Tablet Android Development] goodintentions:
Can other people confirm the following problems that I'm having?

(1) Laggy.

(2) Screen won't rotate all the way to 180 (upside down). Only right side up and the sides.
[G Tablet Android Development] Bohemian:
1. No lag here

2. No 180 rotate (upside down landscape).
[G Tablet Android Development] madiom:
Sorry, looks like you are. Mine works fine
[G Tablet Android Development] goodintentions:
It would really be nice if I could flip it upside down.
[G Tablet Android Development] adampdx:
I'm getting boot times similar to Vegan 5.1... That was one killer for Vegan Ginger beta. I could take a nap waiting for that to boot.
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
After a mind meld with Gojimi, I picked this from his brain

Settings/VeganTab Settings/Display/Rotate 180 degrees
[G Tablet Android Development] adampdx:
Oh, didn't know I needed this but now I can't live without it! :p
[G Tablet Android Development] goodintentions:
Thank you! I was this close to flashing back to 5.1.1. Phew.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
If you've repartitioned the internal memory (sdcard) to 2048/0 before, then you shouldn't have to do it again.

What I did was mount system and cache, wiped them, wiped the Dav. cache in advanced, then mount USB, put zip in memory, unmount USB, installed Vegan Ginger RC1.

Very simple, works great and fast.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
Which market issues are you having? I just installed this ROM and had market issues also (couldn't download). So I did the usual market hack by clearing the cache in market, clearing the data in Google Services Framework, shut the G-Tab down and turned it back on and market works just fine.

For those having market issues downloading, the above worked for me.

For those with loooooong boot times, you may have did (or not did) something wrong in the install process. Mine boots up in 20-30 seconds.
[G Tablet Android Development] jonspieker:
What a great ROM!!

Gomiji, thanks so much for your efforts. Runs great seems very fast and no issues so far.

One question, I was able to remove icons from the screen earlier, but now seems to be unable to remove them any longer. Suggestions? :)

Edit: Never mind, something called lock desktop. That fixed it.
[G Tablet Android Development] enigma0456:
Almost Perfect - Keyboard hell

OK - I have very big hands and the keyboard is killing me. I have heard of adding other keyboards (tapntap actually fits me much better). I know there is something about copying the apk to the system apps folder but I cannot find the post that tells 1. where to get the tapntap.apk and 2. where exactly to put it when you do get it. Anybody know? Other than the keyboard, this rom rocks.
[G Tablet Android Development] mrgardiner:
Quick Market Question-Reviews not showing for any apps

Hello,

Can someone check their market for reviews listed under any app?

Reviews do not show for any apps on my GTAB running this ROM. It just says no comments. My Market works ok for all other aspects. Several downloads show in my-downloads, and updates show. Samurai II is listed.

Is this a problem with the device string or something else? I wasn't sure if this is a common problem.

More shows the app description, and screen shots are fine as well as everything else: sharing, related, developer info.

Thanks for any suggestions. I had this problem on the last Ginger Edition as well.

Thank you for the work Gojimi.

-Monterey

ps. Pershoot's latest kernel is fast!
[G Tablet Android Development] enigma0456:
Me too - if you find out how to get tapntap keyboard back please drop me a line?
[G Tablet Android Development] adampdx:
OMG, has it been said? My battery shows 100% charge!
[G Tablet Android Development] Forge94:
Same problem here. The occasional comments I see are from users who say that they have a GTablet or Adam.

Was this intentional?
[G Tablet Android Development] Dueces99:
I recommend Better Keyboard 8, you can change the physical size of the buttons and coupled with the Tron theme, its my new favorite.
[G Tablet Android Development] Bohemian:
Same. I have tried all the other keyboard out there and find none as good as the Tap 'n' Tap one.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
You can go to the market and install keyboard apps. Then you go into your device settings, Language and Keyboard settings, and check the box next to the keyboard you want to use. Then long-press a text area to select that keyboard.
[G Tablet Android Development] jbirdvegas:
Wow this rom is awesome thank you!!!
[G Tablet Android Development] Visual360:
Installed this over TnT, and works flawlessly. So far so good, and it's actually downloading all (hope it's all) of my apps right now.

Great work, much, much appreciated.
[G Tablet Android Development] enigma0456:
Tried better keyboard and thumb beta as suggested here. I could learn to live with them but I'd still prefer tapntap. Why is it so hard to get that plain old generic keyboard?
[G Tablet Android Development] MountainX:
same problem for me
[G Tablet Android Development] MountainX:
anyone else having the XDA premium app force close every time it is opened?
[G Tablet Android Development] wd5gnr:
Had the same FC problems with VEGAn 5.1.1 so I don't think its specific to this ROM. If you search the GTab forums you'll see others have too on Gtab.
[G Tablet Android Development] comhack:
I see the reviews just fine. I just checked a few apps and the reviews are shown.
[G Tablet Android Development] ziggy5069:
long back press

can anyone tell me how to set the long press on the back button to close apps
[G Tablet Android Development] debh945:
It's in settings, applications, development. I get the toast that says "application killed" but it doesn't exit me from the app so I don't think it works as intended.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
Make sure you're able to see dozens or hundreds of reviews for the bigger apps. Mine either shows no reviews or I only get a couple. Really weird bug.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
A simple Google search turns up wonders. Here's the Tap 'n' Tap keyboard apk:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9509582&postcount=4
[G Tablet Android Development] mmracing:
Same problem here. Vegan Ginger with no apps installed boots quickly. With apps restored using TI it never rebooted. Back to 5.1 for me. Hopefully this will be addressed in the future.
[G Tablet Android Development] enigma0456:
I tried your link, downloaded the apk and installed it. So excited! There was good old tap 'n tap Western. Except ...... it FC continuously. Perhaps there is a different version or perhaps it just won't work with gingerbread? Thoughts anyone?
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
There is a second file that needs to be used with that .apk and it goes in the library.

These are the two files needed for the Tap-n-Tap keyboard and where they go:

/system/app/TapNTapIME.apk

/system/lib/libjni_tapntapime.so

So, now you're going to have to convince someone who is currently using a TnT ROM to retrieve those files from their system using ADB or Root Explorer. And then you'll need either of those apps to install those files to the above directories. That should get the TnT keyboard working correctly.
[G Tablet Android Development] Guardian_Bob:
So I have a gtablet now with this on it. Here's the issues I have right now: (I don't know if they are reported, best I can tell the bug tracker won't let me look without registering.)

Dead pixel (Not the ROM's fault, but should I have the unit replaced? How common is this?)

Boot wipes *.mp4 from /sdcard2/ recursively

Upon one reboot Angry Birds was no longer installed.

Sound doesn't work on boot sometimes. (Seemed to be an issue with stock as well.)

Only charging to 96%-97%

Oh and it would be great if someone would add a reasonable hosts file to the ROM for ad blocking and such. I'm using the one from Cognition (see Captivate dev section).
[G Tablet Android Development] Paragon:
Turn off hard buttons?

Is there a way to disabled the hard buttons since this launcher has soft home button etc?...I keep hitting the damn things.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Dead pixels are not the fault of the ROM. If you're able to exchange the unit I would suggest that.

As for your issue with the media being deleted when you reboot the unit, you need to place a blank file named ".nomedia" in the root of your media folder. This is a known issue and that should correct it.

I have no idea why angry birds would be uninstalled when you reboot the unit.

Sound is a known issue with this ROM and other ROMs like it however, none that should be presenting the same issue that you are having. Usually, the corrective measure for having no sound is rebooting the unit.

If your battery is not fully charging you need to reboot into recovery and in the advanced option wipe battery stats. Only do this once you have a full charge. You are supposed to have a full charge (100% battery) before you attempt to flash a new ROM.

The problem with creating a host file to block ads is that it can corrupt some programs. A great example is "words with friends" if you have a host file that blocks ads for that game it renders the game inoperable. I think it is a wise decision to let the end user decide whether or not they want to incur ads. I find "adfree" from the market a very helpful app for that.

Some of your problems are normal. However, I feel that you have a corrupted (or partially corrupted) ROM on your device. I would suggest starting over from scratch. If the problems persist, you may need to perform a nvflash and start from a stock image.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
Tek beat me to it. :D
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
That would be a bad idea. True, sometimes the hard buttons do get in the way, but if you disable them and are in a full screen application that lacks an exit option how will you get out of the program? There are many programs that do not have an exit button.
[G Tablet Android Development] Commendatori:
Skype - Good News!

Not sure if I'm posting in the right place here...

I've gone through just about all the threads and couldn't find anything about how to get Skype to work on this ROM. People are reporting that it freezes on the welcome screen. It's not actually frozen though, as rotating the tab still rotates the screen--the "Next" button is just cut off and there seems to be no way of moving beyond the welcome screen.

HOWEVER...

If you hold the device in the landscape position, you can see a gray square at the very bottom of the screen. That's the very top of the "Next" button, and you are still able to tap on it. Do so, and you'll be at the sign in screen! You'll have to repeat this a couple of times as a few more buttons will appear cut off. Just keep tapping the button (square) on the right, and you'll be able to log in!

Haven't tested the camera, but everything else is working fine!
[G Tablet Android Development] Guardian_Bob:
I know this isn't the ROM's fault (even said so). My question is how common is this? I mean I just got my tablet yesterday from Woot, if I wait a few weeks for a replacement just to have the same thing in a month or so, the ROI is very low. On the other hand if this is very rare, then yes absolutely I'll get it replaced.

Did I miss these instructions in the first post? Or some other setup post? Since this is destructive, it seems like they should be highlighted. Maybe they are and I just missed them.

So, not a common issue. Good to know

What is the behavior of other ROMs with respect to sound? It may be the same but I described things poorly.

This isn't my first time flashing a device. I know about flashing with 100%. I had 100% when I flashed, took it off the charger for a while, put it back on and it only goes to 97%. This again sounds like a unique issue to my unit.

So let's be clear, nothing is corrupt. A program doesn't run correctly because the author didn't consider what would happen if the ad server went down, but the file integrity is fine. Given some of the tracking issues with ad providers, I think the hosts file blocking is a much safer way to go, just my $0.02.

And for those games that don't run if the hosts file is blocking their ad server, what happens if you don't have internet, or the ad server stops working? Doesn't that mean down the road this app has a greater chance of not working?

Good to know.

One more thing, just noticed this is using DHCPCD 4.0.15. That's bad:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=907772
[G Tablet Android Development] GreenScrew:
Installed the ROM same day it came out and I haven't had any problems. It's really made the tab what it should've been all along. Wakes right up every time, battery life is decent, most apps that I use (I'm a noob not a power user yet) all work. I'll be making a financial donation to this effort...
[G Tablet Android Development] wd5gnr:
Actually you can disable them with button remapper. If you disable them this ROM has a cool feature! You can press the hardware on/off button and get options for the softbuttons (you have to turn one of them on in the options if I recall, but the rest are there by default; well not sure about search, but you get Home, Back, and Menu).

I have mine turned on, but if you did turn them off this is a cool feature.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Dead pixels are unpredictable and a product of nothing. Sometimes they occur from overuse, sometimes they occur from underuse. There is no forewarning and it cannot be prevented. If it is only one dead pixel and you're not concerned with it, I understand your hesitation for not wanting to wait a few weeks replacement.

You did not miss any instructions. There are issues that arise from everything and there are workarounds that are known. The .nomedia fix is one that was figured out after the fact.

Correct, programs mysteriously uninstalling themselves is a new one (at least for me).

The normal failure of sounds is described as sound stopping out of nowhere. Sometimes during this time of no audio the unit will output static or stuttering from the speakers anytime a sounds is prompted from the device. Most of the time, the sound just fails to work and there are two corrective options. Option one, plug in and unplug headphones using the headphone jack and it will restore sound to the device. Option two, restart the device. I would suggest option two, as a user on this site found out that repeated use of the headphone jack could cause headphone jack failure as their are only a couple of shoddy solder points that could easily cause the jack to fail after regular use.

I personally have never heard (at least not on any of the threads in the G tablet forum) of the battery only charging to 97%.

As as far as the ads are concerned, you are correct a program will not corrupt because an ad server goes down. However, if you block the ad server a giant message will pop up saying that the ad server is unreachable. Sometimes you can maneuver around this warning. In the game I provided for you as an example you cannot get around this and it renders the game useless. To answer your other question, you are correct if there is no Internet connectivity the app is rendered useless because it is only a gateway to a web-based application. There are many applications out there like that.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
That is a very cool option, I will have to check out that program.
[G Tablet Android Development] pgonza02:
Couple of Questions

1. Does this new ROM support autobrightness, 5.1 did not.

2. Location by Wifi?

Thanks.
[G Tablet Android Development] nesta17:
Movies keep disappearing from SD2 Card

Every time I watch a movie off my SD2 card it disappears!! I flashed from the stock rom to vegan 5.1 and then to this rom. If I copy the movie to internal memory it works fine.

Everything else seems to work fine on this ROM. Why are my movie files (1 gig+ each) deleting of external memory?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
You need to create a blank file named ".nomedia" in the root of your movie folder.
[G Tablet Android Development] Bohemian:
I pulled the libjni_tapntapime.so out of the TnT ROM and put it in /system/lib/ set the permisions to match the other files, installed the TapNTapIME.apk and it won't work. Getting FC's when I try to use the Tap 'n' Tap keyboard. Worked fine on 5.11 but not on this one.
[G Tablet Android Development] Guardian_Bob:
This, at least for me, seems to keep the media scanner from running on that folder which means the video app doesn't list my videos. Is this expected behavior?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Honestly, I do not know. I know that this is the workaround to keep it from deleting your files. Personally, I have not had a problem with it deleting my media.

Then again, I am back on 5.11 Beta, because I really can't deal without hardware acceleration.
[G Tablet Android Development] nesta17:
OK. What type of file? .TXT?

Is this specific to just this ROM or the GTab overall?

Thanks for responding.
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
Not trying to be rude or condescending in any way, but huh? You must not read the G-Tablet forums very much. This is a very common problem. Happens on mine as well.

Here's a handful of threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868493

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1026029

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=996951

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953942

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=922522

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1015432

The reported fix to this problem can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10900378&postcount=12
[G Tablet Android Development] -BoneZ-:
No, ".nomedia". If you're on Windows, you can download a free app called Notepad++ and use that to create the .nomedia file.
[G Tablet Android Development] funkyjohny:
Help!!!!!I made a factory data reser and now it can't boot.It stucks at the first screen.Help me please.Is it dead????????Can't read E:
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
I appreciate the response.

It is good to know these things. I only visit the thread titles that pertain to me and the problems that I have. I have never experienced the battery issue, then again, I read the fix that you posted and that is how I handle all of my initial ROM implementations. I guess that is why I never had that issue.
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
And this fix is not 100%. Mine was stuck on 96% no matter what fix
[G Tablet Android Development] lqaddict:
It is specific to Android overall.

Sent from my Bionix powered Vibrant
[G Tablet Android Development] Pacifik:
Anyone able to get video out using the dock and hdmi cable? I can't, thought it was something I did, but not sure anymore.

Is that what's in the extra kernel modules?
[G Tablet Android Development] itsernst:
Does this fix any flash video playback issues?
[G Tablet Android Development] craigwillie:
Mouse cursor?

Wow - Great job!

Is there a way to enable a mouse cursor on this ROM?

My bluetooth mouse works perfectly in menus, but there is no on-screen cursor to select other items from the touchscreen.
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
aaaand im an idiot
[G Tablet Android Development] manfly9884:
Simply awesome ROM. Installed with no problems. T backup did its thing and all my apps where restored.

Thanks for a great job
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
I tried setting my weather and toggle widget to use the wifi to determine location but no luck.

Any ideas?
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
not working for me...
[G Tablet Android Development] MicroChip:
Nice one Gojimi. Going to load it now. Looks like you got a lot of the CM7 Tablet enhancements, plus yours and your launcher. Good stuff.

Did you get the hardware audio and video acceleration compiled in?

Thanks!

MC
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
how can I change the # of screens? Its @ 5 by default, i cant find the option in VTL or the ROM settings, going nuts
[G Tablet Android Development] xmr405o:
hit the menu button, then hit the edit button. Then it'll show you your homescreens and there should be a delete, add and set as default (it's the thumbtack).

BTW, did you fix your lock screen?
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
i didnt, im stuck right now, lol...
[G Tablet Android Development] xmr405o:
So, spare parts didn't fix your lockscreen. Didn't you say your lockscreen was half the size?

I don't have this ROM loaded yet but I assume it has spareparts.
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
im repushing now, gonna fix it before I lock it, lol
[G Tablet Android Development] xmr405o:
Oh did you also try putting it in portrait mode? maybe you can unlock it that way.
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
I just reflashed, compatability mode wasnt checked. I checked it and rebooted it, still the same problem.

wtf
[G Tablet Android Development] DroidHam:
ya i did, it doesnt reposition the screen