yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android NAND Development] consolation:
Is there any way to run windows from the SD card / internal storage (I have tmous and 1GB ext, so space is not a problem) once android is installed to NAND? I couldn't find any info when I searched.
[HD2 Android NAND Development] axman79:
It can't be done (at least now) - read this
[HD2 Android NAND Development] consolation:
Chur chur
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herman3101:
The information is all over this forum and people have written excellent guides that will help you. Google have also released 2.3.4 this morning, so I would look for that instead.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turagaramki:
I have seen some of the threads, about this information. can any one please provide right links for the updating procedure. I have downloaded the GRH78 update file. But my some of questions are unanswered (Probably i am not enough educated about android terminology), do i have to root my phone or not before i update the package???

Please tell me the procedure of reverting it back to original state from recovery???

Thank you all once again

T. Sriramakrishna
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambda30:
Dude... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=manual+update+to+android+2.3.3

It's at simple as that. I mean come on... I, too, was unaware of the Android terminology when I started, but I still could get up to date without the need of starting another thread like this.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turagaramki:
thank you dude. I am ready to update my phone only worry is I need to get to the right links to download, so that I should not end up in updating with faulty image. Please provide me latest update image links which works four my phone. or I have already downloaded the update from some links I will try that, but please some one explain me what I have todo incase I am bricked how to revert back to the 2.3.1 stock which I have now.

Thank you every one

T.sriramakrishna
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambda30:
The .zip file should have something like "GRI40-from-GRH78" if you have GRH78 right now. Same applies for any other GRxx from GRxx transfer. Check whatever version you have right now, then download the right .zip for you.
[General Questions and Answers] Chandon:
So I got bored with waiting around for someone else to do it, and decided to take a shot at rooting my G-Slate. I figure it's basically the same as the Xoom, so the same sort of process should work....

My initial game plan was this:

Get into Fastboot

Flash a recovery image

Boot the recovery image

Now "adb shell" is a root shell

Copy a "su" binary into /system/bin

Declare victory

That started out pretty well. Powering on and holding down volume-up gets into fastboot. The fastboot binary on my laptop sees the device. Typing "fastboot oem unlock" claims to work. Flashing the Xoom recovery image [1] claims to work.

But... I can't seem to boot to recovery. Running "adb reboot recovery" just reboots normally. Doing "fastboot boot recovery.img" freezes the device. Booting with down-volume gets me to some sort of LG updater state that might as well be freezing the device. Booting with both volume buttons down either 1.) doesn't boot or 2.) brings me to fastboot. That's all the button combinations.

So I guess my question is this: does anyone have any suggestions for how to proceed?

I really don't want to just blind-flash the Xoom boot.img from the unlock thread, because if that doesn't work my device is bricked until someone either makes a working kernel or somehow extracts the current one.

On the up side, my g-slate is *claiming* to have working fastboot that can flash images. It could be totally lying though.

[1] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1038870
[General Questions and Answers] Bling_Diggity:
Tried the same method. No dice. Right now there has been no luck on anyone's part that i know when it comes to rooting. Shoot we havent even been able to get one of the xda mods to create us our own forum for that matter...i had to go out and create my own. I have tried other methods that worked on my nexus one when none other would but alas still no luck.

I imagine since the g-slate is brand new that its not a question of if it can be rooted, but how and when. I'm going to try one more method i know of that worked on the lg optimus tonight. I'll post here if it works.
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Soure code seems to be available too

It also appears the source code is available from LG here .lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensource-detail.jsp

I just did a search under mobile phones for the model number 909

Don't know if that will help anyone here.

I have been hunting all over for root access. fastboot says I unlocked the bootloader but nothing seems to want to take.

XDA Mods, please create a G-Slate Section

HA. member since 2006 and my first post just add a www in front of that link
[General Questions and Answers] hourst2:
When the fastboot says Ok it is not telling you that you have unlocked the device. It says ok no matter what you put in. Try unlock and it will say ok as well. If it unlocked the device then it would prompt you on your device with a popup that tells you that you are voiding your warranty and have you hit ok. The device is not unlockable using the 'fastboot oem unlock' command. I have rooted a lot of devices, but never have done anything on an LG device and it is awkward. Vol+ and power gets some form of fastboot. Vol- and power gets download mode, which I am used to from Samsung devices (if we can get an interface like Odin then this becomes a lifesaver and makes the device "virtually" unbrickable). I cannot find any form of recovery. 'Adb reboot recovery' just restarts the device. One interesting this is that pushing both Vol+ and Vol- and power puts the device into what would seem like a bricked device (just use reset button). This same button combination worked on some Samsung devices so something is happening there, but I have not tried enough combos yet to figure it out.

So far as root, well, I have tried z4 (works with nearly all Sammy devices and LG seems to be using a lot of Sammy ideas or at least it looks that way), but to no avail. Gingerbreak apk might work or even the Xoom Root, but the rootboot.img might be different and I have not opened any of that up yet. I did get SU loaded once and in the system, but I could not reproduce it.

I will be working on this some more this weekend (returning the device at some point as it reboots on its own about 5 times a day), and looking into the recovery issue. If anyone has any ideas then please post.

Also, it looks like LG hacked the crap out of the thing to get the SD card to mount and it is weird, so please be aware of that. The SD card mounts every time you plug the device in and there is no way to turn that off. The reason this is important is that some root methods require that the SD card not be mounted, so you will have to unmount the SD card via ADB and with the card being internal I am not too sure it is a good idea, but . . .

I will mark this thread as a favorite and update if I get any where. I know that Cyanogen and Kmobs got G-Slate's recently, so hopefully they can give us a little insight once the device gets to them. I have also contacted LG and @TheLGGirl and asked them to confirm that the bootloader is locked, but have not heard anything back.
[General Questions and Answers] hourst2:
Also, the the Acer HC tablet was rooted yesterday using the Gingerbreak root method, and so that is helpful, but it has an SD card (see above).
[General Questions and Answers] hourst2:
I tried the Acer method (GingerBreak) and it does not work. Will look at the logcat in a bit.
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Thanks hourst

I am used to odin (also have a vibrant). Something like that would be a life saver.

Makes sense about the fastboot commands seeming to take.

I was also having reboot issues with mine. I had a handful of reboots each day (about 3 or 4) for the first two days but they have stopped completely now. I have had it for about a week now and have not noticed a reboot since day 2.

I will keep poking around to see if i can come up with anything as well.
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Could this help?

Under the impression the G2x root method maybe helpful since they are both LG devices with somewhat similar hardware.

Does anyone know or tried this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847 to see if it works?

Not sure if I am brave enough yet. But it could be possible the vol up+vol down+power button combo that seems to lock the device is putting it into the mode needed to run the nvflash application.

This really is mostly speculation but could be something to try.
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Success

So i got brave.

vol up+vol down+power Device seems to freeze. Plugged in the usb and got a new hardware pop in windows. Listed it as APX device using the drivers in the file listed in my previous link installed successful and the device was found.

That is a far as I went.
[General Questions and Answers] Suzannemscott:
im doing the NVFLASH right now... wish me luck and see how far I can go
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Any Luck?

Suzannemscott

How did it go? any results or do you have a large brick? :(
[General Questions and Answers] Suzannemscott:
ok i tried. and no luck , i did manage to brick it tho, but i was able to unbrick it phew, back to square one:(
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Did it seem like anything happened? Also what did you do to unbrick it?
[General Questions and Answers] Suzannemscott:
To unbrick it i just press the reset button, in the back, quickly hold down Vol+ and Vol- then it goes to a the Gslate screen with the square and then i hold down the reset again and it reboots, maybe i am doin to much but hey it get my Tab back it works!:p
[General Questions and Answers] Chandon:
Gah! Why does it claim to have fastboot when *any* fastboot command except "fastboot devices" just makes it freeze?

I went ahead and built the kernel that LG released and packed it into the clockwork recovery image for the Xoom. Fastboot boot... freeze.

Computer always says this, but I think it's just making fun of me:

downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY

booting... OKAY

I also tried to build and boot a custom kernel with a fb console enabled just to get some feedback, but all it wants to do in response to "fastboot boot" is freeze.

I'm starting to get discouraged here. My 14 day return period ends on Tuesday and I don't really want to get stuck with an unrootable device.
[General Questions and Answers] SmellyTunic:
Chandon, would you be able to send me the kernel you built?
[General Questions and Answers] Bling_Diggity:
I'm sure someone with more expertise and knowledge will be able to root this thing eventually...but right now it seems to be a lot trickier to root than I initially thought. It's not unrootable...just complicated. Over my head by a lot. I don't think I'm going to return it...but I've now resigned to the fact that I may not ever be able to find a working method to root the damn thing myself.
[General Questions and Answers] Chandon:
SmellyTunic -

I've uploaded the two kernels I built [1].

They're both built from the v909 kernel source posted by LG[2], following the instructions posted by adrynalyne[3] for building custom android kernels, but I don't have any way to test them aside from the fact that "fastboot boot" doesn't work either straight, with a ramdisk, or with a rebuilt recovery image using the tools in [4].

[1] http://pandion.ferrus.net/gslate/kernels

[2] http://opensource.lge.com

[3] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1039854

[4] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=915808
[General Questions and Answers] Bling_Diggity:
Not entirely true. You said that if you try simply typing in "fastboot unlock", it tells you "OK" as well, right?

Not for me. That only ended up displaying the whole list of fastboot commands.

I agree with you that "fastboot oem unlock" is not unlocking the device though. But what are the alternatives? Everything I've ever rooted has used "oem unlock". I've never even heard of a different command that can be used to unlock a bootloader. I tried a google search and came up with nada.

Hmm...
[General Questions and Answers] harman2:
wich you the best make happen
[General Questions and Answers] Chandon:
After looking at this nvflash stuff, I'm much less discouraged.

Using the Viewsonic G-Tablet tools [1] (thanks to roebeet), I was able to get into APX bootloader mode, which gives full read/write access to at least the kernel partition.

This means we can back up our devices and start doing aggressive things. Reading a copy of the /system partition, editing it to add su and Superuser.apk, and pushing the modified image back to the device should be a root method.

How to back up your system partitions with nvflash:

These instructions work under Linux. For Windows you probably need a special USB driver from Nvidia and have to go into the control panel to list USB devices.

Download the nvflash binary and bootloader.bin from the link below.

Power on your device with both volume keys held down. The device will give no sign of turning on, but...

If you run "lsusb", you should see a device "0955:7820 NVidia Corp."

Run ./nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --getpartitiontable ptable.txt

If you got that command wrong, reset the device. If it gets a weird first request it freezes.

Now you've got the partition table. Go ahead and open it in a text editor and read it over.

To back up a partition, say #13, run ./nvflash -r --read 13 p13.img

Having full read access to the ROM is wildly useful, but the thing that really encourages me is this: I was able to back up my kernel, break the device by writing a blank kernel (invalid kernel error on boot), and then fix the device by restoring the backup. Unless there's a signature check on boot or the other partitions act differently, that means we've got an unlocked bootloader.

In any case, off to see if I can figure out which partition is system and how to edit a filesystem image.

[1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/wrcd87u1iy31u4e
[General Questions and Answers] Chandon:
Yes, it works. I'm rooted. /system is ext4, so you can just mount it loopback under Linux. I'll make a post over in General explaining the root process.
[General Questions and Answers] hourst2:
I thought the up+down+power did something, but don't have the linux knowledge to do anything with it. Great job! My question is this: The whole rooting process that you describe is basically unlocking the bootloader and pushing su and su apk, correct? LG just did not make it easy to use the fastboot oem unlock command. Can you restore back to stock? Can you relock the bootloader? I have been meaning to learn linux, so looks like I get my chance!
[General Questions and Answers] Guntert:
Why would someone root the g slate?
[General Questions and Answers] anothermbdusted:
I've been looking into tablets for the last week and a half and can't seem to find one that looks decent for the kids(3) so please gives some help to what is good out there...?

here is a list of things they do or would like to do.. they seem to like the 7" tablets from what i have seen so far taking them to the stores around here...

facebook,youtube,online games such as farmville and such,listen to music and also watch videos and do alot of ebook reading...would like to be able to have or the ability to add the marketplace from google and they dont really need GPS but wifi is a must.....

dont have alot of money. only tax return money to get something for them...

I run a droid x w/ GB installed and rooted
[General Questions and Answers] MacaronyMax:
Hmm... I don't know why but the HTC Flyer sounds like a good option to me
[General Questions and Answers] anothermbdusted:
I guess i should have stated that I only have like $800 for 3 of them so thats like $265 each, I would like to pick them up for a graduation present as my kids have done a wonderful job in school this year..
[LG Optimus 2x] K.D.M.:
Hey there,

ive got a question... Ive verry fond of the LG Calandar app but since i installed the fear-rom it keeps force-closing on me.. i cant use it properly... :(

is there a calandar app out there that works the same or can i fix the calandar app.

thanks :)
[LG Optimus 2x] HerrKuk:
google calendar works great, combined with launcher pro calendar widget

http://db.tt/JkNdHT9
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
I just got 'Business Calendar' (market link) because it was free on Amazon for a day and I'm pretty impressed.

Otherwise look at the free version of Android Agenda Widget... powerful but pretty complex.
[LG Optimus 2x] Pierrot94200:
I use Calengoo, I find it to be the best calendar for android (it's paid though)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyro6128:
My gtab running vegan 5.1.1 keeps on locking up for some reason and I have to hold the power button to restart it. Any idea what could be causing this and how I could fix it? I can't have this happen as I'm starting to use my tablet more and more for work and school. Would flashing a different kernel help?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merril:
If you had installed your own applications it may have been a memory leak (faulty application) or too many applications open at once. When Vegan goes into those kinds of error situations it seems to reboot.

Also I've seen simply playing video causing a reboot as well. Probably another problem with limited memory.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyro6128:
is there any app I could use that would help me to see where a possible memory leak is occurring? I'm not sure how i could track this down
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyro6128:
bump bump bump
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcjpth:
I'm sorry - not to offend you - are you SERIOUSLY using this for work & school? You must be joking right?

This thing has no & ZERO security - I repeat it has ZERO SECURITY.

My intentional use with this Gtablet (even my very stable with TnT Lite 4.24/VTL launcher/Gtablet Stock HomeDashBoard with weather/news) to read my PDF books, watching Youtubes, free kid-games, watch some video files and play some java games off & online. I even have my own dummy gmail/google account configure on here....thus if someone got into my Gtablet or some faulty app sneaking around - they won't get nothing at all

PLEASE - don't put your personal/life on this tablet - No tablet ever is secured (iphone, ipad, android) - they crack to your tablet any minutes!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Superkar:
totally irrelevant to the topic
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgruendler:
Really??? If this is what you think, you should take your aluminum foil hat off and get real. Do a little bit of research before posting something like this.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyro6128:
Haha its not like I'm doing work for NASA. If someone steals my tablet, them reading my economics and finance papers for school is not really a huge concern.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcjpth:
well - just my opinion - don't believe me - is your Iphone/Ipad secured once it got stolen - think twice :) http://www.iphon4all.com/2011/02/11/iphone-passwords-cracked-in-6-minutes/

Android tablet/phone: http://www.geekosystem.com/android-malware/ - could have been little bit too late once Google pulled the app from the market and 50K-200K phone/tablet already affected? :) Remember - this Android and other means are open source - that means the encryption pki is opened-source too - it will take minutes or hours the encryption got decrypted

Just precautionary thought - up to you to use your own device and risk your own in the open world - Myself - I AIN'T TRUSTING any iphone/ipad android tablet

Speaking of Windows 7 bitlocker 256bit encryption to disk - it will take years to decrypt that encrypted hard drive :) - Windows 7 is yet taking off to tablet or phone - maybe in future with Windows 8 - but I give Microsoft a plus to how they secure/help people using their OS..

Happy flashing Gtablet
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Leechoonhwee:
Hi all,

I have been always been using ways and means to turn up the volume on my DHD until I came across this app which will really TURN IT UP!.

Highly recommended to those who finds that their ringtone and notification abit too soft. App is now free at the author website but is paid app at the market. So grab them while it is still free! heheh

Note: Only for gingerbread ROM.

http://androidaudiohacks.com/home/volume-gingerbread/download
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] EazyVG:
Thanks, gotta give it a try.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] amm009uk:
Works!

Been using this for about 2 weeks and yes it definitely works. When you move ROMs and loose the app its immediately obvious what a difference it makes.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] goofylad:
quality!!!! cheers!
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] TAGTRAUM:
I can't install it via CWM 3.x.x.x. on LeeDroid V.3.0.1GB..it say "Installation aborted"..any ideas??

Edit^ my fail, must rename *.zip to *.apk
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] goofylad:
do you have to run it ever time you restart the phone?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] amm009uk:
Noooooo. Do your setup and forget about it. Best to stay away from max volume just in case.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Keccks:
sounds good i will try it ;)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] TAGTRAUM:
How to decrease bass level (it's only +0db in settings, but no "-db")????
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] vegetaleb:
It's not working with RCmix 6.1.0.1 :(

I am using DSP Manager and put the treble fields to maximum to boost the ringtones, now I can hear them lol

But I think the speaker can handle an extra boost before distortions
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] EazyVG:
ARHD 5.1 with MDJ's Gingerbread V10 kernel works well, makes a difference for sure.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] jamesclinton:
Thanks man, it really works
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] bettytsa:
thank you it is working in my desire hd
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SleeperService:
Only partial luck here - Running CyanogenMod 7.0.3

The app itself works just fine, and clearly boosts the speaker volume for all applications - except the one I want - the ringer. When comparing the ringtone selected in settings to the actual ringtone when the phone is ringing, the ringtone itself is noticeably quieter than the boosted sound.

I got around this relatively easily, though. All my ringtones are mp3s managed with ringdroid. I transferred the mp3s to the computer, used the freeware program audacity to increase them to the same gain level as the volume app would boost them too, and then set them up as normal. The result is that they're all normalised and effective, and the volume app itself still boosts the sound for everything else.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] chilbink:
Very useful! Needed this. Thanks
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] TiZiO.Cover:
I'll give it a go, thx for posting!
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] psbarham:
Just downloaded the apk file from the link above, and when I try to install it I get a message saying " problem parsing file " anybody have any ideas?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Leechoonhwee:
Probably u can try the file again. :-)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] psbarham:
tried it twice now, once as a direct download to phone and the other via laptop and cable, no sucess :(
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] kingguff:
Bob on, works a treat
[HTC Incredible S] netwr:
For unrooted Incredible S Froyo

Is there one available w/o using USB cable to the computer and installing the SDK?

Want to capture the screen remotely without being connected to the computer.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] lekhwani:
Guys, i am having a one gb Ext 4 Partition on SD. Currently it has 800mb free. Can I use this space in emergency. As I am always living on the edge with my 8gb card. Its always about 98% full. So I always have to delete something to download something new. I think I can use this without harm via root explorer and I will try it. It might also be good for private stuff.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] lekhwani:
Though the trick is working, it would be better for me to get a 16gb card. Or may be 32gb...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shhbz:
32 gb may get you into some performance issue 16 gb is good enough