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[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nodrogkam:
FOTA files means : for over the air files. this was a chunk of memory reserved for such an update (KD1 in this case). Its why the phone had such little free internal memory.

KD1 actually resolves that issue by reducing FOTA file size.

Your low memory is probably because the FOTA space was taken up and probably additional space taken up to back up apps etc. But since the update failed, the files are just sitting there instead of being erased.

As far as i know, Kies only works with Windows. Though there's probably a workaround if you want to use it on Linux.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] schron:
how do you clear the fota files
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] de1packers:
If you did the fota fix most likely the update replaced the fota files that were removed to give you room on the internal rom

Modded gingerbread theme

Whitehawks kd1 deodexed with modded green dialer,modded pull down menu (favorite color is green and favorite football team greenbay packers)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] matsonfamily:
FOTA location?

cool, thanks for the info! WHOOO-HOOOOOOO! Deleting the /data/fota/* files brings back LOADS of space. :) :D THANKS!

That was my biggest concern. I'd post a howto on how I did it, but I'm not sure if my actions were the wisest! I may be a stranger to Android, but not to *nix. :p ;)

Thanks again
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nodrogkam:
reboot and i think u'll get back to the space before the update fail, but less space than you see now.

unless you followed or did the same procedure as the ones listed in the developer section of this forum.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lvnlegendinc:
Im curious ... and I hope its cleared up.

I know im not the only one that deleted the FOTA files and am of course rooted..... but how do I go about doing this update if I go on my mac and tried using kies mini and says not supported! Also do I replace the original FOTA files and hope that it may do the update?

IF someone has a way to resolve and/or walkthrough I know we would all appreciate it!

Thanks!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] matsonfamily:
trying through VBox, to install updates

yeah, curious here, too. I'm in the process of installing windows on a VM, using VBox (Sun/Oracle's Virtual Box). I'm just wading through the several hour interactive process of apply updates just to be able to apply other updates, and rebooting after almost each one. I'll post here if I have any luck, and how I did it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jharris217:
My wife and I both have an Inspire and we both received the update but her phone give the option to install non market apps - mine does not. Any ideas why?? She has had her phone for about 2 months and I have had mine for about 2 weeks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mudknot2005:
right now the update is just hit and miss.
[Xperia Arc General] mawei:
there's a possibility to turn off the home button to switch the display on ?.

i have it in pants pocket and the system means 50% battery for the display are drain.

someone can help me please ? :D

tanks
[Xperia Arc General] jtc42:
I was just looking at the bootloader unlocking website, and was wondering, it says it MAY void your warranty. I'm on T Mobile and still debating whether Id rather get the Arc (having tested one for a while and liking it a lot) or another phone.

Just wondering if there are any reports of faulty Arcs being sent back with an unlocked bootloader?

Cheers :)
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
Hello XDA, DiazKyubi here!

I don't know how many of you know me but I'm am not a noob at the hack/root game, however, I am also not familiar with coding n stuff. That being said, here is my dilemma, I couldn't tell you if any of you have had the issue I'm going to bring up, however, if you have had the same issue I will describe, then this will benefit you as well. So one day I was playing with my nifty lil GTAB and the charge me up notification popped up, so i'm like OK Gtab, i'll hook you up...little did I know that my charge port was a piece of crap, now this is a week after I took the tab brand new out the box, so anyway, the charge port was like, Eff u dude, u ain't stickin that thing in me (haha lil bit of inuendo there!) so i stuck it in anyway and it started charging...for like 5 minutes, then it gave in...after that my long journey of charge by finaggling began...every time I had to charge my tab, i'd have to wrestle with it....needless to say after about about two months of charge wrestling, i went to charge it one more time (bout 15 minutes ago) and well...the charging pin in the lil hole was inside the hole on my charging cable...FML...so here's the challenge, since I am currently deployed to Iraq, and don't have a way to get it repaired, I am offering up a $150 donation for any developer to come up with a USB Charging hack...I know I know, the wiring inside the tab isn't routed to the USB ports n blah blah blah blah...i think i speak for everyone when I say that there have been countless challenges met by the devs over the years. So now, let the mod/hack for USB Charging on Gtab begin! this could save many people time and money and all that jazz! Inbox me if ur a dev so I can track you guy's progress on my excel spreadsheet! Evil D, Gojimi, Gr8gorilla, all have been victims of my generous donations so money isnt an issue, u guys should be paid hourly for what you do! GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY MODDING ANDROID FAM!!!

~DiazKyubi~
[G Tablet General] mike_ekim:
USB = 5V, gTab = 7.4v

This project requires:

(1) modding a USB power supply to put out more voltage than intended [you will need to push more than 7.4V to charge a 7.4V device unless you want to wait forever for it to top off]

(2) Rewiring a tablet to accept charging through a port it was not intended to be charged through.

Basically you're trying to force a square ped through a round hole, and to do so you will trim them both into triangles. Unless I am missing something it's worth too much trouble, especially considering you could probably mod a cable to charge through the dock. But to each his own.

http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/spec.htm
[G Tablet General] EL TEJANO:
I agree with mike_ekim, if charging were to take place in all likelihood it would be easier to do it from the dock port.

However I don't think it would be a stand alone cable but a cable with some sort of power supply box attached to it, akin to the standard charger that comes with our G-Tabs. That being said the whole purpose of the project is to avoid having to lug around a charger that big to begin with.

Hell I'd even opt to use the standard charging port if it came streamlined as a basic cable with a usb end (minus that bulky box). In fact that may be possible but I don't think anyone has tried it.

P.S. The Xoom uses a standard USB charging/data cable..nice.
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
I totally agree. Someone go inside of the tablet w/ a multimeter and trace the dock connector circuit. Find the one that goes back to battery and then rip one of those sansa cables down that fits the connector. Plug it to a proper charging source and you should be good to go.
[G Tablet General] EL TEJANO:
Even then wouldn't the charge have to be regulated somehow thru resistors & whatnot, something thats contained in the bulky end of most chargers? Again I know nothing about electrical circuitry, voltage, amps etc. etc but I thought I'd throw that out there.

I might take a trip to Radio Shack after work & see if a cable similar to the pic I posted above, would work.
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
I'm sure a few resistors would have to be thrown in the circuit. If I had a pin-out of the dock this would be an easy project I think.
[G Tablet General] gierso:
[offtopic=138] i also wanna know the pinout. to see if i can make my own dock with extra accesories xD [/offtopic]

i think the original poster needs a dock. delivered to him .. i dont know if someone in the army can get correspondence while deployed, but if u can then u can get the merimobiles dock (u have to connect your original charger to the dock so if i understood fine and u broke the pin, maybe u need a new one. can buy it there too)
[G Tablet General] Childofthehorn:
You need a flyback DC-DC converter. It would at best put out 385mAH if you have a strong port.

They sell them and you could fit it in there, just would be tight.

http://www.mouser.com/Power/DC-DC-C...Z1z0wdj3Z1z0wda1&Keyword=5v+dc-dc+12v&FS=True

Then, add in some smoothing caps and a small 12V regulator (SMD).

ENJOY!
[G Tablet General] Pacifik:
Would it be easier to stick a power mat induction charger in there and solder it to existing charge port?
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
That would be a pretty cool mod! If you find the parts let me know :p Maybe I'll attempt it just like I did the gps.
[G Tablet General] P00r:
This Look like a nokia to me, series 60 are 3.3v circuit, easier to do... (regulator is inside the usb plug)

Beside people in xoom also ask for usb charge, so I guess they did not use one...

I think that in a few weeks $150 will get you a new unit, just be patient ;)

As for charging a 24W to 27W battery, at 5V, 500ma (2.5W) it would take at least 10 hr, and that would be

a charge that would degrade the battery capacity over time... so what people tell in previous answer is 100%

right...
[G Tablet General] geoffreywolter:
At the point that you are doing a hardware modification to charge the device it seems to me the simple fix is just to replace the broken connection, it's a pretty generic part that will be easy and cheap to source, any soldering should be minimal. Otherwise these guys are dead on when they say just get a dock. The dock is a lot cheaper than a $150 bounty, and you'll get the benefit of HDMI out and an ethernet port. Just my .02
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
Does your GPS mod work?
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
so the dock actually charges it or do I still have to mod the wires under the hood? all this electrical talk is frying my brain! i need something simple and that I would be able to do with the minimal amount of free time I have!
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
Thanx Everybody

I just want everybody to know that I thank you for all the tips, and please feel free to post any new findings you might have! I thought the $150 would appeal to the devs but it seems like the android community is more of a close knit family, pressuring me to keep or make worth my $150, where do u guys get off being so nice! :p j/k. thanx for the love Android Peeps!

~DiazKyubi~
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
Oh yes it does ;) Take a look at this thread, I think you'll like what you see.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1062333
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
The dock actually does charge this device.
[G Tablet General] jtbnet:
Sure does as one of my Gtabs has been in the dock since before Xmas as I got the dock in the first 'group buy' for around $50... so save yourself the $100 and spend some on an HDMI cabe you can plug into the doc and a big screen ...
[G Tablet General] dzasta:
There are two scenerios that come to mind:

A) The charging circuitry lies within the gtab. This obviously is the ideal solution as all we need to do is supply voltage with an ample current source to the neccesary pins on the dock connector.

B) The charging circuitry lies within dock. This would now put us on the same boat as trying to charge directly through USB port. Not impossible, but you are starting from scratch designing a charge circuit through dock/USB.

To OP: your best bet is either open up tab and hardwire (solder) the recharge cable to ur gtab. I know its fugly but when you come home you can unsolder wire and solder in replacement connector. But at least u can still use ur gtab tho which to me is better than NO gtab in the field. Lastly, thank you for ur service. you give us the ability, freedom and security to not onky write posts like these ona forum dedicated to eletronics but to our way of life as well. God bless and come home!
[G Tablet General] rosco_pc:
That's what I also thought, however I have been looking for this connector for quite some time now and it is NOT that easy to find.

I had my connector disintegrate when the tablet fell while charging it and managed to piece it together again with lots of glue and soldered it back on. But it is starting to act erratically now
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
hook mine up! lol

bro if i send you my gtab will you hook it up for me? and for how much! i dont have the technical know how or cofidence that i can do the mod!
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
Just purchased my Docking station!!!

ok everybody, I just wanted to thank you guys for all the advice, normally alot of people would jump on a huge donation like that, but u guys are all about helping each other out, i appreciate the love and thanx for supporting the troops! I have a channel on youtube if you have buddies that are new to the android game, i posted two videos up and once i redeploy back to the states i will definitely become a regular uploader, check me out and subscribe n pass the word on!

name on youtube is DiazKyubi!

2's yall!

~DiazKyubi~
[G Tablet General] cotangent05:
it will require circuit modding too, boosting 5v by an IC or a transistor..
[G Tablet General] viking68:
I don't know what is available to you while deployed. But I broke my charge port also, and was able to solder it back together. That being said, If It totally was destroyed, I would find the nearest electronic part store, or cell phone repair. and see if they had anything that could be used as a replacement, it won't be the same size, and most likely you would need to epoxy the connector inside the gtab, and then solder a new plug on the charger, but it should work. I did this for a laptop and $5-6 worth of parts from a radio shack. Just make sure the polarity is right, and may have to solder wires from the connector to the board,because the lands won't line up, just mount the connector on it's side. Might have to relocate the charge plug to another spot if too tight, but there are places around the gtab that have voids, just have to run the wires longer inside, and drill a new hole in the case.
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
Maybe I will after we get it working on other firmwares. Right now it is only working properly on Froyo based ROMS. Keep an eye on that thread I sent you about it. If we are very sucessful, send me a PM and I will decide if I want to put it in for you or not :P . But I can tell you, it is pretty bad*** to have a 10.1" gps system for a car ride :D
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
GPS FREAK!!!!!!!!

Heck yeah bro!!! How much will u charge?
[G Tablet General] fosser2:
haha idk yet. I'll get back to you in a couple days. Just pm me if I forget.
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
No problem homie!
[G Tablet General] rayw796:
I just bought a Xoom Wireless Only. It has a special cable/port/box at the plug end just like the G Tab except the plug is not so long.

Edit:

Port broke on G Tab it has been sent in for warantee service Tuesday. I'll advise on how that services was handled.
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
did you revert your gtab back to stock before u shipped it out for warranty service?
[G Tablet General] ramerco:
I broke my charge port recently as well. gTab fell of the desk while plugged in and landed on the plug side.

To fix, I opened it up, removed the motherboard, and re-soldered the power plug. It was pretty easy. I also put a few dabs of epoxy on the edges of the connector to glue it to the board and make it a little stronger. The metal tabs where it connects are pretty large, the only soldering tip I have is a pretty large one, and I didn't have trobule. If you had a very fine one for electronics it would be even easier.

Obviously I can't recommend this if you are not at least a little bit experienced in soldering. Just wanted to say it is completely possible to just fix it yourself.
[G Tablet General] aeneas_shrike:
for those of us without good solder skills - I remember reading a post on some site a while back about an app that allowed you to supply a device without gps the gps data from a device that did have a gps (tongue twister)...

I'm guessing both devices would have the app installed on them, but I could be wrong. Either way, at the the time, I didn't yet have my gtablet so I didn't think much of it. Now that I do, I wish I had written it down.

In all honesty this post is first time I remembered, so I obviously haven't gone searching yet. It's possible it won't require much digging. However, if you know of it already, please let me know. May save me some time and may be helpful to those without the hardware addition option. Thanks!
[G Tablet General] tgruendler:
http://tinyurl.com/3gbv4rz
[G Tablet General] Linuxslate:
A few comments (of questionable usefulness) on charging the G-Tablet:

1. I, too, have had to open my G-Tablet, and re-solder the Coaxial Power jack.

2. Charging from USB:A few comments (of questionable usefulness) on charging the G-Tablet:

1. I, too, have had to open my G-Tablet, and re-solder the Coaxial Power jack.

2. Charging from USB:

The G-Tablet (and charger) is rated at 12 volts, 2 amps, 24 watts, (this makes sense: P=IV .: 2*12=24 )

To get the same power from 5 volts (USB), We would need 4.8 Amps. No normal USB port is going to provide that. The Powered USB ports (Usually red, have separate power pins - Sometimes found on cash registers and POS systems) may be able to charge a G-Tablet, but not even the High-power USB found on some Macs and newer PC's is going to provide 4.8 amps.

There are USB chargers (car and Wall) that provide High power. Typically 1 to 2 amps. This is what iPads, and other tablets such as my Dell streak use. Still not near 4.8 A.

It is possible that the G-Tablet does not really pull 2 amps (12v). Especially if you are not simultaneously using it to play a OpenGL game, and charging a flat battery.

Even if we do not need the full 4.8A @ 5V, we will still need more power than normal USB ports are going to provide.

If you supply insufficient current (amps), The voltage will sag, possibly damaging both what ever is supplying the power and the Tablet.

That said, it is possible, even easy these days, to build a 5V --> 12 boost circuit. Google on "Buck/Boost" power supplies. I have a .pdf write up on a laser power supply that uses such a circuit on my website. These are small circuits with no transformer. I am not sure if heatsinking would be required at these power levels. Check your favorite chip supplier (that means Digikey or Newark) for appropriate chips. The data sheets for the chips will have example circuits that likely could be used directly.
[G Tablet General] gierso:
Dock charges u just connect ur charger to this dock an its on
[G Tablet General] cotangent05:
yeah thats what i told them so, you guys gonna need to boost 5V to 12V via power amplification circuit.. either OP-amp circuit which gonna need some IC's and capacitors and some resistors and an inverter (transformer),

or joule thief circuit.. which drives 5 to 12v

or buck-boost, DC-DC amplification is another good idea..

in short modified usb cable attached to a circuit then circuit attached to Gtab port.. :) "IT IS POSSIBLE" but requires circuit designing skills
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
CHARGING?!?

Does the dock come with a charging cable because my gtab cable had the chargeport pin stuck inside the hole...smh
[G Tablet General] 999ping:
No, the dock does not come with a charging cable. You hook the original charger up to the dock and dock your tablet and it charges.

You will need to either remove that pin from your charger plug - needlenose pliers, maybe a small magnet? - or find a replacement charger.

The http://electroniccrap.com/store/ website was set up by an XDA member, it2Steve to source g tablet goodies and make them available to us here in the U.S. Looks like he may be out of g tablet chargers right now but he does have the docks. If you drop Steve a line I am sure he will be happy to hook you up if he can - I don't know how mail works to deployed folks.

Oh and thank you for serving your country. :)
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Would something like this work?

http://www.amazon.com/Connectland-CL-CAB20042-5-Pin-Power-Cable/dp/tech-data/B002N2EL6C
[G Tablet General] nunjabusiness:
No, it will not. There is no way to charge it via USB, regardless of the cable.
[G Tablet General] NinetyWt:
I think he has another charging cable you can buy on his site.

Keep your head down over there, kid! Thank you for your service. :)

~ Marine Corps Mom
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
My problem with electronic crap is everything seems to always be out of stock. It's like walking into a store and see all empty shelves.
[G Tablet General] NinetyWt:
Believe it or not, when I was looking at the charging dock yesterday they actually had the Bluto in stock. I was very surprised.
[G Tablet General] h3llphyre:
It's just a small side business he does to serve whatever community he's involved with at the time. You can always email him (like I did) and ask him when another batch is coming in and to hold one for you.
[G Tablet General] 999ping:
As h3llphyre said, electroniccrap is just one guy helping out the community on the side: electroniccrap is not his regular job.

If you create an account on the website and subscribe to the newsletter (under 'My Account'), Steve sends out update emails when new stuff is coming in. (Maybe one message a week on average)

:)
[G Tablet General] rayw796:
I did return it to stock before sending it in. Have since gotten it back from support. They repaired the port and reflashed the tablet with a newer ROM 4349 and cleared all data including sdcard. I had to nvflash back to 3588 in order to get Clockwork and VegaN Gingerbread Edition back on.
[G Tablet General] xkwwwx:
Check this out.

http://www.amazon.com/charger-adapt...UTF8&coliid=I1AUB3J2FXDD4F&colid=294VFDVTRYHL
[G Tablet General] nunjabusiness:
Here's one for a couple bucks less:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-Power-4-Viewsonic-G-Tablet-GTablet-/110699717370?_trksid=p3284.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D21%26pmod%3D220747883943%26ps%3D54
[G Tablet General] diazkyubi:
hey peeps, new issue

thanx for the support u guys, i finally got my docl yesterday cuz im back from iraq now, only problem is its been charging on the dock for almost 8 hours and when i turned on my gtab it only had 15% battery power charged up...WTF...so my new ? is, is there some type of software mod that can alter the charging speed while the tablet is docked? I found a computer repair shop here in Hawaii so imma go check them out to see if they can solder a new charging pin inside of my gtab. but id still like to know bout charging with my dock. also, dont know if this is normal but when my tab is docked, i can here a sound coming from the area where the dock and tab hook up...i think it might be bcuz the dock powers up using 12V DC...am i damaging my gtablets internal battery by charging with 12V instead of the intended charge voltage which might be lower? all help is greatly appreciated.

~DiazKyubi~