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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guywithdesire1992:
okay i am completely stuck. i have previously made a goldcard but this is just ridiculous now. my sdcard contains the clockwork mod folder so why can't i boot into recovery, what is going wrong with it? if i boot up i'm stuck on the oxygen rom, cant install anything as wifi wont download stuff as sd card isnt recognized (tell me why?), have sporadic signal, no 3g whatsoever.

can someone please explain step by step how to get recovery working again.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guywithdesire1992:
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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k-c-0:
So whats your current status?

Your Desire boots into ROM, but doesnt work well.

You cannot but into recovery.

You made a gold card.

Flashing a RUU didnt work.

Your SD is not recognized by the phone or by PC? Is it the goldcard you made?

Correct?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guywithdesire1992:
i haven't been able to make a goldcard, i have one previously that i cannot find.

the desire boots into the oxygen rom, ver. 2.0.3 but will not recognise the sd card inserted and wont connect to a mac or computer and show up as a device. i cannot boot into recovery at all as i just get device not found.

confused?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k-c-0:
yes ^^

Do you only use Mac or have you access to a pc, too?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LVL91:
If you can get your phone into USB Debugging mode, you can try to flash a brand new recovery via fastboot command.

Maybe your rom got corrupted somehow.

If neither of this works, you should try another sd card I guess.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guywithdesire1992:
how do you use the fastboot command?

i have used the ./recovery-mac.sh command in terminal but whats this fastboot command and where can i get it?

EDIT:

I now have fastboot but whenever i try the command ./fastboot-mac flash recovery.img it ends up saying permission denied. is this because i am S-ON?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guywithdesire1992:
i have access to a pc as well too. i'd rather not have to go through the lengthy process of making a goldcard if i have to. trying to exhaust all other options first....
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
I did one flash...to TNT version 4xx, and I loved it...but I'm finding I'm getting lots of Google Framework errors and generally just kind of want to start from scratch, over again.....go back to the latest version of the official viewsonic roms.

Sadly I didn't use clockwork or anything so I think my original files are history :(

I know there are lots of threads, and I tried to follow one about snagging a rom and moving it to the Root and all it does is re-install TNT :) I think I am "not getting something".

Can someone walk me through this....:confused:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brettdwagner:
The force closes can be fixed by re-partitioning your sd card. Part 1 Step 7 in this tutorial:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245

But partitioning will erase everything, and is usually done after installing cwm and before flashing a rom.

You really don't want to go back to stock, especially if it's only to gain stability. All the force closes will go away when the tablet is properly formatted.

If your looking to go back to stock, I like nvflash, but there are easier ways.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
Force closing is a known issue that can be easily fixed by repartitioning your internal sd card to the right specs. It has nothing to do with your newly flashed rom.

What you need to do is back up all your data on the sdcard and then go into clockworkmod advance and repartition to 2048/0.

Added by edit.

To be honest, your original post tells me the gtab isn't for you. I say a mainstream device like the ipad is more for you. Here is why. In order to use the gtab, you need to do the following things.

(1) Install clockworkmod.

(2) Use clockworkmod to repartition to fix the force closing issue.

(3) Use clockworkmod to flash a new rom.

And you're done. The entire process takes about 10 minutes at most.

Again, steps 1-3 should take you 10 minutes at most and the device is ready for use. If you find yourself frustrated by one of these steps or that you're spending more than 20 minutes, then the gtab is not for you and you need to get a mainstream device.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brettdwagner:
This recommendation is of course assuming you have no determination whatsoever, and are incapable of learning anything new.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
Look, for most people this device is a toy. I use it at work, and I suspect most people don't do this. Let's admit it. Modding a device isn't for everybody.

I went into modding the gtab as a total android newbie. And yet it took me all of 15 minutes to figure out how to install clockworkmod, repartition, and flash a custom rom. Then a week after I flashed a custom kernel.

You just can't ask everybody to go through the headache of modding a device if they have neither the will nor the time.

I said 15 minutes because that was my first time ever modding an android device. After that first time, it took me about 5 minutes to do my second device.

It's a simple process to go through. If a person gets stuck on any of those 3 steps, then I think it's best that they get a mainstream device. The gtab just isn't for everybody.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brettdwagner:
HeadRusch1,

I think you can handle modding the gTab. If you understand how a file system works, can extract a zip, and have already flashed a custom ROM then your about 90% of the way to a smooth running gTab. As mentioned above, you simply missed one step.

I understand the "10 minutes or forget it" argument, however I think it's wildly inaccurate when gauging a new user's potential competency with the gTab. If you find yourself frustrated then go read some more, search for a solution, or ask a question. It should take a long time to get comfortable modifying Android devices, there are tons of loosely documented best practices, but don't bail early because it's hard.

PS.

This assumes your looking for a device to tinker with. Goodintentions is right for users who are looking for iPad equivalent. I just assume that users looking for a cheap iPad rarely make it as far as XDA. And if they have, then it's a good opportunity to encourage further exploration.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
The reason I gave the 20 minutes advice is because I've seen too many people buying the gtab thinking they got an ipad. The gtab isn't mainstream at all even though it's outsold a lot of the mainstream devices out there (ahem xoom) by several orders of magnitude. Customer support for the gtab is almost non-existent. And don't hold your breath for updates from viewsonic.

I absolutely love my gtab. I am currently running vegan ginger OC to 1.2ghz. The speed on my gtab is absolutely stunning. There's no jerking at all. My touchscreen is incredibly sensitive. Viewing angle has never bothered me. I love the full size usb where I can just put a memory stick in there just like my laptop. The autocad app is extremely helpful for me. In fact, it's been a whole week since I turned on my laptop.

That said, again, this device is not mainstream. Meaning it's not for most people. I am absolutely convinced that most people would be better off with something like the ipad or transformer.

Based on my experience, there are two types of people in the world of gadgets. (1) Those who sees a problem and see the end of the world and (2) those who sees a problem and try to get around it.

An example of #1 is my friend Sarah. She wanted to use my gtab to get a feel for it. She said the touchscreen bothered her and that she was more comfortable with a laptop touchpad more. And then she said "I don't know, I think I'll be better off with an ipad." LOL. Boy is she going to be so surprised to find out the ipad also uses the touchscreen rather than an touchpad.

Anyway, another example is one of my colleagues. After I told him the autocad app doesn't work with 3-D view yet, he acted like it was the end of the world. Me, I just use the side, top, and front views in my demos. Works just fine for me.

Anyway, I'm rambling now. The point is my experiences tell me most people are better off with something like an ipad or transformer. Since those devices are mainstream, people can't say "of course you can't do this, you can't do that". With the gtab, since it is not mainstream, the smallest inconvenience means the end of the world.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazmogen:
Plug the gtablet into the computer.

Mount it for file transfer when prompted.

Check for an "update.zip" file at the root of the SD card (That's the tablet's 16gb internal memory). Delete it using your computer. That was causing TNT to be reloaded.

Here's the link to the original 3588 version they shipped with: http://tapntap.http.internapcdn.net/tapntap/viewsonic/update-smb_a1002-3588-user.zip Save it to your computer. Rename it "update.zip". Copy it to the root of the gtablet SD. Shut off the tablet. Unplug the USB cord. Restart with power & vol +

It should update.

If anyone notices a mistake, feel free to correct me. I've only flashed from stock 3588 to Vegan Ginger. So a whole 1x.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
For what its worth, I tinkered and now I'm good.

Got NVFLASH working, went back to stock. Then went to Clockwork, then went to Vegan 5.1.1, then to CM7, now back to Vegan. I've found some apps that work and I'm liking it more. For the record, I own an Ipad2 as well.

Now, to those who chose to comment: You guys need to understand that many of those links are drowning in "extra information", and that is fine if you don't mind clicking hyperlink to hyperlink to do some trial and error, but now with multiple install path choices and whatnot, it gets confusing and it also means you have some time. I asked for someone, possibly someone in my shoes who has been down the path, to walk me through the steps.

Some of you did, some of you projected some assumptions with the underlying message of "RTFM".

This, too, was my first dip into the Android pool. Thanks for the help.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike_ekim:
I had that issue and didn't have clockwork.

Solution:

1: install clockwork

2: boot into clockwork, and select 'fix permissions'.

3: reboot, tablet fixed
[T-Mobile LG G2x] EmceeGeek:
Has anyone discovered a way to enter recovery without using ROM Manager? Like on other phones, we can hold down the volume and power buttons and it'll do it, but that only resets the G2x. Other options? All Google Apps were erased from stock when my phone crashed, so I have no way to restore the stock I have saved on my SD card.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] VisedMonk:
Did you use NVFlash to flash CWM? If so, then you can indeed boot into recovery by holding the volume down and power buttons simultaneously. Just hold them for about 10 to 15 seconds and it should boot into recovery and not factory reset your phone.

From this thread by TGA_Gunman, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
[T-Mobile LG G2x] EmceeGeek:
Yeah, I found it out the hard way, but it worked eventually! I wish I would have tried that the first time this happened to me. Thanks
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebshalom:
I installed clockworkmod per instructions.

When I press the on and volume up buttons I get the appropriate message and then the system boots with the tap n tap (ugh) rom.

I never see a clockworkmod menu

What am I doing wrong?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottch699:
I am having the same issue!!! I am beyond frustrated right now. I have downgraded to 1.1 and had success during one try and from now on trying to boot into Clockwork it won't let me. All it does is say booting from kernal image and then goes to the splash screen then to the box with the down arrow and continues until it goes right back to the viewsonic birds and boots to the normal rom again.

What the He!! am I doing wrong here? I have already done a factory reset with data wipe...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] argusvision:
Instructional video

See if this helps.

How to install Clockwork mid and tnt lite - Pensacola computers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27oDBi-x760
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottch699:
That is exactly what I was watching and following when this happened to me. Any other ideas? I did however just return the other one after clearing the data and got another one so I am going to try and avoid doing that again.. I am going to try and tread slowly here so I can get things right....
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looking335:
I've had 100% success using the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950

Go to the first link (Dropbox) and, if Windows, download the 2 zipped files. I will say I bought a Viewsonic G tablet back in December and I had to used the older zipped file in the DEPRECATED folder. My latest Viewsonic G tablet works with the latest files.

Unzip the 2 files, combine into one folder, plug in the USB cable, and reboot by holding the POWER button *and* the Vol- button. You should see the initial boot screen but should quickly see a black screen. Run the .bat file (nvflash_gtablet.bat). If the computer doesn't see the tablet, read the above link on how to make sure you've installed the drivers for the tablet. Once the batch file ends, your tablet will automatically reboot. I would suggest powering off the tablet before it reboots as you can install CW_Mod via NVFlash, which is what I do. Grab CW_Mod 1.1 (not 1.2). Unzip the UPDATE.ZIP file and copy RECOVERY.IMG to the folder where you combined the 2 zipped files from Dropbox. Connect your tablet to your PC via the USB cable. Reboot the tablet again by pressing the POWER button while holding the Vol- button. Same thing--i.e. initial boot screen, then a black screen. Either create a batch file or run the following command (sorry cannot remember the thread where I found this, so I take no credit for this):

nvflash.exe --bl bootloader.bin --download 9 recovery.img

This is a quick process. Once the command finishes. Unplug your USB cable from your tablet and hold down the POWER button to turn off your tablet. You can either power it back on or power it back on and check to make sure CW_Mod is installed (recommended). For this, press the POWER button while holding down the Vol+ key until you see the line of text appear in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

Again, on one of my Viewsonic G tablets, I had to use the zipped file contained in the DEPRECATED folder on the Dropbox. I can't remember what the current files did (think soft-brick).

Good luck. As I've said, I've used these steps so many times as I went through every 1.1 ROM and 1.2 ROM trying to find the one I liked and the steps were perfect. At this point, though, while in CW_Mod, I would go through the process of partitioning your system and formatting stuff.
[Xoom General] felixthecat:
will a US wifi xoom work in the UK? any issues
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
Yes.

It does. I haven't seen any issues so far. If it helps I used this link: http://t.co/NelNL3D

Although I only went through steps 1-3:
[Xoom General] rschenck:
The US WiFi should work anywhere. I have a US WiFi Xoom and it updated to 3.1 OTA just fine as soon as I connected to a WiFi access point, even on the other side of the Atlantic.

I didn't need to do anything to it. I opted to unlock and root, but it was working just fine on stock.
[Xoom General] poisike:
Yes, it works just fine in Europe and you will get the updates faster then european Xoom's.

Included charger works in Europe (220v), but you will need US > UK adapter.
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
You know I just noticed I read the question wrong :p
[Xoom General] danum:
Pre installed books and the stock email app stopped working for me after 3.1 update. No big loss. Everything else works fine.
[Xoom General] poisike:
Email works fine for me. I haven't tried Books on 3.1
[Xoom General] tomstacey:
My books aren't working on my US 3.1 being used in the UK...
[Xoom General] Sistema1927:
I am going to England for 2 weeks in September. Hotel only has wifi in public areas, wired in the room, but I should be able to set-up an ad-hoc network using the wife's netbook.

I have one plug adapter, and will probably pick up at least one more to make sure that netbook, Xoom, and Kindle stay charged.
[Xoom General] poisike:
Just tried Books and it works fine.

You need BooksTablet.apk, i used ES File explorer to install it. It will give a error that it wasn't installed but after a restart the Books icon appears and works.
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
I seem to have issues with google books where it keeps uninstalling itself after the 3.1 update...

but either way - wifi works the same in the US as it does in the UK.

all good :)

I think the things that differ are the networking frequencies and stuff
[Xoom General] danum:
Sure the app works but have you tried to download a book?
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
Downloaded Alice in wonderland. Books keeps uninstalling though
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] yuhenyo:
could someone make an app that looks and feels like the one from wp7?

or even a theme for go/handcent/chomp sms would be great!
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] kruemel666:
Have a look at this:

http://wp7android.com/
[Xperia Play General] jism31:
Any chance you can sideload games to your sony xperia play? Not just android games, but the ones in that playstation store?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
Sorry if this sounds stupid but what is sideloading games?
[Xperia Play General] ammarcool12:
Installing via sd card with the setup file I belive
[Xperia Play General] jism31:
haha, for example if you have an android app on your computer and want to put it on your phone, you can do what is called sideloading with applications such as droid explorer to install it on your phone. (There are many other ways to sideload)
[Xperia Play General] jism31:
can you explain a bit more? install on your sd from your computer then pop it into your phone?
[Xperia Play General] TheBassman369:
Get the .apk and install it from the phone, if that's what you're taking about.
[Xperia Play General] hyun18:
Sideloading; installing apps not from the market...
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
Just copy the .apk to your sd card, and use a file explorer, tap on the apk and the installer will pop up :)
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
Here you have an example of a quite nice game to sideload: http://www.wormux.org/phpboost/download/download.php
[Xperia Play General] jism31:
I should have phrased my question better; are the playstation games such as fifa 10 .apk files as well?
[Xperia Play General] crispyduckling:
well in my experience alot of the games u get a small apk file 5-10mb

the u have to download the games data after u install the game

which can be up to 1200mb is the biggest ive had to do so far.
[Xperia Play General] DeadlyDazza:
So the original question should've gone something like this... "Can I illegally download games and install them on my Xperia Play. "
[Xperia Play General] ncaissie:
If you are talking about Playstation 1 games then yes, via PSX emulator. If you are talking about PSP and PSN games then no. Sony may port them in the future. Which I hope they port GOW.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
ofcourse the are, every app needs an .apk :)
[Xperia Play General] jism31:
well thank you guys for your help!
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
Yes, they are. In case you wipe the games' data they'll download it again next time you fire up the app.

Enviado desde mi R800i
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
I OP preparing to download Android Black Market?? *tisk tisk*

I would never do such a thing... <_< >_>
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dpdpkpcom:
I've had this problem for a while even on the original firmware. I'm hoping some whizz in the XDA forums can shed some light on it ?

Randomly, my phone won't wake up AT ALL. It's still running, but the screen just won't come on.

I'm currently on the Litening v1.1 rom, but I think that's inconsequential.

The only fix is to take the battery out and replace it and then it boots fine.

I decided to delve a little deeper. I installed an sshd service so I could attempt to ssh in if it happened again, which it just has. I ssh'ed in and managed to get the log file (that I've attached to this message).

I also got a couple of screenshots showing that the system monitor service had failed and that when the phone was rebooted, something had really drained the battery.

I also took a screenshot of what had consumed the most cpu while the phone was in the sleep of death......

Also attached to this post is the log taken AFTER the problem had happened, and it seems to show me pushing some keys to wake the beast up, but no joy.

Any help gratefully received !!!

Thanks in advance !

dp
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnboy36:
I have the same problem but i haven't been nearly as thorough in my investigation because I only got my GS2 2 days ago. It's happened at least 10 times since then. I've been searching forums and this is the first post I've found that seems to be the same problem. Can anyone help?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamana:
Take a look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15321678#post15321678
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarmafia:
Umm,,try this..

It may be due to some kinda App..try uninstalling the apps which u installed or used just before this problem occured..

It happened with me too,,just one time though,,,when i installed an app(Night Vision..or something :o ),,,,i guess it causes some kind of sensor malfunction,,,,

I removed the battery,,,then reinstalled it,,,switched on the phone,,deleted the app,,,Ran an Antivirus(AVG,,,not a good one),,,and it showed me some kinda "suspicious message" warning,,,i pushed the fix button,,,and thats it,,,,

No problems so far..*fingers crossed*...hope it helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnboy36:
Thanks, I'm pretty sure it's an isolated problem and I've just been very unlucky.

Phones4U are replacing the handset.

My phone has not woken up out of sleep since about 24 hours ago. It's not shutting down, it's just not re-enableing the display or touchscreen after being in sleep mode.

I have tried a factory reset but that didn't help.

Just in case anyone has the same fault, there is no fix. Send it back.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b33p_:
My phone doesn't wake up sometimes. This morning it happened again and I had to take the battery out and put it back in. It's annoying but the only problem I have experienced thus far.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dpdpkpcom:
Update from me.........

I haven't had this issue for a long time now. I am now running litepro 1.5. I also disabled fast dormancy or whatever it's called so not sure which of the above fixed it.

But, what is strange is the problem originally occurred on the stock rom (orange) and a litepro rom ?!?!

But, litepro 1.5 seems to have solved the issue for me.

Now, reluctant to try a new rom, as it's a pain of a problem when it occurs. Hope others find a solution that works for them.

dp
[Acer Iconia A500] kimycai:
as i sign it but cant be recognized by a500 in recovery ，why ，who know it，i use the key of testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8。
[Acer Iconia A500] seraphimserapis:
If you would have read the dev threads you would know that it isn't possible to use testkeys or even flash a custom recovery currently..

Please close!
[Acer Iconia A500] kimycai:
o，I see 3Q
[General Questions and Answers] tommeke19:
Hi guys,

I'm looking for an altimeter that is precisely as possible.

Sorry for my bad english