yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet General] DarkHorse281:
Check that nvflash to CWM tool. When I was having all my problems a couple days ago I tried it and I wasn't able to get it to work. I nvflashed back to stock. Then installed CWM. I got it all figured out after that. Just thought I'd let you know and I tried it several times before I went back to doing it the other way. Thanks for all your hard work on the site.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
1.1 or 1.2?
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Hey everyone. I just want you to know I'm linking contact on dummies site to roebeet's email :p
[G Tablet General] bajan5026:
One thing I have noticed there is a lack of is a link to the latest version of Flash for the Gtab.

I have seen one for the Xoom and suppose it is compatible with the Gtab. If you can please provide a link.

TIA
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Or people can hit up the apps and themes thread where there is a constantly updated flash with hulu fix added thread. Its a good point, just link this thread. The OP updates as soon as a new version is released.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1077914
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Lol! I'm sure he REALLY appreciates that. :p
[G Tablet General] SonicG:
Thanks you GI for the excellent guides on your website. I just download the CM 7.1 RC Pershoot for the 1.2 BL (4349). Do I also need to download the GAPPS file for this ROM?
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Yep............................
[G Tablet General] SonicG:
Problem loading widget from CM7.1

Last night i just finish install the new ROM CM7.1RC + Pershoot for my Gtab BL 1.2 (4349), and everything seem working fine. This morning when i turn on the tablet, i got an error message "problem loading widget". Can someone please tell me how can i fix this?
[G Tablet General] TJEvans:
depends on the widget. Many times you can go to the widget setup page, save the setup and return home to find it working fine. I use circle widgets and they take an extremely long time, occasionally to awake from sleep. Simiclock also takes a while. Comparitively, Pandora, agenda, and Poweramp all pretty much load instantly. 99.99% of the time, widget problems have nothing to do with the rom itself, but with the widget, or how the widget performs with the rom...in other words, don't assume that messing with the rom will fix anything, start messing with the widget and go from there.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Jus to let you guys know, I'm adding a how-to section to do certain things that we want to do.
[G Tablet General] Elroyy:
Thanks for the great work on the website!
[G Tablet General] ///RBR:
THANK YOU for your effort!!! (@goodintentions)

:clap :clap :clap
[G Tablet General] SonicG:
Thanks TJEvans, after reading the cyanogen.com forum. It seem like a lot of people have the same problem. Therefore, i switch to Calkukin+Clemsyn OC V6 ROM, and everything work great.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Cyanogen really does have a lot of problems. About 70% of the problems people tell me about are related to cyanogen.
[G Tablet General] TJEvans:
SSSHHHH....the "powers that be" may hear you...
[G Tablet General] DarkHorse281:
nvflash to cwm

I have the 1.2 bl. I know I'm a noob at this so it may just be me but I though I would at least tell you about my experience. By the way, I love the how to section. Thanks.
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Hahaha! Seriously :)

CM7 has quirks that VEGAn7 doesn't have, which has quirks that C+C doesn't have, which has quirks that CM7 doesn't have. (You get the point)

HC is like that bipolar red head ex you call up every now and then for a wild night of boozn and shaggn. Looks good, fun to show off to your friends but definitely not a keeper. Well at least until she gets some good meds and some therapy, or propper drivers are released... :p
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Meh....... the powers that be already left us long time ago. The gtab sections of xda have been going on unmoderated for days now. You can post links to other forums like this one all you want and nothing would still happen. Before, lightning would strike you down instantly. Nowadays, you don't even get a little rain.
[G Tablet General] TJEvans:
I would apply to be a moderator, but I couldn't put up with complete jerks like you and I...
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Well, I looked at their form. I'm not qualified to be a moderator. In order to be a moderator, you have to be active in the general section. I'm only active here in the gtab section.

So, I guess chances are we'll get another moderator who doesn't care much for the gtab and will have a bias towards a specific rom development.
[G Tablet General] Nikon5400:
Newbie questions

Thanks OP! This is my first non-windows device and I am glad I found your site.

I just installed Vegan-Tab Ginger Edition on 1.1 Branch (3588). Installed ClockWorkMod via option1, Flashed ROM via CWM.

The first time I tried I got a message e:can't open /sdcard/rom/vegan-ge-7, but then I did step2 and step3 again (someone suggested re-doing step3 only, but I did both 2 and 3) and everything seems to work now. I didn't install kernel yet.

Questions:

1. Every step mentions reboot. When system reboots it boots to the original stock firmware and initializes gtab like it's being used for the first time. Is that OK or the initialization should be prevented? I'm just trying to figure out why I got that error message

2. What are the benefits of a new kernel? I have not installed it yet and I wonder if I have to.

3. with stock firmware some of my youtube videos were running fine, while others didn't run at all (forgot the error message). Now I think they all are running, but the video is jerky, like bad network or not enough power to play it. Also, playing crazy birds sometimes a bit jerky as well, although the touch-pad and buttons are more responsive and I think the system may be more responsive as well. Does it have anything to do with the new firmware, missing kernel.. or something else?

4. If your ROM requires GAPPS file, download that, too - how do I know if I need it?

5. Release buttons when you see "Recovery key detectedI never see this message. I see "detect a recovery key pressed" and then a few seconds later "booting recovery kernel image"

6. Choose either Option C1 or Option C2 depending on your branch What does this apply to?

7. When I do a backup, shouldn't I copy it off the gtab to external sd or a PC?

8. what's the eta for for the release version of honeycomb for my gtab (1.1 3588)?

Thanks again for a great site
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
(1) Every step mentions reboot? What on Zeus' green earth are you talking about?

(2) You don't have to flash a custom kernel. Chances are, you already got a custom kernel pre-installed with your custom rom. I thought I explained that very clearly in the kernel section.

(3) All ginger based roms lack hardware acceleration. This is why your videos are jerky. You have 2 options to not have jerky videos. Either you overclock it to 1.5 ghz using pershoot's kernel or you choose one of the froyo roms, which have full hardware acceleration.

(4) The thread of each rom should tell you if you need the gapps file or not. Vegan ginger doesn't need gapps.

(5) Ask god. I'm only a demi-god.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Why isn't this a sticky, yet?
[G Tablet General] captirwin:
Number one

gtab for dummies is just what I needed. Maybe the best gtab site for newbies.

MAKE THIS A STICKY.

Thanks.:D
[G Tablet General] vuffi_raa:
Thanks in a big way

This really is great. As a noob to the android scene that will have a g tab in my hands next week this REEEEEELY does de-clutter trying to piece together flashing a new ROM to the device. I know that the process isn't that involved (at least easier than putting CFW on my psp pre-pandora and jailbreaking my archos 5 linux player which was a reeeal pain) but there really are a lot of long threads that I have been pouring over trying to figure out what I will need to do whereas when I looked @ this site I learned more by thumbing through for the first few minutes than I have found over the last few days while going over the literally hundreds of pages surrounding it in all of the forums.
[G Tablet General] DannyAZ5:
I've been working on rooting using the dummies site since it has opened. But I haven't been able to get past the NVFLASH CW Mod step!!!

I did the 1.1 branch, Option C for CWM. When I reboot into recovery mode, I get this:

Then the screen changes and I get a box with an arrow jumping out of it. If I press the home key, I see the following messages:

Then the tablet reboots. I know before I tried to install CWM I have accidentally visited the recovery menu a couple of times. Freaked me out the first time I did it.

Now, I can't get the recovery menu for the life of me! I tried wiping all user data. I then formatted my SD Card. I am still getting the same message!!!

Now, an interesting part is I get a different set of secondary messages if I remove the SD Card

I've tried re-NVflashing, but nothing seems to change what happens. Anybody know how I can get my recovery menu back???

PS: All the downloads on the dummies site are broken. Bandwidth has been exceeded...
[G Tablet General] DannyAZ5:
I reloaded CWM with instructions here and all is good now. I guess the NVFlash method isn't working???
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Haha, there's a reason why I said that method is discouraged. Doesn't work for some. The links are "broken" because too many people are using them. Ill post mirrors when I get back home. Out of town now.

PS the new bandwidth I just bought is rapidly approaching limit. Interesting...
[G Tablet General] wtfdit:
Help

I am following the step by step guide for this but i am getting the following error once i run nvflash_gtablet.bat

t --bl bootloader.bin --configfile gtablet.cfg --create --go

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: t20

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 3

chip sku: 0x8

chip uid: 0x1714118840dfb357

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: nand

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 0

sdram config strap: 0

sending file: gtablet.bct

- 4080/4080 bytes sent

gtablet.bct sent successfully

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x10

sending file: bootloader.bin

| 941356/941356 bytes sent

bootloader.bin sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully

setting device: 1 0

creating partition: BCT

creating partition: PT

creating partition: EBT

creating partition: MBT

creating partition: BLO

creating partition: MSC

creating partition: OGO

creating partition: SOS

creating partition: LNX

creating partition: APP

creating partition: CAC

Formatting partition 2 BCT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 3 PT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 4 EBT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 5 MBT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 6 BLO please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 7 MSC please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 8 OGO please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 9 SOS please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 10 LNX please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 11 APP please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 12 CAC please wait.. done!

done!

sending file: part4.img

/ 2097152/2097152 bytes sent

part4.img sent successfully

sending file: part5.img

\ 131072/131072 bytes sent

part5.img sent successfully

sending file: part6.img

/ 4194304/4194304 bytes sent

part6.img sent successfully

sending file: part7.img

\ 10616832/16777216 bytes sentdata send failed NvError 0x30012

command failure: create failed

Press enter to continue:
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Here's a picture of me.

Do I look like this guy?

Hell, no. I can't read your mind anymore than you can get the nvflash file to work. You need to tell me which file you used so I can check it out. Have you any idea how many files I hosted on my server? You want me to check every one of them?

Need to go take blood pressure medicine now...
[G Tablet General] wtfdit:
apologies i didn't mention which file because it happens with both

the one i just tried is gtab.nvflash.1.2.branch.20110508_with_cwmv3028

I get the message on the gtab screen advising that nvflash is starting but they vanishes when i get this error.

I tried it again and this time it stopped here

Formatting partition 2 BCT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 3 PT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 4 EBT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 5 MBT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 6 BLO please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 7 MSC please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 8 OGO please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 9 SOS please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 10 LNX please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 11 APP please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 12 CAC please wait.. done!

done!

sending file: part4.img

| 983040/2097152 bytes sentdata send failed NvError 0x30012

command failure: create failed

Press enter to continue:
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Ok, here is what you're going to do.

If you look at the bottom of the rom page, you will see part 3. Download that zip file. Copy every file in that zip file and paste into the folder of your chosen nvflash. Just let them replace the files already in your nvflash folder. Then redo the nvflash process.
[G Tablet General] TJEvans:
shouldn't have removed the disclaimer page...lol

seriously though, I was a true dummy today. My tablet was working fine yesterday (running BC) and I left it sitting on a table at my dad's house while I went ot cook dinner. When my wife tried to use it in the car on the way home, EVERYTHING was forceclosing. I couldn't get a damn thing to work. Worst part, I got lazy with TB and my last backup was a month ago...TB was force closing too...

From past posts of mine, you'll notice that I hadn't been able to get the new CWM to even flash, using the terminal emulator method, or the standard recovery flash method. I just figured I'd let it go, since everything was working fine...

Well...who knows what happened to my tablet for the short amount of time that I was busy with dinner...(my little brother was impressed with it, so I suspect that he stated fooling with it. He has a cruze, so he may have started playing with stuff to the point that it basically broke)

No biggy though, because Goodintentions has some WONDERFUL steps for using NVFlash. I got back to stock rom, and I'm now a happy user of Calkulin/Clemsyn combo...first I flashed Beasty, then went to Calk, when some apps wouldn't install because my device was "not compatible?" Confused me, so I figured it may be an NI/G-Tab problem...went to Calk, and everythign works as it did before, albeit with month old backups of apps...

Thanks GI...it truly was much more painless than I thought it would be. But don't worry, I won't be NVFlashing everything under the sun.

thanks again
[G Tablet General] c-loo:
Thanks for doing this. As I mentioned in another thread, you saved me a lot of time when I wanted to switch to a 1.2BL. I was amazed how simple you made it.
[G Tablet General] gtlifter:
thanks for creating this, it was a huge help
[G Tablet General] gtab_man:
Many thanks

Sheesh, I wish I'd found your website about 8 hours earlier.

As a software developer, I actually spend time understanding what I'm doing.

And there is so much info on flashing these gtabs that I was going crazy figurring out whose instructions were correct.

Your website is perfect. My wife was ready to dump her gtab until I discovered these kernels...

Your intentions were better than good, they were fantastic.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
I have a question for you guys. When you go to my website, do you see any ad anywhere?
[G Tablet General] kdelisle:
Now or ever?
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Nowadays..............
[G Tablet General] kdelisle:
Sorry for the belated reply - fell asleep last night.

I just went in and I don't see anything I take as an ad. I want to say how much I appreciate that page. I've directed others to it (prolly violating xda policy - but it's not like you are making money off of that site!!).
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Are you kidding me? I'm making great profit from the invisible ads. Based on this rate I'll be able acquire google in just under 5 million years. Heck, I'll might even look into taking on microsoft and apple.
[G Tablet General] MX21:
I received my GTab Friday at 5:00. I followed the GTab for Dummies website and installed CWM and Brilliant Corners and they were up and running that evening. It was too easy! I've been reading and researching for a week to make sure I could mod this thing into something usable. Almost anticlimactic when I did it. Went smoothly without a hitch and everything is running fine.

Edit: by the way, I don't see ads on the website.

Thanks!

MX
[G Tablet General] brettdwagner:
I don't think it's against XDA policy, the rule is something like "websites which require signup and compete with XDA..."

Goodintentions, if your not running google ads or an amazon affiliate link you really should be. I don't think anyone would take issue.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Oh yeah? Look what happened with LBS's hc illuminate.
[G Tablet General] ndindy:
Another thanks to OP. I bought 2 gtabs off of ebay and got the first one in 2 days ago. I'd read the reviews etc which is why I chose this one to start with. Played with it for 10 minutes and proceeded to brick it following a different set of instructions to put a good rom on it. Great way to burn $200. Found the dummies site and 15 minutes later was back up and had CM7 running. Now if I can just get hulu and netflix to work... :laugh:

2nd one showed up today, Seller decided to save me some time and sent me a brick to start with. (Big thanks there fella, I can go to prison and be raped and not spend the $200. Hell for $50 I can go to the right street in Denver and not have to go to jail :laugh: ) Would boot and then immediate errors saying android was up the creek and floating belly up. Couldn't even get it into recovery, got the open box/arrow screen, whatever that means.

Back to the site, got everything up and stable stock and then up and stable with CM7. Now the wife and I both have new tabs for work, working great with the wireless tether on the rooted phones. Now if I can just get... :laugh:
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
To get hulu working go to my how-to page.
[G Tablet General] ndindy:
Ya, tried that route a few times, doesn't work. Even w/o flash loaded at all I get the "hello mr. android user" pop up.

I haven't tried it on the 2nd tab yet, but on mine no joy.

*edit on the + side, I've got netflix up! 1 out of 3 video streamers I use. Just Hulu and crackle to go :)
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
I am constantly amazed at how things that work for me and thousands of others don't work for a few. Did you make sure you downloaded the newest version? Hint old versions have the word old next to them.
[G Tablet General] ndindy:
Forum ate 1/2 my post.

Bottom file, 6/29 apk which is the newest I saw. Installed with 'easyinstaller' after the file downloaded. Last go-round I removed old flash, rebooted, installed new, rebootted, and didn't watch hulu :)
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
*Sigh*

I now no longer believe in the consistency of science. Before I saw your post, I was convinced that every time I put my foot on the ground the electromagnetic forces between the subatomic particles would prevent me from falling right through the floor and towards the center of the Earth. But now that I realize there is no more consistency in this world, every time I take a step is a gamble...
[G Tablet General] ndindy:
Heh, many moons ago and i don't count because it makes me feel old, I went to school and then made my living as a programmer with an extra emphasis on physics. Then I was a cop for about a decade. Now I do real estate. I'm somewhere in my 30s.

What I've learned from each.

Physics is absolute.

What happens when I compile on my PC will *probably* happen when you compile on yours.

People by and large are idiots. That alone doesn't make them bad.

Contract law is a lot like playing a game, its so much easier to win when so many people don't know the rules.

I'm just learning the android system and will be reviewing this angle to see what i missed but so far hulu doesn't work on 2. Even if I never get it working there's 2 happy tab owners thanks to your info.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Are you kiding me? That's almost my life story. Graduated with a physics degree. Did programming. Became cop. Now doing research in material science. Still in 20s.

Edit.

Night patrol made me addicted to coffee. Ever seen a 15 car pile up in a blizzard? Dumbasses kept coming in at high speeds even though visibility was zero and the road was a sheet of ice. Good times.

Edit again.

God I feel old. Need more time in life. The big 30 is coming soon. And I haven't taken over the world yet. You know, they say if by 30 you haven't achieved your goal in life then you will never achieve it.
[G Tablet General] kdelisle:
You guys are funny. I'm 50... don't give up on goals.

I do have a question. I'd really like to have open office or another free office suite work on the tab. Know of any?
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/download.htm
[G Tablet General] kdelisle:
LOL - guess i should have snooped around your site more! I actually had it up for days on end. thanks for all the help.

K
[G Tablet General] MechAniX.one:
goodintentions are you going to post any videos on the site? Tutorials or ROM reviews?
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
No. Reasons:

(1) People will be making fun of my asian accent.

(2) There's already a guy doing that. It's called gtab unleashed, or something like that.

(3) I have leprosy. I don't really exist. I died a couple years ago right next to a computer so now my soul is inhabiting that computer.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Just want to share a frustration that I have. On my website for dummies, one of the instructions clearly states that after a certain step there would be a screen that says "magic value mismatch" and the instruction clearly tells them to continue on to the next step. Yet, I've gotten several complaints from panicked people reporting they get a "magic valuemismatch".

Should I try smoke signals, morse code, or perhaps even animated pictures of naked females holding signs telling them what to do?
[G Tablet General] brettdwagner:
Goodintentions, If I were you I would ignore every one of those emails. If someone can't read through the tutorial, what good is personal support going to do.
[G Tablet General] TJEvans:
My only issue with your site is that I'm an anti-authority type personality....everytime an instruction says "don't click here," I find my rebellious nature forcing me to click...mean, just mean.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Hahaha. I put those links in there after a couple dozen emails from people who decided to skip a few steps here and there ending up with a bricked tablet. After a few email exchanges, I figured out that they didn't do simple steps like erase data and staying on the same branch.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummie...ics/show/5405439-stuck-on-3-bird-screen?next=
[G Tablet General] bajan5026:
Site is down

I have been trying to get on the site and it takes forever to get a third of the way and just dies there.

I have been trying since Sat. eve the 30th, at least for the last 24 hours.

I hope it is still going and your datacenter is just having problems. I have referred so many to your site, as it is a godsend.

Thanks for posting
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Yeah, you guys overwhelmed my server.
[G Tablet General] mindwave:
well when you create what is possibly, the single best site for all things GTAB

its gonna cause a stampede.

Now you need some affiliates....
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
I'll be on a road trip vacation starting tomorrow. If you guys can please visit my site to help out the newvbies. Thanks.
[G Tablet General] JUGOMAN:
The site has been overtaken by some sort of credit card thing