yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab General] BubbaRob1978:
Which files do I need to install from the link you posted? I see the thread is over 220 pages long and not sure where to begin or which mod to download.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab General] coferjinelong:
i find video call does not work in this build. any workarounds?

P.S: i also tried to root my tab with gingerbread and SuperOneClick, no luck...
[Galaxy Tab General] coferjinelong:
this works for me too.

i wonder if a factory reset will save all the trouble going back to EA24
[Galaxy Tab General] kabuk1:
Nope. Not for me anyway.
[Galaxy Tab General] icreative:
Who can upload update.zip file with gingerbread?):
[Galaxy Tab General] kabuk1:
OMFG now I can't even flash to EA24 with Odin, it gives me some stupid "can't open binary" error. Getting seriously pissed off here.

EDIT: Got it to work by turning off my antivirus & firewall. Anyone having trouble flashing should try that if they haven't already. DLing EB28 right now, we'll see how this goes. I swear, I need one of those stress balls you can scream into.
[Galaxy Tab General] block911:
Downloaded the update that was posted, renamed to update.zip and placed on the root of my sd card, powered off, hit volume up and power and chose the updated.zip file and 5minutes later it was done. Good job to the original poster. It runs much faster

Also I was stock and got my tab from woot
[Galaxy Tab General] block911:
You rock, it worked great. Every one please go to page 14 and thank the guy
[Galaxy Tab General] sbiller1:
I had the same problem a few weeks ago tryint to flash EA24. I had to go back to DJ30 with Odin and that worked. I than figured out the only way to flash EA24 on my tab was with the Heimdall utility. It wasn't as user friendly as Odin but it finally worked! There are some threads that explain how to use Heimdall to flash. You'll need to unzip the tar and specify all of the fields.
[Galaxy Tab General] teddy333:
Thanks. The file worked great. Just curious to know if Gtalk video will work now. Skype video works. At least I think it works since the test call feature works now. Thanks again
[Galaxy Tab General] ZoinksS2k:
Is using my restore package still the only way to revert to stock? I would have hoped somebody figured out a better way by now.
[Galaxy Tab General] sbiller1:
Update worked great. That was too easy! Sent thanks to pvtjoker42!!!
[Galaxy Tab General] snarfattak:
Didn't revert my root access in 2.2, just downloaded the update.zip from page 14, copied to my sd card, and flashed... MMMMM gingerbread. Lost root. meh. didn't use it much anyway.
[Galaxy Tab General] gsu_golfer:
There's a method in the OP for flashing to stock. I'm not sure if it's the same thing you're referring to.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1133053&page=2
[Galaxy Tab General] snarfattak:
The first one worked for me. The official Netflix 1.2.2
[Galaxy Tab General] Mikeg1969:
For anyone having trouble getting the update to take, make sure when you rename the file you just rename it "update" (no quotation marks) not update.zip. As the file is already in zip format, update.zip will in actuality make it update.zip.zip and it won't work.

I just updated with root and it went together with no problem.

For those of us without 3G access, you might see a message that the update did not work when it tries to call home to verify but just tap ok and check about my GalaxyTab and you will see it was successful.

Hope this helps someone.
[Galaxy Tab General] snarfattak:
Hmm. I had no failure message and I don't have 3G data. Mine is always in airplane mode. I have to turn on wifi after every reboot.
[Galaxy Tab General] seewhyphotos:
When attempting to flash the update.zip that was posted, I end up with a White Triangle with an orange explamation point in the middle, and it stops.

I think I might wait for the official release.
[Galaxy Tab General] teddy333:
Just confirmed that Skype works without issue.
[Galaxy Tab General] c0rp:
Update.zip from page 14 doesnt work on my galady tab wifi only,when trying to flash it from stock recovery.
[Galaxy Tab General] l8agin:
Success, I love you guys.
[Galaxy Tab General] nvisi0n:
It craps out here too. Some error with flashing the music player. Tried downloading on multiple MSD cards and computers.
[Galaxy Tab General] ZoinksS2k:
Missed the e24 updater. I got the "cannot open binary file" error from the package. I stripped off the .MD5 extension and flashed it via Odin.

This should work for about anyone, regardless of how you've modified your device. The updater borked at some APK files I removed, so the updater is sensitive to the removal of system apps.

Download the E24 flasher

Find a copy of Odin (1.3 worked for me)

Extract the flasher, look in \Models\Binary, strip the .MD5 extension from the file SPH-P100.EA24.SECURE.REV07-FULL_CL871413.tar.md5

Load Odin

Connect device via USB

Reboot into recovery (power off, hold power and down volume keys or do a "adb reboot download")

Select the newly renamed .TAR file in the PDA slot in Odin

Select start (flashing should commence)

Boot, allow the EB28 update to complete

Download the Gingerbread update

Copy the update_from_EB28_to_EF17.zip file to your SD card, rename it to update.zip

Reboot into recovery (power off, hold power and up volume keys or do a "adb reboot recovery")

Use volume rocker to select apply update.zip (or whatever)

Touch the home button to select

EDIT: This is for Sprint devices only. Please, for the love of all things great and small, don't use if you have a different carrier or have a WiFi-only Tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] burrzoo:
I'm rooted (friend did it), not much else (that I know of) except got rid of the Sprint Activation nag. If I update I'll lose root but will I also lose the ability to use my other phone as an Adhoc wifi connection?

Thanks in advance...
[Galaxy Tab General] seewhyphotos:
My forced update is crapping out on the /system/app/Maps.apk update.

assert_failed: apply_patch_check /system/app/Maps.apk

E:Error in /mnt/sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

I may uninstall my Maps.apk app, and see if it gets past.

I'm running a stock EB28, non-rooted, Sprint Galaxy Tab with full data plan 3G.
[Galaxy Tab General] aversusb:
Simple. Had a rooted Sprint running latest OTA update. Took the zip file that was posted in this thread, put it in root of SDCard, booted into recovery and flashed UPDATE.

Running gingerbread. Lost root, but got netflix...fair trade...for now!
[Galaxy Tab General] Radical-J:
Downloaded straight from xda to Gtab used astro to copy file from download and paste to root. renamed update.zip (yes leave the .zip) worked perfectly

WiFi only
[Galaxy Tab General] A. Nonymous:
I've got a Woot Tab and have not been notified of an update yet. I half expected it to be waiting for when I got home, but it wasn't. Is there any prevailing reason why I should update? I'm very happy with Froyo and I don't have Netflix so a Netflix app is useless to me. What do I get for giving up root access?
[Galaxy Tab General] EatKeyLimePie:
A more responsive tablet and also bluetooth hid support for bluetooth keyboards, mice...
[Galaxy Tab General] shoman24v:
Thanks, this worked. Originally, my device didn't take the EB28 update and I didn't realize that. After restoring with the above file I got the update, and the Gingerbread update previously posted worked.
[Galaxy Tab General] geewhipped:
build.prop

Just in case anybody else has the same issue...

I got an "assert failed" on my update as well... mine hiccuped on /system/build.prop

Took me a while, but I eventually remembered that I had messed with build.prop when trying to get netflix to work, so I restored the backup copy of the file.

Update went off without a hitch after that.
[Galaxy Tab General] ad720:
Some problem. I restored to stock. Tried different SD cards, tried just "update" and "update.zip".

I think that I need to let it do the EB28 update first...trying that now.
[Galaxy Tab General] popart:
Got skype video working no problem, was wondering if anyone figured out if gtalk video is working. Didnt see option for it anywhere! Speed increase with GB is amazing!
[Galaxy Tab General] icreative:
Thnx, but how root gingerbread?)=
[Galaxy Tab General] tennandcoz1:
I need help please.i tried odin to stock

But not working.now phone won't even reboot or go in download.it has a different screen.the screen has a phone a triangle then a computer.i tried again fails at kernel.what to do.do i have wrong files.just need tar right.does anyone have right files.please

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab General] geewhipped:
Can you link to the thread (assuming one exists) discussing how to get skype video working? I searched but just found loads of old threads of people talking about how they WANT skype video.
[Galaxy Tab General] icreative:
geewhipped, http://www.ex.ua/view/8164476 download vsky.apk
[Galaxy Tab General] Timanator:
My tab gets stuck here about 30% through the flash and just sits there. Might have to try it on a different machine.
[Galaxy Tab General] ad720:
That did it...:)

Anyone that is having problems applying the update.zip after restoring to stock make sure you let it download and install the EB28 update or it will fail.
[Galaxy Tab General] velishka:
I have EB28 but still nothing. Triangle with green guy under and nothing.
[Galaxy Tab General] valdorama:
Same issue here, I have the Sprint WiFi-only version (purchased refurb on Woot) on EB28. When I go to apply the update I see the progress bar for a millisecond before the triangle with green android appears.

Incidentally, when in recovery mode, should that same triangle/android graphic be shown in the background (slightly faded)? Does that indicate there's maybe some issue even before applying the update, or is it just always there?
[Galaxy Tab General] ad720:
That was what mine did when I named the file just "update", if you downloaded it to your computer and then moved it your SD you should be ok leaving it as update.zip.
[Galaxy Tab General] oscarthegrouch:
Yeah I'm wondering about rooting Ginger too. I don't think rage will work. I could try it but I don't think it will work.
[Galaxy Tab General] ad720:
Try factory reset from recovery maybe?
[Galaxy Tab General] kayakwb:
the link doesnt work, please repost
[Galaxy Tab General] kayakwb:
this link, thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] shoman24v:
Look for the sprint no modem file on here. It will be DJ30. Flash that to PDA and it should come back. You can try the method zoinks posted up a few posts but I think it will fail at the modem part. Using the Odin no modem restore should work.
[Galaxy Tab General] valdorama:
Yep, that's exactly what I did. Downloaded to PC, renamed to 'update.zip', then mounted the Tab and copied to the root of the SD. Still doesn't work.

By the way, when I power down, the Power menu has an option for toggling the 'Date Network Mode'. It is currently deactivated, which makes sense given this is a WiFi-only version. However for those ppl with the WiFi-only version who *have* been able to apply the update, do you know if the data network mode was activated or not before applying it? Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab General] tennandcoz1:
It can't go in recovery or download.how do you extract or rename a file.has a different screen.one with a phone a triangle and a computer.

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab General] bzh2:
I flashed odin to 24, got 28 OTA and tried update.zip that was placed on the root of the sd card from my pc. Booted into recovery, millisecond after it starts I get white triangle with ! . Could someone with a working update.zip post the MD5 or something. I dont understand this. Tried downloading it a couple times.
[Galaxy Tab General] oscarthegrouch:
I am noticing that if I plug this into the computer, I get a red X on the battery. Battery monitor widget says it's discharging. If I plug it into its charger, it charges. This happened to me when I had cwm installed. I'm going to try wiping caches. If that doesn't work then I'm going to flash back to ea24 and let it update then I'll manual to gb and see. Even though I'm not rooted, there might be some leftovers and that's interfering with it.
[Galaxy Tab General] gsu_golfer:
Updating while rooted?
[Galaxy Tab General] bzh2:
btw i am not rooted. I also tried wiping cache and factory reset to 28 before attempting update. Any suggestions?
[Galaxy Tab General] tennandcoz1:
Look for it where

It always fails at kernel

Edit:got download back now what to do to get e24 i don't know how.odin not working and won't reboot.just stays on Samsung.can someone post a link for the pda files i need with out doing extract.so i can just put it in pda and press start.

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab General] meggyver:
Finally got it to work!!

The update wouldn't take for me. The progress bar would show for like a microsecond and then I'd get the exclamation point/triangle/android.

I took a spare microsd card, wiped it, put it in my tab and let Android format it. Then, I placed the update.zip on that card, rebooted into recovery and applied the update. It worked this time! I think the microsd card that came with my tab was a little wonky, or maybe it was having a problem because of how full my original card was.

TL : DR Try formatting a spare microsd card and then putting the update on that.
[Galaxy Tab General] shoman24v:
Search?

http://www.multiupload.com/WDKOUJSM2G

Came from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9753941#post9753941
[Galaxy Tab General] bzh2:
I didnt have a spare card and when I formatted the card in windows it still didnt work. But Read your post again and reformatted the card on the tab itself, then renamed on my pc, dumped it on the card and this time it worked! Thanks d00d
[Galaxy Tab General] oldmacnut:
Can someone pull a nandroid, and a roto for me of the sprint gb stock after install, pm me and ill give you an ftp account to upload it.

Make sure....for the love of god, please remove your personal data first.

I could use a clean system dump to start on some roms in gb.
[Galaxy Tab General] oscarthegrouch:
In ea24 and eb28 the tab will charge when plugged into a computer. In gingerbread, it will not charge. This is from an odin and nothing done by my part except flashing gb with update.zip

Can anyone confirm this? I'm thinking something is wrong here. I had no errors anywhere when going through this updating processes.

Just like I suspected, superoneclick rage isnt working. Dont know whats up with the battery issue. Im going to look for a ginger tab root method.
[Galaxy Tab General] coferjinelong:
how did you get skype video working? i downloaded skype from matket placr and it will not do video call. did you get yhe apk somewhere else ?

thx

EDIT: to answer my own question: here, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1148708
[Galaxy Tab General] A. Nonymous:
I've never felt the tablet was slow and/or sluggish unless it's uptime was approaching 2-3 days. I just rebooted it and it worked fine. For my uses, I don't need BT HID support. I think I'm going to pass on this update at least until it's been rooted in some simple way. I'm just to lazy to screw with it.
[Galaxy Tab General] DanielNTX:
When you get the warning triangle hit the menu button and it brings you back to the menu.

I was getting the error:

E:cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1

E:cant find SDCARD:update.zip

I tried 3 different MicroSDHC cards and finally tried on a 256MB MicroSD card by putting "update.zip" at the root folder of that old card and it finally worked.
[Galaxy Tab General] tennandcoz1:
Ok did this.said passed.now it just staying on Samsung logo.not booting up.just want gingerbread.what to do smart people, I'm a dumb ass

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab General] velishka:
Confirmed. Formatting old/new microsd card helped. Running GB now.

Thanks a lot !
[Galaxy Tab General] Veereihen6:
OK, I didn't revert back to EA24 or unroot at all. I downloaded the file, renamed it update.zip, moved it to my SD card and rebooted into recovery. Then in recovery, selected update.zip, and 5 minutes later, my tab was running gingerbread.

All apps that were installed are still there, and it seems to be running fine.....should I have started fresh?

Complete factory reset?

Other than it saying 2.3.4 under firmware version, and baseband saying EF17, don't see much different.

You wou;d think that Samsung would have fixed some of their apps like the Social Hub, and stuff.
[Galaxy Tab General] gsu_golfer:
No need to start fresh.
[Galaxy Tab General] shoman24v:
First boot takes some time.
[Galaxy Tab General] DanielNTX:
I tried rooting with SuperOneClick 1.9.5 which is what I used before and it doesn't work. How are you guys getting root?
[Galaxy Tab General] Timanator:
This worked for me after finally getting Odin to complete the Modem.bin on the EA24 flash. Now to fix the USB charging issues.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab General] seewhyphotos:
Thanks all for the details on how it worked for you, but I still keep getting stopped at the Maps.apk error as I stated earlier.

I've tried multiple MicroSD cards, formatted in Windows 7 and in the Tablet.

I've redownloaded the update file and renamed it update.zip both from my tablet and windows (with and without McAfee turned on).

I've tried multiple boots to recovery and updating from the update.zip file.

I don't feel much like restoring to an older version EB24, and then upgrading to EB28 just to go to EJ14.

I think I'll wait out the OTA upgrade and see if that works for me.

Not sure why it isn't wanting to work for me, but it won't get past the Maps.apk error.
[Galaxy Tab General] Chahk:
Running EF17. USB charging issues and no root are a bummer, but everything else about the upgrade is well worth this (temporary) trade-off.
[Galaxy Tab General] gsu_golfer:
What USB charging issues are you having?
[Galaxy Tab General] DanielNTX:
It used to charge via low power ports, but now requires a high power port. There's a red X on the battery now when trying to charge via USB on a computer with a low power port.
[Galaxy Tab General] wellsshine:
--Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1

(No such file or directory)

E: Can't mount SDCARD: update.zip

Installation aborted.

Any ideas? =/
[Galaxy Tab General] pvtjoker42:
Sounds like you have CWM and not gone back to stock. This update WILL NOT work with CWM and any custom kernel, you have to go back to stock EB28 before it will work properly.
[Galaxy Tab General] DanielNTX:
No I was getting the same error until I switched from a MicroSDHC card to a MicroSD card.
[Galaxy Tab General] ZoinksS2k:
Hay people, this update is for SPRINT CDMA devices. If you have a wifi/woot tab, look elsewhere. This thread isn't for you

Also, I wouldn't recommend using my rotobackups unless things are really bad, like no boot or screen of death. Use the E24 flasher

Kthxbye
[Galaxy Tab General] gshine:
The woot tabs I'm aware of are Sprint devices. Did woot sell any others?
[Galaxy Tab General] DanielNTX:
The Woot tabs are Sprint 3G devices.
[Galaxy Tab General] seewhyphotos:
This is a question for any Sprint SGT's that have received the update OTA.

What regions are you in? Is the roll-out happening by region, by time-zone, or just randomly over the country?

Since the procedures listed earlier are not working for me, I was just curious on when I can expect the OTA update.

Thanks again to all that have contributed to the GB release! I'm glad it works for most of you. I've submitted my thanks to the ones providing the files... Just want to join the ranks of SGT's running GB soon.
[Galaxy Tab General] Geletis:
Locked bootloader?

Does anyone know if this update locks the boot loader?
[Galaxy Tab General] cruton:
I'm in mountain time and I haven't gotten it yet. I went with the file posted in this thread. I had problems with the update. I had to flash back to dj30 then update the modem to ea24 then let a few ota updates through and then update.zip worked.

This isn't the first time I've had issues with Sprint's updates. Maybe the ota will work for you but I suspect it will probably be as much trouble as update.zip.
[Galaxy Tab General] pvtjoker42:
If you can't get the manual update process to work, the OTA update will possibly fail as well. It's literally the exact same process, just 2 more steps for the user instead of the software rebooting and starting the flash process for you.

Also, I'm in Colorado. Not sure if it's region based or not, I noticed the update notification around 11:30pm MST last night, after having my tab powered on and plugged in almost all day.
[Galaxy Tab General] x4gvnferdy:
gingerbread made my tab slow as molasses.. wonder why!
[Galaxy Tab General] seewhyphotos:
Reinstalling EB24, and going to let it update eb28, and see if the GB update works then.
[Galaxy Tab General] spdickey:
I'm getting the same red X when USB is plugged into my laptop or front ports on my desktop. Plug in wall charger works fine, however. So we'll wait for that update.

I had the same problem as above getting update.exe to flash the Tab. I kept getting the triangle and the droid. After I formatted the SD card on the tab, not on the PC, it worked great.

Before doing that I Odin'ed back to factory, updated wirelessly and then a manual updated to Gingerbread.

Other problems include now getting the nag to authorize to Sprint. I want only Wifi. Guess I'll have to wait for a root so I can delete the nag .apk.
[Galaxy Tab General] Timanator:
After the update, The charging shows a red X when plugged in to the USB port on my PC, but it is charging.

Just FYI.
[Galaxy Tab General] tennandcoz1:
Can't get off Samsung logo tried odin what do i do.gets to kernel then fails

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab General] seewhyphotos:
Whoot! Did a clean eb24 install, let it upgrade to eb28. (I used Heimdall for the eb24 flash, no issues at all on this)

Copied my microsd card to my pc before all of this began as a precautionary step.

Formatted the microsd card in the tablet to ensure it was clean, connected to my pc and copied the upgrade.zip file to my sdcard, and booted into recovery.

selected the update.zip file, and away it went!

Firmware version: 2.3.4

Baseband version: S:P100.08 S.EF17

Kernel Version:

2.6.35.7​

k.sridhar@sep-33 #2​

Build Number

GINGERBREAD.EF17
[Galaxy Tab General] galexandr:
Hey guys,

trying to flash to E24 with E24 Flasher, but stuck @ <ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

How long do i have to wait? what is my next step?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] toonvox:
Yipes. Here's what I get after about ten seconds into the install:

Installing update...

Verifying current system...

assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/SprintAndroidExtension.apk", "ef416acd1e105ff796b4d44621c10ee417ca4e10", "7f1158a266cffeee2383316808f7534d4d2bf6d2")

E:Error in /mnt/sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

I am rooted, so do I need to unroot? I'm running EB28 on a wi-fi-only Sprint Galaxy Tab (woot). Any thoughts?

Thanks!

UPDATE: Resolved. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15410016&postcount=301
[Galaxy Tab General] tpike:
Updated using link. Very easy! Running a quad comparo between my gb and another froyo tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] tennandcoz1:
How did you do all this.i really need help.using heimdall how,what files the same files for odin.can someone post a link for the files.been tring all day.stuck on Samsung logo.tried recovery to use backup but telles me md5 a mis match.tried a flash to last Rom.will not boot up stuck at samsung tried

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab General] snowjumpstump:
Update Success

I too have a Woot refurbished Sprint Tab (3G+WiFi) that I rooted with SuperOneClickv1.9.1-ShortFuse when I first got it.

I was able to put "update_from_EB28_to_EF17.zip" onto my SD card (the card that came with the Tab), renamed it to "update.zip" and went into Recovery and flashed it.

No problems here. I did lose root, but Netflix does in fact work properly (it would force close after login on Froyo). All of my installed apps remained, however the apps that require root access do not function (LCDDensity for example).