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[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] kholy:
i am also stuck at the screen with the android guy and the triangle
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
Try to format your sd card or use a different card.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] bzh2:
I had to reformat the SD card on the tab itself and then try the update.zip in recovery. Don't reformat the card via windows, that didn't work for me.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oldmacnut:
I posted this in the GB update thread as well.....

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  Android Development] DarkPal:
Do a Factory reset before you do a nandroid or a roto. That way no personal data will be there before you send it to Oldmacnut
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
Sorry for the noob question but can you instruct how to do this? Would save me sometimes researching. Thanks
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] EffectiveRange:
Thanks! I was spamming the update firmware button and getting nothing. i knew someone on XDA would have my back. That's why i love this community!
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
I dont have root or cwm. Everything installed fine. The only possible issue I see that wasnt happening with ea24 and eb28 is the battery isnt charging when connected to a computer. There is a red X in the battery. Before, this happened when I had cwm 3000 on with eb28. When I flashed back to complete stock and only rooted, it started charging through usb like it used to. Can anyone say if they are experiencing this also? I am thinking something is not right here.

Update

Hey darkpal, its oldmacnut not oldmacunt. Lol
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] gtdnodude:
To my knowledge the Tab will NOT charge via computer USB. It has to be plugged in to the stock power adapter. Something about the voltage or amperage (I don't remember which) is too low from a pc USB port. It will run off the USB without draining the battery, but it will not charge.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] coferjinelong:
im assuming someone is working on the root? :]
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] adi6262:
OMG are you a senior member ? its called the downloading mode !! press the power button to switch off and than fire it up !
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Chahk:
It was charging fine via USB in Froyo builds EA24 and EB28, so this must be some kernel issue with EF17. We should report this to Sprint and Samsung (and Google?) as an issue.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] pvtjoker42:
Google patched the Gingerbreak exploit so we'll most likely only see root once there is a custom kernel. Hopefully we'll see that soon..
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Chahk:
Speaking of custom kernels, are there any developers working on that? Kernel sources for Sprint Tab were released by Sprint/Samsung last week, but I haven't seen any interest on XDA.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] vabeach454:
IMO... Tab looks the same as before. Are there any differences than Froyo besides it saying build: Gingerbread & battery not charging with usb? I just changed SD cards and it updated fine.

Edit: Quadrant Advance running @ 1615
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
I don't know if it's my imagination or not but it seems like the four action buttons on the bottom aren't registering a touch as easy as they used to. Reminds me of my old moment. I'm clearly touching dead center of it yet nothing is happening right away. Speed wise, I'm not noticing anything of an improvement.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] galexandr:
Guys, need your help!

The following are the steps i tried, and failed:

Step 1. 2GB Micro SD - Lexar

Formatted FAT32 - NO GO

Formatted inside my tab - NO GO

I figured may be the card is bad

Step 2. 2GB Micro SD - Kingston

Formatted FAT32 - NO GO

Formatted Inside my tab - No Go

I figured may be because i am 'rooted', so i wiped the tab clean (Power + Vol UP), Wipe Cache clean

Step 3. 8GB Micro SD - SanDisk

Formatted FAT32 - No GO

Formatted Inside my tab - NO GO

Problem: the update goes about 1/4 and then the triangle with "!" appears :(

I dont mean to sound like a dufus, but can anyone point me to the right directions?

Thank you
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] pvtjoker42:
It's best if you go all the way back to stock, unrooted to get this update to work. Follow the steps in the OP and it's worked every time for me.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
Did you reflash EA24 and EB28 at the beginning? I updated to Gingerbread just fine by those steps.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] galexandr:
Guys, I never did get the EA28, was on EA24 the entire time,

Questions:

1. Should i still re-flash EA24 from given link?

2. When i wipe the tab clean, does the root go away, or is it still there?

Thank you
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] pvtjoker42:
when you flash back to stock, it removes root and any custom kernel/CWM.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] galexandr:
Then i guess i'll do just that when i get home, flash the EA24 from this forum,

Then attempt to update, i have a few extra SD cards at home, may be after all these SD cards are crappy,

I am just paranoid, i've read so many 'horror' stories, of people bricking their tabs, dont want to be that lucky guy!

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] pvtjoker42:
I've been flashing various android devices for 2yrs.. never have i bricked anything that wouldn't go into download mode and go right back to stock.. Unless you use something totally not designed for your device, the chances of a real true brick are pretty slim.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] vabeach454:
As long as you can get into download mode you can flash back to stock using EA-24. Make sure you do the EA-28 update prior to Gingerbread and you will need a fresh SD to do it. ;) Yes you will lose Root. You are Flashing to Stock.

Being Rooted has nothing to do with it. I was EA-28 and rooted prior to gingerbread update, but it wont update unless you put a fresh SD card in. I tried to rewrite update.zip and it did not work.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] x4gvnferdy:
installing

this will not install if you have an editted build.prop, mine was changed for LCD density and kept failing, flashed to stock, updated to eb28, and flashed via stock recovery to ef17!
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] vabeach454:
OK lets get back to basics... EA-24 is Stock out of the box and 28 is the update. Yes you flash to Stock and then update to 28 then Gingerbread. Modified build.prop is not stock, hence problems.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] x4gvnferdy:
oh well lets be rude for someone attempting to help another whom has an issue following directions :)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] vabeach454:
I was not trying to be rude, just Real. LOL
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] siptang:
Wow, someone's panty is twisted today huh?

I followed the direction to the boot and ran into a problem.

I know what a download mode is and this wasn't it and it was from recovery mode and wasn't progressing, stops in the middle. Since this is my 2nd day on the tab, instead of me trying to figure things out, I thought I would ask in case others had this issue. I would appreciate it if you stop being a douche for asking a question.

Thanks.

Btw, I did it one more time by going back to e24 using odin and update then flash the zip via recovery and it worked fine this time.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] siptang:
man... if someone can give me a zip aligned deodexed rom via zip file, I will be very thankful...

I want my root and I want to theme it up...
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] pvtjoker42:
I'm hoping that we'll see a custom kernel w/root and CWM soon. Android devices aren't just useful, they're fun! And once you've got the itch to change and tweak em, it's hard to stop.. :)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] siptang:
agreed. I got the itch and it's bothering me that I can't scratch it lol.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] pvtjoker42:
Yup, and until the official GB update comes out for my Epic, there's nothing much goin on in that dev community either.. Need something to play with.. lol
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
I used the card that came with it. My tab is barely a month old and came with eb28 and a sandisk card. I heard people with original Samsung cards having flashing problems. I dunno. Flaky cards?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] 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  Android Development] siptang:
I had problems with that as well so I used odin and that took care of everything.

Unzip and go to mobile folder and rename the file (make the extension into *.tar)

and then flash using that file with Odin.

Hope it helped.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
I am guessing you are using ODIN. If not, Google it and download latest version. Retry using these steps: Put the .tar file in the same folder with ODIN. Right click on ODIN and open it as administrator. If you plugged in the tab one slot should say COM somethings. If not you have to download driver for the tab. Click on the PDA button and search for the .tar file. Click start and you will see the progress bar going. Wait for it and reboot.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemp...sc=gameToySP&sp=+brand+skuid&usc=abcat0700000

This is one of the keyboards I tried. It's a logitech with track pad (and it works). I never knew that there was a mouse pointer for android but there is for the trackpad part. The keyboard is very light and doesn't seem build very solid but it works. I got it for when I connect my macbook to the hdtv and watch crap like hulu or whatever. The apple bluetooth keyboard (without number pad) works too. Now if I can only find a smaller keyboard with a track pad for the tab that would be cool. I haven't figured out how to hit menu with the keyboard but right click the mouse is back.

This is a cool toy to play with while waiting for root and such. Now how to scroll a web page down with a keyboard but no scroll handle or arrow?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] snarfattak:
I can confirm, it does charge or at least maintain very close in spite of the battery with a red X on it. For my test, started off at 83% - indicates discharging in the status screens. Played netflix for 5-10 minutes. Stopped came back, it was at 85%.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] iredline5:
I have this problem too, tried 4 cards (3 samsung and one kingston). I finally got the update file loaded.

I formatted the card through the tab. Then transferred the update_from_EB28_to_EF17 file, renamed to update.zip to root sd and copied update_from_EB28_to_EF17 file and renamed update to root sd. So there are two update_from_EB28_to_EF17 file, one named update.zip and one named update.

Im not sure if its just coincidence it finally worked for me once I did that but it worked for me and just wanted to share my experience. Hopefully it will work for some else.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] frickinjerms:
so anyone tried using a wiimote yet for the emulators? you can still get them on the SlideMe app market, in case you were wondering :D i don't have one to try it with otherwise i would been on that shizz like white on rice
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
If anyone has them, can you get both the apple wireless keyboard and wireless magic track pad to work at the same time on the tab? I found a bracket that apple sells that you slide the keyboard and magic track pad onto and it holds then together.

From what I've been reading, none of the features from the magic work besides being a plain old track pad. No finger gestures and nothing like pinch to zoom of course. That would be nice. I've got my mb pad set for two finger scroll. That's cool for page scrolling.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ryn888:
So sad this is for sprint only. Guys how about for GT-P1000 is there 2.3.4 already?

Sent from my Galaxy Tab using Overcome Hermes
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] galexandr:
Guys,

Can anyone please give me a link for ODIN driver? My Windows 7 64BIT can not find the driver,

Also, when you work with ODIN, how long does it stay on "modem.bin" ?

Thank you
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Tesla84:
hmmm...

Hi guys!

Thank you for the update it worked flawlessly for me, because I formatted a 2 gig card on the tab, so everything was erased, and copied the file in question and named it Update.

Is this really the ROM from Sprint? the Gingerbread?

I am wondering because it:

1. looks and feels(slaggish) just like Froyo

2. there is NO user interface enhancements such as orange glow, black backgrnd

3. Skype Video has no option for video calls (as it does for other Gingerbread Tabs)

4. Google Talk, regardless of all the hype, does not offer VIDEO CALL option

5. Performance seems even slower, home screen transition refresh rate seems to be out of sync :((((((

6. The front facing camera STILL does not have option to RECORD as Gingerbread was supposed to have enabled it.

7. Gallery and Music players look, feel, and perform identical to Froyo

8. Gingerbread icons which look much more mature and nicer aren't EXISTENT.

Gingery Things I did notice:

1. Battery indicator up top is vertical

2. Copy/paste feature has a different icon

3. Browser icon is now green

4. 'About galaxy Tab' section claims it is 2.3.4 and EF17

WHAT IS GOING ON ?

IS THIS FROYO?

THIS CANNOT BE WHAT SAMSUNG INTENDED FOR THE DEVICE!?

Me VERY SAD NOW! ---since this update DECREASES performance, I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT ! ! !

Please feel free to prove me wrong, as I hope to God someone will.

Regards,

Tesla84
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Obama's>god:
youre probably used to a optpng compressed image with a custom kernel and ext4 instead of rfs. wait until some tweaks come out.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ryn888:
Dude 64bit is not customized for kies or what so ever. I already tested it. You need to used 32bit of windows 7.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab using Overcome Hermes
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
Tesla, another person wondering if this is the real deal. Samsung has released official updates to the epic that turned out to be worse than previous versions. DI18 comes to mind.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] galexandr:
WOA!!

So i was flashing back to e24 with ODIN, was stuck @ MODEM.BIN,

Unplugged the cable,

Now i see: phone..'!'..computer

What do i do now?

Any and all help wanted, please.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Tesla84:
Yeah, i would not complain otherwise if it didnt have THAT MANY discrepancies.

And am not blaming the guy nice enough that made it possible for us to update.

Regards,

Tesla84
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] stevenfong:
Here is the ODIN3 I use on my Windows 7 64BIT and I have sucess flashed my SPH-P100.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] jdog_12345:
If you like thumb keyboards go to buy.com and do a search for visiontek candybar. I use it for my tab. I also have the ps3 mediaboard as well.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
Make sure you start ODIN by right click and "Run as Administrator". Also the re-partition should be unchecked and open the .tar file in PDA. If you did all that then I don't know what's going on sorry... Worked just fine for me.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] galexandr:
Guys! You all have no idea how happy i am right now!!!

Long story short,

I bought my tab on Craigslist about 4 months ago, ROOTED, did not mess with anything else, apparently previous owner did something to it, it would not have installed ANY updates, but i didnt care,

This morning i wanted to update to Gingerbread but kept getting errors so decided to flash E24 with Odin, I did, but i forgot to remove BIN files from ODIN folder when i downloaded, so when i flashed, it went to emergency mode, by this time im freaking out! You can imagine my stress, college kid, with no extra cash to throw on a new tab,

Thanks to good folks on forum, i decided to flash E24 AGAIN, only this time i pulled my old Acer with Win XP, and made sure that ODIN and TAR files were in ONE folder, with nothing else!

Behold, in 5 min I was on E24, in another minute i was on E28, and another two minutes i am on Gingerbread!

Thank you all for putting up with me!
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
Just wanna put in my two cents here. I personally like the Gingerbread build than the Froyo. You don't see the different between the two is because they both run on Touchwiz 3.0 by Samsung. The stock Google UIs are different but not the Touchwiz. The icon are the same because it base on the Touchwiz and not Google stock. Gallery and Music also base on Touchwiz...

Here are a few improvement:

- Gingerbread run a bit faster than Froyo. You won't notice much but programs does open faster. And if you swipe down the notification bar, it much smoother than Froyo.

- In the system backbone, Gingerbread does a way better job of resource allocation (CPU, RAM...), so if you have multiple programs running, you will see the difference.

- Now with version 2.3.4, I am able to run Netflix on the Tab :); not in Froyo. You won't see it on the market but there are apk for it on here.

- As for Skype and Gtalk, video only enable for certain devices, and the market ones won't have these feature yet. But if you do some research on here you can find apk files that work.

- And for the front facing recording, this is the samsung camera so will be the same with the last. Try some other camera apps on the market and see if any works.

Hope this help
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ktran1588:
Glad it works out for you. I understand your story, been there done that...
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] frickinjerms:
the only debunking i can give is that netflix works and there is the SystemUI.apk and such in system (so that means it is gingerbread :P) and also if you get the apk here http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/4849-Skype-with-Video-Support-for-Various-Devices...?p=42265#post42265 you can install from any file manager and youll have your video skype, i tried it with my friend on his laptop and it worked it was nifty :D plus emulators run smoother because gingerbread handles graphics processing better and stuff (supposively, i have noticed a difference with n64oid) most of the reason that everything looks the same is because i don't think they did a damn thing to vamp up the TouchWiz UI... same crap they did with the evo... gingerbread update but still with HTC Sense v1.0 (thank you cm7 for being so awesome :D)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] shdobxr:
Got it working ... perhaps a missing step?

Ok followed the steps the OP posted. However once the flash with odin was complete, I formatted my sdcard. Placed the #&@#$&.zip and renamed it to update.zip on the root of the sdcard.

Boot the tab into it's E24 state. Attach to wifi, ask for system update. Update to E28. After that runs it's course of updating the tab and verifying E28 is installed. Boot into recovery (volume up) select update.zip and

BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!

Great success. I am going to sleep now.

R\

Shdobxr
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Tesla84:
Man, thank you indefinitely for your support, ROM, and feedback - I am so very grateful :))

Yes I see, and understand everything you explained - I knew there was a catch somewhere, I did not post my whining to undermine your work and its credibility whatsoever :D

I've been watching lots of Ginger videos, and these are things I was expecting - you have perfectly explained all of it.

Can we try it out without Touchwiz - as in disable it temporarily?

I will look into that !

Also, my dad got the same tab, we love it - it really is the perfect size - I wouldnt' by the best 10'er now even if I had the ca$h, I'm serious.

All the best to you, Cheers !!!!

, Tesla84
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] interloper:
Just as I was DL'ing the files I got the announcement that Sprint had pulled my number. I was ready with ODIN and everything. If I had a Mediafire account I would wait for the files. Thanks everyone on this thread really, I love XDA!
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] oscarthegrouch:
Either am I joker (the person who got it). I just find this hard to believe that this could actually be the finished product. I would have thought it would have been more polished and tested before slapping a bow on it and saying it's finished.

Never had a Motorola phone but touchwiz and sense ruin it for me like watching colorization of the old classic black and white movies. I guess starting out on a moment got me into the mindset that I prefer vanilla ui over any custom ui. Ever notice how a few apps don't work on phones that run their own proprietary ui? Like I said before, touchwiz, blur and sense.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Tesla84:
I agree with you on that one!

Have you ever tried the SPB Mobile Shell for Android?

If so, what did you think of it?

I loved it on my WinMobile HTC Diamond.

Regards,

Tesla84
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] shoman24v:
2.3.4 with the old Google talk :-(
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Tesla84:
Frickinjerms,

Thank you so much for that link, you the man as well :)))

Wow Skype video works perfectly, dad and I have been testing it!

My entire family spread thin throughout 5 countries is on Skype, so this was very important matter to me.

I can only hope that in time I'll be able to contribute SOMETHING to this wonderful community.

-------------------

Dear ktran1588 (lol, i love you man!)

My updated findings about this ROM:

1. As you said, Touchwiz blinded my untrained eyes

2. The performance increase is VERY noticable once you slap on a complex openGL(or else) live wallpaper and play around with the homescreen - drastic difference

3. Demanding games that used to lag on Froyo and have choppy FPS throughout, such as X-Formula, are now smooth as silk.

3. Absolutely love the fact that now Google Maps and Nav can store maps offline! Although ive had some freezes trying to load a route with offline maps (I stink I overlapped too many tiles lol)

4. Image rendering in Gallery seems to not be 16bit anymore :P; the colors look 'truer' and crispyer.

Because of the reasons or Pros above, any Cons and especially misconceptions mentioned earlier have been grately outweighed in my opinion.

I appologize for my premature assumptions because the panic had the best of me atm, and wish I could take back(delete?) my previous conclusion and say that I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS UPDATE!

Time for bed, I'll also try not to spam as much );-P

,Tesla84
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] spartacusrex:
!?

Can someone explain/confirm this as this is the only reason I wanted 2.3.4 as opposed to 2.3.3 anyway..

Can it be upgraded to the full version ?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] frickinjerms:
Glad I could help Tesla :-D all I need now is for cm7 to get ported and I will be a happy guy

sent from a galaxy tab far far away
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] bkolodny:
Would this work for root?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14816918&postcount=96
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] coferjinelong:
Yes. It only comes with old gtalk

But. U can use skype for video calling
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] tennandcoz1:
What does it mean to strip .md5 extenion.and what iam i renameing.please help, it just do not know how to do this stuff.i tried this and it fails at kernel.like 5 sec in.stuck at samsung logo.Please help me get my tap back.

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] shoman24v:
Delete .md5
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] tennandcoz1:
What do you mean delete md5 how, where is it,i dont see it.do i have to rename something.if so how and what.thank you.

Sent from a ginger vib with some honey
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Chahk:
The only Google Talk with video I've found requires root to install properly. Are there any other versions that work on a non-rooted 2.3.4 device?