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[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jardicel:
That blows. I/O edition too... Well, sorry can't help you there. I'm just here to remind you how much that sucks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] woeds:
Nope, still trying to think of ways to drain the thing. Might try finding a machine with a USB 1.0 port, which doesn't provide a lot of power.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] EViL3666:
Mine seems to go into APX mode without USB just by pressing the power button, but it possibly powers it self off if nothing is connected - so I'm thinking a bit of sticky tape across the power button should do it.

But I'm not confident this will fix it, essentially the partitions are damaged.. this seems more like a "leap of faith" but I'm know expert, and willing to try anything ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] woeds:
Hmm, mine actually does the same thing. And if I press power for 10secs and then connect it, it comes up as the APX device.

So I now disconnected it, pressed power for about 10 secs, and let it be. If I'm not mistaken, it should be in APX mode now and draining.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] grkmaster:
so my device somehow bricked on its own after the screen became unresponse, went to reboot and nothing.. nvflash only.. so i did what evil was talking about.. connected the usb and it connects and disconnects .. so now removed the usb and being patient

so i know its on a auto reboot now .. hoping to kill the battery faster this way lol.. i already rma'd it back to newegg.. so im just hoping to get my **** off of it .. or cancel the rma...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] EViL3666:
I'm trying to organise mine to go back for repair.. but please let us know how you get on with the draining.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] grkmaster:
I plugged in the computer this morning and the it beeped right away which means it still going... its hard to tell any other way lol.. this could be days before it drains! :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] EViL3666:
I've just posted mine off to Samsung's repair centre in the UK, its an IO version, so I'm just praying they either don't pick this up or tell me its needs to be sent the US.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] grkmaster:
Good luck man! .. I RMA'd it with Newegg.. i was literally on the last day to do it to.. Been exactly 30 days that I had it.. Now if it can die and turn on in the next couple days, I will just cancel that rma
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] grkmaster:
Batery officially died... connected it and went to the battery indicator screen.. lets see what happens

EDIT:

let it charge for a few minutes.. pressed the power button and its on again!!!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] woeds:
Wait....so draining fixed everything for you? How did you know it was empty?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] grkmaster:
When connecting to the computer, it made the connectnig sound and quickly disconnected. I unplugged the wire and plugged it back in and it didnt reconnect. So i took it straight to the outlet and it worked
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] woeds:
Awesome, that's given me some hope again :) I left it to drain on thursday at the office, and I can check on it tomorrow. Hope it's empty and will boot like yours :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] tmbk:
I brought a tab back from the US while on holiday about 3 weeks ago. When it died with this same problem I rang Samsung uk service and was told they couldn't deal with it as it's not out in the uk yet. Had to send it back to Samsung us. Is on its way back now and should be getting it any day. Things could've moved on since I had the problem tho.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] detlef25:
Just wanted to chime in that my IO tab was revived the same way. It appeared in APX mode after pressing Power + VolUp. I unplugged it and let it lie for one day. The next day I plugged it back in and it did not appear as APX immediately, which apparently means the battery is dead. When I pressed the Power + VolUp combo again, it reappeared, powered by the USB bus.

So I plugged it into a wall socket, held power for 10 seconds, and the battery loading indicator appeared :)

Thanks guys, I had already given up.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] irbdavid:
I bought mine on a trip to the US too, did they make any noises about charging you for the privilege of sending it back to the states to be repaired? I got told the warranty was only valid in the US.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] tmbk:
That's right. I had to pay postage to send it and also for them to post it back. Cost £16 roughly to send it insured and tracked and about $40 to send it back. They actually found a problem with the screen so replaced that under warranty. All working fine now :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] EViL3666:
Quick update on this.

I sent my Tab to the Samsung repairer (they use a company called Anovo), who have had my tablet for 2 weeks and only now told me they will not repair it..

Well hopefully in that time the battery has been drained and the trick you guys used might work for me.. else I'll have to pay £400 for a new one!

How did you guys drain your batteries???????
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] tmbk:
I wouldn't mind betting that it'll work once you get it back. If it doesn't - I'd give Samsung a call in the us. I might have been lucky but the guy I spoke to was helpful. Their systems can't handle uk addresses tho so if it's covered they'll give you a code. You then have to ring a third party called intellisol and arrange to get it to them. Might be cheaper than buying a new one!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] emstone:
battery still drianing

fyi---mine still has battery power after five days...i think the standby time on a full charge is two weeks so it could take a loooong time even though i only had 50% battery when it died.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] EViL3666:
Well I just got mine back, still bricked of course, but its now been 3 weeks and it still has power..

When plugging it into a PC, it beeps instantly, keeping my finger on the power button forces it to keep power cycling (I can tell as windows keeps beeping away).

So I'm going to unplug it and put sticky tape over the power button to keep it pressed down, hopefully this will force it to drain quicker.

Emstone, how is yours doing?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] woeds:
Seems like mine is impossible to drain :/
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] EViL3666:
ok mine is officially dead - and I don't mean the battery, its gone to silicon heaven.. While trying to "cautiously" remove the battery, the screen decided to take an exception to my handy work :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] stinky73:
Hi Woeds, sorry that so far none of us have been able to help you .....

Here's a long shot for you http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1149442

It would appear that OP (pokey9000) has pin configuration for the multi connector, maybe if you post in his thread or pm him he can help you to rig something to drain via the socket...

Keep us informed, might then help others ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] x-ravin:
Hate to say that I'm now a part of this thread too :mad::mad: Mine was just sitting in standby for a few days, tried to fire it up yesterday at work and nothing happened. So I put it on the charger all last night and nothing this morning either :(

So I did the APX thing and it popped up in device manager, but won't come up if you just unplug and replug. So it's sitting next to me with tape on the buttons, I can see it looping on and off in device manager now if I plug it in. Fingers crossed!!

This is why anything computer related should have a means of completely disconnecting power!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] scmguru:
Mine is doing the same.. tape over the power button and its just cycling on and off as a device in windows..

It's been in APX mode for the last 24 hours and cycling in windows now for about 4 hours...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Croak:
Mine did the same thing, took 3 days to drain from about 30%.

I "cheated" a bit though, just like a lot of people I taped the power button down after being sure it was getting into APX mode, double checked it after the taping to make sure it was cycling.

Then I docked it in my Samsung keyboard dock, with the caps lock key on, no cable connected. When they LED finally went out, I plugged it back into my PC, no APX connection detected.

Took about 20 minutes on mains to charge enough to boot normally. Been fine since.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] x-ravin:
Good to know there's light at the end of the long tunnel at least!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Croak:
In my case, I was waiting on the lack of a light at the end of a tunnel. :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] scmguru:
Update.. 3 days after putting the tablet in a keyboard dock and attaching a USB drive using the 30 pin adapter, the power light finally went off..

I plugged it into the charger and I got a battery icon (1st time the display has shown anything for nearly a week).

However, the icon wasn't moving or animated as it normally is.

Pushed power + vol down.. SUCCESS! I'm back into CW Recovery w/ charger attached.

Installed original ROM/Kernel and I'm back in business.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] x-ravin:
3 days so far but it still pops right up as APX when plugged in. I think I'm going to roll down to best buy and get the keyboard dock to help it out. I wanted the keyboard anyways.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] vr90802:
I fashioned a usb cable with an high power led at the end to help it drain.

I recommend the 20$ usb adapter, plug in a usb drive with a bright.led.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] x-ravin:
Well looks like more bad news for me. Light went off and APX disappeared, so I plugged it into the wall and haven't yet gotten a battery indicator or anything when I hold the power button. Its been about 10 minutes so far :( Looks like I'll be starting the school year without a tablet.

Does anyone know if Samsung will do an instant RMA exchange, like where they charge you for a new one but remove the charge when they get yours?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] pershoot:
with it plugged in to wall, hold both vol buttons + power, 30+ seconds.

now see if it will come on.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] x-ravin:
Just a little too late, UPS'd it off to the repair center yesterday. I didn't know holding both volume buttons at power on did anything special :(

Oh well I suppose this way I know it'll get fixed. Thanks for your input (and kernel) Pershoot.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] r_theboss:
Thanks all for the replys the same over here happend to me but my problem started when i putted on in odin mode and nothing moved then when i shut the odin and pluged it out i tried to start the device the black screen came im tried all the trickes nothing happend now just waiting to drain the battery and see what happeins

thanks all the replys help me to culm down, i'll reply for the next few day for what happens...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] stinky73:
Sounds like something was happening in the background with odin and you unplugged/gave up too soon...it is frightening software if not treated slowly and with respect.....let us know how you get with this and good luck ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] r_theboss:
i waited to long like 15 min at least but nothing moved...

well i work before on the Galaxy S 1 and 2 and i have a bet experiance but i didn't knew that i would come to this black screen i have came before to the old tab there was the unlink between the pc and the tab and it can be fixex not that hard but this 1 WOW that a piece of S***,

well wait and see still till now there some batter left..

i hope it drains fast ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] r_theboss:
is there any way to speed this !!!

is there a new way ?

its taking the tab forever to discharge :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Soccer_Dad:
There was a you tube video I saw, but couldn't find. But it looks like I was able to reproduce the fix. Hold in the power button. Then hold the volume down button for ten seconds. Then let off the volume down button. My tab booted up straight away from being dead as a doornail.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] r_theboss:
Thanks Soccer_Dad for the reply and i have just tried that what you've said but still nothing happend :(

and still getting the APX coming up i think theres still battery left i dont know what to do right now.

i'm stuck :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] liquus:
Not to bring up a 2 months old thread but did anyone actually manage to get out of APX mode other than draining the battery? I've been trying to drain the battery for 5 days now and nothing. I'm about to RMA the thing and any response from people who had similar issue would be much appreciated.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Inkydink:
Same as previous person, sorry to bring up something thats 3 months old.

I tried to drain everything but it didnt seem to work (had usb connector and usb with light and made sure light was out for 1 day) but it still boots up APX mode and I dont see the battery light on. Kept it plugged in all day too.

Anyone got this to work from woeds?

"Is there a way I can reformat and repartition the nand memory? I think that because I used Odin with a .pit file, the partitioning got screwed up.

So in theory I hope this would work

-Repartition the memory to the standard layout

-Boot the bootloader

-Write the Tab 10.1 I/O system files and partitions.

Is this possible? can someone explain me how to do this? I've been doing some reading, and it seems I need a .cfg file if I want to repartition, where do I get that?

Seems to me I need to run the following command

"nvflash .exe" --bct XXXX.bct --setbct --bl bootloader.bin --configfile XXX.cfg --create --go (as seen here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967915)"

as Woeds also pointed out...

"Config file is here http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/nvflash/ in the nvflash.zip file

Thanks to Pershoot, of course :)

The galaxy.cfg seems to be a partition layout dump. The flash.cfg file does seem like a proper config file, but the partitions dont correspond to the ones on the Tab 10.1 :/"

I dont have a proper config file and so I could not rebuild everything when I plug in everything for

"nvflash .exe" --bct XXXX.bct --setbct --bl bootloader.bin --configfile XXX.cfg --create --go (as seen here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967915)"

All that happens is that my tab gets rebooted.

Please let me know. I think my tab is totally dead....

Woeds... did yours ever start working again?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] animatechnica:
have you tried this: - go to section 2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1130574

Read the whole thing before starting!

Mirror 1

Section 1: cmd prompt setup

1: Download files

2: Extract nvflash folder to c:\

3: Open c:\nvflash then right click in side c:\nvflash folder and select create shortcut

4: Type cmd then enter enter

5: Right click cmd.exe & start cmd.exe as admin

6: type cd c:\nvflash then hit enter

7: You should be at c:\nvflash in the cmd prompt now

Section 2: Putting tablet in nvflash ADX mode

1: Turn tablet off

2: Unplug the tablet from pc

3: Hold vol up(right vol button) then hold power button at the same time

4: Keep holding them for 15 secs

5: The screen will stay black the whole time

6: After 15 sec let go of the buttons and plug the tab in to your pc

7: Open device manager and look for APX Device listed with an error

8: Right click on the APX device

9: Select 'Update driver software'

10: Select 'Browse my computer...'

11: Select 'Let me pick...'

12: Select 'Have disk'

13: Browse to c:\nvflash\usbpcdriver and make sure use sub folders is checked

14: Select NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices

15: Accept any warnings, including the big red alert (you may need to disable UAC)

16: Now in Device Manager under USB Controllers you should have an NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices

17:Run this command and you should get a black screen with white text at the top left. If you do not get this screen you need to restart at Section 2 step 1.

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --go

Section 3: Back up recovery (optional)

1: I included stock recovery in the files but if you want to backup recovery then follow this step.

nvflash --resume --read 8 part8.img

Section 4: Installing recovery-cwm_4.0.0.4-sam-tab-10.1 custom recovery

nvflash --resume --download 8 recovery-cwm_4.0.0.4-sam-tab-10.1.img

Section 5: CWM Android Backup then Install Root

You should have custom recovery now

MAKE SURE TO DO A BACKUP IN CWM BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE!!!!

Now install root for i/o tablet :P (I use pershoot's root & tools)

[Tools] – SU/BusyBox/Misc – Galaxy Tab 10.1 by pershoot (Update: 6/18/11)

or

[GUIDE] Rooting the 10.1 Tab
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Inkydink:
Hi, thanks for responding. I tried that. however, when I hit section 4 thing where I try to do "Installing recovery-cwm_4.0.0.4-sam-tab-10.1 custom recovery", nvflash just gets stuck (it shows Nvflash started, [resume mode], and the cursor just keeps blinking and it stays there for a long time until I unplug it.

Also, when i like try to format partitions, it gets stuck as well (nvflash doesnt respond)

Any other ideas? Thank you for helping me out!!!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] animatechnica:
you said section 4 -so does that mean you were able to install the img?

from t his line

"nvflash --resume --read 8 part8.img"

try rebooting at this stage
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Inkydink:
Hi, I've tried that. I'm not sure what is going on but trying to do that command just gets it stuck. I get 'Nvflash started, [resume mode]' and then the cursor just hangs there blinking, it doesnt continue. I've tried it on two different machines (win7 x64 and winxp) but the results are the same.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] chad84:
Hi guys just wanted you to know that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now alive again. After speaking with Samsung and getting no help, I came to this forum. The method that worked was, taping down the power button and letting the battery discharge. It took five days to drain the fully charged device. Everyday I plugged in the the Tab into the computer and checked control panel to see if it was still in APX mode. The device had been showing in control panel as APX/Nvidia.

Once the device stopped showing in control panel and the computer (Windows 7) stopped making the connect/disconnect sound (like a bell chiming up and down), I followed the instructions in the forum and put it to charge. Initially it came up with a battery symbol with a yellow caution sign; within 10mins it started charging. Upon full charge the Tab was ready to be powered on. When it completely booted up, I upgraded the firmware on the device from 3.1 to 3.2. The device updated twice.

Samsung assured me that once the Tab is updated it will no longer power off and need to be hard reset again.

Thank you for all your help. So far everything is working great.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] geocomp:
Holy Crap, Thanks Soccer_Dad. Holding the Power Button and the down volume button for 10secs and my tablet came back on.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] bollicine:
have you fixed it?

when you run the command

nvflash --resume --read 8 part8.img

it shows Nvflash started, [resume mode], and the cursor just keeps blinking and it stays there for a long time....

have you a solution? for stopping the blinking cursor you unplug the usb cable?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
Here's the new Market application. It's pretty cool, you can now rent movies and buy books. :D

Just install through your favorite .apk installer and click upgrade.

Here is some video

[YOUTUBE]5Pbo-d62ivY[/YOUTUBE]

Screens

Fix for watching movies on a rooted Device

Steps

1. Download "Terminal Emulator" from the market.

2. Open Terminal Emulator

3. Type

su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mv /system/xbin/su /system/xbin/mu
reboot

To Revert type:

mu
mount -o rw,remount /system
mv /system/xbin/mu /system/xbin/su
reboot

Thanks to ogdobber
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] illwill070707:
Thanks

*****ILLWILL*****
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Fr0stbyteX:
Be careful. It's been reported that you can RENT movies (i.e. pay for them), but you can't actually WATCH them if your phone is rooted. I have not confirmed this personally.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
I've heard that too, but i don't know if it has been confirmed yet.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jdmsneakerhead:
new market is nice but when I try to update an app the only options i have to click on is open and uninstall, anyone know how I can update?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] blaxtar.inc:
+1...

This market app is pretty awesome but can't figure out how to update. Nice find btw. When will this one be in rotation, anyone know?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
It already is
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] secure_6:
Sent from my Sammy Vibe
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
Oh okay, I don't have a problem updating my applications, they update automatically. I'll try a google search to see if I can help you guys.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] domtru:
I threw 3 bones to the cause. Paid for a movie, installed video app and got "unable to play on rooted device ". Meh, I got Netflix in its place. ROOTED SIMPLY HONEY 3.9.1 GB 2.3.4
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] nazix:
Thank you very much
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] crazyleediamond:
I just downloaded the apk and installed it and I must say it looks WAY better than the old market UI, especially on the Trigger rom I'm running on.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ronen_t:
thank you!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] fear676:
I like it!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
You're welcome guys, I think I have found an answer to the not being able to update applications. If you have updates for apps you've installed manually you won't be able to update the application. The manually installed applications still show up in the "My Apps" section of the market.

And a fix for watching movies
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bush2088:
how do i open a terminal??
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
Terminal emulator, you can download it from the market.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] RaymondPJR:
simply honey

You are just plain.......awesome!!!!!:D:D:D
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] corpsetomb:
Anyway you can post the previous market apk file in case we want to convert back? Or is there another way to do that?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
If you're on CM7 you can flash Gapps. Or you can extract the vending.apk from CM7 gapps.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Killer0515:
Its just Awesome!!!!! I love it!!!! Thnx for the share!!!;)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] iynfynity:
so is the method working?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] pjjohn73:
So has anyone actually got movies to play from the new markwt using the rename of su to mu? I tried but it did not work for me on my Epic.

"you can rent the movie with a rooted device...you just can't watch it (but you can with this trick)

open terminal on phone

Code:

su

mount -o rw,remount /system

mv /system/bin/su system/bin/mu

close terminal and you will be able to watch rented movies on your rooted device

to revert open terminal

Code:

mu

mount -o rw,remount /system

mv /system/bin/mu /system/bin/su

"

I type in the "mount -o rw,remount /system" line and get the following on the terminal, "Usage: mount[-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory"

So I can't get any farther than that.

I have also used Root Explorer to just manually rename "su" to "mu" in both the bin and xbin folders. This did not work.

Any ideas?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
You're probably typing the command wrong. I recently tried it and had no problems.

su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mv /system/xbin/su /system/xbin/mu

make sure you write it in exactly how it is here.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] vinnydakid:
I was wondering, would it be possible to make an application that just changes the name of su for people? I imagine it would only be a simple toggle...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] aaronhiep:
Im also getting the same problem and i tried this code and it does nothing after the last line.

And i thought it would work so i went in and it still gave me an error.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] DAKIDD236:
It's not supposed to do anything after the last line...

Steps

1. Download "Terminal Emulator" from the market.

2. Open Terminal Emulator

3. Type

su (enter)
mount -o rw,remount /system (enter)
mv /system/xbin/su /system/xbin/mu (enter)
reboot

I just rented The Dark Knight movie to see if this works.. And it does!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kwattro76:
I get Read-Only file system when i run the script in terminal