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[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterpro:
Nandroid backup thru ClockworkMod. VEGAn 7.0 has it installed. Look at ROM Manager (presuming you have it installed) and check the top entry (ClockWorkMod) a.k.a. CWM. Not sure exactly which version the GTab uses (search the Forums) and check you are running that one.

Boot to CWM and navigate to Backup and Restore. Choose Backup. That will make a full backup of yout GTab so if you foul up anything you can Restore back to just before your started any changes. (A life-saver, really). It backs up your ROM, settings, etc etc. TiBu (Titanium Backup) only backs up apps.

Trust me. You will learn more from screwing up than anything! I sure did! And still do.

Do a nandroid backup then report back. One step at a time.

Here's where you can follow to install ClockWork Mod (CWM) just in case.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Damn..was hoping to avoid this kinda stuff lol. Well..i must have CWM right? Since i have the VEGAn TAB 7.0. Man...im always afraid to try this boot in CWM stuff..in case something goes wrong.

To get OUT of CWM..just restart the Tablet right? Say i go into CWM now...and say "Nevermind"...to get out..just restart?

Edit: In one of my posts on here..someone said ROM Manager was BAD for this device. 2 people said that. I hope i find which thread its in. I think the ROM Manager thread i made. So thats why i never installed it. Otherwise..it sounded like the easiest way for me to do all this ROM switching stuff. But said it was bad for this Tablet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterpro:
You really need CWM. Believe me, you will use it and feel better and better about it as you learn.

To get "out" of CWM keep toggling till you get to Reboot. It will show at the top of the menu.

I just remembered that with the version of CWM the GTab uses you might not see the Reboot choice but will see a line pop up that says something like Back Button Enabled (or something like that). That's your cue to toggle up and down the Volume key once or twice and the menu will change. Then you will see the Reboot option appear.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
So all the ways differs with different tablets???? Do YOU have a GTab? Im trying to get someone who has one..then tell me exactly what they did..and if theres is running good...i would know mine will..you know.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterpro:
I started with the GTab many months ago (bought at Sears for the full $400!). Flashed several ROMs, soft bricked that puppy more than a few times, but learned many things not just about GTabs but android. When a friend bought my GTab it was running (and still is) very smoothly.

Your question about CWM is that different versions operate/display differently. Not so much due to the different tablets.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
I was looking at this on another thread on here..since i have VEGAn TAB GE 7.0...does this mean i have Bootloader 1.1:

The current 1.2 based options NOT hosted on XDA (as of 6/16/11) are:

- Honeycomb for GTAB - Flashback

- Century Eyes (Froyo based "EDEN" port)

- Mountain Laurel (Froyo based "TapnTap" port)

- Brilliant Corners (Froyo based "VEGA"/"Viewpad" port)

- Bottle of Smoke Honeycomb port

Pershoot and Clem both have 1.2 kernels that you can use, as of this writing. Not all of that information is here, some are on other sites.

I'm on a 1.1-based stock ROM. What are my modding options?

On XDA, there are still a number of mod options and customized kernels, at your disposal. Again, a 1.1 to 1.1 mod should be fairly safe to attempt. If you need to jump to 1.1 from 1.2, I would recommend reading the modder's post to see if there are instructions for 1.2 jumpers.

The current 1.1 based options on XDA (as of 6/16/11) are:

- VEGAn-Tab Froyo Build

- ZPad Clean v3.0 for gTablet

- VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition

- G-Harmony Gingerbread 2.3.4 with Honeycomb elements

- Calkulin's G-Tab [ 3991 l Battery Saver script w/ Profiles ]

- Evervolv | GRJ22/Android 2.3.4

- Gingerbread-gtab-deck

- GtabComb for Bootloader 1.1 Gtablet\Zpad T (this is a zyhong creation and is actually forked from my own HC port)

- TNT Lite Froyo (similar to Calkulin's ROM, and currently retired)

- gADAM Froyo (currently retired, as well)

The current 1.1 based options NOT hosted on XDA (as of 6/16/11) are:

- Cyanogenmod 7.x

I explained in my other thread...that the dude told me to go to Settings...About Device... Tapu UI Version.<<< I dont see that Tapu UI anywhere in my About Tablet. Hmmm. But i am running VEGAn TAB. I DO see Build Number: GRI40.

He also said if i have a lock screen...i must be on 1.2. But i see the VEGAn TAB GE in the 1.1 ROM section thing i posted above just now. Little confusing.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
If you have Vegantab you probably have CWM already installed. If you want to check..... Make sure you dont have any update.zip file in your internal or external sd cards. Otherwise if you dont have CWM, it will restore based on whatever update.zip you had lying around. Rename them if u do have them.

Boot with power and Vol + button (right one) pressed,hold them down until you see

"recovery key pressed". You should get to a small green text menu, after the birds screen. This means you are in CWM.

Once in CWM, vol key does up down, and home soft button is "enter".

Go to backup in CWM and do a backup.

ROM manager is not recommended for gtab AFAIK

If you post your About Tablet screen, someone might be able to tell you which bootloader you are on.

Also Bookmark http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/ and read it 500 times :)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterpro:
Yes! Read until you feel more comfortable. Wish that tutorial was around when I first got my GTab!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Ok..if i boot into CWM...by holding down power and Vol+..and if i DONT have CWM...what will happen at that time???? If CWM is not on here...will it just BOOT normally or what do i do to get back out of this if CWM is not on here? Just wondering. I read that TUT weeks ago. Will read again. I love this one right here:

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

Makes it sound really easy.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterpro:
That's a good question! Never went thru the routine when CWM was not on it! lol Logically it would just reboot.

As you have VEGan 7.0 I would be very surprised if you didn't have CWM installed.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Right..thats what im thinking. I thought it would have to be on it. Why would it need to be deleted? People would keep it there for later use right??

Plus...is there even a way to delete CWM? Is there a icon or widget for it once its installed? Im taking notes man..all this stuff im learning.

Edit: Plus...since we never tried to BOOT into CWM when its not there...i would wanna know what kind of weird sh** may happen if i tried lol.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
My prediction based on what I know is ...

Power and Vol+ sets you into recovery. If you dont have CWM, it should go into "stock" recovery which will look for an update.zip

file. So you need to make sure there is no update.zip file in / of your gtab AND there is no folder named "recovery" in the / of your gtab. Also remove your microsd card before to be sure there is no update.zip there.

If you dont have CWM, Power and Vol+ will then look for a recovery folder/file and fail, and should reboot.

If I am wrong you might have to learn nvflash sooner than you expected :) Hence the pointer to the website.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Yea....dont wanna gamble. Plus with my experience. I emailed the dude..he told me i have 1.1 bootloader..i emailed him again asking if it has CWM on it for sure or not. Waiting on his reply. See..thats why i like to ask ALOT of questions....i may ask something someone hasnt heard or thought. Like BOOT into CWM and its not there. Maybe ill wait for his reply. Im trying my best to take all the "If's" out of the answers lol. Thanks for that info tho.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
If you know that you have the 1.1 bootloader, you could go ahead with the procedure to install the 1.1 CWM. After copying the files, when you boot into recovery ..if you already have CWM it will not install anything. If you dont have CWM it will install it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Hmm..that would sound about right. So it wont install FOR SURE if i have it already? Once installed...just do the backup thing and i should feel a lil comfy hopefully after that.

Edit: In the CWM folder i downloaded...i see the update.zip...zipped..and a folder that says Recovery. Strange..in the steps to install CWM...it says everything but it doesnt say what to do with this folder...even tho i think it should be in there no????
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
Follow

http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/clockworkmod.htm

The CWM files are different depending on if u want to install from internal memory (called sdcard) vs micro sd card (called sdcard2). Make sure you download the right files depending on where you want to put them.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Right. I downloaded the internal one. Since i dont have a external SD card yet. Im curious...i have some stuff on my internal SD card. Alot of apk's...you know..folders from things. The internal SD card doesnt have to be empty does it? Would you know this for sure?

Also....the folder thats in the internal zip i downloaded has 2 folders...one says update.zip...which is my CWM..other one says Recovery....do i put both in there when i do this??? I dont see it say that in the instructions. Im gonna be following this one for now instead of the Dummy one:

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

I like this step by step. But it doesnt say what to do with that Recovey folder i see in there. Any idea??

Ill be using the Dummy site also.

Question: Does the new VEGAn TAB 7.1 fix the apps that say Not Compatible in the Market?? What about the Camera issue?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
The dummy site tells you about the recovery folder...yes both of them need to be in the root on your internal card. You dont need much space for CWM, but you will need more if you do a backup.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Hmm..i have 7.3Gb left in my internal SD. Would that be enough for a backup???? After i install CWM..i remove that zip file right? But leave the recovery folder??? When i restart...nothing will happen with that folder there right?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
7.3GB will be enough for a backup.

If you install CWM correctly, it wont matter if you have either.

So after you make sure you can get into CWM, delete both the zip file and the recovery folder.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR0D:
Just wondering....still never used Setcpu yet lol. But....i have about 2.35GB in my internal SD Card...it was a 16GB. How much of that is needed to make a CWM backup? How big would the backup file be. I have no external SD card either. Just wondering.

Also...where can i back this up once i get into CWM? What choices will i have to where to back this up? Only have 2.35 GB left in my 16GB internal SD. I have no other SD.

Edit: One last thing...the CWM backs up everything thats on the Tablets Internal memory and NOT whats on the Interval SD Card am i right??? Didn't know this..just read this somewhere.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nelomen:
Not sure if you are aware bit setcpu is only for overclocking and undervolting.

Cwm backups depend on how much stuff you have installed. When it does a back up it puts it in folder clockwork mod/backup.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c_shekhar:
@DRJ0D

I am trying to cook setCPU.apk in my custom ROM.

but after the ROM is booted and i try to click run the set CPU it does not. application force-close message keeps coming.

But, when I separately install the setCPU (without cooking it in my ROM) it works fine.

Caan you help me throw some light on this?

what am I missing while cooking???
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joel1001:
this is amazing thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishalsingh0023:
so anyone could help me with this problem i have just rooted my phone and saw the super user app and is there any other app which i need to install like busy any or anything i want to install the Darky Rom but how to flash it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talibplus:
Hey bro wil u plz tel me by wic app u hav rooted ur Galaxy s ?? i tried with few apps bt cudn't get rooted yet.... Suggest few app for roorting also !!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjadespider:
Hello! I just flashed a Darky Rom the other day. I used the links provided in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=814091

You might also find TotallyDub's video helpful, found here: http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/rom-darkyrom-v10-2-2-final-touchwiz-4.5124/

Peace Out!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
Good god, how mant threads you want to set up to have answer for ONE question?

Stop spamming and shouting everywhere, and start to use Google or already given advices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] snobrdinrtiste:
Hey guys,

I just upgraded my wife's phone to a SGS2 but she doesn't like it cuz it's too big...so i'm testing it out on my SIM but I don't have any 3G data. Is it because I'm on the unlimited dumbphone data plan?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Milkshakes00:
How old is your SIM card? Is it a 3G compatible SIM card..?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Clienterror:
Yea, they'll also change your plan to a 2gig smart phone data plan when your line flags with a sgs2 IMEI.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tysj:
I was using the dumbphone dataplan for a while, even on my Captivate and two other smartphones. When I bought the GS2 off-contract in hopes of continuing with the plan, I wasn't able to get data. Eventually had to talk to Best Buy people (where I got the phone) and they talked about how SIMs were tied to IMEIs so I had to update the one on my account. In short, my reign of data terror ended and I got stuck with the 2gb plan :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ngocdao:
sims & imei are not tied together.

but IMEI's are tied to compatible and required features.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tysj:
Well I guess the sim isn't tied with it necessarily, but I guess my account had to be updated with the new device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ngocdao:
it's worth it to pay the extra $$ anyways man. provisions all the correct stuff for your specific phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
Depends on what you need. This phone is great but are you willing to pay the data plan prices? I wish I had locked in the grandfathered unlimited data for $30 when I had the chance to...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] snobrdinrtiste:
my reign of data terror comes to an end too! ... oh well, guess i'll have to upgrade my data plan... thanks for the help guys :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] snobrdinrtiste:
just saw your post, my wife's line has the $30 unlimited data plan and when i put her sim card in, i still don't get the data icon at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thatguyitsme:
Or use straight talk unlimited everything for $45/month. All you have to do is add mvno apn...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
If it's an iPhone unlimited data, you have to call AT&T and ask them to transfer it to the "Smartphone unlimited data"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
The GS2 (and other HSPA+ phones) use a different APN for data than older devices. Your account has to be provisioned for it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nnvpears:
When I purchased my GS2 the people at the AT&T store swapped the 3G sim from my HTC Rhodium to a "4G" sim that would work on the HSPA+ network. This may be part of the issue. I don't know if there is a way to get a "4G" sim without a smartphone that needs it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thehavock18:
I am wondering if I need to upgrade my captivate sin card. I noticed best buy kept that old Sim but upgraded my account to hspa data. Still unlimited however I get the same data speeds as the captivate.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PuffinNugz:
I had the same problem after switching sim cards. the old one in my captivate didn't work. phone/text did, but no data. i went to at&t store and they gave me a new sim card free. the new sim cards work in the captivate, but not vice versa.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
As stated above, it is your account not SIM card. My captivate SIM card does not work until I called AT&T to migrate my account into 4G data.

All 4G phones use a different APN/network. Your account must be provisioned for it in order to use that 4G data. Or you can manually create a 3G APN for your phone and use your phone for 3G only.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BarryH_GEG:
The APN(s) pre-programmed in the AT&T SGS2 route to their 4G servers. A non-4G data plan can't access them. If you add the Cingular APN settings you'll be able to get data access. I've been getting fake-4G speeds using the data for non-Smartphones plan since May. But, like someone else pointed out, AT&T recognizes the AT&T SGS2 as a 4G phone so you're very likely to get flagged.

Name: AT&T

APN: wap.cingular

Proxy: leave blank

Port: leave blank

Username:WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM

Password:CINGULAR1 (yes this is in CAPS)

Server: leave blank

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com

MMS Port: 80

MCC:310

MNC:410

APN Type: Internet + MMS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cpenticuff:
The posts about your account having to be "provisioned" are entirely inaccurate. The only provisioning that has to be done is if you are moving form an iphone data plan. Otherwise, regardless of whether you are coming from a smartphone plan or a "dumbphone" plan, all you have to do is manually add the apn that was mentioned in the above post. There is absolutely no difference at the account level between any AT&T phones excluding the iphone. When someone says your account must be "provisioned" for a 4G phone, what they really mean is that AT&T can push the settings to your phone so that you do not have to manually enter them.

Take note: If you have been using a dumbphone plan, your data plan WILL be switched over to the 2GB smartphone plan as soon as you put your sim card in a 4g phone and enable data. I had used my $9.99 unlimited data plan on a Treo 650, Samsung Blackjack, HTC Fuze, HTC Tilt 2, and my Samsung Captivate with absolutely no issues, including tethering semi-frequently. However, within minutes of activating the data on my 4G infuse, my data plan was modified.

I am now on the $45 4GB plan with tethering. :( It was a good run, but my days of cheap data are over.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
You're contradicting yourself.

The phone out of box is already configured to use 4G network. However, if you put in a SIM card from your old 3G phones, it won't work. You have two choices: (1) call AT&T so that they provision your account to be able to connect to the 4G network using the out of box configuration or (2) manually enter above APN and stuck with 3G data.

The reason AT&T implemented this way is exactly to catch those of you with old non-smartphone data plans or old cheaper smartphone plans (anything < $30/mo). I have unlimited 3G data plan and bought GS2 out of contract and I have to call them to modify my account in order to get any data connectivity. I get to keep the unlimit data plan but it is now 4G provisioned without getting a new SIM card.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] digitalsynner85:
This is for anyone wanting to use Google Voice as their talking system, but didn't like to because it wasn't a VoIP service. The name of the app is GrooVe IP (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gvoip&hl=en). Instead of calling your phone number, according to the instructions, since it's calling your google chat identity, it's free AND it works over wifi! I'm sure others, like myself, who have ****ty reception on the Incredible 2 but love the phone and want to use it like an actual phone, would love to know about this app.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] deaffob:
I second this. Also by using this method, you aren't using any of your minutes in your plan.

Too bad that it can't do VoIP for incoming calls& texts.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] digitalsynner85:
I'm using this for incoming calls, as well as outgoing. I have -105dbm and my calls are all choppy and often drop while I'm home. This app is different than using google voice. What happens is that everything is routed through google chat and then sent over SIP. I've pulled the back off my phone and made my phone completely lose service and then I made a call using the app and it was 100% over wifi. I then had someone call me, while the back of my phone was still off, to see if I could also receive calls over wifi and it worked. As far as texts goes, I just use the standard google voice app for texting. Too bad there isn't a way to get texts to forward to a certain number lol
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Fusion.Coil:
How is this different from turning on the option in google voice app? I been using Gvoice since I got my phone and I have it prompt me to use it or my verizon service to call on each call. I also give the Gvoice number out as mine since it works over the data network or wifi? Can someone explain the major differences?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] deaffob:
Actually, when you make a call through this app, you are indeed using voip but when someone calls you, there is no way that the app can do anything because google voice can only reroute the call to your phone number. There is no such thing as voip incoming calls with google voice

This isn't about using google voice or not. It is about google voice over voip, not over your mobile provider's network. Let's say you are at a underground 5 floors below. You will not be able to make any calls with the regular GV app because the app only uses the provider's network and no, it doesn't use your provider's mobile data. What it does is it calls GV server and the server re-calls to your target. You do not see this on your phone because GV app changes the number for you but the real number it's calling is something very different. Something like this 219827419875018725101250.

Anyway, with this app, you can make calls over the internet, hence the name Voice Over Internet Protocol, voip. Also since you are using your data instead of your precious minutes, you can opt for the lower minutes plan.