yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] wyatt23:
seems i cannot find a united states firmware on that site for the 7310.

would you suggest trying a whole gamut of firmwares? could it hurt?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
The only US firmware is the KHA firmware for now...and I don't know why they putted it up as an Europe firmware. Check the Europe section, it's the first one.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] wyatt23:
gotcha. i have tried and failed with that on ODIN. I will redownload tonight and retry.

While at work, I received an SD card dongle. I will see if i can load that up with a CWM flashable firmware and see if that will work.

Alternatively, does the stock recovery allow me to use an external SD Card to reflash my stock OS?

i really just do not know how to fix this mess.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
Make sure you installed the correct drivers for your tablet (located in my guide). If not, reinstall and see if it works. If not, try another firmware. I am not sure if the Stock Recovery sees an external SD. I only see the internal one.

It's kinda weird some ODIN flashes are failing around here lately...try testing with this driver. I want to make sure something.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Timberline:
I just received an ipad2 from work as a bonus - plan to CL it in favor of an Android OS to match my rooted Captivate. The 8.9 is on my short list but as I'm in no hurry I may wait to see what's released in Spring.

Being new to the tablet side of the Android market I have one major concern: When (ICS?) will the tablets support running a full function browser? The lite browsers are fine for most things but for work I need Firefox that's equivalent to my laptop.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
what do you mean by "full" browser. you can switch most browsers to desktop mode meaning they will portray the normal websites instead of mobile versions.

otherwise interfacewise they have to be changed to work well on touchscreens but i've found the stock browser on ics (or HC for that matter) to be lacking in no area what so ever. flash works fine. all websites are displayed correctly etc etc. maybe you want to be more specific about what you want to achieve with the browser...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] maxtcee:
anybody know a text free app that works with honeycomb i used to use pinger but now it keeps crashing and i cant seem to find a good one
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
Textplus? That's the only one that comes to mind.

Sent from my SGH-T959.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
Hi - I just got a Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE SGH-i957 (at&t USA) running 3.2 which I think is the re-branded/ crapware-loaded P7300.

1) Does it matter that it isn't the P7300 but a carrier-branded 8.9?

2) If not, is KK5 still the best to use?

3) Do you know how it compares to the Overcome ROM?

4) If everything fails, can I just use the P7300 stock ROM instead? Would there be any advantage to doing this over the at&t ROM?

system\CSCVersion.txt: I957ATTKJ7_CL571645

system\csc\customer.xml only one line: <SalesCode>ATT</SalesCode>

and from Settings > About device:

Baseband version: I957UCKJ7

Build number: HONEYCOMB.I957UCKJ7
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
No. This device is completely different. No roms yet, just root and cwm and OC. Read the dev forum. If you flash anything p7xx related you will be in trouble.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
I just put my first movie on the tablet.

Native video player won't resume playback where left off. Instead there is an icon you can tap to create a bookmark. WTF?

Installed MX Video Player seems more poerwful (has more features) but I am having the same problem with Resume Playback.

Also, last night I was able to jump to any point in the movie with both players and this AM on my way to work, I could not. Both players insist on playing the movie at regular speed. Cannot go to the end either. I can only start from the beginning.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
i've come to like dice player quite a lot.

best player i found so far, can handle nearly everything i throw at it...

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
Installing right now. Thank you.

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1) *** Also, any of you guys use Skype on the 8.9 LTE SGH-i957?

The other parties' video is fine, but my own always stutters, whether be in a one way or two way video chat.

2) *** Last, I know Kies for Windows has an option to browse the files on the tablet.

Does anyone use Kies on Mac. The option isn't there.

3) *** How do you guys transfer files to your tab if not through Kies (USB or WiFi)?

EDIT:Removing the movie and adding it back to the tablet solved the fast-foward/ jump to any point on the timeline problem I had. Also of note: the file is .avi. You can transfer it to the tablet via Kies by dragging it to the top left area of the column (where SGH-I957) and letting go. Adding the movie to the library further down in the column didn't work. But I can confirm .mp4 files can be added to the Library in Kies and from there synced to the tablet.

EDIT 2: RE: 2) above, the button named "Internal Memory" (along with the phone # of the SIM in the tab) as well as the Back up/ Restore tab did appear after I connected the tab via USB instead of WiFi.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
I use dropbox for file xfer. I also just plug in the tab and drag and drop. I can install Skype tonight and test with you.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
I suggest people start using Airdroid app whenever they don't want to deal with cables. I love it.

Sent from my SGH-T959.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
Cool.

How did you get it to show as a drive? I thought it didn't support Mass Storage.

Will check Airdroid.

Kies crashes a lot in Mac OS X for me when initiating a file transfer over WiFi.

No problems with when using a USB cable though.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
i just plug the tab in and its recognised as external drive...couldn't be any easier? never like to hassle around with some stupid program (kies/itunes/etc) to transfer files i could just drag and drop from one folder to another ;)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
I'd love that. But the 8.9" Tab SGH I957 (at&t) doesn't support USB Mass Storage.

Or did I manage to miss it somehow?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
bummer im running the tegra. but developement for the SGH is picking up and im pretty sure there will soon be a custom rom with mass storage ;)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
Orlandoxpolice, Da-G and a few others are hard at work. I'd help too if I knew what to do. Reading everything on this forums and Googling the crap out of it. Perhaps I'll learn a thing or two and will be able to lend a hand.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
Wow. Makes me wonder if the carrier (once more) intentionally crippled the device. I really hope you guys (the I957 owners) get a solution soon.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
Details? PM me.

Also, my i957 works like a charm when i plug it in the usb, and the computer picking it up as mass storage.

RF12, arent you running a mac? that might have something to do with it.

Kies is a POS. I used these drivers for every sammy device I have had and never had an issue. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961956

Probably wont work for the mac though...

also, enable usb debugging.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] RF12:
Just plugged it into a PC and it does show up as a drive!

That's great because I had read on Samsung's web site that USB Mass Storage isn't supported on the I957.

Didn't have to enable USB debugging either.

Odd it didn't work on Mac since I had installed the drivers for the tab from within Kies.

Agreed: Kies crashes a tad too often for my taste when transferring to/ from it via Kies WiFi (on Mac).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] VirtualNobody:
I have the ATT LTE version of the 8.9. I noticed on my battery usage, that cell standby is sucking down my battery.

This is interesting because I don't even have a SIM card installed! And there appears to be no way to kill the cell service.

Any thoughts on how I can get rid of the cell process? Root, install TB and freeze maybe?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
Try freezing, but the battery lasts a long time anyway...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] poisike:
I have seen this problem on my P7300 also if i don't have a SIM card in. Inserting SIM card fixes this problem. You could also try Airplane mode.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] earldroid:
3.1 to 3.2 Battery Usage

I recently upgraded My Tab p7300 from 3.1 Honeycomb out of the box to 3.2 Honeycomb Baseband p7300xxkj6 Buildnumber p7300jpkl2 via Kies. When i was still in 3.1, the battery can last up to 5 days with regular usage. But when i upgraded to 3.2, the battery can last only up to 2 days with the same usage. I did not root or mod anything in my tab. I just flashed it with Recovery 5.5.0.4 and thats it. Does anybody has the same issue after upgrading to 3.2. Is there a remedy for this? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] poisike:
It is possible that Factory reset can fix this, but you will loose all your data.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] earldroid:
I already did because when i upgraded to 3.2. There are so many force closes on applications and the camera doesnt work. I think I already know the problem. The cell standby is running in background and is always using 40% of the power but I dont have a sim card inserted yet. Is there a way to kill cell standby?

Edit

Oops. I saw your OP. I already tried inserting the sim card but its still running.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] sorrowrain:
what is the best video streaming from pc app for the tab?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] poisike:
Yeah, it will still run if sim is in, but it doesn't drain as much battery.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] earldroid:
Thanks. Now the cell standby is using less battery, down to 20% and im pretty sure i will have a better battery life. Cheers
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] VirtualNobody:
Turn on Airplane mode. This kills the cell process. Then manually enable WiFi.

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Emit or Plex.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Sycobob:
Can the little pop up app dock thing be removed? I tried to search, but I don't even know what it's called.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
not sure what you are talking about. im guessing you are on stock rom thus meaning you are talking about the touch wiz dock. (the thing you can open up when pressing the middle of the taskbar.

this can be "removed" only by flashing a custom rom, that doesn't integrate touchwiz
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Sycobob:
That's what I meant, thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] safir187:
i bought a gt8.9 today. it's running honeycomb 3.1. is there any way i can upgrade it without rooting my device?

i don't wanna ruin my warranty.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
well you should get 3.2 over the air. but no official ICS so far.

no ICS without rooting.

that being said im not sure they can detect you rooted your device. if you have to send it back for warranty you can just flash back stock recovery, stock rom etc.

don't take my word on it though! haven't tried it with the tab but it worked when i sent my nexus one in for repairs ;)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] android-incredible:
superuser

hi i was trying to root my galaxy tab 8.9 following this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh9KVGUBm6o

everything goes well,but when im trying to download the superuser from the market the page not open stay loading.and i need the super user to get root access.what can i do.

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ok,i have access to superuser app,but dont say install,just say open,I hit open and say no app in list but if i go to apps i can see the superuser.

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I thinks everythings is fine because I install a CWMRecovery and I did a nandroid backup.Question could i install a ESfile explorer on this tablet?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] android-incredible:
ok'everything is fine now I install ESFile Explorer,also install rootexplorer and delete the apps that came with the tablet that I don't use.the only thing that I could'nt find is the adw launcher in the market.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] android-incredible:
question with adw launcher

I have a samsung galaxy tab 8.9 wifi only,I dont know why i cant find the adw launcher in the market,but the wierd thing is that i use mi inc2 and search for adw launcher i can see the adw launcher and if i use my laptop and search in the market for adw launcher i can see the app but with my samsung tablet 8.9 not.my samsung galaxy 8.9 is already rooted and have cwm installed,the only problem is that.any help.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
open this link on your tab and it should suggest you open it in market:

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] android-incredible:
thanks, I will do it when i get home.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] android-incredible:
I can't install the adwlauncher,when I open the link and try to download the app show me purchased version cancelled...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] andrew21:
Hello, i have odin v1.85 downloader and p7300 firmwares, just need to know what is correct procedure to flash this tab using odin, also is it ok to downgrade from android 3.2 to android 3.1 using odin?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
no idea what that is about...maybe country restrictions?! just guessing.

maybe try acessing it from your normal computer browser, buying it and then downloading on the tab. should work though...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] android-incredible:
That's weird because the app is free.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Galaxy Tab 8.9:
USB Cable Speed

HI all!

i have GT 8.9! i use usb cable to share data between my tablet and laptop!

but the annoying point is speed!

its very slow!

my laptop recognize GT 8.9 as a portable device!

is there any way to connect GT 8.9 as a separate disk drive or removable storage!?

THx!:)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pseudoheld:
adw is free

adw EX is payed!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] carth24:
Tun.ko

Gud day!

I'm a newbie, can anyone help me where to find the file location of tun.ko on P7300 Official CyanogenMod 9 by kallt_kaffe..i tried searching using root explorer but no luck.. TIA
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] choccy31:
Is it possible to transfer apps and games (with data) saved from Titanium Backup on my mobile over to my new tablet?

Would hate to lose some of the data and games progress I have made.

Ta
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] wan_25zr:
how do i unroot galxy tab 8.9 with android 3.2

i need to unroot it back for some reason
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] pastordion:
Bricked i957 ATT

I tried to install overcome rom on tablet not relizing only for 7300-7310 and tablet went blank after reboot. no download mode just qusb is seen as usb device on pc. Any body know how are who can fix
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Drenznito:
I am having a very hard time taking a dvd I own and putting it on my tablet. I understand that I would have to convert the dvd with "dvd fab" or one of many software's out there however, I just dont know if it will really work. Any help from anyone?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] combat2k:
first post

First of all, why the "search" option doesn't work for me? No results no matter what the search keywords are...

Anyway, just to start with:

- i have a P7300, bought 1 month ago in Romania, stock android for just 1 week, rooted, CMW 5.0.2.6 (or smthng) with overcome 2.2.0, then updated to CMW 5.5.0.4 + galaxian soup 1.5.1. Needing the camera working, I've just restored and Overcome, and now I'm on 2.3.1, working perfectly.

2. i cannot install CM9 (last 3 versions, before the 8th of March version)

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "p5" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "p5" || getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-P7300" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "GT-P7300"

E:Error in /sdcard/Downloads/update-cm-9.0.0-PC0-p5-KANG-signed-20120302.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

Galaxian Soup worked.

3. i've bought a Connection Kit (3 USB-s and some card readers) and it worked in this way:

- ok in overcome 2.2.0 (disconnect and reconnect)

- pretty ok in ovecome 2.3.0 (some errors like 'this high speed has not enough power to ...' or 'invalid usb drive.. need format', but disconnect works)

- galaxian soup (no disconnect option - need to restart for seeing the usb drive again)

That's all for now.

Thank you in advance for your opinions.

Regards,

Dan.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] glitschi667:
theroetically it should help to remove/disconnect the battery.... had a similar problem with a P7320T after falshing a wrong kernel..... opened it up and carefully disconnected the battery. After reconnect, it went directly to download mode.

Some say waiting for 1 or 2 days should be enough to get the battery empty....

edit: "adb reboot download" is worth a try.......
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] safir187:
1- i have the latest overcome rom and i dont have a contacts app! what can i do?

2- how can i use dial pad codes? i need to get my device id for real apk leacher and i need dial pad (not for voice calls) for charging my gprs account
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] chromium67:
1. I removed the shortcut from my home screen and went to the app list and dropped the contacts icon from there and it worked on overcome 2.3.1 on my P7310 (UK).

2. I don't know the answer for this...sorry.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] safir187:
1- thanks a million. it worked. (i don't find the thank button!)

2- oh man
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] KitF:
I'm switching from the 7310 to the I-957, anything I should know? And do I have to root both devices if I want to transfer my apps and stuff?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] amrsweedan:
8.9 market

Hi

I bought a new galaxy tab 8.9 and i found an update available in in the device itself i did it, then i found the market application cannot be opened and message saying application is not installed! !!

shall i install new market app and which one i found many virions on xda, Is it normal to happen after updateS?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] KitF:
Look in your App list for the Play store.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] earldroid:
It happens to me as well when I updated from 3.1 to 3.2. What i did is just remove the market icon in the homescreen then I went to app drawer and then create a new shortcut for the market. BTW, the new market is now called Play Shop
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] combat2k:
me again with my questions:

First of all, why the "search" option doesn't work for me? No results no matter what the search keywords are...

2nd i cannot install CM9 (last 3 versions, before the 8th of March version)

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "p5" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "p5" || getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-P7300" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "GT-P7300"

E:Error in /sdcard/Downloads/update-cm-9.0.0-PC0-p5-KANG-signed-20120302.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

Galaxian Soup worked.

3. i've bought a Connection Kit (3 USB-s and some card readers); why it doesnt work in galaxian soup (no disconnect option - need to restart for seeing the usb drive again)

That's all for now.

Thank you in advance for your opinions.

Regards,

Dan.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] sorrowrain:
as for 2 you have to flash cm9 cmw recovery then flash the rom.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] minimadness:
Hi,

This galaxy tab 8.9 has a tegra 2 processor or a snapdragon?

Because,

i found "tegra 2" in some sites... and snapdragon s3 on qualcomm site!!

link => ww w. qualcomm .com/snapdragon/devices/samsung-galaxy-tab8.9

Mkv and mp4 videos are smooth on this tablet (both 720p) ?

*excuse me for my bad english!

**edit=> i found the answer! The version with S3 is the LTE version!! (1,5 Ghz.... and adreno 220).. the "standard" version is powered by tegra 2....

excuse me!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] joeherlev:
Skype error ??

I realy need help to get skype to work

I can make video calls but after 30sec it freezzzz picture and then connection lost!

I have uninstalled skype and installed again...

I have cleared app data

Nothing makes it work :'(

Please help.....

Is there an alternative app that works with skype??
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] combat2k:
Which version? I have 5.5.0.4 and no luck :-)

Thanks anyway for your idea.

Dan.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] dornier:
Samsung 8.9 applications not installed!

I had a weird thing happen to me the other day. I tried to open several apps and many of them came up with the application not installed error message. I also went into "manage applications" and all of my apps were there, but most of them didn't have an icon. I also tried going through APPS, but about 30 apps were missing. Google Play was one of the programs that wouldn't run and it didn't even show up as a app in the app drawer. I tried a soft reset and I had the same problem. I had to perform a hard reset and the tablet appears normal now. Any ideas?

Thanks,

GP
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Ren Hayashi:
Hey nirogu325! Sorry I haven't been updating about my tablet's..err..predicament. Anyhow, after following your advice and checking out a few other forums, I finally decided to bring it to a Samsung store to have it checked, turns out that it really was a hardware problem, and they had to replace the motherboard..now happily using my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 running on CM9 (Thanks to kallt_kaffe for porting CM9 over to the Tab 8.9, cannot wait for updates =D). And thank you for being patient with me, nirogu325. =)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] skim234:
I recently switched to Galaxian Soup ICS 4.03 and have issues connecting my calendar to my Google account.

When I try and link the two, it says I have a previous GMail account linked to it. I think it's stuck from my initial usage of the stock rom and it's unable to be linked to both the stock rom and the new Galaxian Soup rom.

What can I do to get it working on my new one?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] safariking:
does anyone has the pit file for the galxy tab 8.9 WIFI P-7310

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] wyatt23:
Download the stock rom zip file. if you extract it, you can find the pit file inside there somewhere. I had to do this a few weeks back.

in general, though, stay away from pit files. they will ruin your life.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] safariking:
but you just need the pit file for flashing whit odin or not??
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] wyatt23:
you do not... (unless you broke something already! :D )

just leave the PIT checkbox UNCHECKED.

if you do not use the right one, you will blow your partition table and you could end up in a situation where you need to restore to stock.

this sounds easier than it could be. just do a search of my posts and you will see the headaches PIT files have caused me.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] quangtrungh:
My tab is 7300, rom stock 3.1, I heard that this tab have 3.2 rom but I check update OTA it show no update available. Anyone have the same problem? and why?

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Your acc link to every rom you signup. I think you should factory reset => wipe davik cache => reflash that rom => factory reset => sign in to use
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] triften:
[Q] Is the Galaxy Tab 8.9 keyboard dock compatible with with custom ROMs?

I just bought the Galaxy Tab 8.9 along with this Samsung Galaxy Tab P5 8.9" Keyboard Dock.

And I intend to install the latest AOKP Galaxian-Soup ROM to take advantage of ICS features and speed.

Does anyone know whether the keyboard is fully functional on a custom ROM such as this? The keyboard has special keys for Home/Apps/Volume/etc. Will these work? Any input is appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] poisike:
As far as i know, none of the devs have a keyboard dock to test it, so please tell us :-)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] triften:
Thanks for the reply--I plan on testing the keyboard dock with a few different ROMS, starting with AOKP. I'll try to follow up with my experience.

Note that one other user replied in this thread indicating that most of the keyboard hotkeys still work (at least on AOSP) except a few which now behave differently.