yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet Android Development] Thexfactor2011:
I have just a general inquiry. I was playing around with copying files off my G tab and the screen turned off. I lost the connection. Then things got weird. When I turned the screen back on it made a click sound and then turned right back off and kept doing this on its own. So I held the power button until it turned off. The tab then soft bricked, stuck on the screen with those ugly birds. I powered off and tried to boot into recovery. Nothing just stayed on that bird screen. no recovery key text. I nvFlashed1.2 from ubuntu back to tnt. On boot It gets to the tnt feathers or whatever and just stays there and then jumps to the tap n tap screen back to the feather things. I turned off the tablet again and nvFlashed cwm 5.5 from ics dev. Then booted into cwm and followed the directions for a completely clean install. repartitioned the sd card to 2048/0, factory reset, wipe all the cache, and format all the partitions. I do get an error that says error formatting data. I then flashed Flashback 10.3. I run though the wizard for syncing google account. then I got constant fc on the launcher. I couldnt do anything because it just kept saying launcher has fc. So I held the power button in until the tablet turned off. When it powered on again it was soft bricked. No cwm no flashback just ugly birds. I was wondering if there is a solution to this or if its the first step to needing a new tablet. I am going to try and use cwm 3 again later tonight for trial and error.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Stick with 3 and try that. Some users have reported no issue being on 5 and flashing FB. However, the recommended cwm at this time is 3.
[G Tablet Android Development] Thexfactor2011:
So I nvflashed back to tnt. I went into recovery, not cwm, and reset/ factory defaults. tnt then booted. So I nvflashed cwm 3. I then formatted sd card 2048/0, and followed option 3 for installing fb. The only think I had to do different was mount sd card and copy the flashback zip over since the partition was wiped clean. Flashback booted with no fc, no problems. Looks like the tablet survives another round of dev hell lol. :D
[G Tablet Android Development] michaeljc70:
I have had a problem 2x where I run out of memory and everything starts force closing. I immediately got rid of some apps and rebooted. It kept looping to the flashback startup screen.

Is there anything I can do? I already tried wiping cache partition and dalvik.

I hate to have to keep reinstalling the ROM and all my apps.
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Which Market and which Launcher

Just moved from Brilliant Corners 1.3.1 to FlashBack 10.3 and did a app restore using Titanium Backup Pro and I am now going through the apps to see which ones still work, hopefully all will. I noticed that the Market that can with the rom was 3.3.? but I did the Market Fix and it updated to 3.4.4 which is the same one I had on Briliant Corners (Froyo), is this the latest for this rom or is there another version? Also, which Launcher would you recommend for this rom? I know there are issues with Flash. I am using Flash Player 11.1 and after clicking on the load arrow the video will load and I get the audio and I try to click on where the enlarge button would be ( been all up the right side and halfway across the bottom starting in the right corner) and still do not get video. I tried to get Flash Player 10.1 from Market but it want let me. Should I look for a Flash 10.1 apk or keep trying with 11.1? Thanks
[G Tablet Android Development] freakin.ro:
here there,

my touchscreen on my Z-Pad T2 doesn´t work :-) any solution?
[G Tablet Android Development] madatruk01:
Clemsyn's kernel

you must install Clemsyn's kernel Honeycomb Trial 5. Pershoot's kernel is not worked with zpad.
[G Tablet Android Development] freakin.ro:
thank you very, very much :-) will try it :-D
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
For some reason background data stopped working for me (cant access market, gtalk, sync gmail..etc). A full wipe and reflash didn't help (couldn't log in to my google account from the start up).

Tried ICS and it works fine there but its not yet my cup of tea, unstable and laggy. Do any ideas on how to fix this on flashback?

Thanks in advance :)
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Did you set up the 2048/0 partition? I have seen that prevent account access.
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
Nope. Is that supposed to be a fix or a cause for the issue?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
It's not a fix. That is how all HC ROMs should be setup. Without that 2048 partition, the system thinks there is no room do do anything and can prevent account/market access, refuse downloads, etc... My suggestions is to start over and partition correctly.
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
I already did that lobg ago when I first flashed flashback 4-5 months ago(?). Already have 2 GB for apps and the rest as an internal sd.

As I've said before, it was working fine till suddenly one day it no longer functioned on flashback while it does on ICS.

Should I try to reparation? I already formated the sd and it didn't help.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Sorry man, but you never said any of that. You just said it didn't work on FB, but did on ICS and you didn't like ICS. I asked if you partitioned and you said no. Look at the quotes below.

It seems the answer would be to perform an nvflash and re-setup your partitions. That should clear up any issues you are having. Just remember this will wipe everything, so make sure you copy off any files you need.
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
Sorry if I sounded like I was blaming you or anything, really didn't mean for it to sound that way. I really appreciate what all of you guys did and are still doing for us here :)

As for the nvflash and repatriation, will try that out but any chance you point me out to the right files. There's too many of them and I don't want to end up with an even more messed up tablet lol.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
No worries. I just want you to have a good experience with the ROM. I will update this post with nvflash files in a couple.

edit: Here is the nvflash package. Just extract and run the nvflash_gtablet batch file.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21166889/Full_Stock_NVFlash_CWM_3028r5.zip
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
Much appreciated, will try it out tomorrow aand report back. Thanks mate :)
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
Didn't work mate still no background data. Oh and it didn't formate my sd like you said it would.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Sorry man. The partition does not happen automatically. You need to reboot into recovery and then partition the sdcard. First do a 4096/0 and then repeat it with 2048/0. Then wipe data and reflash the ROM.
[G Tablet Android Development] Abu-7abash:
So furst nvflash, then to recovery and partition then mount usb, copy the rom zip and flash? Is that the correct procedure?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
You got it. However, since you already nvflashed you can skip that part. Just wipe data and cache.
[G Tablet Android Development] hammermedia:
Can't download the ROM

The link on the dev-host.org just hangs then goes to a cannot display webpage.

I tried IE and Chrome and Opera on the gTablet.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Not sure what the problem is. I just tried it and I download the ROM just fine. Maybe dev-host was having issues?
[G Tablet Android Development] RichTJ99:
Hi,

I am pretty sure I have NVflash 1.2 & I tried to flash from version 9 to the latest flashback. Now I am stuck on the bootscreen. The link for the NVflash on the OP is broken. Any ideas where to get that file & get my gtab running again?

Thanks,

Rich
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Ask and ye shall receive:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21166889/Full_Stock_NVFlash_CWM_3028r5.zip
[G Tablet Android Development] ezzhisham:
updates?

Is there any coming updates or the project stopped?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Sadly there are no plans to continue development. We will continue to support Flashback, but there are no official plans for a new release. Perhaps bug fixes down the road? Who knows.

I would encourage all users to check out Team DRH's work as they have brought ICS successfully to the G-TAB. Camera and mic not working at the moment, but it is still a good build.

Team Flashback has release one last release of Flashback called "Flashback Reunion" This was a limited release posted a little bit ago on SlateDroid and Flashmyandroid (FMA). All users are welcome to give it a whirl.
[G Tablet Android Development] sdruesch:
Question on Updating

Is it possible to update from 10.0 directly to 10.3? An if so, not having to reformat or wipe everything?

Steve
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
It is possible, but your mileage may vary. Some have success, while others have their OS collapse like a house of cards. Best to make a backup first. Flash dirty (cache and dalvik wipe only) and give it a try. If it breaks, start from scratch or restore back to 10.
[G Tablet Android Development] alneez2000:
Please Help

Since this eveining I am facing a rather weird problem.

My tablet running on flashback 10.3 crashed all of a sudden and then got stuck on viewsonic 3 birds screen. I tried putting it in recovery it wouldnt go. So I booted in APX mode and nvflashed 1.2 after it finished it got stuck in TNT Loop for some time then went blank. I nvflashed cwm5.5.0.4. Now I could finally enter the recovery I reflashed the rom (clean and wipe method) Finally it started working again. But when I reboot it gets stuck again on viewsonic screen and I am back to Square One. I repeated the whole process again and tried to reboot again it got stuck on Viewsonic screen. I dont know what exactly is the problem or what I am doing wrong here. But please Help.

Thank you.
[G Tablet Android Development] timbck2:
I've been having almost exactly the same problem, ever since I tried to install Team DRH's ICS ROM. I wiped everything and nvflashed cwm5.5.0.4. It never would fully boot up into TNT (not that I care) -- it seemed to get stuck in a loop -- but I was able to boot into the new recovery, repartition & wipe everything again in preparation for flashing ICS.

Then I flashed ICS; that seemed successful but performance was very poor. So I decided to go back to Flashback 10.3 (from a nandroid backup). That seemed to work, but after shutting down it won't boot back up; I get stuck at the viewsonic birds.

So then I put it back in APX mode, reflash cwm5.5.0.3, lather, rinse, repeat.

It seems to me that perhaps there's an incompatibility or major bug in cwm5.5.0.3? I dunno.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Did you guys wipe everything upon trying again? As in Mounts and storage - wipe boot, mount and wipe system, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe emmc, wipe sdcard. Copy off wanted info from sdcard and wiping and reformatting the card (4096/0 then 2048/0)?
[G Tablet Android Development] timbck2:
I wiped everything (except external SD, which I removed from my GTab before performing either wipe, just to be safe) on both installs.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
You didn't happen to put it back in before installing the roms or repartitioning did you?
[G Tablet Android Development] timbck2:
No, I didn't. The data on it is intact.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Hmmm.....

Open terminal emulator and type su, grant access and the type:

dmesg >/mnt/sdcard/dmesg.txt

Navigate to the sdcard and post this text file.
[G Tablet Android Development] timbck2:
I'm currently running Team DRH's ICS ROM, so I don't think that would be useful to you. Though I'm finding the ICS ROM to be slow and rather unstable, so I may switch back.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Don't just yet. I do testing with Fosser and just talked with him tonight. Go into settings-ROM Control. Change performance for CPU to 1200. Then edit the build prop in the same menu and set dalvik going down 24,96,96.

These are my own settings. Let me know how you like them.
[G Tablet Android Development] timbck2:
I just checked the menus and the max it shows is 1000 for CPU, and I don't see anything in the ROM Control menu about build.prop.

Edit

: I just checked and found out I don't have the latest version of the ROM (I thought I did). I have 2A, and the latest appears to be 2B. I'll flash it and try the settings you suggest.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
I forgot, I'm running other tweaks. Sorry. Forget about the CPU and use root explorer to edit the build.prop in the system folder.
[G Tablet Android Development] timbck2:
OK, just to be sure, I should be setting:

dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=24m
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=96m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=96m

Is this correct?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Correct....
[G Tablet Android Development] Frogbone:
I hope someone can help me with a problem I keep having.

I have been running Flashback for a while now but on three occasions my gtablet only shows the bird screen and does not boot. I also cannot get into recovery anymore.

This has happened now three times after I deleted a couple of apps that I tried but didn't like. I didn't delete anything else, just uninstalled apps.

I powered down the tablet and next time I tried to boot I get the bird screen. Volume down on power up doesn't do anything, no recovery.

Last time this happened I had to go and nvflash all over but I am hoping someone might have a solution for me to get into recovery so I can restore my last nandroid backup.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Volume down puts the tablet in APX mode. The screen looks off, but it really is on. Vol + puts the tablet in recovery. Start over from scratch with nvflash and proper partitions and post back.
[G Tablet Android Development] Frogbone:
Yes, of course. I meant Volume up ;-)

There is no way around nvflash now is there? Any idea on why this is happening? I would like to avoid this from happening again if possible.

Thanks!
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
I have a theory. Please do this:

Open terminal emulator and type su, grant access and the type:

dmesg >/mnt/sdcard/dmesg.txt

Navigate to the sdcard and post this text file.
[G Tablet Android Development] Frogbone:
I am not sure I understand that part. Since I can't get the tablet to boot, how do I do that?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
I assumed since this happens often you could just do a clean install and post that log. You can just try a factory reset and wipe caches and reboot. That should allow the ROM to boot, but will erase everything, but the sdcard.
[G Tablet Android Development] Frogbone:
Ok, thanks !!
[G Tablet Android Development] capt730:
Just bought a Gtab from a friend and put this on. What a difference. Great job. Very smooth.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
I was looking to see if you had too many bad blocks (that has caused this issue before), but you only have 4. Oh and for some peace of mind, I have 8. Here are your bad blocks:

<6>[ 11.155881] tegra_nand tegra_nand: Block 0x167 is bad [chip=0,offset=0x2ce0000]

<6>[ 11.552599] tegra_nand tegra_nand: Block 0xb98 is bad [chip=0,offset=0x17300000]

<6>[ 11.593486] tegra_nand tegra_nand: Block 0xc76 is bad [chip=0,offset=0x18ec0000]

<6>[ 11.693017] tegra_nand tegra_nand: Block 0xee0 is bad [chip=0,offset=0x1dc00000]

Have you tried Team DRH's ICS or and earlier version of Flashback? I would like to rule out a ROM incompatability.
[G Tablet Android Development] cheko:
Bad Sectors

So if you run this command and search the txt file and cant find any nand or bad block references your lucky
[G Tablet Android Development] junooni:
hello all. I was on 10.1 till now. tried to flash ICS in vain for the past 3 days and came back to 10.3. found it super smooth and loving it. however I can't find the hacked flash and opera so can't play flash content.

can anyone help here?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
There is a newer release. Flashback Reunion Edition:

http://goo.gl/SWMmC

Please give that a try before getting too deep into 10.3. Also, Stock flash should work with the stock browser for most flash content. Opera has been sorta fixed and should also be ok.
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
This was posted by cheko, "Thanks JR for the response tried the link you suggested no luck website might be down

I have a tried two of the other hacked versions of flash 10.3 of the forum no luck yet

I extracted the hacked flash apk from the 10.1 flashback archive flash is running better

JR nice work really diggin on flashback 10.3 its the business
[G Tablet Android Development] junooni:
oh wow...this rom's getting a lot of love from the community. well deserved! just when i got everything set up and running kicka**, there comes along a better version. will give it a shot soon

do i need to wipe everything or just flash over the current rom?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
You can always try a flash over with a cache and dalvik wipe. First, I would make a backup through titanium off all of your apps. This way if the install goes bad or doesn't perform well, you can knock down and rebuild and not have to start from scratch.
[G Tablet Android Development] bob_frapples:
The download link doesn't seem to be working for the rom. Am I doing it wrong?
[G Tablet Android Development] jazzruby:
Hi bob_frapples,

I just checked and it errored out, however I hit 'retry' and it succeeded.

The server sometimes has issues but you should be able to download.

I'll keep an eye on it and check back later.

-JR-
[G Tablet Android Development] bob_frapples:
Persistence worked! Thanks.

Any kernel suggestions? Looking for stable - that's really all I care about.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Then you came to the right place. Team flashback makes the most stable honeycomb roms for the g-tablet.
[G Tablet Android Development] bob_frapples:
So, just use the built in kernel? Don't mess with any of the other options?
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
The stock kernel is Perhsoot's and can be OC'd to 1.4GHz. If you get SODs with it, then flash Clemsyn's Trial 5 kernel which goes to 1.6GHz.

You can try either one if you like, but just know that either one could give you a SOD and if you do get one, just flash back.
[G Tablet Android Development] bob_frapples:
"Google Market" isn't working. Is there a gapps that I need to download and install or something?

UPDATE: It won't update to the Google Play icon either.

UPDATE 2: Changed a bunch of things (permissions, cleared data etc...) and now it works!
[G Tablet Android Development] yashmack:
what exactly did you change? my market isnt working either...
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
I assume he cleared the data on the app and then rebooted in recovery and fixed permissions and then rebooted. However, I would just clear data for market and Google frameworks services and then force close them. Then open the market, you should get an error. If you get the error, reboot and try to use the market normally.
[G Tablet Android Development] cpdeepak:
Camera

@jazzruby Great work on this ROM. I moved from GTabCombOver and I have not had lots of stability issues.

@TEK112 Nice job on providing consistent solutions for our questions even though you guys are really busy

Do you guys think we would be able to get a Camera fix? Or is it out there. I know there are driver issues and stuff. Thanks.
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Thanks for the kind words. Nvidia is being stingy with the drivers. Team DRH has an ICS ROM that is very nice and they are pounding away to get the drivers. It looks like they might actually get them. However, I don't foresee it in the near future.
[G Tablet Android Development] cpdeepak:
Thanks for the update, TEK112. Keep up the good work.
[G Tablet Android Development] junooni:
hey guys. I've been running flashback ever since i got my g tab and love it!

however, i'm planning to move back to froyo roms only for the sake of HW acceleration and camera (skype has become mandatory for me now).

i recently tried one of those nvidia HD test videos and it doesn't run on flashback, even though it runs smooth and perfect on my friend's galaxy tab 7 (the old one).

i also tried the DRH ICS but somehow was never able to get past the birds screen. i have my system partitioned to 250megs and am back on flashback.

i want to know if i want to go back to froyo roms, can i just flash them with wipe, or do i have to go through nvflash again? any link to downgrade from HC would be really appreciated.

thanks and keep up the great work guys! i'll see you back on HC soon
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
It depends on the ROM. Some run on BL1.1 and others on BL1.2. You are currently on the 1.2BL branch and need a 1.2 ROM for a straight flash. If you want to go to a 1.1 ROM you need to nvflash back to 1.1.

As for DRH ICS did you follow Fossers fail-safe flash upgrade? It basically makes you flash from 1.1 all the way up to 1.2 and then the ROM. It may be worth a shot. I run it and it is great.
[G Tablet Android Development] junooni:
so basically what you're saying is that if i flash a froyo from 1.2 branch then i don't need to nvflash? even though my system partition is as per ics / hc instructions?

i did try the failsafe method and half a dozen others but sadly couldn't get it to boot. it might be that i have some bad sectors but i'm really not keen on ICS now. i'm travelling and need to skype with the kids back home....
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
The position size is fine. Too big is okay, too small is an issue. So yes, you can flash a 1.2 room without issue.
[G Tablet Android Development] junooni:
while we're at it, has anybody faced had a problem that while using a usb hub, the mouse keeps tripping off?

i use a 4 port hub and connect my keyboard and mouse to it. rest 2 ports are empty. however, my mouse keeps dying and coming alive while the keyboard works just fine. i've tried using wired and wireless mouse but the same thing
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Have you tried a powered USB hub? I wonder if the voltage of the tablet is not enough to support two devices. Better yet, try unplugging the keyboard and see if the mouse dies. If it doesn't you have your answer.
[G Tablet Android Development] junooni:
well from that I believe it'd the voltage cause the mouse works fine without the keyboard. I wonder why people post that you can use both together
[G Tablet Android Development] TEK112:
Probably depends on the type of keyboard/mouse. I am sure there are lower power options out there. Then again, you can just get a bluetooth setup and be done with the hub.
[G Tablet Android Development] artbybart:
10.1 works for me

JR, thank you for your efforts in putting out a stable rom. I tried several roms on BL1.1 and BL1.2 and I found flashback to be the most stable and functional rom.

I've been running Flashback 10.1 (BL1.2) for a while and finally decided to upgrade to 10.3. Unfortunately, it didn't seem as stable as 10.1. I was getting FC's right after bootups consistently. I was also having a hard time with the Play Store where it would get stuck searching for apps. I did clear data and Force Close then a reboot but didn't seem to fix the problem permanently. Anyways, I'm back on 10.1. I was able to use Titanium Backup to restore my apps, which it did without any issues.

I have couple of bootanimations, which I like and use on my Samsung Skyrocket and would like to port it over to the GTab. I went into the bootanimation zip file and edited desc.txt and modified the resolution to 1024 600, but it seems way too grainy. You think I shouldn't change the solutions and keep it at 480 800?

Thanks for the help.

BTW, if you like I can upload those bootanimations for you to see. Let me know.