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[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Nvrenough:
just surfing web no oc. 4 so far
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] axpv:
Great work, the ROM is very smooth!

Two problems I have noticed:

First, Market application backup/restore does not work. Under Setting->Backup & reset-> Backup account reads "Backing up to debug-only private cache." Normally it lists my Google account.

Second, the Toshiba Android bluetooth keyboard does not work. The keyboard pairs with the tablet but nothing appears in text fields when I type. There is nothing in the keyboard configuration menu to setup the bluetooth keyboard. I did notice that pressing any key on the keyboard does wake up the tablet when it is sleeping. Anybody else have problems with bluetooth keyboards?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
My board isn't bluetooth, it is the one samsung sells that connects to the 30 pin. In the first alpha it worked, it is not working in the new one
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
So assuming you guys haven't figured out the hq youtube/flash/hw video problem yet maybe you could get some help from this guy who managed to solve the issue on the old galaxy tab 7. I know the chipset is different but maybe he can point you in the right direction?

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11697-rom-cdma-aosp-ics-cm9-build-31-0104-x-2/
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] weltwon:
A2 running smooth after only cache & davlik wipes

I upgraded from Alpha 1 after doing ONLY cache and davlik wipes

before installing Alpha 2 and then the gapps2.

Running smooth as silk, faster than ever, even screen rotation issues

seem to have improved. I did have to re-create my email accounts

Combined view working when I have 2 accounts but still crashes

when I have 3 or more accounts). No random reboot issues.

Kudos guys!

Glenn :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] tvi:
Suggested feature

The ROM is really amazing, I would like to suggest the following:

- Enable UAString modifications on the web browser. Although it comes with the option to enable on each site. But it would be better to modify the default value.

- Enable Charging over USB by default.

Regards,
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Azimuth0r:
You may want to try pulling LatinImeGoogle.apk off another ROM. It is located in /system/app

You may also need to run the apk from that location and set your input method to match. (I have not tried this ROM yet so can't test.)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] RedMist:
I'm wondering if the gallery is the phone version also.

Things play ok, but the previews of things are squared off and cropped. I've not noticed this before.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] axpv:
Thanks, I'll wait for Alpha 3 to see if they get keyboards working.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] jenne1980:
Hey bdfull3r! Does the Samsung Keyboard dock have any other function than headset and charging cable connector? E.g. an integrated battery, USB or something else?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] goenieg:
The only thing it has extra is a headphone jack.

It works quite nicely though, although I indeed can imagine wishing for a micro sd card slot, usb and extra battery juice (maybe in the next version?...)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] solarus2011:
Thanks for the advice. I took the Latinme.apk from my Cyangogen Alpha and replaced the one in this ROM and it worked. You will have to select the keyboard again by clicking the little icon in the notification tray the first time you use the keyboard.

Slightly Better Spelled Using My Galaxy Tab 8.9!!!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Azimuth0r:
Hey guys. I have not loaded this yet because I'm not sure what to expect from the rotation bug.

could someone please explain what exactly does and doesn't work with the rotation functionality?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nycbjr:
Thanks for the tip! We will update acordingly
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
it will rotate fine in any menthod that i have needed it too. But when it rotates for a second the rotation will be stretched and in the wrong direction. This distorted is for half a second during the rotation cycle. It autocorrects and functions fine at the end of the rotation animation
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
It seems the last "major" hurdle is the hw video playback. You guys made any progress on that yet? I assume it involves lib stagefright but my knowledge of android isn't very extensive but I did try copying the stagefright libs from other roms that have their hw video decoding working both tegra 2 and non tegra 2 chipsets with no luck so i guess it isn't as simple as switching them out.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] varpness:
You don't consider the cameras not working a major hurdle?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] jenne1980:
This thing has a camera :confused: Aaah, you mean that crappy thing on the back that makes worse pictures than a 5 years old handy camera? :D Are there really people out there using this camera? :confused:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
Sums up my thoughts on the subject. The only thing related to the camera i use is the flash as a makeshift flashlight.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
flashlight, skype. not really for picture taking opportunity
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] varpness:
Yes, people are using the cameras. With what camera do you participate in Google Plus hangouts and Skype?

How are you snapping pictures for notes or an Evernote account? Are you able to use Google Goggles and scan barcodes or QR codes with your fancy 14 megapixle SLR camera?

You see, we all have cameras to take real pictures. I personally take 3D photographs, but that doesn't mean I don't need a camera on my tablet; I do.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] tommrazek01:
Yes, we are trying to get the whole HW acceleration working. This will solver more thenn just this problem.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] RedMist:
Is it just a matter of getting it from github and copying it into the right spot using root explorer or similar?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] otaku888:
Yes please let us know if it is possible using a file manager.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] solarus2011:
It is possible with root explorer...obviously you will need read write privileges for the /system/app/ section so you can copy and paste. Put the file in the /system/app folder (renaming or deleting old file), set permissions to -rw-r--r--, and reboot. I uploaded CM9 version to drop box downloaded to tablet and then simply copied it to the /system/app/ folder but you should be able to find it from github.

The first time you use the keyboard, it may not appear or the Japanese keyboard will appear. Simply click the keyboard icon in the notification tray and select the English keyboard again. You will only have to do this the one time. I've been running now for 24 hours and have had no problems.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] otaku888:
Great! Many thanks, much appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] cigmanfroyd:
Amazing! Thanks for all the hard work!

Seems like Netflix is only streaming audio. Apart from that loving the rom!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
I think that is an issue with hardware excelleration not working. That is the ony thing preventing me from makingntyis a daily driver. Video he it flash, YouTube, or Netflix is a must
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] otaku888:
Having a problem finding it on github, any tips?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Benny879:
Loaded up ROM today...runs great but I too get random freezing followed by a re-boot after about 10-15 minutes of continuous use. Happens with both SetCPU and No Frills CPU installed.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] cigmanfroyd:
Yeah its definitely top priority for me. I stream nextflix while I play Xbox (helps my addhd). That being said I do love having ICS on my galaxy tab :) I got the nexus galaxy and going back to gingerbread hurts my soul. First world problems I suppose.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] gligi:
yeah this thing is really nice. everything works except hw decoding (as said) which makes it unusable for most of the people. or u buy kindle if you only read books :)

please speed up hw thing.

tnx
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] solarus2011:
Here's a link to my version...may have a couple of additions to the dictionary.

Link removed. See the OP for a link to the file.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Azimuth0r:
So far this ROM is running great. I have discovered that bluetooth tether data is not working. Any chance someone has a simple solution? I use the modem on my cellphone for internet on the tablet. It uses less battery than wifi tether. This did work in samsungs stock ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] varpness:
How exactly did you set this up?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5wZGFuZXQudGFibGV0Il0.

there's an app for that
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nycbjr:
Thanks

Hey guys updated OP with fix for kb, it will be incorporated in alpha3.

thanks for the suggestions guys!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] combomorat:
Hi,

I would like to have this ROM. So far i have rooted my tab, installed SU and titanium back up but i dont have the option to do a Nandroid back up in CMW. Do you have the link how I can do a Nandroid backup or update for CMW so i can perform a backup?

By the way im using P7500.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] jhwbg:
Here is CWM for 8.9 Tab

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1312218

Edit: I see that you have a 7500, linked CWM is for 73xx and this ROM is NOT for 7500
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] JoeB2C:
I love this rom, it's so much faster than 3.2. (finally multitasking is usable).

The lack of hardware acceleration, is this flash only or throughout the device? When there is HW-acceleration can we expect to see more a more fluent interface like the iPad? (no micro-stutters when scrolling through twitter for example).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Azimuth0r:
My phone runs ICS and under the tether menu (baked into android) I pick Bluetooth tether.

Then on the tablet simply configure Bluetooth pairing between phone and tablet. The tablet automagically routes internet over the Bluetooth link. (At least it did in honeycomb.)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] combomorat:
What i actually meant was 7300. :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nirogu325:
I would suggest the updated CWM at the Overcome thread. Quoting the dev:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] combomorat:
Thanks! I will give this a try.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nycbjr:
agreed the overcome CWM rules (after I got over the shock of the heavily mod'd menus lol), they make sense, and when I go back to my other tab I keep trying to go to those menus! have to then revert myself to the older menu structure hah.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] weltwon:
Ad-HOC works with Alpha 2

For anyone who wants the ability to receive & use Ad-HOC signals, simply replace the wpa_supplicant file with this one that I posted on my server.

Download it and save the file to main directory on your tablet.

Before replacing the file, turn your WiFi OFF.

Use Root Explorer (or something similar) to overwrite the existing file that it located at system/sbin/wpa_supplicant and after replacement you need to set permissions to 755 (7 - User read, write & execute, 5 - Group can read and execute, no write, 5 - Others can read and execute, no write).

Turn your WiFi back ON and now you'll see all the Ad-HOC wireless signals near you that you can use to connect to the web.

Glenn :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nycbjr:
Thanks Glenn, I'll test this out myself and add it to the list to be added to alpha3.

We truly appreciate the effort everyone is putting in to help make this rom better, we are only 4 people, Galaxian-Soup is always excepting apps for more members!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
my only skill relies in the area of guinea pig... i mean beta tester lol
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] weltwon:
Ad-HOC

You're welcome. Wish you could have shown some gratitude by greeting my NYC 1/4/2012 visit with a temp above freezing! It was 13 degrees plus wind + chill factor when I arrived at the WTC train station. My Vegas body ran for the nearest hotel lobby. In case anyone cares, W Hotel serves great Eggs Benedict and HOT coffee!

Glenn :)

P.S. I think you meant to type "accepting." Apple is the one that does all the "excepting" of apps!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] solarus2011:
Great work, needed this for the office. Just an annoyance and it may be just on mine, but the Wireless icon in the status bar doesn't show the strength of the signal (i.e. no color). Ad-hoc works beautifully, just a ui issue. Anyone else seeing this?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] jhwbg:
Yes, it happend to me to, just disconnect and then reconnect again and it will display signal strength.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] solarus2011:
Weird, that didn't work for me. Also tried a reboot also and its didn't work either. No real worries - its only an annoyance and I don;t have a huge office or home so I know I will always have decent signal strength ;-)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] folkland:
I was really bummed about the recurring Japanese error that kept popping up until I read your post about the keyboard selection in settings. - Thanks I'm happy again LOL I must have missed the notification but I just went in to settings and chose English and it fixed my issue.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] weltwon:
Ad-HOC signal indicator

Didn't even notice it till you mentioned it. If the Galaxian-Soup team incorporates the modified wpa-supplicant, might eliminate the problem in Alpha 3. Guess we'll have to wait & see. Most important thing though is that you now receive the signals.

Glenn :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] deweylim:
Hi,

Very please with the ROM but hope the flash issue and rotation issue can be sorted out.

When is the next release?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] microlueng:
Great rom.Much smoother than the stock one.

The incapability of playing video make it an unsuitable daily choice for me, and it occasionally freeze after some web browsing. The auto bright level didn't work(the unofficial cm9 rom on the same forum work on this one,maybe the team can fix this bug by looking for it in that cm9 rom).

Yes,this is an alpha version, so it really got a high quality.Can't wait for the next version.:cool:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
Oh yea i forgot to mention that. Auto-brightness doesn't work or at least it doesn't work as its supposed to. Comparing the ics rom to hc 3.2 it doesn't get dim in a completely dark room like hc 3.2 does.

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also it seems that the video hw acceleration issue is tied to the gpu drivers+framebuffer drivers so we may have to wait until at least one device that uses tegra 2 gets an official ics port and port them from it. Though i still have hope you guys can figure this out.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
Ok so after a ton of searching Ive found some devs who have gotten the hw decoding working (hd youtube etc.) on the acer iconia which has the exact same tegra 2 model as us. i have asked how they accomplished this and im waiting for a reply i will update when i get more info. the thread is located here http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] otaku888:
FWIW I find this rom much more stable than the Cyanogenmod 9 port. I've been running this one for 4 days with no noticeable hiccups and under heavy use as I only got my tab last Friday.

It typically loses 3/4% battery after 8 hours standby which I think is amazing compared to a phone.

Note I'm not bashing the 9 port in any way, just my observations about this rom.

Really really good work you guys!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] poisike:
Old news, but thanks anyway. We already know who found the fix and motley is in contact with him.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
Thats good news cause they hate me got banned for asking about the fix lol. Very unfriendly people.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] jeffreycentex:
Maybe things will get better soon. The original Asus Transformer should be getting official ICS today or tomorrow. That device has a Tegra 2...

For me, I had to go back to Alpha 1. Alpha 2 "hangs" for about 5 minutes every 30 minutes. Meaning everything freezes (including clock) and will just unfreeze about 4~5 minutes later... Very annoying.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] bdfull3r:
Im not having issues wih the alpha 2, i had one freeze that required a manual reser when i was restoring apps. Outside that everything is smooth as silk
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] otaku888:
I've had absolutely no issues either. I've been running it since Friday and with heavy use each day. No freezes or glitches of any kind apart from the few known bugs (rotate, flash on webpage etc).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] ehcan:
In my case, the alpha1 has beena bit more stable than alpha2. With alpha2, I got locked ups everytime I fully charged the 8.9. The CM9 alpha build and the alpha1 does not have this problem. Also my tab crashed a lot more often than when it was running alpha1.

Sent from my P7300 on CM9 Alpha1
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] otaku888:
did you do a full factory reset before flashing alpha2?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] gligi:
Usb conn kit

can someone tell me if the samsung connection kit is working under alpha2? or do i need to change (install) something that makes it work?

tnx
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nuttsan:
This is important to me too, am looking for working usb connectors and hdmi connector as currently Overcome (although I haven't tested the latest) rotates the hdmi due to it being based on a Tab 10.1 rom.

Other than that I'm just waiting patiently for the video fix before jumping on board (as I use my tab a lot for streaming video).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] cenwesi:
Same here... I will wait and see. One way or another i believe we will get fully working ICS before the month is over at this rate.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] tommrazek01:
I sometimes get that too, but it is not that horrible.

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Yes, all samsung stuff works. Charging while using seems to be useless to me since it sometimes loses more battery than gains.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] weltwon:
USB connection to PC works in Alpha 2

Using the cable supplied with your Tab 8.9, Alpha 2 will automatically open your Windows Explorer when you connect the 2 devices. In fact, it opens even faster thaan when I had the OEM ROM or any other ROM installed on my tablet. Just more great work by this dev team.

Glenn :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nuttsan:
I may have been wrong, but I was assuming the question was regarding the USB Connection Kit extra that Samsung sell that allows you to connect SD cards and USB flash disks to the Tab for extra space.

Similarly I was wondering about the HDMI Adapter, as on the ROM's ported from the 10.1 Tab it rotates the display when using these.

Anyway I will check both of these out when I flash the rom, but I will probably wait for Alpha 3 with the video fix as that is a primary function of my tab.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nycbjr:
both should work!

As far as I know the connection kit will work just fine, I bought a third party one, which includes a card reader, the usb host side works fine, never could get the card reader part to work (received it after we started work on this rom so unure if it would have worked in HC).

HDMI should also work perfect, works great on my "DIY Dock", still need to post some pics, I modded a Galaxy Tab "Classic" (the original 7") media dock so the 8.9 would fit, the HDMI out works great (not rotated!).

Brett
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] poisike:
I discovered something interesting and would like to know if anyone else is experiencing this too.

When i turn my tab on (or restart), when it starts the launcher is really smooth, i mean scrolling homescreens is perfectly smooth. Couldn't get any better. Even with a lot of first party widgets. I can scroll homescreens and open app drawer and go back to homescreens and it's still smooth. I can put the tab to sleep and wake it up and it's still smooth. But if i open any app (doesn't matter which app, even settings app) and close it then the launcher is not so smooth anymore, it starts stuttering when scrolling homescreens. Why is that? Do you all experience the same behavior?

I looked at logcat to see if opening app creates an error or something, but couldn't find anything. Maybe dmesg shows something, for some reason i didn't think of that before.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] cenwesi:
I wonder when the next release is coming out :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] varpness:
Really? That's so interesting.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] weltwon:
Galaxian Alpha 2 is better than Cyanogen9 Alpha

Last night I installed the other ICS ROM that is now available for our 8.9 tabs. I do like the ICS boot animation but all the fun stopped after it finished loading. Market didn't work at all. No voice commands work. That was enough to convince me to restore my Alpha2 here.

Glenn :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] cpadrr:
I just loaded this new ROM. I am new to Android and rooting, but have been doing PC's for many years. This new build is VERY NICE!

THANKS!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] outZider:
Excellent job thus far, team, this is a fantastic, smooth build.

One question, though. I noticed it refers to the device as a 'phone' quite a bit, and some of the UI feels like some of the niceties of Honeycomb are missing (words next to icons, etc). Is there a device profile that's missing in the build, or is this normal for ICS tablets now?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] Azimuth0r:
Do you have a writeup for your DIY Dock?

Looked in your blog but couldn't find it.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] kalel90:
Hows the progress on h/w decoding going? The official ics update for xoom is rolling out now it may have some stuff that could help with that but then again i think there has been a leaked version out for awhile so im not sure.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] jessevl:
Here is the official Xoom ics OTA file: http://android.clients.google.com/p...igned-tervigon-IML77-from-HTK75D.71a21bfe.zip
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] poisike:
We are all working on it, trying different things. Yes the leaked version has been available for some time, unfortunately Xoom doesn't use mediaserver like our build, so only way to use something from Xoom is using a lot from it and getting that to work requires a lot of work.

Yesterday we got some other leaked tegra libs, they should be more generic...

We are also working on P7300 build. There has been some progress in 3G also and i expect to get a internal testing build with data enabled today. If it works, then you can expect a P7300 release soon.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] nycbjr:
Yeah I was meaning to do that thanks for the push..

http://itweakit.com/content/diy-adapt-galaxy-tab-media-dock-galaxy-tab-89-media-dock

Please exuse any "editing" mistakes I should have gone to bed hours ago lol..enjoy!!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android Development] tvi:
That is wierd, I'm not getting any issues. The room actually is so smooth even with multiapps are running. It is even smoother than the ipad although the ipad is not really ackgrounding applications.