yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jabbermacy:
Dammit, I went ahead and flashed the google apps from links provided and NOW I get setupwizard force close loop ... so depressed, tried ADB shell to remove / uninstall and NO GO -- can't SU or delete anything now. Now that my 'system' is screwed-up I can't even factory reset... Just pissed. Any help?

EDIT:: well, this is the right stock ROM and I just flashed thru ODIN and my tablet is alive again: http://115.com/file/an40wd58#P6800ZCKL4.exe
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] paulikxp:
The first thing I was presented with when I first time turned my 7.7 on was a language selection. It was, coming from HK, set to Chinese but in the drop down I could easily choose English. Is that any different from other versions.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] O_G:
Moved to General​

No questions in the development section please!​
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jabbermacy:
OK, would like the definitive answer on getting market access and adding google account to this tab -- I did some magic I did before on China SGS2 (use TB to restore market and google as content provider) but it does not work on the P6800. Help?

EDIT: ok, I grabbed the backups from my acer A500 (also obviously honeycomb) and restored latest (3.21) market, google services framework, and google partner setup), but market just FC on me when I pick 'add account to this device'. Any suggestions?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] veisong:
I continue to f*** with this beautiful Chinese device. (Will never buy samsung products again, really). But I have bought this so for 2 or more years will use it.

I would like to reflash it, downloaded P6800XXLA4_CSC_AUT.exe firmware and tried using heimdall-frontend under GNU/Linux.

It says that firmware.xml is missing and do not want to start flashing process.

OK I thought and launched command line:

sudo heimdall flash --factoryfs ./factoryfs.img

It says:

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...

Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...

Handshaking with Loke...

ERROR: Failed to receive response!

So I cannot go any further with flasing process.

Need your help GURUS! =)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kazuni:
you are sure that you have switched to odin mode, right?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] veisong:
Yes, of course. I am not total noob =)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kazuni:
no windows machine? :(
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] yuyang226:
YOu should not have bought the Chinese official version in the first place, now lets hope CM would support this devices soon.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jabbermacy:
Some have no choice as we LIVE in China. BEST BET: restore services framework and 'google accounts' -- works now!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] veisong:
Sorry, no windows machine at all, because I do not like it and only try to use as much Free Software (in matter of Freedom, not price) as possible. So I do not use windows as my general OS. Only use Trisquel GNU/Linux.

About what we should or should not do... It is not very easy to tell. You never know what the situation will be tomorrow... right? (you can predict, but there are millions out there who can make your estimations false)

Yes, jabbermacy you are right. We have no other choice. I personally just hope that sometime "mighty" people all over the World will understand that to bring real knowledge and light is better than to bring chaos and limitations. People will say "thank you" and will use their time on development rather than on "war" with "shadows" or whatever... For me these hacks are unnecessary waste of people's time, talking idealistic, but still I cannot live without it because limitations now are too strict... And yes we should wait and "pray" for CM =)

I have tried to restore it, but always has a lot of force closes, for example, android market force closes every time I am trying to download something...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kevinsfar:
Great to hear that you recovered.

Something went wrong during flashing of my chinese P6800.

In Odin download mode I am now able to get to 99% of the progress bar if I try the Chinese ROM again from http://xdaforums.com/show...php?p=21930173

I seems be same file on 115.com as the one I used from http://xdaforums.com/show...php?p=21930173 ?

I will still give it a shot, and see if it makes any difference?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Windaf:
I m looking to buy p6800 in china mainland, i have 2 questions:

1. If i buy the HK version through taobao or amazone, will I meet the same problem as no android market and google account to use?

2. If there is no android market to use, what's the advantage p6800 to ipad2 or ipad3? as android is linked with google is the most important reason i buy a non-apple tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jabbermacy:
Android market only needs vending.apk and com.google.android.gsf.login; perhaps also com.google.android.gsf. I absolutely guarantee if you ROOT your China p6800 you _can_ get market to work fine. Who the hell wants an iBAD :D

Hell, I can even send you the TB files that are working RIGHT NOW on my CHINA p6800 -- just PM me. Just tell me know know how to use titanium backup :cool:
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kevinsfar:
Sounds great,

I hope you can share a few more details so I can also get my rooted chinese P6800 ready for Android market. In the past I have always been able to get chinese firmware replaced by european on P1010, P1000 & P7310, but my P6800 seems to prevent flashing of non-chinese CSC firmware.

I assume you, like me, are not able to install non-chinese formware at the moment?

I have found and installed vending.apk , but can you please tell a bit more about com.google.android.gsf.login & com.google.android.gsf , is that files ?, were do I obtain them ? and how do I add them to my P6800?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kevinsfar:
2. I prefer the P6800 over iPads for the following reasons:

Adding movies or other content while you are away from home, just get them via uSD card, USB or Bluetooth. with the P6800 you do not need to bring your PC and iTunes

The 7.7 Inch size seems to me more attractive to use while in croweded public transportation, in air planes or in bed.

Androids more open platform all in all seems to agree with my mindset that iOS
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jabbermacy:
I'd download one of the current ROMs from the DEV section and just try to open the .apk's to install -- I would ordinarily push via ADB but I'm having problems with permissions. I'll check further on this sometime this week, but best bet is try yourself AFTER rooting and installing CWM and backup! Also, please do yourself a favor and d/l ODIN and the original China ROM!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kevinsfar:
I now have market application and google account on my P6800 and picassa is synking properly, but I can not use the market application since I get force close of com.android.vending every time I start the market application.

If I use the browser to access market.android.com I can see my device and click install applications, but they never arrives at my device, so I still have something not right

Google Services Framwork 2.2.1 and Market 3.3.11 is currently installed.

Furthermore I have noticed that I can noter enter settings of my native brouser without unexpected close of com.android.browser, no clue if this problem is related?

I found vending.apk and com.google.android.gsf.apk and installed them, but did not manage to find any com.google.android.gsf.login.apk.

1)

Do you happend to have a link were i can findcom.google.android.gsf.login.apk ? and for that matter the links to the locations were you sucessfully installed vending.apk and com.google.android.gsf.apk ?

2)

Do I need to do any special tricks during installation or just root and install CWM on my P6800 , or just place the files on uSD and execute the installation from the normal operation mode by means of the native file browser?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jabbermacy:
Should try market 3.4.4; just force stop and clear data and market should be fine; I remember mine was flaky but after some clearing and reboots no problems!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kevinsfar:
I managed to get market running , bought mobile odin and flashed Nordic firmware, for further info refer to http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23215248&postcount=95

No more constraints of chinese firmware on my chinese P6800 :-)

Thank you for great support.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] emsmairead:
Similar problem - android market not working on chinese P6800

Hi there, I apologise in advance for any mistakes I make as I'm new to this. I recently bought a P6800 from an acquaintance who bought it in China; I live in Ireland. I was over the moon with it but after having it now for about a month I cannot get the market to work.

I was originally without the ability to add a google accoint or access the market and followed the posts in this thread with great interest. I followed the advice of Jabbermacy and downloaded the google services framework and latest version of the market 3.4.4. I was able to then add my google account, open up the market app and downloaded a few free apps, however they did not appear on my device and the market keeps force closing.

I decided to try installing firmware from another country, and using Odin 1.85 and the instructions and firmware from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1469635 I tried to flash Nordic, Spanish and Austrian firmware with no luck; my device was soft bricked. I then flashed Chinese firmware from the same thread and got my device working again.

However, I am back to the same problem of a market that isn't working properly and I'm unable to download any apps.

I was therefore very interested in the post from kevinsfar that I quoted. If you follow the link he provides to his more detailed post he explains how he got his market working by restoring gmail 2.3.5.2, market 3.4.4 and google talk 1.3. I am unable to reply to that post as I'm a new, non-expert user, so I'm posting here in the hope someone might be able to advise me how I can restore these things and get my market working.

Many thanks to you all!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] joaquinmora:
I was in a situation very similar to yours with a chinese p6800 and this is how i got it working with a HK rom with market and google apps.

1. Install CWM for P6800 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1470896

2. Download this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1520888 in a CWM flasheable zip file.

3. COPY the Zip file to the root internal memory of your device

4. Boot into CWM Wipe data and install the rom from Internal Memory.

This will install a HK rom with none of the chinese BS. I found out that Odin and MobileOdin doesnt work with a chinese p6800 due to a locked bootloader but flashing with CWM is possible.

Once you flash the HK rom the only thing that will remain is the chinese modem. If you want to have the original HK modem installed you just have to extract the modem.bin file from the original HK rom and flash it with Odin. After that your device will be able to update with KIES and be recognized as an original HongKong p6800.

Good Luck
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] emsmairead:
Wow everything working great - thanks!

Wow, I cannot thank you enough joaquinmora. I did exactly what you advised doing, flashed the HK ROM using CWM recovery, and now my tab is working perfectly! I have set up my google, yahoo e-mail and facebook accounts and have just started downloading apps from the market. You can't believe how happy I am!! I can now unlock the full potential of the tab. I would advise anyone with a Chinese P6800 and any problems to do the same thing.

I haven't changed the modem yet but I think I will try doing that also, and I will post again to let you know how I get on.

Thanks a million for your advice :D
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
Thanks

joaquinmora, Thanks for this. Although I am not sufficiently proficient with Android yet to implement the instructions you've given, I will read and try to understand how to go about this.

emsmairead, I am obliged that you tried this. And succeeded!

Thanks both.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Diokles:
Thank you, very useful.:)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
joaquinmora, could you please specify which rom from that thread did you use, the ZSLA2 or XXLA4?

Appreciate your help.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] joaquinmora:
ZSLA2 is the one.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
Thanks buddy. Will give it a shot!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
joaquinmora, Your method works just fine! Thanks again
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] areyalp:
Thanks joaquin, I could do it

I could do it as Joaquin says in the post, if somebody has any difficulty on any of the steps mentioned above then can send me the question over here and i will answer it and try to help you to solve it. I can help you in Spanish or English. I am very happy for this.

I just have a question for joaquin, can i install a different ROM from this? (i.e. latin american ROM) Thanks in advance.

Por cierto joaquin de donde eres?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] scotty600:
stuck in the middle

Hi, I bought a P6800 this week in China (I am China resident) and spend now a lot of time to get rid of the CN ROM.

This thread looked very good to help me, but I can not install the "Update (5/2/12) Tweaked Stock Final 3.0 (3G Only)" from the link given above.

I did:

root the GT - OK

Install CWM recovery v5.0.2.7 with Odin - OK

Download the Zip and placed it UNTOUCHED in the machines root

When I select "install zip from sdcard - choose zip from sdcard" I can select it and progress start but than it shows Can't open ......zip (bad) Installation aborted.

What is wrong?

I hope you can help me as a Android newcomer.

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] areyalp:
If your tab is only WiFi version then your tab model is p6810 instead of p6800, so you need to look for a p6810 ROM. Or maybe the .zip file is corrupted, so I suggest you to download again .zip file and try it. Post your results
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
ICS?

Have any of you guys had any success installing the ICS ROM on these Chinese machines? I've got mine running the tweaked ROM as described above, but can't seem to get ICS to install successfully. Always end up softbricking and having to go back to the tweaked ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] areyalp:
It could be due to the XXLQ1 ICS firmware that he says in the installation instructions you need to flash it before flashing the ICS ROM
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
Well, I tried installing XXLQ1 after installing the stock HK ROM but it had the same end effect and I had to go back to the tweaked ROM to unbrick. I think I might have to use a pit file and then install but I am trying to avoid that.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] emsmairead:
Advice on how to extract modem.bin file?

Hola areyalp,

I also used Joaquin's advice back in March of this year to install the tweaked HK ROM onto my Chinese bought P6800 and was delighted to find that it worked perfectly. However, I have recently been trying to install an updated ICS ROM but have not been successful yet. The ones I have tried to flash via Odin haven't worked; I heard somewhere this is because the Chinese P6800 has a locked bootloader or something like that. So I tried to flash a ROM posted in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1796866 via CWM but that also didn't work. I think the downloaded zip file is corrupt as the process was aborted in CWM mode.

I am now considering returning to Joaquin's advice on extracting the modem.bin file from the HK ROM to replace the Chinese modem so that I may be able to update my P6800 via KIES or using Odin. I've searched through the extracted folders but can't seem to find the file. You very kindly invited people to reply to you with questions about Joaquin's steps so that is why I'm replying to you rather than Joaquin. Perhaps you have an idea where I can find the modem.bin file...what does it look like, what's it called? I am very new when it comes to all this technical stuff.

Muchas gracias por su tiempo,

emsmairead
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] areyalp:
Ice Cream Sandwich For Chinese P6800

Hi guys, sorry for late reply but i didn´t notice some of you replied.

Well, today i could update my chinese Samsung Tab P6800 (WiFi + 3G) to the OS version Ice Cream Sandwich. The steps i followed were these:

1.- Install CWM for P6800 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1470896

2.- Download the ROM from this link http://live.samsung-updates.com/details/2837/Galaxy_Tab_7.7/GT-P6800/CHN/P6800ZCLPI.html

3.- Download the ODIN (There are different versions in the same ZIP file) http://uploaded.net/file/qblrzz17

4.- Unzip the .zip file of the ROM and you will get a file with .tar.md5 extension

5.- Unzip the ODIN

6.- Run the ODIN v3.09

7.- Connect your P6800 with the usb cable to the PC (You should see in the ODIN a COM Port Number)

8.- Turn Off your P6800.

9.- Turn On your P6800 into Downloading Mode (Hold Volume Down + Power for around 3 seconds)

10.- Only check the options Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time

11.- Click on the button named "AP" and look for the file that you unzipped in the step #3, after selected the file, the box on the left of the button should be checked.

12.- Click the Start button and wait until it finishes

13.- You will get the ICS 4.0.4 version installed on your P6800 tab, but wait a second, this is the version for China that has no google account and no Play Store.

Root

1.- Turn Off your P6800

2.- Root your P6800 as indicated here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30610544

Install Google Apps

1.- Download Google Apps http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

2.- Turn Off your P6800

3.- Copy the file to your external SD

4.- Boot to recovery (Hold Power+Volume Up)

In official stock recovery 3e:

- Use Volume button to navigate to apply update from external storage.

- After you choose apply update from external storage.

- Press Power button to enter.

- Volume button to navigate to the Universal Root folder.

- Choose gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

- Press Power button.

- Flashing begin.

Once done

- Navigate to ../ and press Power button

- navigate again to ../ and press power button

- and reboot system now

Your device will be rebooted and enjoy your P6800 ICS with Google Apps

ATTENTION: Please follow all the steps as shown above. If you have any question don´t hesitate to post your question here.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] areyalp:
Solution for chinese P6800

Hi veisong, i posted the solution to install ICS 4.0.4 with Play Store and Google Account Capabilities for the Samsung Galaxy Tab P6800 Chinese Version (WiFi + 3G) here
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
Thanks for this, areyalp, as well as for your help earlier.

Unfortunately, I am far away from my 6800 so I'll have to wait before playing with it again. One question, what do you mean by this - Navigate to ../ and press Power button, specifically by ../?

Thanks again
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] areyalp:
Previously to install Google Apps you enter into recovery mode, there is a list of options there. you choose apply update from external storage, then you look for the root directory in your SD or your internal memory and choose the file to update. When you finish applying the update, you will need to go back to the first level menu in order to reboot the device. I don't know exactly how to say that in English but maybe could be said as go to the parent menu.

Could you get it?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] alfaduetto:
Got it! Thank you, areyalp. I appreciate it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Follow this steps and you get free 500MB for ur first upload of a picture...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1478325

*beep**beep* IMDriving...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ~ Myzrael ~:
Cheating dropbox is so easy...virtualbox/vmware, some virtual machines... :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Huh? I dont get what are u trying to say...

*beep**beep* IMDriving...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] salem94:
Tank you for this tips ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jenablinsky:
lol: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1479266
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ~ Myzrael ~:
Make some virtual machines and create a new dropbox account for every machine, giving your reference. Then you can also delete machines. Finish! It will be as if some friends of yours subscribed to dropbox with your reference. This way you can cheat dropbox and have 8gb using only one pc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Wooow... But too bad, i cant get it working lol...

*beep**beep* IMDriving...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Jroumen:
yeah that's really nice, and then dropbox finds out and stops the referral program entirely thanks to people like you. I don't want to hate on you but that's not what the referral program is for.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] randomchars:
Or you could just get an adwords coupon for free and use that. Way easier and faster, I maxed mine out in an hour. This way everybody is happy because dropbox gets new users and you get your space.

On a side note it's also not hard to get an .edu address even if don't normally have access to one.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] urui:
hello to all

Can someone have a solution to solve the problem with this kernel oc?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391494

sorry to open a topic here, but it is not possible for me to comment on the development, and much has been asked this question and nobody answered.

It is possible some dev. fix the problem of low audio on calls?

thank you
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] urui:
nobody?

Please, some dev can fix the problem?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enrique911:
Hey guys =[ so i bought a used galaxy on ebay, the guy told me that it only work for sprint, and that's what i need, so the phone arrive today in the morning i went to sprint to deactivate mine which is evo 4g, and activate the samsung, but then when they activate it, like i could make calls but 5 mins later it disconnect itself from sprint, they tried to connect it like 3 times more but then the same problem, they told me to go to another store, and in that store they told me that possibly the phone was flashed before to another carrier and then they unroot it, so thats why it got disconnect from sprint after a lil while , so idk the phone right now it has the stock rom, on the home screen when it's lock it even says Sprint, so idk what to do, please guys help me, or How can i know if this phone was flashed before??? thank you and please help me
[Desire HD General] dasker1:
Hello, i recoverd my HTC desire HD with clock work mod, i had my original rom backup since before so it was easy. Now my phone have this info in it:

Android 2.2

1.32.405.6

12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2

When iam trying to update the ORIGINAL rom i get instantly a triangle with a "!" sign in it and nothing happens, whys that?

I have searched for some hours but no info on it, can it be becasue i might be rooted?
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Updates will not work as you have modified the system partition.

If you find a suitable RUU to flash, this will revert the modifications and allow you to update.
[Desire HD General] dasker1:
Aha, okey then i need to read about RUU then i guess. Any good link for me? or ill just google, thanks! :)
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Just search "RUU" in the DHD development forum. You should find a post by xmoo or football.
[Desire HD General] dasker1:
I took a original RUU and stil i cant update, anything more left that i missed? I mean i had original backup and everything before i took a custom room, is the impossible or what...
[Desire HD General] Andy:
What did you do with the RUU? Did you run the ~.exe file?
[Desire HD General] dasker1:
I saw a thing now, i update RUU with a file size 10mb, file name was 1.32.406 something, is this only a OTA? I think i didnt get a RUU, iam abit confused ot the diffrent. Found a file now sayin RUU_ace_HTC... that is a big file, so i rename this to PD98IMG when i update?
[Desire HD General] Andy:
The RUU should be atleast 200MB+ Its not an OTA. Its a complete package.

RUU = ROM Update Utility. You will need the one that matches you current firmware 1.32.405.x. Download it and run the ~.exe file. It will guide you through the process.