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[G Tablet Android Development] rodzero:
I have been running SmoothBean for a little over a week now. Here's my take.

Over a year ago, my Gtablet refused to power up. I didn't feel like opening her up to troubleshoot, so I just put it away. My wife, as she so often does with my things, moved it to a place where I would never look. Twelve months later, I stumbled upon it and figured I would get it working again for use as an eReader and for internet use. I opened it up and hit the hard reset button, it started up. I then restored to the very first backup I had ever made (og firmware- yikes), then flashed SmoothBean. I've been using it pretty heavily and found that everything exceeds my expectations except for internet use. The browser and Chrome is just slow, to the point of frustration. I use Flipbook for news and 'A Comic Viewer' to read my Walking Dead, and these work great. Gmail works awesome as does. If only I could find a pleasant way to browse the web, I'd be 100% content. At any rate, excellent work! It's a massive difference in the ROMs I used to run a year ago, and it's incomparable to the original Viewsonic UI.
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
If you want good browsing experience, use dolphin browser. Be sure to set you clock speeds as well. Opera browser is what I use also. Make sure you dark side wipe and fix permission.
[G Tablet Android Development] aabbondanza:
You may want to try Puffin Browser. You can find a free version on Google Play. Puffin loads pages very fast (copmpared to the other browsers) & it plays flash videos (and flash games). The free version only provides flash support for a limited time (14 days if I remember correctly). If you like it, the paid version is only $2.99 on G/P. IMO Puffin is by far the fastest browser I have used on the gTab on any version of Android (and I've used many including the stock browser, Dolphin, Firefox, Maxthon, Opera, Skyfire).

Al
[G Tablet Android Development] rajeevvp:
Some FYIs and bug-fix suggestions for OP:

1. It's not a good idea to format /cache in the updater-script file. See this post and other following posts.

2. The 1.3.2 install script is also trying to mount the /data partition as an MTD device (in order to remove the dalvik-cache) which it is not.

3. In the installation prep steps: partitioning the internal SD card first with 2048/0 then as 4096/0 is not "a must". Going for the final 4096/0 size a single time will work just as well.
[G Tablet Android Development] redeyedjedi:
Feel free to critique my paranoid rom, I always like for the pros to tell me what I can fix.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Ahh I see as I walked off the cliff. I updated the instructions on the OP. I think in my state of mind I ment to say if on a 2048/0 partition then you must repartition the internal to 4096/0.

Thanks for the dissecting.
[G Tablet Android Development] rodzero:
Thanks for the browser suggestions. I hadn't heard of Puffin, and I will try Dolphin as well. I have some free time tomorrow so I will have some time to play with the 'new' toy (again).
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
nobe are you going to put some of ParanoidAndroid's elements into Smooth Bean? I seem to have read that you were. I have had so much going on for the past couple of days that I can not not remember anything, ie rooting and installing roms on friends and family devices.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
I will be leaning towards having it run games, but as far as integrating PA into it I don't think I will be going that route. There are a few tricks left up my sleeve and I do believe everyone that can run the update will be greatly satisfied.
[G Tablet Android Development] safesinger:
Anyone have the Smooth_Bean_ver1.3.2(120dpi)Update.zip ? If you do i'd appreciate it the download link isn't working.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Just tested link and it is live try again.

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[G Tablet Android Development] rajeevvp:
There is a corollary relating to point #1 of my previous post: After I pointed out to the Team DRH folks that formatting /cache while it is mounted can corrupt the filesystem, someone immediately "fixed" the problem like this:

[B]unmount("/cache");[/B]
format("yaffs2","MTD","cache",0);

This, again, is a mistake. The assumption here is that the unmount has succeeded; but, a CWM log shows that the assumption is incorrect.

Basically:

a) always pay attention to the CWM logs (/tmp/recovery.log if you're in CWM), and,

b) if you have any cleanup steps that need to be done before a ROM install, then have the user do it explicitly (using the CWM menus) instead of doing it in the install script.
[G Tablet Android Development] hannsz:
I'm having an issue with JB ROMs booting up and showing 0% battery life. I've tried this ROM and PA. It installs just fine, boots up, but once it makes it past the "optimizing apps" dialog, it shuts down from "low power", even if it's plugged in. ICS ROMs do not have this issue. Any idea?
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
If you are installing any of these ROMs fresh you should be doing a Wipe data factory reset before installation as instructed in the OP. On first boot it shouldn't be "Optimizing Apps" but should boot straight into the setup menu on Smooth and unless you added Gapps with Paranoid it should just boot straight into the UI. Either way wipe, wipe, wipe.
[G Tablet Android Development] hannsz:
I would have told you if I did something other than the instructions. I used the repartitioning NVFlash and then followed the instructions in the original post. Both your and PA ROM boot to the "optimizing apps" screen first. No, I'm not flashing Gapps even with PA.

Going through the instructions once again didn't change anything. I've been flashing this gtab for quite a while, I'm not messing up what you said to do.

EDIT: Something I noticed is that CWM also reports 0% battery life. NVFlashing a regular GB/ICS ROM shows the correct battery percentage.
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Okay, let's see if I understand this correctly. To be able to play Gameloft and and EA games all I have to do (I am using the 120 dpi update) increase the dpi to 140 and change the minimum CPU to 456 and reboot. There is nothing else to do, correct?
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Give me a chance to update the ROM with the newer update. After I get it up you should be able to play any of you game's on any DPI settings. In Tho3ry.
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
As for now yes , once he drops this update, boyyyeee it going to be sweeet. Just boot and play ishh... this is going to turn out sweet. Thanks nobe 1976/redeyejedi .

I think I speak for all of us ,with out you guys w would be on PS3. Thank s for your time . I hit your thanks maxxxx.

Sent from a paranoid G T@B on the jelly..
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Take all the time you need but "HURRY", just joking, not :D
[G Tablet Android Development] ElBow513:
Will this play games better than paranoid android?
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Ok I might have found you a root issue. Granted you are doing everything right as instructed on the OP. Before flashing do a clean wipe. In mounts and storage "format system" and "format data" in there then install the update. Smooth Bean comes with gapps pre-installed and PA doesn't. The gapps are there when changing over from Smooth to PA. As far as the battery showing "0" it could be firmware related as far as I can tell. Others tell me that there battery percentages stay at 100% on JB also. Hope a updated boot.img will fix this issue.
[G Tablet Android Development] ThaRide:
Dusted off my G Tab and installed this ROM. So far so good. Hoping the upcoming update takes it over the top.
[G Tablet Android Development] redeyedjedi:
Hey nobe, people using PA are seeing games crash or flicker when the RAM runs out, but seem to have more luck on smooth bean. Do you have a purge process in your tweaks? Do you think gapps can be "included" in system tuner for "kill all"?? I need to figure this out.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Check your PM.

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[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
OP Updated

GET IT
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
****. I'm working for a few more hr. I'm getting this ASAP. Thanks nobe1976

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[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Couple of quick questions. One, I do not know the difference between the regular gapps and the inverted gapps. Two, I am presently using the 250m, what would be the advantage or disadvantage of switching to 350m. I already have the 4096 partition.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
The reason behind needing the 350m is that this ROM alone without Gapps will only reach around 189m or so due to the embedded ZRam for additional memory enhancements. With Gapps loaded up the system grows to 298m. That is why I choose not to add gapps into the build and let you choose whether or not to add them. If you have everything you want backed up and can be loaded back on through file manager or Titanium Backup then you can install this on a 250m partition and leave gapps out of the picture without issues. Now the difference between the 2 gapps is the inverted ones give the playstore a darker more themed look along with other things it comes with. The Standard Gapps is what everyone is use to.
[G Tablet Android Development] adca14:
First off I want to thank you on creating such a wonderful rom. I just flashed version 1.4. I initially had trouble downloading apps from the play store. So I had to delete and add my google account to be able to download apps from the play store. Now several of the apps I had on version 1.3.2 are now listed as incompatible with my device. Some of these apps include Medscape, Dolphin Browser and Youtube. Any suggestions?
[G Tablet Android Development] scdsone:
thank you its nice & fast on my hannspad

HDMI still does not work on my pad but i can just use a nandroid of stock when i need it

i didnt want to install a screenshot app so just took a picture
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Which gapps are you using? Inverted or normal? I am using inverted and it seems that I might have loaded the wrong ones onto the site.

Sent from my Gtab with a SmoOth makeover
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Screenshots are built in the power off screen. You have to enable them in the settings under system. If you don't mind me asking what additional stuff did you have to do or is that right out of the box setup?

Sent from my Gtab with a SmoOth makeover
[G Tablet Android Development] ElBow513:
Thanks nobe! I'm on the road till Monday night and I only travel with my gtab and no laptop thus i cannot nvflash to a 350 partition. I can't wait to get home. Thanks for all of your work! Did you get zram worked out and games tested well?
[G Tablet Android Development] scdsone:
i installed over CM10-4.1.2- "Nobe"l-laureate which i already had on my pad & then done what was said in the first post in the no frills settings

i also used the gapps from the paranoidandroids site which i trimmed a little
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Rut Ro!:D
[G Tablet Android Development] adca14:
I'm using the normal gapps
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
I really like the colors you fixed up and the face lift. Stellar benchmark I new it was going to be off the rip.... Thanks OP

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[G Tablet Android Development] scdsone:
tested a couple more times my lowest was 5890 & my next was 6100

(thanks for telling me were the screen shot menu was)
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Well now I feel dummer than a box of rocks. It's a ***** getting old. A couple of months back the hard drive on my pc went south and I lost somethings including the usb and the apx drivers for the Gtab. It has been so long since I have needed to go to apx or use the usb drivers. Now when I I plug the Gtab in while in apx mode it wants to install the Asus apx and usb drivers I installed recently. Can someone help me out? "OLD" Noob.:o
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Make it a little easier on yourself and have a boot disk of Ubuntu 11.04 on hand. That way when you need to NVflash anything no drivers needed. I do believe fosser left some instructions within the NVflash file.

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[G Tablet Android Development] rozelle25:
I loaded this up but after I re installed TIBU it did not have any of my app data saved. I had to go back to my DRH nandroid. Any thoughts?
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Where did you store the data backup onto internal or external?

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[G Tablet Android Development] rozelle25:
i don't have an external card so internal.
[G Tablet Android Development] MechAniX.one:
I am loving the ROM. It is beyond fast. Only issue is dolphin for pad doesn't work. Does anyone have a fix? Thanks.

-mech
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Yeah I am working on that currently. But right now all I am seeing is this.

I think I killed it. Whatcha think.
[G Tablet Android Development] xoted:
Some dumb questions.

Running 456/1200 Interactive. Has anyone tried smartassV2 governor instead? It made my HD2 run smoother and thought it might be worth a try. I looked and haven't a clue how to install it.

zRam came without any of the selections marked. Did a little web surfing where people questioned its usefullness, so I placed it into default. Is that what was intended?.

When running Auralux (free) it hung up & stuttered, did so with the last build too. After zRam it didn't seem to stutter as bad.

Does SmoothBean need time to settle in like one of the other OS's I've tried?

In Settings | About tablet | Memory; it says 345 MB. Am I seeing what's left after overhead, or did I do something wrong?

Next to last, I did run gappsinverted right after the program install, but can't find any icons. Then, re-ran the zip while writing this and still nothing. Went through a bunch of directories and couldn't find it, Where do I look?

Lastly, in Developer Options, I can't enable Android debugging, or anything in that section.

Even with those, this is the best one to date.

---------- Post added at 03:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:43 PM ----------

Oh and yes, you knocked it out of the park. It's better than ever.

Great graphic.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Yes Zram is activated x2. Also Developers Options need to be turned on first before adjusting settings with in. Right Top corner you will see the switch.

Alright Guys to get your game on change dpi settings in build prop to 160. I have it set at a comfortable 132dpi at first boot. Do it like this change dpi, the Ol' Market Fix and reboot. Playstore apps will be there and compatible.

Profit
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
I installed the full jb 20120726 gapps then used System Tuner pro to uninstall system apps that I had uninstalled before with no resulting problems and I have 162MB free ram. N. O. V. A 3 will not load at all and when I go to the Play Store it does not show up.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
See the above post before yours. Its an easy fix.
[G Tablet Android Development] MechAniX.one:
@nobe

Oh nice, I like that. I can live with the default browser. It isn't all that bad. Can I enable flash on it?
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
Not complaining but I thought that with this rom we were supposed to get away from the dpi changes?
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
No Flash, Its not me its that JB doesn't play nice with it.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
This is only Tablet UI mode only not Paranoid. The Playstore doesn't recognize the 132dpi device when you boot up. So I will re-work the system.prop to start at 160dpi so that the Playstore will recognize its full potential.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Hold off Guys Sorry for such a eairly release of this. I thought that it was ready. I lost all audio after changing dpi settings and trying to load a game or three. Freezed up and wouldn't work. I am cutting off the link. All other downloads are on the bottom. Thanks again.

Back to the Lab
[G Tablet Android Development] lartomar2002:
I do not know why I am having such a problem with this rom but I did the market fix and changed dpi to 160 and N.O.V.A 3 or many of my apps to not work or show up in play store. I use N.o.v.a 3 as my test app.

Update: set dpi to 120 N.O.V.A 3 loaded and apps showed in app store. :D

huh oh, spoke to soon, I assumed that since N.O.V.A 3 loaded it would show in the play store but hen I did a search it didx not show up?
[G Tablet Android Development] xoted:
Nobe1976

FWIW, I'm using the paid version of ADW launcher (and am not sure if it's in the free version) but ADW has the ability to resize icons without messing up the android store.

It's a whopping three dollar app, and you've spent way more worth of your time with this issue. Hopefully, the free version will save you some debuging time.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Thanks I think it is more then just dpi right now. Something is kicking back and I am trying to work it out. Its is getting late and I might pick it up tomorrow after work. I get the link back up when it is fixed. So far got it loading at 120 dpi and market is fully functional. Was able to play 3 rounds of Frontline Commando. Tryed a different Game and it froze right before loading up.
[G Tablet Android Development] MechAniX.one:
I'm having market issues as well. I'm unable to install many apps.
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
Just a heads up, there are a few things we have to tweak, nobe1976 is Working up final release. There was a couple things that got past him.

Simply go to you favorite app to change dpi jump tp 160dpi reboot. Followed by the market fix. That should get you up and running for now till the release

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[G Tablet Android Development] redeyedjedi:
I know the feeling.... Its a major PIA trying to get free RAM when there is none. Many games that play on paranoid break as soon as Google play is installed. The irony sucks too....we should rename Google play to "Google?NO you CANT play!!"
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Ahh just got home from a long day. Put the lab coat back on for a little bit. First need to clean my tablet and then start out with a fresh "Clean" slate. Best of luck.

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[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
Good luck I'm here with a clean slate if ya Need anything
[G Tablet Android Development] JUGOMAN:
FYI : Installed 1.4 over 1.3.2. Did not NV flash to 350 mb partition, and..... Also installed Gapps. So left with a 249 mb filled system. Yet, the tablet is running extremely well. Was @ 120 dpi comming from 1.3.2. No problems whatsoever with Google Play. Finally, not a gamer so....cannot comment on any games. Video is a-ok.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Total system will load at 180m the rest is the built in zram that needs a bit more control. I ran it on a 250m and didn't see much as far as everyday web browsing but when trying to play anything on it it will suffer big.

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[G Tablet Android Development] xoted:
Re: Smoothbean needing time to settle in after installation.

The answer I figured out is . . . .

definitely maybe. The problem is that after one signs in, Google automatically starts the synch process which bogged down the gtab. As it was downloading my mail, favs, & music collection over time it slowed to the point of unusability. Next time, if I remember, first thing is to turn Google synch off. Music is now backed up to the external SD card.

Hope this helps some other nube.
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
op is working up a new mix for us. Give him time, this next launch is going to be off the hook. I'm walking my fingers over tho the thanks button. Every one should. I don't think we have shown enough thanks.

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[G Tablet Android Development] JUGOMAN:
Oh noooooo....the birds are back!! Please, Nobe1976 kill them, again!!

On a positive note, Antutu works, now. Score 5683!!!

And yes.. Did the 350prep Nv flash . Market is in fact, glitchi, even after changing Dpi to 120.
[G Tablet Android Development] JustinFlor.es:
Seconded.:good:
[G Tablet Android Development] tnkclark:
The NVFLASH to get the 350 MB partition put the birds back. If you flash 1.3 again, it will get rid of the birds. Then wipe everything again and flash 1.4 and the birds will stay gone.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
A much easier way is to go straight for the source. Look into this Link. This is where I got the idea from and also thanked rajeevvp in the OP for the put together. Its a simple way to make the birds go BUHBYE. You can change the .img inside to what ever you want to and flash it through recovery.

To change the BMP image just open up in archive. Find the proper image you want to use. Rename it exactly the same as the one in the zip. Drag the new image into the Open Archive and load it up and flash away.

Another way is to just rename the BMP image that you like to "part6.img" and replace the one in the NVFlash file. If the BLO is part7 then rename it the same as your partition table states. I use Ubuntu so the birds BMP is visible and much easier to replace. :laugh:
[G Tablet Android Development] rodzero:
I just wanted to give an update, for anyone who's interested. A couple days ago I posted my own review about Smooth Bean. My only negative was web browsing. Thanks to the responses of the people in this thread, I tried Puffin and Dolphin. I still had bad lag problems. So I decided to go a different route.

I downloaded Advanced Task Killer. I was always told that Android had no purpose for task killers, so this went against everything I was taught. That said, killing all tasks immediately upon system start-up seems to have done the trick for me. My web browsing experience has improved dramatically. Now, the one thing I didn't like about this Rom/tablet is no longer an issue.

Major credit to the Rom creator. Thanks to you, I've taken what was a buggy, laggy hack-toy and turned it into a fully capable tablet.

(screen set up with UCCW - ultimate custom clock widget. If you haven't discovered this excellent app, get it now. It's great)
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Thanks for the great info. I think I will pass on the widget. Never liked the metro look, but it does simplify the desktop for some. I like my backdrops to much. Keeping it clean.

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[G Tablet Android Development] MechAniX.one:
That sounds great. I will try that once the new ROM comes out. Right now I'm unable to install it from the market.
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Pre-realease info I am going back to my old ways and adding Playstore in the build. I need some insight from the crowed. Inverted or Standard or should I just have 2 different build. :D

Sent. from My SmoOth side with XDA DEV APP
[G Tablet Android Development] djrakun:
The black bean theme is the best part of your builds. If that's what you mean by inverted apps then please run with that one. 120 dpi style
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
I'm with nobe as far as the backdrop . I use a couple widgets with tsf there really not needed.

Play store in the build is great idea. I think the thinner gapps is the best route, that's just my opinion. Standard seams to be the better one.

Sent from my soon to be smooth gtab
[G Tablet Android Development] nobe1976:
Ohh look quadrant standards does work. Just had to do it before signing into my Google account.

I guess being third is better then nothing

It also looks like we can mount this puppy on a 200m partition with everything working. Just need to work the kinks out of some fast paced games.
[G Tablet Android Development] MechAniX.one:
I installed inverted and I love the ROM. The only problem is I didn't know what inverted vs standard was. I just picked the one with the latest date on it. :laugh:
[G Tablet Android Development] JEZZEJAMEZ:
They are theme GAPPS, just a little darker

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