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[Nexus 7 Android Development] vn00914361:
3.1 and 3.4 are 2 completely different bases. You better do a full wipe

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For God sake, just download Google USB Driver from Android Manager and manually update the driver for your phone!!! If you don't know how to manually update driver for your devices, you should not mess up your tablet with a custom ROM!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] kad3t:
Hey,

Is there a way to upgrade from 3.1 to 3.4 without the need of removing all of my apps and settings? Kinda like I update my SGS+ ROM where I keep everything just get the latest fixes, patches and tweeks...

So, would the CWM method allow me to keep the settings or is the complete factory reset necessary even with that kind of update?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] hungragezone:
NO

are u reading the previous post???

please read before asking the same question

if u want to keep the settings or app, use titanium back up
[Nexus 7 Android Development] cybok0:
You have to wipe everything, start with a clean slate. Download titanium backup to backup all your apps, then copy everything from your sd card to your pc. After you flash the new Rom put everything that you saved to your pc back on your sd card. Download titanium backup again and then you can restore your apps.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] uncleslim:
Upgrading from 3.1 to 3.4 = flawless :) .. For those who have arranged icons & widgets, remember to take a nova launcher backup (you can find it in the settings i the launcher) :) then you are up and running in less than 2 min .. :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mertzi:
Some people shouldn't have such a hard tone against those who arent as skilled as you. It isnt encouraging and brings a bad atmosphere to the thread. Be constructive. James has a very helpful attitude and Ive been in threads where the devs gets mad if you just ask a simple question and starts the flaming, so be polite.

Now im going to flash 3.4!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Tired of the Bull:
Normally I would agree with you 100% But even I expect some level of personal responsibility and initiative.

Hell, I even chose my user name years ago because I was tired of people flaming instead of helping. In this case however it has been explained and answered over and over and over. It's in the OP and on just about every one of the last 10 pages of the post (the do I need to wipe issue). The questions about the drivers is the subject of dozens of question and answer posts and there are whole threads dedicated to the topic. Not to mention that it is a subject that everyone should master before doing something like attempting to install a custom ROM.

If your Nexus isn't seen by your Windows computer then the easiest way to solve this is by using one of the Nexus Toolkits found on this site. Alternatively a simple Google search will take you to dozens of how-to sites that will walk you through the process.

This works perfectly if you read the thread and follow the directions:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/extremely-awesome-google-nexus-7-all-in-one-toolkit/
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mertzi:
I agree that a lot of users should use the search function more but one does not need to use a lot of capital letters and exclamation marks to point ot their inexpertise, its easy to just say please use search function or google. Now thats enough OT.

Everything seems to be ok, but the app drawer in apex looks like this:

Is this solvable?

Sorry the picture wants to be in 2 places, cant find where to fix this in the xda app
[Nexus 7 Android Development] DataGov:
I did a jrom wipe and install with 3.3 and the bricked kernel. It's working fine, perhaps faster than faux but with more battery drain. Only problem for me is that gallery isn't pulling images from the cloud.

Is this the rom or kernel problem? Any ideas on how to fix?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] SquireSCA:
Tablet is working fine now. No issues at the moment.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] MrJiM:
Hi.

Thanx for this great rom. Just have 1 Q. Can the bottom bar be hided while watching movies? Maybe a auto hide function?

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] 360porcento:
GMD

Use the app "GMD Gestures", its amazing, i just swipe 3 fingers up and the bar is gone, swipe again and its back on:good:

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I made a video review of it (the ROM) (its in portuguese with subtitles in english) I dont know, maybe people wanna see it first...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqb7QBGkPrI

thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] T-Keith:
Losing everything on my tablet including recovery! :confused: hopefully I can wipe it with a different toolkit, because jrom will not work for me.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] VoidZombie:
The Gallery doesn't sync in SmoothROM 3.4.

What can I do to fix this? I found nothing on this thread. Also, I don't want to use Gallery ICS+ or other third party apps.

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] tomhster:
It took me hours and hours yesterday to bring my Nexus 7 back to life after using jrom and SmoothRom 3.2 with the bricked-kernel. I finally managed to do it by using the Wugfresh 1.5.4 toolkit. I like the SmoothROMs, but the jrom is a horrible piece of software.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Spacemonkie4207:
Try flashing 3.4 again, afterwards wipe dalvik/cache and then fix permissions. With a try usually works for me. If you still get stuck do a hard reset (power volume up and volume down)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] John_Q:
I disagree it's always worked flawless for me. When using JROM are you mounting all your partitions from recovery after it flashes CWM? I've never had problems with it and the steps are pretty straight forward.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
Sure just like it says on my red message :) as long as you havn't tried v3.2 you're alright:)

And I believe you're an horrible reader. Of course you do know that it requires drivers right? And you do know you have to follow the buttons in order too? And also that it requires Java 7

Thanks !!! :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Crowmaster:
just flashed this rom. i have few questions:

is there a way to change booting animation to stock? i prefer X rather than android logo :)

in landscape mode tablet ui oddly positions icons and widget, so they overlap google voice search icon etc

is there a way to change typing/taping sound to stock? i assume this one is from touch wizz? or this is stock sound?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] T-Keith:
For those who are still trying to recover from flashing 3.2, you're data is not lost. I was able to flash clockworkmod using the universal linux toolkit, then use adb to pull data from /sdcard. Don't wipe until you've done this. You could at least get a backup off it.

If you want instructions I can post them in more detail.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
Sound : Go in settings :)

Boot animation : Google to get it and place it in /system/media

Tablet UI : It is a beta ;)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
Hi All,

Can some please help me?

I have been falshing ROMs for years and generally work things out but on this occasion, I cant.

I cant DL anything direct to Nexus, nothing.

I cant use Titanium back up either

I havent done anything and it was going great on Smoothrom 3.1

it will open webpages and browse the internet but will not download anything direct and says insufficient storage even though there is 9GB free

Tried full wipe of everything and then installed an AOSP rom to see if that helped, same problem.

Did another full wipe of system, dalvik and cash and installed SmoothRom 3.4.............same problem!

Do I need to mount storage or something like that?

Thanks for helping.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] tomhster:
Yes, I know how to read and do things in the proper order. I'm not a dev but I've been flashing stuff for years so your comment is a bit disappointing. One question: Is there a specific reason why you can't use a live wallpaper as a background anymore (it works only in the lockscreen)?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Wad3th:
Hi, I had exactly the same problem and it seems that the system has stopped reading the internal storage properly. I noticed that if I connected it to my PC and deleted files off the sdcard, if I then disconnected the cable and went into Root Explorer, the files still showed as being there and again, they were still there once I connected back into my PC.

For me, I updated from 3.0 straight to 3.2 and have had the problem since then.

What I have done however is a bit drastic - after hours of playing about this morning, I gave up trying to fix it by wiping and flashing new rom's etc, I booted into my recovery, formatted the sdcard and I then because the system would no longer boot up, I had to use the Nexus 7 Toolkit to re-flash the latest stock factory image from Google. This fixed it nicely, but I highly recommend taking a backup of anything you need on your sdcard onto your PC before doing it. It will mean that you will loose all of your user data however because you cannot do any kind of backups with apps like Titanium.

Unless there is an easier/less drastic way of fixing it, this is the only way I have found to get it working again.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
Hi,

It is a known issue caused by V3.2. You must use my JROMFlasher to fix your device :) it is the easiest and best way

Sorry if I got mad, it is beause you just threw like that that my software were **** without telling what was your issue at all. Live Wallpaper are working fine on my side.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] SquireSCA:
That is the exact reason that I was hoping that there will be a Stock UI version of this ROM. The new stock launcher from 4.1.2 actually does a much better job of repositioning and sizing of the widgets than Nova does...
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Crowmaster:
i can only turn on/off taping/typing sound, i cant change it :(
[Nexus 7 Android Development] taitony:
OK. Problem just been solved. It is caused by V3.2 last night and get the Internal SD become READ only, so Gallery can not get preview, can not screenshot, camera JB can not work.

Even flash V3.4, the SD is still READ only.

I just use TRWP to wipe Internal SD and solve everything.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] CSCicus:
On 3.3 with bricked kernel i have 33MB/s write and read with 3.4 read is only 12MB/s. And still gallery doesnt sync picasa
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
Thanks James, I backed up everything to my laptop and used your JROM tool and all is well again, thank you :D

Thank you also Wad3th, I very much appreciated the help.

Just did a backup now so should be sorted :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] VoidZombie:
I wiped Internal SD and then installed V3.4, but the Gallery still doesn't sync.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Classpro:
I'm thinking of giving this rom a try, but would like some advice on kernels. I would like to be able to easily control kernel to use less battery most of the time, but also to control for high performance once in awhile. Any opinions on this?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Badgerkiller:
Someone tried to launch Google Play Movies without issues ?

Same thing with Youtube the app crash :confused:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] ayopancheezy:
Is 3.4 safe to flash? Any major bugs? I really would like to update but 3.0 is safe so far and I don't want to wipe my nexus.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] topifone:
I'm on version 3.1 with Android 4.1.1, now I want to flash version 3.4 with Android 4.1.2. Do I need to wipe all or just flash the zip? Also, is the version 3.4 good enough for daily use?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Tseng17:
Took me a while to finally get 3.4 installed, everything is working perfectly now.

James, thank you.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] ayopancheezy:
Is there a way to update without wiping my data and storage?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Viper888899:
After all the issues with 3.2 finally got 3.4 installed on mine. Is anyone having problems with Play market? Every app I choose to install just sits there saying downloading!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] battleofparis:
i have the same problem with google play movie
[Nexus 7 Android Development] z1gackly:
Think I'll save James some typing.

Not without wiping.

Yes.

No.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Badgerkiller:
Ok thanks :(

This could be a problem with hosts file no ? James ?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
Thanks :) Better wiping then comming here reporting false issue :)

Confirmed : Google Play Movie isn't working
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
What problem?

Edit : Oh! Let me try
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Badgerkiller:
Isn't a hosts problem :(

I thought it was too restrictive.

Same here, I tried to delete Google Play Movies and reinstall and D/L don't start.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
Nope not caused by the hosts :(

Wish I could keep my data sometimes for over 24h.. I guess I'm gonna wipe again and test stuff
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Badgerkiller:
Lol sorry for report this issue :crying:

Thanks you for all ;)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
Play market is perfect on mine but I did a complete format and wiped everything then used JROM tool and everything is fine so far.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] cassius_20:
Like to chime in here. Was on 3.1 and was awesome. Upgraded to 3.2 and fiasco started. Tried all tips from this thread to no avail, until a complete wipe (using jromflasher, also cleared sd) and flash of 3.3 brought it back to normal. Running smoothly just like it should on 3.3 now. No issues with sd read/write. Checked this morning and there is a new update. Question though, is it OK to dirty flash on top of 3.3 (after clearing cache and dalvik cache, with a fix permissions after flashing over) or would I need to wipe EVERYTHING (inc SD) to flash 3.4? Hopefully, its the former....

Also, while on a clean 3.3, I see that the battery life after 8 hours of standby/deep sleep with approx 30mins screen on, its still 100%. Prior to 3.3, it would lose 1-2% overnight. Currently on r22. Is battery changed that much better or possible batt stats not reporting properly? I did start with a clean flash of 3.3; does it also wipe batt stats?

I appreciate the rapid response and quick turnaround after discovering the SD fault. Will be my ROM of choice.

Thanks

N7/R23
[Nexus 7 Android Development] _Johnito_:
@cassius_20 interesting question ! I'd also like to know about that.

@jamesst20 great work !!! I love the kernel updates and the improved choices panel. I also like the fact you can now choose if you cant to keep the "default" browser !

About new versions, how should i flash ROM from a version to the next ? I understand everything has to be wiped to do a clean install and for now i'm just doing the whole process again and again (wiping everything, deleting cache, reinstalling all apps and settings by hand). Can i fasten the process using GooManager or recovery ? Or another app ? I guess i can live without system settings restored but i crave for a simple backup/restore system for my apps, This was so easy with iOS ...
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Inpain:
i'm currently running http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1929270

I wanna give this ROM a shot, anything special i need to do ? or simply wipe everything and flash this rom through CWM ?

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
Hi,

You can chose to wipe only cache but that's taking the chance to have a slower device or to get stuck on bootlogo

Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Inpain:
TYVM for the swift reply :good:

Yeah, i'll just Wipe all then flash the ROM.

Once all is good, expect a huge Donation from me sir :D
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
If you follow the instructions you will be fine.

It really needs a full wipe and format of SD to guarantee a problem free install on all devices.

Just back everything up on your laptop and you will be fine, its slow but I had tried to come from 3.2 and had to do the above.

Best of luck with it though :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] kklarse:
Play Store is not working for me. Download speed is super slow. I did a full wipe, even formatted my sdcard.

Other than that, great rom.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] pmgreen:
Getting the following error: the database is not available please remount storage volume

when trying to run mantano

Getting the following error: No Storage, No external storage available when opening gallery.

Not able to download anything from Gmail and/or Dropbox

Any help is much appreciated
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Spacemonkie4207:
I've flashed smoothrom with no issues, just wondering if I can change to stock from tablet UI.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Pierre118:
After installing via TWRP I had exactly the same, very slow Play Store download. I decided to do a clean install with the JROMflasher. I must say, the JROMflasher is working like a charm. At two points you have to be patient! ('wipe my data' and 'Upload my ROM'), wait till it's ready before you go to the next step. If you do it that way, you will be very happy, just like me. Thanks James!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
I would suggest backing up your files to your PC/Laptop

Then use JROM tool to format everything, it will wipe your HD.

Install ROM through JROM and then copy back your titanium backup files to your Nexus 7 and just restore items that dont have system settings with them.

You should be fine then.

How did you install your ROM this time?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] vn00914361:
James, have you seen the lock screen in landscape mode yet? ROFL. You have something to fix on next release now =O
[Nexus 7 Android Development] pmgreen:
I was on 3.2, did the upgrade from "goo"

On a MAC OS x10.6.8,, having challenges getting JROM to install.

UGH appreciate any help
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
you will definitely have to do the steps I outlined as I came from the same version and had trouble before I did the steps I outlined to you.

Save yourself the stress and do it once, right.

Hope that helps :)

Where are you stuck with JROM?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] pmgreen:
I'm on a macbook pro, according to this Java 7 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later and administrator privileges.

Source: http://www.java.com/en/download/apple.jsp

Saw glazed just updated, so going to see if that will work too.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] MrJiM:
Thanx for the tip. ;)

Skickat från min Nexus 7 via Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Android Development] zcostilla:
Is there ant alternative to JROM? My Mac is still on Snow Leopard, and it won't open the JROM .jar file. Looks like like someone here stated that it's a JAVA issue that requires Lion or better. Guess I need to pony up and upgrade, but not today. Anyway, I'm stuck. Will wiping the system, internal storage and external storage data in the recovery (touch recovery) do the trick? I may simply re-lock and unlock the bootloader and start over. Any ideas?

Zac
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
Be careful as using the Rom tool without the Java addition, wont help and might cause you hassles.

Post how you get one if you progress as it will help other Apple users.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] zcostilla:
Thant's what I mean...Can I use the wipe options in the recovery as an alternative to the ROM tool? I'll probably use my son's laptop and use the windows toolkit.

Zac
[Nexus 7 Android Development] amadablam:
Since I dont have access to OS X at the moment, I would do it through your sons laptop.

You will need a full format and maybe TWDP might do it but I dont stand over it as I havent done it other than with JROM tool myself.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] shuvarts:
For "wiping", is it safe to wipe using cwm (factory reset/wipe data and cache) if I am going to flash 3.4? Or do I have to use JROM to flash 3.4? My backup and some other files are on /sdcard; so, I prefer to wipe using cwm instead since it doesn't wipe sdcard.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] John_Q:
Are you coming from another ROM or upgrading? You can flash 3.4 without wiping your card, but if you were on 3.2 I would wipe everything. Cleared up my read/write issues from 3.2.

2cents
[Nexus 7 Android Development] darkuni:
This might help someone...

When I used the JROM tool, it says "Mount as many locations as you can" or similar.

When I went to the MOUNTS list in CWM, and tapped MOUNT SDCARD - it appears that nothing happens ... it doesn't change to UNMOUNT SDCARD. The OTHER locations work fine.

HOWEVER - it would SEEM that if you tap it once, it DOES mount - but it just doesn't indicate that it does. Try it - then allow JROM to do the push of the ROM file over - and it SHOULD work.

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James;

What did you do to get CIFS working properly under 4.1.2? The existing CIFS modules kicking around do not work on 4.1.2.

I could just huff the CIFS.KO files from the system/lib/modules folder and try that - but the file date on the file looks like the old one - so I'm wondering if you did anything to the kernels to make this work?

Thanks man.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mertzi:
I dont believe it wipes the stats. the battery is better with franco (i assume you use franco as you mention r22) but no way that 30 mins screen on didnt consume a single percentage, so there might be something wrong with the reporting. I managed to get 9 hours something on franco. Now im on stock and get about 7h screen on and maybe a percentage an hour in idle with wifi always on.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Tired of the Bull:
I believe that CWM auto mounts the internal SDCARD of devices like the Nexus. The SDCARD you see at the top of the list is for devices with an external SD card slot. I believe that is how CWM works. (This may be totally wrong. I was inferring from how it was explained in another thread. Time for me to do a little research.)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] zcostilla:
Used WUG's toolkit. Worked like a champ. Now to download the ROM and reload the apps.

The toolkit is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766475

Zac
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
That's wrong :p CWM Recovery doesn't mount automatically /sdcard so yeah we must 'try' to mount it even if it seems to fail. TWRP Recoverry is Alright, it mounts it automatically

Awesome :D Can't wait to see :) :D Thanks I really appreciate it :)

Yeah it is just like shown in picture on first page ? :p What's wrong?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] John_Q:
I had to go back to 3.1 I was missing my Google Play Movies. :(
[Nexus 7 Android Development] vn00914361:
Does it look normal on your N7? I charged my tablet this morning, accidentally turned it to landscape mode and like, the clock, 10:50, the last 0 was like cut in half. The number is too long or something? I set the font size to large. Check it out, James ^^
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
I have found what makes Google Play Movie not working, it has something to do with the DRM Fixes for Hulu Plus :/ Without the fix, Google Play Movie works fine but not Hulu, and after the fix, Google Play Movie doesn't work but Hulu does. Got to find how to make both works.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jamesst20:
It is all fine lol :p You're the first one reporting the issue and i'm running the tablet mode right now and I can see my 00:05 just fine and the size are alright too xD
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Tired of the Bull:
I'll be the first to admit I don't understand the first thing about the inner workings of any of this stuff but I read the following in another forum and thought our device probably worked similarly. Could you explain how the Nexus 7 handles the "sdcard" and how that affects CWM? After my bout with 3.2 it might be good to understand that a little better.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] vn00914361:
Don't bother, James. I've gone back to normal font size now. Lol
[Nexus 7 Android Development] terra-starr:
I'm loving 3.4, it actually is fast and smooth.

Is there something we can do on our end to reverse the DRM fix to get Google movies working, or can you put up a patch?

Thanks