yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] olskar:
So, should I use the V500-4.2.2-Base or V500-4.4.2-Base from that thread?

As this is a 4.4.x rom, I guess I should go with V500-4.4.2-Base?

:confused:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] annoyingduck:
No, use the 4.2 base. That's the whole confusion. Any non stock 4.4 rom (aosp) only boots correctly on the 4.2 bootstack. No aosp roms have been updated to run on the official 4.4 bootstack.

While on the other end if you want to run the official lg 4.4, flash the 4.4 bootstack first then you can flash one of the official kk roms
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] mmd1989:
How to change theme ? Is there theme choser ?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] olskar:
In The latest update my play store has a black theme i dont like at all, is this part of The update or a mistake? Any way to change it back?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
I guess you're using slims gapps and trds?

with tdrs enabled a dark playstore is perfectly normal.

And it's not update related, tdrs playstore exists for quite sometime now.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] indian84:
No Theme Chooser Implemented Yet. If you are not running ART, you can use xposed module.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] coubi64:
In SlimCenter->SlimOta I have a error message:

"Mise à jour: ne peut pas lire les propriétés de SlimOta"

I have build 5.10, I'm a French user.

Do you know why I get this message? :confused:

And another question on updates: If I want to update this rom with weekly updates, can I dirty flash (cache and dalvik cache only) ?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
1) This error should appear, due to the fact that there is no stable release for our tablet, yet.

2) normaly yes, i would recommend to format system by hand, too.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] coubi64:
Thank you for your reply.

Here is what I did to update successfully with the last build.

1) Wipe cache/Dalvik cache/System

2) Install new build

3) Wipe cache/Dalvik cache

4) Install gapps minimal (had to reinstall because at reboot after the 3 first steps I had a force close....) :(
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
My best practice for SlimKat dirty flashing:

In TWRP go to wipe and press advanced. From advanced menu choose these 3: cache, dalvik, system.

Press home and go to install tab. Flash SlimKat ROM. Go back flash latest Slim beta gapps. You need to flash gapps because wiping system deletes gapps. And if you are dirty flashing wiping (formatting in CWM) system is recommended.

For clean flash do as above and just add data in advanced wipe.

And I suggest doing it on Monday when stable 6.0 comes :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] coubi64:
Thank you for these explanations.

Where can I find the latest Slim beta gapps ?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
You can generally always dirty flash. Also you don't EVER need to wipe cache and dalvik when you flash rom,. Flashing ROM ALWAYS wipes cache and dalvik automatically, ALWAYS! Either full wipe or dirty flash.

But just dirty flash.

Edit: The gpad hasn't been wiped since slimkat 4.4 (official and switched to infected at some point). My nexus got wiped last in December, because I thought I had a nandroid when I did, and before that when I got it. I beta test so I flash more than once a day often. Get over the wipe paranoia keep a recent nandroid for when the dev messes up.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
slim beta gapps
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
[MENTION=4652800]coubi64[/MENTION]

Oh yeah sorry, I had forgotten to tell you about the gapps part.^^
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
Stable 6

Hi [MENTION=1149134]Demetris[/MENTION], will there be official stable labeled build 6 for our beloved v500?

It's not there yet. Thanks!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] olskar:
It says on the slimkat page that this is still weekly for v500 because of "inactive DM", not sure what that means
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
Thanks. It wasn't there last time I was checking slimroms.net or I missed it.

DM is Device Maintainer. [MENTION=1149134]Demetris[/MENTION] must be on holidays.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] knightsh:
infected has his build up in his thread...6.0!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] indian84:
Its up even on slim website

http://slimroms.net/index.php/downl...500/12102-slim-v500-4-4-4-build-6-weekly-5305
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] indyssee:
Hey guys. I just got the gpad and am going to put Slim on it (and only Slim). I was hoping somebody could confirm the steps I'm going to take? It came with 4.4.2 on it.

1. Already rooted using towelroot.

2. Use flashify to flash twrp (the recovery image).

3. Backup stock ROM

4. Flash the 4.2.2 bootstack and boot back into recovery to then flash ROM/gapps

Is there anything I'm missing. I've been trying to pull info from different threads and seems like that should be correct. I will so be flashing from an exfat SD card.

Any confirmation or change would be appreciated. Thanks, guys.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Barracuda77777:
I would format cache, system, delvic and data. then flash away, always do a nandroid back up just in case.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] indyssee:
Thanks. I knew that stuff but I've only had Samsung phones and an Asus tablet so LG is new to me. I ended up having to use that bat file to to get twrp to stick (I'm away from PC and can't remember where it came from) and change the info in the file to 20d at the end. Got it all up and running now. Its great getting a new tablet and immediately being able to run Slim on it. :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Jhon998:
Someone explain to me why I get flash error when wiping system and the others?? If I just wiped data, cash & dalvik ones I get succeed flashing!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
When you wipe system reboot to recovery. The partition gets unmounted. You can also mount the partition within the recovery but rebooting recovery is easier.

Its a problem with recovery not specific to this device.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Jhon998:
AHA, got it!!

EDIT: After I wipe system I want to restart recovery but I get no OS installed, and I figured it out that I don't need to wipe the system... It wipes automatically!!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
I never had this problem. TWRP 2.7.1.0 wipe > advanced:

Cache

System

Dalvik

Flash ROM

Flash slim gapps

Reboot.

Always the same procedure on dirty flash.

On clean I wipe data as well.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
OK, it's well known issue I've never experienced too, but I always dirty flash.

Also, there is zero reason (except irrational paranoia) to wipe cache and dalvik when flashing ROMs. Flashing a ROM wipes them automatically. So wiping dalvik and/or cache before and/or after flashing a ROM is a waste of time. Not my 2cents, it's a fact.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
Might be true, but for some reason does e.g. my hosts file

(Edited by adaway) not change back to stock if I let the installer

Handle the erasing of /system.

If I erase /system using the recovery, the hosts file gets replaced.

And for this reason a manual wipe seems a bit more clean to me.

Edit:

Few more examples, the installer doesn't fully wipe:

Gapps won't be erased, art cache doesn't rebuild, so I guess it's untouched.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
I didn't say /system. System not equal dalvik/cache. If you want to wipe system that's another story.

Art rebuilds every time I flash ROM and I never wipe cache or dalvik.

Anyway do as you please.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
Oh sorry, my fault, listening to a lecture and reading here wasn't, a

Good idea.

You're right if you format /system art gets wiped to.

Sorry again.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
6.2 is in the weeklies now. It got created on Jenkins's 2nd run.

V500 hasn't been left behind :D
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] coubi64:
I have a question about tablet's play store visibility: I can install application on Play Store directly on the tablet but I don't see my tablet in the settings (https://play.google.com/settings) when I'm on a computer and so I can't install application from play store on a computer, I have to do this on the tablet....

Do you know why and how to solve this problem? :confused:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] dirlan2001:
question before i throw the tab in the drainzzz

Hi all,

Coming from LRS 2.0.0,I enjoyed Slimkat very much,,tnx.

Now I'm getting nervous because of the screen dimming ,even when autobrightness isn't activated. iI'm getting sick of time and again diving into settings and playing around with the slider to get the screen back to readable. Is this a known bug, a system feature or is it me ? FYI,on LRS ,I didn't have this problem. Any workaround/update or do I drop the Slimkat and get me another ROM ?

Or ditch the lot and go back to paper 'n' pencil ?

Cheers,

Dirk
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
What is LRS 2.0.0 and what bootloader do you have, 4.2.2 Jelly Bean or 4.4.2 KitKat?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
LRS is based off KK stock with bloat removed. As pointed above, customer recovery/ROMs don't play well with KK bootloader. Best solution is to revert to JB (look around the forum) and then flash recovery again. Dimming is a known problem with a easy fix.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
[MENTION=748941]dirlan2001[/MENTION]

There is now easier method. See this thread:

[HOWTO][V500] Flashable zips to change between 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 Base and flash 4.2.2 base. Then flash SlimKat and slim gapps
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
6.4 change log

In 6.4 change log which has been just published on www.slimroms.net I see:

What about our v500? It's not in the change log.

Should we change the base to 4.4.2 or should we stay on 4.2.2 base?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] dirlan2001:
Hi ,

Tnx for answering 'massively', but I have the impression I didn't explain clear enough. It's not the dimming problem at boot, but the screen getting darker and darker while using the tablet. As if the autobrightness decides to have the screen darker as it should be. Besides, autobrightness is NOT active, but it still dimms the screen. Anyone ?

'edit' : as coming from LRS (50020A) I'm on base 4.2 so that's not an issue

TIA

Dirk
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
Dirk, don't take me the wrong way, I'm just trying to help, but I don't think anyone of us is having the issue so it has to be on your side. With these non-nexus devices shït gets messed up and there isn't enough users around here to duplicate your problem. I would flash stock 4.2 image and start clean. Also, correct me is I'm wrong, but LRS 2+ is based of 4.4 stock ROM. I used to use that ROM on JB before he switched the ROM region. Good luck!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] dirlan2001:
Tnx for reply... Guess I'll be back to LRS

Cheers,

Dirk
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
I'm eagerly waiting for reports.

Since Galaxy Nexus I'm conditioning purchase of every new device on Slim ROM availability so I'm going Nexus way.

LG G Pad 8.3 looks like a great device and I'm very tempted to get one even though I don't really need a tablet.

I'm doing my research which one to get, the V500 or GPE. I'm leaning towards GPE as my experience is nexus only, but I wander why there are no ROMs yet for GPE. I thought this tablet development will explode after it appeared as GPE.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
If i manage to boot slim , this one is getting official support ;)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
It would be great! Thanks for your work and happy New Year!

BTW, my wife loves your avatar and she asks if there's Little Big Adventure for Android :)

Great game!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
http://www.droidgamers.com/index.ph...ill-be-arriving-onto-android-sometime-in-2014

But i am more fan of Monkey Island ;)

And you can play it on ScummVM.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] mustbepbs:
I used to watch my brother play Twinsen's Odyssey all the time.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] madscout:
hi

having the same black screen issue, but i'm having haptic feedback, when volume down it vibrates and when i press power for a while, it seems that the power menu apears, have that feeling :), could GPU drivers problem?

how to get logcat through ADB?

kind regards

jorge

UPDATE: i have snappea installed on mine PC and it shows the tablet screen, and i get the initial configuration, but the tablet keeps black, so i confirm, it's GPU drivers, i guess
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
Thanks for the feed back! That was my suspicion with the initial build
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] davito42:
Same here first boot end`s in black screen
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
ok stop flashing people :)

I switched to caf branches.

Am going to release a full AOSP build soon.

I am hoping for the best ;)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
As promised new Slim-CAF-AOSP release ready

http://goo.im/devs/demetris/LGPAD8.3/SlimKat//Slim-v500-4.4.2.beta.2-UNOFFICIAL-20140104-0159.zip

Test and report.

Thanks

Find at Post #2 instructions how to enter recovery after a none bootable state ;)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
It's a go!

Edit: I don't think auto brightness works.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] zahir32:
XBMC?

Great news! Can anyone confirm if XBMC works on this build? And, if so, which version of XBMC was tested? Thank you.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] CWobbles:
working well so far

Quick reboot after initial install sorted rotation, no major issues so far and it seems nice and smooth in chrome too.thanks very much
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
I have no idea what xbmc is. Btw I flashed bionic and moto dalvik from the get go (read when I initially installed slimkat) as I was not sure if they were included in the ROM. I didn't play around with it much and I ran so so optimized run of quadrant. It ran about 500 points better than a completely optimized stock ROM. Not bad but I noticed that the io was lower than stock by about 2000 points. Trimmed it and ran it again but same result. So there is something holding IO performance down. (Please do not start an argument about the usefulness of benchmarks/quadrant. As you can see I didn't post any scores.)

Haven't had a chance to play with it all day and probably won't happened anytime soon either.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] zahir32:
Here's An Idea: Get to Know XBMC

What you don't know can limit your enjoyment of a media consumption device.

Or maybe you just use yours to play Pong (noted for its efficient I/O).

http://xbmc.org/about/

Cheers.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] whoamigriffiths:
Ye I ran quadrant straight after flashing the rom.

I did a before and after test of the bionic and the moto dalvik, for my own interest, and the boost in score is around the 50 % mark.

The rom itself is lovely. I'm really enjoying using it, so thank you very much for keeping at it and bringing this to us :)

I've not found any issues to report ;)

All the best Rich.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
Does your autobrightness work?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
Hi, what does Slim-CAF-AOSP mean? Is it with all SlimKat features from beta 2?

If so that's one more reason for me to buy this tablet :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] iOSh8er:
Auto brightness works for me.

GPS is down though, anyone else? GPS test shows it is talking to the hardware but sees no satellites.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] whoamigriffiths:
Auto brightness is working for me.

I tried a couple of gps apps but whilst it says gps is on I couldn't get them to find any satellites.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
I'm not 100% sure, but i guess our V500 hadn't been updated, cause

I can't find anytihng about an update for it on git.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
What make you guys think that v500 has anything in common with a g2 phone or derivative? Besides both are made by lge there is none.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
Wrong thread?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
Thanks for clearing it.

I dirty flashed 6.4 over 6.2 yesterday. So far so good. No problems noticed.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] y0bailey:
Super weird issue happening on my end.

With newest slimkat, I get HUGE wifi usage when doing nothing with the device. Like using all of my bandwidth for no apparent reason. I uninstalled tons of apps, and tried to track it down. I noticed it due to high pings while gaming online (counterstrike). All I have to do to fix the high pings and high internet usage is turn of the G Pad. Network traffic analysis in my router also shows it is the G pad.

No idea why it is happening. Anyone seen this happen on their ends?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] vimesUK:
Using the latest 6.4 build, as a fresh install. Works fine with the 4.2.2 Base files. I use WiFi a lot and see no disproportionate usage beyond expectations. Nor do I see the odd behaviour as you describe above.

What you describe seems to be more of a router issue than the GPad though..?

The only thing that came close to what you describe was when I used a CCTV app to monitor my cameras and it was using massive amounts of background data. But I simply removed that and the issue was resolved.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] coubi64:
I installed the latest weekly build 6.8, everything seems working fine. :good:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] djsynth:
Was running version 5.x , worked great apart from one problem. Unble to stream anything with any browser, normally use dolphin, tried chrome, opera, all acted same, tap on video play sign , video plays for couple of seconds then freezes, updated to latest weekly 6.8 and same issue! I can't stream anything. Love this ROM but its really frustrating me now as I was thinking give it time it will be fixed but since updating to latest weekly the issue is still there. Before at least some videos I could tap on video and choose to play it using MX Player app now I don't even get that option, instead video opens within another browser tab and freezes...

Help??

I've searched everywhere for people with this issue or some kind of fix but nothing.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Pootch:
Any chance to see Slimkat on F2FS fileformat?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
If you guys want it sure but /data/media(sdcard) needs to be formatted and you need a compatible recovery too and also going back to ext4 ROMs wont be that straight forward
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] NexusPenguin:
Hi,

Since I began to install custom ROM's on my Nexus Devices (Mako, Grouper, Tilapia) I have been a great fan of SlimRoms and advertised everywhere and converted some friends of mine to this ROM.

So I wanted to install it on my V500. After a series of "No Gos" due to that painfully installation of a recovery on that device, I finally made it. But each time I want to install a new release of SlimKat I have to wipe data or I end up in a bootloop (with wipe of dalvik, cache and system only).

So on an almost weekly basis, I have to reinstall all my apps and redo all my settings... Is that correct or am I doing something wrong ?

Needless to say that I never experienced this on the Nexus devices... but the G Pad 8.3 offers better fittings to my needs. So I'd like to keep it.

Regards.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
There's something wrong. I never had this problem. Are you sure you have V500 and not the other model?

I update it every week the same way as my nexus devices (see signature). Wipe cache, system, dalvik, flash new weekly, flash me slim minimal gapps.

I use TWRP. What recovery do you use?

What base so you have 4.4.2 or did you flash 4.2.2 base? We need a jelly bean bootloader for SlimKat.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] NexusPenguin:
Hi Nata,

Thanks for your answer.

I use TWRP 2.7.1.0 as a recovery.

I do not know what base I did flash... I bought the G Pad used and the guy who sold it to me had installed the latest LG ROM. So I guess that was a 4.4.2 base :(

But installing the ROM has not been hassle free so I might have been able to re-install a 4.2.2 LG ROM. Can't really remember how I did the whole thing.

I did a complete back-up of the original LG Rom so if that can help I am willing to restore it.

If I wipe Data i can install SlimKAT effortlessly.

Regards.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
AOSP based ROMs like SlimKat don't play good work LG's KitKat bootloader (screen dimming problem), but work totally fine on jellybean bootloader.

Go to Flashable zips to change between 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 Base thread and download 4.2.2 zip. Flash it on recovery and reflash ROM and gapps. I don't know if it will help for your problem but it's good to be sure you have correct base for AOSP ROM.

If it doesn't solve the date wipe problem flash LG stock jelly bean ROM [ROM] 4.2.2 Flashable [V500] JDQ39B.V50010A_US [easily go back to stock 4.2.2]. Let it boot. Then reboot back to recovery and flash SlimKat with Slim gapps.

If this doesn't help I don't know what else to do.

---------- Post added at 09:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 AM ----------

Did you flash the TWRP on it or was it already installed? Download latest TWRP.img and flash it yourself. This should exclude recovery error.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
Hm, you really got some odd problems, this is what I did/would recommend (step by step):

flash a base

(you can even use a 4.4.2, but only with a different kernel)

reboot recovery

update twrp

(there are two “2.7.1.0”, make sure to use the right one for your base!

["Current build" is for 4.2.2])

reboot recovery

wipe everything (include format data))

reboot recovery

flash slim

flash gapps

(in case of 4.4.2 base flash kernel)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] NexusPenguin:
Hi Natakranta,

Thanks a ton for the links.

I will try to do as instructed.

Is it possible to flash .zip files from the recovery ?

Regards.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Natakranta:
Yes. Flash them in recovery. That's what they are meant for ;)

For updating TWRP, of look for recovery flammable zip of latest TWRP and flash it first.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
Natakranta you are on fire!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] NexusPenguin:
Hi Tana and Demetris,

I thought I could only flash .img files from the recovery, not .zip's.

Each time I select a .zip file I got a message saying the file is of the wrong type...

Maybe it's different from TWRP or in the G Pad recovery...

Will the flashing preserve root ?

Regards.

FRED