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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] cronot:
Well, if you're all out of options, you might as well try to open it and try to disconnect the battery and reconnect it, see if it helps? You say you bought it on e-bay, do you have any idea how long the previous owner had it?

It's really weird for any device to just stop working out of nowhere, it will usually give some hints that something isn't right... How was the battery performance, did it last less than a day before the device stopped working?

I wonder if changing the battery might help... you'd have buy it of course, but that would still be way cheaper than shopping for another tablet. But if it turns out to not be the problem, then you'll have wasted some money... I don't know, it's kinda up to you.

I will say this about mine: I had it catch a lot of rain when travelling by motorcycle a month ago - it literally stood inside a puddle of water inside my backpack for most of the day, I've only noticed my dumbassery when I got back home. Anyway, took it all apart - PCB, screen, battery, dryed the battery the best I could, and left the screen and PCB in the sun for an hour or so... put it all back together, and it was back up and running as if nothing happened, only thing is that the display got a lot of spots due to the water that crept in... So I've ordered a new display on Aliexpress - I'm still waiting for it to arrive, but at USD 38, I think it was a much better deal than getting a new tablet, specially considering that the G Pad still kicks some serious arse... :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jt1998:
No idea how long he had it before me. I've had it since Sept 2014.

No warning signs at all. Everything seemed fine.

How do you go about opening the back? U know of a video or link on how to do it? I've never done this before. Thanks!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] cronot:
Just type "lg g pad disassembly" on youtube and go surfing on similar search terms. It's not too hard provided you have proper tools - basically a plastic thingy to pry the back cover from the screen; once you detach the back cover from the sides of the screen, you just pull it out, but carefully because it's glued to the battery. Once you're inside, you just need a philips screwdriver of the right size to remove the battery or whatever else you want.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Razorfoot:
Hey [MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION] now the OTA notifier shows "20 updates available".
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ovu85:
Hi, is there any way to write on usb memory stick? The only option is to read from it and i really need it for that option.

Thanks!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] giovaorama:
Mine too and I start downloading one and I can't stop it[emoji36]

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
You can try clearing the data/cache for CM Update in Settings --> Apps. This also fixed a glitch when the changelog did not want to open for new updates in CM Update.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Razorfoot:
Nice one Delta, I'm gonna try it soon and post the results.

Thanks
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
New build released

with fix for ota updates and other kernel changes.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] morganbzh:
Boot fail for me with the last version. Same with a full wipe ...
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] dsbnz:
Booted fine for me.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Mine boots without problems, but still unable to install maps.me.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
No problems here with the latest ROM as usual. All solid as a rock just like all the others made by Fefifofum.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Is anybody able to install Maps.ME?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ThunderBolt_BR:
No issues at boot here as well

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Nobody uses Maps.me?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fishears:
Apparently not.

I've just installed it to test for you & it installs & runs just fine for me. I'm using the latest build of this ROM.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Thank you very much. I still cannot install it. Play Store just crashes after pressing "Install"...
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] testman86:
Hi,

I updated from 5.1.1 of your ROM and I am really impressed to still get recent Android versions! I flashed firmware in post 3, and did everything as written in first post. But two fingers touch from top screen does not open settings overview were you can disable WLAN etc. Its needed to first open notification area and then again swipe down again to open shortcuts.

Could you please fix this because normally two finger from top screen should open shortcuts.

And really really thanks that you still work on our tablet, is working like a charm until now! :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fishears:
If you go into settings, status bar you will see quick pulldown. This lets you achieve the same thing using one finger to the left or to the right of the screen. I know its not quite the same thing but HTH
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] testman86:
Thanks for the hint of this workaround, but still hope this will be fixed :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Kzyw:
Lo diré en castellano... GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS FEFIFOFUM!!! ?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] 0nebukadnezar0:
Hello, does anyone have the issue, after you enable WLAN, the tablet stays in a kind of freeze state for several minutes, at least 3-5 minutes? I have updated the Bootloader as described in the post #3, but do we have to do that after each nightly?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ThunderBolt_BR:
I don't have that issue and no, you do not need to flash the bootloader every time you upgrade.

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Razorfoot:
That worked my friend.

Thanks for your help <3
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] youngsta2010:
Hello, I tried this ROM a while ago but had problems with wifi disconnecting every 10 minutes, I posted log cats and stuff then...., I went back to 5.1.1. I've just come to try this ROM again and again, literally every 10 minutes, the wifi disconnects then reconnects, maybe 2-3 seconds lose Internet. [MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION] could you possibly look into this? If you need me to post log cat or anything else let me know. I'm going to try aosp see if that works, if not will have to go back to lollipop, really want cm13 on my tablet though, this is really, really strange. Thank you.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] pbgapski:
For the record, I share this experience as well: wifi disconnects over and over on cm13, but is stable on cm12.1 (on the same wifi APs).

Is it feasible to flash boot.img from cm12.1 over cm13 (or the other way around) for testing purposes?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ukguy115:
People on the lg g2 been looking at WiFi disconnects, http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/140795/ would this help?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] youngsta2010:
Flashed aosp mm, no disconnects on that. Here's some logs. Disconnects happen at 13:01 and 13:11.

OK, I think that it is only happening when I watch twitch for a while. Check verbose,

13:51 no disconnect

Started watching twitch

14:01 no disconnect

14:11 disconnect

Stop watching twitch

14:21 no disconnect

I've uploaded the full logcat as well, rename zip to txt.

Thanks.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Possible wifi disconnect fix

[MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION] The following kernel patches *may* help with the wifi disconnects. These patches is already implemented in the official CM13 Flo kernel.

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/fd60bfcac951c5d08877c8133eea7fc5656d79b7

https://github.com/syphyr/android_kernel_lge_awifi/commit/1425af098223ebb29c8d31a00f9d204638469dc9
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
Just for the record, I'm having no issues with Wifi whatsoever. This thing even reconnects seamlessly when my router is turned on and off again. (Unlike my Nexus 9.)

Thanks again for such a great job on this rom. :highfive:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ThunderBolt_BR:
I was having such disconnects as well, and, along with a huge battery consumption: so it was time for a clean install. After that, the disconnections and the high battery consumption were gone.

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
Mine was a clean flash of this rom. I didn't upgrade/dirty flash from a previous version. Maybe a clean flash is the key?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fluxxis:
I had WiFi disconnects with every other ROM than the original Kitkat ROM from LG. I tried the current CM12 and AOSP ROMs from this forum and I'm now on this CM13 ROM. Otherwise the ROM is very stable and I absolutely enjoy the experience but if this WiFi problem could get fixed, that would be awesome. Can we help in any way? (Logs?)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
As most of us started from start of this ROM we all had clean installs with the step by step methods offered by Deltandroid concerning the best 'how-to's' for gaps. All this took time, and step by step methods.

If you are not cleaning literally everything before install - correct gaps - and follow the steps described by Deltandroid and Fefifofum...things will fail for you. Read all you can find by Deltandroid regarding his suggestions and you won't have WiFi issues or any others.

I have had the most 'factory stable' ROM I've experienced.

Start completely fresh. Take it step by step and the install will be solid.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
can there be done something about the microphone? its kinda bad in skype, you have to be near the tablet for the other person to hear you
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Look at this commit that lowers the Mic volume in the mixer settings. Although, if you increase the volume of the Mic too much, there will be a echo effect. Imho, it sounds good as it is with a Skype echo test.

https://github.com/syphyr/android_device_lge_awifi/commit/39ae7ea02b0dff8ef0a93264e418be309e38b5b2

This Mic volume value (currently set to 60) can be changed with any text editor and rebooting the device.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
is 60 value the same as in stock lg rom? im still on 5.0.2 lg rom and want to flash this, for example if i try to speak from 1-2meters away from the tablet the other person has trouble hearing me and i have to speak louder
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
60 sounds perfect on this ROM. There are other problems with the stock ROM and Skype. I would not change the Mic volume in this ROM, it sounds good already. I recommend leaving it as it is if you use this ROM.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Kzyw:
How it is advisable to upload 75% or so?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
All of the mixer settings in this ROM are already fixed and sound good to me. The mixer values should be set to 60, IMHO. I'm not sure what the stock ROM settings are. I was just showing how to adjust the Mic volume if someone wants to test other values.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
so between marshmallow and latest 5.1.1, which rom runs better on the g pad?

i have cache problems with stock lg 5.0.2 and youtube, when cache hits somewhere around 200 mb, the tablet runs very bad and has freezes and it goes away if i restart or clear the cache from app menu. tried a reflash and its the same, do you experience something like this with aosp?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] tmihai20:
[MENTION=3589202]auleu[/MENTION]: those are not cache problems, but memory leaks, I had tons of those on the Korean 5.0.2 Lollipop. If LG leaks a 5.1.1 stock ROM, I will try it. I would recommend 6.0.1, since it should be continually developed for a few straight months. I prefer AOSP from AdrianoMartins, but this CM 13 ROM is also good. Sound is a lot better on MarshMallow than on the Stock LG ROM, in my opinion, a lot richer even at low volume. Those 2 back speakers are really well used.

The only big issue is that some apps will have problems accessing the SD card if those apps were not updated to use the latest API. Even rooting it will not help.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
i dont have a sdcard so i dont care. i thought those were memory leaks but i was not sure, i thought installing the xposed module fix it but no difference. i did tried adrianos marshmallow rom but there are many issues/ or lack of features. the worst one was the speaker sound, mine sounded robotic so i dont know how you can say it sounds better, had problems with skype and being aosp means he did not want to touch the kernel for gamma fix and this is a must coming from fieshers kernel. stock lg 5.0.2 rom is really good after you debloat it but those memory leaks are bad.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] tmihai20:
It may be just a personal preference, but I like how it sounds with the latest version. Anyway, gama fix is a nice thing to have, but some developers do not want to implement it. Use this version to get rid of the memory leaks.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
Yes, the gamma on my GPAD sucks due to being yellow. :eek:

I've addressed this by installing the Kernal Adiutor app and setting my screen to R237 G237 B255. It needs a touch more screen brightness now but looks great. I've also had no problems with memory leaks on this ROM. :victory:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
it dosent suck because its yellow, warm colours especially yellow white is good for night reading. the problem is that dark scenes are too dark
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fluxxis:
I did clean installs following the instructions for every ROM including this CM13 ROM. As others but not everyone has similar problems, I'm just guessing it's the combination of a non-perfect WiFi implementation on the G Pad and certain WiFi routers? This is the last thing that annoys me on an absolutely perfect ROM otherwise. Please just give me a message if I can provide more informations that could help.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jose13683:
I finally decided to do the jump to this rom version, coming from the last (December maybe?) 5.1.1 version of this ROM. Using since 2 days, I think this is an awesome piece of software!

I have only one doubt: during the first installation, the google/CM wizard only allowed me to restore the apps of another nearby device through NFC. If I remember correctly, the 5.1.1 first boot wizard allowed to restore the apps from a list of devices: am I missing something? :confused:

The "old" method was much more useful...
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
Yellow may be good for night reading but it doesn't alter the fact that its too yellow. There may also be huge differences panel to panel, (I saw this on my 2 Nexus 5's,) which means mine is very yellow and yours is not. I agree that the dark scenes are not good on this tablet. The screen on the Nexus 7 2013 is much better.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
flashed this today and so far so good but:

1. why is dpi set at 320 then tablet dpi is 273 ?

2. can there be done something about speaker sound quality? if i put my ear near the speakers i hear a static noise and the sound sounds echoish
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
320 dpi is the correct value to use with this tablet. Changing this value to 273 will cause incorrect versions of gapps to be installed.

The speaker sound ok here. Maybe check the mixer settings or perhaps try a different audio file to compare with.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
i only tested it with youtube and on low volume you can hear the static noise, especially at night this will be a problem. still its better than on adrianos rom but not good enough as stock lg. can't you get the files from lg rom and mix it here?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ThunderBolt_BR:
This ROM never stops to astonish me:

Thank you very much [MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION]!

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
tested the sound last night and its very obvious, static and cracking noise. is there something you can do [MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION] ? also the equilizer dosent seem to do anything
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
In the file "/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml", look at this section:

<path name="speaker">
<ctl name="SLIM_0_RX Channels" value="Two" />
<ctl name="RX3 MIX1 INP1" value="RX1" />
<ctl name="RX3 MIX1 INP2" value="RX6" />
<ctl name="RX5 MIX1 INP1" value="RX2" />
<ctl name="RX5 MIX1 INP2" value="RX7" />
<ctl name="RX4 DSM MUX" value="DSM_INV" />
<ctl name="RX6 DSM MUX" value="DSM_INV" />
<ctl name="RX3 Digital Volume" value="61" />
<ctl name="RX5 Digital Volume" value="61" />
</path>

The two values that are set to "61" could be reduced to a lower value and it might have an effect on the sound quality. Try editing that file with a text editor and setting those two values to 50 to see if the distortion in the speaker is improved. You will need to reboot also after making changes.

Although, I'm not noticing any distortion in the external speaker with my tablet. Could your speaker be damaged?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
set as low as 30 but its still there, quieter but speaker volume is lowered too. the speakers can't be damaged couse the other day i was on lg lollipop and all was good.

also i think there are some wifi disconnects happening
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Kzyw:
Very very very happy, this rom is the special one :):D
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
I'm also having no sound problems with this rom whatsoever. Is Deltadroid using a custom kernel? I had sound problems when I used CM13 and Elemental X on my Nexus 9.

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It doesn't surprise me at all. Doze really works well. Look at that flatline when you weren't using your tablet. :victory:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
I have forked the kernel created by fefifofum to help synchronize the CM13 kernel patches from nexus 7 2013 with our device. Hopefully, these changes will be merged into fefifofum's main kernel branch after they are reviewed and tested some more.

https://github.com/syphyr/android_kernel_lge_awifi
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
So how does your sound perform if you switch back to the standard CM kernel without any tweaking?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
It is the same. I have not merged any kernel changes that affect the sound. They are only security and network related security patches.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Masteryates:
When I had the issues with Elementalx, it was suggested it wasn't a sound issue, but an issue with the governor underclocking the CPU too much and therefore making the sound distort. I'm a noob to flashing kernels and tweaking settings so I took the easy option and went back to the stock CM kernel.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Unable to update or install kodi... Play store crashes
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Kodi installs fine here with the latest version of play store. Try clearing the data/cache for play store in Settings --> Apps --> Play Store.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Thanks, but did not help. Downloading more than 23 MB crashes. Does not matter, I did not use it anyway :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Which gapps are you using?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Delta gapps gapps-601-base-20160323-1-signed.zip :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] auleu:
i updated to 20f bootloader, changed governors, increased min cpu frequency, installed viper sound effects but background noise remains unchanged.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] nurunet:
This is so amazing. Custom ROM support on the V500 is better than on my Xperia Z1C. For my purposes (mostly surfing, controlling multimedia playback on other devices, baking recipies....) this works fabulously. So many thanks!

Only auto update sometimes doesn't find anything.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] juniorhxcx:
This ROM deserves praise, it is incredible! I have nothing to complain about so far.

Congratulations to the developer !!!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] giovaorama:
Everyday (because I select to automatically check every day for new release) it notifies me that a new update is available but it is still the release of 11th April that I have already installed.

Anyone else has the same behavoiur?

I already clen the cache of CM updater..

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
New build released

with upstream fixes and updates. If the download doesn't work properly, tomorrow I will try to upload it to other server.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] paulomodesto:
After last update, lost the weather.

No weather provider instaled?

What changed?

How to fix that?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fishears:
Install this weather provider

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cyanogenmod.wundergroundcmweatherprovider

It's the only one available right now. You have to sign up for an API key after you've installed it.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] paulomodesto:
But...

Before last ROM update all was working, simple and clean, and now I have to install a provider and register to get an API KEY to get my weather working like always do?

Don't understand why.

Boring situation.

Thanks any way.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Adolaron:
What means "upstream"-fixes?

I read it a lot of times and don't know yet, what it means...

It has nothing to do with streaming, hasn't it?

Sry for asking, I'm german :D
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
"Upstream fixes" means the changes we get from synchronizing with the latest CM13 source code that are not device specific.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
This ROM is still the less stable than before. Still cannot install Kodi, it crashes at downloading additional data. Using latest Delta gapps. Had to reflash gapps after upgrade. Using TWRP 3.0.2.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] testman86:
I am a bit confused. Do I need to reflash GAPPS from Deltadroid every time I update the ROM? In Deltadroids thread is written that his GAPPS does reconfigure automatically.

And why do I have to do all this steps to update GAPPS written in post 2? Older CM ROMs where just flashing new GAPPS package and finished.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
It is not necessary to flash gapps again after every rom update because all the gapps packages have backup scripts to restore everything after updates.

The only time it is recommended to flash the gapps packages is when a new version of the gapps package is released. The updated gapps packages can be flashed directly on top of the previous versions of gapps packages without clearing any data or cache.

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Are you installing kodi to the external sdcard? Maybe kodi has a problem installing to the external sdcard. If your external sdcard is setup to act as internal storage, it may help to temporarily unmount the external sdcard before installing kodi so that it installs to the internal sdcard instead of the external sdcard.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wizzardsk:
Nope. I am installing all the apps to internal store only and I have not used the sd card as internal store either.