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[G Tablet General] rushless:
It appears to be an indexing issue, though so far, not as severe as with 2.03 (that version had USB storage issues too- 2.20 seems not to), since the apps (again, so far) appear again randomly or for certain (so far) through reboot.

Today was the first time I hooked a USB drive and the problems started after removing the USB drive. I did a couple reboots yesterday for CW backups and did not have the problem. Only when using USB drives. USB storage mode does not appear to cause any issues- just USB drives.

I will try removing the drive while the device is asleep and see if this helps.

Any device that has USB host should also have USB eject option. I think the Archos 101 is having issues too, but do not know if same issues.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
You're in a reboot loop - check out the first post in this thread for some suggestions on how to correct. It's fixable.
[G Tablet General] modal realism:
In 2.2 I am again getting the force close for android.process.acore over and over and over again. Tried resetting, wiping cache, wiping dalvik cache, etc. Had this same problem with 2.1.1. It is something that affects the keyboard as the keyboard will not popup anymore.

This problem did not occur until today, I've had 2.2 on there for over 24 hours with regular use. I did notice the tablet keeps shutting down after a while. This time when starting it up, it kept popping this message up.

EDIT:

Have determined it involves the entire UI/settings for TnT as I can't bring up the settings menu either.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Quick review and perspective of the issue:

1. So far, the issues appear to happen if you remove a USB drive without the device being in sleep mode. Just tried a thumb a few times in sleep and apps appear not to vanish and still work.

2. With 2.20, USB host mode works very well, so not sure I would want to go back to 2.04. Do not recall USB working so well, but could be a placebo.

3. It is so utterly ironic how Angry birds has been a litmus test both for Nvidia driver improvements, storage mapping and any problems we have had regarding it.

An IT person could not ask for a better practical and simple app to validate status.

The Angry Bird should be Roebeet's symbol for roms ;)
[G Tablet General] kevin stone:
the brick continues

So I failed to get 2.2 running after the data wipe so I copyed 2.0 into a sd card and changes the recovery command file to

read"--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip"

I power down installed the sd , hold down the power and vol up button and the loader starts up then all I still get is the viewsonic and gtab screens alternating.

any Ideas?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Try the next steps - run a stock ROM the same way. If you still get the reboot loop, it's clockworkmod time to wipe the user data or possibly repartition the sd card.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
You must have clockworkmod, it you've wiped cache / dalvik. Try fixing permissions in advanced next (non-destructive). If that doesn't work, you might need to wipe the user data (destructive).
[G Tablet General] modal realism:
Update on my FC's for android.process.acore:

Plugged it up to Eclipse to get the logcat, getting: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.android.providers.contacts.CallLogProvider: android database.sqlite.SQLiteDisk... Says it is caused by an SQLiteDiskIOException error

further info says its a error code 3850, msg = disk i/o error.

It appears it happens when the tablet attempts to start the com.android.inputmethod.tapntap (explains the keyboard.

The process appears to start, but then after attempting to publish the com.android.contacts: com.android.providers.contacts.ContactsProvider2, it crashes with the sqllite error I provided above.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Should not just be data wipe, but cache as well for future reference.

If the following is in check:

1. Recovery folder and update.zip in root of sd card

2. command file changed to "microsd2"

3. Reboot with power & volume up

You should see little black letter information in the top left and then the command should be seen and the update commences.

Thing is, I had the same problem on my second G tablet. Way to fix:

Following same procedure as above, but using Clockwork .8 zip file. It will have a recovery and update zip inside. Put both in your root sd card & change the command file.

Use power and volume up to reboot again. Clock work should install. Power down and now delete the recovery folder and update.zip from root of sd card. Replace with update.zip from TnT Lite 2.20. DO NOT NEED THE RECOVERY FOLDER NOW.

Reboot the device with power & volume up and Clockwork should appear. Choose to install update.zip

Should be good then. Got me fixed. Clockwork is right up there with Titanium for MUST haves.
[G Tablet General] gman1866:
Thank you all

Hello roebeet,

A very big THANK YOU to you and all others who have made this tablet what it is. I have been watching this forum for the last three weeks and decided to take a chance on this hardware because of the work you and several others have been doing.

It is a shame that ViewSonic released it before the software was ready.

As you have requested, in several posts, I will contact ViewSonic and express my concerns about the software and that they should release the source code as soon as possible. I know that this will make this product even more terrific.

Keep up the good work; your efforts are appreciated.

TnTLite 2.2.0, Quandrant 2400 +
[G Tablet General] rushless:
@Roebeet,

FWIW, confirmed that folks using the Archos 70 and 101 with 2.2 are also having vanishing, then reappearing apps. Not sure if same issue, but users began having the issues after updating to 2.2.

I really believe devices with host function would be better suited with USB eject function. Cleaner that way.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Thanks for the update. Might actually be a Froyo bug, since the 101/70's are completely different chipsets.

I was thinking the same, about the USB thumb drives - I didn't see any way to cleanly unmount them.
[G Tablet General] short/y:
Keyboard with arrow keys and control keys

FYI, I found a keyboard with directional arrow keys and control keys. See my post in the Themes and Apps section (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9589865#post9589865) for details. Very useful if you work with the Android Terminal Emulator, ConnectBot or Irssi ConnectBot! Prior to loading this up, it's been somewhat awkward logging in to and working on my NAS and my Linux systems from my tablet.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Best practice would seem to not remove them unless in sleep mode. Seems less issues.
[G Tablet General] spyderman33:
anyone else getting force close when it starts up "google partner setup" and also in the settings I get a force close...
[G Tablet General] envy731731:
So earlier i got stuck in the boot loading loop so i followed the instructions on the first page about how to resolve the looping now when i boot it up any way ( just with pwr, Vol + & pwr) i get a msg that says "Magic Value Mismatch"
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I Was getting that early on in testing - I believe either a user data wipe or "Fix Permissions" in clockworkmod. Tbh, I don't remember which one it was - the last few days are a bit of a blur. :)

That's not a good error. It's fixable, but you'll probably need to setup nvflash / Bekit script to fix. The best doc I've seen on this is here: http://forum.tegratab.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8

You'll want to use the bekit images and not mine, as his image does a complete flash with all the partitions. It's saved my bacon several times, when I got this error. The bad is that it takes some patience and technical skills to get this setup.

If I get a chance this weekend, I really want to write up a detailed doc on how to do this... it's basically the "last resort" when a system is completely borked.
[G Tablet General] daname:
I had the same thing happen to me. So this is what I did.

I changed the sd card so that it was configured as follows:

/update.zip

/recovery/command

Where the "/recovery/command" file contained the following line:

--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip

I made sure that my Viewsonic G-Tablet (gtab) was completely powered off.

I put the microSD card back in the gtab's external slot and pressed and held the "Volume Up" and "Power On" buttons until I saw the ViewSonic boot logo with some small text in the upper left hand corner that read "Detected recovery image". Then I let it complete its installation.

When it did the initial setup I got the following error but it didn't seem to have screwed anything up so I don't think it mattered.

"! Sorry!

The application Google Services Framework (process

com.google.process.gapps) has stopped

unexpectedly. Please try again.

[Force close]"

The "Market" was not usable to me so I followed the instructions in this video and it now works just fine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-nySibzeA

Using "Market" I have installed the following applications.

Titanium Backup * root

ROM Mabager (by clockworkmod)

k9

jorte

angery bird

Pandora

Before I did the install of tntlite 2.2.0 I had only had the initial "over the air" update from Viewsonic.

Finally, I would like to say "Thank You So Much!". I was really unhappy with the software that was shipped with the original G-Tablet.

http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon14.gif
[G Tablet General] flashlight1:
I've been loving tnt 2.2 since it came out but unfortunately dungeon hunter doesn't quite work since going from 2.11 the fonts are now unreadable shadows. Everything else is great so far!
[G Tablet General] kevin stone:
much better now

Thanks Roebeet

I loaded the vanilla tnt first and then loaded 2.2 and all works pretty well, as everybody stated MUCH faster but I still get some google framework fc crashes going on but they dont seem to effect the operation.

Thanks

Kevin

Ps: I would hope that after all of your work Veiwsonic would give you a call
[G Tablet General] pershoot:
hey.

when probing the device while booted in, it always shows offline. toggling usb debugging/recycling adbd did not cure it.

in clockwork, adb to the device is working.

is this a known issue? any workaround?
[G Tablet General] GTablet:
I only found one issue after upgrading to 2.2

Many thanks to Roebeet!

You really have done an outstanding job and I can not thank you enough!

The only issue I found after upgrading to 2.2 was in ClockworkMod; I can not access settings any longer... just FCs every time.

That is it.... everything else is smooth as silk!
[G Tablet General] Gbmedusa:
Wifi connections

I am running Launcher Pro on top of TNT Lite 2.2.0. I try to tether the gtablet to my DIncredible but it drops the connection whenever the tablet goes to sleep and connects to my home wifi (which is dog slow) when it wakes up. I tried the wifi fix but it doesn't seem to help maintaining the connection. Any ideas? Could it be the ad hoc issue I've been reading about?

Also exiting Settings still FCs for me.

Other than these issues, the update is great. It is so much more responsive now. I even managed to post this from it. Thanks for all the hard work.
[G Tablet General] prscott1:
I just want to thank Roebeet for this great build (2.2)! I used CM and zpad 2.2 and now trying this one. I like aspects of all of them - the tnt ui is growing on me but only because of your great work to make it fast and fun!

I haven't had any of the problems with disappearing apps that others have mentioned but I am careful when I disconnect my usb drive. I also am happily using slingplayer, the angry birds, bluegps (paired w my N1), and many others.

If I had a working tun.ko with this kernel, then I could abandon my laptop! ;)
[G Tablet General] Butch1326:
For those who at one point were ready to pull the trigger on buying the Archos 101...

If you haven't gandered a look over at the ArchosFan forum, take a quick peek. Man, they got issues.

Just like others have already expressed, if Archos had their act together and delivered on time, I would have purchased the 101. Many Many Thanks to Roebeet and his contributors. WOW!!! I'm glad my impatience lead me to the purchase of the gtab. Great Job!!!
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
You and me both! I had pre-ordered the 101 at TigerDirect - it was only their delays in late Oct / early Nov that pushed me to look at the GTab.

I don't believe it is -- adb should definitely work in clockwork, for example. Windows user? Maybe it's a driver issue?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I definitely saw these in testing, but was never sure if a data wipe / reset perms fixed it for me. Once I started "from scratch", I was good.
[G Tablet General] pershoot:
adb does indeed work as expected when booted in to clockwork. within tnt lite (2.2), it does not. unless i need a different device id fingerprint in tnt?

im using this:

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Possibly - hopefully a Windows user can chime in (I'm on Ubuntu).
[G Tablet General] rushless:
I changed mine to "never" sleep.
[G Tablet General] Mike Mortazavi:
I'm trying to install 2.2.0 over 2.00 with 2.11 suppl that I did last week.

at recover I'm getting a ! icon and tablet boots in in my previous version.
[G Tablet General] brwatters:
Load of 2.2.0 fails

After lots of testing with both the standard (out of box) and the many flavors of TnT and just loaded up 2.2.0 which appears to have gone without issue, However upon the first step I am asked to press the Andriod to move forward in the setup process however this action (pressing of the Andriod) does not advance to the next screen? .. Any ideas of where I might have gone wrong ? .. All other updates and versions have gone onto my GTab without issue.

BRW
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
"!" means that recovery is not finding the update.zip file and / or the /recovery/command file. Just make sure both those files exist, in the correct locations.

A few people have reported this, although I've never seen it. You can bypass by tapping the four corners of the screen, starting at the upper left corner.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Yep. I'm back to looking for a 7" for better portability and more comfort using as a reader, and saw the rooting article of the Nook Color on /., and so went to check archosfans(70 is only other 7" that I was considering), saw the froyo release thread and all of the problems, reminded me of the 5IT release last year. It took Archos a while to get fw stabilized, so that knocked out the 70.

Nook Color still don't know about that one... kind of iffy, but at least more 7" will be coming next year, e.g. Acer and others... no need to rush since tomorrow is day 14 and I don't think that the gTab is going back, just going to get pricematching. (Looking for min cortex-a8 now...)

TnT wasn't completely horrible although it clearly wasn't ready to go with the various stability problems, lack of flash, and market... TnTL makes it so much better and with the option of CM6... So I can live with just the gTab for now which actually is really nice for web browsing and I can use it for reading, but I still prefer 7" for that.

Only things that could make the gTab better would be better LCD viewing angles, "fairer" price, and some source code(at least the GPLed stuff esp. kernel as we aren't ever going to see the TnT code... ...at least for as long as they have a viable business...).

[EDIT]

The four corners that roebeet is talking about are the four corners of the black rectangle(not the actual display corners) which the android guy stands in... know this from elsewhere and other ROMs, but some might not...

[/EDIT]
[G Tablet General] babybacon:
I am having three issues with tnt 2.2

1. Psx4droid no longer plays in full screen (it did in 2.04 with perf pack)

2. Quadrant no longer does cpu tests and sometimes fails to run. (again worked with 2.04)

3. rock player hardware mode doesnt pull sound out of .mkv's (h264) but i suppose that has to do with the kernel.

I was reading on nvidia's site that the tegra 2 should be able to fully play 1080p h264's but i guess untill we get a good kernal it will be awhile.
[G Tablet General] Longsh0t:
I was reading over the CM thread and there was mention of it not being able to utilize both the internal and sdcard memory at the same time. Is that an issue for this rom?
[G Tablet General] mdwalker@yahoo.com:
Correct

Those are the right values, and I am able to use adb with my gtab when in recovery and/or when booted normally.
[G Tablet General] brwatters:
That options does not appear to work either :(
[G Tablet General] brwatters:
Ok .. after many reboots I decided to wipe user data and start clean .. this allowed me to proceed forward with the 2.2.0 install ..

BRW
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I dont know about psx4droid, but I've had no issues with Quandrant - thats an app I run often.

I've had the same issues with Rockplayer and multiple audio tracks on MKV's. Tegra 2 does 1080p h264's, but not if they are "high profile" - that's not supported.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Quadrant:

I can confirm that it has been skipping CPU tests, can't recall if it did so under 2.1.1 or 2.0.2...

Results browser menu item results in FC for me...

I'll try again after I CWM wipe dalvik cache...

Don't know about the rest of the apps as I haven't tried any of them yet.
[G Tablet General] danielsjam:
I am able to connect with adb under Win7-64.

TnT Lite 2.2

Clockwork - v.08 - 2.5.1.1

USB Driver Info

USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&REV_9999&MI_01

USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01

I am able to install as well as mounting the device r/w.

JD
[G Tablet General] reacheks:
What version RockPlayer are you running (1) Universal v1.2.20 OR (2) ARMv7 optimizes - v2.20 (aka Version:1.0.31_v7)?

You can download this version (optimized for the Armv7 CPU) from the RockPlayer Web site ( mirror- http://www.andapponline.com/public/product/Avx6pJlNktzc )

- RockPlayer 2.0 (in the About RockPlayer is shows as Version:1.0.31_v7 ).

Note: I can not get this version to work on the Gtablet but this version s/b optimized for the Tegra at least to utilize their ARM7 Processor system management functions (which also include several proprietary battery life extending features).

I doubt it integrates the video encoder routines as this will only be available from Nvidia when they release their Tegra 3.0 SDK in a few weeks.

The Tegra processor should eventually support:

Full High Definition Multimedia

1080p H.264/VC-1/MPEG-4 Video Decode

1080p H.264 Video Encode

Supports multi-standard audio formats, including AAC, AMR, WMA, and MP3

Upgraded JPEG encode and decode acceleration

From the Android Market you can download "Know_CPU_for_RockPlayer.apk" - When loaded on my Gtablet it shows the following:

Has ARMv7 CPU

CPU Frequency is about 1992 M (BogoMIPS, not accurate)

Has VFP

ARMv7 version is good for this phone

I have tried BOTH RockPlayer versions but have only got the Universal version to run. I was not able to activate V2.0 (aka Version:1.0.31_v7 ).

When using the Universal player, in the software mode I get sound. No sound in the hardware mode when it works.

==========================================================

Has anybody tried RockPlayer V2.0 (aka Version:1.0.31_v7) and got it to work on the Gtablet?

EKS
[G Tablet General] akodoreign:
No issues win psxdroid here testedseveral bins :D
[G Tablet General] Mike Mortazavi:
As always roebeet to the rescue.

the command file was missing in the recovery folder.

Had no problem upgraing to 2.20. Flash is wokring. pocketCloud is working (that is the most important one for so that I can manage my windows servers). so far so good without having to do anything after recovery.

thanks.
[G Tablet General] babybacon:
all of my roms work just not in anything but original mode. are you running them full screen?

edit: They play in scaled mode but only in portrait not in landscape.
[G Tablet General] akodoreign:
Using them set as either stretched or scaled works here ;) playing ffvii
[G Tablet General] cuzzinz:
I know it doesn't work for now but does the g-tab have the hardware to play games that use an accelerometer?
[G Tablet General] babybacon:
I have been able to play games like raging thunder and speed x just fine. the accelometer works for me in all the games i have tried, except for wings of steel. ( i just crash into the ground.)
[G Tablet General] cuzzinz:
What about with games like homerun battle 3d or hungry sharks?
[G Tablet General] liquidcaffeine:
strangeness in market downloads

For some reason, I'm showing constant downloads in the Market of apps fully installed. Seems as if they are running inplace. Example, I've downloaded. Angry Birds Seasons and played several levels, but going into the market app, it still showsa downloading status. Same thing with updating apps such as fancy widget.
[G Tablet General] birchs:
I am on 2.2 and have been seeing a similar thing. A few apps get to either starting download or downloading and hang. If I cancel the downloads and close market they work, most of the time, when I go back in to download them again.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
PSX4Droid working full screen for me, but there are scaling options, so maybe the op needs to see if setting is different.

I am using 1.5 though, since 1.7 is much slower.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
I run into this problem with my Incredible too sometimes. If you cancel and try to download again, it should complete. Works for me on the G.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Yep. This is because the core non layered package does not have two storage locations mapped. This is the number one issue using CM.
[G Tablet General] babybacon:
hmm. i can get it running in all scaling modes in portrait but in landscape the video and controls disappear but the sound is still there.

I will try using 1.5. If i can find it.
[G Tablet General] Longsh0t:
Thanks for the reply. I won't bother getting another 16gb sd card for now. I'll just use one of my older 2gb cards to do the rom update.
[G Tablet General] flashlight1:
I had the exact same problem I had to use clockwork mod instead to install 2.2 actualy glad I did cwm is great
[G Tablet General] Wyngnut:
Stuck in boot loop

I have tried flashing everything first on internal sd then on external. I have no idea what to do next. I have used TNT and Zpad builds and tried to go back to vanella and stock TNT 1.0.1. Is there something that needs to be done when flashing from an external SD card other than unpacking the rar files.

Please keep in mind I am not a programmer so I don't understand a lot of the tech terms.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Wyngnut
[G Tablet General] TheTruth:
isn't psx4droid a paid app? I'm sure the dev would be glad to give you version 1.5 if you legally own the app
[G Tablet General] johnvicencio:
android.process.acore FC after Several REflash and Even Reflash to Stock

I tried flashing to TNT 2.2 worked fine for a day. Installed other Home replacement, other application such as Pandora etc. After my battery drained, tried to charge it for a bit and tried using booting it.

When booting, I got several FC's. Lastly I receive " the process android.process.acore has stopped..." had to Force Close (FC).

So I reflash to TNT 2.2 using the SDCARD 2 method. Then I tried to recover by going original firmware Stock.

I get several FC and the one above.

I'm not an expert but I couldn't get to my "Setting" I'm trying to "Factory Reset". Couldn't do that.

Any ideas?
[G Tablet General] akodoreign:
I got the acore has stopped as well after my battery died, ended up having to do user data wipe, davik wipe and then reflash to get it to stop.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
You would think so, but 1.7 is the only version in the market and I mined my 1.5 from a Titanium back-up. The dev should have 1.5, 1.6 as options, since 1.7 adds graphics options, but all are slow. It seems 1.7 was made to help a few games, but hurt every game I have tried. Easily half the speed of 1.5.