yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I got Clockworkmod working - will require a 5.00 friendly version

That was the missing piece of the puzzle. I'll have an upload for that, for anyone who wants clockworkmod post 5.00.

You can change it on your own - I've been cleaning up my first post with details. Basically, you just need 3588 stock (that's the latest version of TnT stock, as of this writing). You don't have to use nvflash to get 3588 stock.

HC is a different animal - several devs have been working on HC, but so far no success in porting it. We could see a breakthrough soon, or it could be weeks from now, there's no way to know for sure.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
5.00 has been posted

This is probably the biggest release since I've been doing these (I almost considered calling it something different and creating a new post, to be honest). Please read the instructions CAREFULLY. Again, items of note:

- You need 3588 stock, as a pre-requisite. This is the latest TnT stock version, so nvflash or a stock update.zip ROM can get you back to where you need to be.

- Post 5.0.0, don't use any versions of clockworkmod except the one listed in my first post! That's the ONLY version I know of that will work, post 5.0.0.

- Custom ROM's like pershoot's will probably fail, post 5.0.0. That's my suspicion, so just be aware of that. If you find otherwise, please post it here.

The biggest issue here for the normal user is just the pre-requisite of 3588. If you can get 3588 stock back onto your device, it's pretty standard installation steps after that.
[G Tablet General] kxs783kms:
Notification area?

Quick question. Does TNT still have the oversized notification area once you change the wallpaper,or does it stay the same size now? Crazy, I know, but this is the only thing that stopped me from using this rom. Lol....it killed me to have my icons and Widgets overlap that bar for some reason. Thanks.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
It still does, but it's because the wallpaper needs to be the right size. We all thought it was the status bar, but it was just wallpaper that was too small for the screen. :eek:
[G Tablet General] kxs783kms:
Cool. So the multi-livewallpaper app should correct this right?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Live Wallpapers always worked - or just use a static image that's large enough to fill the screen in either landscape or portrait.

The other thing I noticed in 5.00 is that sleep mode seems to finally be working, on my device. I can't remember if it ever worked prior to this -- I always had the reboot after sleep problem.
[G Tablet General] pershoot:
no boot after flashing.

recovery is gone after flashing.

i am able to enter apx. trying to recover now.
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
Has anyone tried wipe cache and data, reinstall original OS, run update and then install TnT 5.0?
[G Tablet General] karlkarloff:
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I'm running TNT lite 4.25 right now with Clockworkmod installed. Do I need to somehow get rid of CWM before I try to update to 5.0 so I can access the stock recovery, or will that just sort itself out once I install the 3588 stock update? BTW, thanks Roebeet for the amazing amount of hard work and dedication in making this ROM, I can't wait to try the new one!
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Thanks for checking. This is a tricky little bugger -- they really changed some stuff with this UAT release.

Yep. Needs to be 3588 stock, ESPECIALLY recovery. It's doing something with (I assume) the bootloader post-3991 (and thus post TNTL 5.00) flash.

I ran bekit 1105 (which gives me TnT 2967), and then 3991 after that. It didn't work. I think it needs 3588 recovery to work.
[G Tablet General] SRTDOC:
I had the same problem so I force closed my Google frame work and rebooted NP since I would give it a try
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
Looks like I may have bricked it, it's hung at the Viewsonic screen and if I hit the power and vol, it show the 2 lines DETECTING and BOOTING and hangs there. Any ideas how to fix this?
[G Tablet General] Butch1326:
Roebeet,

How about if we were already running on 4.3.0 (test)? Do you still recommend going back to 3558 before upgrading to 5.0?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
nvflash. Sounds like you aren't the only one - I just got a PM on someone with the same problem.

Did you have 3588 stock before the flash? It's an absolute requirement to run 5.00.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Good question. Yes, you need 3588 stock - even if you were running 4.3.0 test.

Two people have already had issues, so just to reiterate -- you HAVE to have 3588 stock, it's a pre-requisite. Included 3588 recovery (test and make sure you don't have clockworkmod first).

I'm not too thrilled about this either, but it's how the VS firmware is setup. They have made major changes with this last update.

If you are unsure of how to go back to stock, then please do NOT attempt TNT Lite 5.00 - you will semi-brick your system. TRUST ME on this -- I have been testing this for days.
[G Tablet General] fpga_guy:
4.2.5 touch screen fix

I was happy with the touch screen sensitivity on 2.4. But when I went to 4.2.5 a few days ago, I had some problems with the dock on the launcher. A quick search of the general forum reveals a solution by none other than roebeet (say .. he must be French?)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9777233&postcount=31

PS - since it took me 3 months to go from 2.4 to 4.2.5 - I guess it will be a while before I go to 5.0 - especially since the underlying os is dramatically different.
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
I was in the process and took it completely back to the original version and tried the update to 3588 which failed. So I tried 5.0 which brings me to where I am, bricked. My bad and don't see a way of getting out of this. Any help would be appreciated.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
You need to use nvflash to fix it - I semi-bricked my device at least 10 times, and nvflash fixed it every time.

Reference: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
I've tried that but it not seeing the gtablet and I've tried pointing it to where the drivers are...
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Sounds like nvflash (APX) is needed. Sounds like the bootloader hungup.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Just a Note nvflash uses the opposite volume key

volume - (down) and power button. The first time I did it I just went with the power Volume up. ;)

Then you should see the birds, and followed by a blank screen.

BTW usb needs to be connected.
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
Got to step away for a bit but will be back to see if I can unbrick it. Thanks for your help.
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
Since I am NOT a techie, I think it would be a good idea for me (and others like me) to keep running an earlier, more stable ROM. I'm using 4.2.5 and so far, the only problem I'm having is an occasional FC (especially when trying to operate in the "settings" area). I'm so happy that Roebeet (and others) have spent so much of their time developing these "fixes". The Market works great and I see nothing missing. So, I'm satisfied with the status quo.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Thanks. I also added a nice big PLEASE READ on my first post - I want to make sure that the pre-reqs are clear.

I'm fairly certain that the reason why Viewsonic themselves haven't released this yet is for this exact reason - too high a risk for them to brick people's devices. In our case, we have nvflash -- the hard part is just getting your system installed to actually use it.

I did run this from 3588 stock at least five times, and never had a problem. But whenever I used something else like an earlier version of TnT Lite or 2967 stock, I had boot problems.
[G Tablet General] chavez77:
Perhaps I missed it -- but what are the major enhancements or performance boosts with 5.0.0 (and/or the new Viewsonic updates)? Any new Nvidia drivers, better use of 2nd core, general bug fixes, etc.?

Thanks Roebeet for the hard work!
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
The biggest enhancement is the addition of the stock 2.2 lockcreen, and a clockworkmod style recovery. The other additions are under the hood, and basically catchup to where we already were with 4.X.X versions of lite. Also camera issues have been resolved. If you stay stock, the g-sensor is broken.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
I am traveling, on the west coast, so will be able to stay up a little late to help a bit, sounds like some updates went OK some did not.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I re-fixed that with TNTL 5.0.0, so the g-sensor fixes are back in there. Plus all the other non-performance items I've added into TNTL, in the past.

I wouldn't say that it's a major improvement, but it's a solid release on their part and it's refreshing that we don't need all the extra hacks to improve performance. It's a very good baseline and I think it's actually a little speedier than TnT Lite 4.2.x. The hard part is just getting there, unfortunately.

It's also fixed sleep, at least for my device. Mine would always go into the sleep of death and 5.0.0 is the first release I can think of where this no longer occurs.
[G Tablet General] rueben68:
Dropping like flies

Wow i am reading and reading and i see Gtabs dropping like flies but don't get me wrong I love tnt lite i use 4.3 on my Gtab and its running great but like everybody else in here i can wait from day to day for updates to the rom but i got to say that it seems like 5.0 is a bit hard to flash and rather risky but having said that i will follow the steps to flash this to see all your great work. Thanks
[G Tablet General] sternyy:
followed the instructions for 5.0.0... i had no problems during the entire process. updated and works great since i updated (been total 5 minutes lol)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Thanks for the reply -- I was starting to get a little nervous. I want to hear about the successes as much as I want to hear about the failures. I only have one device to test with, so if there's something inherently flawed with the release notes I'd want to know ASAP.

Thanks again.

EDIT: got a PM that actually is a good question -- once you go to 5.0.0, switching to VEGAn, gADAM or any other mod will probably require nvflash. It's almost like they've made this another device, at least under the hood. So be aware of that, as well - you can go back, but you'd need nvflash to do it.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Good to hear, what rev did you upgrade from?
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
Have I got this right. Right now I'm running 4.2.5 and CWM.8, so I should download 3588, boot into CWM, point to update.zip and install?

Then install 5.0?
[G Tablet General] lsu205:
install over 3588 enhancement pack

Can this be installed over 3588 running the enhancement pack?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
3588 stock only, including stock recovery. Don't use anything else unless you are well-versed in nvflash. You want to actually test to make sure recovery is downleveled to stock (it should be, but you should test that to be sure).

See above. :)
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Probably be safer to flash the stock 3588, and then upgrade. Not sure what is causing the hangups so better to be safe than sorry.
[G Tablet General] sternyy:
No problem! I have been following this board since I got my gtab back in december, but have not posted much. Saw this update with some people having issues so I thought id share that i had no problems.

Im also happy to report that my squeeze commander app still works (not that it wouldnt but just in case)... I love controlling my music from my gtab to my htpc, buts that is another thread. ;)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
3588 stock recovery is flashing the bootloader when TNT Lite 5.0.0 is run, which clockworkmod does not do (I think). That's probably the reason why stock recovery is required.

When you run 5.0.0 with stock recovery, you will see it reboot once then flash something on the upper left that BCT is being updated, then it reboots again. I think that's the key to why stock recovery is needed this one time.

I tried pulling out the new bootloader early on, but the 3991 kernel requires it. TNT Lite 4.3.0 test was actually based on the old bootloader and kernel, but my feeling was that this change was inevitable, so I guess I had to bite the bullet and deal with it. This seems to be where Viewsonic is headed.
[G Tablet General] sternyy:
I came from TnT Lite 4.2.5, but followed the instructions as you have to go back to 3588 stock (just in-case someone read this post thinking you can upgrade from 4.2.5)
[G Tablet General] freddroid:
I installed 3588 but now I can't get cowman into recovery; I get the two script lines in the top left corner of the screen but never get the green Android screen.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Did you get as far as actually running TNTL 5.00? Or recovery was messed up post 3588 stock?
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
It's alive and updating now. Thank for everyone's help.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
What do the 2 lines say? have you tried Power + Vol Up (Right key). If it always hangs at the same spot. You need to use nvflash to recover to stock 3588
[G Tablet General] cabbagewxc:
Flash to 5.0 w/o problems.

1. nvflash back to stock

2. use external sd card update to 3588

3. extract 5.0 files (update.zip and recovery folder) to the root of INTERNAL sd card

4. flash to 5.0

6. it hang on the reboot

7. force shut down. hold the power plus Volumn + key to enter the recovery mood

8. wipe data

9. reboot

Done!

thanks Roebeet for your great job!
[G Tablet General] the3dman:
I am up and running!!!

Originally I updated to 3588 via clockwork recovery, but doing it that way caused a hang trying to get into recovery to flash this rom, so I used the nvflash zip in the OP and from there everything worked great recovery and all. For a newbe the flash process might be a little difficult to figure out for this rom but all in all if you follow instructions it should go well.

Thanks to the OP!!!
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Thanks for the reply. Wiping data post-reboot seems to be pretty constant - I had to do this every time I ran my 5.0.0 update test.
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
What's the best way to test it?
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Boot into recovery, you should not see the bekit info.

power + Vol UP
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Good question - assuming you had clockworkmod before, make sure you have no update.zip files on the root of your internal memory or microSD, and then shutdown and boot into recovery (power plus volume up key). If it's stock 3588 recovery, I believe you would just get an "!" error. If you see clockworkmod pop up, then it's still there.
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
Got it to 5.0 and it's sweet... I love the boot screen animation. Nice touch.
[G Tablet General] freddroid:
Sorry I was not more clear, using power + volume up buttons, I get the "detect reboot" and "load reboot kernal" message lines, then I get the black screen Android "unload box" then, instead of going to the cwm (spellcheck made it "cowman"!) the system reboots to the home screen. Settings confirm version 1.1.3588.
[G Tablet General] Mikeg1969:
Those of you who are using nvflash with a windows machine, where can the usb drivers for windows be found? I have read through all the threads I can find but all the links for the drivers are for tegra 250 froyo 2.2 msi and when I click the link that takes me to the nvidia site where they are supposed to be, I can't find them listed......can someone post the drivers or an accurate link please? Thanks in advance.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
That is good as you dont have clockworkmod then. In this case clockworkmod = bad ;)

You should be able to go to the next step of the install.
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
I just dl'ed update_smb_a1002-3588-user.zip mentioned in post #1. I'll put this in my ROMs directory and install via CWM .8, is this right for step 1????
[G Tablet General] the3dman:
This rom works great. The only issue I noticed (this may have been reported already) is that it seem some menu items are missing in the stock google launcher. See pictures attached. (sorry for the poor quality pics I did not have my screenshot app installed yet)
[G Tablet General] GenBlood:
I just did something STUPID .... :(

I didn't read all the notes and did a 5.0 install over 4.25 ...

I think it's bricked now ...

So, how can I resolved now...

Any idea?
[G Tablet General] camberiu:
Having several issues too.

I was able to reverse to TnT stock 3588, but this is where my problems begin.

1) I can no longer get into recovery mode. When I try holding down POWER and the '+' button, I get the "recovery key detected" message, but it simply hangs there.

2) I can boot normally without a problem and get into TnT 3588. However every time I try to wipe user data, the systems hangs at shutdown. I reboot and the user data is still there.

3) tried the NVflash method (Linux machine). Once I type in "./nvflash_gtablet.sh" while the tablet is hooked to the machine and on ABX mode, I get the following:

Nvflash started

nvflash configuration file error: file not found

The nvflash file is unzipped and on the same folder as the nvflash-gtablet script.

Any ideas???? I am stumped.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
http://db.tt/Wm25t7U

just use the windows zip file
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
nvflash to base. Link is also in the first thread lower down.

nvflash is power + Vol dwn.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I saw that as well - but the item does work (kind of) if you click on it. That's the notifications icon, that's missing.

Make sure that the nvflash binary is set as an executable - by default it probably would not be. The shell script is already, or else that would not have even run. but the actual binary needs to be set that way, as well.

You're not the first person to have issues going back to 3588 stock, it seems. That in itself is a bit bizarre. Maybe some of us have been on mods for so long that stock backout is problematic? Not sure.
[G Tablet General] jstersd:
Worked for me:

1. D/L new stock, copy to internal, install .zip from SD Card

2. D/L 5.0.0, copy to internal, reboot using recovery (won't go into recovery, but will install automatically)

3. Two hangs and two reboots and it's great! I always wanted a lock-screen and all my apps/settings were all still there and working!

Thanks R!
[G Tablet General] the3dman:
Yeah I did notice it still worked. I am using ADW anyway but I thought I would mention it for those that dont.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Wipe data is after the 5.0.0 install. on the next reboot. after 3588 plug in the usb, install the update.zip for 5.0.0, and reboot into recovery.
[G Tablet General] the3dman:
have you tried: sudo ./nvflash_gtablet.sh

that is what I did and it worked for me, and initially I had the same issues as you.

Here is exactly what I did in ubuntu:

1) download http://www.mediafire.com/?ui5rd1bm3s31yj3 (nvflash 3588 from op)

2) Extract the zip

3) Right click on download.sh and go to properties and check allow executing as a program

4) Open terminal and cd to the extracted directory

5) Plug in your usb and boot into nvflash mode. (Power & Vol -)

6) In the terminal type: sudo ./download.sh

7) Watch it go

8) After you are up and running you can then update to this rom.
[G Tablet General] camberiu:
Yep, it the binary was set to executable. It is extremely bizarre indeed. It seems that the tablet is ona limbo state now. The stock TnT works, but I can't do anything with it anymore. No wipes, no upgrades. It is in a permanent stuck state. I just can't figure it out......
[G Tablet General] camberiu:
I can't. Every time I press POWER and the + the tablet gets stuck.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Did you try to redo the stock 3588? maybe there is a corrupted file in the base recovery.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Several users have reported this - it sounds like the 3588 stock ROM reversion process itself is having issues. Since recovery is now messed up, probably the best thing to do is nvflash the device to get back to a clean baseline.

I'm not sure why this is happening, and it's not something I expected. It sounds like some devices are so heavily modded that going back to stock is actually a problem.
[G Tablet General] the3dman:
Try following my steps from here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11982852&postcount=3683

I had the same issue and these steps worked for me.
[G Tablet General] P00r:
Would be nice if someone can extract the partition 9 of the 5.0.0 and post it, it would allow to create a recovery ready to accept this new rom!
[G Tablet General] GenBlood:
Another stupid question .. how do I nvflash the gtab ..

I have a micro-sd card, an the 2 files. So, do I need

to copy the contains to the sd-card?
[G Tablet General] camberiu:
Tried that. This is what happened:

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: t20

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 2

chip sku: 0x8

chip uid: 0x170061c3422074d7

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: nand

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 0

sdram config strap: 0

sending file: flash.bct

- 4080/4080 bytes sent

flash.bct sent successfully

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000

sending file: bootloader.bin

| 928940/928940 bytes sent

bootloader.bin sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully

setting device: 1 0

creating partition: BCT

creating partition: PT

creating partition: EBT

creating partition: MBT

creating partition: BLO

creating partition: MSC

creating partition: OGO

creating partition: SOS

creating partition: LNX

creating partition: APP

creating partition: CAC

Formatting partition 2 BCT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 3 PT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 4 EBT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 5 MBT please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 6 BLO please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 7 MSC please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 8 OGO please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 9 SOS please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 10 LNX please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 11 APP please wait.. done!

Formatting partition 12 CAC please wait.. done!

done!

sending file: bootloader.bin

| 928940/928940 bytes sent

bootloader.bin sent successfully

sending file: mbtdata.img

- 1024/1024 bytes sent

mbtdata.img sent successfully

file not found: boot.bmp

failed executing command 2147483647 NvError 0x4

command failure: create failed

After that, it won't even boot anymore. Total black screen.

It is dead Jim.....
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Download the nvflash kit (usb drivers etc) plug in the gtab (powered off). hold the power and the vol DWN button and run the batch file.
[G Tablet General] snarful:
I'm not clear on how to begin.

I have CWM installed on my internal drive; must I remove that before starting, and replace it by placing 3588 and its recovery folder on the internal?

If I have to remove CWM from the internal, how do I do that?

Thanks for any advice.