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[G Tablet General] rushless:
Best to install Clockwork .8, so then you have the following options:

1. Easy to clear cache and data (likely your current issue)

2. Back up entire rom package (everything)

3. No need for recovery folder (after installing Clockwork)

4. If problems preventing booting up, you can usually still boot into Clockwork and still connect to internal memory with the usb connection option.
[G Tablet General] ehuebl:
Wifi Weirdness?

Everything is working great, thanks again to roebeet and everyone. I bought the gtab (Sears, $379) after reading through this forum and have not been disappointed!

Using CWM, 2.2 and the full adw.launcher..

One issue that seems to come up is that over time when idle (maybe after the screen goes to sleep) wifi appears to go into a rapid loop of connecting then restarting. Rebooting resolves the issue. Not sure what is going on but for now I just set the wifi sleep policy (under wifi settings, advanced settings) to never - will see how that goes.

Another very minor issue is sometimes a thin blank notification balloon (I think that's what it is) appears up by the top bar and I can't seem to clear it - just sits there. Not sure what triggers it maybe an inadvertent tap/swipe up on the top bar.. rebooting clears it of course.

Anyone have any thoughts on these?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
The notification balloon is a bug - a few others reported this so I added it to my first post. I'm not sure if this started with the performance pack, or if its always been there. It makes sense since the notification bar is actually a TnT bar, so it's not "standard".

The WiFi issue a problem, even with stock I believe. It gets messed up during sleep. I usually just disable it with a widget before I put my device to sleep.
[G Tablet General] LRiley:
Mine done that a couple times I just turn the screen off and on again and it connects...
[G Tablet General] GideonX:
Anyone seeing severe slow down after coming out of sleep a few times?

I'm getting low single digit mflops in linpack until a reboot is done.

Aside from that, this latest release is solid.
[G Tablet General] LTL11:
This does suck. I upgraded to 1.7 on my inc and do not have a saved 1.5 in titanium. I have looked every were for 1.5 and it looks like I am going to have to resort to warez sites for something I have legally paid for. sucks.
[G Tablet General] P_6:
Had the same issue here.... OS was reporting 32%, then as I was doing a reboot, the thing died.

I got it plugged in and charging, after boot, started getting acore FCs and a Launcher/Titanium FC loop... Had to do what you did, wipe and start over.

Hope to god I never get stuck anywhere without my charger... and if so, I remember to shut it down, and not sleep it.
[G Tablet General] blipsqueak:
I had the thin notification balloon a few times but I found that I can clear it by clicking the battery meter. Give it a try.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Purposefully quoting myself FYI:

Anyways, I stumbled across a thread about Quadrant in the "General" forum earlier today(forgot to bookmark), but it seemed to imply that on some devices the iteration indication for CPU tests in Quadrant fail to update, but that the test themselves still run. The post claimed verification of this by the pause when the CPU tests should be running and the screen updating, so it may just be that Quadrant is still running. (I was kind of wondering about this o.w. how could they generate a valid benchmark score.)

Second item, even wiping dalvik cache in CWM I still get "force closes" when picking "Results browser" in Quadrant. I have auto-rotate turned off and when I pick the browser Quadrant goes back to landscape then the "force close" pops up... no idea if it's related but I'll try turning on auto-rotate again IF I remember to after the gTab gets done charging.

Definitely keeping this one, as my 14d w/Staples are up today and I wandered by there and got my Sears price match, where it's still at $379.99, while Staples is still at $399.98. Not as nice as outlet($279.99), but closest ones from outlet that I've found were 100s of miles away, so I'll take my c. $22 back...

Have to remember to call VS tomorrow and pester about GPLed source release(at least -- don't ever expect TnT source) and 2.3 update...

Haven't really tried much other sw yet as I've still only used the gTab for likely less than 20h altogether now since I've been busy w/other more mundane things, but something I eventually want to get to is trying to get bt GPS going and finding a nice relatively cheap and portable(batt operated and pocketable and <<$100) bt GPS device... then back to searching out 7" tablets(still can't stand reading fiction on the gTab)...
[G Tablet General] tcrews:
Just some more random but some how related info..

My Quadrant test count does go through the CPU test.....so it's definitely running (yes, I mean I see it go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc...up to 12/12 on CPU).

This is on TnT Lite 2.2.0.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Keyboard in portrait mode missing enter

While using connetbot the app forces you into portrait mode after the initial connection. However with the enter key missing in portrait mode it is impossible to enter any commands.

The keyboard in portrait mode appears to be deficient. Is this an Android issue or is it a TNT issue / bug
[G Tablet General] FacelessMan:
Firmware kernel

Roebeet, I want to start by saying thanks for your efforts. A couple of weeks ago I went to a local staples to look at the G tab. I came away from there thinking that it was total junk. Then I found this site researching alternate roms, and now have hope.

I have 2 "noob" type questions when you have a second.

1. The first page of this post says that "Firmware based off TnT svn #13 kernel:". This kernel has obvious bugs in it that are also mentioned on the first page, and you make reference to the fact that Viewsonic must fix them. I read somewhere about a December 20th update. If this update fixes some of the known issues how difficult is it to get those fixes into the next version of tnt lite?

2. I am not totally clear where the performance pack came from. Is this NVIDIA software? Is it safe to say that this software is also buggy and will also be updated?

Thanks for all of your efforts.
[G Tablet General] P_6:
Roe's crazy busy, I'll see if I can help you out.

1- Roe will be looking hard at whatever comes out on the 20th, however, I wouldn't expect much. VS has already stated this is their update to add Flash to the gTab. What these Devs have done is light years ahead of what will probably come out of VS... that is, unless they have got some inhouse devs working on software for the gTab (which we suspect is not the case)

2- the PP came from a set of Nvidia drivers released through Nvidia's developer program. It's not super buggy, and light years ahead of the stock stuff as well. No word on what kind of actual kernel improvements we can expect out of this 20th update (I'm not getting my hopes up)

Bottom line is this, it seems Viewsonic rushed gTab to market, to get their foot in the door, and many people suspect the hardware is actually testbed quality stuff. Fine for those of us who love to tinker... not the best for a rock-solid, stable device.

I will say 2.2 is awesome though, just don't let your battery get too low... :P
[G Tablet General] liquidcaffeine:
Uh oh, did I miss something in the thread? What happens if you let yout battery get too low?
[G Tablet General] lightpants:
I have a BT GPS working with my g-tablet.

You need a program called "bluetooth GPS" it is on the market on my moto-milestone, but not on the tablet. So I sent the developer an email and he sent me the .apk file and I side-loaded it on my tablet. There is a donate app for him on the market as well. It is about $2.50, I thought it was worth paying that for a working GPS. The second is a program called "mapdroyd". It enables you to download the maps for the area you need them for and store them on your sd card. Then you don't need an internet connection to use them. This set-up has been working fine for me over the past two days. I have a Holux Bluetooth GPSlim device.
[G Tablet General] v12dtype:
Firstly, I would like to thank Roebeet, as well as an increasing number of contributors here on XDA who are catching on and helping out when and where they can. I purchased two G-Tabs last weekend as Christmas gifts for my children. First choice was an Archos 101 but hey, it has been vaporware and after two pre-orders, I'm glad I "settled" for the G-Tab. Walked into a Sears and walked out with two in hand. After loading TnT Lite 2.20 and tweaking a bit, I am convinced the VS is a better value. Thanks to the contributions of many who simply state what works and what does not, I was able to very quickly (and confidently) load and configure a great ROM onto one tablet. I have both Clockwork Mod 0.8 and Ti Backup (free) installed and have created a full backup with CW. My question: I would like to clone the second unit off the first. Has anyone built a full backup with CW, then wiped, partitioned, loaded CW, and then "restored" a backup from one unit onto a second unit? I hope the question is clear enough. I would prefer to spend time perfecting the load on one tablet, and just apply it to the second. Is this possible? Thanks!
[G Tablet General] LuisB3:
Great question as I am thinking about investing in a 2nd tablet. I also would like to thank everyone on this board...the tablet went from a POS out of the box to an iPad killer IMO.
[G Tablet General] shibbybypass:
*I am stupid please disregard this post.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
The key is having CW on the other G To restore, so should be no problem, since the back up should be everything. You would have twins.
[G Tablet General] birchs:
I have both issues as well. If I long press the power button and select sleep (instead of the short press or timeout) I have no trouble reconnecting to the wifi. Maybe that will work for you too.
[G Tablet General] P_6:
Myself and at least one other let our batteries get too low and got stuck in acore FC loops necessitating a wipe and reflash. Hardly means it'll do it to everyone, but I'm never letting my battery get that low again.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
"Cloning" definitely works, if you use nvflash. I know this because some of us already do this with bekit's image, for recovery. I've used his image quite a few times on my current device, as well as my eventually returned original device.

I suspect that a clockworkmod nandroid backup would also work, since this is one of the tools we use for mods.
[G Tablet General] jdbfreeheel:
Just upgraded from 2.0 to 2.2. So far everything is good. However, I have the same issue in Google Calendar in both builds. In the Google Cal app I get a weird gray streak across the dates at the top of the calendar. It's shaped like the head of an arrow but stretched way out across the screen obscuring the middle 5 days names fully. Does anyone else have this issue. My work around has been to use Touch Calendar app but hopefully someone has a solution.

-Josh
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Yes, we all do - it's actually in my first post. It's probably an issue with the TnT framework which is probably not fixable, at least with the current firmware.
[G Tablet General] jdbfreeheel:
Thanks Robeet. I've read this entire thread and missed it. Thanks.
[G Tablet General] Marine6680:
Here is a nice little app to fix the problem of not being able to launch settings from the home screen menu. Seems this guy is looking to build a new ROM as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=862693
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Hey! Roeby needs one of them there "Donate" buttons. Gettin' tired of waiting on bundle order options for comics.
[G Tablet General] revlis8989:
can you add the language chinese(traditional),thanks
[G Tablet General] GTablet:
Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” SDK released!

Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” SDK released!

geek.com/articles/mobile/android-2-3-gingerbread-sdk-released-2010127/

We just got these tablets stable and running very well on 2.2; what will Gingerbread bring to the table that we do not already have?

Since the SDK just released how long do you think it will be before we could install this on our tablets?
[G Tablet General] rushless:
A few biggies:

Better register wait-state mode for apps while playing games. Instead of a lot of resources and memory being taken by background apps, apparently

running live, the apps are set in a sleep state for 2.3... Question is how will that work? Probably apps will need to force this. Need to think about this one some more. Wonder if this is just market-speak from Google?

Direct access to audio! This means actual hardware EQ's for chipsets that support it, rather than funky resource and sound quality killing software EQs.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Our friends at VS ripped that out, with their last update! Any idea how to add that back? I'm not sure where those configs live.
[G Tablet General] Sprdtyf350:
You know what they say about having friends like VS... Who needs enemies!:)
[G Tablet General] kevin stone:
I have been reading about the dead battery fc issues and my question is .

Do I need to make a backup to the sd card? will clockwork do this with the power button and vol up thing?

still learning the basics

Kevin
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I got my hand slapped by the mods, here - seems donations are OK but linking to your eBay account is against da rulez. I don't agree with it, but it is what it is. :)

I actually feel very strongly against donations - just feels wrong to me. I figured the comic thing was a way around it, but alas that was not to be.

Another mod coming, maybe? Awesome! The more people helping out, the better.

As for that Settings Catcher, I'm bookmarking it for a future supplement. :)
[G Tablet General] TheTruth:
couldn't the donate button link just take ppl to your ebay page?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
XDA has a specific way to setup donations, I believe. I didn't bother looking into it, as I'm not doing it. They already told me that anything outside of what they allow is strictly against the rules. No worries, I ain't in this for the money. :)
[G Tablet General] pershoot:
the resolution to this was to use usbdeview to uninstall all android adb related devices, plug the tab in, and reinstall the driver.
[G Tablet General] anlog:
My wife (primary GTab user) tells me that she accidentally let the battery drain down completely the other day and, after recharging it, it works fine. Not sure if the battery was truly "dead", but she said it wouldn't power back on without plugging it in. Do we know for sure if everyone is affected by the "power drain" issue?

Also, the WiFi works fine when resuming from a quick sleep (tapping the power button). I have the setting set to never sleep. When set to "disconnect at power off" it also seems to reconnect fine.

Overall, 2.2 is extremely fast and stable on my tab. I can't remember the last time I got an FC...
[G Tablet General] gunsjoe:
Thank you roebeet, it is certainly your effort that is going to make the gtab a success. You have to start accepting donations or finish your masters :)

A quick report on the battery meter. The top of charge for my battery is is about 8.2v an hour later with heavy usage the battery is at 7.964v. Many hours later it is down to about 7.02v and will shut off. The scale doesn't match the conditions. Although it feels great to be over 100% full most the day the meter shows over 80% full when it is at 7.02v and it should be at 0.
[G Tablet General] CARMELHILL:
OK. I might be ready to tackle this.

I bought the GTab two weeks ago but I've been sitting on the sidelines watching this thread. I've done my own office IT work for 10 years because I'm self employed. I'm decently computer literate, but I admit I'll have to reseach and internet a lot of the terms used on this thread. So.....

I''ve finally had enough with the lack of an Android Market on this thing. I need those apps that I have on my Droid Incredible phone. Radar Now, Wind Guru, Pacific Wave, Yahoo Finance, etc....Pocket Gear, SlideME, Handango, and Androidzoon just

Is the latest hack stable enough for a new guy to try without destroying this Tablet? I'd hate to have to return it because I f****d it up. I don't need Dolphin. Just a good browser, Android Market, and standard Gmail.

Robeet....thanks for all your work. I have a big donation for beer money going your way if I can make thi swork. I hate Apple. So whenb you get it, try Jimmy Buffet's Land Shark beer. My fav when sitting on the beach.
[G Tablet General] gunsjoe:
Hey Carmel,

The tablet is way way better with tnt2.2. I wouldn't worry one bit about blowing the device up, even if it took you a week to recover it would be worth it. With that said, you can install titanium backup from the internet with out using Market. Then you can move backups from your phone to your tablet and restore them, avoiding changing anything in the firmware (I don't know how well things run on the default firmware but many things are not good).

If you decide to go tnt2.2 the minimum is; Install titanium backup and make a backup, install tnt2.2, wipe user data, reinstall titanium, restore applications, perform Market fix.

You should really go for broke and follow the Install ClockworkMod, TnT Lite 2.2, Flash, and Market Fix guide. You will be extremely happy with the upgrade.

Also check out LauncherPro.

I am checking out radar and wind thanks for the suggestions.

GL

Guns
[G Tablet General] zerozed99:
I just want to pass on a big "THANK YOU" to Roebeet for his outstanding work.

I've been rooting/hacking my HTC EVO since the day it was released. I looked at a stock G-Pad over Thanksgiving and was very underwhelmed by the horrible UI on the thing. I ended up watching some youtube videos by edge (outstanding videos BTW) that amongst other things showcased this ROM.

The fact that this ROM existed--and that it unlocked the true potential of the device--was what prompted me to plunk down the cash for one last night.

I booted the G-Pad up ONCE with the stock UI, just to ensure it worked, then I put TnT Lite on it. The whole process took less than 10 minutes. It was probably the easiest flash I've ever done. Roebeet's instructions on the first post are crystal clear (great job there too).

Unfortunately the tablet is going to be a gift for my father. I'm holding out for a Notion Ink Adam unless I hear it's unhackable. I'm HIGHLY tempted to go back and buy another one of these G-Pads though.
[G Tablet General] lcyn:
Help!!!

When I start my tablet, I get an instant force close on startup, and constant force closes (about every 5 seconds). I am running TnT 2.2, and it has been flawless until now. I reinstalled 2.2, but still have the problem. I will appreciate any help-at this point my tablet is unusable--I cannot get into email or settings.
[G Tablet General] v12xke:
Advanced Task Killer Free

I'm running 2.2 and have installed a few basic apps including Advanced Task Killer Free. Everytime I use the program to kill running processes, whether it is one or a dozen, the program always FC's and gives me an error: "The application Task Manager (process com.adao.android.atm) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again". The program does appear to kill all the threads, because when I restart it, all the processes are gone. Could this be the default behavior? Seems odd, but it gets the job done. Just wondering if anyone else can reproduce this. Other than that, I am going to have a tough time giving this tablet up to my son for Christmas. I've had a lot of fun playing around...err... configuring it.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I personally use "Task Manager" - I used to use ATK, but moved to this awhile back.
[G Tablet General] Cyhawk:
I just installed TnT Lite via Sideload. I'm having a slight issue. When I start the tablet up, It boots and then loads the google setup. (the Touch the android to begin). However clicking the android does nothing but make him flash, and nothing happens. I can get into the 3g settings, and emergency call (both rather useless on the Gtablet) but no other buttons work.

Before flashing I had the stock gtablet with several apps installed. Nothing fancy. It was rooted.

Did I miss something?
[G Tablet General] gunsjoe:
Can you use a ES task manager to see what is trying to start and uninstall/reinstall?
[G Tablet General] gunsjoe:
I'd just install clockworkmod and wipe user data reboot and see if it that works.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I've never had this issue, but there's an easy way out. Just click all corners within that frame starting with the upper left, clockwise. It bypasses the setup screen.

@lcyn -- might also be something installed in the user space. You might have to do a data wipe.
[G Tablet General] Cyhawk:
Ah thanks. I followed the thread on Clockwork/TnT Lite and it worked. (Granted Clockwork didn't like roms on /SDCARD2, installed the recovery TNT Rom, then clockwork, copied over the roms to /SDCARD2, then updated)

Thank you =) Was rather worried/annoyed there for a bit.

and it seems so much faster now..
[G Tablet General] Jessieryder:
Try installing the Advanced Task Killer Froyo (I think its in beta still). It works flawlessly for me and I'm on TnT 2.2.
[G Tablet General] anlog:
I'm going to apologize in advance for the cross-post, but can somone please check this out and chime in?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=866224
[G Tablet General] junkshow:
Coming from CM6.1 beta 4

I had to wipe dalvik cache to get the keyboard working...before that, the keyboard would just close every time I typed a number...YMMV
[G Tablet General] jacindc:
Anyone having trouble getting the new YouTube update to install under 2.2?

Edit: I even uninstalled my existing one and wiped its data with ti, but no dice. "Incompatible update."

Edit 2: Ah, after a reboot it worked. Crisis averted.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Mental note on new YT update and future builds. :)
[G Tablet General] dnjpowell:
Anlog- I too accidentally drained battery completely other day. Would not even attempt to turn on. I was at 53% one minute then seemed 15mins later it just went dark. I could have been on longer than I thought, but after I plugged it in,tablet finally booted up.

I keep loosing my WiFi here @ home even when hubby is cruising just fine right next to me on home PC.

Think I'll take the leap to tnt and see how things go! Been lurking and reading alot and think I'm ready to get off the stock crap and see what this puppy can do!!
[G Tablet General] anlog:
If you are on stock firmware then you are in for a world of hurt. Get on TnT Lite v2.2 right away. You won't regret it for a second...

Everything you need is in the first post of this thread (I believe a new "quick start" thread has been created as well)...
[G Tablet General] Lindarose84:
This just happened to me tonight! I am 1000% sure I didn't drain the battery. I was at about 70% and all of the sudden the thing just shut off. I kept hitting the power key. Nothing. Tried to boot into CM. Nothing. Then I noticed I wasn't plugged in, so I plugged in and boom, the thing turns on. Wha?