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[G Tablet General] zone23:
So I guess what your telling me is to extract the framework-res.apk from the system.img work on it and just return it to the image without ever extracting the .img. This may sound like a dumb question but is there and windows app that will do this or do I need to use Linux?
[G Tablet General] linesma:
I am currently running 4.2.2 and I love it. I tried to install 4.2.3 and I was getting force close errors left and right. So I went to the back up I made with Cy-mod and tried again. Then the soft buttons would not work. Went to the back-up and tried again, this time I got a boot loop. Do I need to clear the user data after I flash the rom even though it is an update?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Most likely. One of these supplements was pretty major as it updated the Nvidia drivers and it could explain the issues. Generally supplements don't need a data wipe, but it really depends on what's being updated of course.

If you want to make update like this and then save them to a full system.img, my suggestion is to use clockworkmod / nandroid - it retains all the permissions and it's OS-agnostic. I use nandroid to build my personal nvflashes, for my own internal baselines.

The problem with yaffs2 (which is the tool you'd need to take an extracted system.img and re-compress it) is that all the permissions and softlinks get messed up.
[G Tablet General] supermiah:
thumbs keyboard 4.2.4

I am trying to get "Thumbs Keyboard" to work with 4.2.4. I have installed it, and then moved (not copied) the the following:

/data/app/com.beansoft.keyboardplus-1.apk

to

/system/app/

Rebooted and it shows in the Keyboard Settings, but when I select as my Input Method I get FC. Any suggestions? Would make this the Ultimate ROM if I could get this to work :)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Data wipe, perhaps? I personally don't use it -- is it really that good?
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
That's the only reason that I want it, just like albertwertz points out in his vids, but with kal-el and limite supply I think that I'll just make do until later this year w/LCD & eInk combos... be nice to be able to carry only one device though... esp. w/nicer weather upcoming... (I hope...)

mmm... kal-el quad-core Tegra/NEON goodness w/upgraded GPU(kind of miffs me that they didn't go unified shaders yet though and MORE of them!)

[EDIT]

Just noticed since maybe 4.2.2 or maybe 4.2.3 (probably whichever had the nVidia driver update) that generally the first time that I hit "Settings" from the "home" screen menu button that I end up with a blank gray screen the first time(almost always) occasionally the second try brings up a black screen that says "settings catcher" IIRC if not "settings" opens normally, possibly a bit slowly...

[/EDIT]

@karlkarloff

Running TnTL 4.2.3 v. 4.2.4 MIGHT be the difference as IIRC roebeet changed the fingeprint which likely changed what apps that we can see... was mahimahi in 4.2.3 IIRC, not sure what it is in 4.2.4 as I haven't had time to check...

also redid the market "fix" yesterday as I shutdown, but haven't had a chance to check and see if it made it show up... next up will be to mahimahi again...

[EDIT]

@supermiah

I had a similar problem with graffiti for android, I could never get the checkmark box on input methods for it to check. It'd bring up the OK dialog, then freeze "settings" but pressing home would get me out... but not FC... tapping on an input text field would just never give me an graffiti as an input option(never gets set via settings)...

I think that I recall from the "old" days November/early December that you had to do some manual installing to get some kbs to work? (Or am I misremembering this or mixing it up with another device maybe?) nvm, looks like you're installing it manually anyways...

Might try clearing cache/dalvik cache and a fix perms in clockwork before wiping data, or if it's an .acore FC check the stickied FAQ...

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[G Tablet General] supermiah:
For a 10" tablet it is almost a MUST in my opinion. The landscape 10" tablet mode and the 7" portrait mode for this is awesome!
[G Tablet General] usafle:
I second that. I had it running in the previous version of TnT Lite. But somehow, someway the upgrade "bunked" it and now it won't install / work. I get "FC" issues as well.

I did the same steps to install as I did before .. but, for whatever reason it won't work
[G Tablet General] zone23:
I'm accustomed to using adb so i'm kinda new to the nvflash. I was assuming (which I shouldn't do) that the tools are similar. With that said if I'm thinking correctly then what I really need to do is pull the framework-res.apk modify it then push it back to the device? Using adb the commands are simply push and pull are there similar in nvflash or I'm I all jacked up and need to just go do a bunch of reading? Also if I'm understanding you use clockworkmod to recreate the boot.img and the system.img? Thanks for your help.
[G Tablet General] supermiah:
Out of curiosity...what steps did you take?
[G Tablet General] ndgayan:
Now It's Time to Develop a Rom In Honeycomb

Google release final vision of Honeycomb SDK & tools.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/02/22/final-honeycomb-sdk-and-sdk-tools-now-available/

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/

Hay my Developing Friends...It's Time...
[G Tablet General] thebadfrog:
How many threads are you gonna post this in this time?
[G Tablet General] usafle:
Installed the APK

Copied APK to /sys/app folder and changed the permissions to match the permissions exactly the same as the other permissions in the directory (using root explorer)

Rebooted

Ran APK and set up the settings

Rebooted

Switched input method and selected Thumb Keyboard

Worked.

Now the same steps won't work. I get the FC issue just like you do.
[G Tablet General] ndgayan:
I cant wait till Honeycomb Running on my G Tablet...lol

I cant wait till Honeycomb Running on my G Tablet...lol
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
adb and nvflash are actually very different. Just two different tools to handle two separate tasks.

You are thinking correctly on the adb pull / push , but make sure the perms are correct as well.

I get the feeling you are looking for something, but I'm not quite sure what it is.....
[G Tablet General] nbowes:
Me too. Missing some apps, but seeing all the stars now. Straight tntLite, no custom kernel.

Also, Roebeet, Thumb Keyboard really is fantastic.
[G Tablet General] japhule:
I can't imagine typing without thumb keyboard, unfortunately I have to while on 4.2.4.

It really is much more convenient without having to stretch my thumb to access keys in the middle of the keyboard using other keyboards.
[G Tablet General] reisa:
!! I must be the only person who likes the TnT keyboard. It reminds me of my ergonomic boards for touch-typing -- except designed for you to use your thumbs while holding the Gtab. Just feels like something the TnT team got right. I've tried a few others, but this one works best for me. :-D
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Actually, I prefer the tnt-lite stock keyboard also.
[G Tablet General] reisa:
We're all excited. But THIS thread is for TnT Lite. It's the here and now.
[G Tablet General] gpaunescu:
I'm using "Thumbs Keyboard" with TNT lite 4.2.4.

I don't remember from where I found the file. Just flash it using clockworth.

Here is the link:

http://www.fileserve.com/file/Mvd4D73

Gabi
[G Tablet General] zone23:
Thank you for your help. I did go back and read some more after I posted the question. Sorry I didn't do it first. Problems with this stuff is the information gets so fragmented it can be hard to find. So my question to my self is work on Froyo or wait to see if a honeycomb comes out. I know I could be in for a long wait but I think I might give it a few before I dive in. I don't want to go and start moding all those png files just to find out I have to do them again. I think I might be able to make this tab a little faster by optimizing the PNG files and zipaligning the apks. Have you tied doing any of that?
[G Tablet General] nbowes:
Hi Gabi

Thanks but that link is for tNt keyboard. Thumb Keyboard is a paid app in the market.

Seems so odd that it got borked by 4.2.4, since it was a relatively minor change. That's why I'm still on 4.2.3 for the moment.
[G Tablet General] supermiah:
So thumbs keyboard is working on 4.2.3? What process did you use to get it to work?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I haven't - I know that many hear call me a dev, but I'm really not. I do dive into configs (obviously) but straight up development work I don't do all that much.

As for HC, it could be fast coming, or it could be slow - agreed that we really don't know, yet.
[G Tablet General] gpaunescu:
sorry, I misunderstand.
[G Tablet General] nbowes:
I used Root Explorer to move the APK from /data/apps to /system/apps.

You have to mount R/W in the system folder before move copy it, and then change permissions of the moved apk so that User and Group is read/write--Others is read only. Mount R/O and reboot.

Then, when you long-press on a text input box and choose "input method," Thumb Keyboard should be one that you can select.

(If I understand the problem correctly with 4.2.4, you can still select it as a keyboard, but it force closes.)
[G Tablet General] supermiah:
Ok...i got it to work. I have 4.2.4 installed. So I went back and re-installed 4.2.3 (supplement pack). I did not do a wipe of any kind. I then made sure my permissions were R/W for the User and Group like you said above...Rebooted...and the choose Thumbs Keyboard in the input method..and BOOM...it works!!!

The 4.2.4 had fixed my Market "stars" issue ...so I double checked to make sure that was still fine...and it was.

Just thought I would share.
[G Tablet General] usafle:
So, in other words, you can use Thumb Keyboard in 4.2.3 but NOT in 4.2.4 for whatever as of yet undiscovered reason.....
[G Tablet General] reisa:
Google android partner force close

I keep getting an error that says something along the lines of: "google android partner setup has stopped working" whenever I boot up. I click "force close" to dismiss the message, and the tablet continues booting, and appears to run normally. Maybe the process starts over and works fine from there? Any idea what it may be about? I'm on the latest TnT version 4.2.4, stock kernel.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
This particular error is new to me, but I have seen other GApps FC's in the past - a data wipe would usually correct them, or rarely I would need to repartition my SD card. I would obviously start with the former as a recommendation.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
@roebeet

offtopic, but does this:

http://www.pocketbookreader.com/PocketBook_IQ_MHWV.html

look familiar? specs and look of case in photos look an awful lot like the WPDN...

Market: forgot to check maxthon yesterday, but will try to remember to check later this morning and update... should check the web market too while I'm at it...
[G Tablet General] fpga_guy:
cwm & going to 4.2.4

Still at 2.4 but going to 4.2.4. I have made a backup of 2.4 with CWM and have successfully restored 2.4. In viewing the files, the backups are stored on in a CWM folder on SDCARD and not SDCARD2.

Two questions:

1. If I install 4.2.4 using CWM (first 4.2 and then the update) will my 2.4 backup files still be on SDCARD?

2. If I attach to my PC, I assume I can copy over the 2.4 backup from the CWM folder?

Thanks - really gun shy as this point.
[G Tablet General] nickdahat:
Little Bit Off Topic...

But would this help in getting all the market apps for the tabs???

Specifying Features

There have been reports of apps not showing up in Android Market on tablets. Usually, this is because your application manifest has something like this:

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony" />

Many of the tablet devices aren’t phones, and thus Android Market assumes the app is not compatible. See the documentation of <uses-feature>. However, such an app’s use of the telephony APIs might well be optional, in which case it should be available on tablets. There’s a discussion of how to accomplish this in Future-Proofing Your App and The Five Steps to Future Hardware Happiness.

If there was a way to make sure that the Gtab has the best of both worlds, I can see the entire market showing up for us.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
It comes down to the build.prop. Find a phone build.prop, add that instead of Malata, Samsung, or Motorola, and voila you have a device capable of fake hardware telephony"

I personally rotate through about 5 different props

voles (Verizon)

Samsung (SPH)

Malata (TNT)

...

Edit ::: Only specific sections of the build.prop should be modified. Just randomly changing the build.prop is not the method.
[G Tablet General] DeathCry:
It is my understanding, that there really is no such thing as a Full Market.. on any DEVICE. There are os version restrictions, regional restrictions, etc. that cause programs to not get d/l'd onto devices. I read an article the other day sorry will find later to link it.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Market shows all stars and more apps, so happy with 4.24 :)
[G Tablet General] usafle:
I am running 4.2.4 and my Market is worse off then it was previously. No matter how many times I do the "Fix", APPS still won't show up (IMDB to name one off the top of my head). Not to mention the stars are being cut off.

I'd rather have the APPS then the stars though....
[G Tablet General] usafle:
Any idea on how to get the newly released https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cnn.mobile.android.tablet to show up for downloading on OUR tablet?
[G Tablet General] nickdahat:
Requires Android 3.0 and Up.

Most Tablet based Apps will probably have a honeycomb requirement as most tablets out there will be Honeycomb based.
[G Tablet General] DeathCry:
I just checked my G-tab and the hit Install on the web Market, and it says IMDB is available (and compatible).

I am also running 4.2.4 at the moment.
[G Tablet General] CARMELHILL:
It's really frustrating that half the applications in the new online Android Marketplace, are showing up as "not compatible". Makes me wish I waiting for a later released tablet.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Yeah, this was something I had not expected would happen - but now that it has happened, I guess it's not surprising.

If there's a silver lining in all this, at least the GTAB is a Tegra 2. If we can crack the HC code, we shoud have HC on the GTAB sooner or later. If not the Xoom, then perhaps the next vendors that relese a HC tablet.
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
I am quite sure the build.prop will allow the market app to be faked into thinking we are a 3.0 device, so far changing the build, i have become a phone, a samsung tab, the malata, so why not the xoom as well ;)
[G Tablet General] usafle:
Just tried to install the new Thumb Keyboard built specifically for tablets using the same steps I installed the "regular" Thumb Keyboard with. Still have the Force Close issue.

Bummer. Only on 4.2.4. What's up with this Roe? :)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
4.2.3 working? Tried a data wipe? 4.2.4 is only different than 4.2.3 with the Market changes.
[G Tablet General] kgvico:
Any update coming for this nice build?
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
I have been seeing some networking issues lately with 4.2.4, after waking up from sleep I have to shutdown and restart to get my Gtab to re-enable wireless connectivity, this was not an issue in 4.2.2. This seems to be the only issue so far, although ...even Wefi auto reconnect does not work for me related to this issue lately. Market seems to be great....not having to many "not compatible" issues but not really looking for any more apps lately (do browse occasionally).
[G Tablet General] usafle:
Someone here already did that. Will only "work" on 4.2.3. :(
[G Tablet General] supermiah:
I have it working fine on 4.2.3, but can't get it to work on 4.2.4 - weird #thumbskeyboard
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Interesting that the build.prop Market change would mess it up. That's the only thing added to 4.2.4.

There's nothing pending, tmk. I actually need to rebuild my OTA emulator, as I messed it up after updating to SDK 10.

Everyone is pining over HC, right now. Poor TnT Lite. :(
[G Tablet General] claudegray:
+1 Keep up the great work :D
[G Tablet General] ak110707:
We still love tnt lite.you have done fantastic work to make this tablet great. Viewsonic should put you on payroll.
[G Tablet General] doctorisin:
Thanks!!!

Roebeet... Honeycreams or not.... thank you for the great ROM and more importantly, the support! You're constantly updating us with status and bug fixes.. and working hard to fix issues as they are identified. For me, TNT Lite is the most stable and most well-supported ROM for the GTablet. Thanks!!!!!
[G Tablet General] kozmo2k4:
Viewsonic Take Note

+1

Thanks Roebeet for all your work.

(thinking about trying gAdam on one of the tabs...)
[G Tablet General] supermiah:
Agreed! I love this. This tablet has become my buddy thanks to TnT lite.
[G Tablet General] booge3211:
just updated

just updated from tntlite 1.1 to 4.2.4 market is very differentt in a good way. everything is nice i love tnt i love all you guys for making me buy my g tab so much better then an i pad f@#k the ipad.!
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
1.1? Wow, I don't even remember what was in there. That's ancient (2 months) :D

Btw, in case anyone is reading up on the Xoom forums, my Xoom order is probably going through. If it does, I'm not even opening it - it's just getting resold. Buyers remorse post-Thursday deal has definitely crept in.
[G Tablet General] Roxxas049:
I hate when that happens..... It took me a month to decide to get the g tablet and I still wished I hadn't spent the money up until about a week ago.

Now everything is great.... as long as this thing keeps getting better...hint..hint...
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Sticking with my Gtab for the foreseeable future although I just backed out 4.2.4 and went back to 4.2.2 (full stars in market by the way) as a result of the network instability issues I have previously reported.......Man, I love CM and the ability to change ROM's in a couple of minutes.

Thought about the Xoom....but then again....why , benchmarks Xoom vs Gtab:

http://www.intomobile.com/2011/02/25/viewsonic-g-tablet-xoom-benchmarks-video/

Love my Gtab
[G Tablet General] hellsreach:
I was about 99% happy with my GTab, up until about 3 days ago when it fell out of my folio, face planted and the display cracked. Well, perhaps this gives me an excuse to buy the Xoom after all.

Still, thanks for all the work on the GTab. It would have been an expensive paper weight if not for your tireless work.
[G Tablet General] dog2490:
TnT lite dittos

For fun I tried to load the gadam rom on my gtab. It's been a while since tnt lite had an update and I was a little bored. It was ok. But it made me realize how good I had it when it was tnt lite. So I went back.

Thanks for your work on tnt lite. Awesome. I saw the Xoom benchmarks against the Gtab. There were about the same and the Gtab is half the price!

Keep up the good work.

Will have to think twice before going to HC.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Been messing around with that 3991 UAT some more

Defintely like what see, in there. I did some quick benchmarks and I was able to pull most of the enchancements out that we've added over the last 2 months and the stock speed is still there. Very impressed - they've basically caught up with us.

I have a prototype 4.3.0 but it's missing a few things - need to do a little more reverse engineering but i might release this by the weekend if I don't see anything official from Viewsonic. I'm also looking at the recent Nividia dev kit to see if we can use anything in there.
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
Updating from 4.1 to 4.2.4

I'm sorry to ask this because I know it is probably addressed somewhere on this forum. I have tried to find the answers for the last 2 days and just can't. Here are my questions:

1. If I want to update from 4.1 to 4.2.4, do I have to wipe all data and revert back to the stock ROM? Or can I just flash the new update.zip file? I tried the latter and got an abort installation error.

2. If I wipe all data, does that delete CM, too?

3. If I do have to wipe all data and I backup my data using Titanium backup first, wouldn't I have to put that backup data on my PC (so as not to lose it)? If so, where do I find the backup file on the G Tab?

Thanks
[G Tablet General] DeathCry:
1. Don't have to. Probably want to.

2 & 3. You don't lose CM or your Titanium back ups unless you reformat your SDCard... which you only should do if you have one of the issues mentioned in OP. (I'm not sure that gets rid of CM either). The wiping data in CM etc. doesn't delete your SDCard files.

(by the way... I am sure someone with more knowledge will be along shortly... just follow the directions and it should be fine.)
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
I got it to work. I updated to 4.2.2 first. Works like a charm. Thanks to the developers!!
[G Tablet General] digger44:
how did that work?!?

You updated to 4.2.2 first? From 4.1? ...didn't think that would/should work, as 4.2.2 is a supplement to 4.2.0. Sounds like you've got some sort of hybrid ROM there! With the older system image? ... Odd, but congrats! Glad it's working for you...
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
4.2.x supplement is for 4.2.0 only. I have no idea what would happen if you used an older version. :eek:

Supplement is only good for the major or minor version that precedes it - so 4.2.1 (the last digit = supplement) is the the supplement for 4.2.0, 4.0.1 would be the supplement for 4.0.0, etc.

The number scheme of 0.0.0 is as follows:

First number = major number. When the kernel AND the TnT UI are updated, it's a major revision.

Second number = minor number. When the kernel OR the TnT UI are updated, but not both, it's a minor revision.

Third number = supplement. Minor update and not a full ROM. Requires the latest major or minor version preceding it as a baseline.

As for the "should I wipe data?" question, preferably yes (especially on a major or minor revision change). This is why I created supplements in the first place, to reduce the amount of times you'd need to wipe data.
[G Tablet General] dajackal9999:
Cache Corrupted ?

Hello All,

Need some help desperately here. I upgraded to 4.2.0 using Clockwork 2.5.1.3 and then went to 4.2.4. All seemed well until I booted into recovery and tried to do a backup. It failed when trying to backup the cache. I figured I'd just wipe the cache and start over. Well...I cannot wipe the cache. I cannot format it. I cannot do anything with it. I've gone back to the stock rom and back up through various roms as well as putting the stock recovery back on and still I cannot do anything to the cache. This prevents backing up of any sort. Right now I'm looking at the Formattting CACHE:... msg on the screen. It never comes back. Any help appreciated !

Desperate
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
That's what I did...4.1 to 4.2.2. Then I went from 4.2.2 to 4.2.4. Everything seems to be fine. I noticed that the "Home" button didn't work in 4.2.2, but works in 4.2.4.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
4.2.5 coming soon to address the security vulnerability

Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=977154

Going to add this to all my ROMs, shortly. Supplement time....
[G Tablet General] kozmo2k4:
Thank you Mr.Roebeet, Market with stars, found and installed Firefox; but mainly for the vulnerability fix!
[G Tablet General] japhule:
Not sure what all changed but Thumb Keyboard works fine now. It might've been a bug with the previous version of the keyboard as it was updated today also.
[G Tablet General] dog2490:
Do we need to wipe out entire tablet?

Roebeet, I read the thread and it sounds like we will have to completely wipe the tablet before we fix out gtabs. Will we have to do that before installing 4.2.5?
[G Tablet General] manikin13:
Only if you think you are infected. If any of the apps listed sound familiar better to be safe than sorry, however if you do not have any of the apps listed, just adding the profile file should fix the issue, or add the supplement.
[G Tablet General] nbowes:
Hey Dog,

I think the wipe is only recommended if you think your tab has been infected.