yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet General] Jesse6749:
It would not work on my Gtablet, so I am back to Vegan GB Experimental which is very smooth. Like others I will wait till VS releases the official update or till roebeet comes up with another newer and better update!!

I expect roebeet to come up with an update that works better than what VS would release and much sooner too :D :D :D
[G Tablet General] markmac:
Roebeet. Are there any concerns with Flashing to any other ROM (stock, Vegan, stock + enhancement) after having installed 5.0? Can we retain the upgraded recovery? Not that I want to leave 5.0, but I like to play around sometimes.
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
OK, so after 2 trips to nvflash and up I have tested out ROM manager and I can deffinately tell you "Don't" use this product to backup your ROM's. It fails with a recovery boot loop error and you can't get out of the loop without hosing your ROM up. The only way I have found so far is to force a re-install of 5.0 and go from there. Haven't tested a Restore using the ROM manager yet but I will. ClockworkMod backup works just fine.

Too bad...I really like the ROM manager, but, if it is going to hose my ROM stability then it's a no go.
[G Tablet General] stellarsapience:
Having tried 5.0.0, I could get Wii Controller IME working, the demo would recognize button presses, could set it as an input method from within the IME, but snesoid or any other input field would not type anything when buttons were pressed.

Had to nvflash to stock, reinstall 4.2 and 4.2.5.

I like my Super Nintendo.
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
OK, so after 2 trips to nvflash and up I have tested out ROM manager and I can deffinately tell you "Don't" use this product to backup your ROM's. It fails with a recovery boot loop error and you can't get out of the loop without hosing your ROM up. The only way I have found so far is to force a re-install of 5.0 in the middle of the failing backup (not a good idea in my opinion) and go from there. Haven't tested a Restore using the ROM manager yet but I will. ClockworkMod backup works just fine.

Too bad...I really like the ROM manager, but, if it is going to hose my ROM stability then it's a no go. I saw this same issue with one of the 4.2.x ROMs, 4.2.1 I think but then was fixed in 4.2.2 if I remember correctly, else it was 4.2.3 and fixed in 4.2.4 .
[G Tablet General] johnboyjr:
is a pain in he ass to go to other roms
[G Tablet General] dony71:
how to back to vegan? has to nvflash, no easier way?
[G Tablet General] Otreblada:
NV Flash the easy way

After having a hard time trying to use nvflash, I created this zip that have all the tools to sent your tablet back to stock. Instructions are inside the zip.:)

http://www.mediafire.com/?5op96ostv5w2qiy
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Tested the ROM manager ROM restore and got "MD5 missmatch error on the backup so....."Don't" use ROM manager to backup or restore your ROM's, just stick with ClockworkMod.
[G Tablet General] snarful:
Thank you for this, otreblada. I had some trouble finding the right drivers for Windows. I feel much more confident now about doing an NVFlash if I have to.
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
I was wondering what the Quadrant scores should be with TnT 5.0? I just ran a test on mine and got 2062. Is that about where it should be?
[G Tablet General] snarful:
Mine was 2270, so I guess that's in the same ballpark.
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
You guys are lucky, my best Quadrant score was 1649. I've tried wiping cache, wipe/default restore and reflashing 5.0.0 and running the test before installing anything but Quadrant. I'm lost.
[G Tablet General] racedog:
Another good upgrade

Real n00b to android but been playing with the gtab for a couple of months. I just did the upgrade and it went through without a hitch.

All I did was print out the instructions and read through them a couple of times and then followed them line by line as I did the upgrade. Best advice I can give is to RTFM, read and FOLLOW the instructions as presented by th OP in the first post in this thread.

BTW, I may be the only one but I really don't care much for the honeycomb boot animation.

R
[G Tablet General] makto:
What a hoot

for the life of me I cannot get this to run. it hates loading the recovery kernal image but it is booting on the xoom bootscreen. I am unable to get cwm 08.. whether my old trusty standby or the one offered by roebeet but.. I have become a nvflash master in the last 12 hrs.. laughing.. I have read the instructions probably 50 times.. will keep trying when time allows.. really kinda fun and not the type to surrender to software:p
[G Tablet General] racedog:
Oh Yeah, forgot one thing. Quadrant score is 2010. I lost no apps in the process but some that weren't showing in "My Apps" have now reappeared!

R
[G Tablet General] rushless:
I admire you folks that test this stuff out :)

Not seeing the risk verses reward being on the reward side for 5.0, but none the less- I admire all of your gumption! :)
[G Tablet General] bkbrod:
Well I did it. Not a single problem. It kept all my original settings and apps.

Great work Roebeet. Thanks again.
[G Tablet General] dootle:
i got it working and finally was able to get the bootloader issues i was having sorted.now i got cwm-v08.tntlite5 installed and everything seems to work.But,every time i try to download from the market i get tossed to the hc boot screen and nothin gets installed.been trying to find cause and will keep at it.good work so far
[G Tablet General] johnboyjr:
i got around 2560 by doing the Disable sync in sqlite3(libsqlite.so) before i removed the rom
[G Tablet General] Jesse6749:
Hey I know the feeling:o, I had the same problem and I tried for 2 days and the 5.00 rom would just not load (it gave me a huge migraine after a while too :(). Like you I have become a nvflash master too on the Gtablet, but I had used nvflash before on my Nvidia video cards so you could say I had experience with it already LOL!!!.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
2100-2400 should the normal range, from what I've seen. Quadrant doesn't seem to be all that reliable, I prefer Nenamark (and those marks are up slightly in TnT Lite 5.00).

EDIT: Nenamark scores on the new Xoom update -- 24-28fps. GTAB TnT Lite is 43-45fps. Who's your daddy? :)
[G Tablet General] dony71:
as you said, cifs.ko from 4.2.5 not working on 5.0.0

if only pershoot custom kernel can work with this 5.0.0 *sigh*
[G Tablet General] karlkarloff:
Man, I know i've put up like three posts talking about this ROM but here is another one. 5.0 keeps getting better with use. Works like a champ, and all the apps that don't involve GPS now show up. Market enabler with a bluetooth GPS receiver will fool the market for a day or two, so if there is something you want to download, it can be done. But I digress. I really really like this ROM. Roebeet, put your mind at ease, you have plenty of warnings up. I mean, at this point, if we don't all understand the risk of flashing a new ROM, something is wrong. I'm a complete Android halfwit, but even I managed to get it going with minimal pain. I've never tried any other ROMS but TnT lite, but honestly, as well as it runs on my tablet, I don't see the point of trying anything else.

P.S. - Just ran nenamark---score = 43.5...awesome
[G Tablet General] Jesse6749:
Wow, the GTablet is the big daddy!!!! :D:D:D
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
Where can this nenamark benchmark be found, the market does't seem to have it,
[G Tablet General] linesma:
I think your warnings on the first post are quite clear. Short of using annoying web dings and pop-up confirmation windows you can not do much more. There will always be some "individual" who will blame someone else when something goes wrong no matter how much they are warned (McDonald's coffee anyone?). Keep the faith and remember that there you have more supporters than detractors. Thanks again for all of your hard work.
[G Tablet General] Mikeg1969:
Roebeet, I echo the sentiments of everyone else.....you have done plenty to warn of the dangers of 5.0. Gtabs don't semi brick themselves, users do and I can't imagine you used this guys Gtab :D Anyone not intelligent enough to read the directions should not be trying to use the rom anyway.
[G Tablet General] dootle:
the warnings are quite clearly illustrated.anyone who blames you for damaging their tab is an extra large prick.it takes a huge set of balls(and no brain) to pm you to say anything but thanks.
[G Tablet General] mcgeeb:
Quadrant scores aren't great, but it feels really responsive and speedy. Thanks again!
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
Mind sharing? Mine are rather low but I can go from one screen to another smoothly and everything seems to run acceptable. But those #$%^& Quadrant scores!
[G Tablet General] mcgeeb:
My last one was 1076, actually. But like you I feel that the UI is really smooth... so who cares!
[G Tablet General] tnt2gamer:
I Messed Up My Stock Recovery

I stupidly tried to restore the clockwork mod recovery in ROM Manager after installing TNT Lite 5.0.0. Now my recovery does not work at all. Is there any way to restore the stock recovery without being able to enter recovery mode?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
http://nena.se/nenamark

Even gives you a nice graph - notice where the Xoom is. :eek:

This should work without needing nvflash, but you'll need either adb or a teminal emulator on the device.

1- Rip out either the recovery.img from TNTL 5.00 (which is VS stock) or from the cwm 5.00 friendly version, in my first post.

2- Take that and drop somewhere on /sdcard

3- Use adb or a terminal emulator to get a shell, and su for root.

Then, type this (assuming the file is on the root of internal memory):

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

You might get an error message and, if so, try to copy the file to /data and re-run. Sometimes running off /sdcard fails for me. If it's successful, reboot into recovery to see if it works.

I personally use nvflash as I find it easier, but I know all too well how many people don't have nvflash. :)
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
After a restart I got a 40.6 which seems pretty good, puts my mind at ease after those miserable Q scores.

Thanks a bunch for all you do.
[G Tablet General] mcgeeb:
42.6 here... nice!
[G Tablet General] astevens54:
So 2044 is low or close enough? I have seen recommendations to rerun nvflash and TnT 5.0. I want to get the most out of my gtab. I am guessing its good enough?
[G Tablet General] tnt2gamer:
Thanks to Otreblada I am back up and running on stock. I am running the 1.1-3588 update now. Next I will reinstall TNT Lite 5.0.0, but I will NOT try to install Clockwork Mod Recovery this time. I will keep the new stock recovery until a Clockwork Mod Recovery starts working with 5.0.0. Thank God for nvflash. Roebeet, I was really enjoying TNT Lite 5.0.0, and I will be again in a few minutes. I have been running TNT Lite and only TNT Lite since November. I love how stable it is, and how you have been keeping up with it.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I think anything over 2000 is OK. I can run Quadrant 10 times and I get 10 different scores, to be honest.

If it's 1500 consistently, then somethings wrong. Imo, it might be an app causing the issue. I flash this thing so much that I usually run Quandrant on a clean system. Good as a baseline, but not so much for real-world use.
[G Tablet General] fpga_guy:
Your warnings from TNT 2.0 onward are adequate. Anyone who attempts to root or put stuff from XDA is taking a risk - they should take responsibility. Now being a cautious guy (I just updated from 2.4 to 4.2.5 a a few days ago), I wait on upgrades and let the dust settle first. If things blow up, I ask for help from XDA rather than blaming others. The leading edge is often called the bleeding edge for good reason. Keep up the good work!
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
This morning I flashed 5 from 5 got Q from the market and still only got a 16xx. Do you think an nvflash to 3588 and then reinstall 5 is called for? Remember my nenamark is 40.6.
[G Tablet General] rayw796:
Your warnings were more than adequate. In fact they caused me to think carefully on whether I wanted to do this or not.

I decided to move ahead and followed your instructions carefully. Thanks for your work, Roebeet!!!
[G Tablet General] bkbrod:
So I noticed the new recovery doesn't have backup. Then noticed you have a new one. Do you install this per directions in the post that tells how to install clockwork,proms etc?

TIA

Again 5.0 is working great, thanks again.
[G Tablet General] Reggie777:
TnT 5.0 and Market.Android.com

Before TnT 5.0, I was using 4.25, and was happy when Market.Android saw my gtablet as a Malata tablet. For the very first time, I was able to download apps from that site.

However, after 5.0, I can't seem to get that site to see my gtab. Is it a setting or something I can change? I love 5.0. But was spoiled by 4.25.

Any suggestions as to how I can get that site to see my gTab?
[G Tablet General] linesma:
I had the same problem until I followed the Market Fix. You can find the directions at the following post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=845175

or

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10599417&postcount=2735

Roebeet listed these links in his initial post. I followed the first one, and Market works totally.
[G Tablet General] Ryououki:
Thanks for the great ROM. I just bought the G-Tab a couple days ago and followed all your steps and it all went great. You made plenty of warnings, honestly, more than you needed to. Anyone on XDA should know there is risk involved, and should do their homework fully before jumping in to anything.

Is there a way to keep the WiFi on when the screen blanks/sleeps? I have changed the advanced settings in WiFi to Never on switching from WiFi to Mobile. But it doesn't seem to be keeping the WiFi connected.
[G Tablet General] tnt2gamer:
I ended up getting stuck in the boot loop. I am back in business now, though. I ended up learning how to flash Clockwork Mod Recovery with nvflash. I then used it to run the mount / data command. It stopped the boot loop. I forgot where I saw that fix, but it was on XDA and another forum somwehere else. I was able to install 3588 and then 5.0.0 after that. Back up and running with TNT Lite 5.0.0! Now I know about APX mode and nvflash. I am happy to have my GTab back. Thanks everyone for the helpful info. These forums are a lifesaver. :D
[G Tablet General] chief1978:
See you have been mentioned on engadget roebeet. Well done!
[G Tablet General] makto:
Would love to know

Would love to know what search criteria you used to locate this info if possible. I believe I am stuck with the same problem. Although I have learned a great deal about nvflash I am still behind the curve on installing clockwork mod recovery with it.. point me in any direction would be greatly appreciated.:confused:
[G Tablet General] usafle:
Well I've flashed back to stock in preparation for the 5.0 upgrade.

However, I am constantly getting "android.process.acore" force-closure(s) over and over and over again. I am afraid to try to upgrade to 5.0 with this problem. I can't do really anything at this point because any time I try to go into settings or anything else, I get that error message and get dropped back to the home screen.

Help?
[G Tablet General] linesma:
Try clearing all user data in the recovery screen. I was having the same error myself and doing that seemed to fix it.
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Actually, what you need to clear is just the contacts info.
[G Tablet General] usafle:
I saw that info. Installed root explorer but, apparently, reverting back to the normal TNT build, I lost the root ability??? I can't get into settings to enable USB Debugging in order to use Z4Root. Every time I try to open settings I get the F-C issue and drops me back into the home screen.

I am at a impasse.
[G Tablet General] erraskey:
5.0.0 Install

For anyone who's been with this device for a bit the upgrade should be pretty straightforward. Anyone who pm's roe about lack of clarity in the "BEWARE" section can obviously write but it appears they can't read - a fairly basic skill sometimes required around devices that compute.

The only thing I had to take my time with is working through the alternative flashing methods described in the instructions (Windows 7 user.) I don't use nvflash, but downloaded it and had it on my laptop just in case (as advised in the instructions.) Didn't need it - stock update worked perfectly. Had used Titanium to back everything up and was back in business in a total of about an hour soup to nuts.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
roebeet,

I read through that other hijacked thread in general, and, I'm wondering if that person only saw the following thread in the General forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=972458&highlight=3991

and not this thread in Development forum??

He seems to mention Viewsonic and "5.0.0" as if TNT Lite came directly from VS. He also seems to have inferred that because there's a URL, that it's an official OTA.

None of that is an excuse for the tone, but just some thoughts.

Jim
[G Tablet General] MrBG:
You have enough warnings, I have no fear of changing roms on Gtab, but with this upgrade I reread your post at least 10 times before I started.

Again keep up the great work!
[G Tablet General] Zocky:
Followed Instructions, Now What?

I followed the instructions and read them several times before I attempted to upgrade to 5.0. Went to 3588 and now can't install 5.0. Many errors and force close. Indicated I am no longer rooted, etc... Please help! Thank you.
[G Tablet General] Butch1326:
Reinstall 3588, but before you do so, perform both a cache and data wipe (factory reset). You will lose root by going to 3588 stock. Only bring up 3588 to stage the files for the TnT Lite 5.0.0 install. You don't need to do anything else in 3588. You will get root back after you install TnT Lite 5.0.0.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I believe this person has the (incorrect) assumption that, because Viewsonic has a link to XDA from their support area, that we are somehow affiliated with them. So, by extension, all the mods here are sanctioned by Viewsonic.

This person was the reason why I put the "this mod is not supported by Viewsonic!" line in my first post, many weeks back. But I guess that's not good enough for them.

If you are at 3558 right now, you aren't rooted. You are on stock.

For the FC's, try wiping data. Then you can setup the device for the 5.00 update. Once you install 5.00 you'll get root back.

This is a good question - I'm actually not sure how the web Market if catching this stuff. Does anyone happen to know? I assume it's the build.prop but most of the build.prop between 4.25 and 5.00 should be the same.

One other thing I changed in TNT Lite 5.00 is that I pulled out the ROM Manager init.rc stuff as I really don't think it was helping us. Not sure if that's related, though.

I'm thinking a data wipe for your issue, as well. You have to wipe data for 5.00 anyway - it's probably a requirement.
[G Tablet General] erraskey:
You can sideload Z4root. Download to your computer from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833954 and load the .apk onto the tab.

I had the same issue - you'll need to sideload it if you want to fiddle pre-5.0.0. But if not, then you can safely ignore rooting as mentioned in the previous post.
[G Tablet General] vsc:
Unless I'm missing some posts it would appear that the kernels (based on Viewsonic's release) we were playing with up to now are not compatible for some reason. Do we understand how that can happen?

Anyone with an update on the Launcher Pro compatibility with V5?
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
I've been using LP+ with v5 for a couple of days now and haven't noticed anything strange. Except my low Quadrant scores?

EDIT: I was getting the low scores on a stock v5 also, so I don't think LPP is causing my problem?
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
GTAB STRANGENESS??

I usually run Quadrant in landscape, I saw it done that way on Youtube when I was researching the gtablet prior to purchasing one.

Anyway, I've been getting 1640 or so with v5 while I was getting 1900+ with v4.25. Today I ran Quadrant in portrait orientation and scored 2200+. Strange????
[G Tablet General] kgvico:
LP problem, need help

Finally, after 2days I installed the TNT 5.0, the force close for Launcherpro made me not able to get into to the system completely last night. I could not go further after I unlock the screen...

So, I wiped the data.. and finally the system failed. And I have to re-flash...

BTW, I don't know why sometime my SD storage (internal 16G) couldn't hold the data.. (I save my files on the storage, and finally most of them disappeared, before I wiped the data of course, and I did use it properly)...

Any help?
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
You're supposed to wipe during the v5 install, or are you saying you wiped twice. :-) Anyway, you could try booting into v5's recovery and reflashing v5, I've done this.

I've never lost anything on sdcard2 but have had things disappear from sdcard.
[G Tablet General] kgvico:
more info

yes, I did wipe data before flash the 5.0 and the force close of launcherpro made my system failed. and I have had the same issue about losing data on the Sdcard (internal)...and every after I plug in the micro sd... my pc could never recognize the microsd, and the internal one just fine at this point.

PS. I did wiped my data twice, first was before I flash, the second was after the force close of launcherpro..I wiped the data and try to get into the system again, but it failed. and I have to reflash entire system.
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
Need clarifications

OK, I'm finally ready to try this. Please bear with me. I try but don't understand most of the technical lingo. Just a few questions:

1. I download the "update-smb_a1002-3588-user" file to my PC and extract it to the "ROM" directory on the Tablet via the USB?

2. I boot up the Tablet into CW mod and apply the 3588 update zip?

3. I do NOT wipe user data or cache at this time?

4. After 3588 installs, I boot up normally?

5. After connecting the Tablet back to the PC with the USB line, I erase the contents of the "ROM" directory on the Tablet?

6. I download the TnT 5.0 file to my PC and extract it to the "ROM" directory of the Tablet?

7. I turn the Tablet off and boot into CW mod. I apply the 5.0 zip and watch it do its thing?

8. It should reboot twice all on its own?

9. If it hangs up, then I should manually reboot into recovery (it should be the new recovery because CW is gone)? From there, I should wipe all user data?

10. I reboot and everything should be "Dawg Fan in Wonderland"?

I know this is a very detailed instruction, but I NEED details. Any help would be appreciated. :)
[G Tablet General] lightninbug:
Ok can someone please tell me the steps to nvflash restore? I do not like the performance of this ROM..Im on Win7 64 Bit.
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
You ok up to step 6, put v5 into root of sdcard not ROM directory. ie. /update.zip and /recovery. Also, at step 7 your booting into recovery mode as CW is gone.
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
When you say root of sdcard, do you mean the root of the temporary drive? For instance, when I connect the Tab to my PC, it is designated as the K: drive. So after I extract the file, the Update.zip is in the root "K" directory and there is a "Recovery" folder in the "K" directory.

The SD Card. Now I remember. I'll take out the SD Card and stick it in the media reader of the PC. Then extract the 5.0 file.
[G Tablet General] joe2262:
Sorry, had to step out. Put them on K. So you'll have K:/update.zip and K:/recovery then unmount usb from Win and unplug cable. NOT the micro sd card.
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
How Long does it take?

How long does it take after I boot up with the 5.0 zip?
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
oh no!! you said SD Card, so I put it on the SD card and booted up. At first the birds came up, then the G Tablet screen, and now the screen has been black for about 5 minutes.
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
I rebooted and now I have the blue honeycombs flashing on and off. What now?
[G Tablet General] Dawg Fan:
I don't know how I did it, but 5.0 is up and running. And I did it by putting the 5.0 zip on the micro SD card.