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[G Tablet Android Development] m_roulston:
Next steps?

I finally got clockwork installed on my Gtab. I had a different update.zip file and recovery folder on the sd card and had to physically delete them before unzipping the clockwork zip to the sd card. I was then able to see the command file in the recovery folder and edit it with notepad to show sdcard2. Clockworkmod Recovery then works when I hit power & volume+

Clockworkmod Recovery is now working on my Gtab and I have reflashed TNT Lite 2.0 a couple of times (I had to physically delete all update.zip and recovery folders on the Gtab). It appears to flash okay but I still only get the viewsonice and gtab screens. I've wiped data/factory rest and wiped cache but still no luck.

My next step is to try and flash the vanilla image that roebeet created. Any other thoughts on what I might try in case this doesn't work?
[G Tablet Android Development] drumdumb:
I got it! Deleted all started from scratchnand whala.
[G Tablet Android Development] m_roulston:
I needed a little more patience!

Just when I thought flashing the vanilla image didn't work either, I got the Tap N crap screen and it booted up. I'm wondering if I had been a little more patient with the TNT Lite flash if this would have worked as well. I immediately thought that because it was switching between the viewsonic screen and the Gtablet scrren that it hadn't flashed properly. My suggestion is to wait a little bit to make sure the flash really didn't work.
[G Tablet Android Development] jtbnet:
Rom Manager from market flashes Clockworks

Not entirely sure this works... as I already had clockworks installed but when I tried to use rom manager to schedule a backup it told me it needed to flash recovery... I said okay and it popped up an 'Advent Vega?' single choice so I okay'd that it looked like it flashed something... now rom mamnager thinks it has 2.5.1.4 installed ... well it will schedule a backup... but can't seem to boot to recovery automatically... I used 'Quick Boot' app to boot to recovery and ran the scheduled backup and rebooted when done... so pretty close to perfect... but not sure where it thinks it flashed the advent vega 2.5.1.4 recovery... bt nothing seems worng after the backup and a couple reboots...
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
It sounds like you installed a clockwork version for a different device. I'm not sure if anyone has tested to see how compatible the advent recover is to running on a gtab.
[G Tablet Android Development] jtbnet:
Like I said I'm not sure Where it flashed the advent rclockworks version as when I boot to recovery I'm still running .8 from bekit... but letting it think it flashed hasn't hurt anything obvious, as I've been using the tablet all day and booted into recovery 4 or so times plus rebooted clean a handful more, but flashing made rom mananger happy as can use it to schedule things like a backup, restore specific backup (which I've done a few times...), or install of a .zip from a subdir of /sdcard...

Would be nice to get Gtab into min recovery branch along side advent so maybe the reboot to recovery in rom manager would work and we would get benefit of the clockwork later updates like 2.5.1.4 as current...
[G Tablet Android Development] cahiatt:
Mine is doing the same thing. It reports 2.5.1.4 in the Rom Manager but shows 2.5.1.2 in the actual clockwork recovery. The rom manager will also not force the reboot. I have to do it manually. My device also reboots instead of powering down. i have to hold the power button for 5 or more seconds to shut it down.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
I totally didn't get that from what you said. I understand now what you are saying.
[G Tablet Android Development] foreverknight:
Just installed the clockworkmod, what is the purpose fo this mod because I cant see any difference. Please help.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
If you see a menu when you boot into recovery, then you have it installed.

If you can't tell a difference, it probably isn't installed.
[G Tablet Android Development] kevinb77:
Total Noob question

Not to veer off topic, but I have just installed TNT lite 2.0 with the simple method, the one that does not use Clockwork Mod. I really want to add Clockwork mod to my device for future upgrades and for things like this (Gmail contacts/Calendar sync). Can I just follow the normal steps for install, or is there a modified install now since I already have flashed the unit with the new ROM? Any help would be awesome!

Thanks!
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
The method to install Clockwork from a stock recovery is the same as installing a ROM from the stock recovery.

You need two things on the /sdcard/ directory(both are in the downloadable zip in the first post)

1) /sdcard/recovery/command

2) /sdcard/update.zip
[G Tablet Android Development] kevinb77:
So this will not affect the TNT ROM? Everything will remain as it was prior to the flashing of Clockwork?
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Yes, that is why it is called a recovery.

You have 3 main partitions you need to be concerned about, of which you can replace any of the 3 independently.

1) Boot

2) Recovery

3) System

Most roms flash only boot.img, and system.img.
[G Tablet Android Development] kevinb77:
OK, so basically if I want to add Clockwork, I have to do that, then reflash the device with TNT Lite and start from scratch? Forgive me for all the questions. I just want to make sure I don't mess up my device.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
No, that is what I mean by they can be flashed independently. If you flash any one of them, none of the others will be affected.
[G Tablet Android Development] P_6:
EDIT: Nevermind, I feel like a tard. The latest zip file needs to be renamed update.zip the recovery\command need to be used from the earlier distribution.

Thanks.
[G Tablet Android Development] Talk2Rider:
I am slowly catching up with you guys. Tonight I installed the ClockworkMod and used it to make a backup. So it looks like now I can wipe my user data and load a different ROM (lets say go from TNT LITE to ZPAD) and give the new ROM a try. If I don't like it, it looks like I can use ClockworkMod to restore my backup and be back to TNT LITE with all my user data just like it was before I switched ROMs...right? That is sweet! Does it work pretty reliably?

I just want to make sure I don't flash anything that wipes out recovery.img, right?

And I assume part of the trick is that clockworkMod puts the backup somewhere safe so that it never gets whacked, right? Is there a way to put that backup into a update.zip and shove it off onto the PC in case something really bad happened...like the internal microSD gets re-partitioned?
[G Tablet Android Development] Duffyxy:
Appreciate any help --can't get it to install....

Hi. I would appreciate any help. I have now tried several times, both from internal storage and from the external SDCard (the latter after editing command to refer to SDCARD2) to install ClockworkMod. I (think) I've followed the instructions exactly, unzipped recovery and update.zip to the root (i.e., the dcim directory for internal storage and the root when attempting the external card), yet repeated attempts have failed; it always gives me the triangle symbol then boots to the TNT screen. I've even tried an updated version of ClockworkMod from bekit.net I saw posted.

After each attempt I've also moved the update.zip and recovery directories before restarting. On one attempt there was a green bar below the triangle as it booted, but ClockworkMod was still not installed.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be much appreciated. I would have thought this would take 2 minutes yet I'm totally stumped. Thanks!
[G Tablet Android Development] P_6:
Duffy-

Recovery and update.zip need to go in the root of sdcard (the internal storage), not under dcim
[G Tablet Android Development] Duffyxy:
Thanks!

Thanks P_6; that worked! One naive question -- still not clear to me why it didn't work from the external card. I assume that it's because the recovery file has to be on internal storage and the command file point to the external card, correct? (Although with ClockworkMod I assume I will no longer need the command file in the future.)

Thanks again!
[G Tablet Android Development] grimsocks:
The reason it didn't work on the SDcard is probably due to the fact that you didn't edit the command file inside the /recovery folder so that it knows to look at the /sdcard2 directory which represents external storage as opposed to /sdcard which is the built in. Thats all
[G Tablet Android Development] jfholijr:
Keep in mind, from what Roebeet told me, its next to impossible to restore or reinstall the original recovery program. Also reinstalling the Vanilla rom will not receive OTA updates from VS as that is dependent on the recovery program to work.
[G Tablet Android Development] kevinb77:
Thanks for all your help, I was able to get CM flashed and updated my TNT lite and got my gmail contact/calendar sync working. AWESOME!!
[G Tablet Android Development] jimcpl:
Hi,

So once CWM is installed, there's no way to go back to complete stock and get OTA updates?

Jim
[G Tablet Android Development] jfholijr:
Now there is and it is part of the stickies of the FAQ.
[G Tablet Android Development] jimcpl:
Do you mean the FAQ under General?

I looked there but did not see it?

Jim
[G Tablet Android Development] GTablet:
Unable to flash recovery error!

I am unable to have cwm install an update.zip or flash a recovery rom or anything. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling... still nothing... I think I horked this up! Any ideas on how to get this thing back to stock so I can start over?
[G Tablet Android Development] GTablet:
Never Mind... found the Factory Reset Switch...lol
[G Tablet Android Development] iRobert:
just flashed this on my olipad and now i cant go into recovery :-) it shows the text and nothing happens.

any ideas?
[G Tablet Android Development] jerdog:
Any particular reason why you flashed this on a non-gTablet? While the olipad might be a Malata-based tablet, it doesn't mean it will have the same partition structures, etc.

This version of CWM was developed for use on the gTablet with it's specific hardware setup, ala external buttons, etc.
[G Tablet Android Development] Zenak:
Tried to flash this on my Gtab today, I had installed the new TNT lite but decided to go back to my backup of Calukins 1.1. Something went wrong and now i only get the recovery text. As has been previously mentioned ROM Manager won't actually flash the recovery from inside android, is there another way to flash recovery without a currently working recovery?
[G Tablet Android Development] iRobert:
hey :-) the reason was, that I hate Olivetti´s Android-Build :-D how can I find out what kinda device this is?

it boots into APX-mode and is recognised as NVidia Tegra device in lsusb.

Ro.
[G Tablet Android Development] iRobert:
Update:

The charging device says "Malata" on it :-) ... so what does this mean :-D?
[G Tablet Android Development] treenuts:
I'm the same situation... I can't get into CM8 after trying to flash it over the TNT5 recovery. Sorry if this has already been answered!
[G Tablet Android Development] ecejdt:
Somewhere I red that having 1 gb of RAM, as Olipad has, could be a problem to use Gtab firmwares, because Gtab only has 512 mb of RAM.

BR
[G Tablet Android Development] dootle:
your gtab needs to be recovered using nvflash method(there is a sticky'd thread with the info/files on how to do this if you need)..if you ever switch back to tntlite5.x make sure you install the tntlite5.x freindly version of cwm(which is mentioned in the sticky'd tntlite thread).
[G Tablet Android Development] Zenak:
Yep - NVflash took a little to get working, but I'm all set now. I didn't expect a new recovery to brick the device, I guess it's not as forgiving as my Droid! Thanks for your help.
[G Tablet Android Development] roebeet:
There's a cm .8 specifically for TNT Lite 5.x - I had to rebuild it with a kernel that would support the new bootloader. Details are in my first post, in TNT Lite.
[G Tablet Android Development] htcSlide:
Ok.. I'm not a noob.. I've rooted/hacked/chopped/screwed close to 20 phones.. I have tried everything I know to get into recovery.. Every combination of buttons.. Rom Manager.. I still can't get into recovery. Neither stock, nor Clockwork. I have the SuperPad, a.k.a. Flytouch 2, b.k.a. POS! Help, please. PM me.. email me.. something.. Please..

*Sent from my 1.8GHz HTC Vision running CM7-RC2 using XDA App*
[G Tablet Android Development] jerdog:
A quick Google search of "recovery mode on superpad" got this site on the 3rd listing....

http://www.euogo.com/blog/220/update-firmware-superpad-wowpad-flytouch-2-update-zip/
[G Tablet Android Development] htcSlide:
Alas, that, and the other methods don't work.. it just hangs at the splash screen..
[G Tablet Android Development] barakisbrown:
Is there a way I can copy the recovery image I made to another device(which is just vegan with suppliments and clem latest kernel) so it will never get corrupt??
[G Tablet Android Development] keijames:
Hi,

This ClockworkMod Recovery is for viewsonic G Tablet.

Will it work for viewsonic VIEWPAD 7 ?
[G Tablet Android Development] doug3673:
It doesn't seem like very many questions get answered in this thread but I'll try anyway.

I've flashed many ROMs on many devices with much success without ever needing to ever restore a backup, so basically I'm clueless about restoring! Trying to be pro-active, my question is WHERE does clockwork store its backups on my device, and what exactly gets backed up? I'd like to store my backups externally but I have no clue what the clockwork backup filename is called or where it is.
[G Tablet Android Development] tcrews:
If you do a backup in Clockworkmod Recovery it will name it the date-time of the backup.

they are stored in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ and the folder is named the date-time.

It backs everything up. if you've ever used "Ghost" or something like that on a PC it would be comparable.

Take the folder, copy to another identical device and run a restore and you'll have YOUR tablet exactly as it was at the time you made the backup. Apps, data for apps, configurations, settings, homescreens, etc...

To expand....it restores your ROM, your Kernel and your complete setup. So an identical device that is stock, running a different ROM or kernel, ect....after the restore would be running exactly what you were running when the backup was made. Completely.
[G Tablet Android Development] doug3673:
Seriously? Everything? Then what the hell do I need Titanium backup for?? I didn't think clockwork also backed up apps. I thought it only saves system files!
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
You need titanium because you cant restore your apps and data only with cwm. When you install a new rom its kinda nice to have a 1 click restore of apps.
[G Tablet Android Development] doug3673:
That's not what tcrews just said. Above, he just said that clockwork backup is almost like a PC partition backup like Ghost, in that everything on the device is saved. Is this not true?
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
What tcrews said is correct. You cant however selectively restore what you want from cwm. You restore everything or nothing. Titanium allows you to restore apps with their data only.
[G Tablet Android Development] tcrews:
You misunderstood. It restores everything....period. You have no control over what is restored.

You make a backup in Clockwork, install a new ROM and then do a restore in Clockwork....you are back to your old ROM.

Titanium backup is to restore apps regardless of what ROM you have installed or had installed.

Clockwork makes more like a image backup of your device. To restore you have to restore that "image" which would be everything, overwriting anything you currently have.

For example....use a backup of VEGAn 5.1.1 and restored over your currently running TnT-Lite 4.4 you are running VEGAn 5.1.1 again.
[G Tablet Android Development] doug3673:
That is exactly what I need. I'm not someone who switches ROMs every other day. I find the best one, tweak the hell out it, then live with it.

Thanks from clarifying. I'm getting rid of Titanium right now.
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
For anyone else following along I would recommend making Titanium backups of your apps and data everyday just in case you have a bad day. Titanium gives you the option to store your backups on dropbox as well. If your rom crashes you can easily be back running in no time if you dont have a complete system backup
[G Tablet Android Development] tcrews:
I agree. Being able to restore an app like Angry Birds and all the levels you've completed is nice....switching between different ROMs or having an issue and having to do a Factory Reset. Your restores are only as good as your LAST backup...and a full ROM backup (clockwork) is a larger inconvenience than doing an app + data backup (titanium backup).

I will for the most part, get a ROM setup the way I like it/use it then do a clockwork backup so that I have a safety net to restore too if things go wrong.

I also use titanium backup to backup my apps and routinely push those to dropbox :)
[G Tablet Android Development] doug3673:
Yeah but with clockwork everything is restored back to the same state as the last restore. I'd rather do full system backups every coupe days and store those on my personal FTP (aka "cloud" to you kids of today) and know that all my system files as well as apps and data are backed up together.

Titanium sounds perfect for restoring parts of your system or for those that switch ROMs every week. But I'm more concerned with having complete system backups on hand to restore when needed.
[G Tablet Android Development] fp99:
I was not able to find the answer to my issue when searching through the forums. I am hoping this is under the right topic.

I got the G tablet 2 days ago, within 2 hours, I installed ClockworkMod Recovery and flash the CM7 rom. I am not new to flashing roms on an Android phone, but I am new to the tablet world.

I would like to change and try out another rom (VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1). I am unable to boot into the recovery so I can backup the current rom and flash a new rom. I hold down the volume + and power button, it displays the message, "Detect a recovery key pressed" and after that it just shows the android screen and the CM7 boot screen. I have even tried going to the recovery by using Quick Boot and Rom Manager, but I am unable to boot into the recovery.

Can someone guide me to what the problem could be?

Thank you for the help.
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
Reinstall cwm bekit 0.8. Do NOT use Rom Manager to flash roms or update cwm. If your pressing power / Vol+ on boot and its not goinging into recovery then then is not installed
[G Tablet Android Development] fp99:
Thanks, I will try reinstalling it. Yes, I do know not to use Rom Manager to flash roms or update CWM. I was only using it to boot into CWM.

I'm at work right now, but I soo want to run to my car, grab the tablet and reinstall CWM. I must wait until lunch time...lol.

EDIT: I do not need to change anything in the partitions, right? Because I don’t feel comfortable about changing any of that yet until I get more familiar with the tablet. Thanks.
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
Its been needed at some point by all devices. If you back up everything on your internal sdcard to a pc or such before partitioning in cwm all will be good.

If you are stuck completely on the birds or a boot screen, nvflash may be in your future to fix the internal partitioning
[G Tablet Android Development] fp99:
Got it. I'm going to read up more on it before I start messing with it. Thanks. And it looks like I have to wait until I get home to reinstall CWM, I'm currently swamped at work.
[G Tablet Android Development] fp99:
I have not been able to reinstall CWM. I have followed the exact steps and I still can't get it to work. :(

I copied the 2 files (update.zip and recovery folder) into the emmc folder. I even tried by copying the 2 files onto the SD card.
[G Tablet Android Development] jhcomputerguy:
I too, cannot get this to work on my gtab.. I have installed but when I try to boot up in CWN I just get the booting recovery text and it just stays there. I also tried to restore and now it just stays on the booting recovery kernal image and will not boot at all.. Please help!
[G Tablet Android Development] jhcomputerguy:
Ok, found NVflash and am now back to stock but what is causing cwm not to install correctly and leaving me at the boot screen?
[G Tablet Android Development] jhcomputerguy:
Finally got it to work..
[G Tablet Android Development] jjones1983:
I can't get CWM to install at all. I've followed all the instructions to a T, but every time it just reboots back into the standard, same ol' stock ROM and trying to boot into recovery does nothing. What'd you (or anyone else) do to get it fixed?
[G Tablet Android Development] faiz23:
re download cwm zip file and extract and make sure the "Recovery" folder has a command file
[G Tablet Android Development] fp99:
I finally got CWM to reinstall. I had to NVFlash first back to stock and start the process all over again. Thanks for the help.
[G Tablet Android Development] paulc35:
My SD Card folder is in a UPDATE Zip folder and I don't see any SD2 file. Is SD Card folder suppose to be in the Update Zip folder

thanks paul
[G Tablet Android Development] thebadfrog:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=892090
[G Tablet Android Development] vaccdroid:
Need some help.

I dowenloaded the ClockworkMod file. I extracted it directly to the GTablet (which was hooked up and set as Drive H) . There were already Recovery and Update files on there so it asked me to overwrite and I did. Now I turned it off and restarted with Volume+ and Power and it is stuck on "Booting Recovery Kernel Image" and goes no where. What did I do wrong.

Edit I saw the post before and did the NVFlash thing. Then re-did clockwork and all good. saved me.

I have one question. after NV Flash it did the software update to 1.1.3389 and after I did the Clockword Mod i now got a message that there is another update to 1.1.3588 for me. ???? do i update to that ?
[G Tablet Android Development] spideyngo:
3588 is stable so yes, but you will lose CWM
[G Tablet Android Development] decayed.cell:
I have the same problem. I have one of those new 279.99 G Tablets. NVFlash is the only way that this will install for me
[G Tablet Android Development] vaccdroid:
Will not let me update to 3588 as I have CWM installed . Guess I have to NV flash over again and restart. Thank you.
[G Tablet Android Development] Hilbe:
/emmc and /sdcard

Anyone notice in CM7, the EMMC is mounted under /mnt/emmc and SD is /mnt/sdcard. When you go into CWM, EMMC is mounted under /mnt/sdcard. So if you're using ROM Manager and CM7, you can't do an automated updated. I have to download manually (or cancel the upgrade) and move the CM7 zip off the SD card and onto EMMC to install. Just wondering if we'll have a CWM update anytime soon to fix this mount point.
[G Tablet Android Development] 92slammer:
help, not knowing the proper way to flash clockwork (through sdcard) i flashed CWM through rom manager and now i cant get into recovery....i cant flash it or anything...ive tried every method around....is there a way to uninstall the recovery that i flashed with rom manager?
[G Tablet Android Development] SoNic67:
Use the nvflash procedure...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950
[G Tablet Android Development] Sleef:
Used nvflash then extracted the cwm zip to the root of the sd card. All I'm getting is "recovery key detected" and "booting recovery kernel image" no cwm :(

It's TnT 1.2, stock from using nvflash. Any ideas? I've read through the thread and seen similar problems but no real answers that are working for me. Apologies if I missed something.