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[G Tablet Android Development] Luapo:
Just got a device, the market works but it seems there isn't alot of apps there (can't find friut ninja, angry birds, set cpu, no live wallpapers etc etc).

Is there an extra step I need to do so that I can see everything?

Thanks in advance.
[G Tablet Android Development] popezaphod:
You need to do the market fix; info is on the boards.

-=Sent from my ViewSonic G Tablet using Tapatalk=-
[G Tablet Android Development] ewitte:
There are still applications missing even with the fix. Your seeing maybe 90%. All of the ones he mentioned should be there though.
[G Tablet Android Development] popezaphod:
Yes, I have noticed missing apps. Any thoughts as to why?

-=Sent from my ViewSonic G Tablet using Tapatalk=-
[G Tablet Android Development] popezaphod:
Same problem here. Will suffer the Twitter client for now.

-=Sent from my ViewSonic G Tablet using Tapatalk=-
[G Tablet Android Development] rcgabriel:
The remaining missing apps have to do with the fact that even after the Market fix, Market is only enabled with test-keys rather than release-keys, and I'm not sure what the exact Market fingerprint is, so applications that are marked release-only still won't show up.

There are ways to fix that, I believe, but I haven't experimented yet.

See this blog post on Market fingerprints:

http://chall32.blogspot.com/2010/06/android-market-fingerprints-demystified.html

And this thread from Modaco forums:

http://android.modaco.com/content/t...hris-market-fingerprint-testing/#entry1305339

Basically, if you want to hack around with it a bit, you can edit build.prop using Root Explorer (or copy to your desktop and edit it there, then copy back) and change the ro.build.description and ro.build.fingerprint settings to the fingerprint desired. This should get the remaining protected Market apps, etc. to show up. Not sure if you need to do more than that, but that should get you started if you want to experiment.
[G Tablet Android Development] ewitte:
Got it off

ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/SGH-T849/SGH-T849/SGH-T849:2.2/FROYO/UVJJB:user/release-keys

The app I wanted is now 1/4 the screen lol
[G Tablet Android Development] benmcnelly:
This is so stupid. I am about to flash back to another mod because I can't get the market working. EVERYTHING else is perfect. God this is frustrating.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
I have market working, you get it working the same way as any other ROM. You must follow the directions exactly in the market fix guide. If it is not working, you are missing a step or doing something wrong. There is nothing about this specific build that will keep market from working.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861044
[G Tablet Android Development] 2k3Mach:
I did the Market mod: Install Titanium backup, kill the Market, then clear the Google Services data with Titanium, start Market.

Do that 3 times, then reboot.

Every post says you do it until you get an error loading Market. I never get that error, yet the Market is opened up once I reboot.

I've done this twice.

My Gtab is running PERFECT. Many thanks to ALL the people on this forum.
[G Tablet Android Development] rcgabriel:
Both TNT Lite and ZPad have this issue. I suggest you watch the YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-nySibzeA&feature=related

You need to go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->Running and scrolled down to Market. I then hit Clear Cache, followed by Force Stop. Then press the back button once, scroll down to Google Services Framework, hit Clear Data, then Force Stop.

Now start Market, and you absolutely will get the Market Error.

Now reboot once, wait for Wifi to connect to your network before doing anything. Start market and it should reset itself. If you still get the Market error, you may need to reboot again (this often only works on the second reboot for me, not certain why), wait for wifi to connect, and start Market. You will get market working this way.

I've done it at least 10-12 times now, with ZPad of various versions.

If you want really, truly full Market, you'll also need to edit build.prop and put a new market fingerprint in before you do the Market Fix I just described. See the instructions I wrote here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861044
[G Tablet Android Development] samwuff:
Go into the Spare Parts App and disable Compatibility mode at the bottom, then reboot.
[G Tablet Android Development] prscott1:
I restored my TweetDeck from TitaniumBackup (backed up from my N1) and it works great. I didn't try to install from market directly.

A long workaround if you don't have an android phone: If it works on one of the other roms, get it working on that rom and then back it up using TB and then restore this rom and then restore tweetdeck.
[G Tablet Android Development] it2steve:
there is also qa place in settings, display, 'application zoon setting'

this allows the app to run at a larger size.
[G Tablet Android Development] popezaphod:
We should pin/sticky the main ROM installation threads - CM6.1, ZPad, TnT Lite, and VEGAn.
[G Tablet Android Development] slampana:
Theme in ROM?

Is the Galaxy S theme included in the ROM for v2.2? I am getting the stock grey status bar, not the cool black one. Do I need to install the theme separately?
[G Tablet Android Development] ReplicantDream:
External SD

I'm having issues with my external SD not showing up half the time and having to reboot my device to show items in my gallery. Now for the second time my pictures and videos have just disappeared of my 8gb SD card. This is happening on three different Sandisk cards. I load them up with a card reader on my computer, the G-tab reads them for a couple days and then it has issues. Is this a ZPad Clean issue? Help

Rick
[G Tablet Android Development] suzook:
Same here???? Any update on this?
[G Tablet Android Development] ifiweresolucky:
Things are working well for me running this ROM, but have a couple comments:

1. In the Calendar the bar at the top in the Day, Week, and Month views with the (-) symbol on it obscures the top row of entries.

2. Wifi seems to have a hard time auto-reconnecting to known sources. I have to manually reconnect.

3. Wifi once failed to turn on, and gave "Error" as the result. Worked after reboot.

4. In FileManager (or Astro) the the external microSD is not displayed.
[G Tablet Android Development] fortex555:
Newbie Question

I tried to find a post on how to install Zpad on the G Tablet but haven't found anything. Can someone lead me to where I can find info on how to install the new rom. Thanks in advanced!
[G Tablet Android Development] popezaphod:
See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245 but use the ZPad .zip file instead of the TnT Lite one.
[G Tablet Android Development] diego_au:
The Zpad Clean rom runs great on my Zpad.. Thank you...

Any chance of getting the Ericsson 3G driver integrated into Zpad Clean?

Thanks

Diego
[G Tablet Android Development] sincerity:
having the same problem as others witha few apks unsuccessful...weather channel, youtube to mention a few

other than that I love this rom...love the notificatoin bar, makes me feel at home strangely :)
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
If you install the latest version it should have youtube preinstalled. I'm not sure why there is the problem with some apps not installing. Hopefully zpad fixes that in the future.
[G Tablet Android Development] sincerity:
yea it was telling me to update, not install sorry.....new problem trying to login to facebook and the keyboard won't come up and the app is like 1/4 of the screen...

**edit**reboot fixed the above
[G Tablet Android Development] HorsexD:
Can somone post common problems with this Rom? like is sound not fixed or stuff like that? just curious. might wanna try this out. I Want a stable rom that looks like stock android but without a giant notification bar.
[G Tablet Android Development] Porkchop6000:
Does anyone have an actual ZPAD rom - for the Zpad

Hi,

I just received my new Zpad and of course killed the firmware when trying to do some updates. I was able to find an old firmware that loaded 1029 v1 but it is full of issues and after every boot goes back to chinese. I would really love to run the clean rom but it is optimized for the G tablet. If anyone has an updated stock rom or the zpad clean that will work on the Zpad could you please let me know... Thanks!!!
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
It should run fine on zpad as it is not optimized for Gtab. I just remove all the Chinese stuff and all the unneeded apps.
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
You can find zPad ROMs from:

http://www.ez-pad.net/pad-36-1.html
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
THANK YOU

First of all THANK YOU. Finally a ROM that... works. No surprises. I may keep this tablet after all...

Few comments:

+ flash works

+ tabbed browsing is great

- if network time enabled in settings the time zone reverts to China time

- keyboard doesn't provide neither sound nor haptic feedback even if specified in settings

- Skype will install but not connect to server

- SPB TV will not install

? Any way to add cursor arrows to keyboard?
[G Tablet Android Development] samepic:
New ZPAD Version 1222 Posted on ez-pad.com

Hi rothnic:

It looks like a new version of the ZPAD firmware was released last week in China.

The latest version is 1222.

Is there any chance you may look into it?

Thanks,
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Yeah I have a little, didn't see many changes. Not many people are using zpad clean compared to vegan so i haven't been working on it very much. I might be messing with it some soon, however.
[G Tablet Android Development] samepic:
Thanks. I just tried to load 1222 directly onto my gtab using nvflash but failed. Flashing was successful, but when I rebooted it the gtab was stuck at the Tegra boot logo and just stayed there. I suspected the 1222 firmware wasn't really designed for the gtab even though both the zpad and the gtab were made by Malata (I believe the zpad has 3G and more DRAM). I nv-flashed it back to tnt-lite and need to do some digging before giving another try.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
The problem is it is configured to use a different partition layout. I think their bootloader is one of the problems.
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
BTW, What is the recommended partition layout for ZPAD clean ROM?
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Sorry, I mean all of the partitions, not just data and sdcard.

I recommend 2048/0 for the data/swap settings. Android doesn't use swap.
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
Thanks for the info, don't you think this should be in FAQ or in the first post?

Please continue working on this ROM, its definetely unique in being stable and fast......

Btw. What's up with no sound / haptic from the keboard? Am I missing anything here? How about getting gtalk to work on this tablet?
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
I'm not sure on the keyboard, I haven't ran it in a while but I remember having it at one point.

The 2048/0 isn't specific to this ROM, it is what everyone should use. Anyone using anything else is an other than stock setting.
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
1222 uses the stock layout. 1202 is different.

By removing --odmdata option in nvflash, I'm able to run 1222 on my gtab, and the cifs update works great, no angry birds problem.
[G Tablet Android Development] umar.ranjha:
hi Oldturtle,

can you please tell me how did you flash the 1222?

i like the stock android!!
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
Download it from:

http://u.115.com/file/f11c0c1570

Edit download.bat and remove --odmdata option.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
What partition are boot, recovery, and system? The zpad guys said 1222 also has a different layout compared to the gtab.
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
What aboud radio apks? Are they still in the ROM i.e. ready to drain the battery from our g-pads?
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
They will be. When I work on it ill try to disable them at the source, I think i found it the other day.
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
OK. I am going to wait then...
[G Tablet Android Development] umar.ranjha:
well very interesting google maps with 3d works flawlessly with zpad 1222 firmware.

Also found quadrant score of 2400.

so far battery is really good also response for opening and closing apps is really fast.
[G Tablet Android Development] ketty_yijun:
please repack 1222 to a CWMod version. i really want to try this but i don't know how to flash it. it uses different technic.
[G Tablet Android Development] pcmtse:
PartitionId=2

Name=BCT

DeviceId=19

StartSector=0

NumSectors=1536

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=3

Name=PT

DeviceId=19

StartSector=1536

NumSectors=64

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=4

Name=EBT

DeviceId=19

StartSector=1600

NumSectors=1024

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=5

Name=MBT

DeviceId=19

StartSector=2624

NumSectors=64

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=6

Name=BLO

DeviceId=19

StartSector=2688

NumSectors=2048

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=7

Name=MSC

DeviceId=19

StartSector=4736

NumSectors=8192

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=8

Name=OGO

DeviceId=19

StartSector=12928

NumSectors=16384

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=9

Name=SOS

DeviceId=19

StartSector=29312

NumSectors=8192

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=10

Name=LNX

DeviceId=19

StartSector=37504

NumSectors=8192

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=11

Name=APP

DeviceId=19

StartSector=45696

NumSectors=102400

BytesPerSector=2048

PartitionId=12

Name=CAC

DeviceId=19

StartSector=148096

NumSectors=111232

BytesPerSector=2048
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
Yes. Please repackage so we can try it.....
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
I checked both CFG files and partition layouts are same：

9 SOS

10 LNX

11 APP

After I flash this 1222(big_ideas) ROM, I can not use CWM to restore my old backups. They won't boot. I have to reflash to stock to get my old TntLite/zPad/Vegan back. I suspect bootloaders are different.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Interesting, I knew the bootloaders were different but I though the partitions were different also. Are the partitions other than 9, 10, 11 different at all?
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
Others are same too. Only zPad official 1202 has different layout.

[device]

type=nand

instance=0

[partition]

name=BCT

id=2

type=boot_config_table

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=3145728

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

[partition]

name=PT

id=3

type=partition_table

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=4096

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

[partition]

name=EBT

id=4

type=bootloader

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=2097152

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

filename=bootloader.bin

[partition]

name=NVC

id=5

type=bootloader

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=2097152

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

#filename=microboot.bin

filename=bootloader.bin

[partition]

name=MBT

id=6

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=16384

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

filename=mbtdata.img

[partition]

name=BLO

id=7

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=4194304

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

filename=boot.bmp

# update information partition

[partition]

name=MSC

id=8

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=yaffs2

size=8388608

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=0x10

percent_reserved=0

[partition]

name=KLO

id=9

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=4194304

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

filename=boot.bmp

[partition]

name=OGO

id=10

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=yaffs2

size=33554432

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=0x10

percent_reserved=0

filename=logodata.img

[partition]

name=SOS

id=11

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=8388608

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

filename=recovery.img

[partition]

name=LNX

id=12

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=basic

size=8388608

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=8

percent_reserved=0

filename=boot.img

[partition]

name=APP

id=13

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=yaffs2

size=209715200

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=0x10

percent_reserved=0

filename=system.img

[partition]

name=CAC

id=14

type=data

allocation_policy=sequential

filesystem_type=yaffs2

size=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

file_system_attribute=0

partition_attribute=0

allocation_attribute=0x10

percent_reserved=0
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
What is that from? Is that 1202, because it is different. I think that is what you are saying.
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
This is very good ROM. I don't have single problem after 3 or 4 days. I used to have speaker noise quite often with Tntlite. Only concern is I feel very fast, but my quad score is just 2200-2300, even after a fresh install. I can get 2500 on Vegan fresh install.
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
big_ideas is 1222 based, which has same partition layout as gTab stock. zPad official 1202 has a different layout.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
And you had to use the bootloader included with big ideas for the boot.img with it to work? Im just trying to figure out a way of doing this where we don't have people changing their bootloader. I think the only way would be to get it working with a tnt bootloader compatible boot.img.
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
Yes. That's a pain right now.
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
oldturtle, just to make sure, i should take out the following from download.bat:

--odmdata 0xba0c0011

is this correct?
[G Tablet Android Development] umar.ranjha:
I have gave Google Maps a run and LOVED 3D maps.

It's been two days i am using the ROM and one thing which is noceable is the battery. This is the only ROM i have seen so far which gave me the Maximum battery life so far.
[G Tablet Android Development] duchski:
Umar, I downloaded the file and unrared it.... What do I have to do next?

I noticed nvidia flash utility but I guess it requires to put the gtab into a flashing mode and to installed the attahed USB drivers. how do I do it?

Thank in advance...

Steve
[G Tablet Android Development] oldturtle:
yes, just use default.
[G Tablet Android Development] umar.ranjha:
Hi Stee,

Use the following link for NVFLASH instructions:

http://wiki.tegratab.com/index.php/Nvflash_FAQ

Remove the --odmdata 0xba0c0011

in the download.bat as oldturtle suggested and you should be good to go. Also make sure wipe cache.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Something very green coming soon :) Late tonight most likely.
[G Tablet Android Development] daveingram:
Rothnic

Thank you thank you thank you.

I bought the g tab knowing the stock ui was terrible and trusting in xda-developers for a better rom. It took me a few days to read and reread all the stuff on the various threads and decide which roms I would try and how to do that.

Needless to say I went for your zpad rom and I thought I'd share my experience of life before and life after so others can get the same confidence to try.

I used the guide here to do the install

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245

With the added step of doing a backup of the stock build before installing ztab incase I had any problems.

My main issues pre zpad were:

. Screen flips 180degrees randomly when left lying on its back

. Some websites cannot scroll to bottom. Eg reader. Calendar. Gmail

. Generally a bit laggy

. Shortcuts on home screen lose their text

. Can't longpress to add favorites to home

. Long press home doesnt do recent apps

. No 'share' menu or copy menu on long press on URL field and many other web page fields

. Missing gmail app, google calendar, google contacts. And stock email app crappy

. No maps app

. Crappy market

. Generally a poor experience compared with what I am used to seeing with android on my nexus one

After installing... a different world, big thanks to Rothnic

. Longpress copy paste URL works

. Longpress share to gmail works

. Longpress home button for recent apps works

. Longpress on home screen to add Widgets, shortcuts, etc

. Gmail

. Google calendar

. Google Contacts

Plus a bunch of stuff i didnt ven realise i missed so much until i had it back

. Decent clock

. Near standard Status bar, with press time to check date

. Voice search

Apps I installed successfully so far from the market include Pandora, tunein radio. Google reader. Listen.

(Would not install... Shazam)

Tips...

. Don't bother with facebook app, use full website Browser

. Browser can't handle Google reader (but then neither could stock) but now I can use Google reader app from marketplace

. Install adwlauncher as your default launcher

In summary I would STRONGLY ENCOURAGE anyone with a g tablet to follow that guide above to give zpad a try. If you do the clockworkmod backup you can always go back if you don't like it. Though I doubt you'll do that.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Updated OP with upcoming Zpad Clean 3.0 information.

Known Issues:

Doesn't include Accelerometer Fix (still being worked on, borks mouse support)

Voice Search will FC, update through market
[G Tablet Android Development] ItsDon:
Probably a silly question but.....

What's the difference between this and TNTLite or Vegan? Is it to achieve a near AOSP rom on the tablet? Faster? Better battery life? I think I wanna try it just to see what it is all about :p
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Tnt lite and vegan both have modified frameworks. This is a little closer to stock AOSP.
[G Tablet Android Development] brentslim:
First off..WOW this rom is smoking fast.. I had to install twice before it would boot up but besides that good to go. #1 is there anyway to put the music app from tnt lite on to here? i like it much better. #2 magic smoke FC..just a heads up. #3 Market runs much smoother on this than tnt lite and Vegan, on tnt lite i put the old market back on it and it ran much better but the new one on here is like lighting.#4 Mobile network option in settings FC not sure if it matters or not. Besides that can't be happier. Oh yeah can't wait for the g senser fix. Thank's alot :D One more thing on tnt lite after g senser fix when using video chat on yahoo it is now upside down, before fix it was sideways so i guess its getting closer. Do u think there is a way to get it the right way?
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Yeah, that's why im not including it yet. There are always side effects. Thanks for the bugs, plan on doing an update soon when some of the fixes become more concrete.
[G Tablet Android Development] artisticcheese:
What is AOSP?
[G Tablet Android Development] heeae:
the 3.0 rom make me stucked in boot logo ....

are there any precaution before done the upgrade?
[G Tablet Android Development] bmangold:
AOSP = Vanilla Android 2.2. It actually stands for Android Open Source Project

If your really speaking of ASOP, I don't know I just assumed you meant AOSP.
[G Tablet Android Development] brentslim:
Mine did that twice. all i did was reinstalled it and it ended up booting right up. I did a full wipe and a cache wipe but i wasnt upgrading. I'd just trying istalling it again and see it that helps.
[G Tablet Android Development] rothnic:
Always want to do a backup, and factory reset from clockwork when changing roms.
[G Tablet Android Development] brentslim:
What about the tnt lite music app? anyway to put it on zpad clean?