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[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Believe it or not, I was tired of waiting so I modded an Android emulator to fake being a GTab, ran their OTA updater and not only did it work but I saw the update on the first try.

It's also possible that they pulled the update - it wouldn't be the first time. I think they use production as UAT.
[G Tablet General] new_to-droid:
Same here.....I even "un-rooted". May have to do a factory reset...whooohooo....
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Since it's you, I DO believe that :)!!

Jim
[G Tablet General] new_to-droid:
Godlike.... :-)
[G Tablet General] Canadoc:
Elocity A7 comes with flash preinstalled and is a tegra2 7 inch tablet
[G Tablet General] digger44:
Link not working... either pulled the update or getting hammered!
[G Tablet General] Fuzzy John:
I have the stock tablet. Not modded in anyway. No OTA available yet.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Yoinks! Give me 20 minutes and I'll upload what I have.

If they pulled it to add something, that would a nice surprise (Flash? FLASH? FLASH?????)
[G Tablet General] Buckybuck:
I'm confused also

If I'm following this thread correctly, some people are reporting that they haven't seen this OTA yet. (I haven't, and I'm running stock as far as I know). But I haven't read that anyone has actually received this update OTA yet. Is this accurate? If someone has had their tablet updated automatically, can they chime in and verify that this occurred?
[G Tablet General] digger44:
No... don't bother... link is working again now.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
My (Android emulator) device is still seeing the update as being available. No, I cannot explain it.

I didn't actually download it from there - I just pulled the URL location from logcat and grabbed it manually.
[G Tablet General] new_to-droid:
Well, I looked at the eLocity; but decided against it since it was 7" and only had wireless b/g...I'm sure there are pros and cons for every piece of equipment out there...
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Alternate link

Here's a mediafire link, in case the TnT one goes down again:

http://www.mediafire.com/?p9o52540baa5vfg
[G Tablet General] new_to-droid:
Thanks...I've downloaded it; but like I said as a NOOB I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it and how to install it...But, that's what FAQs are for right? :eek:
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
What specific TNT version are you running on emulator? Maybe only certain versions are seeing the update? Or maybe the VS is only updating based on some kind of filtering, like regions?

Just guessing...

Jim
[G Tablet General] RegorD:
I'm also in the same boat and have checked the FAQ's and still can't figure it out. Help! Please! Thanks!
[G Tablet General] gujjulive:
Need Help to restore to factory or how to use clockworkmod recovery to restore factory vanila. tried with microsd and putting update.zip to sdcard, but keep saying assert failed: write_raw_image. Status 7
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
For clockworkmod users, you can just drop it anywhere on /sdcard and then just point cm app to that file as an update.zip to run.

For standard recovery, put the zip in the root of /sdcard and then rename it to update.zip. Lastly, you need a /recovery/command file in /sdcard. This file can be found in most of my ROM's, or the original homebrew 1.0.0 stock ROM I created. Reboot and then recovery should kick and update the firmware.

I used a vanilla 2.2 image, and then copied over the system.img from the samples folder (that's needed to be able to actually alter /system - I wasn't aware of that until today). From there, all I did was install their OTAUpdater.apk as a user app, and then altered the build.prop so that the test keys matched a TnT device.

I suppose it could be regional. But it's definitely not checking mac addresses since mine it not even close to a GTab device. I'm still amazed that the apk even worked, happily so!
[G Tablet General] wasserkapf:
I still haven't received the update. Have been checking all day, and even rebooted several times.

I'm not sure what exactly is the test keys. I see reference to it in my build. prop file, and I don't believe that I have edited that file recently. I did get the last update.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Roebeet,

Hmmm... There's a procedure I found, for installing market on emulator (Google 'varun emulator'... I still haven't figured how to paste links on my Gtab :)). He mentions deleting SetupSdk.apk, otherwise the emulator restores. I'm thinking you didn't need to copy system.img, but rather, delete that apk? Then maybe you could've used remounted /system using command line, then edit build.prop?

Jim
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Thanks for the work you do.

Damn, if this thing gives us a media player that works with SD2 I'm going to be seriously bummed....just paid for PowerAMP. Oh well, some days your the dog and sometimes your the hydrant.

roebeet - if you figured out the updater will I be able to update from TnT lite 2.2, I really don't want to have to re-install all my apps (43 downloaded) or is there a way to backup and migrate the installed apps and data when loading a new ROM. If so please let me know, I'm too new to this fantanstic OS and have a long, long way to go to achieve any real level of competence but I keep plugging along.
[G Tablet General] ItsDon:
I'm currently running VEGAn (with CWM .08) and want to know if it is possible to run the new TnT update (fully wiping prior of course) and be able side-load the current working flash and get the Market working? That's all I'd really need. Possible?
[G Tablet General] rickyt63:
Here's back up link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4XWHJU28
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I'm thinking the update to 3.0.0 should not require a user wipe but, as usual, I would recommend it. New kernel, new framework, so could see some weird things if you don't wipe data.
[G Tablet General] Frozen001:
Just flashed the linked rom and did a factory reset after the flash. My screen look nothing like yours... Did I miss something?

UPDATE: never mond... just noticed the home button...

So When are they going to include the ability to Sync my GMAIL calendar and Exchange Calendars?? This is my bigist problem with the stock firmware...

Thing I have noted in this firmware: Some changs in the mail application. When I setup a net account I noticed an improved status screen when connecting to the server the first time. Still can only Sync back 1 month. I would prefer longer, actually wand all off my mail synced, but at a minimum 3 months would work. Also in the Mail setup there is a manual setup button at the top.

Angry Birds is installed by default.

Syncing Contacts is not Automatic. This should be automatic if you have a GMail or Exchange Account

The Package installer is has an improved UI

No Flash as far as I can tell.

There are a few widgets available...

Overall I like where this is going.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Hit the "home" app -- it will flip the device into "vanilla Android" mode. And then you can choose a wallpaper from there.
[G Tablet General] beepoo83:
hey roobeet have you registered you device on VS g tablet website when you got. if yes, maybe this is the reason. you get the notification
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I did register, but I can't see how my email / name / address could affect whether or not I see the update. It's not like they have my IP address(?).

Again, the bizarro thing is that I saw the update on my frankenrom Android emulator.
[G Tablet General] Frozen001:
See my edited post... I figured it out.. left some comments about the new ROM.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
(didn't mention this before) - I use adb to back up my stuff, like so:

./adb pull /data/app ./backup-gtab

(pulls all my user apks into a subfolder called "backup-gtab". Keep in mind that the syntax is for Ubuntu). And, for data such as Angry Birds saved info, I use Titanium Backup. Given how many times I wipe this things, backing up my user apks is essential.
[G Tablet General] Frozen001:
Cannot use the e-mail app... get force close on both my work exchange account, and my g-mail account (again set up as an exchange account).
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Yeah, that's what I figured....Same thing goes with Windows. You can but you shouldn't. OK I'm convinced. Thanks for the adb pull info, didn't know about that. I will do exactly that....I can figure out the differences. Running the Android dev kit on a Windows virtual machine (XP-sp3). Had some issues with my x64 desktop windows 7 so I used the XP mode virtual machine (x86 based). I do have a Ubuntu 10.10 desktop...just don't have it set up for Android developement.
[G Tablet General] enoughsaid:
Flashed back to stock and no OTA update yet. Says 3053 is the latest. Nothing on VS support page either.

Are we 100% sure this is the "official" release?

enoughsaid
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I've been checking my Android emulator throughout the day and it keeps showing up as available. I don't know why others aren't picking it up but it definitely seems legit to me.

Could it possibly be a DNS issue of some kind? Can you manually download it? Does that DNS entry resolve?
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Yes, DNS for the original URL you posted resolves, and I can download it, but still doesn't show on my Gtab.

Jim
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
roebeet - Do you happen to know where a link to the 2nd update (3053) can be accessed. I have the original stock .img, 1st update (2967), and 3rd upate (3316) from you. I would like to have a compete set if possible for reference or recovery.
[G Tablet General] enoughsaid:
Yes I can manually download it and the DNS resolves as this:

Name: cdce.sje008.internap.com

Address: 75.98.86.72

Aliases: tapntap.http.internapcdn.net, http.sje008.internap.com

OTA updater no go.

enoughsaid
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
You can grab it in the vanilla ROM's section (see the FAQ area in my sig) or you can grab it from TnT themselves:

http://tapntap.http.internapcdn.net/tapntap/update-smb_a1002-3053-user.zip

Here's my results (btw, I'm a FIOS user in North Philly - BUT, I don't use their horrible DNS server, I use 4.2.2.2):

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;tapntap.http.internapcdn.net.	IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:

tapntap.http.internapcdn.net. 30 IN	CNAME	http.nym011.internap.com.

http.nym011.internap.com. 37241	IN	CNAME	cdce.nym011.internap.com.

cdce.nym011.internap.com. 23	IN	A	75.98.38.78

Notice the different IP. Now granted, it could be load balanced so that might not mean anything. Or, there could be a screwy DNS issue going on and you're actually hitting the wrong server. Or maybe I am and I got some UAT update. Who knows?

If I did get a UAT update, then TnT Inc are still to blame here because I should have never seen it. But, given that they said the update was going our by the 19th leads me to believe that this is legit. I guess a call to CS tomorrow is in order.
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Thanks roebeet. Downloading now. I appreciate the patience with the basic level questions I am asking...I will eventually progress to a higher level of incompetence.
[G Tablet General] enoughsaid:
You are closer to the east coast so you are hitting internap in New York "nym001.internap.com"

I am closer to the west coast so I am hitting internap in San Jose "sje008.internap.com"

Load balance issue it is.
[G Tablet General] Frozen001:
Am I the only one seeing FCs with the E-Mail app on this ROM?
[G Tablet General] cyberbillp:
I didn't get the ota update, but I downloaded it from this forum. How do I install it?
[G Tablet General] gujjulive:
I am playing with it for few hours and not bad. Did anybody tried G sensor? Still have 90 degree issue?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
If you have standard recovery, you'd need to rename the zip to "update.zip" and then drop it into the root of /sdcard (so, if you mount your device to your F drive, you'd need to drop it so it shows up as F:\update.zip.

Also, you'd need a recovery\command file, also on that same drive letter. You can find this recovery folder on most of my ROM's. Get that, reboot into recovery (power and volume up) and the update should run.

I keep one broken game for testing, and its still broken.
[G Tablet General] lcyn:
Do not care for update

I installed the new update, and played with it for a few hours, and found it to be sluggish. I much prefer the Vegan rom. So I switched back, and am much happier, as it is faster and smoother. Vs needs to scrap that Tnt albatross and start over.
[G Tablet General] Mikeg1969:
New update is not bad......an out of the box solution that "almost" works. Reinstalled flash with no problems and Homerun 3D Baseball works now but I can't get the full market back again.....only the market fix is working (the partial fix):confused:
[G Tablet General] cyberbillp:
thanks

That seems to have worked.

Angry Birds Seasons looks broke, I'll re-install when I get to a wifi site (at work now, shh....). Everything else looks like it works perfectly (AFAIK without wifi to test everything).

Need to send this off to my Dad today, just getting it setup for him for X-Mas and was waiting on this patch.

Sad there was no official Flash included, I'll leave the Flash version I sideloaded. It works pretty good. At least good enough for the IMDB and YouTube sites. Thanks for your help, he'll be happy.

I've starting liking this device so much, I really want one for myself. Maybe Santa will deliver? lol
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I found the root cause for Angry Birds Seasons being broken, and it's because they put Angry Birds into /system. I had this same issue with the TnT Lite 3.0 beta so my "fix" is to remove Angry Birds entirely - TnT Lite users can just install it as a user app, as they have before.

It was a nice idea, but the execution was faulty. They needed a real AB addict in their UAT.
[G Tablet General] da-slicksta:
New update

Did anyone bother call the 800 number? I called and they told me that the FLASH update will be coming today
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
Everybody,

Do you think VS or whoever could be subtle enough to let the .zip file hang out where it could be found -- with the idea of testing the waters and getting reaction to the update?

By now I'm sure they know how we feel about it and what is and isn't working.

Rev
[G Tablet General] Lnin0:
So who has gotten the 3316 update automatically over the air? I have completely stock gTab and nothing about 3316 yet. I recieve the 3035 update OTA last week without issue.

I would not put too much stake in what the 800 number says. I used to work in a call center and know that information is slow to filter down.
[G Tablet General] beepoo83:
sane situation, no update
[G Tablet General] S2W:
I was going to wipe out and go back to stock, but I will wait for Roebeet to bring this bad boy up for us.
[G Tablet General] Talldog02:
Same here. Sitting on 3053. Talked to VS Customer Support. They had me do a Factory Data Reset. It had no effect. Still on 3053. No other illuminating information about a solution from them.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I called CS as soon as they opened today, and they had no information on Flash. So, I guess it's possible that they go more information in the last hour.

I hope Flash does come today, although I'm not sure how it will be pushed down.
[G Tablet General] Fuzzy John:
On 3053 as well, waiting anxiously. Is it possible that 3053 broke the automatic update?
[G Tablet General] S2W:
If flash does come out today I will definitely be excited and will have more confidence in VS to offer the source for the guys here to play with.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Seems since the Advent Vega OEM was asked to remove Flash and is a Tegra 2, the issue appears due to Tegra 2 and not device specific. Elocity 7 has Flash, but will Adobe ask them to remove theirs, too?

Adobe is falling right into the hands of Apple's spin about them, by the way they are handling all of this. The Gtablet plays Flash better than any device I have tried: Droid, Droid 2, Droid X, Incredible, Galaxy S, Tab and especially the Archos 101.

Seems the perception problem is VS and Nvidia, but the root of the problem is Adobe.

added:

Please consider that Flash plays better on the Gtablet than any other device listed above, but not approved- that is stupid crazy.
[G Tablet General] pmcnano:
Meh all this situation is bull****. Anyway, for the person that asked before, the accelerometer is still broke, tried to play Asphalt and no-go 90-degree issue!
[G Tablet General] GTablet:
Trying to root the update using Z4Root

Hey Guys,

I have this update on a brand new tablet that was purchased last night; however I can not root the device using Z4Root... anyone else run into this yet?

Any other Root app that you guys would recommend?
[G Tablet General] Lnin0:
Out of the box you had 3316 or did it do you get an update over the air to 3316 when you turned it on?

As to the Flash certifiction. Unless I see a release with it this week I am sticking to my theory that Adobe/Samsung cut a deal to keep Flash 'tablet exclusive' until after the holiday. Advent was told to pull Flash because Adobe wanted to maintain some quality control - HA! Quality control? and then they grant certification to the Samsung Galaxy ?
[G Tablet General] jacindc:
Just posted by @Viewsonic:

We've had no hardware issues with gTablet. We're planning a software update which will address many user concerns.

http://twitter.com/#!/ViewSonic/status/16913199433519105
[G Tablet General] GTablet:
No... it had the old stock rom out of the box from before thanksgiving; then it did the ota update to the one that was provided prior to this lastes release. Then the darn tablet bricked... endless boot loop... I just bit the bullet and put vegan b3 on it... works like a champ!
[G Tablet General] OfficialViewSonic:
We're here - and are listening

We will get s/w update out ASAP. We're also releasing the kernel this week. The gTablet should NEVER have been pulled. Are working with Staples to address this.

Stay with us - we'll make it right for you!
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
AWESOME! :D
[G Tablet General] dragonfly1113:
How did you get vegan on it without rooting it? You said that you couldnt use z4root. I ask because I hope to be getting a g tablet for xmas and want to make sure that rooting isnt disabled with the new release like some of the android phones.
[G Tablet General] GTablet:
OfficialViewSonic,

That is excellent news! Please keep up the pressure and keep this product on the market; it is the clear winner from a hardware perspective and if you guys can fix the software issues you will be making and selling more of these than you could imagine!
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
My emulator just dropped down from 3316 to 3053

Looks like they pulled it - I've been seeing 3316 for the least day, and now its gone. :)
[G Tablet General] New2Android:
Probably conincides with the viewsonic tweets-pulling the new update that is.
[G Tablet General] cyberbillp:
3316

Went home at lunch and ran every app. Yanked Ab Seasons, doubt my Dad will run it anyways.

Flash now seems to run better in a browser, it used to have problems staying inside the frame, or probably the reverse, the browser draws a better frame for flash now. Or maybe the website I used changed..... Looks better anyways.

Media is found on /sdcard2 now! Yah!

Access to Android Home now. *sigh* Nice for users who know what they are doing, but I see it as perhaps a bit confusing for my totally non-techie Dad. (He's been living in the Alaska wilderness for a few years, seriously).

Everything seems a tad faster. Good job. Wish Flash was there by default, but otherwise, everything is looking real nice. Going to the postman today.

Now I just need to talk the Wife into getting me one of these for myself.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
holding off on TnT Lite 3.0.0, given the recent chatter

If they are cooking a new update, there's no point releasing what I have. I'll give it another few hours.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
You know, with all the effort that you're putting into rectifying THEIR product, I'd think that they'd do a better job of communicating what they're doing?

JMHO...

Jim
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
BTW, for anyone who has 3316 installed AND Flash, does the default browser still intermittently crash back to home, or is that fixed?

Jim
[G Tablet General] copc:
Good point, If I was a company like them that had dev's like XDA I would be working with them to hype up or products. Not only would you gain favor with us techies, but they could learn a few things that would make a better product for general users.
[G Tablet General] jfholijr:
Mine does it too. But not enough to be of any real bother.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
I wasn't even thinking about hyping or gaining favor, but rather that roebeet had probably already started putting time into Modding 3316, which would be wasted effort if VS is coming out with another update soon ...

Jim
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Is that even with 3316?
[G Tablet General] jturner49:
got the 3116 update, now what?

Downloaded the 3116 update zip file. Do I need to manually unzip this file? Rename it to something else? Wait for the "official" release to download automagically?

Lol, it's confusing to be a 25 yr PC veteran and an Android "newbie".

For now.... I'm keeping the stock roms..... This sure does remind me of the early Tandy 1000a pc days when we tried to put a 20 MB mfm HD into a "stock" machine.... Imagine selling a pc without a HD?!!!
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
Roebeet,

I hate to raise the question, but does anyone know for certain that OfficialViewSonic is who he says he is. Sometime when you are chatting with them, see if you can get them to confirm.

I don't care who it is -- just that "they" are giving us good info.

There are so many kooks on the Internet these days that I am careful who and what I take at face value.

If what this person messaged is true, I am encouraged. It looks like the software, etc. is sooooooo close. Would be a shame to mess us now!

Rev
[G Tablet General] wiredmonkey:
Does having the kernel source mean that folks like Roebeet could create 2.3 and eventually 3.0 ROMs from it? Not really sure how that works.
[G Tablet General] jacindc:
Just go look at the official Viewsonic Twitter feed.

http://twitter.com/viewsonic
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
They're not telling me anything. I have to make assumptions and work on things going to those assumptions.

The VS Twitter feed is being updated by the VP of Marketing, I believe.

Kernel source (hopefully) means drivers, which means that we could build our own kernels.
[G Tablet General] OfficialViewSonic:
My name is Adam Hanin - I'm the VP of Marketing for ViewSonic... I also handle our tweets. To show you I am who I say I am, I'll send a tweet at 12:39 Pacific time that says "Thanx to the XDA community for your support".
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
As a customer, it's wonderful to see you here :)!
[G Tablet General] ichibansf:
Roebeet, you are famous now! Got this from Viewsonic's tweet.

computersight.com/computers/viewsonic-g-tablet-update-and-kernel-release-staples-recall-unjustifiable/
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
Mr. Hanin,

Thank you for responding. I was trying to get some kind of verification of the authenticity of your posts, but it would not have been necessary for me that you include your name -- and certainly not a "prove yourself" message!

I also am sure you know about the kooks too.

There are a lot of good people in these forums and many of us in addition to the devs are working to make our G-Tablets great.

One request: It seems to me that next to software, the biggest single issue is the screen. I don't have a problem with it because I always have it in front of me. Could you, however, send a message on to your hardware people asking them if a higher quality screen is available from your supplier. I am sure many of us current users would be interested in finding one at a reasonable cost -- and I think it would a good idea for your hardware people to study said possible upgrade as a future improvement in the product. Might take someone a few minutes, but would be a Win/Win as I see it.

Thanks,

Rev

P. S. -- BTW, I am like a pile of other folks here. I have bought ViewSonic monitors for years. I'd like to see the G-Tablet get that same kind of respect.