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[G Tablet General] butchconner:
PING: jimcpl -- info for you

jimcpl,

PMs were down, so I am just posting this as a reply so you and anyone else who needs this will have it:

In this thread about nvflashing, you have a reference to the nvidia developer download area. I think they may have taken the .msi file you recommend out of there. I was looking for it yesterday and found a substitute for the USB driver (or at least a re-packaged version.

Then I found a post in the Developer nvflash thread which lists a direct download link for what I think you were saying get. (The SDK) Thought you might want to check your thread and update it if needed since Roebeet refers to it.

"Since this post I have found a post by CyHawk which has a direct link to the nVidia Android SDK:

http://developer.download.nvidia.com...o_20101105.msi

If you download and install this it looks like it includes the nvflash stuff in the "windows" files listed above --

and more importantly it has a folder in it called "usbpcdriver" which contains the same files as the Advent

Vega download above. I have not used the nVidia SDK stuff, though, so I can't vouch for it."

Thanks for your help.

Rev
[G Tablet General] Otreblada:
NVFlash the easy way

Get this zip from mediafire.Instructions inside zip file. It does work I created this zip after struggling for almost 1 hr trying to flash back stock rom.

http://www.mediafire.com/?5op96ostv5w2qiy
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
all,

otreblada's .zip file as referenced above pulls together the two .zip files and the USB driver directory I used to create an NVFlash directory on my PC and then flash my G-Tablet after a bad lockup.

As he said, with these files loaded in a subdirectory, all you have to do is hook up the cable, go into APX mode (power/Volume- at the same time), load the USB driver, and run the .bat file.

All of that is described in my post 3798 in Roebeet's 5.0.0 thread.

Rev
[G Tablet General] edirector:
Hi,

Still trying to get the apx to show up. I am able to get the nvflash window stating it is starting, but in 32 bit. Enter to continue: However after that nothing happens. I tried loading the nvidia usb driver .exe to approach it from a different angle along with the android version at one point in time. All my inputs are non-functioning on the actual VS device. Problem with Windows 7, 64 bit with a nvidia 3D optimus graphics card and nvidia drivers already on my system. The usb program goes through the installation then nothing. Not sure if there is some kind of conflict going on with the driver installation or why I never see apx. Or if the drivers are actually being loaded on to the system. How can I verify if that part of the process is successful and move forward from that standpoint?

Any suggestions on how to get one of the set of the usb driver approaches to fully work?
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
edirector,

You don't have to "install" the USB, per se. I didn't even use an .exe to install it.

You have to get the USB directory into your "NVFlash" directory. The directory named

"USB" has the NvidiaUsb.inf file in it as well as an "i386" directory and an "amd64" directory in it. The two directories actually have all the drivers your system might need in them.

So you have your nvflash files, your .img files and the USB driver directory in your NVFlash directory. You are ready.

Turn on the G-Tablet (power button) while holding down the (Volume-) button to get into APX mode. You actually don't have to be hooked up to the PC to do this.

Then hook the tablet to the PC using the mini-USB to USB cable.

When you hook up the USB cable, your PC should flash a message telling you it is installing the USB driver -- but it can't because it doesn't know where your USB driver directory is and so will fail.

Once it has failed, click "Start" then "Control Panel" then "Device Manager." On Device Manager you find a device called "APX" listed with a yellow "!" (exclamation point) on it because the load failed. Double-click the "APX" and you will get a driver

info screen which has a "Update Drive" button. Click the update button and when it comes up it will give you the choice of searching the internet or searching the local drives for the drive. Choose the local option and select the "Browse" button out beside it. When you do, do to the NVFlash directory and then the USB directory and point the updater at the "USB" directory with the .inf in it.

When you click next, it should bring up a message saying the driver author is unknown or something like that. You need to tell it to proceed and it will successfully finish loading the drivers.

Now you are ready to flash and need to run "nvflash_gtablet.bat". A black command box will appear and list the flashing process as it occurs. Somewhere in there it gives you a message to press enter to continue -- do so.

When it finishes while still connected to your PC it will boot -- hopefully successfully -- to the normal main screen of Update/software version 2638.

That being done you are back in business. If you get wireless working, you will get a message to update to OTA 3588 almost immediately and that will get you back almost to current. If it doesn't appear quick enough for you, go to the "Update" icon and

manually request it.

I hope this helps you. If you have trouble or questions, Roebeet has put a couple of links to threads myself and others have put together to help others with this process.

I have been somewhat more detailed here because I know your problem and know you were working hard one it. Please don't be offended -- I'm not trying to do anything except make sure the process is right and that it helps you.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

Rev

EDIT: For more (maybe similar but with more reference links) on USB driver sources:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=989320
[G Tablet General] Chumley.Wonderbar:
I need help...

Your zip and instructions were great - thanks!

However, I still have the same problem that existed before this process. My GTab is boot looping. It gets to the G Tablet screen (after the Viewsonic screen), sits for about three seconds, then reboots.

I've tried a few different recovery options, but none have worked (including following your nvflash instructions precisely). It flashed and rebooted, but same problem.

Any advice? FWIW - this problem just started happening out of the blue, not during an update. Last night it was working fine - today, boot looping.
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
I can' t say that I have an obvious answer, but can you tell us a little more about what Rom you are running? When it is looping, if you hold down the power button will it turn off correctly? If you press power/volume+ do you in fact get a recover still? The opposite, if you press power/volume- do you get the black APX screen?

My first notion is to suggest installing clockworkmod. You would have to use an external SDcard with a recovery/command file edited to point to /SDcard2. Or you would have to nvflash CWM (which I have never done but I have seen fairly new

instructions for in the Developer Forum.)

If you can get CWM to install, then I would go in and do a factory data wipe. I would find the menu item for partitions and I would repartition to 2048 and 0. And I would wipe the caches.

When I hear about a G-Tablet acting like yours, I worry about the file system.

If none of the above work, do you have a return option? And I don't know much about the RMA option though there is a thread in General about that.

I have not heard of a G-Tab which was totally bricked yet, so I hope my suggestions and those of others will help you get it back to normal.

Good luck. And let us know how it goes?!

Rev
[G Tablet General] Chumley.Wonderbar:
Finally got it running again

Through much trial and error - using NVFlash and CW in various combinations with TnTLite ROMS and stock TnT ROMs - finally got a combination where I was able to get to original stock, boot cleanly, and load TnTlite 5.0. Phew. Three hours of work.
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
Way to go!! Congratulations, sounds like you earned it.

Rev
[G Tablet General] justincky:
Thanks a bunch, the Vega driver helped me a bunch and worked with Windows 7 x64.
[G Tablet General] marriaga1:
Thanks.... works fine :-)
[G Tablet General] jasonwuzthere:
Thanks, finally got it. I don't know how to thank people, but if I could many woule go out on both of these threads!
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
jason,

There is a "Thanks" button over on the right bottom of a post close to Quick Reply

when you appreciate something or someone.

Rev
[G Tablet General] gtabman:
Hi Jim,

as a noob in this forum, I'd like to know my gTab partion to flash the stock bird image. Before flashing blindly, thought I follow your instructions. So far so good until I tried to use the command:

nvflash.exe --bl <PATH_TO_DROPBOX_ZIP_DIR>\bootloader.bin --go

It gives me the following msg:

The system can not find the file specified.

I have successfiully installaed the APX and verify that "NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for Mobile devices" appear under Universal Serial Bus controllers.

Thank you in advance.
[G Tablet General] Butch1326:
It may be best for you to copy the bootloader.bin file to the directory where you are running the nvflash from. It's best to eliminate variables that can cause issues....
[G Tablet General] gtabman:
Thank you for the quick response Butch1326. I did verify the nvflash I'm runnining is in the same folder as the bootloader.ini under c:\NVIDIA\tegra_froyo_20101105
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Hi,

It's needing the "bootloader.BIN" file, not the "bootloader.INI" file.

If on Windows, try a "dir" command to see if there is a bootloader.bin file listed.

If on Linux, try an "ls" command to see if there's a bootloader.bin file listed. Also, if Linux, you'll need to confirm that, if the bootloader.bin file IS where you think it should be, that the file has the right permissions on it (you'll need at least read permissions).

Jim
[G Tablet General] gtabman:
Hi Jim,

yes, I meant bootloader.bin and verified that it's in the same folder as the nvflash.exe. I am using windows xp and use the command prompt window.

So confuse...so close yet so far away...

Thanks for your reply.

Erwin
[G Tablet General] gtabman:
Hi Jim,

this may sound stupid, but the "<PATH_TO_DROPBOX_ZIP_DIR>", is this something that needs to be change for the specific gTab or it should work as is? I tired different nvflash command (without connecting to gTab) to try and it seems to work fine, e.g.

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 6 boot.img and it comes up with the msg below:

nvflash started

USB Device not found.

Thanks again!
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
That "<....>" was meant to signify a placeholder for the directory where you have the bootloader.bin file.

So if bootloader.bin is in the same directory as nvflash, just drop the "<...>" part.

Jim
[G Tablet General] gtabman:
Ha..ha..DUH! Thank you so much Jim.

It works - I got my readable foo.txt.

Thanks again for your help!
[G Tablet General] hushpup131:
can't seem to get out of the APX mode

I've done so many NVFLASHes, CWM repartitions, all with 100% success to reach the TNT 1.1-3588

I'm read so much but I have not reached the right combo to see the birds splash across my screen. As a result, I can not reach the stock ROM nor CWM without executing an NVFLASH.

I've even split the tablet open to press the little white reset button, sure hope that was it...

I'm sensing that without seeing the feathered trio, I may be at a stock machine but it's not quite fixed yet..

May I ask for your thoughts of another path I may try?
[Android Software Development] bled82:
Hey everyone i have been looking around the web for awhile now and think i have found what i need to make an external display for my android that i could use like the new Motorola atrix netbook dock thing . Any help with this would be greatly appreciated , if anyone with dev knowledge is willing to work with me on this i am willing to buy the equipment and test it . might even be able to buy a mimo monitor for the dev once it has been tested and works . ok so here are the links for what i want .

MIMO monitor http://www.mimomonitors.com/ this will be the touchscreen display .

Display link the driver makers for linux windows and osx for the monitor .

http://www.displaylink.com/support/index.php

a page where it looks like some one already started this project .

http://sites.google.com/site/voyageofbeagleboard/Home/displaylink-for-android
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camokillin:
I used unrevoked to root my EVO-4G and put the nightly mod on the sdisk and tried updating in recovery by selecting flash update from sdcard. why didn't it work? Basically it started up the phone and would stay at the splash screen. I fixed it, but I would really like to flash some custom ROMs. I am now running 3.07 with radio 2.15 etc. is there something I am missing? I am somewhat new to this and all the info you can give me would really help.

ps: when I boot in hboot mode it says "Supersonic EVT3 ship s-off, HBOOT 2.02" on the top
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
You need to wipe your /data and /cache partitions before flashing. The easiest thing to do is download and flash the FORMAT_ALL.zip (search for it on here, I've attached it a few times) and then flash CM.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mlin:
Here is a link to Calkulin's mods, the Format all zip is in the OP (origianl post).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=785271

Also, if formatting doesn't work, try redownloading the ROM, perhaps you got a corrupt downlaod...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
Quite right! An MD5sum can verify this. Just run the md5sum command from the command line, or if you're on Windows, use this:

http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camokillin:
Thank you guys, I will certainly try the suggestions above. I did wipe all data/cache before flashing the first time. I thought that maybe the latest nightly ROM didn't have the propper radio version for my phone. Is this a possibility?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camokillin:
Alright, so I flashed the regular CyanogenMod the one that says "stable" because the nightly was just too experimental for me... lol. anyways, it looks the same as the Nightly did, I haven't noticed any problems yet, but how do I dl apps? I do not see a market
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmdunn:
You need to flash google apps, which is not included in CM.

edit: here's the link from Doc's signature ... http://goo-inside.me/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camokillin:
Thanks guys, I am on my way... Just a few more questions :-)

On the stock ROM they have a sweet VM app that allows you to listen to them without dialing. how would I do that with CyanogenMod? If there is a way...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
If you're talking about the Sprint Visual VoiceMail, if you search in the Themes & Apps section, you can find a download. Otherwise, the most popular voicemail solution is Google Voice, which is what I use.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camokillin:
I dl it from on of the forums THIS ONE and it works great, but I now get a text msg every time I get a vm. is there a better place for me to dl it where this will not happen. I am not satisfied with just blocking that text number like they suggest

edit: and how do I remove this one to add the other one if you CAN help me find a new one that will not text me
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camokillin:
Also, i cannot adb to my phone now that it is cyanogen, i uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled the adb/bootloader interface drivers with no success
[Nook Color General] tarheeldan:
I'm not sure if I missed a step or what have you, but I am unable to browse H:\ (NC internal storage) from my computer any longer, it's greyed out - same with F:\ (SD card). This is also true in Astro File Manager on the NC.

What I did:

1. Data Clean (3-button hold) & Factory Reset (8 boots)

2. Went through the standard setup screens in stock BN

3. Powered off, inserted SD card

4. Booted up Froyo

If I take out the SD card and boot up in stock, I have access to the 5GB drive - but Froyo just doesn't see it. Any help would be really appreciated - Nookie Froyo is a much nicer experience than stock BN 1.0.1 but it kinda sucks only having access to 700MB of storage.
[Nook Color General] deitiphobia:
You need to get the update version of 0.5.8 and extract. Then get the VOLD file from the system/bin folder and use ADB to push that file over to the system/bin folder. Then you need to change permissions of the file as explained below.

To push file: copy vold to your /tools folder.

adb push vold /system/bin/vold

adb shell

# cd /system/bin

# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system

#chmod 6755 vold

# ls -l vold
[Nook Color General] tarheeldan:
Thanks! :) I pushed vold over as you advised, chmodded it, and ls returns:

-rwsr-sr-x 1 0 0 51576 Dec 23 15:37 <-[1;32mvold<-[0m

rebooting now, and crossing fingers.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] aatrek:
Does any manufacturer make a "bumper"-style case for the Incredible? I'm looking for something like the iPhone bumper cases, where the case only wraps around the four side edges of the phone, leaving the back exposed.

I'm really just looking for something to cover the sides and corners - has anybody seen anything like this?
[Droid Incredible Accessories] bomber889:
no, and why would you only want it covering the sides?
[Droid Incredible Accessories] aatrek:
I have the white battery cover, and I like the look of it, but I want to protect the corners against drops.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] SteveG12543:
Doesn't verizon still sell the clear plastic case that snaps on? Its what I've got on mine. It doesn't obstruct the viewing of the back, and it protects the silver on the HTC logo too (I've heard that'll eventually come off and become black).

Sent from my [mute] Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] karrb:
I havent seen many cases for the incred
[Droid Incredible Accessories] bomber889:
ebay has hundreds
[Droid Incredible Accessories] lgldrgdlr:
Or you could find a cheap case and take a dremel to it.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] tjrocks91:
Look up this case I think you might like it. "Speck Candyshell HTC Incredible"
[Droid Incredible Accessories] LowRG:
Boxwave makes a clear TPU style flexible case, like the Amzer/VZW cases. Link below....

http://www.boxwave.com/products/diamondcrystalslip/htc-incredible-diamond-crystal-slip-case_3909.htm
[Droid Incredible Accessories] stfugtfo85:
Griffin reveal will give you exactly what you want.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAV1ApFOQ0I
[Droid Incredible Accessories] aatrek:
Yes, I know - I made that video and that thread :)
[Droid Incredible Accessories] brian85:
What's wrong with your reveal case?
[Droid Incredible Accessories] aatrek:
Nothing! This thread was made BEFORE I got the Reveal case, made the other thread, or filmed that video. That was my solution.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RubiconX:
--delete pls--
[myTouch 4G General] dani26286:
"I absolutely f***ing love this phone!!"...top 3 reasons u love,and/or hate your MT4G

Here are mine:

- fast

- sense/no(n) sense, 100% customizible out of the box

-free official wireless tethering, at pretty good speeds here in NYC.

And only one thing I hate, now that my therd one seems to be fully operating as advertised, is that no matter what I do, the damn S- off won't stick.
[myTouch 4G General] betin50:
well this worked for me 3x http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrtVzlsA_s
[myTouch 4G General] dani26286:
this was the last one i tried. still a no.

i wander what it is that i do wrong, cuz nothin seems to work?
[myTouch 4G General] checkthisSH:
I love everything about this phone.

It's fast and runs very smoothly.

I also love the wifi tethering.

What I don't like is the bloatware! ewwww
[myTouch 4G General] ArcticWolf91:
Wireless tethering is free?
[myTouch 4G General] dani26286:
got that right son... official & free!!!
[myTouch 4G General] VolcanicSkunk:
Three favorite things:

1. WiFi Calling - A must for my tiny, ****ty hometown where only VZW gets signal! And also the basements on campus.

2. Iced Glacier - After de-sensing this ROM it flies! So stable and ridiculous Quadrant scores! (2700+)

3. All the awesome mods in the Themes section - Currently running with a personally altered version of Pack's animated GYR Android battery and status icons, Diablo 2's font, also my Android 2.2 BIOS boot screen and one of the myTouch 4G splash screens I made!

This is just some of what can be done with this phone! What is there not to love?! In my opinion, best phone on the market!
[myTouch 4G General] jentzschman2000:
Ya, but at what OC to achieve that?
[myTouch 4G General] dani26286:
that's what i'm talkin about iriscience. how can i get some of that pimpin of yours, if the stupid s wont stay off.

gotta do me some more readin...
[myTouch 4G General] RavenWulf:
mine was hitting it with OC to 1708MHz
[myTouch 4G General] moonmanxo:
Whats De-sensing?
[myTouch 4G General] jentzschman2000:
Dang, that is cranked up! Hows the battery life/ temps that high?
[myTouch 4G General] lalab0y:
de-sensing i guess would be removing traces of htc sense from android..

however, iced glacier is probably the closest to stock rom..which i don't mind really, sense on the mt4g is really neat without the bloats of course
[myTouch 4G General] jentzschman2000:
Ya. It takes all the bloat out and refines the ROM for a more refined feel.
[myTouch 4G General] xdviper:
The FFC, tried it with tango and it's fun.

The form factor, it's a bar type and its nice and thin.

The speed is fast! Even without OC.

The cons: the screen is pretty much a hit or miss.

Battery life.

Battery life again, that's it. And the mytouch logo on top of the phone.
[myTouch 4G General] Chilled26:
For great battery life I highly recommend ice glacier, i get 10+ hours with moderate to heavy use.
[myTouch 4G General] xdviper:
Lol funny thing is I am on iced glacier right now and I get about 10 hours with light usage and about 6-10 hours depending on how hard I use it. I think I may have aa defective battery cause it stops charging randomly around after an hour and I have to reboot the phone to see the correct value of the battery's status.
[myTouch 4G General] Chilled26:
O I also forgot to mention to use gorilla's latest kernel. ;)
[myTouch 4G General] xdviper:
Lol again, I've tried it several times and thank God I've made nandroid backups before, it always goes into a bootloop for me.

I'm waiting for my replacement, when that comes (hopefully with a good screen) I'm going to redo everything and put gorillas kernel in there also.
[myTouch 4G General] dani26286:
battery life& logo, agreed...ugly logo tmo, pls change in the future, or just put it in the back.
[myTouch 4G General] TrueBlue_Drew:
Ice Glacier is NOT de-sensed. As a matter of fact it is 100% MySense. Dont get me wrong, I love it. But it is in no way de-sensed.
[myTouch 4G General] xdviper:
I think what they meant was that it got rid of all the bloatware on the phone. Its a Expresso sense rom , (T-Mobile's version of the Sense UI found on phones like the HTC evolution) just without the junk and faster than the stock.
[myTouch 4G General] TrueBlue_Drew:
I know what they meant, but removing bloatware from a rom does not make it de-sensed. A rom cannot be de-sensed. It is either a sense rom or it is not, no matter if it has bloatware or not. And FYI....Ice Glacier and the stock MT4G are MySense not Expresso Sense. Expresso Sense is what was on the MTSlide (2.1 Eclair). Also there is no phone made by HTC that is called the "Evolution" Maybe you are thinking of the HTC EVO (Supersonic) and that is a Sprint phone that runs normal HTC Sense.
[myTouch 4G General] nextbond:
How does it compare with iPhone4 ?
[myTouch 4G General] blancoisgod:
Compared to the iphone 4, this thing is WAY better. Seriously, go look at the specs of a jailbroken iphone and then a rooted mt4g.

I love my phone because...

SUPER FAST

very customizable

awesome build quality(now some may disagree, but i have yet to have probs with this thing)