[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] bigdaddynw:
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Disclaimer: I am ONLY showing you what I did to make the Kernel and ROM work for me. I am in no way implying a guaratee it will work for you. As with any flashing procedure there is a potential for "bricking" your device. I take no responsibility in your device failure. If your proceed with my instructions you are conceding you agree and are performing all operations on your own.

It is my experience, you can't brick your phone as long as you can put the VGT in download mode (power+vol. down). You can accidentally put the incorrect files in a specific slot but this can only happen if you are using Heimdal or Odin. If you use Heimdal or Odin, be certain you have a safety net, like making sure you have a way to bring back to default. When you flash into the Modem slot make sure you have the original modem file if not and the modem file you flashed does not work, say goodbye to your 3G. I strongly recommend you use extreme caution when flashing to the boot loader slots, this is where you can single handedly brick your VGT!

OK so I've seemed to learn allot (use that term loosely) and now can explain to you my road to success:

Per the above, this is what I was able to do.

VERY FIRST THING I DID WAS

- Used the instructions from the link below to make absolutely sure I had a completely factory stock image. Link http://www.droidforums.net/forum/sa...84-how-restore-vzw-galaxy-tab-stock-dj11.html DO THIS FIRST!!, IT WILL SAVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME. I thought flashing the Verizon_zimage would restore to factory

WRONG!

IT DOESN'T, this is NOT a factory image!! Sorry to be bold but I want to make sure everyone understands you have to make sure you are factory before you start. At least this is what I HAD to do.

First I was NEVER able to use Heimdal and flash the entire package from page one (option A or B, ODIN didn't like the Image, gave me an error when I opened it and A, well see above).

The instructions first ask you to perform tasks on this this page :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870690&highlight=recovery+BETA

In this page it is HIGHLY recommends you use the Verizon Tab Recovery Bootstrap (VTRB) and in this page it asks you flash the Verizon_zimage via the CWM 3.0.0.0 interface. This ALWAYS fails for me "installation aborted" is what is returned. But from what I can tell is it possible Boushh meant to reference this page for purely the ext4 portion? Since VTRB does format the tab in ext4 and his kernel requires ext4. I am not sure and I don't want to take away from the excellent instructions Boushh created, for me this is all I used - VTRB for (ext4)

So what I did is install and run VTRB, then cleared cache(s) and reset to factory and rebooted. For Noobs the Dalvik cache is in the Advanced area.

Next I moved the .tar file "KhasMek.Voodoo.plus.CDMA.Tab.v4.OC.tar" (found below) to my SD card and installed SGS Kernel Flasher from the market HERE.

In SGS, I BACKED UP MY KERNEL FIRST, then flashed the tar with SGS, Noobs, this is done through the Android OS as SGS runs in Android. When it was complete, SGS said it was going to reboot, for me this did not happen, for others it did. To be safe, if it doesn't reboot manually, I would wait a few minutes before I manually rebooted.

Once this process is done, I installed SetCPU, opened and checked my Max was set to 1400000 (1.4GHz). Then I went to settings, About Phone, scroll to bottom and check your Kernel version has changed to "boushh@PortaHobbix #1". Truly if your Max in SetCPU is 1.4GHz then it is my opinion you are ready to roll but the extra check is my normal anal-retentive self.

At this point you are running the super-high-bad-boy KhasMek kernel v4. Pat yourself on the back, you are of a vary small elite which took Samsung's lack of engineering into your own hands and have a product they should have produced from day one. :p

NEXT LETS INSTALL THE KhasMek's K-leanMod v3 ROM. DISCLAIMER: there may be a version 4, I'm not able to find it. If it exists, please someone alert me and I will change the link.

V3 will change your appearance (among other things), most notably the screen resolution (for lack of a better term). The resolution allows a much more condensed look, which for me I like. There are other improvements, you can read here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=941749.

To install this, you need to use CWM 2.5 which if you have the V4 kernel installed, CWM 2.5 is already installed.

Before I go further this is where I want to point out that I think the CWM 3.0 has been a problem for me. Before I had the V4 kernel installed, I tried to install the V3 ROM using CWM 3.0.0.0 (installed when you install VTBR). Moved the KhasMek.DJ11.KleanMod.v3.zip to my SD card. The VTRB already installed and ext4 was intect. All cache(s) were cleared, I set to factory and rebooted into recovery. When I chose install file from zip and selected the KhasMek.DJ11.KleanMod.v3.zip, then told it yes install. It gave me a host of errors!! Also when I tried to install the Verizon_zimage I also had errors. CWM v.3 seems to be a problem for me!

Make sure you have KhasMek.DJ11.KleanMod.v3.zip moved to your SD card. Boot into recovery, then install file from zip, choose KhasMek.DJ11.KleanMod.v3.zip. Select Yes to install. It will take about 5 minutes and when done it will return "success...".

*** When I rebooted, it hung on the black screen. Remember the Verizon screen has been removed so this would be the same as hanging on the Verizon screen. There is a difference however, even though it hung on the black screen, it was partially booted because when I pushed the power button, the normal closing options appeared (Silent, Data network, Airplane, Power off).

I would recommend you follow the instructions under "Known Issues" where you are instructed to clear cache etc.. Once I did this I booted perfectly. SAVE YOURSELF TIME JUST CLEAR THE CACHE ETC BEFORE YOUR FIRST BOOT :-)

ALSO

It takes a while to boot to the home screen the first time so BE PATIENT!!

only issue I've experienced is Email process FC's multiple times on boot and also when I open it. Not too much of problem as I use a third party email app. I have heard waiting for a synce will fix it but I'm not sure what syncs. I have my Google account sync'd and I dont use the factory email app. More input from a knowledgable source would be appreciated.

Other issue is Firefox Mobile 4.0 crashes.

Thats it, my two sense hope it helps.