yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foobaz123:
Same here on a ztab

Sent from the awesome ZTab :D
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurtwitt:
Yep, I use blue tethered to my incredible which works great. Not sure if i'd want to crack open my gtab and monkey around with it to solder on a component.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifeisfun:
I think you are missing the point folks,

internal would be way more convenient.

I wouldn't hesitate to solder it but still can't find the right module.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6.055chevy:
GPS

I bought the Gps module. Yes it fits the board and Yes it's installed.

I haven't finished installing it because you have to put power to the chip and install the Ant. Insturction are really not very good. I will get it finished but it's on the back burner now as I'm Modding my Viewpad 10 dual boot.

2GB ram 64GB hard drive with built in GPS. Windows 7 with Android 2.2

This Tablet Rocks Tuned up.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheQuicksilver:
Any chance you can share what module it is and/or the instructions?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifeisfun:
Yeah, that would be great :)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmduarte:
I really believe an external GPS would be much better, you can reorient to get the best signal. I have BT Delorme but can't seem to get it to pair even with BlueGPS.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KnightCrusader:
When did they release Android 2.x that works on x86?! I would go out and get a Dell Inspiron Mini Duo if I could run Froyo or Honeycomb on it as a dual boot option...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave615:
I've posted in another thread about my external keychain GPS receiver from Freedom. It works fine if I want to use the GTab for navigation in the car. It may be similar to the receiver sold by this Ebay seller.

Here's what I have:

http://www.freedominput.com/technical-support/technical-support/mini-gps
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noechelon:
It'll be cool if there were cases made with gps built in for tablets.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheJesus:
2.2 x86 came out a few weeks ago finally. Still buggy I'm sure and probably not all that fast.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rogersranch:
So how difficukt is the soldering work for tis mod?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifeisfun:
For now the most difficult part is to locate the right module.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roxxas049:
The part I'm interested in is the 2gb ram and 64 gb hard drive. Are those mods that you did yourself to your g tab? If so where can I get directions to do the same?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
That's on his Viewpad 10 ... not the G-tablet
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roxxas049:
Bah!!! just now saw that, was blinded by the specs
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P00r:
I spoke with the forum mods and they agreed to perm ban you if you do not provide us with a brand or part number for the gps module, if you provide a pics they will only ban you for 1 month :D

wooo, hold on, it's a scam...:o but it would still be nice of you to post some info on this module :D
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roxxas049:
Well.. while I'd love to see an internal gps module installed, if this isn't true it's nothing like the guy who lied about putting a new hi res ips screen on his g tab and then abandoned the thread when we asked for pics.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6.055chevy:
Picture of GPS Chip installed

Well that is not the case. The name and numbers were marked out when I received the chip. The Antenna that I am going to use is beside it.

Still a work in progress.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Truro411:
Take some alcohol to the marker...if they used a sharpie or similar it will come right off.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
installing the gps?

Could you put more pics of the installation. If the gtablet has the space for this module and the corresponding connections it would be a fantastic. Please make a list of parts and pics if possible. Thanks.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheQuicksilver:
That looks like a Trimble unit, but it's hard to tell with how small the picture is.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheQuicksilver:
Looking at my unit, I'm pretty sure you can't just drop a GPS in and solder it down and have it work.

Note there on the right, none of the support electronics are there. Good luck figuring out what it all should be without a schematic or reference hardware that has it (and even then you aren't likely to figure it out).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foobaz123:
I wonder if you might be able to identify the extra chip in my Zpad? It is in a similar location to where the GPS module goes. You can find pictures in the grab general forum. I don't have the link handy at the moment. Thanks.

Sent from the awesome ZTab :D
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6.055chevy:
Why would I need Good luck. I have the schematic to hook it up.

I just have to either install the Mosfet power transistor or pull power from LCD backlight control.

All other pins are working just missing the main power.

This is not something that I'm just trying to do. It works and has been tested.

The antenna is the draw back as the Passive one does not work very well.

That is why I'm using the active antenna.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
Could you provide us with the schematics that you mention? And also the chip information as well. Thanks. GPS is the only minus I can see on the Gtablet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6.055chevy:
I need to ask the seller that sold this to me if he minds if I share the info:(

It won't be fair to him.

I now have power to the chip and its working. When I click on the place app now it no longer just says wait but comes up with aps where to go. I just need to pick up a 1/4 watt 300 ohm resistor for the power to the active antenna and I will be ready to test.

I will try and keep you posted if it work as seller says it does.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P00r:
I agree about the other parts, without those it is doubtful that it will work
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
OK thanks. Keep us informed. I got one of the back protectors for my Gtablet from this place if you are interested "gotshadeonline dot com/products-page" . Well if there any specific part that you may need just ask I may have it. I work on electronics.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharstad:
I am interested in the internal GPS, just not sure I will really use it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
Well internal GPS would be very useful. Many apps depend of the network's location to operate. Also navigation would be more attractive with a bigger screen. Just think of real estate apps.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soumikpal:
looking forward to updates to this thread! this is definitely something i plan on doing to my gtablet. i've worked with electronics before and am not afraid to crack this thing open and do some soldering - i'm more concerned with making sure i have all the all the parts/antenna i'd need to get the install done once as i hate having projects open and sitting...

you should let the seller know that if he shares the schematics with you, you can make a detailed parts list & post about the install and most likely drive a few more sales his way for the actual parts from this forum and its members alone.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
It would be awesome an install kit. He may make a killing with us.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xargon321:
i had talked to the seller and he informed me he sold all he had and sold his gtab as well, i then asked him where he got the gps module and he has not sent a msg back yet so i dont think we are going to get anything more from him.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
In that case we need to get the part number on the chipset that you got and the schematics. I can help putting a shop list together and also purchasing a few of the parts from an electronics supplier.

It would be helpful if you start on that ASAP.

Thanks.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xargon321:
its Chevy that got the gps and such i just happend to msg the seller to inquire about the gps and thats what i was told
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
Sorry for that. The comment was for "6.055Chevy". He needs to get his ^%$ together and put it here.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6.055chevy:
Here you go

Here is the part number for the GPS chip

Mouser P/N 712-RXM-GPS-SG-B

There is more than just this chip you need. You better be good if your going to try this.

Don't Blame me If you toast your Tablet

I did get it installed and the chip works but I'm having trouble with Antenna.

I'm not sure if I have a bad Antenna or what. I have ordered a new one to try again.

I am going to install a different chip set if the antenna does not work.

Something that is alot easier to work with and that other people can do. I think I have found what I need to do this. I will update later but don't expect something over night.

There is no power going to the GPS chip so you have to pull power from other source. I used the USB 5+ to power the chip.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harleythatcher:
I cked availability of the GPS chip at Mouser and Digi-Key. Both are out until the May/June time frame. Cost is 35.00. I dn loaded the data sht and it was quite informative including a pin out. I am considering buying another Gtab just to use one for "FrankinTabing". I think with all the expertise we have on this forum it can be done.

Tt
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xargon321:
i read the pdf as well it looks like it can provide power for a anntena, im not sure if its active or not tho. 2.85v at 30ma
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruslan1313:
Well thanks for this info. The active antenna is the one with the power input. Now will see if we can finish the power supply circuit that is on the motherboard. It seem very simple, just need to reverse ingineering it a bit. If I find anything I will post it.

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I just thought of something. Could you take a look at the bluetooth chipset on your tablet(if posible) and take a pic of the power supply circuit. The voltage should be the same and this should be fairly similar. Just a wild get here.

My tablet arrives on saturday so I will be doing most of the surgeries after that.

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On another view check this out:

http://mouser.com/catalog/specsheets/M10214-A1_06MD-0004-3-PS.pdf
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vsc:
That isn't a resistor and if that is what you populated onto your board it is no wonder why your receiver sensitivity is poor. Your looking at what is known as a bias-T and the element in question is an inductor.

Also I note that you talked about FET's in relationship to the GPS. In fact they are LDO voltage regulators (e.g. the GPS wants to run off of 3.3V, not 5V or whatever else is floating around inside the tablet). And in fact the five terminal (SOT-23-5) device has an enable pin which is used for power management.

But my real question is, with the module in place and powered can you get a NMEA stream from the receiver?

Using Toradex's datasheet for their Tegra2 module, it is clear that Tegra2 has five UARTS with 3.3v logic I/O. Thus it is very likely one is directly connected to the GPS module without additional help.

One other question to be answered. While I only looked at the usual suspects for a powered GPS antenna nominally you get a 1 inch x 1 inch x 0.3 - 0.4 inch patch device. For example is there room for this to fit next to the antenna connector? Note that this would mean the antenna is looking out the back of the tablet's case, which is less than optimum especially for the SiRF III receiver's less than world class sensitivity. Also anything (e.g. plastic case) touching the patch will detune the antenna thus limiting sensitivity.

Edit: An alternate active antenna which looks attractive is Taoglas's ALA.01.07.0095A which can simply be taped into place and deals with localized noise from the tablet given the antenna design. The antenna's size is 10mm x 45mm x 3mm, which seems like it might be a good fit on the top of the tablet.

I might very well order the parts to make this happen, the only issue is the cost of the GPS module with respect to delivery schedule. That said to date I have only worked from pictures on this site and to finalize component selection's I'm afraid I have to break into the tablet and measure a few things.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jan dekkers:
Which one is it, the one with or without the the antenna ? Will the SR <with antenna> fit on the board ?

xxxx://xxx.mouser.com/linx/
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jan dekkers:
Chevy, did you just solder the Linx Chip or also any other supported components ? I am very interested in trying it out and am very interested in your success story and other information you are willing to share.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxdamage2122:
Any update on this?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vsc:
In fact yes.... Attached is my take on the components, less bypass caps, that are required to implement this. All available from Digikey as of this date. The cost of this list is about $52, where the GPS receiver and antenna are the big hitters as one would expect. Unfortunately this more than a minor percentage of the tablet's retail cost.

But realize that soldering these components onto the tablet's circuit board assembly (CCA) requires much more skill than most people would have and in fact requires a soldering iron that you won't find at (for example) Radio Shack. For reference I use a Metcal. End the end I'm not sure how useful this information will be to most people and there is a real potential to kill the tablet if the work is not done with some level of skill in this area.

A few notes,

1) I picked LDOs based upon their correct footprint, low quiescent current, and high maximum input voltage. On this latter point I didn't measure the input voltage to the LDOs in the tablet, so I just went conservative with respect to the devices chosen.

2) The GPS receiver datasheet says for the ferrite bead, 300 ohms at 100 MHz. But every bead that meets that specification that I found also doesn't have good isolation at ~1.5 GHz (GPS band). As such I picked a different bead based upon my "good" judgement which will provide isolation between the antenna and LNA supply.

3) Given that I haven't opened the tablet (yet), the antenna selection is suspect based upon its size. That said the antenna pattern and ability to work while touching other materials inside of the tablet makes the choice a good one. The question, will a 45x10x2.3mm antenna fit in the area next to the display (e.g. next to the WiFi antenna)?

4) It is unconfirmed that simply soldering down these components will enable the tablet to use the GPS receiver. For example we don't know if the Tegra2 is directly connected to the GPS module, or as postulated in another thread an intermediate device is used in the tablet's implementation. My take based upon the Tegra2 data sheet is that one of the Tegra2 UARTs can be directly connected to the GPS receiver, thus for cost reasons there wouldn't be any other components involved. But the guy who claims to have installed the receiver never responded to my question about this matter.

5) I should take the time to craft a list of bypass capacitors, but to be honest I'm planning to just grab stuff laying around so I haven't yet put thought into this yet. But I will and update this post.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmduarte:
I have my DeLorme BT20 (Sirf chipset) working. I used Bluetooth Widget to find it, and it shows up as paired not connected. Then I use Bluetooth GPS Provider to connect it. I could not find the Bluetooth Provider in Market on my Gtab. I had to use my Pandigital Novel that has been modded to full Android in order to get it from the Market. I guess my Gtab still doesn't see everything in the Market. Anyway, I Dropboxed the apk from my PD to my Gtab. I hope that's helpful.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmduarte:
I forgot to say that I am running VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1. I just wish I could get Google Earth to run and get paired to my BT20. Maps works with it and GPS Test sees it fine.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dony71:
where you got this gps unit for $20?

please provide link to buy
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fosser2:
I was wondering if anyone else had success with installing this chip? Some pictures would be great!
[Epic 4G General] johnp1991:
Ok so I downloaded the software samsung put out. When I click the icon after installing on my pc it takes me to a I agree or don't agree. I clicked agree and nothing happens.
[Epic 4G General] NoSoMo:
see my post here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=964260
[Android Apps and Games] zkibz:
Hi!

As the title said, what application can use to play .flv file? I tried yxplayer but it can't. :(
[Android Apps and Games] WiwiPouPou:
FLV player..?
[Android Apps and Games] jun4:
wuzhenhua

i use wuzhenhua player... it can play flv... but very slow...
[Android Apps and Games] spidermoon:
vital player, rock player, but of course, it's a software decoding, so don't except playing hd file fluently. A tip, if your video come from youtube there is a great chance that inside the flv container it's h264/aac. So you can use a soft like xmediarecode or super to convert only the container in mp4 and keep video and audio has is. It's fast and with a mp4 container, you can use phone video player with hardware acceleration.
[Android Apps and Games] kaisan1:
Here download this player..

It can run almost anh format..

www.4shared.com/file/LFuF2bcw/RockPlayer-ARMv7neon-163.htm

Or this

www.4shared.com/file/X-ProNoS/RockPlayer-universal-163.htm

Whichever suits your cell...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] matty1098:
First off, I'm very sorry as I know by now you are mostly sick of noobs but I tried to figure out what I'm doing wrong on my own and am just stuck.

So here it goes:

I rooted my DROID 2.2.1 with superone click. Did everything I've read to do and tried to install bugless beast ROM. Tried to boot into recovery but I got the triangle exclamation point screen on reboot. Tried to install the ROM via ROM manager and the same thing happened. I was then able to get to clockwork recovery through ROM manager somehow and installed the ROM. At this point, I got the startup screen for bugless beast and it just looped. I restored back to Froyo and cannot get back to recovery boot because that $#%% screen with the triangle exclamation is killing me.

What should I do now? Or am I just too noob at this and should go back to the Matrix lifestyle of "ignorance is bliss" by unrooting?

Thanks again.

Matt
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] xenosapien213:
prepare to kick yourself in the head ^^

- the "triangle exclamation" pictures is EXACTLY the point where you can enter Recovery.

here´s how: press "volumeUP" and the "camera" button at the same time.

then navigate through the recovery (if you have a custom recovery installed, you´ll need to choose "apply update.zip" to load the custom/open recovery on the first screen) using your D-Pad.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] matty1098:
Thank you for the button combo to get where I need to go. Now does anyone know why when I load a ROM, the start up screen just loops forever? I have tried loading cyanogen6 and bugless beast now both with the same issue.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] matty1098:
nevermind...I'm stupid. Sorry. Needed to wipe data. But how do I get all my data back? If I restore data through nandroid then I just get boot loops again.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] James91:
I haven't used rom manager before.

So i would recommend you to use open recovery to do flashing or rooting.

Have u flash a vulnerable recovery sbf ??

If yes, you can go to recovery mode and select "apply update".

Then the open recovery is applied.

By using OR, you can root phone and apply any updates you want.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] James91:
Boot loops??

Do u mean your phone keep rebooting??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sykazz:
can someone please help me!!

i had oclf and z4root installed and i installed an app and it reset my phone and now it wont start up..

i have went into recovery mode and i deleted everything, reset my phone data/settings, but when it switches on it goes blank and vibrates every 2 seconds then comes up with ->

'no package found that provides factory test.... Mozilla/5.0(;U; android android.process.media) AppleWebKit/533.1(khtml, like gecko) version/4.0 mobileSafari/533.1'

and at the bottom it says [ read browsers history and]

i have no idea what this all means but i cant get past it!!!

i have tried using samsung kies but it just keeps on saying 'connecting' forever!!

please help someone i dont know what to do now!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
Get into download mode (volume down + Home button + Power button)

Download a firmware from samfirmware.com (preferably 3 files and pit)

connect the USB, Open up Odin, and flash it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sykazz:
ok i can get into download mode but what do you mean by '(preferably 3 files and pit)' ?

i have got a pit file and a tar file but only goes into pit and pda section..

where can i download those 3 files?

ive tried flashing the phone a few times. it says passed and completed but it turns on it just stays on the galaxy s screen. wont go into recovery mode but i can get into download mode.. :S

what to do?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danko86:
I have a similar problem...

The phone was 2.1 stock, then i rooted, made a backup in clockworck recovery, and flashed one of darky's custom roms and it was fine until i wanted to restore from that backup I made... if I remember corectly it did the restore part and couldn't boot after that... anyway i got into download mode (3 buttons method works) and tried to flash a stock firmware with odin. after that it couldn't boot. I tried it again, and still nothing, it just vibrates in a very scary way. Like it's trying to tell me something but can't because I killed it!

Please help! I would hate to tell my dad I bricked his phone...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
There is a new XWJS5 (jan 2011) firmware on samfirmware.com that comes in 3 files

If that doesnt work or it leaves you with some sort of error 'Cant Mount dbdata' Flash an old firmware like JM8 with 512 pit.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danko86:
Yeah, after Odin finishes and the phone tries to reboot, it ends up in the recovery (3e) and I see this:

update media, please wait

E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl10

(Invalid argument)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:

your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.

copy deafult media content failed.

I am downloading JM8 firmware now so we'll see how that goes... If anyone else has any ideas, they're most welcome to share :o
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danko86:
As I was looking at the recovery screen, I gave the "wipe data/factory reset" option a try... and it worked. I don't know how or why but now the phone works and has a XPY firmware... now I need to root it again and get to that damned backup...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] alecuba16:
That have Clock ,Unread SMS,missed calls, mail (not gmail, pop3 mail)

Without weather.

And i'm looking for calendar events widget too (i have simply calendar now).
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Klaas1241:
Try smooth calendar.

Works for me.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] mkrzesin:
Or Android Agenda Widget. Support calendar and tasks and is very customizable. It has built-in themes so you can quickly try out a few different appearances and tweak the one you like the most.

See androidagendawidget.com (sorry, can't post links yet) for more information and market links. :)