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[G Tablet General] crutzulee:
I think the OP makes an excellent point for all us weekend tinkerers. The G-Tab is my first experience with an android device and although I have experience with rooting and flashing roms and kernals on another platform (WEBOS on my Palm pre), I have spent my first few weeks with this device just reading as much as I can on these forums before trying anything myself.

I was fortunate enough to get a great deal on this tab second hand from somebody who had already flashed it with Vegantab ( I believe 5.1.1). As it stands, it pretty much does everything I need it to do and there is no reason to break what alreday works...... except that I am a weekend tinkerer...... and I am thinking that I would like to try Calkulin's rom.

At the moment, I am not sure that it represent's an upgrade over what I have and I may wait for something gingerbread or honeycomb based that people report to have a signifigant benefit over Vegan 5.1.1...although I am sure I will convince myself differently at some point.

I know that I have CWM installed and that I can use this to clear up caches and personal info before flashing another ROM. Does Calkulin's format erase this? If so, does it need to be re-installed before putting on a new ROM? I am reading posts about people flashing back to stock and receiving updates before flashing a new rom. This completely confuses me as I don't understand the benefit unless, as the OP seems to indicate, there are bits that are left over from the old ROM when a new one is flashed. Is this desirable?

Sorry if I am asking so many questions in this thread. I know that there are bits and pieces of info scattered among many threads but some of it seems contradictory and some I am sure is outdated.

Can someone either outline or point me in the right direction to a step by step that outlines the most current and least likely way to brick upgrade from Vegan to Calkulin's ROM?

Thanks
[G Tablet General] h3llphyre:
Here's my problem. Where is the step by step, this is how you take a GTab you just bought, to ROM "XYZ" the correct way? There are lots of "how to"s scattered all over this forum, but no one sticky at the top that says "Here's a step by step". Right now, I'm reading through everything again, before I try and mod my tablet, and it's a mess. It would be nice is someone+moderator made a nice, straight forward LOCKED thread that is stuck, that explains it all. The FAQ isn't quite the information necessary (in my eyes).

I'm pretty technical (engineer by trade) and if it takes me a bit to figure out how to do something, the general n00b is going to screw something up.

Just my thoughts.
[G Tablet General] K J Rad:
I haven't found that to be the case at all. In fact, I've seen nothing but repetitive reinforcement of proper procedures from every knowledgeable source. If the ROM Creator says use clockworkmod to install then wipe data... well do it. If he/she says use standard recovery... well... This isn't rocket science. I've installed and tested every ROM listed here with no failures by following the included instructions. I can't believe that is an anomaly.

If you want to be truly successful, learn what each of these tools (clockworkmod, nvflash, etc.) does and more importantly what they do not do. When you educate yourself to their proper use you won't be finding yourself using a hammer when you need a screwdriver.
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
hotfire!,

I think that's one of the points I hoped to make in this thread.

I appreciate the "format" tips -- but I have not used it and none of the folks whose opinion I watch for have put their stamp of approval on it -- so my opinion of it is still

in the making. I will use it only cautiously until I have confidence it is good.

But as you have said, we do have a hodgepodge of stuff here. People try to do

too much too fast -- and others suggest stuff that doesn't need to be done.

For example -- if somethings crashes on my G-Tablet, I go back to a basic CWM/ROM combo that I know is good so I have a solid place to start and then rebuild. Takes a little longer, but I think it save me a lot of anquish.

So like a lot of others, I just help where I can. But I do try to be conservative and consistent making suggestions the will not "snow" the new or offend those who think

they know what they are doing.

And to everyone I suggest the wrong thing, OOOOPs, and apologies. To those who

help me an give others good help -- thank you.

Rev
[G Tablet General] h3llphyre:
But therein lies the problem. There *is* a great thread on installing CWM and then ROMs using that. Step by step, it's fantastic. Installing a new kernel *is* found in some of the threads, but I wish that great thread with the CWM and ROM installation also had Kernel info.

Regardless of if you know how these tools work, it's nice to have a step by step to follow, just to ensure you're doing everything in order. I do it at work when I'm working with a new system (I write it myself) just to make sure I follow the same procedure every time. It helps when problems arise.

I'm just saying, for the n00bs, it would be nice to have a "one size fits all" thread. I was able to successfully install CWM and Vegan without a single problem, as I've been reading this forum for MONTHS, but I'm not a normal person (nor are most of the regulars here).

One thing I try to do, is demystify technology. Make it easy, explain it in simple ways while still being effective as describing what is going on, and then you don't get "stupid questions" later. Essentially, trying to run in the opposite direction that most Linux forums tend to be. Threads buried 2 years back have the info, everyone screams at the n00bs saying "USE THE SEARCH".

Love this forum, the people here are REALLY helpful, but there is room for improvement. That's all I'm saying.
[G Tablet General] Nosunshine:
Modding

You know normally I just read and lurk around here, but I can't keep my mouth shut any longer.

**WARNING** Not that I expect anyone to notice because apparently half of you can't read or don't comprehend what you do read, but anything past this point is probably not contributing to the conversation in a constructive way and should be considered as me ranting.

I have had my tab since December and have flashed every single Rom found on this forum at one time or another and the problems I see people have just amaze me. It's amazing because 9 out of 10 times it's because they didn't bother to read/comprehend the darn instructions or they are to lazy to search/read/comprehend on how to fix it or start over.

I am by no means a rocket scientist/programmer/developer/modder myself but I can read something 3-4 times first to make sure I comprehend before I go off deliberately voiding the warranty on a $400 device. And if I break it? Guess What?? There are instructions for that to if people would bother to look. Granted the information can be scattered around but if you can't be bothered to search/read then you should probably not be using a android device.

Last thing and I'll shut up. The entitlement I see coming from alot of people really makes my blood boil. You are an early adopter of bleeding edge technology, there are going to be problems and alot of them! If you didn't do research on the tab before you bought it you have no right to complain. The devs are not paid except by an occasional donation. They do this on their own time with their own equipment for the community. THEY DO NOT OWE YOU A THING, AND YOU SHOULD WORSHIP THEM SINCE WE ALL GET TO BENEFIT FROM THEIR HARD WORK!!!
[G Tablet General] firewater2003:
Be Contented....

After tried two ROMs (TnT and NI) and finally sticked to NI, am well contented and satisfied. I think being contented may less your problem...:)
[G Tablet General] h3llphyre:
As you can see from my post count, I'm historically a lurker. I've literally read every single thread in the GTab section since December. The problem for me, mostly came down to once I bought the device (I research stuff to death before I pull the trigger) and was ready to try a new ROM, it was information overload. There *is* a good thread about ROMs and CWM as I said, so I followed that, after reading it 6 times to ensure there were no gotchas.

I want to try out Pershoot's kernel, but I don't feel like I've read the procedure enough times to feel confident I'll be able to do it without having to fix something I broke. So, I'll read it a few dozen times, research the tools used, and finally get to it.

End of the day, I'll probably ask the person who did the ROM thread if they wouldn't mind added text that I've put together for the Kernels (as a supplement to what he did). I do want to give back to the community.

Also, you'll hopefully be seeing some hardware mods coming soon from me, fully documented. My true love is hardware, so I'll leave the ROMs and Kernels to the software guys, and focus on improvements on the physical side of things.

Thanks for keeping the conversation friendly. Always great to hear other people's opinions on matters.
[G Tablet General] K J Rad:
Hardware mods would be VERY cool. Just remember to put something in the thread about how to talk your wife into letting you replace the smoldering mess on the kitchen table so I'll be covered... ;-)
[G Tablet General] nunjabusiness:
I think I speak for everyone here when I say "Bring them on!":D
[G Tablet General] enigma0456:
2 cents to add

I have worked in various areas of IT for over 30 years. Unfortunately android has not been one of them but the basic ideas are always the same. As one reader noted (with a little bit of steam coming from his ears) no one owes you anything here. You aren't paying and you're pretty lucky to have so many talented people making their efforts available to you. I, for one, am very appreciative. I do see the point however about documentation. I have been slowly (and painfully) coming up to speed on the various facets of this g-tab experience. What I find most frustrating is not the lack of directions (there are plenty if you look) or even responses (Clemsyn responded to my request for kernel updating info) but the lack of basic information. I recognize a linux type structure when I snoop around the file system. What is the relation of the ROMS to that? What exactly does clockwork do and where does it live? When you "clear caches" what exactly are you clearing? etc. I'm not expecting answers to these questions here but I think that is the problem a lot of us "caught in the middle guys" have. Sure, we can follow directions and usually everything works just the way it is supposed to but we don't know WHY. If you just blindly follow directions that makes you a "user" not an "admin" and who wants to be a user???? ha-ha What I really want to know is how/where do the more experienced people here (including devs) get their base information to know how to tinker with kernels, ROMS, etc? Where is the G-Tab Development for Dummies book hiding????
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
enigmas 0456,

You will find that lack of documentation is the hallmark of Android -- not just

here but everywhere. Probably more info here than most places.

Rev
[G Tablet General] K J Rad:
I've been in IT since before it was called that. What we're experiencing is not much different from the dawn of the personal computer age. People are learning by trying things out. You hear someone say "You can't do that..." and immediately respond with "The hell I can't" and do it. There was very little documentation then as well and no one really knew for sure why anyone would want one or what they would use it for. It was years before all that settled out and started to mature into a real industry with real support.

So... ask away. You're here at the start of something that could be pretty great if we don't let a Microsoft or an Apple decide for us what we want. Keep good notes. Know when to throw them out. Make your own rules. Don't be afraid to break them. Back in those days the hardware was more expensive and wages were lower. Where would we be if we'd been afraid to try something no else was willing to try?
[G Tablet General] h3llphyre:
Haha, you should see the destruction i wreak on a daily basis. She calls me the human tornado.

I'm currently in the design process. Trust me, when I have something to show, I'll share with everyone. Between work and another side project, my plate is super full right now. Just the way I like it.
[G Tablet General] h3llphyre:
Hell yeah! That's what I love most about the geek/hacker community.
[G Tablet General] turboaddiction:
This thread is great there is a lot of trial and error when getting involved in modding the Gtab. Ive spent more than a few long nights working on unbricking my Gtab. Now I have TwoTaps X running but not after a lot of headache and a lot of training from reading all the tutorials on here.
[G Tablet General] jerdog:
Just so everyone knows, this does not clear all of the partitions on the gTablet - as evidenced by the fact the birds stay. The only sure-fire way to format all the partitions is to use the nvflash method.
[G Tablet General] notsob2002:
Hmmmmmmm

That is interesting, how can you be so sure that nvflash really does format it completely and leaves absolute nothing behind?

In reading threads lately more and more are having issues after so many flashes of different roms, I think also clockwork may not be the best way to take care of things like everyone believes.

I could be wrong but there is just not enough documented evidence to the contrary in my favor.
[G Tablet General] jerdog:
Not sure I follow what all you're saying here - but an nvflash completely wipes the partition and places a new image on it - pretty standard operation. Doing the format_all script of Calkulin's will work for most of the partitions, but it's not wiping all of them....

The format.zip found here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=974422 - does in fact contain all 11 of the partitions needed to flash... so that would most likely work....
[HTC Inspire 4G] isaacfank:
so this weird that noone else has said something, but if i use voice search on the home screen all works fine, but if i try to use it to write a text in the GV app then it stops working, and wont even let me use voice search on the home screen till a restart.

im using cm7. i think i remember it doing it on other roms but i cant be for sure.

just wondering if anyone else has seen this?

thanks y'all
[HTC Inspire 4G] isaacfank:
I would like to know even if people arnt having that problem.

Sent from my inspire 4G from XDA Premium
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
Myself and another person spoke up about it in the CM7 thread.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] jaydee24:
Okay so im new to the dual boot hd2, i got it working, but with win 7 its not syncing with my google accts or facebook, is there something that needs to be done to make this work, another thing is on my partitioned sd card can i put pics and music on them, and if i can do i have to make a seperate folder? Now i know these are things that have been talked about and if it has please forgive my noobness, lol. If someone could direct me in the right direction to a thread that explains my issues i would appreciate it so much.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Humpie:
The samsung galaxy s II comes with tw 4.0 can someone port it to the g3? Idk if there's already a version available?...
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Humpie:
Here's a preview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58PDx682JUQ
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] turboblaz:
That would be awesome!!! :))

Send from my LESTATIOUS 1.2.1 using XDA app
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Markie16:
let's we hope
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] cdesai:
I'll try when it is released but I am not a professional so..

Any dev up here who wants to help?
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Humpie:
Looks like it has been ported to the galaxy s! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1050666 can anybody try to port it to the g3?
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Rapier07:
Touchwiz 4.0 is for Gingerbread .. I don't think it can be ported to G3 unless we have gingerbread ..
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Humpie:
So theres no way it can run on froyo?
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] shubhamchamaria:
No....until people trying to port cm r successful and we get gb support..
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Humpie:
Can it be ported to other froyo devices?
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Rapier07:
no froyo only gingerbread as far as I know..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sizzlers:
Hi guys make this post cause im kinda new to think kernel instal/removal and didnt find anythink usefull in google.So i have SGS i900 darky rom 9.3 xwjs5 and kernel hardcire@speedmode-k13c-500hz#24.So question is does speedmod a lagfix ?How do i remove it/replace it and is it normal on quadrant to have 1101 score with this setup?And does the kernel i wrote is the default one from darky.And can anyone post any other lagfix suitable for this rom cause vodoo drains way much batt.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utsmaster18:
Speedmod does have a lagfix. Quadrant scores vary but they don't really matter as their not indicative of how good your phone is running. You have to boot into recovery and then go into Speedmod menu. Then go to lagfix/tweaks to enable whatever you want.

You don't need to enable anything if you feel your phone is fast. Only do it if you think your phone is lagging.

There are a whole bunch of kernels here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966646
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sizzlers:
So speedmode is like think that have alot tweaks?and those new kernels i instal over this one and flash with clockwork right
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] {Angel}:
speedmod has a lagfix but to be honest I dont think its essential. Its snappy enough without it. Also the latest stock releases are super fast also.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utsmaster18:
Yeah you flash it with clockwork. But to be honest, just like the poster above said, you don't need lagfixes with most of the new roms as they are all very fast as is. And sometimes the lagfix might also screw up your phone. I applied the lagfix to darkyy's 9.3 and it killed my battery much faster and when I tried to go back to RFS my phone gave me problems. So unless you really need it I don't think that you should apply the lagfix.

But to each his own. Good luck
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iLiberate:
I was told I could simply call Tmobile and request to have my phone unlocked but apparently I can't because I don't have an account with them. What do I do now?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] slbenz:
You need to ask a friend who is currently on T-Mobile to do it on your behalf. Just give your friend the IMEI number of your phone and have your friend call or e-mail T-Mobile for the unlock code for your phone. That is what I did when I was using a Cliq XT on AT&T. Had a friend on T-Mobile call for me for the unlock code for my Cliq XT.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iLiberate:
No one in my area has Tmobile :( Any good websites I could pay to do it? or would anyone here do it if I paypal'd $10 or something? I really need my phone to work like 3 hours ago.... lol

Edit: COL Crying Out Loud.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] eenbox:
Ummmmm ebay maybe?

You can go on ebay and type in "T-Mobile HD2 unlock" and there you go:

http://tinyurl.com/unlockhd2
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iLiberate:
Tried that, apparently because my phone is a refurb no one on ebay can help me.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] montecarlo5:
try this website http://cellunlocker.net/
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyduinihao0:
is there any way that i can turn off the vibrate for"menu","home","back","search"?

I mean the four touch key at the bottom of the phone.

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radaps:
those 4 keys always vibrate, cannot turn them off. If you use third party applications your vibrate for the phone calls and reminders will stop working too.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FLAC Vest:
No you cannot. I have found that the only way to do this is to have the phone rooted and install Streak Vibrations and use that.

That globally disables all vibrations from the phone.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dgr00s:
I have a rooted zoom and can't find any screenshot app that doesn't give me a force close. All of the force closes say I don't have root, when I do...any suggestions?

Thanks
[Xoom Themes and Apps] thenewak:
Dont have the xoom just yet but with my SGT i used shootme.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] keitht:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=995707
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ftgg99:
yep, my app is the only one working in honeycomb right now - direct link is in my sig
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noodles2224:
Can this be added to the stock rom?? Or does the kernal need to support it or something? I am rooted, so there's no need to ask. I have flashed back to a stock rom that was released awhile ago by fastludah. I don't like CM6 as the unknown number issue is annoying and CM7 is giving me download problems which no one seems to answer me in the nightly thread..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Unknown number? Settings, phone, advanced..add number there
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noodles2224:
Yea but you reboot, the number is gone.. this is all in cm6 you know??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marf3:
Hey folks,

My intention to open another GPS thread was basically to report some insane satellite fixes with the xwjs8 fw of docs kitchen. But in the end it becomes only another whine topic about our GPS, sorry guys.

Yesterday I decided to flash the above mentioned rom. Before the update, it was a pain to reach gps signal strength, which was powerful enough to guide me from the toilet to the next open bar. Yeah, u guys already know, I think.... :-p

But with the js8 ... wow... it was like **** yeah baby. My SGS locked 7 satellites in on time. Checked this one up with GPS status from market. I also tried gps fix and it locked the satellites like there is no tomorrow.

Sounds quite nice, doesn't it? Yeah but I tested again (big mistake, if I would say now...) at the same position, the same fw, the same procedure, weather and the same pair of white tennis socks at my feet.

The only difference was the brandnew shiny crown on top of the body part which normally acts as the centre of logic and a guard for dumb decisions, normally.... my head is only present because otherwise I would get water filled, at rainy days... I got the crown for my massive hardcore **** yeah gonna catch em all thrill ride through the market. I downloaded like mindfucked and didn't really find the break at installing my new 0-rated stuff as well.

So, the real smart ones of you could get it now... I don't want to let the others in the dark, so here is the break up: my GPS didn't find anything.

In case that the shrooms my granny gave me, really were the eatable like normal. and not filled with psychedelic stuff, I end this one up with one important question: what the **** is wrong with with German people? Haha lol, just kidding. I ask me: what the **** is going on with Samsung and my GPs?

Please forgive me for my writing style, this is a result of gettin' fooled by my little friend who thinks he is cool, but gets owned by an iPhone ... pfff .... what a jerk.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttf:
The point is you can only expect some good GPS results if you wear a pair of shiny new red socks (other colors don't work).

Or you can try and test others "modems" which lead you to the question Why? and definatly force you to use and abuse the so called "Search button".