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Root [HOW TO]: Root, Install a Custom ROM, Fix the Market, and Add Flash
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SamuraiBigEd
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SolidOrange
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Step 1: click "reply" at the bottom of this screen
Step 2: use your keyboard to input the ":" symbol
Step 3: insert a capital "D" after the ":" (a lower case "d" will not work)
Step 4: click "submit reply"
xmr405o
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Step 2: use your keyboard to input the ":" symbol
Step 3: insert a capital "D" after the ":" (a lower case "d" will not work)
Step 4: click "submit reply"
Sorry this is off-topic. MOD- Please move this post!!
SamuraiBigEd
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Step 1: click "reply" at the bottom of this screen
Step 2: use your keyboard to input the ":" symbol
Step 3: insert a capital "D" after the ":" (a lower case "d" will not work)
Step 4: click "submit reply"
Yeah, but why didn't the smilies link work!?!?
ON edit:worked that time!
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
ok guys i am not new to flashing stuff on phones but this thing is kicking my butt... i got it today and when to turn it on i installed the update it went fine... i got root apk on my phone and ran it it restarted and i didn't see SU or BB... when it comes to the CWR i tried to extract it to the internal and that work but when i go to try and get it to install the splash screen comes up then after i let it go it just turns off... dosent do anything else but i can still just hit the power button to get it to turn on... anyone got any suggestions to me over here
xmr405o
Android Expert
If you're going to install a custom rom, you don't need root. Follow the steps on post #34 to install clockwork. The correct file link for internal sd card process is there.
You can then install the custom rom of ur choice. Don't forget to wipe data/factory reset and clear the cache.
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
yeah i found the fix and dont tell me my but for my Hboot i need to hold the power and volume down haha i d k how the hell that had happened but i am up running CM7 and i REALLY hate it on this tab i love it on my phone what roms do you think are the best
xmr405o
Android Expert
Yeah, CM7 aint ready for the tablet. I have Vegan 5.1.1. It's a froyo base and it's super smooth. TnT lite and Zpad would be my next two options but honestly, after Vegan I have yet to turn back to any other ROM. My next ROM will definitely be Honeycomb when it comes out.
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
thanks man i am gonna flash it now
SamuraiBigEd
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Sticky please?
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
no sticky for you
xmr405o
Android Expert
Lol. We can do things old school and just bump this thread once a day.
jk.I'm sure this will get stuck sooner or later.
SamuraiBigEd
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Why ya gotta be a hata?
Lol. We can do things old school and just bump this thread once a day.
I'm sure this will get stuck sooner or later.
That will be your new job!
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
i d k if ill be around here much longer i think my tab is messed up beyond repair ... i d k this is killing me
SamuraiBigEd
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What makes you think this? You should be able to flash a backup or new rom as long as you can get into recovery. Did you do a back up before flashing the first time?
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
Yeah man... I was trying to go from vegan to tnt but my tab usb won't work I put it on my sd card and when I do cwr won't regnise the file... But I am gonna have to call viewsonic if I cant get the usb port to work or mount on my comport
SamuraiBigEd
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Are you unzipping the file first? If so, don't, you need a zip file to flash the rom.
As far as the usb, you have to select to use as a disk drive. There is a notification up top, tap on that if the notification does not pop up automatically and select to connect to computer.
Personally, I would stay with VEGAn, I found it much better than TnT.
As far as the usb, you have to select to use as a disk drive. There is a notification up top, tap on that if the notification does not pop up automatically and select to connect to computer.
Personally, I would stay with VEGAn, I found it much better than TnT.
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
no i am not unzipping i do the same process i use for flashing roms on my phone on the tab i go into clockwork recovery and the zip file isn't there... i know its on my root according to the file ifile mgr...
and i know about how to mount the usb but when i plug in the usb i dont even get the option to mount the sd card... its like the tab is not recognising the fact that it is pluged in...
i like vegan but no mater what launcher i use i cant find the settings for it anywhere in the settings or the app so i am switching to see if i can customise it some were else maybe ...
so yeah that's what's going on... any ideas gentlemen ???
SamuraiBigEd
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Did you check the yellow notification icon at the top, for some reason it won't always automatically show the connect window.
Also, make sure you are on the right sd card, the g tab shows sd card (root folder) and sd card 2 which is the actual sd card.
Also, make sure you are on the right sd card, the g tab shows sd card (root folder) and sd card 2 which is the actual sd card.
xmr405o
Android Expert
no i am not unzipping i do the same process i use for flashing roms on my phone on the tab i go into clockwork recovery and the zip file isn't there... i know its on my root according to the file ifile mgr...
and i know about how to mount the usb but when i plug in the usb i dont even get the option to mount the sd card... its like the tab is not recognising the fact that it is pluged in...
i like vegan but no mater what launcher i use i cant find the settings for it anywhere in the settings or the app so i am switching to see if i can customise it some were else maybe ...
so yeah that's what's going on... any ideas gentlemen ???
First things first, if you can boot into Recovery, I wouldn't consider your gtablet messed up beyond repair.
Did you back up your ROM? I hope you had a backup file before trying to install Tnt.
As for launcher settings in the Vegan tab, it's kind of odd you can't get into it. Hitting the menu button while your on your homepage should show you the settings options for the launcher. At least it does on my gtablet when I use ADW EX and launcher pro.
For your CWM/TnT question, I think when you download Tnt 4.2, it is in a Rar format. If it's still in RAR, then CWM wouldn't see it as a valid zip file. You'll need to extract the update.zip that in the RAR file. This should be applicable for TnT 4.2 and the supplement files. Roebeet uploads his files as Rars. I think that's his preference.
Let me know if this helps.
SamuraiBigEd
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That's right, forgot about the rar file.
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
ok cool so i found the launcher settings and i took my sd card out and CWM found the update.ZIP haha but all this is still not fixing the fact that the gtab is not registering that it is being plugged into a computer there for the internal memory is unmountable
xmr405o
Android Expert
We're still talking about CWM, right?
Here's the steps I use to mount internal memory via CWM
Boot into clockwork
Scroll down to Mounts and Storage
Plug my gtab to the computer
Scroll down to mount usb mass storage (I think that's it, its the last option down)
This should enable you to view the files in your internal memory also known as sdcard1.
blkbeltkid17
Android Expert
yeah i just tried that and no luck... so i have to send this thing back