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Finally Got My G1, Should I Root?

Well I finally got my G1 and dont have to use my Wing anymore. I got the unlimited G1 plan so im all set with that. Ive been lookin on the Development forums about rooting, and everything, but is it really worth it? There seems like theres alot I gotta do, and everything is getting updated fast, should I root my G1?

no, you should hack your Wing, now that you dont "need" it. Or go root, it just requires a little reading and some understanding of what you read. I am a noobenstein with android but I got it to work and have a few themes installed. The only thing you might not like is that OTA (over the air) updates wont work, so if they release cupcake wyou will prolly be waiting for it from here.

I have modded my Wing, but im going to get rid of it. That is my main concern with Rooting my G1, is the OTA updates

If you have no interest in themes or development theres no point in getting root and voiding the warranty. I would just play with the phone for a while and get used to it and then later decide whether here or not you want to root it.

you say you are concerned about OTA updates. What exactly are you concerned about?

rsfaze said:
you say you are concerned about OTA updates. What exactly are you concerned about?
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Good question, but what I will be concerned about will depend on what is updated ota, but im sure what I use on my rooted G1 will be bettr than what is updated ota.

Ya rooting is easy. As I remember you from the Herald forums. Also with a rooted phone you can install a Jesus Freak Modded version of OTA updates. Finally as said before when an OTA update comes out Tmo-GooG don't just drop it on every market they "roll it out" so chances are you can probably get it here and flashed well before your "market area" is pushing the updates on to the G1s

diabolical28 said:
...of OTA updates. Finally as said before when an OTA update comes out Tmo-GooG don't just drop it on every market they "roll it out" so chances are you can probably get it here and flashed well before your "market area" is pushing the updates on to the G1s
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Sounds like a big plus to me

I was undecided too - here's what swung it -
1 - Task Manager for root - this app in the market allows you to actually close apps that are running constantly in the background - it saves a LOT of battery and (to me it seems) makes the stuff you do run after a lot faster. Not to be confused with Power Manager, which can change display settings and stuff, but can't close any apps down.
2 - You can move the Market Cache (which grows like a mo fo) and the Browser Cache (Again with the growing) to your SD card quite easily using the terminal thingy. (Plus other Caches, but those are the two that made most difference for me )
I'm a total noob to Android and linux, but if you follow the clear instructions on here, it doesn't seem that hard and mostly is salvagable - Nothing too scary that can't be recovered from.
Daisy xxx

Current Benefits of Root
1. Multi-Touch Browser - Ipod like pinch/unpinch to zoom
2. Recovery from Bootloader (Think of it kind of like Windows F8 Safe mode)
3. Back-up from boot loader
4. Use of Task Manager (Root Only) - Shut Down Apps
5. Auto Rotate
6. Themes (Currently maybe 10-15 Themes, Check 'em out)
7. Cache to SD Card (Saves alot of Phone memory for application use)
8. Install to SD Card (Better than just cache-ing) Cons: little more tricky than cache-ing to SD Card, but not much, if you have gotten this far, then you can do it.
9. Install Debian (For true hacks that know how to use Linux)
10. Mod your Start up screens.
All of these things are just for starters. The Cupcake, IF and WHEN it comes out, will surely be hacked (Probably faster than you will get it over the air). All these things will likely be added or improved upon in future updates.
I definitely recommend thoroughly reading these forums, and then start small.
Good luck on your decision.

Ok, ive been convinced, looks like I will root my G1. But it seems like there are different ways to do it? What are the differences with these ways?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443797
http://www.webnetta.com/2009/01/02/t-mobile-g1-rc30-to-jfv13/
Also would I need to Hard SPL?

Ways to do it.
Basically all of the "ways" are the same. The differences are just whether your a Windows/Linux/Mac user.
You can Push stuff to your phone using USB. Its much like using the command line in DOS (C Prompt C:\). I prefer to just copy the files over and use the Astro Application (Available on Market). It lets you use the file system like Windows Explorer. You can copy and paste back and forth. The push sytem is a little safer to start in case you have any problems, but if you follow instructions exactly it shouldn't be a problem. There are even Video Tutorials and if you have any questions there is always someone here that can help.
As for HardSPL, yes you will end up with a SPL which is either Hard SPL RC30 ver. 1.41 Mod (Recommended version) , or Engineering MOD which is the version on the DEV phone, or the G1 Original SPL. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
Basically its like this, you will revert back to the original RC29 Software version where the Root Loophole was before T-Mobile Closed it. Using Dreamng.ing you will then download Terminal Emulator from the Market. Type in Telnetd, you will then have Root. Then you will upgrade to JF ver. 1.41, No need to go through 1.31. Then you will be at the most recent Mod update.
From there you can just browse this website for all the tips and tricks associated with a rooted G1.
Hope this helps for starters.

Video for Moding.
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f28/video-on-how-to-mod-jailbreak-get-root-from-g1-11598/

It sounds like you know what you're doing, but I'll offer my advice. Previous to the Android I'd flashed roms to a few WinMo devices. The first time is always the most nerve racking, but after that you see how easy it is and it's addictive.
Before I rooted and went to JF's 1.41 firmware I read all the modding threads that had instructions.. they're all pretty much the same thing, just said different ways. I wound up using the ones found here:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Quick_Root (skip to "Downgrade to RC29")
Just make sure you have everything downloaded beforehand.
The only snag I ran into was that I couldn't get from RC29 to JFv1.41 the first few times, I kept getting a error saying that a file wasn't found in the update.zip file. Once I installed HardSPL this went away and everything has been peachy since.
The main reasons why I wanted root was custom boot splash screens and the Root Task Manager. Enabling auto-rotation is cool, but I find it anoying sometimes when viewing the device when I'm laying on my bed (it constantly switching on me!)

Thanks for all the help everyone, I read that I had to upgrade to JF v1.31 before going to JF v1.41 otherwise I will need to wipe, what will wiping do? Im guessing delete everything?

AsaSpades said:
Thanks for all the help everyone, I read that I had to upgrade to JF v1.31 before going to JF v1.41 otherwise I will need to wipe, what will wiping do? Im guessing delete everything?
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Yes, it will get rid of your apps and data... however, there's an app in the market called MyBackup. The icon is a flotation ring. If you really don't want to re-install your apps you can use it to back everything up --- but really it's not THAT much of a hassle to install apps as you want to use them. I used it to back up my contacts, home screen icons, my bookmarks and my SMS messages.
A few things to remember about MyBackup:
If you restore your homescreen icons before you install the corresponding programs, you'll have a bunch of broken icons ... not earth shatter, but you'll be all "uhg, ****" afterwards.
Do not restore your google contacts using MyBackup. You will get duplicates on your phone that will then get passed on to your google account. If you do this (don't do this, trust me) do not remove the dupes using the phone -- remove them via google on the website itself. If you use the phone to do it you will no longer be able to sync contacts and you'll have to wipe all over again to fix it. It's much easier to just sycn your contacts to google anyway.

nolageek said:
Yes, it will get rid of your apps and data... however, there's an app in the market called MyBackup. The icon is a flotation ring. If you really don't want to re-install your apps you can use it to back everything up --- but really it's not THAT much of a hassle to install apps as you want to use them. I used it to back up my contacts, home screen icons, my bookmarks and my SMS messages.
A few things to remember about MyBackup:
If you restore your homescreen icons before you install the corresponding programs, you'll have a bunch of broken icons ... not earth shatter, but you'll be all "uhg, ****" afterwards.
Do not restore your google contacts using MyBackup. You will get duplicates on your phone that will then get passed on to your google account. If you do this (don't do this, trust me) do not remove the dupes using the phone -- remove them via google on the website itself. If you use the phone to do it you will no longer be able to sync contacts and you'll have to wipe all over again to fix it. It's much easier to just sycn your contacts to google anyway.
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Thank you, ill get to it now.

Can also use mybackup to backup system settings which is a time saver as well. Take your time on root steps and download everything before you get going. As far as root goes i wouldnt hesitate, you can always go back if needed.

Thanks every1, I have successfully rooted my G1, with no errors at all.

AsaSpades said:
Thanks every1, I have successfully rooted my G1, with no errors at all.
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Good deal man have fun!

[ROM] Captivate-Deodexed-JH7 v 0.2-Stock

The fruits of my deodexing project are now available for everyone to taste. What this ROM has is JH7 fully deodexed and zipaligned, and then tweaked. I have decided to remove the focus off the optimization, as others have made far more advances, and my choices may not be agreeable to someone else. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone, but I have tested this on my phone, and other than the issues noted below, I have not run across anything deal breaking. This is just a different way to optimize the files, so risk of any hardware damage is minimal. You'll only run into software that won't work.
How to install:
1. Download the zip file, and place it on the sd card.
2. Fire up ROM manager, and apply from SD card, also recommend doing a nandroid back up at the same time
3. ???
4. Profit
What yout get:
1. Stock JH7 deodexed, and zipaligned
2. AT&T and Samsung bloatware removed
2. Superuser and Busybox preinstalled
3. build.prop preedited to allow you to see all market apps
4. The kernel is untouched during the update, but the user data, and cache are wiped. You will need a Titanium Backup to restore.
Known Issues:
1. This is a stock style ROM, and you have to apply any optimizations or fixes manually, or using something like SRE. The JH7 files are all there (except the odex's of course), so the latest SRE should be compatible in theory, but I have always done all tweaks on the phone myself in the past so I am not 100% sure. I'll let some of you be the guinea pigs and report back.
2. Deodexing, and zipaligning is not some magic bullet for performance increase. I personally see no significant difference between the stock performance and this installation. But this is more flexible down the line to get us nearer to Vanilla Eclair due to having been deodexed.
How to Remove:
Use ROM manager, and restore previous backup.
The ROM can be downloaded Here:
Captivate-Deodexed-JH7_v_0.2-Stock
I hope for this to become a test bed of new ideas I can try out to make things better on our phone. So if you want to test it and guide me, I'd appreciate your input. If someone wants to take this and build upon it further, feel free to do so. I'll look into fixing the two apps force closing, with focus being on the camera, followed by the keyboard. Squashed.

Wow lets see what's to come off this + sre + new kernel + voodoo lag fix + froyo!
BRING ON THE THEMES!

WOw! How long did this take you???

TheTodFather said:
WOw! How long did this take you???
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Not all that long. The deodexing itself is very automated. Making the ROM took a couple of more days to work out the updating script. I still need to work on the best way to integrate superuser and busybox.

i'll give it a shot!

Dear sirs and/or madams,
What's "deodexed and zipaligned"?

skinien said:
Dear sirs and/or madams,
What's "deodexed and zipaligned"?
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I've wandered this as well
I would try it but I am too happy with how I've got it. The next time I flash it, it's gonna be to stock so I can get the 2.2 OTA. The work tho, I will say thank you for that.
Quick question..Why is sideloading disabled???

Flashing in just a sec, will update.

Sideloading is controlled by the settings.db file in dbdata. When you flash this ROM, that file gets wiped out and is rebuilt on first boot. I think the original is in the ramdisk packed with the kernel. So on first boot the old crippled file is recreated for you to hack into again.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Camera FC all the time, besides that ROM is pretty fast and zippy good job OP.

Will this rom do anything that might break something like SRE? If not, I'll flash it for sure. Got to do a round of it anyway to get the latest goodies

Here's what I've found so far:
-Camera force close
-Log tab in Superuser causes it to force close
-Superuser does work though, aside for the Log tab
-Wifi doesn't work for me
-Mobile Video bloatware isn't uninstalled, just need to be removed from script file and apps folder
Other than that, it's quite zippy and quick. Nice job! I'll take a look at the scripts and files a little later to see if I can fix some of the problems. Keyboard FC should also be an easy fix.

rajendra82, can I suggest that you release the rom as completely vanilla with the deodex and zipalign in place? In theory, everything should work as expected from a vanilla rom and not have things like the Camera app FC.
Users can then apply SRE and you would not have to reinvent the wheel regarding including Superuser, etc. apps.
From what you said about deodex and zipaligning in the other thread, a completely vanilla rom with these optimizations would already be beneficial.

Will installing this ROM negatively affect my phone in any way besides voiding the warranty?

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rajendra82, can I suggest that you release the rom as completely vanilla with the deodex and zipalign in place? In theory, everything should work as expected from a vanilla rom and not have things like the Camera app FC.
Users can then apply SRE and you would not have to reinvent the wheel regarding including Superuser, etc. apps.
From what you said about deodex and zipaligning in the other thread, a completely vanilla rom with these optimizations would already be beneficial.
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It will be very easy for me to release the vanilla version, I had actually built that first. Samsung Keyboard still force closed on me when I had flashed that. I didn't know about the force close on camera at the time, but I am sure that it would have behaved the same way. The reason for force closure of these two apps is some bug in deodexing. The apps I removed are the same that SRE does, and I manually removed from my phone before deodexing. That is not the reason for force closes. But if everyone would rather have a stock deodexed ROM that they optimize themselves, I can release it a short time. I will also have to look at tweaking the deodexing process some to get rid of the force closes on the keyboard and camera apps.

+1 on a vanilla Rom..That would be great

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It will be very easy for me to release the vnilla version, I had actually built that first. Samsung Keyboard still force closed on me when I had flashed that. I didn't know about the force close on camera at the time, but I am sure that it would have behaved the same way. The reason for force clodure of these two apps is some bug in deodexing. The apps I removed are the same that SRE does, and I manually removed from my phone before deodexing. That is not the reason for force closes. But if everyone would rathe have a stock deodexed ROM that they opimize, I can release it a short time. I will also have to look at tweaking the deodexing process to get rid of the force closes.
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vanilla would be great my friend...much appreciated

OP updated with stock deodexed ROM linked.
Now I need your help. I know the Camera app that is force closing is Camera.apk, but what app is the Samsung keyboard? On the same lines, when an app force closes, is there a log file generated somewhere to explain what happened.

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Here's what I've found so far:
-Camera force close
-Log tab in Superuser causes it to force close
-Superuser does work though, aside for the Log tab
-Wifi doesn't work for me
-Mobile Video bloatware isn't uninstalled, just need to be removed from script file and apps folder
Other than that, it's quite zippy and quick. Nice job! I'll take a look at the scripts and files a little later to see if I can fix some of the problems. Keyboard FC should also be an easy fix.
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Camera issue acknowledged. Looking to fix that. The superuser app version I used had that issue anyway on stock ROM before deodexing, later versions seem to have solved it. I have now decided to keep this a stock ROM project to weed out extraneous issues such as these. WiFi worked fine for me at home and work, so I am not sure what's going on at your end.

E_man5112 said:
Will this rom do anything that might break something like SRE? If not, I'll flash it for sure. Got to do a round of it anyway to get the latest goodies
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Other than the kernel, everything that SRE does will be wiped out, as the whole system, data, and cache partitions will revert back to stock. You can always re flash SRE though.

[Q] Getting full Marketplace and Framework Issues

I have tnt lite running on my tablet, and went through the full instructions on the guide on this forum of installing it and the marketplace and flash fixes. However I never got the full marketplace on my tablet (no angry birds, lots of apps missing). I also would often get an error every so often about the Google Framework Services having and error, and recently my tablet would reboot often while i was browsing. Then flash started having issues of not loading sometimes, etc. So what I did was I redownloaded titanium backup, installed it, force closed Google Framework Services and Market, went into titanium and wiped data for Google Framework Services and Market and then tried to open the market and got the error. I then rebooted the device and I tried to access market. At first it wasnt opening so i rebooted again and then it started working, however it still isnt the full marketplace. Also randomly the Google Framework Services error came up again. How can I get the full marketplace working? Would you recommend that I backup this rom and just reflash with the 2.2.1 tnt and start over again? I dont have much data on it and can start from scratch easily.

Ok so I have gotten rid of the Framework error and stability issues. I did a factory reset which seemed to have cured a lot of those issues. However I still dont have the full andriod market. I followed the steps again but I keep getting a limited version of the market with barely any apps. Is there something else I need to do to get this working better? I have heard of people getting the full market with angry birds, etc on it, so I know it can be done..

Some of the roms, sepcifically the Vega one, I wasnt able to get the market to work on correctly. I finally did by doing a factory reset, installing Cyanogen mod, Cyanogen gapp pack, and than flashing the Vega one over it without a reset.. and then the usual market fix. And it finally worked. There has to be a better more reliable way though. (From my understanding, it should work out of the box with Vega since it uses the release key instead of the test key in build.prop. But it does. )

I don't think the "fix" has given *anyone* completely full market, has it?
I've done the fix on TNT Lite, newest release, and newest VEGAN and I am still missing apps here and there.

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I don't think the "fix" has given *anyone* completely full market, has it?
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I seemingly have access to the full market. I applied the fix referenced on the TNT tutorial page:
Setting / Applications / Manage Applications / Running / "Clear cache"; then "Force stop"
Then go up to Google Services Framework and "Force stop"
Open Titanium Backup; click on "Backup/Restore" and scroll to Google Services Framework 2.2.1 - and "Wipe data"
Go back to Home and launch Market. You should receive an error message (if not, repeat steps above).
Reboot and you should be good to go.
I also installed the latest update to the market (via update.zip) referenced here
A short (shaky cam) view showing the new market here.
John

slopokdave said:
I don't think the "fix" has given *anyone* completely full market, has it?
I've done the fix on TNT Lite, newest release, and newest VEGAN and I am still missing apps here and there.
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Correct, to the best of my knowledge, even with a good build fingerprint in build.prop (now pre-done for you in Vegan ROM) and after applying Market Fix, we still seem to be lacking a few apps here and there from Market. Perhaps 2-5% of the apps in Market are still missing. Off the top of my head, Pocket Legends, Tank Hero, one of the MAME ports are known to be still missing. Some other minor apps.
CyanogenMod is the only ROM that apparently doesn't have this issue, though I haven't tried it to verify that for myself.

[PATCH] TnT Stock Enhancement Pack - 3389 - v3.1.4b - 1/5/11

What is this?
Basically a lite version of Roebeet's TnT Lite. It does not remove the TnT dashboard and applications, so you will still have full use of it. It does install the gtabdev performance pack and gapps. That makes this an speed and usability enhancement for the stock TnT ROM. I will say that with VS's improvements, this is much more usable when I first got my gtablet.
What does this do?
Installs updated nvidia files (~1800->~2400 quadrant)
Installs Gapps, except for calendar and contacts (excluded to maintain dashboard functionality)
Installs Gallery 3D app
Adds wpa supplicant(allows ad hoc connections for tethering)
Adds script to autoinstall Flash (from TnT Lite, not sure how reliable)
Adds build.prop with some tweaks
Adds fix for gsensor in games
Who is this for?
This might be better for the typical user that wants to keep the TnT user interface, but they want it to run as fast and as smooth as possible. Additionally, this will install Gapps and the gingerbread animations.
How do I install this?
1) Requires that you already have a stock TnT 3389 version installed. This does not install a ROM, only modifies it.
2) Extract the downloaded rar to /sdcard. Your sdcard should contain: /sdcard/update.zip and /sdcard/recovery/command. (NOT SDCARD2 aka your external sdcard)
3) Reboot and hold volume+ and power until you see the update start
4) Nothing Changed, Check Here!
Quick Market Fix (Follow Exactly):
1) Run market
2) Open settings->applications->system applications
3) Force close Google Services Framework, then Force Close Market
4) Go back to Google Services Framework, then clear data
5) Run market and confirm you get an error
6) Reboot
7) Wait 2 minutes and try Market to get all applications
8) If this doesn't work, look at the directions again and make sure you follow them exactly
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Downloads:
Stock TnT 3389: http://tapntap.http.internapcdn.net/tapntap/viewsonic/update-smb_a1002-3389-user.zip (Only needed if you are not already on stock 3389)
TnT Enhancement Pack v3.1.4b: http://www.multiupload.com/ZS38DYEPFO
Generic Enhancement Pack v1: http://www.multiupload.com/6IFY1JDSJQ (gapps, quadrant boost for 3452 or any new TnT update, no gsensor fix)
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v3.1.4b:
Includes TnT Lite 3.1.4 patch changes(gsensor fix for games)
No longer includes boot.img in update, watch here for custom kernels/boot.img support
Versioning changed to reflect equivalent TnT Lite build
b) Fixes gsensor fix
v2:
Framework no longer includes gingerbread animations (more stock result)
Build.Prop will no longer cause settings to show TnT Lite installed
The links and stock files manager are no longer removed
TapNTap bootanimation is no longer removed (won't uncover nexus one remnants)
Note: 90% of the work was done by Roebeet to make the TnT Lite ROM.

when you say it installs Gapps, does that include the Market?

Thanks rothnic and Roebeet for your hard work and quick production of these important developments.
I think this is exactly what I need prior to giving the gtab to my less-tech, but android-loving parents for Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
PS: I cannot believe how fast and smooth this enhancement pak is. Gapps and apparently market, too! Nice work.
Market is not full, probably needs a fix of some sort.

Could the edited files to allow adhoc networks be added to this?

I like how you guys are thinking about all the different users out there - from the hackers to the "grandparents". Thank you for your hard work and consideration!
-=Sent from my VS GTablet (VEGAn b4) using Tapatalk=-

You beat me to it -- I was going to set this up next week. I actually have an older version of this floating around in the forum (2967 firmware, I believe).
Thanks much, and have a great holiday!
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Could the edited files to allow adhoc networks be added to this?
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It's already in there. I scanned rothnic's zip and basically he pulled out most of the app deletes I do (like the Homescreen and TnT apps), but kept everything else like the ad-hoc networking, Development/Spare Parts, busybox and rooted, TSCalibration hack and even the Flash addon on a clean system.
Nice job! I don't see any need to create one of these anymore because rothnic already did the grunt work. I'll even redirect to this link from my 1.0.1 stock enhancement ROM.

MisterKrispy said:
when you say it installs Gapps, does that include the Market?
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Is there an easy market fix for this configuration?

Very nice. Definitely seems faster. I am wondering if the battery is draining quicker though. Also, with or without the enhancement pack, I get an FC from com.electricsheep.asi which is invoked from Android System Info.

not to sound ungrateful but is there any way just to install the updated Tegra/OpenGL drivers? the ability to sync the stock calendar program with google services framework (google accounts) is now gone - can sync with 3389 + tegra gapps
agree that the tablet is incredibly fast now but would like the stock calendar sync (this is a business expense!)

brian_h_kim said:
not to sound ungrateful but is there any way just to install the updated Tegra/OpenGL drivers? the ability to sync the stock calendar program with google services framework (google accounts) is now gone - can sync with 3389 + tegra gapps
agree that the tablet is incredibly fast now but would like the stock calendar sync (this is a business expense!)
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This package includes the stock(TnT) calendar and contacts app. It needs them because they are used in the "dashboard". What I think you want is to add the Gapps calendar program.
What this pack does is only install the updated Tegra/OpenGL drivers. It sounds like you want to install TnT Lite, which removes the dashboard, but installs the full google apps suite.

trevoc said:
Is there an easy market fix for this configuration?
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This has the market fix at the bottom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245

trevoc said:
Thanks rothnic and Roebeet for your hard work and quick production of these important developments.
I think this is exactly what I need prior to giving the gtab to my less-tech, but android-loving parents for Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
PS: I cannot believe how fast and smooth this enhancement pak is. Gapps and apparently market, too! Nice work.
Market is not full, probably needs a fix of some sort.
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Glad it will help you out, the parents etc is exactly who I was thinking this would help out. Should be useful with Christmas tomorrow, as this makes the stock build very usable. Hopefully eventually TnT will have these performance enhancements stock, out of the box.

Compare to Vegan, Tnt lite
How does the official update, with the added enhancements, compare in speed, stability and overall performance to the latest vegan and lite builds?
Are you able to use different keyboards in the new build?

Hi,
What is the gtabdev performance pack? Can that be applied separately to stock TNR?
Thanks,
Jim

Would it make sense that i cant download the file on my gtab? It say file type unsupported?

pqrs said:
Would it make sense that i cant download the file on my gtab? It say file type unsupported?
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I tried several of the links, but couldn't either.
Jim

Well i tried dolphin browser and was able to download it, but the g tab cant extract a zip file it seems? Im at my dads place, so i cant get any further.... until i get home, dammit!

lcyn said:
How does the official update, with the added enhancements, compare in speed, stability and overall performance to the latest vegan and lite builds?
Are you able to use different keyboards in the new build?
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Not sure on the keyboards, it will be the same as tnt lite or stock. Performance will be on par with tnt lite. Vegan is a little lighter weight than either, so might feel a little faster.
jimcpl said:
Hi,
What is the gtabdev performance pack? Can that be applied separately to stock TNR?
Thanks,
Jim
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Updated nvidia libraries that increase performance. This package is mostly that so yes you can apply it over stock tnt.
pqrs said:
Would it make sense that i cant download the file on my gtab? It say file type unsupported?
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You need to download with your computer, then transfer to your device.

pqrs said:
Well i tried dolphin browser and was able to download it, but the g tab cant extract a zip file it seems? Im at my dads place, so i cant get any further.... until i get home, dammit!
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If you have market, I just installed Androzip, and that was able to extract the rar file.
Jim

rothnic said:
Not sure on the keyboards, it will be the same as tnt lite or stock. Performance will be on par with tnt lite. Vegan is a little lighter weight than either, so might feel a little faster.
Updated nvidia libraries that increase performance. This package is mostly that so yes you can apply it over stock tnt.
You need to download with your computer, then transfer to your device.
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rothnic,
Thanks, but can I install just that performance pack part? Or is it somewhere separately?
Jim

Just some basic questions before doing anything on the phone.

My phone is currently running the basic 2.1update1 Eclair.
I took some notes on my phone a la Swype, so I thought I'd ask away.
1) Can't play flash, anyone have problems after installing it?
2) Before installing any kind of updated version of Android, is there a program similar to Norton Ghost in which I can take a snap shot of my phone and back it up, in case I screw up somehow?
3) Does having Avatar on the SD card slow the phone down in any way?
Anyways, hope these are simple enough.
Most important is #2.
Thanks in advance.

1. No full flash on 2.1
2. Titanium Backup
3. No.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

koooba said:
My phone is currently running the basic 2.1update1 Eclair.
I took some notes on my phone a la Swype, so I thought I'd ask away.
1) Can't play flash, anyone have problems after installing it?
2) Before installing any kind of updated version of Android, is there a program similar to Norton Ghost in which I can take a snap shot of my phone and back it up, in case I screw up somehow?
3) Does having Avatar on the SD card slow the phone down in any way?
Anyways, hope these are simple enough.
Most important is #2.
Thanks in advance.
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1) Flash is tolerable, can be useful for some content.
2) Use Titanium Backup - requires root.
3) I don't think so.

Gigamaster89 said:
1. No full flash on 2.1
2. Titanium Backup
3. No.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
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I think he is going to update it to 2.2

koooba said:
My phone is currently running the basic 2.1update1 Eclair.
I took some notes on my phone a la Swype, so I thought I'd ask away.
1) Can't play flash, anyone have problems after installing it?
2) Before installing any kind of updated version of Android, is there a program similar to Norton Ghost in which I can take a snap shot of my phone and back it up, in case I screw up somehow?
3) Does having Avatar on the SD card slow the phone down in any way?
Anyways, hope these are simple enough.
Most important is #2.
Thanks in advance.
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1) As far as I am aware, 2.1 doesn't have full flash support, as mentioned above. Your best bet is to install a custom 2.2 based ROM and go from there.
2) Yes. Use the ROM Manager (available in the Market) to make a backup of your current ROM, and Titanium Backup to make a backup of your user applications and data.
3) No it should not. Possibly lengthen SD scanning times (probably negligible).
Hope that was simple enough

Perfect, thanks guys.
As for which version to install, any recommendations? There seems to be a million and one version around, just something simple and stable.
Forgot to mention as to what to remove, after digging around I came up with the following.
GoGo
Sims3
Slacker Radio
Kindle
Write and go
Amazon mp3
Telnav
any other suggestions on what to remove?

koooba said:
Perfect, thanks guys.
As for which version to install, any recommendations? There seems to be a million and one version around, just something simple and stable.
Forgot to mention as to what to remove, after digging around I came up with the following.
GoGo
Sims3
Slacker Radio
Kindle
Write and go
Amazon mp3
Telnav
any other suggestions on what to remove?
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Well, many of the custom ROMs already have most of the bloatware removed, so you don't really need to worry about that.
I'm running Axura 2.2.5.9 (I believe) on top of eugene's B#20 OC kernel and I love it.
I've also heard good things about NeroV3.
Just look in the Development forum for ROMs and pick one you like.