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[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.
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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?

spook said:
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

rajendra82 said:
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.

frenchtoasted said:
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.

Alternate GTab Firmware - TnT 1.0.1 (2967) stock, with extra functionality

Note: Rothnic has made a newer version of this, for the 12/23/10 3389 TnT firmware. See his post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885940
This is an alternate ROM, based on the original TnT release. As always -- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Please read up on how to flash the device and also how to back out using the vanilla ROM, if needed. This ROM is not supported by VS customer support!
Note: This will also flash kernel/system, so be aware of this. I would also highly recommend that you wipe your user data AFTER you run the main update, as it tends to increase stability.
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Firmware based off TnT svn #13 kernel (TnT 1.0.1, build 2967):
Version 1.0.1a1 Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?wbr4spp1thzpys9
md5sum: eb6c4712c786bb856daaa62f81b65ad7
Updated on 12/5/2010
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Caveats and Issues - PLEASE READ AND BE AWARE
The same caveats apply to this, as with TnT Lite. Read that post for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
So what is this, as how is it different than TnT Lite 2.2.0?
This is an alternate firmware based on the standard TnT release. It has the same features of TnT Lite 2.2.0, with the following differences:
- All the TnT apps are retained (including the homescreen)
- ADB is disabled and no adb remount, just like stock 1.0.1. (ADB can be turned on in Settings, if you need it)
- No adfree hosts file change
What I retained from TnT Lite 2.2.0 is the speed bump, the alternative launcher (if you want to use it), the xbin folder, the altered busybox for Titanium Backup, still rooted, and a few other things.
I had two reasons for building this. One, as a way for me to check on over-the-air updates for my own device, and also as an alternative for those of you who like the TnT homescreen / apps but wanted some of the advantages of the other mods. I don't plan on working on this mod too often, but it's here if you want it.
Instructions for use are the same as TnT Lite, please see that post for details.

roebeet said:
This is an alternate ROM, based on the original TnT release. As always -- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Please read up on how to flash the device and also how to back out using the vanilla ROM, if needed. This ROM is not supported by VS customer support!
Note: This will also flash kernel/system, so be aware of this. I would also highly recommend that you wipe your user data AFTER you run the main update, as it tends to increase stability.
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Firmware based off TnT svn #13 kernel (TnT 1.0.1):
Version 1.0.1a1 Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?wbr4spp1thzpys9
md5sum: eb6c4712c786bb856daaa62f81b65ad7
Updated on 12/5/2010
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Caveats and Issues - PLEASE READ AND BE AWARE
The same caveats apply to this, as with TnT Lite. Read that post for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
So what is this, as how is it different than TnT Lite 2.2.0?
This is an alternate firmware based on the standard TnT release. It has the same features of TnT Lite 2.2.0, with the following differences:
- All the TnT apps are retained (including the homescreen)
- ADB is disabled and no adb remount, just like stock 1.0.1. (ADB can be turned on in Settings, if you need it)
- No adfree hosts file change
What I retained from TnT Lite 2.2.0 is the speed bump, the alternative launcher (if you want to use it), the xbin folder, the altered busybox for Titanium Backup, still rooted, and a few other things.
I had two reasons for building this. One, as a way for me to check on over-the-air updates for my own device, and also as an alternative for those of you who like the TnT homescreen / apps but wanted some of the advantages of the other mods. I don't plan on working on this mod too often, but it's here if you want it.
Instructions for use are the same as TnT Lite, please see that post for details.
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Will this work on top of cwm 0.8 and will it get the ota updates using cwm?

jfholijr said:
Will this work on top of cwm 0.8 and will it get the ota updates using cwm?
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Yes, it should work fine. I actually tested the install with cwm .08.

I'd like to try this (I really liked the TnT homepage). Can I go straight from 2.2.0 lite or do I need to go back to original first? Market, Flash and Gapps still available on this one?

I did the upgrade straight over 2.2.0. I got an error at first but a factory reset fixed that (as in 2.2.0). Now I'm seeing Market, but no other Gapps. Am I missing a step?
Also getting a pop-up error that the Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped.

ckelly33 said:
I did the upgrade straight over 2.2.0. I got an error at first but a factory reset fixed that (as in 2.2.0). Now I'm seeing Market, but no other Gapps. Am I missing a step?
Also getting a pop-up error that the Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped.
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I had the same error - run the Market fix (the link is in my TnT Lite thread) and it should correct that. At least it did for me.
Layering this on top of 2.2.0, or anything else, should work - this replaces the kernel/ramdisk/bootloader to close to TnT stock. It's basically 95% the same as a real 1.0.1 stock change , with the addition of root, Gapps, an alternative (but not replacement) launcher, and a few other things.
I think the TnT UI is faster than stock, but it could just be my imagination - I never really played with that homescreen all that much.

Thanks again roe. will give this a whirl just for kicks.

thanks, roebeet. I tried it. Quadrant score wasn't much lower (about 2350). Interface really is bad. The speed bump didn't help, but I wanted to give it a chance. It started dragging after about 30 minutes. I restored my backup to the latest tnt lite.

Any issues with any of these hacks 'dropping' previously downloaded programs?

ckelly33 said:
Any issues with any of these hacks 'dropping' previously downloaded programs?
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They shouldn't, but I would also suggest backing stuff up before any mod change (just in case). I've seen Angry Birds disappear on me at least once, and I could never pin down why. But, also keep in mind that I'm backing up and restoring very frequently.

roebeet said:
They shouldn't, but I would also suggest backing stuff up before any mod change (just in case). I've seen Angry Birds disappear on me at least once, and I could never pin down why. But, also keep in mind that I'm backing up and restoring very frequently.
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Weird, it was angry birds that disappeared on me too. As an angry birds addict, what are you using to back up? I HATE losing my place!

Thanks for this one.... I like it a lot. Do you think updates will break any of the extras?

ttk153 said:
Thanks for this one.... I like it a lot. Do you think updates will break any of the extras?
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Most definitely, going on their last update. They will erase /system and replace it, which are where all of these updates are.
I'm not worried -- if there's an update on the 19th, they're be a TnT Lite 3.0.0 shortly thereafter and this mod is not too difficult to recreate. To be honest, I'd have done it sooner except I wanted a relatively stable Lite version and I didn't know anyone really used the stock homescreen until recent posts, here.
ckelly33 said:
Weird, it was angry birds that disappeared on me too. As an angry birds addict, what are you using to back up? I HATE losing my place!
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Titanium Backup, which is something I tested in this particular mod. Angry Birds data backups are the reason why I started using it.

Thanks for this Roe. As a complete noob, I was a bit nervous doing this, but it's really easy and absolutely works like a charm. SO SO SO much better than the stock. Not only is it unbelievably faster, it doesn't crash as much as the stock rom does lol! I have to say I'm seriously disappointed with Viewsonic, as the crap they have layered over the awesome hardware pretty much guarantees that this will be an overall flop.
I will post a word of warning. About a day after I put tnt lite on the first time I suddenly couldn't boot. About halfway through the boot sequence it would just go dead. I tried reflashing but got nothing. Tried reflashing to vanilla stock and suddenly could barely get past the viewsonic splash screen. Tried rebooting again and couldn't even get that far, and started to panic that I had bricked my tablet. As my frustration mounted I started looking for the original box to pack it up in and suddenly something occurred to me and I plugged it in.
It booted up fine after that. Proving once again that user error is the greatest obstacle to any piece of hardware or software.
Seriously tnt lite has made this little unit my go-to when on the go. Thanks for all your hard work!

When I open contacts with this one, I get a 'Sorry! The application Contacts (process.com.tapntap.contacts) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Any advice?
BTW, Roebeet, thanks so much for your hard work!

ckelly33 said:
When I open contacts with this one, I get a 'Sorry! The application Contacts (process.com.tapntap.contacts) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Any advice?
BTW, Roebeet, thanks so much for your hard work!
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I hadn't see that one. Did you try a user data wipe? Maybe there's some old mod setting remnant in there that it's looking for? Just a guess.

Tried to reinstall TnT first but it wouldn't start the process so I went back to 2.2.0 and then back again to 1.0.1 w/EF. I got the error again (that's when I first messaged).
I've done both a factory data reset and formatted (AFTER reflashing the entire thing). Just finished all of that and got it again! DANG!

Even tried treat is as the market and stop the service and wipe the data with Ttianium. I have not idea why that works with Market but it does not work with contacts!

nevermind...I'm an idiot!

I also have the contacts crash. Has anybody fixed this issue. Other than this, everything worked great Ben got a 2437 on Quadrant.

New firmware 2.0134 [Apr. 17]

The April 17, 2011 Firmware Update addresses the following issues:
Browser: No longer defaults to mobile versions of websites
SD Card: Fixed "SD card can't format" when going back to SD card & device storage
Wi-Fi: Fixed failure to auto connect with AP successfully
Wi-Fi: Fixed ability to obtain scan result
Wi-Fi: Now extracts NTP source by host name instead of IP address
Wi-Fi: Now ignores scan result when driver goes to suspend
Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth: Recompiled Wi-Fi & HID module for kernel enabled ipv6
Bluetooth: Prevented occurrence of bug in scheduling atomic in UART
Added user agent switch function
Music/Gallery: Fixed the flash file list when umounting SD card in Settings
Enabled IPv6 and some Network Function
Enabled Low memory killer
Recovery of the package setting file (packages.xml) when the system is prevented from entering Android
http://elocitynow.com/support_downloads.shtml
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It's a waste of time loading this onto the A7, no market app the only thing i see change is the ability to run the default browser in full mode other than tht nothing else work for me as i type this i am loading dexter mod back to my tablet.. ..hope dexter can make this usable..

got the newest firmware, runs great. created a new gapps package w/ a patched market like dexter had in 1.2 and can see all the apps i couldn't (skyfire and qik are my test).
no probs on wireless. will post links later.
theres your sign..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019846

New OFW 2.0134 + gapps update!!
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got the newest firmware, runs great. created a new gapps package w/ a patched market like dexter had in 1.2 and can see all the apps i couldn't (skyfire and qik are my test).
no probs on wireless. will post links later.
theres your sign..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019846
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Hey bestialbub, Also did the new update + your gapps update. Everything I used from market works great. One game "Crazy Snowboard" seems to have a ornamentation problem but I think that its a app problem because "Penguin Skiing" , a similar game, works fine. This Gapps update is a great alternative for people who want or need the OFW firmware updates from Elocity but don't want to wait for Dexter to update his mod's. Great work!!! I will be ending you a donation.
Recommendation for "gapps update:
Adding a backup and restore app like "Titanium Backup" as part of the gapps update so I don't have to reinstall from market every time I do a an update.
Recommendation for "Elocity updates:
Elocity needs to fix the way the sdcard is mounted. Sd card should be more compliant with android 2.2 standards. Right now system backups and apps are stored in "storage" folder. OFW updates and "wipe/data factory resets" reformat/destroys all data on that partition and there is no system option to backup to the sdcard (ie., sdcard-disk0.) This is a problem when you are providing all these OFW updates. I have to use a market(not included) provided app to backup my app and another app to move the folders from "storage" to sdcard. That makes no sense.

For some reason i dont have adobe flash and Asphalt 5 still cannot load these two option alone for me make me revert back to dexter mod...
just got off the phone with elocity and mention my gripe with this firmware
i mention to them about dexter and bestialbub who is helping us elocity owners, they guy there say only appoke a gapps apps will work with their firmware...

i believe i did see adobe flash listed in market for update/installation, which is going to be more updated than what would come preinstalled. otherwise i'll check to see if inserting gapps into the system image causes any initial setup problems, as the preinstalled adobe flash is installed on first boot, i think even to the user data partition, so this shouldnt be an issue.
all other non gapps issues are likely rom specific and still awaiting my inspection. recovery is next on the list.
regarding manufacture support or statement against software not supplied by them; they obviously wont support it. most manufactures would even recommend against it; except these new tablet manufacturers are skirting support and linking directly to xda forums for support; so they cant straight nay say solutions promoted here. they cant endorse them either.
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tumpy said:
For some reason i dont have adobe flash and Asphalt 5 still cannot load these two option alone for me make me revert back to dexter mod...
just got off the phone with elocity and mention my gripe with this firmware
i mention to them about dexter and bestialbub who is helping us elocity owners, they guy there say only appoke a gapps apps will work with their firmware...
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I downloaded and installed flash 10.2 from market without any problems. Tested the installed version here http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/. "Asphalt 5" seems a little complicated to install right now but looks like a nice game. I might try it myself if I can get the files together.

After Firmware Update - Version 2.0134- NO PINCH TO ZOOM
Hello folks,
After Firmware Update - Version 2.0134- NO PINCH TO ZOOM, instead I have a useless handwriting option? Does anyone know how I can get my pinch to zoom working again?
Thanks

[Q] Restoring stock Lenovo apps for TPT?

Hi all,
I recently flashed Koshu's unbelievable ROM which brought JB to the TPT. I am using v. 0.8.1 at the time of writing.
Naturally, I lost all the Lenovo stock applications which came with the TPT. I especially miss the USB transfer app which would allow for transferring documents between a USB drive and the TPT
[The question]: Is there any way to restore the stock lenovo applications to the tablet? I know that the original image must be on the TPT SOMEWHERE seeing as doing a factory reset will re-load all apps.
Any help would be much appreciated!

Some of these preinstalling and normally free to find in PlayStore APKs are even still on your TPT, because they are seperated into two locations:
1. The preinstall APK files you metioned and you and everyone else should still have are in /mnt/pia/. like the preinstalled games, media players, readers and business thingies.
2. The System APK files which were in /system/app/. like NotesMobile, all those Lenovo Widgets, USB FileCopyUtility etc
system
I will upload the latter one first. Copy what you want to /system/app/. and be sure that all permissions are the same as the ones of all other system APKs already being there and have fun. If someone deleted the ones in /mnt/pia/. out of whatever reason I upload them if asked for, too.

Shawnki91 said:
I especially miss the USB transfer app which would allow for transferring documents between a USB drive and the TPT
Is there any way to restore the stock lenovo applications to the tablet?
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Yes, the USB-transfer-utility can (most likely but not definitely) be installed onto a 3rd-party ROM.
The question is do you need to? Any decent "explorer" app (e.g: Root Explorer) can see the contents of a connected USB (look in /mnt/usbdrive) and copy files on/off it.
Most of the Lenovo stock apps are clunky bloatware. Plenty of far more functional apps are available on Play.

Emuancando you are the best mate, thank you so much! In my experience with Android forums, some posts take weeks for a reply--really goes to show how this community is very active. I will be unzipping the file uploaded in no time! Thank you again

Shawnki91 said:
Emuancando you are the best mate, thank you so much! In my experience with Android forums, some posts take weeks for a reply--really goes to show how this community is very active. I will be unzipping the file uploaded in no time! Thank you again
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youre welcome. the tpt community needs every helping hand. we are not that big.
one thing more. there are rumors that the tool won't find the usb device. keep me updated. maybe we find a solution for that too.

Ok, so a few observations here:
1) The USB transfer tool will only disaply /sdcard, and none of the other mounts. So to say, that the full size sd-card reader does not appear in the app, nor does media attached to the full sized USB port. Both drives however can be found using ES-FIle explorer
2) Any idea where that launcher widget is? I have searched EVERYWHERE for it. I am talking about the stock widget that has links for movies, music, books, browser etc. I miss this widget above all else.
Any help would be really appreciated! Thank you again!

NotesMobile
NotesMobile says "This version of NotesMobile is not compatible with this device"
I am running v0.8.1

jakymiwm said:
NotesMobile says "This version of NotesMobile is not compatible with this device"
I am running v0.8.1
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A few suggestions:
1) Wipe your "Play Store" cache
2) Which version did you install? Maybe try one of the other files in the linked file.
3) Download "Papyrus Beta" from the Play Store--it has Lenovo digitizer support for the TPT and is an amazing application. Optimized for ICS and JB (I believe)

Shawnki91 said:
A few suggestions:
1) Wipe your "Play Store" cache
2) Which version did you install? Maybe try one of the other files in the linked file.
3) Download "Papyrus Beta" from the Play Store--it has Lenovo digitizer support for the TPT and is an amazing application. Optimized for ICS and JB (I believe)
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I tried to wipe the "Play Store" cache with no luck.
I am using the stock version.
I really like how NotesMobile translates the writing into text.

jakymiwm said:
I tried to wipe the "Play Store" cache with no luck.
I am using the stock version.
I really like how NotesMobile translates the writing into text.
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My mistake, it seems as if it is truly not compatible with JB

Shawnki91 said:
My mistake, it seems as if it is truly not compatible with JB
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Yep

Shawnki91 said:
My mistake, it seems as if it is truly not compatible with JB
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It could that NotesMobile is in some way locked to the Lenovo ROMs. It makes sense that they would do this since its an OEM app and not available elsewhere.
NotesMobile has a large number of language-specific data files associated with it (also found in that file emuandco linked to here). It's worth copying all of these across to /system/apps too before writing this off.
@jakymiwm: NotesMobile isn't the only "Notes" app with handwriting recognition. WritePad can do this too ... albeit in a different manner.

rickinoz said:
It could that NotesMobile is in some way locked to the Lenovo ROMs. It makes sense that they would do this since its an OEM app and not available elsewhere.
NotesMobile has a large number of language-specific data files associated with it (also found in that file emuandco linked to here). It's worth copying all of these across to /system/apps too before writing this off.
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It may very well be dependant on the Lenovo ROM. Write pad is good. The only issue I have with it, is the interface. Actual functionality is great though!

rickinoz said:
It could that NotesMobile is in some way locked to the Lenovo ROMs. It makes sense that they would do this since its an OEM app and not available elsewhere.
NotesMobile has a large number of language-specific data files associated with it (also found in that file emuandco linked to here). It's worth copying all of these across to /system/apps too before writing this off.
@jakymiwm: NotesMobile isn't the only "Notes" app with handwriting recognition. WritePad can do this too ... albeit in a different manner.
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I did move all the files over. The only thing I didn't do is change all of the permissions. I made sure I changed the main app and the en_.. apps.
I also tried to change the build.props to see if that could help. It did not. It must be looking at the SDK version. I can't change that without getting into a boot loop.

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I did move all the files over. The only thing I didn't do is change all of the permissions. I made sure I changed the main app and the en_.. apps.
I also tried to change the build.props to see if that could help. It did not. It must be looking at the SDK version. I can't change that without getting into a boot loop.
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When you say you changed the 'build.prop' file, did you modify the string which sets the OS version? I feel like this is a framework issue....

I changed everything in the build and product area except for the SDK version. If I change the SDK version the tablet will boot loop.

Going back to my original question: any ideas on how i can restore the stock lenovo homescreen widget? i am talking about the one which looks like a flower, and contains shortcuts for music, books, photos and browser. if not, does anykne know of a decent alternative????

Shawnki91 said:
Going back to my original question: any ideas on how i can restore the stock lenovo homescreen widget? i am talking about the one which looks like a flower, and contains shortcuts for music, books, photos and browser. if not, does anykne know of a decent alternative????
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That's a good question. It should be /system/app as that's where the all other widgets are (Lenovo Bookmarks / Lenovo Mail / etc). But I can't see anything that stands out obviously. The official name is "Lenovo Launch Zone" if that helps.
It might be that Lenovo shoehorned it into the default ICS launcher (Launcher2.apk). Or perhaps it's in one of the preinstall apks. You could try them one by one until it appears.

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That's a good question. It should be /system/app as that's where the all other widgets are (Lenovo Bookmarks / Lenovo Mail / etc). But I can't see anything that stands out obviously. The official name is "Lenovo Launch Zone" if that helps.
It might be that Lenovo shoehorned it into the default ICS launcher (Launcher2.apk). Or perhaps it's in one of the preinstall apks. You could try them one by one until it appears.
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Thank you so much! Any idea where I can find the "launcher2.apk"?

Shawnki91 said:
Thank you so much! Any idea where I can find the "launcher2.apk"?
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Here's the one from my /system/app (stock ROW OTA3.5).
I suspect this isn't it but you're welcome to try anyway.
EDIT:Having a look through the graphics elements within Launcher2, it appears that it may actually be the location of that widget. I don't know how it will play in CM10 as I think that uses Trebuchet as it's launcher. Using Lenovo's launcher may break things.
Uploaded as a .zip (to get round attachment file size restrictions).

{MOD}{ROM}Phoenix2tv- Android tv (DOWNLOAD LINK FIXED)

Hello, PhoenixOS community....
i have created a (Android TV ROM) for phoenixOS v3.0.5.469_x86_x64
its fairly stable but... of course
it has small bugs to be worked out listed below
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Ive spent about 3 days off an on get this working desent l
an this is what i have so far l
Im Still Going To Be Working On This l
Here an there l
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Videohttps://youtu.be/rP6FurMEOd0
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-------INSTALL--------
Use Rufus to create a bootable usb
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*Use gparted to create partition on hard drive
#1]ext4 (you choose your size i have mine set to 50gb)
#2]fat32 (1gb or 1024mb) for grub menu
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--------MODS----------
*debloaded the best i can
*Rooted with SuperSu ( you have to Update su binary on first boot)
*Xposed framework
*Arise sound system
*OTA updates disabled
*android tv BOOT ANIMATION
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------ADDED APPS------
*TV MENU (MOST OPTIONS WORK BUT SOMTIMES CRASHES)
*VOLUME
*RECOMMENDATIONS SERVICE (WORKING)
*LEANBACK LAUNCHER (DEFAULT HOME)
*GOOGLE PLAY STORE (ANDROID TV)
*WORKING LEANBACK GOOGLE ASSISTANT (mic working)
*GOOGLE PLAY MOVIES & TV (ANDROID TV)
*PLAY MUSIC (ANDROID TV)
*GOOGLE PLAY GAMES (ANDROID TV)
*APTOIDETV
*CETUSPLAY REMOTE SERVICE
*ANEXPLORER
*SIDELOAD LAUNCHER
*HALAUNCHER (FOR 2ND HOME OPTION)
*TVBOOT
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-------Tips for great experience-------------
*sign into google from settings (ON 1ST BOOT)
*reboot system after 1st reboot
*right click taskbar to auto hide it
*get button mapper pro an map you keyboard (you have to use this app if you want to get the tv resents working)
*go into display settings to set your display to (1920x1080i 60hz)
*turn off 24hr clock in settings
--------------------BUGS-----------------------
*1.Package installer crashes sometimes - Not really a issue
for ex....... crashes when opening terrariumtv
then terrariumTV also crashes
*FIX
go into settings
then go into apps
then select terrariutv turn on the (storage permissions)
now open terrariumtv
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*2.system freezes an forces a hotreboot to itself
ex..... hiting back button to manytimes
*FIX
(Don't hit the back button more than 2 times at once)
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*3.Settings app crashes if you toogle native settings
*FIX
(don't toogle native settings lol)
Idk yet also
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Download linkhttps://mega.nz/#!J4wh3S5Z!JZJSS42HBaw5SIuOKAsqfoOB6vRTI__DYIHEbvO_RPI

Good work mate ! Keep it up !

First off: Great $hit Man. Been looking for a better looking, remote friendly version of Android TV. Question: Does Google assistant work? Definitely not a deal breaker but trying to get a all in one setup going on a mini PC. Second: We should just leave update off to prevent OTA from messing up your mod? Thanks and keep going. Youre on to something people will want.

Botnix43 said:
First off: Great $hit Man. Been looking for a better looking, remote friendly version of Android TV. Question: Does Google assistant work? Definitely not a deal breaker but trying to get a all in one setup going on a mini PC. Second: We should just leave update off to prevent OTA from messing up your mod? Thanks and keep going. Youre on to something people will want.
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Are you still using this mod?

Awesome, love this version of PHOS. I would like to see, and help if need be, further development on this one. So just want to put this out there.. after installing an OTA update popped up and I figure there was no harm in trying it. The update installed "LaunchWork" app that was trying to show some ads but could not or would not connect to it's server so I simply used the included system app uninstaller to remove it and now I don't have to bother exiting out of an empty window every time I open an app.

jdeandeck said:
Awesome, love this version of PHOS. I would like to see, and help if need be, further development on this one. So just want to put this out there.. after installing an OTA update popped up and I figure there was no harm in trying it. The update installed "LaunchWork" app that was trying to show some ads but could not or would not connect to it's server so I simply used the included system app uninstaller to remove it and now I don't have to bother exiting out of an empty window every time I open an app.
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I wish I was skilled enough to make this rom more stable.
I only know how to convert regular Android into Android TV with some simple modifications!
Maybe someone can take a look at it to see if we can make it more stable. An more like a Android tv

Yeah I don't really know much about how to go about stabilizing ROMS, and have a little experience unsuccessfully porting TWRP to a couple phones. Been wondering how i would go about getting the native settings working, or possibly replacing the settings apk with native settings apk, but idk if it works like that or if there is more to getting things working.
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One thing I can say is that after doing the OTA from Phoenix when I first installed, I have not had the package installer crash. I do get some modded apps crashing every now and again, but I just assume that is from the modifications. Just got a little more background I installed PHTV onto a 32 GB flash drive with 350mb EFI partition, the rest I formatted to NTFS and gave it a 20 GB data partition so I could have a little room on the drive to store some stuff from from Windows or otg from my phone if need be.

jdeandeck said:
Yeah I don't really know much about how to go about stabilizing ROMS, and have a little experience unsuccessfully porting TWRP to a couple phones. Been wondering how i would go about getting the native settings working, or possibly replacing the settings apk with native settings apk, but idk if it works like that or if there is more to getting things working.
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One thing I can say is that after doing the OTA from Phoenix when I first installed, I have not had the package installer crash. I do get some modded apps crashing every now and again, but I just assume that is from the modifications. Just got a little more background I installed PHTV onto a 32 GB flash drive with 350mb EFI partition, the rest I formatted to NTFS and gave it a 20 GB data partition so I could have a little room on the drive to store some stuff from from Windows or otg from my phone if need be.
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Do you still use the moded room?

brandonlee96 said:
Do you still use the moded room?
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Yes still on Phoenix TV. Using it daily running it from USB. In the about section of the settings it says I am on Phoenix OS version 3.0.6.64.

Netflix from playstore working? Great job btw. Thanks.

You guys are welcome! An I'm sorry you guys for it being 100% stable! I have the Nvidia shield tv now so I have no need for the mod as of right now! I hope you guys understand an enjoy!

Botnix43 said:
First off: Great $hit Man. Been looking for a better looking, remote friendly version of Android TV. Question: Does Google assistant work? Definitely not a deal breaker but trying to get a all in one setup going on a mini PC. Second: We should just leave update off to prevent OTA from messing up your mod? Thanks and keep going. Youre on to something people will want.
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My Google assistant work on my laptop so I would say yes! Hopefully it works for you?

jdeandeck said:
Yeah I don't really know much about how to go about stabilizing ROMS, and have a little experience unsuccessfully porting TWRP to a couple phones. Been wondering how i would go about getting the native settings working, or possibly replacing the settings apk with native settings apk, but idk if it works like that or if there is more to getting things working.
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One thing I can say is that after doing the OTA from Phoenix when I first installed, I have not had the package installer crash. I do get some modded apps crashing every now and again, but I just assume that is from the modifications. Just got a little more background I installed PHTV onto a 32 GB flash drive with 350mb EFI partition, the rest I formatted to NTFS and gave it a 20 GB data partition so I could have a little room on the drive to store some stuff from from Windows or otg from my phone if need be.
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Yes I tried my very best to get the native settings to work but unfortunately it kept crashing every time I enabled native! I not really that skilled but I am kinda familiar with turning regular Android into Android TV.

How toinstall pubg mobile marching in phoenix os ... whenever I tried to install it said problem persing the package. the apk paackage size is 1.83gb. please help me

SpoilerX said:
How toinstall pubg mobile marching in phoenix os ... whenever I tried to install it said problem persing the package. the apk paackage size is 1.83gb. please help me
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Usually that is an erorr with incomplete download or that the app is incompatible with the current SDK version of Android. Also if I'm thinking correctly shouldn't the app and app data be two files, apk and obb. Try changing file extension to zip and open with your favorite file manager app

Awesome
I'am looking android tv rom for my notebook

brandonlee96 said:
Hello, PhoenixOS community....
i have created a (Android TV ROM) for phoenixOS v3.0.5.469_x86_x64
its fairly stable but... of course
it has small bugs to be worked out listed below
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Ive spent about 3 days off an on get this working desent l
an this is what i have so far l
Im Still Going To Be Working On This l
Here an there l
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Videohttps://youtu.be/rP6FurMEOd0
-----------------------------PHOENIX2TV-----------------------------------
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The video URL has been banned.
This video has been removed for violating YouTube's Terms of Service
Can you post it to dtube or *****ute?

Up. I would like to test this mod. Thank you for your work.

Android TV remote control apps not working, does anyone know any that works?

Any way to get this for 32 bits devices?