clockworkmod .8 via megaupload: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DHOASVPG

We really needed another location for this, anyway - so I just uploaded it. That ZIP is from the November 10th, I think - ancient!

dhoots wrote:Wrong power supply shipped (MPA-630). I live in North America and this power supply is DEFINITELY not compatible with my power outlet.

Which model do I need, and how do I order it?

MPA-630 is the correct one. It has a detachable piece where the prongs are. So they may have given you the wrong prongs (notice that there's a switch where you can detach it).

this is my 3rd android tablet this year

the 1st, for my wife was an augen g7 which after a month of tweaking is a great machine for her

my 2nd is a zt-180 gen 1 that really works well, just not great screen calibration (but better than most) and relatively medium performence

ive had my gtab charged for a few hours and havent updated the fw yet, but i am surprised at all the whining people have over the stock rom. if this thing is 100x better w/ vegan than im not sure i can handle that.

this seem pretty proficcient (not awe inspiring, just noting to cry about)

roebeet wrote:MPA-630 is the correct one. It has a detachable piece where the prongs are. So they may have given you the wrong prongs (notice that there's a switch where you can detach it).

Roebeet. I hear a lot about how gingerbread is a lot smoother then froyo.

But I see a lot of reviews of some of the gingerbread roms for the gtablet feeling sluggish.

Are there any roms that are GB based that are great and stable?
I'm thinking of checking out your stuff first:
gADAM, TNT lite, and then probably vegan tab (everyone says that one is great)...
Are any of them GB based or faster because of it?

Drizzt5 wrote:Roebeet. I hear a lot about how gingerbread is a lot smoother then froyo.

But I see a lot of reviews of some of the gingerbread roms for the gtablet feeling sluggish.

Are there any roms that are GB based that are great and stable?
I'm thinking of checking out your stuff first:
gADAM, TNT lite, and then probably vegan tab (everyone says that one is great)...
Are any of them GB based or faster because of it?

I stepped back from VEGAn (Froyo) as I had too many mods to deal with, but yes it's still very popular. It got an update last month (that 5.1.1 supplement) but many have said that a kernel update also helps a lot. A lot of the stuff in TNT Lite 4 came from VEGAn, like the g-sensor hack.

As far as GB, there are a few out there and I honestly haven't played around with them too much since my device is usually testing TNT Lite and gADAM builds. But gojimi (the main dev behind VEGAn) has a VEGAn GB edition that he's testing.

gADAM is a port of the Notion Ink Eden interface. Some love it, some hate it. But it's definitely different than all the other mods. I support it because I have a NI Adam, so it's pretty easy for me to port.

agingdragqueen wrote:Ack, we accidentally deleted the original post. It was double posted and both were cleaned out, so I'll reply to this one.

We do have a handful of these left to replace any that arrive in a condition such as this, I'll be emailing them and offering. These should arrive new, the units we have were all new and I haven't seen any emailed complaints (though others may have). I don't think you have much to worry about since there really haven't been that many problems out of the 10,000 we've sold so far.

Mine just came, and it was clearly new. Everything was sparkling I'm very happy with my purchase. I just followed the vegan tab guide and it works 100% even video calling with yahoo messenger to my girlfriends iphone 4!

roebeet wrote:You should be asking on XDA.

Yes, it's the same way. And you only need the latest supplement -- for example, I'm probably going to have a 4.3.3 today to "unfix" the Camera.

I'll get on XDA tonight at home. FOr some reson my work laptop blocks it as "hacking". WHich I guess it is.

For adding this supplement, do you need to do the unmount steps?

I received mine, and had it up and running within a couple of hours on the charger. It immediately prompted me to download updates, which seemed to install successfully. After letting is sit another hour or so, I tried out the web browser. The first website I visited did something like a 'force close', along with subsequently every other app I tried to access (news, weather, etc). I reset the machine using the power button on the side. Upon restart, it froze on the 'gTablet' start-up screen for 2-3 minutes, restarted itself, and appears to have done a factory reset. Now all of the pre-installed apps are missing and I seem to be starting from scratch.

Anyone else have this problem? Any way to remedy it? I'll try emailing Woot! while I'm at it...

patricksommer wrote:I'll get on XDA tonight at home. FOr some reson my work laptop blocks it as "hacking". WHich I guess it is.

For adding this supplement, do you need to do the unmount steps?

I actually scrapped that idea and just made a 4.4.0 (with a new kernel). So it's just one update now, no supplement.

hickmania wrote:I received mine, and had it up and running within a couple of hours on the charger. It immediately prompted me to download updates, which seemed to install successfully. After letting is sit another hour or so, I tried out the web browser. The first website I visited did something like a 'force close', along with subsequently every other app I tried to access (news, weather, etc). I reset the machine using the power button on the side. Upon restart, it froze on the 'gTablet' start-up screen for 2-3 minutes, restarted itself, and appears to have done a factory reset. Now all of the pre-installed apps are missing and I seem to be starting from scratch.

Anyone else have this problem? Any way to remedy it? I'll try emailing Woot! while I'm at it...

Ouch. That's not good - I hope their image is clean. The very early VS image was garbage and needed a factory reset immediately out of the box.

Btw, to Tiger Direct customers (if there are any here) - there was a guy on the IRC last night with one and it was a mess of FC's. I think TD is selling them with the original 2967 firmware, which is buggy as heck.

Mine arrived SoCal 11:00am. Looks to be brand new. Now on the charger. Thanks again to Roebeet & XDA for all the time and effort.

I am still waiting for mine, FedEx tracking says this
Service type
FedEx SmartPost

Weight
3.2 lbs/1.5 kg

Reference
xxxxxxx

Invoice number
xxxxxxxx-x

I thought this was a FedEx ground. Anyone here received g tablet as smart post

toonvox wrote:Please let us know if you find a decent case for this.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013799

This guy has good ones (I like the Clip) but they're mostly out of stock. (He sells them at http://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_9)

Have you looked on the verizon site for the Zoom accessories? They have a case like the clip for cheaper.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12534&accessoryId=47442

hickmania wrote:I received mine, and had it up and running within a couple of hours on the charger. It immediately prompted me to download updates, which seemed to install successfully. After letting is sit another hour or so, I tried out the web browser. The first website I visited did something like a 'force close', along with subsequently every other app I tried to access (news, weather, etc). I reset the machine using the power button on the side. Upon restart, it froze on the 'gTablet' start-up screen for 2-3 minutes, restarted itself, and appears to have done a factory reset. Now all of the pre-installed apps are missing and I seem to be starting from scratch.

Anyone else have this problem? Any way to remedy it? I'll try emailing Woot! while I'm at it...

How is woot going to help you with a technical issue on your tablet. I thnk you need to contact Viewsonic, you have a warranty afterall. Woot can help if you want to return it.

vinoyk wrote:I am still waiting for mine, FedEx tracking says this
Service type
FedEx SmartPost

Weight
3.2 lbs/1.5 kg

Reference
xxxxxxx

Invoice number
xxxxxxxx-x

I thought this was a FedEx ground. Anyone here received g tablet as smart post

I would contact service@woot.com and bust their chops for your shipping dollars back, its suppsoed to be delivered FedEx Ground. My tracking info indicates ground.

vinoyk wrote:I am still waiting for mine, FedEx tracking says this
Service type
FedEx SmartPost

Weight
3.2 lbs/1.5 kg

Reference
xxxxxxx

Invoice number
xxxxxxxx-x

I thought this was a FedEx ground. Anyone here received g tablet as smart post

Interesting.. mine says

Service type FedEx Home Delivery
Weight 4.1 lbs/1.9 kg

why is my box so damn heavy? did I get 2? ;)

dedpetls wrote:Have you looked on the verizon site for the Zoom accessories? They have a case like the clip for cheaper.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12534&accessoryId=47442

Xoom accessories aren't going to fit the G Tablet, dimensions are different

dedpetls wrote:Interesting.. mine says

Service type FedEx Home Delivery
Weight 4.1 lbs/1.9 kg

why is my box so damn heavy? did I get 2? ;)

Mine is 4.1 lbs as well. I guess thats the difference between a new and refurb'ed one ;^)

dedpetls wrote:Interesting.. mine says

Service type FedEx Home Delivery
Weight 4.1 lbs/1.9 kg

why is my box so damn heavy? did I get 2? ;)

I ordered 2 and my package weighs 7 lb/3.2 kg

ecker2008 wrote:Please search the threads first.. An answer to your question was given by roebeet a couple of posts above yours here: http://www.woot.com/Forums/viewpost.aspx?PostID=4394837&PageIndex=47&ReplyCount=1879#post4405535

yeah i seen that after i had typed it. lol. you guys are too fast sometimes ha. its all good though. thanks

Just got mine ...

Where is the "Vendor"?

I was pleased it was shrink wrapped but mine did not appear new either. The unit has two pretty good scratches on the back and some smudges on the screen.

I have not powered the screen yet as its still charging so I am hoping that is OK.

I read some of the stores were sending these back ... and the stock UI should have been a warning ...

http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/131615/buyer-beware-message-viewsonics-g-tablet

Really disappointed but maybe rooting it will boost my spirits.

Just got my gtablet charging it now and downloading the update. It came with angry birds, kindle ans some other apps but no sign of flash and it was new

roebeet wrote:Some apps are in /system (think of that as similar to Windows system) and some are in /data (think of that are similar to a Windows profile. All the Viewsonic stock apps are in /system, for example.

When you do a factory reset, everything in /data is wiped. And if those extra apps were installed in /data (and I suspect that they were), they will be wiped as well.

I personally use Titanium Backup, which has already been mentioned here - problem is that it requires a rooted device, which is not what you get with stock.

Thanks to both you and brsnow, but I think you both misunderstood my point. What I'm wondering is whether we are all using the term "ROM" to mean a mixture of hardware bootstrapping procedures AND software installation. In the old days, ROM usually meant a chip that contained the BIOS and hardware-specific instructions (such as where to find peripheral devices and where to look on a hard drive for the operating system.) Manufacturers typically only updated it every year or so by issuing a file which you flash to your computer (thereby giving the lie to the definition Read Only Memory.)

Anyway - I'm probably worrying too much about semantics.

My goal is to start with the least "invasive" procedure, then move on to more ambitious stuff, making backups and learning as I go.

The first thing I will do is make a copy of what arrives, using Acronis True Image. If I subsequently brick the gTab, I will try to restore using that, and I'll report the results back to you.

Next I will try to "root" the device - which I understand adds a Unix-style "superuser" who has full access to all the files and folders. I understand that z4root1.3.0.apk copied to the root of the gTab's sdcard, then installed from there, will do the trick?

Next - Titanium Backup to backup to that point?

Next - ClockworkMod to get easier "root" functionality. Using sdcard2.

Finally your excellent TnTLite. Latest and greatest, of course.

Does that sound like a plan?

Things are moving so fast, it's hard to keep up, and whatever we do today will be obsolete soon anyway! I understand Honeycomb and Gingerbread are being amalgamated and will be released as Ice Cream, maybe mid 2011.

Did anyone else receive their Gtab with a dead pixel? Think Woot or Viewsonic will take care of me?

I came home for lunch to wait for it to arrive. My deliveries arrive 90% of the time during the lunch hour. So I sit and wait as long as I can with no delivery. I head back to work and check the tracking about 15 minutes after I get there and it was delivered. Arrghh. I came back home. Charging now. It seemed new. Everything packaged as expected. However there were fingerprints on the screen. No scratches at all. When this thing finishes charging I will check settings to see if has some elses credentials.

Tonight I will be modding it. Haven't yet decided which I want to put on yet. Have downloaded Tnt and Vegan in anticipation.

D93401 wrote:Things are moving so fast, it's hard to keep up, and whatever we do today will be obsolete soon anyway! I understand Honeycomb and Gingerbread are being amalgamated and will be released as Ice Cream, maybe mid 2011.

Out of context, this is hilarious. :D

ordered: 3/23 11:15
shipped: 3/25 17:38
received: 3/30 15:32 (CT)

looks to be expertly packaged and new-in-box. build 3389, weather on cambridge. will be letting it charge and then have at it!

cherman1 wrote:Just got mine ...

Where is the "Vendor"?

I was pleased it was shrink wrapped but mine did not appear new either. The unit has two pretty good scratches on the back and some smudges on the screen.

I have not powered the screen yet as its still charging so I am hoping that is OK.

I read some of the stores were sending these back ... and the stock UI should have been a warning ...

http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/131615/buyer-beware-message-viewsonics-g-tablet

Really disappointed but maybe rooting it will boost my spirits.

Mods, imo, will really help. Rooted with various tweaks that will correct issues in stock.

But the fact that it's clearly used is another issue - see a few posts above as staff already mentioned about what to do - just contact them.

I received mine a couple of hours ago and it looks brand new. I have it on charge now, I haven't tried to turn in on yet.

A casecrown leather case for the kindle, but some reviews say it fits the Gtab fine on Amazon. They're out of stock until mid April (vendor contacted me) but I found an exact same case from the vendor but its for the Gtab this morning. Looked exactly the same as this kindle one, but I can't find it listed anymore on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/CaseCrown-Genuine-Leather-Interior-Compartments/dp/B002QI0X1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1301516258&sr=1-1

EDIT: Found the Gtab case...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T6A484

Don't know how this generic 10" netbook case will fit but it's on clearance atm at lenovo outlet for $4.00 with free shipping.

http://outlet.lenovo.com/accessories/57y6563.html?AID=10458230&PID=1225267&SID=u0t0f0fp49277c0s590&CJURL=http%3A%2F%2Foutlet.lenovo.com%2Faccessories%2F57y6563.html

I picked up one and there were about 700 left - no good pictures but I figure $4 it's worth the risk, or I'll use it elsewhere.

roebeet wrote:Update it to 3588, first (via the "OTA" updater). That's a good stock baseline to have. Then, read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005080 and download the clockworkmod in PART2. That should cover u for clockworkmod.

Ok. extracted the file to tablet. ie t:/update and t:/recovery. rebooted with volume+ and power. Did not see clockwork install. cannot boot to clockwork. Any ideas?

agingdragqueen wrote:
We do have a handful of these left to replace any that arrive in a condition such as this, I'll be emailing them and offering. These should arrive new, the units we have were all new and I haven't seen any emailed complaints (though others may have). I don't think you have much to worry about since there really haven't been that many problems out of the 10,000 we've sold so far.

Thanks for clearing this up. I feel much better now.

balletbull wrote:I had to disable malwarebytes website blocking in order to download the task. Very clever task, by the way.

The part your probably didn't complete was the captcha on the page. It was a weird one. Instead of numbers and letters there was a picture of hunting dogs and hunters and you had to match the colors of the hunters and the dogs, which I did but it still took a bit before the page would show my registration was complete.

y2jepp wrote:A casecrown leather case for the kindle, but some reviews say it fits the Gtab fine on Amazon. They're out of stock until mid April (vendor contacted me) but I found an exact same case from the vendor but its for the Gtab this morning. Looked exactly the same as this kindle one, but I can't find it listed anymore on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/CaseCrown-Genuine-Leather-Interior-Compartments/dp/B002QI0X1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1301516258&sr=1-1

EDIT: Found the Gtab case...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T6A484

Hehe... It does not just look exactly the same, but it appears to be the same indeed. Apparently the seller realized they fit gTablet and made a separate listing for it... If you look at the supplied pictures very carefully, you may realize that the gTablet that is pictured inside the case looks a bit odd.. In fact it kind of looks familiar... Ummm... Seems a bit more like Kindle, than like gTab, actually... Especially on the last couple of pictures

:/

Just got it delivered, mine also have rubber banded AC cord, 3 scratches on the back and sings of someone tried to wipe the screen down. Extremely disappointed at woot.com and lost my confidence buying big ticket items from them in the future.

Just got my tablet. It's brand new. Looking forward to charging it up tonight and trying it out.

sorchichi wrote:Just got it delivered, mine also have rubber banded AC cord, 3 scratches on the back and sings of someone tried to wipe the screen down. Extremely disappointed at woot.com and lost my confidence buying big ticket items from them in the future.

There is a post on this page from Woot! staff that stated they have some leftovers for exchange.