W00Ters word of warning - check your OTA version FIRST!

[joe_mcp]

Awesome Thanks!

 

[voyageurs60]

I have a gTab purchase though the Wood deal - mine has Tap UI version: 1.1 - 3588 and

Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9-00000.10.8.2-dirty
hudson@tapntapsvn #16

If I am understanding things correctly, this device is OK for the ROMs posted... Thanks for all the efforts!!!

 

[fridge011]

youre all set man. go ahead

 

[mikeinrichmond]

Early reports on Woot! are saying that the build number is 3389, OOTB. What a relief!!! Modding risk is no different than any other GTablet out there.

Just got mine from Woot today and can confirm this. D/L'ing the 3588 update now...Worked fine, thanks!

 

[brianu]

you sure? i read everyone else has 3389. ill check mine tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!11

I got mine from woot on 03/31. Mine is 3388. Thanks all!

 

[roebeet]

Still no update yet from our friends at Viewsonic - they are still trying to hammer out issues with the new firmware, allegedly. If you see 3588 as an update, you are A-OK. If you see something newer than that, then we just don't know how that will interact with current mods.

 

[pbrauer]

Still no update yet from our friends at Viewsonic - they are still trying to hammer out issues with the new firmware, allegedly. If you see 3588 as an update, you are A-OK. If you see something newer than that, then we just don't know how that will interact with current mods.

thanks for the update!

 

[roebeet]

Please read this!! New update today, and it's dangerous if you are modding:

PLEASE READ - WARNING on released vendor build 4349 - xda-developers

 

[majorwest]

I must be the lone gtab owner who has a "virgin" stock device. I have not turned on wifi so as to avoid any update prompts. I have not installed Clockworkmod or performed any modded process to my device. My gtab sits here on my desk fresh out of the box in pristine untouched condition.

I have vendor build 3389. I have followed Roebeet's thread about build 4349 and have chosen to avoid that upgrade path until it has "aged" a while. So, I am going to mod my device the Vegan route. My questions are...

1. Can I mod to Vegan directly from 3389? Or do I have to upgrade to 3588 first?

2. With Vegan successfully installed, will I still get upgrade prompts for the stock upgrades?

Thanks in advance!

 

[justdrooit]

I had the 3389 as well and managed to Clock Mod it and installed Vegan 5.1.1 without too much trouble.

Now... I *am* having a little difficulty trying to go to anything newer than that. I don't know if I'm simply blind and missing a step somewhere or if that process of going to 3588 was really necessary before doing the update.

So the answer to #1 is Yes, but it couldn't hurt to upgrade to 3588 first.

I believe the answer to #2 is No.

Guys, if I'm wrong here, please chime in.

 

[gravimetric]

Just a heads-up about the Woot GTab sale in June. I just got my GTab in and the Tap UI version is 1.2-4349 out of the box for anyone else (like me) who was looking forward to rooting and flashing their GTab. Wouldn't want someone to brick their device before actually getting to play with it. Good luck, Grav

 

[roebeet]

I've also heard that new devices sold at TigerDirect are arriving with 4349, so be aware.

The good news is that XDA is starting to add new 1.2 ROMS, and someone even ported all the CM7 ROMs to 1.2! That means you don't have to risk a soft-brick to use CM7, if you use those ports. Details on that: [ROM][BL1.2] Gingerbread Rom Series for Bootloader 1.2 Gtablet\Zpad T2 - xda-developers

 

[pbrauer]

thanks for the tip Roe! was going to post it myself but you beat me to it....

also, BIG THANKS for BoS, you ROCK!

 

[mtrantow]

Newbie! Just received my gTab via CircuitCity.com for $270 (they still exist online!)
... it came with TapUI 1.2-4349
... plan to mod it to one of the newer 1.2 ROMS
Thanks to all whose input in these forums helped me make the decision.

 

[pbrauer]

Congrats on the new tablet and welcome to the forum!

Glad to have you here.