At least now we see some life back to the TAB. So try a hardware reset to see whether you csn boot it back ?

Reset Galaxy Tab with Hardware Keys

Make sure tab is turned off, Press and hold the Power button for about 10 seconds to turn it off.
Press and hold the “Volume Up” and “Power” buttons at the same time, when logo appears on the screen release the “Power” button and continue press the “Volume” button
When recovery screen appears use “Volume Up/Down” buttons to navigate and select “wipe data / Factory reset” by pressing the “Home” or “Power” button (Depends on Galaxy Tab model).

Benny, my tab shown "POWER RESET or UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE" after followed your trick, hold down both volume buttons and then at the same time plug in the usb into your TAB . But it's not show the download mode, what can i do now?

Can you reproduced above ? If so, with TAB connected top PC, Launch Odin , select repartition and attempt to boot it - select START

CONGRATS !!! So wanna try reflash clockwork again ? You could have make a mistake somewhere

Based on this thread and the previous Galaxy Tab thread, I have recorded 79 users using the Tab. I was really surprised. I was guess estimating perhaps around 30 only !!
So it is indeed quite a popular choice.
Today is my 11th day using it and learning new things, loving it every day.

I think we could arrange a meetup makan-minum TC session one of these days , maybe on a weekend after CNY to share. Those interested in such an event, please indicate your interest
I have been attending Apple MacFest, Palmers and Windows Mobile meetup but yet to meetup with any Androiders

I used two backup programs - call me kiasu and kiasi.

I have yet to restore any stuffs on the TAB , so I cannot exactly comment how these 2 work. Backing up is so far very good with no issues. I would like to comment my usage of these 2 tools in my previous NexusOne, Galaxy S, and HD2 ( android) and present Dell Streak

Titanium is a more complete solution . If you are restoring back to the same rom there is no issue at all ; can say you will get a perfect 100% restore. However things is a bit tricky if you wish to restore it to another rom ( even though is same cook , perhaps a upgraded version). You will not have a 100% perfect restore - more of 99% ? You will face force closure of some apps ( random ) and for such apps you need to uninstall and reinstall to solve the problem. When you restore to a different rom, all related system files/apps of the older rom are highlighted in red and will not be restore. In a way this is good but it also means you will not be able to restore fully bak your data example your mail, SMS, settings etc. So what I normally do is I do a manual selection of the red flag items to restore. I do this only after I complete the first auto restore

MyBackUpPro I used mainly because it saves all my APK files nicely in a folder. It is very useful when you need to reinstall any apps. So i use this more of a secondary backup. You can have selective restore of apps, apps+data, or data only. I find restoration of SMS, bookmarks, apps settings etc is better using it

It should be stated in the firmware requirements. what is your reference source for the firmware you wish to upgrade ? It is usually PI.PIT.
Example of such a list :

http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php...-firmware-list/

Do check whether the firmware comes with protected bootloaders. If so, you will not be able to reflash back to original stock rom. However there is a patch by chainfire to resolve it

Congrats on your new 'toy". Tonight going bed with it instead of someone else ???

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Added on January 26, 2011, 11:50 pmUnlikely as when you successfully flash Roto JME - it will remove any protected bootloaders. If you want to try again, just remember to boot it at least one more time before flashing the recovery

This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 26 2011, 11:50 PM

You mean your concern is only the keyboard ? Just open a document , say write a sms - hold down on area you wish to write, select input method - and see what other keyboard choices are there ? If there is a full English one - select it to be your default. You can also check for KB alternatives in the Market. Use VLINGO - is free and plus point it can be voice activated to accept input by voice

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Added on January 27, 2011, 12:14 amYES. Strange ? Where is your source of the Roto rom ? It is supposed to remove the protected bootloaders
Anyway, you can now use the patch first before flashing the recovery again


This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 27 2011, 12:14 AM

Standard warning lah ! You are now have some experienced, no need to worry - just flash again
I am pretty busy today. Later tonight i will download the patch and tried on my TAB to see the bootloader status. Mine is also Roto JME v4 rom similar to yours and would also like to know whether is signed bootloader. However I doubt so as i flash the Chainfire recovery within few second success and reboot about less than 2 minutes

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Added on January 27, 2011, 11:42 amLet me say this. Papago X5 originally was not meant for big screens 7". So the spareparts hack was used to force it to be full screen mode . As far as I know there is no solution/or tweak to fix this floating menu.

However recently a month ago Papago released specific versions for various Android models - htc desire HD, Aria, Legend, Wildfire and even Galaxy Tab. Check this link:

http://www.m3shoppe.com/index.php?page=sho...emart&Itemid=26

I have communicated with M3shoppe but they have yet to confirm back to me whether the version being sold and marketed specifically for Galaxy Tab is default full screen. I ask them this because I noted in their product specs in the web, supported resolution is still shown as 480x800. If it is developed specifically for the TAB, I'd supposed it will no longer has this float menu problem and resolution will be superb



This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 27 2011, 11:42 AM

You mean cannot find in the market ??

If you are referring to other sources, please note the MODS do not allow such discussion here

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Added on January 27, 2011, 12:44 pmJust press down the HOME button and you can see a box showing all the apps in background

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Accessories are just USB cable, charger, wired headset and a small guide booklet
Plenty of cases you can find in most pda shops - if you are in KL, just go over to LowYat or PJ Digital Mall, Summit, Subang Parade

Or you can buy online from forum lowyat : just google for it at either http://forum.lowyat.net/MobilePhonesandRelatedAccessories or http://forum.lowyat.net/Notebooks&PDAs

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Added on January 27, 2011, 6:16 pmklwong99: I just tested mine with Chainfire patch and these are my results:

Bootloaders : You are safe
Signed none
Not signed Pbl, Sbl, Sbl_backup, Kernel
Assessment : can flash anything

So probably your Tab's original rom is signed-protected while mine is not ( which is from Europe)

This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 27 2011, 06:16 PM

Install the patch file ( it is a APK file ) from Chainfire
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888071

Launch it and it will check your Tab and produce a report as what I have listed earlier

Select patch it if yours is signed and you can now flash
There is no harm running this patch

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I just upgraded /change my kernel to ModacoR3 which is a ext4 based system. Thereafter I upgraded my rom to Modaco b1 release ( based on firmware JMF) . The ext4 is much better than Samsung's proprietary RFS system. I recorded a vastly improved Quadrant reading of 1781 compared to 1025 previously. Though these figures do not really much but it shows the computing performance has improved. The TAB is now more responsive. Google Nexus S and all subsequent products will be based on EXT4 file system

Those interested can read the details about it in my blog

It is just like default rom ; the changes are the innards not the appearance. You can always makeup/customize yours - plenty of widgets /launchers to do such

This is my results WITHOUT any patch. As you can see My roto JME as you can see is unsigned. Reading the the posts by users, I think it is safe to run the patch.

Ianandamy tutorial is out of date,. It is based on the older rom file where after extract you have different tar files for PDA, Phone and Modem. Roto latest rom file is all inclusive in one PDA tar file. Follow mine will do

i know what he is asking. I am sorry we cannot discuss this issue of getting paid apps for free here.
Getting paid apps for free is analogous to piracy /warez.
Please google elsewhere for answers

This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 28 2011, 10:24 AM

I was only on the original stock rom for few days , then I switch to Rotohammer JME v4 after reading several rave reviews. I am now only on a day on Paul's Modaco B1, it is still too early to assess. Have yet to see any serious bugs but for developmental alpha/beta roms bugs are expected, only how serious. Some bugs users will not even noticed as it appears in certain apps. Paul has clearly highlighted his rom is still in beta stage and those interested to assist him to improve it further. I have been using Modaco roms since my first Android and I must say he is an excellent cook. You can read other users comments at :

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=927429
http://android.modaco.com/category/456/sam...tab-modaco-com/

If you wish to look for an immediate improvement , I'd suggest just change the kernel based on ext4. Improvement is obvious. Another advantage of switching to EXT4 kernel I need not go through another process to installed a clockworkmod recovery as it is built in with the kernel. I have touch a bit on RFS and EXT4 in my blog post and why I switch

This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 28 2011, 10:41 AM