Saturday, July 2, 2011

Screenshot using Samsung Galaxy Tab

Hold the Back button and the Power button

Friday, July 1, 2011

Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Tested on:
Model GT-P1000
Firmware 2.2
Baseband P1000DXJJ2
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Build No FROYO.DXJK2


Downloads:
Odin 3 v 1.7 (http://cloud.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Odin-1.7with.pit_.512.803.zip)
Android 2.3.3 Stock ROM (http://androidadvices.com/downloads/XXJQ1_2.3.3_P1000.zip)
dbdata.tar (http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=157)

GT-P1000_mr.pit (http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=156)

Download Mode:
1. Turn Off Tab (Press Power for few secs)
2. Press Power and Volume Down button simultaneously until Download Mode screen shows up (Screen message: Downloading.. do not turn of target!!!!).

Instructions:
1. Open ODIN
2. Click PIT.. select the GT-P1000_mr.pit
3. Click PDA.. select the Gingerbread .tar
4. Make sure the following are ticked/selected (Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time)
5. Set Samsung Galaxy Tab to Download Mode, then plug into computer
6. From ODIN, something will glow yellow on the ID : COM field which will mean device drivers are loaded and ready.
7. Click Start button from ODIN, (Screen message : File analysis.. up to .. All threads complete (success 1/failed 0)). Around 10 mins
8. Samsung Galaxy Tab will restart..
9. Close ODIN, Open ODIN.
10. Turn off Tab and set Tab to Download Mode again.
11. Click PDA.. select the dbdata.tar
12. Uncheck Re-Partition if checked.
13. Click Start button.. Galaxy will restart again
14. Tab may produce error during update for the cache, etc
15. set Tab to  Recovery Mode
16. Navigate to Wipe data/factory reset using Volume Button and select using Home button. 
17. Navigate to Wipe Cache partition using Volume Button and select using Home button.
18. Reboot Tab by selecting reboot system now 
19. Check Tab. Select Phone app, type *#1234#
20. Check Tab. Goto Applications.. Settings.. About Device