G13 (I think) questions

[roland]

Late last week I bought what looks to be a G13 without HDMI-port, but there's no information about the manufacturer, brand or model anywhere on the box, tablet or PDF manual, so I searched a bit and found these forums. I'm hoping someone here can help me with the following questions:

- The G13 shown on this site has home screens that rotate with the device, and a slide-out programs menu/dock. On my tablet the home screens don't rotate when I rotate the tablet (apps and settings etc. do rotate, just not the home screens), and to see all installed apps I have to push a button on the home screens that'll launch a new screen with all apps. Is there any way for me to get the software shown on the device on this site?
- I'd like to know if it's possible to change the device storage from its original amount to 1GB or more. I can't even install Angry Birds or Firefox because there's not enough device storage left.
- Is there any way to get Android 2.2 or higher installed? I've read that on Android 2.2 and up it's possible to move some apps to the SD-card, so if it's possible to upgrade I maybe wouldn't have to mess with the device storage settings...

My tablet looks 100% identical to the G13 shown on this site except for the HDMI-port and software.
The current system info says:
Model number
Tablet PC
Firmware version
2.1
Kernel version
2.6.25 root@ubuntu1 #12
Build number
V0.18.ECLAIR.eng.root.20101229.000001

[RusseLL]

Late last week I bought what looks to be a G13 without HDMI-port, but there's no information about t ...
roland Post at 29-3-2011 17:21

well it is just an other launcher. it is not worse than a native g13 homescreens launcher. there is still no 2.2 for gpad
Why do u have only 1 Gb? try a program called app2sd or apps2sd to move apps to a SD card.

[roland]

I have 4GB internal storage, but too little of it is available for programs and too much for storage, which I don't need as I'm using a micro SD card. So I'd like to increase the device storage with 1GB.

I thought apps like app2sd only worked on 2.2. I'll take a look though.

[RusseLL]

yea, try and write your results here

[roland]

I don't have access to the Android marketplace, the marketplace fix I found a link to on these forums doesn't work (adb can't find the database) and I haven't found a reliable site that offers app2sd as an APK file, so I've gotten nowhere.

Should I try a reset of the device using the little button on the back, just in case I did something wrong the firs time I turned it on?

[pandawillstaff1]

hi roland, u may check this thread for the reference:
http://www.pandawillforum.com/viewth...hlight=&page=3

[roland]

pandawillstaff1, the marketplace fix doesn't work for me. When I try the fix it can't find the databases and a search for com.google.android.googleapps using Astro file manager doesn't show any results. My guess is that the firmware I have installed doesn't have the google apps required for the fix.

Can I use the firmware for the G13 posted on these forums to upgrade my Android 2.1 and then get access to the marketplace, or is that firmware not compatible with my device, as mine doesn't have the HDMI port?

[pandawillstaff1]

hi roland, the G13 doesn't have HDMI , Yes, pls use the firmware of G13 to try !!!!

[roland]

Okay thanks. I'll give it a try.

[RusseLL]

hi roland, the G13 doesn't have HDMI , Yes, pls use the firmware of G13 to try !!!!
pandawillstaff1 Post at 1-4-2011 10:22

Oh my god! It HAS got a HDMI! My g13 is lying now on the table, so I know exactly