Complete Guide: How to Install VegaCream

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich(ICS) is better than Froyo, Gingerbread, or Honeycomb isn’t it?

Well, you can take it to your tablet now, by installing VegaCream ROM.

This guide is for Advent Vega, PoV Mobii, Zyrex OnePad and other P10AN01 clone tablet user.

There are at least two ways installing this ROM, using nvflash method or ClockwordMod zip update file.

This guide will use the first method.

It took no more than five minutes to flash ROM to the tablet, given the entire ingredient ready.

First, you need to understand, that doing this could:
1. Damage your tablet.
2. Void your tablet warranty, so I have warned you.

What you need?
1. USB male to male cable
2. A PC running windows XP or later.
3. USB driver, get it here. To install it see this post
4. The VegaCream ROM

Flashing step:
1. Turn off your tablet
2. Connect your tablet to the PC using the USB cable
3. Connect your tablet to its charger
4. Put your tablet into nvflash mode: Press back button and hold it, press power button and release both. You should hear a notification sound from the PC speaker.
5. Run the VegaCream*.exe file, wait until the process done, the tablet will reboot itself then power off.
6. Done

You now have VegaCream, enjoy

Installing Windows USB Driver for Advent Vega and Clone

You need to install USB Driver, so your PC recognize the tablet

1.       Extract the SystemUSB.zip
2.       Turn off the tablet.
3.       Connect  the PC and the tablet using USB cable.
4.       Connect the tablet to its charger.
5.       Put the tablet into nvflash mode.

          6.       If successful, you’ll hear a notification sound from your PC.
          7.       Your PC will ask you to install a driver for the new APX device connected.
          8.       Choose to install the driver from specific location.
          9.       Locate the driver in the folder where you extract SystemUSB.zip
          10.   Done

Now you can proceed to any flashing procedure using nvflash program.

To put the tablet into nvflash mode:
You need to connect the tablet to its charger, and press a certain button combo.
A lot of tutorial said press and hold 2 second etc, in my experience, it is not necessary.

The important thing is the right sequence.

1.       Back Button, press and hold,
2.       Power Button, press and,
3.       Release both when you hear notification sound from your PC

VegaBean Progress to Beta 1

This has been a blast!

Scanno just take VegaBean to the next rank, Beta 1.


VegaBean now has a working hardware accelerated video support. No more problem with the portrait orientation as seen on the removed alpha 3 version. But, I am not sure if this has fully worked, because a recent report that, some games using portrait as it's default orientation has a problem running on the ROM. Other than that, BBC player, Youtube HD are working as it should.

Other peripheral that work are bluetooth and camera. 3G were said not working, but a member found that 3G is now working on internal 3G. There is a good chance  that GPS are working too.

Toggling the GPS off now would not bring the tablet to reboot, ejtagle has fix that. If the GPS working now we have one more major problem, the HDMI audio, but I am sure it would not stand time againts scanno, ejtagle, brucelee666 and the team.

You must give it a try, here is the link to the post
Jelly Bean for Advent Vega

Jelly Bean for Advent Vega/PoV now Alpha 2

Scanno has kept his promise, today he releases the JellyBean for Advent Vega / PoV Mobii Tegra and other P10AN01 clones, with Alpha 2 status. About a week ago, scanno has release VegaBean Alpha 1 for preview. This newly developed Jelly Bean ROM has been a collaboration between EJTagle, Brucelee666 and scanno himself. EJTagle do all the kernel and driver work, the post did not mention what part Brucelee666 take, but I guess he had helped EJTagle with the driver work. Scanno is the cheft who cook the ROM :).
Scanno did not reveal very much information to cover, may be he’ll do it soon. He did mention that almost everything is working, especially the sound. For those who has problem with bad NAND block, scanno has freed 10% space on /system for a better chance for the ROM to be written safely on your NAND memory.

Skype user?
Yes, I think scanno want to give a good news for the member using skype. Skype is now working, but he only test it against the skype test call.

He only mention one problem, the portrait mode, without any further information about the problem. With this information, I guess application like Instagram or Path which use portrait interface mostly, will also have a problem. But, this is not yet confirmed by hand test.

If you want to give support for this brand new promising ROM, go to the thread at tabletroms. There has been four positive responses already. Download the ROM, give your feedback and some donation for scanno cs. That would be a nice thing to do, cheers!

Jelly Bean Come to Vega, PoV, OnePad

A few days already, vegacream ROM thread at tabletroms was hijacked by VegaBean ROM. One or two member there becomes confused. There is some member who suggested that Scanno, the man who developed VegaCream ROM, should immediately create a new thread, which is intended for VegaBean discussion.

Responding to complaints from the forum members, scanno even wrote in one of his post: " The version i posted was just a little bit as a teaser to let people see what potential JellyBean has. As soon as sound is working, i will create a new thread.".

Will Jelly Bean bring potential for something more, particularly on this Advent Vega and Bros tablet? Answer to this question may be obtained by trying yourself the Alpha ROM provided for download by mr. scanno. The potential you found, might not be something you need, as a daily user. Maybe it’s just a potential, only scanno could understand. But, sadly, voluntary made ROM like this would not give you the opportunity to post a request to the dev. I deeply hope, that Jelly Bean port will just make our tablet (Advent Vega, PoV Mobii, ViewSonic, Zyrex OnePad) capable to show its real potential that we can understand as fanatics, enthusiast.

Do we share this hope? But reviewing the history of operating system development, the graphics for hardware requirement was an ascending trend.  Jelly Bean, might has promised us smoother, faster, and more reliable system performance, with the price of a more sophisticated hardware. Also, from reviewing history, this is a marketing strategy. Google will definitely do it. Jelly Bean would require a faster processor, more memory, camera and other more refined accessories. And that means, buy new equipment to support it. Scanno, will make Jelly Bean come to our shuttle/tablet that has been aged, but wouldn’t it become too heavy for this device specification.

In my opinion, it will be much better if scanno, continuing his work on his masterpiece "VegaCream", until all bugs and problems become minimal, and finally a full released version. Scanno should listen to the forum members who have loyally test the ROM in every development phase. VegaCream ROM very feasible to develop into the best ROM for our tablets. Best regard!

JellyBean for Advent Vega, VegaBean

I do not know for sure, but it seems like scanno has abandoned VegaCream project, and go for his new one, VegaBean.

JellyBean for Vega, PoV, OnePad -- to soon
Moving to jellybean is really cool, but this tablet has limited resources, can it catch JellyBean requirement. VegaBean Alpha has been released by scanno at tabletroms or modaco, and he clearly state that the ROM left only 3MB on /system. While other major devices, they still have to wait for JellyBean update. Application developer will still developing for ICS, I think for a longer time forward. JellyBean has used only by Nexus 7 right now.

More weighted to VegaCream
While it is always fun to have new things in the tablet, for me, it more like stability. I really hope that scanno would wanted to perfect his VegaCream, until at least, all device in our vega is functional. But that is up to his preference, I can only hope. If vega users read this post, please, give your voice in the forum, so someone, will continue scanno progress on VegaCream. It so close to perfection, we need someone like areo that fight for Vegacomb until it become HoneyIce.

Boot Your VegaCream in USB Host Mode

Why in the first place we want to boot vegacream to USB host mode?
There are a number of reason, people want this but of course the right answer is, because they want to connect a peripheral to their tablet usb port. In VegaCream, whether it is on Advent Vega, POV Mobii, or Zyrex OnePad, the default USB mode is peripheral. If you plug a mouse in to the USB port, the mouse wont be detected, but if you connect your tablet to PC, the computer will recognize it as a peripheral.

I found this from tablet ROM, a post by icpart, stating that changing value of /sys/usbbus/host_mode from 0 to 1 will make the tablet using USB host mode. This is achievable by first gaining super user access or root in a terminal. Then add a line in /etc/vega_postboot.sh to change this value. The default value is of course 0.
Step-by-step:
1. Power on your tablet running VegaCream
2. Open a terminal window
3.Obtain super user privilege by typing "su" [enter]
4. type: echo "echo 1 > /sys/usbbus/host_mode" >> /etc/vega_postboot.sh
5. close the terminal window
6. done

Next time you boot, VegaCream will be in USB host mode.

My VegaCream of Dream

Last night, while testing the newly flashed Zyrex OnePad SP1113G, now using the latest vegacream RC2, I fall asleep. I had a dream, a beautiful dream. I knew that because, I remembered my feeling, its a happy feeling. I looked at my OnePad running VegaCream. It is no more a release candidate, it's a stable version of vegacream with everything working.

The display dpi at 160. It is now capable playing 720p movie without hick up :), smooth on the tablet. HDMI is brilliantly play the video to wider screen.

The accelerometer has been fixed, I can now use google sky, playing NFS Hot Pursuit fast without lagging. Foursquare, Path, and Instagram is now fully functional because camera, gps, and bluetooth and wifi are now working flawless.

Voice recording, and command or searching is working. Easily switch betwen host and peripheral mode of USB by a combination of hardware button. The shuttle tools is very smart.

The calling function is the only thing left as it is, but it is ok, the mms application now works, people application work. Youtube work, news site rendered perfectly, and playing video nicely. No more browser and/or flash player issue. OnePad is a fully working and capable tablet now, then I woke up :)

Thats my dream and I hope scanno and ejtagle and brucelee and everybody at tabletroms, modaco, and xda can make it true.

Please, support scanno and his fellow dev to finish the VegaCream out of its RC status, before they move to JellyBean. The ROM dev was never a completed task before, and it has let us down, the users, the testers, the supporters :(

Zyrex OnePad is advent vega 3G, POV Mobii 3G, or ViewSonic 10S

VegaCream RC2 Using New Nvidia Kernel rel-15r7

I have not had time to test the Release Candidate 1, but scanno has released another new update for vegacream. In his announcement in tabletroms.com, Scanno say that there is nothing new in this update, except that the kernel used is the latest release from NVidia rel-15r7. That's all the information come with his post, along with two downloads link.
However, some of the tester in the forum has tested the new update and respond quite well. Most of them said, there is an increased stability, although this update, not as fast as the previous updates. Apparently, scanno at this time, rather lay aside the speed matter and try to focus on the stability of the system.
This can be judged from the few releases that he has made lately. This update was becoming more stable and reliable. And of course we loved it :)

Black Screen When Installing VegaCream

I try to install vegacream, using modded stock v2 as base. But, after updating with CWM zip, and reboot, the screen just give me back light. Nothing else happen next, even when I let it like that for 30 menit, it stay just like that.

Then, I reflash my tablet using VegaICS beta. After, factory reset, clearing dalvik cache, then install the zip update, the tablet won't give me nothing but backlight of the screen.

I then download the nvflash format of VegaCream beta 2.1. I flash my tablet then it boot fine. My tablet is working now, I have no idea why, I only get back light when installing using CWM update.

I recall that I have made some success a few month ago with the CWM update when I install vegacream 2.1 for the first time, but I can not remember what ROM i use for its base. Whether the nvflash of Vegacream beta 2, VegaICS, or moddedsctock. It work that time, vegacream beta 2.1 was installed and run nicely. But now I got no luck with the CWM zip.

If you have problem with the CWM update, you could always download the nvflash version of vegacream.

VegaCream Finally a Release Candidate!

VegaCream on Zyrex OnePad Indonesia

Hello people, scanno brings you the release candidate for his Custom ICS ROM, VegaCream. The version of vegacream just released today. Scanno, has run it for 18 hours without single lockup or reboots. But, thats something for us -- vega, POV, viewsonic users -- to prove on our own tablet.

Just a note that if you decide to use the nvflash version, there will be a false positive from McAfee saying that the program being Malicious. You can ignore that, but remember, thats your own risk.

I am downloading the nvflash version right now, and there will be an update soon. Go to the forum people, or just follow the link below.

VegaCream RC1

VegaCream Beta 4 Update is Online

Another good news for the shuttle fans, Advent Vega cs, new release of vegacream is out. Yes, we have something new to try :)

A lot of positive response, especially after some patch released by scanno. It using new kernel 3.1. Sleep and wifi problem has been solved. For me, still using VegaCream beta 2.1, stable enough for my daily activity with the tablet. Some user give a shoot for beta 3 and fallback to 2.1. And Beta 4.1 still marked as experimental. So........

I am waiting for Release Candidate.

But, if someone curious enough to test and help the development, if you have time, you can grab the Beta 4.1 right at the forum. It released as CWM update or nvflash format. Happy debugging :)

Vegacream Beta 3 - Updated Kernel and Sources

This post, may be a little late. Vegacream Beta 3 has been released by scanno. It featuring an updated source to the latest AOSP 4.0.4 (IMM76L) and newly compiled kernel. Not yet tried them, but must be some speed improvement. There is an option of using 1 GHz clock or  1.2 GHz the overclocked frequency. And some other improvement to the ROM.
Users and tester already experience this ROM is giving a positive feedback at the tabletroms forum, but also some complain.

The Positive
Some user report an increased speed of the ROM.
Google search is working without crash.
Netflix is working
You can now use adb shell to the tablet.

The Negative
Google voice search not yet working.
Some report of slow GPS lock, but it work.
Some report of unable to use usb disk.
Skype still need fix.
Wifi deep sleep problem is still exist.
The most discussed is about the flash fix of the stock browser. But, there already a workaround you can find at the forum.

Third Day Log Using VegaCream

I still think this is the best custom ROM for advent vega, POV mobii, or pad like those. On my third day using it, hehe, i have to re-flash the tablet twice, because it won't boot. I still keep trying to figure out, why the tablet went to the stage. I just power-off  the tablet normally, but the next time I power on, it only give it's screen back-light, and no more. The tablet stays there for 30 minute. I've tried to put the tablet into recovery CWM but fail to do so. The computer would not recognize the tablet. The adb shell shows no device were connected.  
First re-flash
I will have to re-flash my tablet, to able to use it again. That's the only workaround I know. But, this time, I choose VegaICS Beta1 as my base. After nvflash VegaICS Beta1, I install VegaCream from CWM. A few hours using the tablet, installing application I regularly use, some voluntary reboot and power off, then power on again, then the tablet refuse to boot. It only gave me the backlight. I sat down, try to remember the last act I've done before the tablet's death, and I remember that the Wi-Fi was left on when I power off the tablet. I re-flash my tablet for the second time!

Second Try
I still with VegaCream until now. The caution is to turn off the Wi-Fi before I power off the tablet. May be that's the cause, maybe another, I don't know. But the tablet keep booting everytime I turn the power on, until now.

Maybe this is just a bug scanno has missed but can not confirm that. I will just do my turn off before turn off, to keep the tablet boot when I need it. If something else happen, making the tablet unbootable again. I'll write another post.

Thank you for reading!

VegaCream Beta2 All is Working

I have try this ROM by scanno...
I must say, this ROM is the best ROM available. I've done some minor test, for the camera, gps, sound, video, bluetooth, internal 3G.. all are working great. The Wi-Fi is working. No touchscreen issue.
I test the internal GPS using endomondo, foursquare, path and google maps -- it's working. The GPS is able to locate the satellite.
Music plays fine. Video is a little slow for HD format 720p experiencing stuttering playback. But, lower bitrate plays great!
All and all this ROM is the best uptodate ROM I've ever use. I like it very very much. Thanks to scanno and people that make this ROM happen :)

VegaICS will never Out of it's Beta status -- Thread Closed

Disappointment is what I feel when I go to VegaICS thread at tabletROM and I saw [Discontinued] on the thread title. I, maybe we all, vega owners, have put a big hope on this ROM, but what can we do???. The developer of this ROM has decided to end his effort.
If only I have the knowledge and resource to develope one ROM, I'll do that. But, neither skill nor the computer resources I have can never meet the requirement to do so. That's just the way it work, when it comes to community effort, we are not in the position of demanding something from the dev, we just hope. And if the dev have time and care about people that puts hope on them, we can expect something out of it. But, in reality, they have real world work to do, they have family and responsibility.
With all the disappointment, I can say enough to thanks the brilliant effort of cass and the gang has put on the ROM development. Thank you very much!
Maybe there will be new hope from VegaCream by scanno. As cass said in his last post on vegaICS thread, we are in scanno's good hand. Let's just hope hope hope so!

Next VegaICS will be Android 4.0.4 -- or Will it be VegaICE

VegaICS 4.0.4 by Cass

Ok, finally some explanation from VegaICS dev, Cass. On his latest post, at tabletroms, he mention that VegaICS now boot using Android 4.0.4.
That's ICS latest pull from AOSP.
Cass, on his tweet also said, currently he doesn't have time for "VegaICE" ... I can not tell if this is a typo or he just leak the name for the next VegaICS release.
Now, we know why it take so long to get the next release. But, I think there will be new release "in the near future". We can also tell from the kernel thread, that now VegaICS have a number of name working on it, say ejtagle, areo, scanno, daedric1383, brucelee666. More head, better result. They are very talented people, have experience working on large project. I think, it will required just a bit of their brain effort to make this community ROM a perfect one. We wait :)

Dark Knight ROM -- Android IceCream Sandwich 4.0.4 for Samsung Galaxy S I1900

Nasif619 at xda offer android 4.0.4 for your galaxy s I1900. This ROM is fast and stable. The dev said that this ROM is a fully ported from galaxy Nexus, with modification and improvement. The dev is taking a donation. If you are galaxy S user, you can go there if you like and donate. This way, the dev will be able to correct more, fix more for this great ROM.
There is, of course, some issue on this ROM, some wifi and booting problem, but the forum will give you enough information on how to workaround these problem, and the developer itself has stated in his first post of the thread, he will fix everything, so eventually everything will be fixed. This is a big promise a think, but also a good commit.
You can always hope from someone who committed to what he was doing. The new android 4.0.4 IceCream offer more slick and beautiful improvement than the earlier update. But, take a note of waning, this is a single person shoot, not a group effort. Although there is a chance that this ROM will be a great lesser bug ROM, it will be along time it will take. If you don't like to risk your phone's data and application. Do not try this. If you know what you want and know how to do it safe, the this ROM is for you.
Here is the link to the Original thread on XDA forum