Clockworkmod Recovery For Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 Upgrade
Clockworkmod Recovery For Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 Driver

I dug out an old Samsung Tab P1000 that was launched back in Sep 2010 (reviewed here by Hardwarezone). Surprisingly, this Tab P1000 with only 512Mb RAM is still going strong in the modding community. With the stock Froyo 2.2 firmware, it was well behind the times. It was time to get to work...

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Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000: 1. Start off by installing the ROM Manager app using the link provided above on your device. Once it’s been installed, open it from your App Drawer. Hit the first option that says Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Follow the on-screen instructions to flash the recovery. Root & install CWM recovery on Galaxy Tab GT-P1000. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Tab GT-P1000 was launched back in 2010 with Android 2.2 Froyo OS. Due to its amazing specs and features it was one of the most purchased tab in those days.

FIRST ROOTING, UPGRADE ATTEMPT WITH CYANOGENMOD 9.1 STABLE
First of all, I tried the Z4root method, but that didn't seem to work. Then I tried the Superoneclick method and was successful. However, I realised that most upgrade paths to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 (ICS) required Gingerbread stock ROM. Furthermore, ROM Manager didn't support the Tab P1000.After downloading and installing Samsung Kies, I successfully upgraded to Gingerbread 2.3.3 (and unrooted the Tab in the process). This took me several hours as the Kies took a long time to update itself, and the GB download was very slow as well.I then flashed Clockworkmod (CWM) recovery using the Superoneclick method again in order to upgrade to CyanogenMod (CM)9.1 Stable running on ICS. However something must have gone wrong in the process, resulting in unknown baseband and IMEI issues on my TaB P1000, effectively giving me a stable CM9.1 on my Tab P1000 with WiFi, but disabling my phone, SMS and 3G.
BACK TO SQUARE ONE (RESTOCK GINGERBREAD 2.3.3)
Subsequently, I decided to restock to Gingerbread using the Overcome method. My tried and tested update process was:
1. Flash GB stock safe tar, gt-p1000_mr.pit and JPZ modem using Odin 1.7 (gets you back to stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 with the Euro ROM).
2. Flash Overcome 4.0.0 Kernel using Odin (gives you CWM ver 5.1.2.6).
3. Flash Overcome 7 Series 4.1 Wipe.zip ROM using CWM recovery.
4. Flash Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) ICS ROM using CWM recovery.
I am using AOKP ICS Milestone #6 on my Tab P1000. Everything works i.e. WiFi, Phone, 3G, SMS, camera.The AOKP Jelly Bean 4.1 build is also available but the general feedback indicates that it is not yet bug free.

DOWNLOAD LINKS AND INSTALLATION GUIDES BELOW
Follow the Team Overcome instructions at this google doc link. Alternatively, download the pdf here. Another installation guide in PNG image is available for download at the AOKP site under the comments section of the #40 build here.
Page 7 onwards of the 15-page Overcome guide details the steps required to restock to Gingerbread and flash the Overcome kernel to install an updated version of CWM Manager. For my Singapore Tab P1000, installing the JPZ modem works.The links for the various files are most likely not working though, so you can try to download from this XDA forums thread here. Also available for download at the AOKP site under the comments section of the #40 build here.
The AOKP Milestone #6 build ROM can be downloaded at the AOKP website under the downloads section. The mirror site is faster for folks in Singapore, with the link over here.
PERFORMANCE OF THE TAB P1000 UNDER ICS

If we compare the Tab P1000 specifications (circa Sep 2010) with the Huawei Mediapad (launched in Sep 2012, reviewed here at Hardwarezone), the Tab P1000 is comparable in many respects. The P1000 runs on a 1Ghz single core ARM Cortex A8 CPU vs Huawei's 1.2ghz dual core ARM Cortex A8 CPU.
Though RAM wise, the P1000 only has 512Mb RAM vs 1Gb RAM on the Huawei, other tabs launched by Shinco and Toshiba also only have 512Mb RAM. Furthermore, the P1000 has its own venerable GPU (Power VR540SGX). This is a pretty good GPU in its time.
A comparison of GPUs of that generation and how they render:
Motorola Droid: TI OMAP3430 with PowerVR SGX530 = 7-14 million(?) triangles/sec
Nexus One: Qualcomm QSD8x50 with Adreno 200 = 22 million triangles/sec
iPhone 3G S: 600 MHz Cortex-A8 with PowerVR SGX535 = 28 7 million triangles/sec
Samsung Galaxy S: S5PC110 with PowerVR SGX540 = 90 million triangles/sec
Quadrant Standard Edition benchmark
Based on the Quadrant benchmark, the HWZ review indicates that the Huawei Mediapad scores 1,747 on Honeycomb 3.2 (and between 1000-1500 depending on review for ICS) vs P1000 Tab score of 1,784 (without overclocking). Hence ICS objectively can and should run smoothly on P1000. Admittedly, the Quadrant benchmark isn't optimised for multicore tablets, and hence the Tab P1000 can appear to perform.
Smartbench 2011 benchmark
Over here, the Tab P1000 feels its age, coming in at only 894 for the Productivity index and 2091 for the Games index. After overclocking the CPU from 1Ghz to 1.2Ghz, the scoring improved to 1019 for the Productivity index and no significant change for the Games index(~2034). After bringing back the CPU to default, the GPU was overclocked from 200Mhz to 320Mhz. This time, the Productivity index registered 897 while the Games index improved slightly to 2118. The overclocking options are available on the AOKP ICS ROM in the Performance Tweaks section under Settings. In this instance, the benefits of overclocking can be considered to be in line with analysis at Tom's Hardware Forum discussed in the article over here.
For the entire plethora of benchmarking tests possible on an Android, refer to this article here which incidentally demonstrates how the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the top dog.

Procedure of installing CyanogenMod 9.1.0 on Samsung GT-P1000 Galaxy Tab.

4Procedure

Also known as[edit]

Samsung GT-P1000 Galaxy Tab tablet rooting / CyanogenMod 9.1 firmware install
Samsung GTP1000 GalaxyTab mobile phone Cyanogen Mod 9.1.0 ROM flash

Notes[edit]

Everything will be erased from the tablet. Always make a full backup before flashing / modding tablet!
This method / firmware files are compatible only with Samsung GT-P1000 Galaxy Tab! Always check device type before starting this procedure!
If you follow this procedure you will have those firmwares on the tablet:
- ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.5
- Android version: 4.0.4
- Kernel version: 2.6.35.13-g8d814c4 blinky-ghost@cyanogenmod #1 Tue Aug 28 16:59:18 PDT 2012
- Cyanogenmod version: 9.1.0-p1
- Build date: Tue Aug 28 16:55:09 PDT 2012
- Build number: cm_p1-userdebug 4.0.4 IMM76L eng. .20120828.165452 test-keys

Requirements[edit]

Samsung GT-P1000 Galaxy Tab:
- Should be charged (more than 75%)
- Should have the original, unrooted firmware
Windows (XP / Vista / 7 ...) PC with Administrator rights
USB cable for connecting the device to the computer
firmware / ROM files, flashing software. Download links (all-in-one):
Device drivers for Samsung Galaxy Tab: just install Samsung Kies

Procedure[edit]

1. Download neccessary files[edit]

Clockworkmod Recovery For Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000

Device drivers: install Samsung Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
All-in-one package (ClockworkMod Recovery, CyanogenMod 9.1.0, Google Apps Package, Samsung Odin)
unrar the files only once from the compressed rar file, do not unrar the files in the different folders!

2. Flash ClockworkMod Recovery[edit]

Now we will root and install ClockworkMod Recovery on the tablet. (This lets you install custom ROMs like CyanogenMod on devices.)

2.1 Start the tablet in Download Mode.

Install clockworkmod recovery samsung galaxy tab p1000

2.2 Connect the tablet to the computer with USB cable, wait until all the drivers are installed.

2.3 Run Samsung Odin3 v 1.85.exe, make sure it recognises the device: ID:COM field should show the port where the device is connected.

2.4 Click on PDA button, then select ClockworkMod RecoveryCF-Root-XX_OXA_JW4-v4.4-CWM3RFS.tar file. All the other checkboxes should be like on the picture.

2.5 Click on Start button to start the flashing process.

2.6 Samsung Odin3 will flash the files. Wait until PASS appears on the top left corner, and device restarts. If you get FAIL message, remove the tablet from cable and repeat the flashing procedure again.

2.7 You can remove the tablet from cable. Now your tablet is rooted and ClockworkMod is installed! Turn on the tablet.

3. Install CyanogenMod[edit]

CyanogenMod 9.1.0 will be installed using the custom ClockworkMod Recovery we just flashed on the device. Here is the process step-by-step:

3.1 Turn on device and connect it to the computer with USB cable as Mass Storage.

3.2 Copy cm-9.1.0-p1.zip file from CyanogenMod v9.1 for Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 folder to the tablet's drive's root.

3.3 Remove the tablet from computer, and turn it off.

3.4 Start the the tablet in Recovery Mode by pressing Volume up turning on the device.

3.5 ClockworkMod Recovery will start. In the menu you can use volume buttons to move up / down and the On/Off button to enter / select.
Now you can make a backup of your existing Android system by selecting backup and restore.

3.6 Select wipe data/factory reset to erase the tablet's contents

3.7 Choose Install zip from SD card, then choose zip from sdcard, then select cm-9.1.0-p1.zip file you just copied to the root of the tablet. Then confirm that you really want to flash this file.

3.8 The installation could take several minutes. When the flashing process finished, return to the main menu and select reboot system now.

3.9 Now the tablet will boot in CyanogenMod. The first boot can take several minutes (even 10-15!), be patient! After the first start, it is recommended to restart the device.

4. Install Google Apps (optional)[edit]

CyanogenMod does not comes with Google Applications (Google Play Store, Google Account) so it should be installed afterwards. The installation process is similar to the installation of the CyanogenMod.

4.1 Turn on the tablet and connect it to the computer with USB cable as Mass Storage.

4.2 Copy gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip file from Google Apps folder to the tablet's drive's root.

4.3 Remove tablet from computer, and turn the tablet off.

4.4 Start the tablet in Recovery Mode by pressing Volume up and turning it on.

4.5 ClockworkMod Recovery will start. In the menu you can use volume buttons to move up / down and Home button to enter / select.

4.6 Choose Install zip from SD card, then choose zip from sdcard, then select gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip file you just copied to the root of the tablet . Then confirm that you really want to flash this file.

4.7 When the flashing process finished, return to the main menu and select reboot system now.

4.8 After the Tab was turned on, check if the Play Store app is on the tablet. Now you can use that to download and install applications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 Upgrade

4.9 The flashing of the tablet completely done. Now you have a rooted Galaxy Tab with ClockworkMod recovery and CyanogenMod 9.1.0 ROM.

Possible errors[edit]

Samsung Odin does not recognises the device: In 'Device manager' find the Galaxy Tab usb device, and update the driver to the newest. Computer may be restarted afterwards.

Tablet does not boot in recovery mode: Install ROM manager app on the tablet and use the built-it recovery mode reboot.

Google Play Store does not start / freezes: Start the device in recovery mode, and clear cache / clear dalvik cache.

Download links[edit]