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Why my device is giving the error "Kernel Panic Upload Mode"?
I have a Samsung Galaxy P5100 Tab 2 10.1 running Android 4.2.2. I have been using it for around two years and I have been getting the error "Kernel Panic Upload Mode" twice, almost every year, and when I update the software using ODIN it disappears completely. But now it keeps appearing once a day....
I have a Samsung Galaxy P5100 Tab 2 10.1 running Android 4.2.2. I have been using it for around
two years and I have been getting the error "Kernel Panic Upload Mode" twice, almost every year, and when I update the software using ODIN it disappears completely. But now it keeps appearing once a day.
I tried everything here to no avail:
* update the software
* hard format
* delete cache
* unplug the battery jack for 10 seconds
Mohammad Al Baghdadi
(151 rep)
Jan 30, 2016, 11:31 PM
• Last activity: Jun 5, 2025, 07:04 PM
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Prevent screensaver from locking device
I am looking for a way to prevent the screensaver from locking the device. Currently I have set the "Sleep" (screensaver) to 15 seconds wich means that the screen fades after about 15 seconds and locks then. I still want to keep the fade behavior but I dont want that the device gets locked after tha...
I am looking for a way to prevent the screensaver from locking the device. Currently I have set the "Sleep" (screensaver) to 15 seconds wich means that the screen fades after about 15 seconds and locks then. I still want to keep the fade behavior but I dont want that the device gets locked after that time. I just want it to stay in the faded state and "wakes up" again after I tap the screen.
I am currently using a rootet Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 3G 10.1 with Android 8.1.0 installed.
Mqx
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Aug 5, 2024, 09:04 PM
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Blank screen when trying to boot into recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
I am in the middle of trying to install Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 according [to Wiki instructions][1] and I'm getting stuck when I try to go into recovery mode. I tried to flash it to koush's ClockworkMod Recovery (recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.3-p5110) I've tried using Power + Vol Up a...
I am in the middle of trying to install Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 according to Wiki instructions and I'm getting stuck when I try to go into recovery mode. I tried to flash it to koush's ClockworkMod Recovery (recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.3-p5110)
I've tried using Power + Vol Up and by using
adb reboot recovery in the terminal on my PC. It seems to start into recovery mode with a message in blue stating it's entering recovery mode, however, it just goes black and I can't progress passed this point.
I can still boot into the stock and into Download Mode fine.
It's possible there was a problem installing the custom recovery as I never saw a progress bar as described in the wiki. Instead, it seems to stay at the "Don't power off target device" screen, despite the message in my terminal stating that it was finished. If the custom recovery was botched, how can I remedy it?
What can I check to narrow down the problem?
I'm running off a PC using Linux Mint in case that helps.
Kyle
(11 rep)
Jun 26, 2013, 03:08 AM
• Last activity: Jun 27, 2022, 04:03 PM
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Romanian Layout for Physical Keyboard is absent
I have just picked up my Samsung Tab S2 Keyboard a couple of days ago. The tablet is amazing, but the thing is I need to type Romanian text with specific accented characters (ie ș, ă, î, ț). This is a must-have feature. Without this, I'll probably try to return the tablet. It never crossed my m...
I have just picked up my Samsung Tab S2 Keyboard a couple of days ago. The tablet is amazing, but the thing is I need to type Romanian text with specific accented characters (ie ș, ă, î, ț). This is a must-have feature. Without this, I'll probably try to return the tablet.
It never crossed my mind that Android would not have Romanian Language on the physical keyboard! The virtual keyboard has it, but what I'm particularly interested in is having the physical keyboard configured with the Romanian layout. To clarify, I don't want a keyboard with Romanian characters painted on it, only the software layout to be Romanian. That is when pressing such keys [ ] ; ' they should produce such characters ă î ș ț.
Under System -> Language & Input -> Physical Keyboard, selecting the keyboard and then "Set up keyboard layouts", Romanian is absent:
So, can I set this up?
So, can I set this up?
Aria
(31 rep)
Oct 21, 2017, 06:35 PM
• Last activity: Jan 30, 2022, 09:16 AM
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How to wipe the cache partition of a Samsung Tablet?
I am trying to wipe the cache partition of a [Samsung Tablet GT-P5100][1] which does not start the Android operating system any more. Only the Samsung logo is displayed before it starts over. Therefore, I launched the recovery mode and selected the menu entry `wipe cache partition` as shown on the f...
I am trying to wipe the cache partition of a Samsung Tablet GT-P5100 which does not start the Android operating system any more. Only the Samsung logo is displayed before it starts over.
Therefore, I launched the recovery mode and selected the menu entry 
When I press the power button the 
Right after, the erasing is stopped by an error as shown on the third photo:
Finally, an 
Immediately, the device restarts.
What is going wrong?
wipe cache partition as shown on the first photo:
When I press the power button the Erasing ... starts as shown on the second photo:
Right after, the erasing is stopped by an error as shown on the third photo:
Finally, an Error! stops the process as shown on the fourth photo:
Immediately, the device restarts.
What is going wrong?
JJD
(257 rep)
Apr 17, 2019, 06:36 PM
• Last activity: Jan 19, 2021, 02:33 PM
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Warning!! A custom OS can cause critical problems
I was trying to reboot my Samsung galaxy tab 2 gt p 3100, screen showing massage Warning!! A custom OS can cause critical problems. asking whether you want to download OS or not. so i try to download pushing sound up button then after tab screen showing logo of android downloading. do not turn off t...
I was trying to reboot my Samsung galaxy tab 2 gt p 3100, screen showing massage Warning!! A custom OS can cause critical problems. asking whether you want to download OS or not. so i try to download pushing sound up button then after tab screen showing logo of android downloading. do not turn off target!! for about 15 minutes more. what should i do. Please help.
Vivek Rambade
(1 rep)
May 19, 2016, 06:31 AM
• Last activity: Dec 11, 2020, 05:20 PM
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I can't find the SIM card slot on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, but there is no SIM card slot available to put in. Is there any adapter or another way to put the SIM card and use it?
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, but there is no SIM card slot available to put in. Is there any adapter or another way to put the SIM card and use it?
Daniel Inba raj
(1 rep)
Apr 13, 2015, 04:47 PM
• Last activity: Aug 26, 2020, 02:46 PM
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Stuck in Reboot Loop
I have an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 I dug up from many years ago. When I tried to turn it on after charging it fully, it was stuck in a reboot loop. I already tried factory resetting it and clearing the cash, but it hasn't helped. I am trying to flash an new OS using ODIN, but since I haven't been ab...
I have an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 I dug up from many years ago. When I tried to turn it on after charging it fully, it was stuck in a reboot loop. I already tried factory resetting it and clearing the cash, but it hasn't helped. I am trying to flash an new OS using ODIN, but since I haven't been able to turn USB tethering on, I can't connect the tablet to my computer. Is there any way I can turn USB tethering on through the recovery mode, maybe through the ADB? Just to be clear, I can not access the settings before the tablet reboots itself, and I never turned on developer tools.
Viz
(21 rep)
Jun 18, 2020, 07:11 AM
• Last activity: Jun 18, 2020, 11:48 AM
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E3004: This package is for device: gts210vewifi; this device is
I'm trying upgrade a [Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 Wi-Fi (2016) AKA gts210vewifi][1] from a LineageOS 18 April 2017 to a 30 July 2018 build, but it fails printing this in TWRP: E3004: This package is for device: gts210vewifi; this device is . What does this apparently broken error message mean? -- Some...
I'm trying upgrade a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 Wi-Fi (2016) AKA gts210vewifi from a LineageOS 18 April 2017 to a 30 July 2018 build, but it fails printing this in TWRP:
E3004: This package is for device: gts210vewifi; this device is .
What does this apparently broken error message mean? -- Someone suggested that perhaps I "need to upgrade the firmware".. how would I need which version this new build requires?
vorburger
(221 rep)
Aug 1, 2018, 12:24 PM
• Last activity: Aug 1, 2018, 12:54 PM
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Where can I find ROM images for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT P5113)?
I've stopped using my tablet several years ago out of frustration. Ever since Kit Kat/4.4.4 everything has slowed to a near unusable crawl. I tried rectifying this by flashing it with a SlimRoms OS (SlimKat) but it only improves things moderately and some applications, like YouTube, crash often. I'm...
I've stopped using my tablet several years ago out of frustration. Ever since Kit Kat/4.4.4 everything has slowed to a near unusable crawl. I tried rectifying this by flashing it with a SlimRoms OS (SlimKat) but it only improves things moderately and some applications, like YouTube, crash often.
I'm looking to see if maybe Jelly Bean runs better, but so far I've had no luck with it. The Samsung downgraded firmware just puts it into a boot loop and I cannot find a compatible SlimRom, Lineage OS, or Cyanogenmod. Does anyone know if one exists?
Yserbius
(101 rep)
May 3, 2018, 03:14 AM
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I want to buy game items on my deceased husbands Galaxy Tab 2 , I dont know his password. Is it possible?
When my husband became ill I promised him I would keep his game going until he could, unfortunately he died. I am still playing his game on his Galaxy Tab 2 and wanted to buy him some game items. When I tried I was asked for his google password which I don't know. Is there anyway I can buy him game...
When my husband became ill I promised him I would keep his game going until he could, unfortunately he died. I am still playing his game on his Galaxy Tab 2 and wanted to buy him some game items. When I tried I was asked for his google password which I don't know. Is there anyway I can buy him game items using my PayPal account?
Sharon Riley
(11 rep)
Nov 17, 2017, 04:17 PM
• Last activity: Nov 20, 2017, 02:08 PM
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How do I install Cyanogenmod 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P5113)?
I'd like to install Cyanogenmod 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P5113), is this currently possible? I see the Rom shows up in Cyanogenmod's Updater.
I'd like to install Cyanogenmod 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P5113), is this currently possible? I see the Rom shows up in Cyanogenmod's Updater.
Evan Carroll
(4661 rep)
Feb 8, 2014, 04:28 AM
• Last activity: Sep 21, 2017, 04:27 PM
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No internet on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 when connected to Windows Wifi Hotspot
I have followed the instructions to set up a virtual wifi hotspot on my Windows 10 machine (connected via ethernet to router) from LifeHacker . I have connected my iphone and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P5110 running Android 4.2.2) to the new wifi hotspot. My iphone can access the internet fine, howe...
I have followed the instructions to set up a virtual wifi hotspot on my Windows 10 machine (connected via ethernet to router) from LifeHacker. I have connected my iphone and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P5110 running Android 4.2.2) to the new wifi hotspot. My iphone can access the internet fine, however my tablet cannot.
I have tried to use the default browser and chrome on my tablet and both say the web page is not available (chrome shows the dino and DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET message).
Why is my tablet not connecting to the internet and how do I fix it?
[Edit]
A co-worker has connected his Windows 10 pc and HTC One (running 5.0) to my hotspot and both are fine on the internet.
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After restarting the router the tablet can access the internet via the pc. Did restarting the router fix the issue or is that just a coincidence? Why could other devices connect to my pc except for my tablet?
Richard Parnaby-King
(111 rep)
Sep 28, 2015, 10:42 AM
• Last activity: Mar 3, 2017, 05:23 PM
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Galaxy tab 2 10.1 is showing x and y coordinates and mouse lines on the screen
My Galaxy tab 2 10.1 is showing x and y coordinates across the top of the screen. When I swipe my finger on the screen, a line is trailing behind it, like what I am doing are showing. It was normal one day, then showing this the next day. Does anyone know how to hide these details?
My Galaxy tab 2 10.1 is showing x and y coordinates across the top of the screen. When I swipe my finger on the screen, a line is trailing behind it, like what I am doing are showing. It was normal one day, then showing this the next day.
Does anyone know how to hide these details?
user27095
(21 rep)
Jan 21, 2013, 11:58 AM
• Last activity: Dec 2, 2016, 04:50 AM
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How to make Samsung Tab 2 10.1 screen always on?
In settings, they only give 15 secs to 30 mins options. But in my scenario, I need make it like an ads screen to present information forever, until the screen dead. Is there any way to achieve that? Do I need unlock the bootloader?
In settings, they only give 15 secs to 30 mins options. But in my scenario, I need make it like an ads screen to present information forever, until the screen dead.
Is there any way to achieve that? Do I need unlock the bootloader?
Yi Jiang
(111 rep)
Apr 23, 2015, 04:45 AM
• Last activity: Aug 17, 2016, 09:38 AM
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I need unbrick my samsung galaxy tab 10.1
I tied to root my samsung galaxy tab 10.1 wifi + IR PT-5133 I used this method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-gOZh7OxWM After I completed the root prosses, my device was in a boot loop! I tried rooting one more time, but the tablet continued in a boot loop but now IS IMPOSSIBLE start in a DOWNLOA...
I tied to root my samsung galaxy tab 10.1 wifi + IR PT-5133
I used this method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-gOZh7OxWM
After I completed the root prosses, my device was in a boot loop!
I tried rooting one more time,
but the tablet continued in a boot loop but now IS IMPOSSIBLE start in a DOWNLOAD MODE
any suggestions
Mauro Emiliano Ferrara
(1 rep)
Nov 26, 2015, 03:08 AM
• Last activity: Apr 30, 2016, 03:25 PM
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Tab 2 10.1 P5100 stuck on starting screen
Actually I was downloading something when my tab 2 10.1 p5100 suddenly went off. Then the starting screen came up saying,"Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" and it is stuck there. I tried the factory reset by holding the power and volume down button but the process says done.But still it doesn't come on com...
Actually I was downloading something when my tab 2 10.1 p5100 suddenly went off. Then the starting screen came up saying,"Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" and it is stuck there. I tried the factory reset by holding the power and volume down button but the process says done.But still it doesn't come on completely.
Can anyone please give me some advice on how to fix this.
user48113
(1 rep)
Dec 11, 2013, 04:05 AM
• Last activity: Oct 2, 2015, 04:43 AM
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How to start browser in incognito mode by default?
I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it?
I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it?
Force Flow
(263 rep)
Nov 12, 2012, 08:04 PM
• Last activity: Jun 29, 2015, 10:46 PM
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Is it possible to upgrade the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P5113) from 4.2.2 to a higher Android version?
I have an unrooted Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P5113) running Android 4.2.2 I want to upgrade the Android version there, however, I have no idea how. Right now the tablet claims it is up-to-date, but we all know it is not - Android 4.2.2 is old. Samsung Kies refuses to upgrade the firmware with the message...
I have an unrooted Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P5113) running Android 4.2.2
I want to upgrade the Android version there, however, I have no idea how.
Right now the tablet claims it is up-to-date, but we all know it is not - Android 4.2.2 is old.
Samsung Kies refuses to upgrade the firmware with the message "gt-p5113 does not support initialising".
Is there a way to upgrade the Android version on this tablet (while still keeping it usable, obviously) ? Preferably without rooting, but I will root it if there is no other choice.
I am OK completely resetting it.
mark
(111 rep)
Jan 28, 2015, 05:17 AM
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Google Play No Connection
I have tried all suggestions in the answer and everything the asker did specified on [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/75464/android-google-play-no-connection-error) without any luck. I reflashed GApps and CyanogenMod at least 13 times, as I have lost count. The only things...
I have tried all suggestions in the answer and everything the asker did specified on [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/75464/android-google-play-no-connection-error) without any luck. I reflashed GApps and CyanogenMod at least 13 times, as I have lost count. The only things that seem to be malfunctioning is Google Play. Although sync says it's having "errors" but it is syncing so I'm not sure what is going on there...
What is working:
- Google+
- Gmail
- Apps with the "login with Google" that uses the Google+ API
What's not working:
- Google Play
What's half working:
- Sync, it says it's having errors but it is syncing
System Details:
- CyanogenMod 10.1.3
- Android 4.2.2
- GApps for CyanogenMod 10.1
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5113)
/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
I have the Xposed framework installed, but it's never caused problems before so I wouldn't think it would be a problem now. The time is as it should be, so it's not the problem. Cleared the cache and data on Google Play 37 times.
*P.S.: When I say "reflashed", I mean I wipe /system /cache and the dalvik cache and install GApps, CM 10.1.3 from zip in recovery.*
Timberwolf
(111 rep)
Jul 26, 2014, 06:28 PM
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