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This is the Stock 8.6.5.13 US update repackaged with:
* Clockworkmod support (It does not include CWM, but doesn't reflash the recovery partition either)
* Rooted (includes SuperUser.apk & su 3.0.0)
* Busybox (1.19.2)
This update worked fine on my TF101. I built it using the same method Roach2010 used to make his previous CWM-repacks so it should be ok. I have only tested this on my own tf101. Let us know when it works for yours too!
This will not work unless you have:
1. clockworkmod
2. STOCK firmware (root is fine)
3. the US or WW firmware
4. firmware 8.6.5.9
If this update will not apply, take note of which assert stopped the process. You probably applied some sort of mod to your transformer.
There was an issue in the initial release. If you downloaded it, delete it and download the new one.
CWM package for ASUS FOTA Update 8.6.5.13 US
http://bellybuttonporn.com/android/transformer/kwt-cwm-8.6.5.13-proper.zip
Problems updating? Customized Transformer? Try the Update checker.
http://bellybuttonporn.com/android/transformer/kwt-cwm-8.6.5.13-checker.zip US
The Update checker will verify all of the same files that the update verifies. It will not stop on the first error. This way, you can see ALL the files which will cause errors and fix them all at once without the tedious reboot / try update / reboot / fix problem / reboot / try update loop.
Courtesy of brk:
CWM package for ASUS FOTA Update 8.6.5.13 WW (with root and CWM recovery)
http://www.multiupload.com/KTGLKFJME5
Has this been tested yet??
Thanks
*Offtopic*
delete ffs
same here, stock but with xoom system UI and bloatware deleted.
Sorry, in my haste I didn't update the recovery binary.
Fixed version in testing now.
Updated first post, new zip is available here:
http://bellybuttonporn.com/transformer/kwt-cwm-8.6.5.13-proper.zip
cky2000 said:
for me, it did not work.
I tried from a fresh/clean install (nvflash) of US_epad-user-8.6.5.9. and got this error in CWM:
assert fail: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "EeePad" || getprop ("ro.product.device") "EeePad"
E:Error in /sdcard/kwt-cwm-8.6.13.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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Seems you didn't edit the update-script to remove that check. Either way let me know how it goes. I made myself an cwm zip that I used to update my TF this afternoon. I didn't bother to add in SU seeing as though the update is just a patch and the TF should already be rooted.
@daoist If your new update.zip doesn't work let me know I'll upload mines and you can post it.
Hi,
I am still pretty new to all of this, I have rooted my TF, right now I have a US ver 8.6.5.9 rooted with CWM and I am getting the notification to update firmware.
Is this the file I need to update my TF and keep root, it looks to me like it is but I am not 100% sure, also I am not sure how to apply the patch.
To apply this do I use CWM? The step[s I think I need to do is
1. copy the file top my SD card,
2. Boot to CWM
3. choose install zip
4. pick the zip downloaded from this thread
5. then watch and make sure works, then reboot
OH, I have the netflix patch (libnvomx) file copied over the original in my TF, should I put the original back before trying ng this?
Is this correct?
thanks for any help and the file!!
John
Cordy said:
Seems you didn't edit the update-script to remove that check. Either way let me know how it goes. I made myself an cwm zip that I used to update my TF this afternoon. I didn't bother to add in SU seeing as though the update is just a patch and the TF should already be rooted.
@daoist If your new update.zip doesn't work let me know I'll upload mines and you can post it.
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You referring to the check that goes through and looks for mods and missing apps? Is it possible someone could upload a version that doesnt run that check? I replaced SustemUI and basically deleted everything I didnt need (and didnt back up individual files, just made a full backup) so it would take me a while to track down all of the APKs.
If I recall someone posted the .9 update without the check for the existing apps.
EDIT: I actually found a backup for my stock apps and copied all of them back over and its still failing. AWS.odex, first one (and its installed).
Xerravon said:
Hi,
I am still pretty new to all of this, I have rooted my TF, right now I have a US ver 8.6.5.9 rooted with CWM and I am getting the notification to update firmware.
Is this the file I need to update my TF and keep root, it looks to me like it is but I am not 100% sure, also I am not sure how to apply the patch.
To apply this do I use CWM? The step[s I think I need to do is
1. copy the file top my SD card,
2. Boot to CWM
3. choose install zip
4. pick the zip downloaded from this thread
5. then watch and make sure works, then reboot
OH, I have the netflix patch (libnvomx) file copied over the original in my TF, should I put the original back before trying ng this?
Is this correct?
thanks for any help and the file!!
John
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Yep, that's correct.
One note is because of how the TF handles storage, you want this in your /Removable/microSD. If you put it in /sdcard it's not actually in your sdcard.
When you reboot into CWM make sure to choose to pick a file from your sdcard, rather than just applying update.zip (in case you didn't actually name it update.zip)
ryan stewart said:
You referring to the check that goes through and looks for mods and missing apps? Is it possible someone could upload a version that doesnt run that check? I replaced SustemUI and basically deleted everything I didnt need (and didnt back up individual files, just made a full backup) so it would take me a while to track down all of the APKs.
If I recall someone posted the .9 update without the check for the existing apps.
EDIT: I actually found a backup for my stock apps and copied all of them back over and its still failing. AWS.odex, first one (and its installed).
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The problem with removing the check is that this update is doing patching, rather than replacing files.
If you're just replacing files, you can skip the checks and it will work fine.
If you're patching files, if you skip the check, the patching process will not work (best case scenario). will leave your system in a quasi-updated state (middle case), or destroy the target file (worst case).
Maybe someone who's still on 8.5.6.9 can post their AWS.odex file for you to copy onto your device?
The issue is I have it back on my device, I found it, and the update is still hanging on that.
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Yep, that's correct.
One note is because of how the TF handles storage, you want this in your /Removable/microSD. If you put it in /sdcard it's not actually in your sdcard.
When you reboot into CWM make sure to choose to pick a file from your sdcard, rather than just applying update.zip (in case you didn't actually name it update.zip)
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Hi,
Thanks for the help! It worked like a charm, no problems at all.
I am wondering now, do I need to update my CWM recovery, or do I just leave it how it is?
thanks for the file and help!!!
Now I just have to figure out how to get rid of the notification...
Has anyone noticed the web browser performance? Is it still checkerboard on display? Where it displays the page in chunks... and is this android 3.2.1? or just firmware update?
Worked fine on mine, Thx.
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The problem with removing the check is that this update is doing patching, rather than replacing files.
If you're just replacing files, you can skip the checks and it will work fine.
If you're patching files, if you skip the check, the patching process will not work (best case scenario). will leave your system in a quasi-updated state (middle case), or destroy the target file (worst case).
Maybe someone who's still on 8.5.6.9 can post their AWS.odex file for you to copy onto your device?
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Would it be possible to remove the check and the patch? I am looking at the updater script, what I would love is to just remove its check and attempt at patching the bloatware.
For Example, the Check:
assert(apply_patch_check("/system/app/Finsky.apk", "19a70336522820f20a9e1d9f065ae56a714aa7cf", "690dc80af4303cb2df1991de9d52c269211e1dcf"));
set_progress(0.116486);
assert(apply_patch_check("/system/app/Finsky.odex", "fda5fbff54fc6c35b9210afd4a3b76b6a8862d83", "59412510a7d0a789b1e732dbffdc9feb3245e964"));
set_progress(0.119390);
And the Update:
apply_patch("/system/app/Finsky.apk", "-",
19a70336522820f20a9e1d9f065ae56a714aa7cf, 1070527,
690dc80af4303cb2df1991de9d52c269211e1dcf, package_extract_file("patch/system/app/Finsky.apk.p"));
set_progress(0.135043);
apply_patch("/system/app/Finsky.odex", "-",
fda5fbff54fc6c35b9210afd4a3b76b6a8862d83, 655760,
59412510a7d0a789b1e732dbffdc9feb3245e964, package_extract_file("patch/system/app/Finsky.odex.p"));
set_progress(0.138224);
If I didnt want it to update finksy (bad example but just one I grabbed) could I just delete everything above from the script? In the case of something like Zinio I dont even want the update since I nixed the underlying app.
I actually tried something like that but it failed immediately, no error. Im wondering if I havent zipped it up right.
Yeah, if you search through the update script for the name of the file that's erroring out, there's 2 places. First the assert, then the patch. Get rid of both and you're fine.
I'd google what those files are before you remove them from the script, just to be safe.
Just for example, Finsky is part of Market
Im wondering if there is something I am doing wrong or if there is a trick to zipping it back up. I tried removing those lines (for AWS, not Finsky ) and the update failed without an error (just aborted).
Im wondering, should I be leaving that set progress, zipping using a particular method?
The biggest problem I had was making sure the files were saved with unix line-endings. If you edited it in notepad or something like that it may have defaulted to windows line-endings.
Hi can you add this to 1st post:
CWM package for ASUS FOTA Update 8.6.5.13 WW
(with root and CWM recovery)
http://www.multiupload.com/KTGLKFJME5
If it gives you an error about some file check, edit update script and put a "#" before the line of that file.
Thought I backed up original ROM, when I opened the file today it was blank (NVFLASH).
I did copy the internal sd and have a copy of that but its not the right file type.
I also have some image files of the ROM, can I use either of these?
How about a little more information.... what file did you open that was blank?
Do you have files that look like 09_APP_raw.img? Did you use a script or just type a bunch of stuff in at the command line?
How did you copy the internal SD card that it is not the right file type?
What are these image files of the ROM?
So many questions...
The way I copied the internal sd was in the file manager, had to click show hidden files to do it.
The blank file was a file that brk asus transformer root toolkit made. Went to do a restore with it the next day and file not found,
The image files I have are ones that another version cwm m ade doing a backup a few times that I got from the market. But that version of cwm doesnt support asus.
OK- it that helps. If you just want the stock firmware, you can get that from the ASUS website. You might have to get the 8.6.5.9 version and then upgrade to 8.6.5.13 via the ota. From there you can root again and/or install CWM if you want.
There are TF specific versions of CWM- solarnz and roach each have a version in the dev section. These might allow you to flash the data partition from your backups to restore any apps that you installed. I think brk's tool uses one of the modded versions of CWM.
As far as the internal sd card, you might have to copy those over with an external SD card/adb/ftp/etc.
If you want to restore one of the CMW images you have, that might be tricky, but you can extract them with the unyaffs tool. Google should find it for you. They might be flashable with one of the modded versions of CWM, but I think the modded versions have a slight difference in the parts that they backup/restore. You can try the "advanced restore" option to restore the data.img, but I'm not sure what would happen.
I looked at asus website for the rom, all I found were firmware and kernels are those the roms? I would prefer doing it that way.
Yup- select the android OS and pick your country specific firmware (aka ROM).
It might be tricky if you are downgrading I.e., you flashed 8.6.5.13 and want to flash the stock 8.6.5.9 firmware. I'm not sure if you can downgrade the "easy" way.
The easy way is to unzip the firmware and place the whole ASUS folder on your external SD card. Turn on the TF and insert the SD card when it is running- a notification should pop up to flash. ASUS has some documentation with pictures in the Manuals section. Look for one of the "Update SOP" files.
Let me know if that works. I've never tried to downgrade that way, so I'm not sure if it will work because you might be on a higher build number. If it doesn't, there is another way if you are rooted or you can use nvflash.
Let me get this right, do I use the firmwaree or the kernel.
Use the firmware.
Thanks, I reread the firmware aka rom. I'm in the us so the us one right! Will let you know if it works, says something about downgrading in there...
If it won't let you downgrade, then you have to do it the "hard" way.... but you have to be rooted.
Download the firmware and unzip it. It should be something like ASUS/Update/some.zip
Unzip the some.zip file and it'll contain a blob. Copy the blob to your external sd card or use adb to push it to your TF.
It would be a good idea to verify the MD5 sum of the blob. The US one that I downloaded for 8.6.5.9 is
MD5(blob)= 57d4c4342277d39e523e26b943891a1f
Use terminal on the TF or adb shell from your PC and type the following:
Code:
su
dd if=/Removable/MicroSD/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
the last three characters are zero-pee-four. It's important to get this right or you could mess up your TF.
If you copied it somewhere else, then adjust the /Removable/MicroSD/blob part.
It will take a while because it's a big file, but when it's done, type "reboot" or just turn off, then turn on your TF, and it will flash you back to stock. You should see a blue progress bar that moves very slowly. Be patient, it takes a while and should reboot when it's done. You will be unrooted with a stock recovery at this point.
Afterwards, you can verify that you have the downgraded firmware and then check updates to receive the OTA to upgrade to 8.6.5.13. Lastly, clean up and remove the blob file from your sdcard- it's 521MB!
Your awsome man! You took all that time to help me out and I won't forget it gee!
So did the downgrade work, or did you have to flash the blob?
Not gonna try tonight, thats how I lost the backup as I was tired... Will try tomorrow and will let you know what workes.
I have prime on here now so I dont think that would technically be a downgrade?
Yes I am rooted.
So while I have you, will a rooted machine get OTA updates?
Yup, the updates still download, but they usually break root or won't flash because something is not stock, such as kernels.
Of course, you can mod them so they flash and keep root.
Good idea about starting fresh tomorrow.
r u Randal in Ca?
No, sorry.
No worries, just reminded me of the big guy. Will let you know how everything goes. I try to be sure before I comet to a change I can't recover from so will have to sus up everything first.
I want to thank you again for the help, I hope you get compensated for it?
Hardy har har, and I'm still in thi situation!
We will see tomorrow!
Hello everyone,
I bought this tablet on ebay and it seems that the ROM preinstalled is a test ROM.
I searched the web to find a custom ROM but I couldn't find much info.
I found the way to root the tablet but that's all.
Is there anyone who can indicate me a link to a stock rom or a good custom one?
Thanks for those who will read and help!
What do you mean by TEST ROM?!!! this is ridiculous, I have the tablet and it's working like a charm even I received over air update yesterday, the only odd is that I can't use it as a phone because Lenovo has no license yet for that it's available only in the Chinese version, and I think this will be solved later when they start launching their mobile phones all over the world.
Hello mmis,
Test rom is not the correct terms but I didn't know how to call that !
The problem is that every widget I put on the desktop is loading but never display anything.
The information in "About tablet" are the following :
Model number : IdeaTab A2107A-H
Android Version : 4.0.3
Baseband version : MAUI.11AMD.W11.50.SP.V13, 2012/05/25 01:09
Build number : A2107A-H_S307_120605
If I search for system updates, it doesn't find anything. If I click on firmware update, the settings FC.
I made a factory reset but no luck.
That's why I thought it wasn't a stable version.
As long as you tried the factory reset with no luck, I think in your case its better to get back to Lenovo customer service or your local dealer if it's under warranty, they should be able to help you. it's a new device in the market and it will be difficult to find custom ROM for a while or even someone to give model-specific help. Good Luck
Would you mind linking to the instructions on how to root this thing?
Sure, no problem !
After several hours of search and difficulties to register onto Chinese websites
I managed to find the attached file. I take no credit for the tool because it was developped by someone else (SNARL I guess)
It was missing the superuser apk inside so I put it back and also translate the steps to English.
Here are the steps :
- Connect the tablet in Debug USB mode
- Launch root.bat
- The device will reboot at each of the 3 steps
If you need more info, don't mind to ask!
Here is the link of the original thread :
http://3g.lenovo.com/thread-69003-1-1.html
Fantastic, thank you very much.
LePad Chinese Model A2107A-H
I have a Chinese issue model of the A2107A-H that has the dual sim card cellular feature. I've been trying to get it rooted to get rid of the Chinese apks on it, but normal rooting software has not been successful so far, including the one posted here from SNARL via Ichi go's post. I get a "device not found" error message and in device manager on my PC it indicates that there is no driver installed for the device. I have "debug" turned on and the USB link seems to be working as I can see file folders on the device, but the rooting software will not run. I've tried several of the most well known methods with no luck. Any ideas on this would be appreciated and in particular, if there is a driver I need to have installed to get the rooting software to work??
TIA!!!
Rob
First of all many thanks to you ichi go it was very easy to root this device as instructed, but as the one I have does not have the phone calling capability, I replaced the phone.apk with different one but now the device does not recognize the sim card at all, I tried to push many versions of phone.apk to system folder with no luck, it seems even if I put the apk in the system folder the device will not launch it at all, could you please help me in that.
I've had this tablet for a while and love it. I just got the OTA update and its downloading now.
I'm a also keen on rooting it and inns installing a custom ROM. I guess once its a bit more common, we can expect a dedicated Dev community here on XDA
The update failed to install. I'm not rooted or anything but upon restart it gave a signature verification error.
Any way to fix this?
Edit: got it! was a path error since i had changed the default storage.
but i can't figure out any changes
robh41 said:
I have a Chinese issue model of the A2107A-H that has the dual sim card cellular feature. I've been trying to get it rooted to get rid of the Chinese apks on it, but normal rooting software has not been successful so far, including the one posted here from SNARL via Ichi go's post. I get a "device not found" error message and in device manager on my PC it indicates that there is no driver installed for the device. I have "debug" turned on and the USB link seems to be working as I can see file folders on the device, but the rooting software will not run. I've tried several of the most well known methods with no luck. Any ideas on this would be appreciated and in particular, if there is a driver I need to have installed to get the rooting software to work??
TIA!!!
Rob
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How does your device appear in the device manager? For sure, the adb driver isn't installed. If it's not the case, download android sdk and then the Google USB driver in the extra section.
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mmis said:
First of all many thanks to you ichi go it was very easy to root this device as instructed, but as the one I have does not have the phone calling capability, I replaced the phone.apk with different one but now the device does not recognize the sim card at all, I tried to push many versions of phone.apk to system folder with no luck, it seems even if I put the apk in the system folder the device will not launch it at all, could you please help me in that.
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I didn't try to make phone calls for now with it but I will test and come back to you if I find something interesting.
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FM Tuner - perfect for in-dash?
The in-dash car tablet people should be happy to hear the A2107 has an FM Tuner. It's one of the few tablets that has a radio tuner, and the only modern 7" that I know of. I just ordered one. I will report back.
The Chinese stock rom I installed has the phone ability and that works very well! The problem of this stock rom is that the Google services aren't there. I'm trying to find a way to install the zip file but I need to know the exact path of the recovery partition.
I tried to find it with the cat /proc/emmc command but this partition isn't listed.
If anyone has an idea...
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So I understood that you managed to flash the Chinese stock ROM, am I right?!! please tell me how to do as I am facing serious problems with my device, I managed to root and then I changed the phone.apk (what the hell I was thinking of) and now I have the the error message android.process.acore stopped working and sometimes the sittings force closed, I tried to re root, factory reset and deleting cache of almost everything with no use, even I contacted the Lenovo CS to reinstall the original firmware, I think they will charge me for that :crying:
by the way I don't have contacts anymore (I installed it manually) and the most impressive thing that the device doesn't recognize the SIM card (I cleverly deleted the original one phone.apk :silly and what ever apk I push into the system/app folder and change the permissions it will not install after reboot.
So...what do you think guys?!! any help?
I've confirmed this does work on the A2107-F.
I had some trouble with the ADB driver. I can't post links, so you will have to google it, but I used adb_driver_20110720.zip for the drivers. I forced it to install via Update Driver > Browse my computer > let me pick > have disk > pointed to the android_winusb.inf file > selected the thinkpad option, it was the bottom of the two.
I also had to manually turn the tablet back on after the first reboot, but it went fine after that.
ichi go said:
The Chinese stock rom I installed has the phone ability and that works very well! The problem of this stock rom is that the Google services aren't there. I'm trying to find a way to install the zip file but I need to know the exact path of the recovery partition.
I tried to find it with the cat /proc/emmc command but this partition isn't listed.
If anyone has an idea...
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can someone show me where to get the rom?
in the chinese forum, i cant register, because lenovo login is buggy for me. maybe because of location,,
mmis said:
So I understood that you managed to flash the Chinese stock ROM, am I right?!! please tell me how to do as I am facing serious problems with my device, I managed to root and then I changed the phone.apk (what the hell I was thinking of) and now I have the the error message android.process.acore stopped working and sometimes the sittings force closed, I tried to re root, factory reset and deleting cache of almost everything with no use, even I contacted the Lenovo CS to reinstall the original firmware, I think they will charge me for that :crying:
by the way I don't have contacts anymore (I installed it manually) and the most impressive thing that the device doesn't recognize the SIM card (I cleverly deleted the original one phone.apk :silly and what ever apk I push into the system/app folder and change the permissions it will not install after reboot.
So...what do you think guys?!! any help?
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Hi mmis,
I will upload tonight (if i have the time to) all the needed files to install the Chinese ROM (tools and procedure included).
Btw, I managed to install all the Google services and all is working well! The only thing is that the OS can only be put in English. All other languages are Chinese variants.
Hi I just flash tablet with a chinesse rom A2107A_H_S121_120525 and right now the device don't turning on anymore. The flashing is still possible. So I need a stock rom please
I just bought a Samsung tab 3v then I successfully rooted it using this: ( www 4shared com/get/4sFqkNODba/ ) but after I did that I could no longer use the camera (error then force close) so I'm asking if anyone could help me with that please? I did few research they said it's something about the kernel so anyone could provide me with one for my phone?
Someone please help me with this? At least provide me with an already rooted rom.
Stanwar said:
Someone please help me with this? At least provide me with an already rooted rom.
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have a look through these and see if you can find a kernel :
https://www.google.com/search?q=SM-...es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=SM-T116bu+return+to+stock
i didnt see any promising leads on google for a rom, so your only alternative may be to return to stock. have a look through these for a possible way to do that :
https://www.google.com/search?q=SM-...es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=SM-T116bu+return+to+stock
one small tip for future reference.
you should figure out how to fix your phone and have the tools and files on hand before making any modifications.
personally, i never do anything to my phone before thoroughly learning how to fix it, and if i cant find a way, then i dont mod it.
i see all the time on here, people frantic because they broke their phone and dont have a clue how to fix it.
in some cases there is no way to fix it because the files are not available, its really important to know that before you break it.
bweN diorD said:
one small tip for future reference.
you should figure out how to fix your phone and have the tools and files on hand before making any modifications.
personally, i never do anything to my phone before thoroughly learning how to fix it, and if i cant find a way, then i dont mod it.
i see all the time on here, people frantic because they broke their phone and dont have a clue how to fix it.
in some cases there is no way to fix it because the files are not available, its really important to know that before you break it.
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Didn't you actually 'think' that I already searched for that on Google? Please try to 'think' that if you don't do mistakes you will never learn so yeah not breaking your phone doesn't mean you're smart OR intelligent.
Stanwar said:
Didn't you actually 'think' that I already searched for that on Google? Please try to 'think' that if you don't do mistakes you will never learn so yeah not breaking your phone doesn't mean you're smart OR intelligent.
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There's no need to be rude... He was trying to help you
Stanwar said:
Didn't you actually 'think' that I already searched for that on Google? Please try to 'think' that if you don't do mistakes you will never learn so yeah not breaking your phone doesn't mean you're smart OR intelligent.
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i never implied that you or anyone else wasnt "smart or intelligent"
i have broken my phones many times. the difference between me and a lot of users i see posting here is, i think about what would happen if i do something and it breaks the phone, before i actually do it. then i go and find out how to restore stock, and gather the files and tools first. then i actually restore stock, just so im sure i know how to do it first.
i see and help countless users here on xda, and frequently see people run to flash things they think they have to have right away. frequently that is followed by post pleading for help, because they failed to understand the journey, and chose to jump right to the finish line.
so yes, i agree, not breaking your phone doesnt make you smart or intelligent. knowing how to fix it, and helping others to fix theirs for many years, at minimum should gain those of us who help others a little respect, because we dont get paid to, nor have any obligation to, help anyone.
sdeepb said:
There's no need to be rude... He was trying to help you
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How come? Posting a Google link is actually helping? Then next time someone asks who's that guy, you tell him Google it. I did come here for a reason, which is finding a developer who can make a prerooted rom for me since it doesn't exist anywhere in the Web.
Anyway I found a solution I will post it here in case someone needed it:
1- Flash the tablet with stock rom (the one of your SM-T116bu) skip to 2 if you already have the stock rom and you only want to root the tablet.
2- Get a file explorer (ES explorer or root explorer).
3- Browse to system/lib and copy the whole lib folder and put it somewhere you can access it later.
4- Flash your tablet using the prerooted SM-T116nu rom (link is above).
5- Using the root explorer replace all files in the system/lib which has a 'camera' word in their name with the same files name from the lib folder of the stock rom, do the same with the files in system/lib/hw6- Reboot your device and the camera should work again.
Stanwar said:
How come? Posting a Google link is actually helping? because believe it or not, some people dont know the best key words to get the results that would actually be helpful, and a lot of times, they dont try at all. so occasionally i try to point them in the right direction, in the hope that they will actually try to help themself, because i cant be of further assistance. Then next time someone asks who's that guy, you tell him Google it. I did come here for a reason, which is finding a developer who can make a prerooted rom for me i can tell you right away, thats not going to happen. this site isnt a place where devs sit waiting for people to make request, so they can make stuff for them. xda is a place where you come to learn how to make it yourself, if you dont already know how, and support the community with it. since it doesn't exist anywhere in the Web.
Anyway I found a solution I will post it here in case someone needed it:
1- Flash the tablet with stock rom (the one of your SM-T116bu) skip to 2 if you already have the stock rom and you only want to root the tablet.
2- Get a file explorer (ES explorer or root explorer).
3- Browse to system/lib and copy the whole lib folder and put it somewhere you can access it later.
4- Flash your tablet using the prerooted SM-T116nu rom (link is above).
5- Using the root explorer replace all files in the system/lib which has a 'camera' word in their name with the same files name from the lib folder of the stock rom, do the same with the files in system/lib/hw6- Reboot your device and the camera should work again.
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Stanwar said:
How come? Posting a Google link is actually helping? Then next time someone asks who's that guy, you tell him Google it. I did come here for a reason, which is finding a developer who can make a prerooted rom for me since it doesn't exist anywhere in the Web.
Anyway I found a solution I will post it here in case someone needed it:
1- Flash the tablet with stock rom (the one of your SM-T116bu) skip to 2 if you already have the stock rom and you only want to root the tablet.
2- Get a file explorer (ES explorer or root explorer).
3- Browse to system/lib and copy the whole lib folder and put it somewhere you can access it later.
4- Flash your tablet using the prerooted SM-T116nu rom (link is above).
5- Using the root explorer replace all files in the system/lib which has a 'camera' word in their name with the same files name from the lib folder of the stock rom, do the same with the files in system/lib/hw6- Reboot your device and the camera should work again.
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1. First respect others, no one gets paid or forced to do anything here
2. What kinda help you want ? if you want the most perfect thing all the times than I'm sorry as we only have humans here, not super computers with everything stored on them !
T116BU Tab E Rooted Without Camera or Unrooted? I want neither... Can anybody help?
Stanwar said:
How come? Posting a Google link is actually helping? Then next time someone asks who's that guy, you tell him Google it. I did come here for a reason, which is finding a developer who can make a prerooted rom for me since it doesn't exist anywhere in the Web.
Anyway I found a solution I will post it here in case someone needed it:
1- Flash the tablet with stock rom (the one of your SM-T116bu) skip to 2 if you already have the stock rom and you only want to root the tablet.
2- Get a file explorer (ES explorer or root explorer).
3- Browse to system/lib and copy the whole lib folder and put it somewhere you can access it later.
4- Flash your tablet using the prerooted SM-T116nu rom (link is above).
5- Using the root explorer replace all files in the system/lib which has a 'camera' word in their name with the same files name from the lib folder of the stock rom, do the same with the files in system/lib/hw6- Reboot your device and the camera should work again.
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Thanks, but your method soft bricks (black screen, can't operate the phone at all after booting) the phone until I flash the rooted or the official ROM again. There's no hw6 folder either, just hw and even changing only the lib files with camera in their names will also soft brick the phone.
I found a solution!!!
Restored my phone to the latest official ROM, then flashed the tiny file from the topic below using ODIN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=10223#downloads
Worked like a charm!
Fdamaral said:
Thanks, but your method soft bricks (black screen, can't operate the phone at all after booting) the phone until I flash the rooted or the official ROM again. There's no hw6 folder either, just hw and even changing only the lib files with camera in their names will also soft brick the phone.
I found a solution!!!
Restored my phone to the latest official ROM, then flashed the tiny file from the topic below using ODIN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=10223#downloads
Worked like a charm!
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The solution was so nice that I even made a short video explaining what I did with my Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T116BU from Brazil!!
Hi All,
I decided to flash JB firmware to my old device and give it to my son. Now device has GB version.
I found topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/rom-cyanogenmod-10-official-nightly-t1794758 which presumable should help me with that by encountered few problems:
1. The first advice is: Make sure you're running a proper working ClockworkMod-Recovery.
I went to appropriate topic (DANGER!!!): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693, which refers to http://d-h.st/pQK but downloaded ace-archive contains virus. I killed the virus eventually, but wondering how is that possible that XDA references something with virus inside?
Question #1: should I still try to download ClockworkMod-Recovery from the referenced topic? Today I tried that again, but ace archive still contains a very suspicious exe... and I'm afraid, that is still virus.
2. Further advice is: Copy GApps and CM10 ZIPs to your internal SDCard
Where can I get CM10? In the original topic there is only reference to the nightly guild of CM10. Should I try it? Is there more reliable build?
Another topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-j-e/orig-development/miro-tipo-j-edevelopment-cm10-t1997251 doesn't have any reference to download.
Question #2: Where can I download CM10 and other gapps?
Question #3: Where can I get firmware itself? I could not see any WORKING reference in the original topic. Please advise.
Thanks a lot!
SeredaOM said:
Hi All,
I decided to flash JB firmware to my old device and give it to my son. Now device has GB version.
I found topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/rom-cyanogenmod-10-official-nightly-t1794758 which presumable should help me with that by encountered few problems:
1. The first advice is: Make sure you're running a proper working ClockworkMod-Recovery.
I went to appropriate topic (DANGER!!!): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693, which refers to http://d-h.st/pQK but downloaded ace-archive contains virus. I killed the virus eventually, but wondering how is that possible that XDA references something with virus inside?
Question #1: should I still try to download ClockworkMod-Recovery from the referenced topic? Today I tried that again, but ace archive still contains a very suspicious exe... and I'm afraid, that is still virus.
2. Further advice is: Copy GApps and CM10 ZIPs to your internal SDCard
Where can I get CM10? In the original topic there is only reference to the nightly guild of CM10. Should I try it? Is there more reliable build?
Another topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-j-e/orig-development/miro-tipo-j-edevelopment-cm10-t1997251 doesn't have any reference to download.
Question #2: Where can I download CM10 and other gapps?
Question #3: Where can I get firmware itself? I could not see any WORKING reference in the original topic. Please advise.
Thanks a lot!
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You can find your CM10 and recovery on cyanogenmod.org
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You can find your CM10 and recovery on cyanogenmod.org
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Was not able to find CM10 on cyanogenmod site, only ROMs.
I want also to update community that I was able to update the firmware on my device.
The most important things which helped me to do are below. Hopefully they will help somebody else.
1. The very basic part of device (at least of Galaxy SII) is "Download mode" accessible via "VolumeDown+Home+Power". This mode literally unbreakable and your safety net if anything goes wrong. Via this mode you are able to upload "Recovery software". To do this you need Odin and recovery SW itself. I used Odin 3.04 and CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.tar
2. Recovery mode is SW which allows to upload ROM. To use it one should upload zip with FW (firmware) to SD card and using recovery mode SW install it. Usually, people upload ROM when their device is fully functional. In my case (I broke it before I uploaded FW) I pushed fw via ADB (which is working in recovery mode). Command line: adb push "file_with_FW" /sdcard/storage0 - worked for me
3. Also makes sense to install google apps (set of apps from google which will make other programs work better). Trivial thing after you manage items 1 and 2.
Good luck!