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I have tried, through Clockwork Recovery, to flash several ROMs and kernels.
I tried a Tiamat ROM. Looked promising. After flashing it and rebooting, the screen showed the proper custom boot animation and then it went into Honeycomb. Everything was the same as before. Looking in system information, it still says that I'm on stock 3.1 and using the stock kernel. I tried the Tiamat kernel and the Blue ROM, same thing, it just never changes anything except the boot animation.
Troubleshooting I've done:
Tried to flash it with older versions of CW recovery
Tried to flash it through ROM manager
Anybody know why it's doing this ****? It's rooted 3.1.
How did you root?
I used this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073884
I can confirm that the root is working perfectly fine.
Do you have access to your external SD card from honeycomb os?
The U.S. 3.1 doesn't work with MicroSD cards...does it?
EDIT: Nope, it doesn't work still. Just tested.
Do you have superuser? If not, you may want to reroot again. Something, may not have worked properly the first time.
cam30era said:
Do you have superuser? If not, you may want to reroot again. Something, ay not have worked properly the first time.
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Yep, I got superuser. ROM Manager even makes Superuser ask for root privileges before rebooting to flash, so I know that the root method I know isn't the issue.
I'm having the same problem.
I tried flashing the kernel, ROM, anything - it won't work. It just boots back to stock. But now I have a problem my wifi has an error.
Arrgh! The problem is RomManager's CWM. You actually CAN get it to flash things if you go into "mounts and storage" and mount /system and /data and all of that but DON'T. It will not work out well because it can not properly wipe system and you will wind up with a wifi kernel version mismatch (which will display as "wifi error" in settings). You need to flash the Tiamat CWM recovery from fastboot. I detailed the process for another person in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152121
Relock US Xoom Tiamat 1.4.4 resulted in hanging at Motorola logo
By the way, you will have to do a full wipe of ALL of your internal storage (so make a backup on your computer) and flash the ROM from an SD card.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
mikeserv said:
Arrgh! The problem is RomManager's CWM. You actually CAN get it to flash things if you go into "mounts and storage" and mount /system and /data and all of that but DON'T. It will not work out well because it can not properly wipe system and you will wind up with a wifi kernel version mismatch (which will display as "wifi error" in settings). You need to flash the Tiamat CWM recovery from fastboot. I detailed the process for another person in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152121
Relock US Xoom Tiamat 1.4.4 resulted in hanging at Motorola logo
By the way, you will have to do a full wipe of ALL of your internal storage (so make a backup on your computer) and flash the ROM from an SD card.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
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Thanks mikeserv, I'm so glad you are helping people who get snagged by that CWM recovery. It was a nightmare, and I've on a tear about it.
I've updated my 3.1 to 3.1.1 and then to 3.2 using the following methods and I just realized that my bluetooth wont turn on. I've tried restarting / setting to airplane mode and clearing bluetooth share data and nothing works. Can anyone with the same experience help ?
Symtom :
When i Go Into Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth , and I hit the Bluetooth to power it on it says Powering On then it goes back to the Off Settings
From rooted 3.1 to 3.1.1 ( 8.4.4.11 ) I've flashed using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178607
and to 3.2 using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190877
I do use the bluetooth alot for tether so it would be nice if I can regain it's functionality.
may be due to corrupt file
flash the last file after checking md5
I am almost sure thatit is the flash fro 3.1 to 3.1.1 that did it s there anything that i can do now ?
I have the exact same problem and hoping I don't have to wipe everything again. I spent some time getting everything working. I flashed the .11 cwm full in the dev section then the 3.2 cwm zip. I might backup my data and flash again.
jetway1122 said:
I have the exact same problem and hoping I don't have to wipe everything again. I spent some time getting everything working. I flashed the .11 cwm full in the dev section then the 3.2 cwm zip. I might backup my data and flash again.
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I am already on 3.2 what should i do and what do you mean by reflash ? Do you just redo the 3.1.11 and then 3.2 via CWM ? Won't that brick the TF ?
desilva79 said:
I am already on 3.2 what should i do and what do you mean by reflash ? Do you just redo the 3.1.11 and then 3.2 via CWM ? Won't that brick the TF ?
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I believe it will, I mean nvflash to stock and try the whole process again. I'm in the process of backing up and attempting. I did try 3.2 cwm zip again but bluetooth still wont turn on so it must be the flash to .11 that messed things up.
Okay I'm not that smart.....can you be so kind to provide steps/forum thread on how to nvflash ? I know it's a process to flash back to stock / unrooted / without CWM ( just like out of the box ) ?
Had to step out but I'm back now and will try to reflash with nvflash and post the steps for you if it works.
Thanks a lot Jetway. That would be awesome.
I figure it would be something like use nvflash to 3.1
Asus Transformer NVFlash Stock 3.1 Recovery Roms
upgrade to 3.1.1 OTA
root it using the thread below ?
Batch script Pure Root Method for 8.4.4.11 & 8.6.5.6US - v5 beta update
use the CWM to flash to 3.2 ( there's also post on the thread above stating that you can just do OTA to 3.2 and then root it using the available script )
Sounds about right ? If you can still post your steps it would be awesome. Sorry I'm total noob in this.
desilva79 said:
Thanks a lot Jetway. That would be awesome.
I figure it would be something like use nvflash to 3.1
Asus Transformer NVFlash Stock 3.1 Recovery Roms
upgrade to 3.1.1 OTA
root it using the thread below ?
Batch script Pure Root Method for 8.4.4.11 & 8.6.5.6US - v5 beta update
use the CWM to flash to 3.2 ( there's also post on the thread above stating that you can just do OTA to 3.2 and then root it using the available script )
Sounds about right ? If you can still post your steps it would be awesome. Sorry I'm total noob in this.
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You got it right, that's what I wanted to do and skip the Full 8.4.4.11 CWR ZIP but for some reason on .11 I cannot install any version of cwm not even the failsafe one and my tablet won't see the OTA either even with the stock flash and manual update from asus website.
So flashing with nvflash from link tabletroms brought back bluetooth and when I flashed Full 8.4.4.11 CWR ZIP I still have bluetooth! I rooted with the script in the dev thread and used the failsafe cwm. About to update to 3.2 and see if it still works.
Update: So when flashing the cmw 3.2 file this is where the bluetooth is lost. If only my device would see the OTA this could be solved. Im trying to redownload the zip file.
I got to grab another microSD card so I haven't started yet , but from the sound of it I should try to upgrade all the way to 3.2 ( if possible ) and then only try to root/cwm ( using the batch script v. 5 ) it by then ? What a pain in the bottom...... thanks for your help , at least I have someone with the same scenario that knows way much more than I do and can offer help...
Jetway , will this 3.2 OTA firmware be useful to you since you cant get the 3.2 from 3.1.1 ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190868
I tried everything I could with the cwm files but once going to 3.2 I always lost bluetooth. So I looked at the thread you posted which I saw before but didn't read the whole thread and now that I did I was able to update to 3.2 (no root) + bluetooth working.
I nvflashed to 3.1 (.45 not .11) then I downloaded the ota ([the one from multiupload 60+meg one] )
imtiyazee:
I followed these instructions to flash:Instructions copied from gee one post
I had trouble applying the OTA manually. It was a pain.
If you are stock and NOT rooted, it's not too bad.
Download the US version of the update. There's a thread in the dev section I think.
Rename it to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip and save it to the root directory of the external micro SD.
Put the sdcard in the slot and reboot into recovery. You should see an android guy with a gear belly for 5-10 mins. Wait and be patient until you see your homescreen again.
To get into recovery, turn off the TF. Hold the volume down button and press the power button. As soon as the screen come on, you see some text at the top. Press volume up to boot recovery. If you wait too long, it will wipe your data, so back up anything important.
If you are rooted and/or you have a custom recovery, this probably won't work.
After all this I had 3.2 with working bluetooth, I will use the script to root but follow the above and you should be good as well
Update : I used the script v5 and rooted just fine, finally I'm done!!!!
Jetway, I'm confused , how did you update from 3.1.11 to 3.2 ?
Update: What a pain in the butt. I finally managed to finish installing everything. I did the same thing you did ( I should learn to read slower) . Thanks a lot Jetway
desilva79 said:
Jetway, I'm confused , how did you update from 3.1.11 to 3.2 ?
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I didnt, i went from 3.1.45 not the .11. I went to tabletroms and grabbed the nvflash for us transformer. So i skipped the update you see, and i grabbed the 3.2 update from OTA thread as you posted. Get the 60meg one as its for updating from 3.1 (.45) version andfollowed the steps i posted about renaming the update file and putting it on an micro sdcard.
Awesome, I'm back to 3.2 Rooted /CWMed and Bluetooth freaking works ! Thanks Jetway112
Here's what we did , in case anyone needs help
Backup Apps using Titanium
Flash back to stock
Asus Transformer NVFlash Stock 3.1 Recovery Roms
upgrade to 3.2 OTA from ( 3.1 stock to 3.2 ) using the OTA file from this post
[OTA] STOCK 3.2 zip file.
root it using the thread below
Batch script Pure Root Method for 8.4.4.11 & 8.6.5.6US - v5 beta update
Restore Apps Using Titanium
Update CWM from this thread
[Recovery] ClockworkMod 3.1.0.1-solarnz-R3 Modded for Internal media
Np we helped each other out on this one for sure. Just glad that our bluetooth is working agian.
Someone needs to sticky this so that no one else goes from 8.4.4.5 to 8.4.4.11 then 3.2 like we did and lose bluetooth.
I've lost my Bluetooth too. I'm trying to find out how I can return to what I had before without losing everything. I did a android and a titanium backup so I'm hopeful.
Second that
Yeah I agree... it was a pain in the bottom to get the bluetooth back up. I'm going to post this thread over at the other 8.4.4.11 thread
Thanks a lot! Followed everything as u said and got BT back!
Hi guys,
I followed the guide here after confirming I had Android 3.1 installed on my Xoom 3.2GB wifi only (Cdn market):http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078019&highlight=bootloop
I am able to load ClockworkMod no problem, and I flashed the WiFi_RootTool_3.1.zip no problem and it scrolled through it's text and told me it was done. I then told ClockworkMod to reboot.
However, upon reboot my Xoom is stuck in infinite 'boot loop' - Can anyone provide some thoughts on how to Root it? I've returned it to stock and tried doing it again, but with the same problem....
am0rak said:
Hi guys,
I followed the guide here after confirming I had Android 3.1 installed on my Xoom 3.2GB wifi only (Cdn market):http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078019&highlight=bootloop
I am able to load ClockworkMod no problem, and I flashed the WiFi_RootTool_3.1.zip no problem and it scrolled through it's text and told me it was done. I then told ClockworkMod to reboot.
However, upon reboot my Xoom is stuck in infinite 'boot loop' - Can anyone provide some thoughts on how to Root it? I've returned it to stock and tried doing it again, but with the same problem....
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Check your version of CWM recovery. You are best off using the Tiamat custom recovery 3.2.0.0 R4c from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074979 with an external microsd card. containing the file you want to flash in your Xoom. If you use Rom Manager, it will install v4004 which doesn't recognize the microsd card, and won't let you flash from it or back up to it. From your description, I'm guessing that that is your problem.
If this is not the problem and you have the right recovery file, and you are using the external microsd card in your Xoom to flash, then it may be that the zip file you are flashing is either a bad download or incomppatible with the 3.1 update on your Xoom. At any rate, once we figure out the cause we can solve the problem.
okantomi said:
If this is not the problem and you have the right recovery file, and you are using the external microsd card in your Xoom to flash, then it may be that the zip file you are flashing is either a bad download or incomppatible with the 3.1 update on your Xoom. At any rate, once we figure out the cause we can solve the problem.
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My guess would be that the user is trying to use the Wifi root tool for the US 3.1 rom, to try to root the Canadian 3.1 rom, which is very different. There will definitely be problems with this method.
My suggestion would be to just install the Tiamat Hammerhead Rom, which will turn his xoom into a USA 3.2 xoom, and give him lots of useful features which the stock roms are lacking
also be patient...the screen loops for a good few minutes after a new root or ROM flash. Try waiting for five minutes...I was surprised at how patient I needed to be
I soft bricked my phone playing with ICS, I got a JIG and solved the problem
I can now ODIN back to any version and once rooted I can install any samsung based rom, the problem comes when I try to flash aosp both CM7 and any ICS beta
What happens is I select the zip, it runs a script and the phone reboots, I see the AT&T logo and then it mounts the sd card, it says it can't find the zip file.
I've tried Froyo, Eclair, even gingerbread (I know your not supposed to flash cm7 from gingerbread, I'm just running outta ideas) I have froyo bootloaders, I reinstalled them with heimdal. I've also done a master clear and erased the internal sd card
Does anyone have an idea of why this is happening?
Are you trying to install the zip from ClockworkMod?
Most likely, the rom is incompatible with the flash method you are choosing which bricks your phone. I had this happen to me twice from either flashing a rom the wrong way or just trying to flash the wrong rom all together and killing my system, but I ended up telling AT&T Techs that it happened when I tried upgrading to 2.2 to avoid warranty issues and they replaced my whole device with a refurbished unit =]
However keep in mind that they cannot jig your device and you will have to do that yourself to get your data off your device before you try getting a new one via this method.
Possible Solution:
1. If you can, flash cm7 to your device
2. Flash This ICS rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363760
If you have already tried this then I apologize, but I hope this helps.
Another problem
Ok, everything I see says I should flash from a captivatemtd recovery, but when I install Rom manager and select captivatemtd, it says their are no offical recoveries for it, I'm currently running cognition froyo 2.2 with froyo bootloaders
Does anyone know where I can manually get the captivatemtd CWM? and how do I install it?
kataishin said:
Most likely, the rom is incompatible with the flash method you are choosing which bricks your phone. I had this happen to me twice from either flashing a rom the wrong way or just trying to flash the wrong rom all together and killing my system, but I ended up telling AT&T Techs that it happened when I tried upgrading to 2.2 to avoid warranty issues and they replaced my whole device with a refurbished unit =]
However keep in mind that they cannot jig your device and you will have to do that yourself to get your data off your device before you try getting a new one via this method.
Possible Solution:
1. If you can, flash cm7 to your device
2. Flash This ICS rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363760
If you have already tried this then I apologize, but I hope this helps.
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I can't flash cm7 either
movielover76 said:
Ok, everything I see says I should flash from a captivatemtd recovery, but when I install Rom manager and select captivatemtd, it says their are no offical recoveries for it, I'm currently running cognition froyo 2.2 with froyo bootloaders
Does anyone know where I can manually get the captivatemtd CWM? and how do I install it?
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I'll go over my method of installing(I've had ZERO issues flashing from/to any ROM)
1. I FTS/MC using Odin 1 Click. My phone build is 1008
2. Root with 1 click root(I have to do steps 2 and 3 because I do not have 3 button recovery)
3. Sideload and install ROM Manager(Rom manager, and CWM update.zip are in the Sideload zip that's attached)
4. Copy CWM Update.zip and ROM to device. Reboot and install CWM
5. Reboot into recovery and install ROM
Odin 1 Click(If you can use it)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12100225/Odin I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0.zip
Root 1 Click
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12100225/Root.zip
Sideload Wonder Machine and ROM Manager
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12100225/Sideloading.zip
Edit** What is the build number of your phone?
Here's what you need
Just download this rom
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/get/cm_captivatemtd_full-181.zip
And then watch this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBPu-GqM9RE
Flash CM7 using odin
then flash ICS using clockwork mod using the instructions I gave you before.
That's the easiest way I found to do it and that's how I went from stock rom to CM7 rom and then finally to ICS
kataishin said:
Most likely, the rom is incompatible with the flash method you are choosing which bricks your phone. I had this happen to me twice from either flashing a rom the wrong way or just trying to flash the wrong rom all together and killing my system, but I ended up telling AT&T Techs that it happened when I tried upgrading to 2.2 to avoid warranty issues and they replaced my whole device with a refurbished unit =]
However keep in mind that they cannot jig your device and you will have to do that yourself to get your data off your device before you try getting a new one via this method.
Possible Solution:
1. If you can, flash cm7 to your device
2. Flash This ICS rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363760
If you have already tried this then I apologize, but I hope this helps.
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Tried this to the letter still doesn't work, could it be because of rom manager not finding a recovery for captivatemtd, some pages say I need that recovery but it isn't available in rom manager.
Finnally
Finnally got CM7 installed the problem was I had to do the three button boot into recovery twice, the first time updates clockworkmod to version 5.x
Now to try ICS again, wish me luck
Thanks
Thanks for all the suggestions, the tip in the video about flashing the speedmod kernel did help I think, I've successfully flashed
teamhacksung's ICS Port for Captivate (BUILD 9) again.
A couple notes here:
1 when your flashing cm7 from cwm( NOT 3e RECOVERY THOUGH) you need to flash the. Zip file, then reboot system, IT WILL PROBABLY BOOT LOOP, three button back to recovery and flash again, then while in recovery still flash gapps. Reboot and it will install fine. You should ONLY need to do the two time flash the first time going to cm7.
2. When you go to rom manager and choose manual flash overide from hitting the menu button you will get the unsupported recovery, DON'T WORRY about it and hit ok. Then another popup will come up and choose 3.x and it will work.
Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
Ok so.. here's a quick guide to flashing 5.0.1 on the Nvidia Shield Tablet. I have the 16GB Wifi version so if you have a different version (LTE or non-US tablet) this guide may or may not apply to you. I also essentially dirty flashed this in CWM recovery. If you're using TWRP WIP, no idea if it will blow up or not. Standard disclaimer applies if your Tablet blows up or anything, i'm not responsible. You do these steps at your own risk. I'm going on the premise that you have the Shield drivers already installed and have some flashing knowledge.
This is an upgrade from 5.0 to 5.0.1
This guide DOES NOT utilize the OTA zip that your tablet downloaded.
1. Download http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_wf-full_ota-29082_493.9700.zip (AGAIN, US 16gb WIFI only, there's another thread here somewhere with other full download links) I copied it to external SDCard rather than tablet storage.
2. adb reboot recovery to get into CWM or shut down and use the hardware keys to reboot to recovery
3. In CWM, install zip from external sd card and flash it like a normal rom. CWM reports this sucessful and reboot to 5.0.1 and let it settle. It updates binaries and blah blah. Oh also root and recovery are now gone. You should still have fastboot.
4. reboot into fastboot, hardware keys again or using adb reboot bootloader.
5. Now you follow the excellent post by sandrodjay for restoring CWM and root. (If you didn't wipe, most of the preliminaries in sandrodjay's post should already be done. Debug mode and whatnot) http://forum.xda-developers.com/shi...t-lollipop-t2972316/post57719881#post57719881
After the dust settled for me, i was on 5.0.1 and had CWM and root back. YMMV.
terrigan said:
Ok so.. here's a quick guide to flashing 5.0.1 on the Nvidia Shield Tablet. I have the 16GB Wifi version so if you have a different version (LTE or non-US tablet) this guide may or may not apply to you. I also essentially dirty flashed this in CWM recovery. If you're using TWRP WIP, no idea if it will blow up or not. Standard disclaimer applies if your Tablet blows up or anything, i'm not responsible. You do these steps at your own risk. I'm going on the premise that you have the Shield drivers already installed and have some flashing knowledge.
1. Download http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_wf-full_ota-29082_493.9700.zip (AGAIN, US 16gb WIFI only, there's another thread here somewhere with other full download links) I copied it to external SDCard rather than tablet storage.
2. adb reboot recovery to get into CWM or shut down and use the hardware keys to reboot to recovery
3. In CWM, install zip from external sd card and flash it like a normal rom. CWM reports this sucessful and reboot to 5.0.1 and let it settle. It updates binaries and blah blah. Oh also root and recovery are now gone. You should still have fastboot.
4. reboot into fastboot, hardware keys again or using adb reboot bootloader.
5. Now you follow the excellent post by sandrodjay for restoring CWM and root. (If you didn't wipe, most of the preliminaries in sandrodjay's post should already be done. Debug mode and whatnot) http://forum.xda-developers.com/shi...t-lollipop-t2972316/post57719881#post57719881
After the dust settled for me, i was on 5.0.1 and had CWM and root back. YMMV.
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What CWM version are you using? My CWM is reporting a failure to update because it thinks I'm still running Android 4.4.2.
dibblebill said:
What CWM version are you using? My CWM is reporting a failure to update because it thinks I'm still running Android 4.4.2.
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Did you for download full ota zip 700mb or did you try flashing partial which you would get through system update
Full ZIP not OTA. The 700mb download. Also i'm using the flashed recovery.img from sandrojay's post which is CWM 6.0.5.0. Are you guys on 5.0 or 4.4.4? I suppose i should mention this is an upgrade from 5.0 to 5.0.1
terrigan said:
Full ZIP not OTA. The 700mb download. Also i'm using the flashed recovery.img from sandrojay's post which is CWM 6.0.5.0. Are you guys on 5.0 or 4.4.4? I suppose i should mention this is an upgrade from 5.0 to 5.0.1
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I'm running the stock lollipop build. I tried removing the checks from the updater script but it still won't install.
dibblebill said:
I'm running the stock lollipop build. I tried removing the checks from the updater script but it still won't install.
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Are you running the same CWM?
dibblebill said:
I'm running the stock lollipop build. I tried removing the checks from the updater script but it still won't install.
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It sounds like you are trying to install the partial ota can you confirm
Yeah this guide isn't meant to utilize the OTA zip. My first instruction is to download the whole 700mb update.
mcord11758 said:
It sounds like you are trying to install the partial ota can you confirm
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terrigan said:
Yeah this guide isn't meant to utilize the OTA zip. My first instruction is to download the whole 700mb update.
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I see that now. Downloading the full OTA. Modified your link to the "do" version.
It worked this time though I oddly didn't need to reflash CWM
Sent from my Sony Xperia Z3
Thanks for the topic. Anyone has a link for full 5.0.1 for EU WIFI version ?
Aanze said:
Thanks for the topic. Anyone has a link for full 5.0.1 for EU WIFI version ?
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I flashed the NA one as someone mentioned that they seems to be the same - worked fine on my system.
Thanks for the feedback, trying it right now
terrigan said:
Ok so.. here's a quick guide to flashing 5.0.1 on the Nvidia Shield Tablet. I have the 16GB Wifi version so if you have a different version (LTE or non-US tablet) this guide may or may not apply to you. I also essentially dirty flashed this in CWM recovery. If you're using TWRP WIP, no idea if it will blow up or not. Standard disclaimer applies if your Tablet blows up or anything, i'm not responsible. You do these steps at your own risk. I'm going on the premise that you have the Shield drivers already installed and have some flashing knowledge.
This is an upgrade from 5.0 to 5.0.1
This guide DOES NOT utilize the OTA zip that your tablet downloaded.
1. Download http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_wf-full_ota-29082_493.9700.zip (AGAIN, US 16gb WIFI only, there's another thread here somewhere with other full download links) I copied it to external SDCard rather than tablet storage.
2. adb reboot recovery to get into CWM or shut down and use the hardware keys to reboot to recovery
3. In CWM, install zip from external sd card and flash it like a normal rom. CWM reports this sucessful and reboot to 5.0.1 and let it settle. It updates binaries and blah blah. Oh also root and recovery are now gone. You should still have fastboot.
4. reboot into fastboot, hardware keys again or using adb reboot bootloader.
5. Now you follow the excellent post by sandrodjay for restoring CWM and root. (If you didn't wipe, most of the preliminaries in sandrodjay's post should already be done. Debug mode and whatnot) http://forum.xda-developers.com/shi...t-lollipop-t2972316/post57719881#post57719881
After the dust settled for me, i was on 5.0.1 and had CWM and root back. YMMV.
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Does this upgrade method loose all data (like factory reset) or not loosing anything other than CWM and root? Thanks.
If you don't wipe, no. Everything stays.
layanto said:
Does this upgrade method loose all data (like factory reset) or not loosing anything other than CWM and root? Thanks.
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I've got good news... Your data and apps remain untouched, only litle problem depending on number of apps is time to "optimize apps" on first boot after update
Thank you for this!
Aanze said:
Thanks for the feedback, trying it right now
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Did it work?
Just to make it clear for all, I've flashed the wifi version....
Tried with all (really all) the recovery in XDA ending with error.
The only recovery that worked is the 6.0.5.0!!
Updated dirty flashed but ended with lag for me, so clean install, and now all is good.
(was unlocked bootloader)
Lost recovery and lost root of course, but with adb takes 2 minutes to put them back.
ciribaski said:
Just to make it clear for all, I've flashed the wifi version....
Tried with all (really all) the recovery in XDA ending with error.
The only recovery that worked is the 6.0.5.0!!
Updated dirty flashed but ended with lag for me, so clean install, and now all is good.
(was unlocked bootloader)
Lost recovery and lost root of course, but with adb takes 2 minutes to put them back.
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+1 as I've also just flashed the full wifi update to 5.0.1 using CWM v6.0.5.0, without wiping data, and everything came back up nicely. Still giving the tablet a chance to settle in after re-rooting with SuperSU v2.40, but hoping that the extreme lag doesn't return. If it does, I suppose I'll have to try a full wipe.
One thing I noticed is that after the very first reboot (without rooting, immediately after flashing the update), the system was very busy, and this could have been due to FolderMount trying to mount folders on boot using root when the tablet was NOT rooted. I'd recommend disabling FolderMount from auto-mounting on boot if you have it configured that way.
Thanks for providing this full 5.0.1 update package OP!