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G Tablet coming tomorrow...would like to get some things set straight. Thanks.

Hey all,
I'm getting my G Tablet tomorrow and I'd just like to get some things clarified.
I know, the first thing some will say is USE SEARCH! Well, I did - and that's actually why I just want to get some things straight before I go down the path of modifying the device software. See, reading it all has managed to confuse me more than help me get a definitive instruction set for forging ahead.
I'm seeing the update "****s on CWM" according to a user...and then a 'fix' for that. Than I see that Gapps causes FCs for some, while it works for others. So...yeah, a little back and forth on what to do and who's instructions to follow.
Alright, so first thing's first....Should I flash the Clockwork Mod that I'm seeing available - 0.8? or is there something else I should consider or that I've missed? or maybe wait for a newer version? Should I even flash CWM if I get the newest (and I WILL be getting the newest) S/W version? Are there any downsides at all to flashing CWM on there in terms of messing with OTA updates, etc?
I read this:
"All the ROMS use a standard firmware updater that can be used by non-technical users. Here is an explanation on how it works:...."
Sooo, does that mean I can live without CWM? If an update doesn't work for some reason, will I be able to fix it or overwrite it somehow if I can't get into the tablet at all from the tablet itself? I read something about going into APX mode and putting things on through Windows, is this an infallible method?
Second of all, I read the FAQ thoroughly (I think and hope) but I'm still not 100% on what Gapps to DL or how to put a working Android Market on there especially with this new S/W update. I've seen how to 'fix' the Market to see missing apps, but not how to actually install it on the G Tablet. I may have missed that post somewhere on here.
I'm also unclear if I should get Gapps or not at all, as I've read that some have FCs on there while others do not - so what's the general consensus in light of this update that was just released as of Dec. 21, 2010?
Ultimately, here is what I'd like from my GTab:
I'd like to run the new official Tapn'Tap released recently first and foremost.
I'd like to have the official/unofficial (w/e) Google Market.
I'd like to run Google Apps (Gtalk, Gmail, etc.).
IF I don't like Tapn'Tap, and this is a worse case scenario situation, as in if I HATE TnT - I'd like to have the option to slap something else on there and I'd like to make sure I don't brick my Tablet. Whether that means storing an original official TnT ROM or whatever.
Point me in the right direction please, especially considering things may have changed as of the new S/W update.
Thanks much and sorry for all the questions. I assure you I used search and I attempted to put it together on my own. It's been a long time since I've modded (G1 was the last time) and I don't do it often. Also, apologies if I posted this in the wrong section....I considered posting it in Dev. section but this one seemed better suited.
Thanks again, XDA rocks.

Neoprimal said:
Hey all,
I'm getting my G Tablet tomorrow and I'd just like to get some things clarified.
I know, the first thing some will say is USE SEARCH! Well, I did - and that's actually why I just want to get some things straight before I go down the path of modifying the device software. See, reading it all has managed to confuse me more than help me get a definitive instruction set for forging ahead.
I'm seeing the update "****s on CWM" according to a user...and then a 'fix' for that. Than I see that Gapps causes FCs for some, while it works for others. So...yeah, a little back and forth on what to do and who's instructions to follow.
Alright, so first thing's first....Should I flash the Clockwork Mod that I'm seeing available - 0.8? or is there something else I should consider or that I've missed? or maybe wait for a newer version? Should I even flash CWM if I get the newest (and I WILL be getting the newest) S/W version? Are there any downsides at all to flashing CWM on there in terms of messing with OTA updates, etc?
I read this:
"All the ROMS use a standard firmware updater that can be used by non-technical users. Here is an explanation on how it works:...."
Sooo, does that mean I can live without CWM? If an update doesn't work for some reason, will I be able to fix it or overwrite it somehow if I can't get into the tablet at all from the tablet itself? I read something about going into APX mode and putting things on through Windows, is this an infallible method?
Second of all, I read the FAQ thoroughly (I think and hope) but I'm still not 100% on what Gapps to DL or how to put a working Android Market on there especially with this new S/W update. I've seen how to 'fix' the Market to see missing apps, but not how to actually install it on the G Tablet. I may have missed that post somewhere on here.
I'm also unclear if I should get Gapps or not at all, as I've read that some have FCs on there while others do not - so what's the general consensus in light of this update that was just released as of Dec. 21, 2010?
Ultimately, here is what I'd like from my GTab:
I'd like to run the new official Tapn'Tap released recently first and foremost.
I'd like to have the official/unofficial (w/e) Google Market.
I'd like to run Google Apps (Gtalk, Gmail, etc.).
IF I don't like Tapn'Tap, and this is a worse case scenario situation, as in if I HATE TnT - I'd like to have the option to slap something else on there and I'd like to make sure I don't brick my Tablet. Whether that means storing an original official TnT ROM or whatever.
Point me in the right direction please, especially considering things may have changed as of the new S/W update.
Thanks much and sorry for all the questions. I assure you I used search and I attempted to put it together on my own. It's been a long time since I've modded (G1 was the last time) and I don't do it often. Also, apologies if I posted this in the wrong section....I considered posting it in Dev. section but this one seemed better suited.
Thanks again, XDA rocks.
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I don't know how much direction pointing I can do but here goes..
Clockwork mod in my opinion is a necessity. Version 0.8 is the best one for most people because of how it deals with the memory locations. Yes, you can do things without it. The update process is as simple as putting an update.zip file, and a recovery folder with a command file in it on an sdcard and holding the vol + button while hitting power. It is easy. Clockwork has a lot of little features though that make life easier. You can make a complete system backup with it. You can install updates, and new firmware with it. You can completely lock up your tablet and using clockwork and your backup be back in business in about 3-4 minutes. You can load new roms and if you hate them you can go back to your old working stuff in minutes. Yes, there are ways to make one of these tablets work again when they get stuck. I don't think anyone has actually bricked one. Some may think they have, but I doubt it.
Unless you are dead set on wanting the stock TnT interface the easiest way to get what you want is to load one of the roms. Yes, there are ways to get most of it without loading a new rom. Most everyone that has gone the I have to stay stock but want all the mods has eventually just loaded a rom. TnT3.0 is based on the latest stock stuff. It has the market, flash, etc. already in it. VegaN is what I use mostly but they are both stable and fast.
Before you flash something brand new that just came out I would read about it and see what others have to say about issues. It usually only takes about 30 minutes until you can tell if it is going to be good or not.
All of the roms for this tablet have there own little quirks. The stock has gotten better with each update but it still is not as good as the ones I named.
Finally.. This tablet is very easy to play with. It is pretty much unbrickable. Anything you can possibly break one of us has probably already broken before and fixed. There are some people that seem to have problems doing every little thing. Most don't. So I wouldn't let any of it scare you off because none of it is that hard.
With a little bit of searching almost everything you may want it to do can be done. I really love mine, and when I got it almost 2 months ago I hated it...

"Finally.. This tablet is very easy to play with. It is pretty much unbrickable. Anything you can possibly break one of us has probably already broken before and fixed. There are some people that seem to have problems doing every little thing. Most don't. So I wouldn't let any of it scare you off because none of it is that hard."
"Sigh" of relief. Then I'm not too worried. As I said I've dabbled in modifying my G1 and it is mostly cake. But I've just been seeing conflicting posts on whether cwm works with the newest official tnt release or not so I wasn't sure what to do.
Thanks for your advice. And when I said pointers, I meant like this as well as pointing me to any posts I may have missed on how to do whatever. Though I THINK I found most of them.

Neoprimal said:
"Finally.. This tablet is very easy to play with. It is pretty much unbrickable. Anything you can possibly break one of us has probably already broken before and fixed. There are some people that seem to have problems doing every little thing. Most don't. So I wouldn't let any of it scare you off because none of it is that hard."
"Sigh" of relief. Then I'm not too worried. As I said I've dabbled in modifying my G1 and it is mostly cake. But I've just been seeing conflicting posts on whether cwm works with the newest official tnt release or not so I wasn't sure what to do.
Thanks for your advice. And when I said pointers, I meant like this as well as pointing me to any posts I may have missed on how to do whatever. Though I THINK I found most of them.
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The new release overwrites clockwork. But it is not hard to put back. Always a good idea to copy the clockwork backups folder to your pc, or somewhere they won't be lost. The custom roms typically leave the recovery image alone and can be installed with or without clockwork by either extracting the zip contents for stock recovery, or installing it as is in clockwork.

Sprdtyf350 said:
Finally.. This tablet is very easy to play with. It is pretty much unbrickable.
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I can vouch for that. Erased system, boot, data and cache in preparation for a new ROM. Accidentally rebooted and couldn't get into recovery. Booted it into APX mode, flashed stock and was on my way.

I would just run ZRoot, then upload the TnTLite 3.0 recovery and update.zip and then do the recovery mode process. You should have a microsd handy just in case it doesn't work, but so far I haven't needed that.
This tablet is much easier to work with and very forgiving since VS never took the time to lock down the bootloader etc like Motorola did with my Droid X. You really shouldn't fear changing files out etc, provided you're getting a ROM from one of the people providing them here. If you can press and hold two buttons at once, you can make your gTab an awesome little tablet. It benchmarks about 1000 points higher than my Droid X on quadrant. Can't wait to see what these guys can do with Gingerbread.

Sprdtyf350 said:
The new release overwrites clockwork. But it is not hard to put back. Always a good idea to copy the clockwork backups folder to your pc, or somewhere they won't be lost. The custom roms typically leave the recovery image alone and can be installed with or without clockwork by either extracting the zip contents for stock recovery, or installing it as is in clockwork.
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It is also not hard to alter the update so that it does not overwrite clockwork.
Open update.zip
Find updater-script, Open in notepad++
Remove the line that references recovery.img
Flash update

hogasswild said:
I would just run ZRoot, then upload the TnTLite 3.0 recovery and update.zip and then do the recovery mode process. You should have a microsd handy just in case it doesn't work, but so far I haven't needed that.
This tablet is much easier to work with and very forgiving since VS never took the time to lock down the bootloader etc like Motorola did with my Droid X. You really shouldn't fear changing files out etc, provided you're getting a ROM from one of the people providing them here. If you can press and hold two buttons at once, you can make your gTab an awesome little tablet. It benchmarks about 1000 points higher than my Droid X on quadrant. Can't wait to see what these guys can do with Gingerbread.
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with the new update however does the z4root still work? i heard it may not anymore. just curious also since im hopefully getting mine on sat for xmas

rothnic said:
It is also not hard to alter the update so that it does not overwrite clockwork.
Open update.zip
Find updater-script, Open in notepad++
Remove the line that references recovery.img
Flash update
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Thanks for the info Rothnic! I had already flashed it before I figured out it removed Clockwork. Learning new stuff every day is good... Thanks..

dragonfly1113 said:
with the new update however does the z4root still work? i heard it may not anymore. just curious also since im hopefully getting mine on sat for xmas
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The very first time I rooted, I used ZRoot and installed 2.4.0. I didn't change anything and used the exact same process of simply copying over the 3.0.0 files over to the root directory of the internal memory and did the recovery procedure (vol+ and pwr keys). It worked like a charm.

hogasswild said:
The very first time I rooted, I used ZRoot and installed 2.4.0. I didn't change anything and used the exact same process of simply copying over the 3.0.0 files over to the root directory of the internal memory and did the recovery procedure (vol+ and pwr keys). It worked like a charm.
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Ok cool, thanks cant wait for my g tablet hopefully sat morning

I think you'll like it a lot. I also own an iPad. While they are similar they are also a little different. Merry Christmas!

hogasswild said:
I think you'll like it a lot. I also own an iPad. While they are similar they are also a little different. Merry Christmas!
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my mom has an ipad and my dad could only buy it while i was on my honeymoon bc he knew i wouldnt approve of an apple device in the house haha.

rothnic said:
It is also not hard to alter the update so that it does not overwrite clockwork.
Open update.zip
Find updater-script, Open in notepad++
Remove the line that references recovery.img
Flash update
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My device hasn't come yet (damn you FedEx!) but I'm eagerly awaiting it.
My plan:
Unbox, start it....do a factory reset from the getgo if it has enough juice.
Set it back up. Charge it to full. If whatever comes on it is as unbearable as I've seen in on Youtube - start modifications.
Will CWM install on it AFTER I do the update if it's available to me? I've seen that the update messes with it if it's already there - but noone's mentioned putting it on there after the fact. I may just go that route for simplicity sake.
Thanks for this!, and thank you all for chiming in with your experience. I feel much better about just getting my hands dirty in it all. I had wrote something to someone yesterday about jumping in and just doing it, but when it comes to dealing with it yourself it can be a daunting task - especially when it still has that new smell, lol. Anyway, thanks again. You guys really rock.
Will stop back later on after I've done my thing

I think they are both nice devices. There are trade off for both of them. I think the screen on the iPad is wonderful, where the gTab's is okay. But the gTab has a forward facing camera, you can print from it, and you can modify it fairly easily too.

Sprdtyf350 said:
Finally.. This tablet is very easy to play with. It is pretty much unbrickable.
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...famous last words...
Seriously though...trust the directions from the great devs like roebeet. Follow their instructions word for word. You can switch ROMs and then flash back if you want. No worries...

Off topic!
Well...disappointment! Fedex had my package out for delivery at 8am and at 8pm, they're not here. This is why I like UPS, they show up at my door on the day of delivery, no exceptions - they have shown up at almost 9pm before. The Archos 101 I got was sent out at 8am as well but got here at 1:30pm - I suppose that was before the holiday rush.
Checking the details of my tracking I'm seeing a "delivery exception" at 7:30pm (I guess it was time to get back to the facility so they can clock out by 8pm?) and upon calling them I get a somewhat stumbling but polite CS who tells me the delivery went out "late" - upon which I asked if 8am was considered late, especially from a distribution facility WITHIN the same zip code as I am, and all he could say was "Very sorry about this".
Aaaanyway....I guess it will be tomorrow before I can report my adventures.
Think I'll be able to get my $3.99 back from Amazon? I have Prime and with that the package would have come tomorrow anyway. Basically my $3.99 is wasted. Imagine if I didn't have Prime though? Whew.

ima_UNC_fan said:
...famous last words...
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If you can figure out how to brick it you will probably get an award.. It won't be a good award but probably one of those top ten dumb things people do awards. So far unless you plug the motherboard into a wall socket no one has bricked one. May think they have, but like I said before I doubt it..
And your right.. If it can be done, someone eventually will figure out how. And then we will all laugh at them.. At least I will

I finally got the G tablet tonight and...alright, don't flame me for this - but I don't see what all the complaints about the screen being horrendous or the device being molasses slow are about?
I don't know how people are trying to view it...but when looking at it or setting it on a stand to watch media, I'm not seeing any problem with the viewing angles. It's about the same as my laptop so I watch it the same way.
It's not even a 1/4 as slow as the stuff I've seen on Youtube or in some of the review videos I've seen around the net. I haven't gotten a single FC. Granted, I haven't put in a SD Card yet so maybe problems will start then?
I guess I should note, the very first thing I did was did a factory reset. Then I hooked it up to Wifi and got the 3053 update. I'm one of those who will be waiting for the 'official' update on the 24th.
I set up the time and date, restarted and everything works. I haven't installed flash yet (don't need it that much) and stuff that I DO want on there right now works fine (skype, pandora, fring, dropbox, evernote). I'm slowly figuring out a list of what I want/need from my Mytouch 4G to port to the VS GTab. Figure I don't really NEED Gtalk, Gmail on there because I have these on my phone AND PC - do I really want them making noises all around my home on 3 devices? I was concerned about getting the Google Apps on but now I'm finding I really don't need them. So it seems to me this will be a matter of learning to separate what I need on a tablet vs. my phone - I was of the mentality that I should just get whatever's on my phone on the tablet, this is something others apparently do as they seem to want everything that's on their phone, on their tablets as well.
I personally don't see the point in that. Had I had the Google Market, that would have escaped me as I'd have used Appbrain to just get my motherload of apps from the MT4G to the GTab. Not having it has slowed me, and now I get to re-evaluate before I do grab apps for it.
Now I just have to merge/convert my HTPC into a NAS device as well and find an app that will allow me to DLNA stream media from it and I'll be in mobile heaven.
I haven't had my wifi drop at all anywhere in my home and I've marched all over with it (I use full Wifi N, no G compat. so maybe my range is wider?). Tried email, etc. to replicate crashes and force closes but haven't so far. No surfing issues. I DID find that one app got 'stuck' being downloaded and I had to delete the file before the 'downloading' icon would go away, even after restart.
Maybe the trick to getting a workable GTab in the first place is to factory reset it before first use? Iunno. Things may change and issues may pop up the more I use it and as time passes - but so far, so good!
Again, I can't thank XDA enough for the advice and info. I've found and been given.

Sprdtyf350 said:
If you can figure out how to brick it you will probably get an award.. It won't be a good award but probably one of those top ten dumb things people do awards. So far unless you plug the motherboard into a wall socket no one has bricked one. May think they have, but like I said before I doubt it..
And your right.. If it can be done, someone eventually will figure out how. And then we will all laugh at them.. At least I will
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I figured it out. Accidentally hit one of the devkit nvflash .cabs and boom

I am puzzled (but happy)

Can someone please explain what just happended, thanks!
I bought a new Wifi only, 32G xoom from the US and had it shipped to me here in Sweden. I booted it, configured timezone etc and went into the settings. Naturally it showed version 3.0.1. I also configurred a wifi ap and added my google account in order to install some apps from Market.
After a while I got a popup that the device had an update and needed a reboot. I did so and after a couple of minutes I was back online again. And now the version showed 3.1.
What make me puzzled is how the update was triggered OTA since I dont have any operator here in Sweden that push them via 3G. Does Motorola centrally push updates over Wifi? After all I have read about the difficulty to get the 3.1 upgrade, this was certainly good news, but very unexpected.
Can someone please explain, thanks

Moto does not push the udate, but google does. It is an internet process and not depending on the way you access it. US devices received the update weeks ago.
Non us devices are still waiting as their updates have to come from Moto.
Hdtvpower

US models get the update via wifi as soon as they hit the internet. Doesn't matter where they are. That is why I made sure to import an American version.
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rschenck said:
US models get the update via wifi as soon as they hit the internet. Doesn't matter where they are. That is why I made sure to import an American version.
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That was exactly what I suspected. Now I only need to find a EU language pack so that I can convert the tablet to Swedish. I assume that this will not void the US "branding" of the device (for future updates). Is that true?

As it's a US Xoom you should be able to use the language pack from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083612

burden010 said:
As it's a US Xoom you should be able to use the language pack from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083612
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Yes I found that thread, but the given method require SD card support. My device does not recognize the 8GB card that I inserted. Arrgggghhhh.

Ah, yeah you'd need to root in order to use that pack. Don't know of any other way though, sorry.

pingvinen said:
That was exactly what I suspected. Now I only need to find a EU language pack so that I can convert the tablet to Swedish. I assume that this will not void the US "branding" of the device (for future updates). Is that true?
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I have the US wifi modell, I live in Norway, and has got at least norwegian keyboard layout... But You might want the whole UI to be swedish?

torespen said:
I have the US wifi modell, I live in Norway, and has got at least norwegian keyboard layout... But You might want the whole UI to be swedish?
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Yup, that was the intention. I now understand that I need to root, install cwm and then flash the langpack from recovery. But that's not all. The current kernel does not support external sd cards, so first I need to flash a kernel with sd support. A whole lot of work for getting Swedish menus. I think that I will simply wait and see.

Honestly its not that time consuming to unlock and root. I bought my xoom a few weeks ago, and about a half hour after I took it out of the box it was running brd's Tiamat kernel and good to go. Just be sure to read everything about unlocking/rooting before you do. It's actually one of the easiest devices I've ever rooted.

eliteone said:
Honestly its not that time consuming to unlock and root. I bought my xoom a few weeks ago, and about a half hour after I took it out of the box it was running brd's Tiamat kernel and good to go. Just be sure to read everything about unlocking/rooting before you do. It's actually one of the easiest devices I've ever rooted.
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Do you think that you can hand-hold me through the process? If so, I do have a US Wifi only device that has been automagically updated to 3.1 (by Google I guess).
I would like to end up with a 3.1, a Swedish interface and a working SD card slot. I dont really care about root on this one, unless its needed through the process. And I also want to have a device that can continue to recieve updates OTA (if possible). Is this to ask for too much ?
So if you feel inclinded, can you help with a step by step guide? I am not a novice, but the Xoom is new to me. I have been playing with many different roms on my SGS for almost a year, so the concepts of rooting and CWM is far from new to me.

Question about my new Xoom updating....or not updating to 4.0.4

I just got my Xoom yesterday, and obviously brand new to it, and Android.
100% stock, and it's staying that way.
Charged it up first, turned it on, set up the wifi and all the normal setup stuff it has you go through. Checked settings and it said the version was 4.0.3, so I told it to check for updates, which it did, and it said 4.0.4 was available, so I told it to get it. It downloaded it, and something came up on the screen about installing and restarting, which I did. Screen went black for a bit, then it said something about booting into Android recovery, then went dark again....then I think the next thing that happened was there was a little Android robot on the screen, and then it switched to another view of that robot, kind of laying on it's side, with like an access door open on it's back, and there was a red triangle with an exclamation point in it. It stayed like that for a bit, black again, and then it rebooted, and seemed normal. But, it still says it's 4.0.3, and if I tell it to check for updates, it says I have the current version.
Did something go wrong? Did I do something wrong? . It seems odd it said it found 4.0.4 and installed it, and it still says 4.0.3
I even tried this manual method or forcing 4.0.4:
1. go to setting / apps then hit the all button at the top
2. scroll down to google services framework and then press it to open
3. hit the clear data button
4. go to settings / about phone / system updates (you will notice the date will be 1969 or 1970 this is ok )
5. hit the check now button
6. xoom should show you the 4.0.4 update avalaible
7. hit install and enjoy
no luck with this either.....have done it more than a half dozen times too.
FWIW, it is a U.S. version, and I do live in California, if any of that matters.
Any feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

As far as I know, 4.0.4 update started rolling out in the US but it seemed not to be fully yet OK.
So you have 3 options.
1) wait for another OTA update. It might take a longer while.
2) root your xoom and flash custom rom ics 4.0.4.
3) live with 4.0.3
And by the way, custom rom is way way much better and robust than stock. I personally rooted my xoom the minute I unpacked it. Pretty easy.
Here on xda community, we ye d to help each other if you know what I mean. To start, we need to know your xoom type, wifi or 3g...
Welcome to the xoomers section
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wesamothman said:
As far as I know, 4.0.4 update started rolling out in the US but it seemed not to be fully yet OK.
So you have 3 options.
1) wait for another OTA update. It might take a longer while.
2) root your xoom and flash custom rom ics 4.0.4.
3) live with 4.0.3
And by the way, custom rom is way way much better and robust than stock. I personally rooted my xoom the minute I unpacked it. Pretty easy.
Here on xda community, we ye d to help each other if you know what I mean. To start, we need to know your xoom type, wifi or 3g...
Welcome to the xoomers section
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2
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It's the Wifi version, and the person at Motorola said that 4.0.4 was out and available.
I'm not rooting it.
I tried that with a Kindle Fire with help form this forum, and it went south and got bricked beyond repair..........just not in the mood with a $350 tablet, no matter how easy it is.
I appreciate your reply though.

Hi, it is your call at the end of the day, although it is really straight forward and pretty easy to root your xoom mz604. Anyway, if you decide later on the road to do so, we are more than happy to help you, Xoomer

I'm in the same boat as you man... I get that red triangle all the time. I'm 100% stock too

Same issue: another thread here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697802

vinnyt225 said:
I'm in the same boat as you man... I get that red triangle all the time. I'm 100% stock too
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Yep, me too.....100% stock.
I sent the other one back to Amazon, got my second one today, and same thing, right out of the box. At first start up, right after setting up wifi, it says update available 4.0.4
It downloads and verifies it.
Press install and restart, it does that little robot animation for a few seconds, and right to the screen with the robot laying on his back with the red triangle with the exclamation point.
Motorola acts like they haven't heard of this much. Hah!
And the only thing they offer is to send a box to send it back to them, to flash it. Yeah, I want to send in my 3 hour old device that has an issue right out of the box!

wesamothman said:
Hi, it is your call at the end of the day, although it is really straight forward and pretty easy to root your xoom mz604. Anyway, if you decide later on the road to do so, we are more than happy to help you, Xoomer
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It's not that I'm not thinking of it, it's just that I tried all that with a Kindle Fire with help from people here, and it went completely south, mainly due to a computer crash right in the middle of it. Long story short, I'm going to try it again on the KF, but I bought this because it's more of what I would essentially turn the KF into, and it's more money. I got a good deal on the KF, so I took the risk, I know it's not that hard, I just had a bad experience that left me with a bad taste in my mouth over the whole thing. I'll try the Kindle Fire first, not this.
On that note, I'm assuming there is a good guide to follow for rooting and/or flashing the Xoom, yes?

[Q] Please Help: Can I do anything with this tablet?

Hi all,
I bought a Chinese tablet from Focalprice, waited three weeks for it to arrive only to find there's something wrong with the screen. It's really washed out. When tilted it's light at the top and dark at the bottom. If I flip it over it's dark at the top and light at the bottom! If in Portrait it's noticeably brighter one side and darker the other. It's just... weird!
Now, don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting Samsung quality when I bought this for sixty quid, but I was expecting to be able to see whatever's on the screen! I tried playing Candy Crush on it last night and I managed about 5 minutes before my eyes went wonky!
I've attached some photo's so you can get an idea (sorry they're not great!).
I've opened an RMA with Focalprice but they're just jerking me about so I thought I'd see if it's fixable.
Here are the details of the tablet:
Make: V100q
Model #: rk30sdk
Android version: 4.2.2
Kernel version: 3.0.36+ [email protected] #442 Tues Oct 22 12:40:31 CST 2013
Build #: rk30sdk-eng 4.2.2 JDQ39 eng-edward.20131105.205030 test-keys
I was going to try one of Oma's roms but I can't even get CWM to install properly.
*Sigh* I only wanted it for comic books. :crying:
Any help gratefully received.
Ex.

Anyone? :fingers-crossed:

Ex-Inferis said:
Anyone? :fingers-crossed:
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Sorry, dude. It seems You have to learn the hard way. As a german saying goes: If You buy cheap, You will buy twice or triple.

Have you rooted it yet?
First off, I'd suggest you inquire with any other owners of this same tab, and check with them if only your device is faulty, or if that's the case with every model of that tab.
If everyone else owning this tab has the same problem, most probably its a software problem. You might wanna play around with root brightness adjusters, and/or Chainfire3d (CF3D is not officially supported for your android version, make sure to take backup of stock rom before doing anything!).
Your best bet would be to raise hell with Focalprice. Make sure to do a full unroot if you're sending it in for warranty!

origpumu said:
Sorry, dude. It seems You have to learn the hard way. As a german saying goes: If You buy cheap, You will buy twice or triple.
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Thanks, that was really constructive.
I'm sure I'm not the only member who's bought a Chinese tablet, I only wanted to know if I can fix the problem or not before I try and send it back. I realise it's a matter of "You get what you pay for" but reviews seemed to suggest this was a good tablet for it's price.

Ex-Inferis said:
Thanks, that was really constructive.
I'm sure I'm not the only member who's bought a Chinese tablet, I only wanted to know if I can fix the problem or not before I try and send it back. I realise it's a matter of "You get what you pay for" but reviews seemed to suggest this was a good tablet for it's price.
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Sorry, don't want to bother You - just my opinion. I will press my thumbs and wish You good luck to find a solution for Your problem.

ViKtory36 said:
Have you rooted it yet?
First off, I'd suggest you inquire with any other owners of this same tab, and check with them if only your device is faulty, or if that's the case with every model of that tab.
If everyone else owning this tab has the same problem, most probably its a software problem. You might wanna play around with root brightness adjusters, and/or Chainfire3d (CF3D is not officially supported for your android version, make sure to take backup of stock rom before doing anything!).
Your best bet would be to raise hell with Focalprice. Make sure to do a full unroot if you're sending it in for warranty!
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Thanks mate, this is more what I was hoping for in response!
I have rooted it, but couldn't find any program to help with the problem. Could you recommend a brightness adjuster?
I can't get CWM to work properly and ADB just refuses to see this tablet.
I've been playing around with devices for around 10 years so I'm not a n00b with these things, but this tablet just won't play ball!
I'm trying like mad with Focalprice, even said I'd so a chargeback, but they're not budging!

origpumu said:
Sorry, don't want to bother You - just my opinion. I will press my thumbs and wish You good luck to find a solution for Your problem.
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Fair enough. Things don't always translate well online, so we'll call it a misunderstanding eh?

Ex-Inferis said:
Thanks mate, this is more what I was hoping for in response!
I have rooted it, but couldn't find any program to help with the problem. Could you recommend a brightness adjuster?
I can't get CWM to work properly and ADB just refuses to see this tablet.
I've been playing around with devices for around 10 years so I'm not a n00b with these things, but this tablet just won't play ball!
I'm trying like mad with Focalprice, even said I'd so a chargeback, but they're not budging!
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Haha, you're welcome.
RootDim works fine, you can find it on the Play Store.
Is your tab a MediaTek device? If so, which one? You will need MTK VCOM drivers for chinese tabs which you will have to install manually. I will provide links if it's a MTK device. Also, if it's an MTK device, you can use rua1's auto-CWM builder to get a fully functional CWM yourself in a minute

Thanks, will check out RootDim.
How would I find out if it's MediaTek? The info in my first post is all I can find.

Ex-Inferis said:
Thanks, will check out RootDim.
How would I find out if it's MediaTek? The info in my first post is all I can find.
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Download the latest SP Flash Tool from here. Insert your stock rom's scatter loading file (will be in .txt format) into SP Flash Tool, and it will tell you which MTK model it is.
Should look something like this-
Once you find that, let me know. Please do reply by quoting my last post, so that I get a notification and can get back to you asap.

Tried RootDim but it just darkens or lightens the screen, doesn't help with the colour. Anything else I can try?
Edit: Oops, didn't see your reply! Will try that, but like I said, I can't get my PC to see the tablet so... I'll get back to you!

Hi again,
I know it's been some time since I started this thread, but hoping you (or someone else who's looking!) could still help?
I finally worked out how to get the scatter file and this is the result I got:
No matter what I try I cannot get access to ADB Shell with the tablet connected via USB so I downloaded ADB Wireless from Google Play and was able to connect that way.
I've tried installing CWM from here: http://androtab.info/clockworkmod/rockchip/install/ Tried from SD but no go. Also tried using a terminal on the tablet and root shell, again no luck.
I think I've discovered that to enter recovery I press PWR and Vol- for 2-3 secs and it enters something, but the screen's blank. It'll show up in device manager as "Rockusb" but I still can't get any programs to see it.
I've tried half a dozen different drivers and none seem to work. Am I stuffed? Or is there something really simple I'm missing?
Cheers!
Edit: Little update since I posted. I decided to pop the tablet open and take a look at the actual chip. Turns out it's a Rockchip RK3168 and not the RK3066 I thought it was (based on information I gathered via t'interweb). Not sure it's that big of a deal, but thought it was worth mentioning in case it is!
ViKtory36 said:
Download the latest SP Flash Tool from here. Insert your stock rom's scatter loading file (will be in .txt format) into SP Flash Tool, and it will tell you which MTK model it is.
Should look something like this-
Once you find that, let me know. Please do reply by quoting my last post, so that I get a notification and can get back to you asap.
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No one have any suggestions?

EMUI 4.0.3 removed google support!

Hey guys,
sorry for any bad Engish and if this is already known.
I updated my P8MAX from EMUI 4 to EMUI 4.0.3 recently. Since then all my google related apps stoped working. Play Store startet and shows a white screen. The "google"-app starts, asks for a google account and if you want to create it the app closes and I land on the main screen. Same with youtube, one drive, etc..
I already called the German tech support but they can't help me with the device, because its a foreign device and they wouldn't be able to resolve the problem. They neither want to help me with a new device, like a discount or something.
E-Mail support told me to reset the devices cache and reset the device to factory default. This didn't help at all so they want my BUILD number and imui. Will keep you updated on that!
Do you guys have any idea how I should proceed? Thanks for answers.
Edit:
Got feedback from the international email support:
"I'm sorry to tell you that your phone has Chinese software and some apps may not open. For a possible exchange of your P8Max please contact your dealer"
Perfect answer! Replied and asked if it is possible to go back to EMUI 4.0 and how they are blocking google apps. If it is through the "hosts" file it will be easy to remove.
Edit2:
International support contacted me again: They can't help me. They can't tell me how they are blocking google! Completely useless support.
Trying to get into contact with some other employees at huawei.
I think the best solution for the problem is to install a custom rom. ****!
Thank you for all your replys!

exxonlive said:
Hey guys,
sorry for any bad Engish and if this is already known.
I updated my P8MAX from EMUI 4 to EMUI 4.0.3 recently. Since then all my google related apps stoped working. Play Store startet and shows a white screen. The "google"-app starts, asks for a google account and if you want to create it the app closes and I land on the main screen. Same with youtube, one drive, etc..
I already called the German tech support but they can't help me with the device, because its a foreign device and they wouldn't be able to resolve the problem. They neither want to help me with a new device, like a discount or something.
E-Mail support told me to reset the devices cache and reset the device to factory default. This didn't help at all so they want my BUILD number and imui. Will keep you updated on that!
Do you guys have any idea how I should proceed? Thanks for answers.
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I have exactly the same problem with my DAV-703 which held play store and other google apps, they al stopped working after the last update whic came through last week .....
Cache wip did not do the trick , factory reset neither. Still looking into other possibilities including flashing custom rom....

Add me to the mess!
I'm not too sure what's occurred but it definitely nurfed me as well. Strangely enough, it does show a few elements working but then it screws it up.
I've tried everything myself... And fear the worse now because nothing works. This device was working flawlessly before this stupid update. Thankfully I told my wife, whom has the same device to avoid the update... "I'll try it out"... We would of had 2 worthless devices.
If any of you have updates, suggestions or better yet solutions please let us know. I'm tremendously upset... Thank you.

on the same boat here in Canada.

OK I contacted US support - and they said basically it was the Chinese update "applied to the International ROM" and I should contact the place I purchased it... Hmmm, my wife panicked (she has the same device) and its DAILY nagging to update. I said DO NOT! So, I did the ridiculously crazy idea I rolled it back to 5.1 and I am going to get it back to where it was... unfortunately I fear this is THE ONLY SOLUTION... I am not there yet, I am back on the 5.1 but I will get it to where it needs to be I hope soon. Its really a pain in the BUTT that they knowingly pushed out and forced an update that messed EVERYTHING UP...
I seen the hosts file suggestion above and I'd say that's possible but I do not think its just THAT simple... though if it is... NICE! Keep us updated.

MrD666 said:
OK I contacted US support - and they said basically it was the Chinese update "applied to the International ROM" and I should contact the place I purchased it... Hmmm, my wife panicked (she has the same device) and its DAILY nagging to update. I said DO NOT! So, I did the ridiculously crazy idea I rolled it back to 5.1 and I am going to get it back to where it was... unfortunately I fear this is THE ONLY SOLUTION... I am not there yet, I am back on the 5.1 but I will get it to where it needs to be I hope soon. Its really a pain in the BUTT that they knowingly pushed out and forced an update that messed EVERYTHING UP...
I seen the hosts file suggestion above and I'd say that's possible but I do not think its just THAT simple... though if it is... NICE! Keep us updated.
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could you tell me how you rolled back to 5.1 ? I'm stuck as I dont't have my P8MAX bootlaoader ubnlocked nor is the device rooted.

gvdviver said:
could you tell me how you rolled back to 5.1 ? I'm stuck as I dont't have my P8MAX bootlaoader ubnlocked nor is the device rooted.
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Hi. Without an unlocked bootloader you are sort of out of luck. However there are tools to do that but you will need to pay a little for the one I use. I did. And it was the best money ever spent... I've recovered my phone 2 times now. It escapes me the name of the bootloader unlocker. Damn it. There are a lot of tutorials on it... Even some one click methods on XDA. And there is a guy on Twitter that I know Zedomax he did a good video on YouTube.
My main suggestion: study it so it's not so difficult.
As it relates to the rollback I followed this thread exactly: https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8max/general/p8max-root-guide-d-701l-d-703l-t3269213 and then I had the files previously for 5.1. saved and just rolled with the tutorials that a forum guy named: Hirs_E_Fruit (look for his threads) did (he's the author of the link above). His tutorials ABSOLUTELY work. If you are willing to do it. It's the real DEAL.
I spent 8 hrs YESTERDAY Friday, doing it. My Max is exactly as was before that stupid disaster. If you want you could also use KingoRoot but in this particular situation I'd suggest you follow the above. It WORKS.
If you need particular files let me know... I probably have them. And do not get frustrated. It's not hard but it can be trying if you've never done it before. I have on tons of devices so I am not worried. And honestly I really had to use a lot of gimmicks to get it to work but it's perfectly fine again. So it is possible.
Let me know. Thanks.
BTW Since this occured it's came to my attention that there are 2 update files from July. One is bigger than the other. My wife ever the interesting source of misinformation suggests that the bigger one could be the INTERNATIONAL version and the smaller the Chinese. I am thinking she is correct as US support suggested it was the IMEI that gave us the update and since most of us bought it in China, that's why we got the wrong version. Go figure... It was a terrible situation.
Another suggestion I had was to locate your Google Services Framework ID. There is a link: google.com/android/uncertified that if you can find your GSF ID (device ID app helps) - you'll have to sideload it, but, this update erases it. It's not blocked its erased because in China Google isnt allowed. Amazing considering how many devices are from China. Anyway I hope it helps you.
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exxonlive said:
Hey guys,
sorry for any bad Engish and if this is already known.
I updated my P8MAX from EMUI 4 to EMUI 4.0.3 recently. Since then all my google related apps stoped working. Play Store startet and shows a white screen. The "google"-app starts, asks for a google account and if you want to create it the app closes and I land on the main screen. Same with youtube, one drive, etc..
I already called the German tech support but they can't help me with the device, because its a foreign device and they wouldn't be able to resolve the problem. They neither want to help me with a new device, like a discount or something.
E-Mail support told me to reset the devices cache and reset the device to factory default. This didn't help at all so they want my BUILD number and imui. Will keep you updated on that!
Do you guys have any idea how I should proceed? Thanks for answers.
Edit:
Got feedback from the international email support:
"I'm sorry to tell you that your phone has Chinese software and some apps may not open. For a possible exchange of your P8Max please contact your dealer"
Perfect answer! Replied and asked if it is possible to go back to EMUI 4.0 and how they are blocking google apps. If it is through the "hosts" file it will be easy to remove.
Edit2:
International support contacted me again: They can't help me. They can't tell me how they are blocking google! Completely useless support.
Trying to get into contact with some other employees at huawei.
I think the best solution for the problem is to install a custom rom. ****!
Thank you for all your replys!
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Read my reply ABOVE. It's how it's blocked.
And there are custom roms for the Max? I haven't seen any updated in ages...

Same happened to me
I think this is a bad move by huawei I love their products ,when I got the phone from amazon I didn't relies it was not for the UK market. How can we put huawei under pressure to undo this ? If it makes the evening news this would put pressure on huawei. I've had my phone 3 years no problems I was going to buy the new p20 pro, I am rethinking thid.

I've just did factory reset and it's still not working
I'm so annoyed. Nothing was working or opening so I copied all data on PC (except whatsapp which refused to create backup and few other things). Now after reinstall it's still not working. How to come back to previous software update? I can't use my phone at all :/
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Mickvw said:
I think this is a bad move by huawei I love their products ,when I got the phone from amazon I didn't relies it was not for the UK market. How can we put huawei under pressure to undo this ? If it makes the evening news this would put pressure on huawei. I've had my phone 3 years no problems I was going to buy the new p20 pro, I am rethinking thid.
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I'm tempted to order Xiaomi Mi Max 3 in a minute and have bigger battery and few other bits for less. Huawei totally messed it up for me :/

Mickvw said:
I think this is a bad move by huawei I love their products ,when I got the phone from amazon I didn't relies it was not for the UK market. How can we put huawei under pressure to undo this ? If it makes the evening news this would put pressure on huawei. I've had my phone 3 years no problems I was going to buy the new p20 pro, I am rethinking thid.
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It won't happen. They will just say it was "imported into a not supported country"... Basically after everything I've come to the conclusion it may have been intentional. Why? Because this particular phone - my wife has it too, really 3 yrs later was working perfectly. Meaning it was an amazing piece of hardware. Just it didn't catch on, nor do they (any mobile devices company) want you to keep a device for years.
This is why they push out new devices yearly. This is why they stop supporting these devices. It'd say, unless you are willing to do like I did, go back to 5.1 and redo the entire device up to the B212 then... Get a new device.
And strangely enough my wife whom refuses to change anything, yesterday asked me about buying her a Mi Max 3. She said the constant nag to update and fear she may "by accident" has forced her to want a new device. I was thinking the Honor 8 Max but it needs to have a global ROM. Otherwise... It's just asking for problems. Unless you don't use Google services then go ahead. There are quite a good percentage of people that actually call it "Google bloatware". And Apple fanboys don't miss it if they don't use it. So... That's what it is.
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lucyferror said:
I'm so annoyed. Nothing was working or opening so I copied all data on PC (except whatsapp which refused to create backup and few other things). Now after reinstall it's still not working. How to come back to previous software update? I can't use my phone at all :/
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I'm tempted to order Xiaomi Mi Max 3 in a minute and have bigger battery and few other bits for less. Huawei totally messed it up for me :/
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As I replied it is possible to restore it to the before state but it's legit arduous and it requires a lot of effort. My question and suggestion: If you do buy the MI Max 3? ABSOLUTELY make sure you get the Global ROM. And did you order it? Because I'm ordering one today for my wife. I'm on the fence. I got a MI Max 2 and it's nothing special. I was thinking something more beast like but I like big devices. The Honor 8 Max was tempting me... But no Global ROM until October.

MrD666 said:
It won't happen. They will just say it was "imported into a not supported country"... Basically after everything I've come to the conclusion it may have been intentional. Why? Because this particular phone - my wife has it too, really 3 yrs later was working perfectly. Meaning it was an amazing piece of hardware. Just it didn't catch on, nor do they (any mobile devices company) want you to keep a device for years.
This is why they push out new devices yearly. This is why they stop supporting these devices. It'd say, unless you are willing to do like I did, go back to 5.1 and redo the entire device up to the B212 then... Get a new device.
And strangely enough my wife whom refuses to change anything, yesterday asked me about buying her a Mi Max 3. She said the constant nag to update and fear she may "by accident" has forced her to want a new device. I was thinking the Honor 8 Max but it needs to have a global ROM. Otherwise... It's just asking for problems. Unless you don't use Google services then go ahead. There are quite a good percentage of people that actually call it "Google bloatware". And Apple fanboys don't miss it if they don't use it. So... That's what it is.
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As I replied it is possible to restore it to the before state but it's legit arduous and it requires a lot of effort. My question and suggestion: If you do buy the MI Max 3? ABSOLUTELY make sure you get the Global ROM. And did you order it? Because I'm ordering one today for my wife. I'm on the fence. I got a MI Max 2 and it's nothing special. I was thinking something more beast like but I like big devices. The Honor 8 Max was tempting me... But no Global ROM until October.
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I'm worried that I will mess restoring up and it will totally kill/brick phone. No I haven't ordered yet. I'm not sure due to that 18:9 screen what will be real screen size compared to P8 Max. I need Dual Sim now and Huawei is crap in that - second sim works only as 2G so two sim cards: EE + 3 are impossible to be used :/

lucyferror said:
I'm worried that I will mess restoring up and it will totally kill/brick phone. No I haven't ordered yet. I'm not sure due to that 18:9 screen what will be real screen size compared to P8 Max. I need Dual Sim now and Huawei is crap in that - second sim works only as 2G so two sim cards: EE + 3 are impossible to be used :/
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I was able to restore this particular phone twice. Last year around November it stopped working for some odd reason. I was on B212 firmware. I rolled it back to 5.1 (before B029) even, and restored it totally. It was working flawlessly... Until... This mess occurred.
And I did it again on Friday. I'm not a newbie and I'm a veteran of this but I had to use a lot of gimmicks to get it to work this time.
I went ahead and ordered a Global ROM MI Max 3 for the wife. Should be in her hands on Thursday/Friday that's September 13th/14th. If all goes well. We are in the process of selling two of our properties (she's busy with that and stuff at the University she works at) and I am headed to back home to US again... So between all of this, I probably won't see it in person for any side by side or comparisons until end of next week. And she may not have time to mess with it until then as well.
But like my thread above if you are thinking about fixing it, and need files/help, ask away. I'll try to help as much as I can... It is possible. Trust me. Just remain calm.

If you want to downgrade from EMUI 4.0.3 to EMUI 4, you can try this way.
1. Turn on your PC and download "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
apkmirror.com/apk/gmanrainy-by-team-mt/firmware-finder/
2. Connect your phone with USB
3. Copy and install the apk file
4. Run "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
5. Check your model(DAV-703LC233) and tap it
6. Select "DAV-703LC233B226(159MB, not 135MB)"
7. GET AN UPDATE THROUGH DNS -> AUTO -> RUN VPN SERVICE
8. Go to setting -> Updater -> Quick update
9. Done
Sorry for my bad English. I'm not sure you guys understand my text.
And also not sure this method is working but I think it is worth attempting though you may fail.
Good luck!

moodosa said:
If you want to downgrade from EMUI 4.0.3 to EMUI 4, you can try this way.
1. Turn on your PC and download "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
apkmirror.com/apk/gmanrainy-by-team-mt/firmware-finder/
2. Connect your phone with USB
3. Copy and install the apk file
4. Run "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
5. Check your model(DAV-703LC233) and tap it
6. Select "DAV-703LC233B226(159MB, not 135MB)"
7. GET AN UPDATE THROUGH DNS -> AUTO -> RUN VPN SERVICE
8. Go to setting -> Updater -> Quick update
9. Done
Sorry for my bad English. I'm not sure you guys understand my text.
And also not sure this method is working but I think it is worth attempting though you may fail.
Good luck!
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Thank you so much, it works !

Does someone here still have a working root method?

moodosa said:
If you want to downgrade from EMUI 4.0.3 to EMUI 4, you can try this way.
1. Turn on your PC and download "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
apkmirror.com/apk/gmanrainy-by-team-mt/firmware-finder/
2. Connect your phone with USB
3. Copy and install the apk file
4. Run "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
5. Check your model(DAV-703LC233) and tap it
6. Select "DAV-703LC233B226(159MB, not 135MB)"
7. GET AN UPDATE THROUGH DNS -> AUTO -> RUN VPN SERVICE
8. Go to setting -> Updater -> Quick update
9. Done
Sorry for my bad English. I'm not sure you guys understand my text.
And also not sure this method is working but I think it is worth attempting though you may fail.
Good luck!
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You are A STAR
It worked. Now I can fix my mum's phone as well

It Works 100%
lucyferror said:
You are A STAR
It worked. Now I can fix my mum's phone as well
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It WORKS perfectly again now. Thank you so much.

moodosa said:
If you want to downgrade from EMUI 4.0.3 to EMUI 4, you can try this way.
1. Turn on your PC and download "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
apkmirror.com/apk/gmanrainy-by-team-mt/firmware-finder/
2. Connect your phone with USB
3. Copy and install the apk file
4. Run "Firmware Finder for Huawei"
5. Check your model(DAV-703LC233) and tap it
6. Select "DAV-703LC233B226(159MB, not 135MB)"
7. GET AN UPDATE THROUGH DNS -> AUTO -> RUN VPN SERVICE
8. Go to setting -> Updater -> Quick update
9. Done
Sorry for my bad English. I'm not sure you guys understand my text.
And also not sure this method is working but I think it is worth attempting though you may fail.
Good luck!
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Awesome. Glad there ended up a much easier solution than what I did. Now my question is, could I do this with my wife's phone (she didn't run the update that messed the rest of us up) and apply the proper B226 update because she's getting nagged... As I mentioned earlier she suggested the bigger one was the proper one. Any thoughts? Thank you again... And I'm happy for everyone!

Unfortunally does not work.updater says “no updates” when checked

Google problems after 4.0.3
my hopes were high after reading this. luckily it worked for a few. are there any other solutions to resolve this issue? as replied earlyer, all steps taken but no luck with the mentioned update. doesnt see it as an update somehow.