ICS backup after JB update - Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is an ICS backup garbage if you have updated the tablet to JB?

JustusIV said:
Is an ICS backup garbage if you have updated the tablet to JB?
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I'm going to guess yes, because if you try to use ICS ROM with jb bootloader / recovery... well they just don't get along
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They might eventually make the partitions work, and you could potentially recover data from your backups if you needed to, but basically yes. I'm saving mine 'just in case', but honestly I already think they're wasting space
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I made a super locked down master image but we loaned a few tablets to our IT guys and they got updated. So my plan now is to just update a tablet and grab the update as the new master so any tablets that come in we update and lock down again

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TF300 getting JB today

http://www.androidcentral.com/asus-transformer-pad-tf300-gets-its-jelly-bean-update
Hopefully we are not far behind.
Whoa, crossing fingers for us with a working version that doesn't break more things lol
Ziocomposite said:
Whoa, crossing fingers for us with a working version that doesn't break more things lol
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I applaud your unbridled optimism Sir.
ASUS hinted at this yesterday on FB. Their post "When Mr. Jellybean is in the office, it means something good is coming."
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I've learned from the TF101 ICS update - be careful what you wish for!!! For those that don't know, my (and others) TF101 has basically become very un-reliable since they introduced ICS.
While I truly *hope* we don't have such issues with the Jelly Bean upgrade, I certainly don't have a lot of confidence in Asus at this point.
I just hope that they don't rush it and test it properly before releasing it and forcing the upgrade on us (which is exactly what they did with the ICS update on the TF101).
I do know that my TF700 has some of the same ICS issues that the TF101 had (OpenGL out of memory errors, for example, which causes your launcher to go "blank")....
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It looks like they are using 3.x.x kernel on JB, someone can confirm this?
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Great! Very exciting news to wake up to!
When Firmware actually starts dropping DON'T FORGET TO!!
*Side load your FLASH PLAYER. If you want flash. It will no longer show up in the Playstore any longer
*Revert back whatever modding/altering to system files just in case Rooters. Only if you want your OTAS to actually complete. Or if running a custom rom it wouldn't work anyways as you already know.
*Don't forget to backup your Root with Voodoo Ota Rootkeeper! You will definitely lose root if you don't
Time to obsessively check every 5 minutes for the update!!!
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jjdevega said:
Great! Very exciting news to wake up to!
Edit: Be ready to side load your FLASH PLAYER. (and revert back whatever modding/altering to system files just in case Rooters. Only if you want your OTAS to actually complete.)
Time to obsessively check every 5 minutes for the update!!!
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Does this mean Flash will not be avail in the market?
sdynak said:
Does this mean Flash will not be avail in the market?
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It will not show up no. You will have to side load it.
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jjdevega said:
It will not show up no. You will have to side load it.
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Ok.. guess it's a good time to root, do a full titanium backup and rootkeeper.. been waiting for the right reasons..
sdynak said:
Ok.. guess it's a good time to root, do a full titanium backup and rootkeeper.. been waiting for the right reasons..
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A Very good reason indeed
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*sighs* I want all my devices to run Jellybean today, here is to hoping it will happen.
As I'd normally recommend rooting myself, I don't think it's necessary in this case. Why not just install .apk with Flash after allowing unknown sources? I believe it should suffice, although I don't know if it's any different with the JB system of permissions.
No need to root to install Flash on Jelly Bean. At least not on the Nexus 7.
d14b0ll0s said:
As I'd normally recommend rooting myself, I don't think it's necessary in this case. Why not just install .apk with Flash after allowing unknown sources? I believe it should suffice, although I don't know if it's any different with the JB system of permissions.
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d14b0ll0s said:
As I'd normally recommend rooting myself, I don't think it's necessary in this case. Why not just install .apk with Flash after allowing unknown sources? I believe it should suffice, although I don't know if it's any different with the JB system of permissions.
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I can confirm - my father just bought a Nexus 7 - I emailed the Flash app to him and he was able to install it and it worked without any rooting or anything.
He used Boat Browser (per my recommendation) - not sure about other browsers, but I assume it work with all expect for Chrome, of course...
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To everyone who wants flash, the easy way is to place the apk somewhere on Dropbox/Google Drive/Physical medium and install it from there, also since this week Adobe Flash Player is not available in the Play Store. http://www.pcworld.com/article/260901/android_flash_player_rip_how_to_get_it_now_that_its_gone.html
sdynak said:
Ok.. guess it's a good time to root, do a full titanium backup and rootkeeper.. been waiting for the right reasons..
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Everyone remember to backup the files created by titanium backup themselves to a removable SD card or your PC.
As for JB, I am not sure we can expect it for the TF700 right away ... the TF300 is so similar to the nexus 7, I'm sure they only slightly modified their nexus 7 kernel.
Is it just me or does anyone else thinks it's wrong that Asus updated their cheap tablet before their flagship?
cullenmq1 said:
Is it just me or does anyone else thinks it's wrong that Asus updated their cheap tablet before their flagship?
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No, the tf300 probably just happened to be ready first. It would silly to make all of the tf300 wait a few days just because the tf700 wants it first lol
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Samsung lost ....
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JB OTA Update with Rooted TF300T

Hey ppl,
I got the update but after finished downloading an error appeared: Update failed, restoring conf to last version blah blah.
I rebooted the device but it says there's no longer an update available for my device.
My Tf300t is Rooted, i only disabled some system apps and removed the original Browser, could that be the problem?
Any ideas? Thanks!
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if you removed any system apps it won't update. Also if you are using a modded build.prop it won't update. You need to restore the browser
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Thanks for your reply jgaf.
It seems you're right, since I unrooted with Voodoo OTA Root Keeper, but still can't get the update.
How can I restore original apps (only Browser as far as I remember) without a factory reset?
Thanks!
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benoror said:
Thanks for your reply jgaf.
It seems you're right, since I unrooted with Voodoo OTA Root Keeper, but still can't get the update.
How can I restore original apps (only Browser as far as I remember) without a factory reset?
Thanks!
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I don't think you can, unless you made a backup of the stock browser using Titanium Backup or something.
That's why you should never fully delete system apps, always make a backup of them or freeze them.
On the topic of root access.. updated my TF300T to Jelly Bean... tried restoring root using Voodoo OTA Root Keeper. It says restored but I don't appear to have root access when using Lucky Patcher or any other app. Any ideas?
I have the original build prop, on the ww version, but am traveling in the US, and am not getting the ota. . Anyone have a suggestion on if/how I could make this work?
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I am in the same boat as you are...thankfully I froze my apps so I have them still...but after unfreezing them I still don't get the OTA.... I heard once you download it once Asus won't push it to your device again...so manual update is the only way
benoror said:
Thanks for your reply jgaf.
It seems you're right, since I unrooted with Voodoo OTA Root Keeper, but still can't get the update.
How can I restore original apps (only Browser as far as I remember) without a factory reset?
Thanks!
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You need that someone still on ics pulls the browser apk from /system/app the you will have to push it to the same directory and reboot. That should reinstall it. NOTE factory reset wont restore deleted apps.
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David Dee said:
I have the original build prop, on the ww version, but am traveling in the US, and am not getting the ota. . Anyone have a suggestion on if/how I could make this work?
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Since only US Firmware are getting updated you won't get the update even though you are in the US.
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No update
Rooted->twrp->adaway
Made no other changes to my TF300T and not seeing any update
jgaf said:
Since only US Firmware are getting updated you won't get the update even though you are in the US.
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Didn't realize it was only being pushed out to US firmwares. Answer's my question, thanks man!
debnath said:
Rooted->twrp->adaway
Made no other changes to my TF300T and not seeing any update
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Tried orbot with US exit nodes, no luck yet
David Dee said:
Didn't realize it was only being pushed out to US firmwares. Answer's my question, thanks man!
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Only US firmware but anywhere in the world...lol...I have the US version here in India and I am downloading it now
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Missing OTA Update Notification After Failure
turdbogls said:
I am in the same boat as you are...thankfully I froze my apps so I have them still...but after unfreezing them I still don't get the OTA.... I heard once you download it once Asus won't push it to your device again...so manual update is the only way
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While it is true that they log your attempts at installing updates (you can enter your MAC into their system, I don't remember where, and it shows all of your updates - I've done it) they don't truly block future attempts after a failure. All you have to do is open up settings, apps, all, and clear the data on the DMClient app (I believe, I'm trying to confirm that's what it was). Tried it after a failed .30 update and it let me download it again.
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While it is true that they log your attempts at installing updates (you can enter your MAC into their system, I don't remember where, and it shows all of your updates - I've done it) they don't truly block future attempts after a failure. All you have to do is open up settings, apps, all, and clear the data on the DMClient app (I believe, I'm trying to confirm that's what it was). Tried it after a failed .30 update and it let me download it again.
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Same here... failed, cleared data on cm/dm client but still no dice... anyone know the website to check ota update attempts? Also any advice on getting it to push the ota again?
this update better be coming to WW devices. if not: sending this back for HW repairs and selling it pronto.
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jgaf said:
if you removed any system apps it won't update. Also if you are using a modded build.prop it won't update. You need to restore the browser
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Do you mean that if I'm using seanzscreamz build.prop tweaks, I won't get the update?
IUH1991 said:
Do you mean that if I'm using seanzscreamz build.prop tweaks, I won't get the update?
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Replace the modified build.prop with your back-up of the original file or it definitely won't update.
Just updated... TF300T USA, but i'm italian and livin' in italy...
Tab was rooted and also with VoodooOTAkeeper installed.
Used temp unroot, searches for updates, done update, and restored root....
Works like a charm
calisro said:
Same here... failed, cleared data on cm/dm client but still no dice... anyone know the website to check ota update attempts? Also any advice on getting it to push the ota again?
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Me too, failed with the red triangle and now it wont push the update anymore....Tried clearing data but that didn't work either. I'm stock, rooted with a locked bootloader.
Also cleared cache from DMClient but still can't get the update.
Anyone with a full list & APKs from ICS stock?
Otherwise, how and when a manual installation will be available?
Thanks!
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I'm not rooted and the install failed. Wtf happened?

Is it possible to fallback from Jelly Bean?

If it doesn't work out, can I fall back to ICS?
TIA
newshook said:
If it doesn't work out, can I fall back to ICS?
TIA
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I tried reloading the .30 firmware by putting the zip in root of internal storage. It updated as a downgrade but I was still on job when it was done, so not sure if you can with a locked boot loader.
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Do you think it is worth jumping in now? I don't have specific expectation on JB except it is the latest from google.
newshook said:
Do you think it is worth jumping in now? I don't have specific expectation on JB except it is the latest from google.
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Just depends on your taste. You might review other upgrade post stories first to be sure. Some are flawless, some not.
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THelook and feel of JB is for the most part similiar to ICS.
Their are some differences you will notice:
Animations: Some new and smooth animations that are nice. Animationa arre a minor thing but add a nice touch.
Project butter: My tablet does seem to run smoother and I have yet to have a wait/close prompt pop up. Of course I may get some, but so far it seem to have improved in that dept.
Google Now & search: This is what I wanted most. I really like the voice search, it really fast with returning answers. I wish I did a few more thens like open apps and tell me my next apointment when asked, bt I'm sure that will come with future updates. Google Now is prety neat and I'm interesting in seeing how it starts to work once I have had it a while and it can develop some patterns and give me info based off what it believes is relavent for me.
This is just an initial impression is I just updated last night and haven't really got much day to day expierance with JB, but so far so good. So far I don't really see the down side. You gain a few things and don't really lose much. Unless you have a particular app that dosen't play well wih JB yet.
Can't wait to get jellybean but I'll wait patiently for it
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You could learn in these forums to root, unlock and flash ROMs; giving you an open ticket to run whatever you want on ur tablet.
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I want to downgrade ,too. But it is unable to downgrade with known methods.
PS. My device is unlocked.
If your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash whatever ROM you want from the custom recovery you installed.
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rich.x87 said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash whatever ROM you want from the custom recovery you installed.
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You can flash anything, doesn't mean you'll be successful. The current recoveries can't support this due to different boot and kernel mods. The guys are currently trying get a fix for those on OTA JB and all. I would say sit tight and wait for conformation that Twrp or cmw can backup and restore boot from diff firmwares. I tried this and got stuck at Asus logo and couldn't boot into os. But was able to get official JB back up. So now I'm stuck on JB for now.
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Having issues with new tf300 is it JB or defective?

I just got my tf300 a few days ago and updated to jelly bean right away and ive been having problems with lag randomly happening and also multiple force closes of apps. Is this a problem with the jelly bean update or should i think about returning it and getting another?
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Mark930 said:
I just got my tf300 a few days ago and updated to jelly bean right away and ive been having problems with lag randomly happening and also multiple force closes of apps. Is this a problem with the jelly bean update or should i think about returning it and getting another?
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Lots of members here have posted positive results after resetting the tablet to factory settings. Give it a try before returning the tablet.
How to is mentioned in a video Under development section. Link for the thread
Video is in post no 2.
Good luck
OK ill have to try that. Is there a way to backup your apps/data without rooting and installing titanium?
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Not trying hijack the post but i also start experiencing lag on browsing.
I have reset hard reset and all but not fixing it. Its just unfortunate
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Mark930 said:
OK ill have to try that. Is there a way to backup your apps/data without rooting and installing titanium?
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The tablet comes with a built in app to back up your applications. You have the option of backing up the apps only, or backing up the apps+data
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[Q] 4.2.1 make me crazy want to downgrade back to 4.1

hi all,
my device is tf300t (US) 32giga ,rooted and has twrp with all backup !
like i wrote on the topic the 4.2.1 make me crazy is acting like a old pc.
everything is moving "slow" even the power button is take few second to reacte !
i remember the short time i was on 4.1 it was just fine !
so i want make a test a go back to 4.1 and check, i already backup all the content on tablet with twrp on my sd card.
so what do you think ?
btw i test the launcher 4.2.1 and 4.1 and is still the same problems !
maybe in the future i will buy the famous dock, and here my question: it is important that the dock is US ? if i buy Europe or else ? what do you think ?
my tablet is running fine on 4.2.1 maybe you should do a factory reset??
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noahvt said:
my tablet is running fine on 4.2.1 maybe you should do a factory reset??
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thanks for the reply
already did it , but nothing..
there a lot of empty places on system , don't now what to think.
have you checked this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
don't know if it's helpfull do!
at the bottom you'll see downgrade
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it's a very good link.
i switch back to 4.1 launcher and i remove a lot of non needed apps
see and wait ...
i'll update later
thanks for the help
Have you used hundsbuah. Kernel because the link is down!
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noahvt said:
Have you used hundsbuah. Kernel because the link is down!
What do you mean ?
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nevermind!
EDIT: i just downgraded from 4.2.1 to 4.1.1: it worked like a charm!!!
EDIT2: i also upgraded from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2 it also worked without problems
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