Will running the Utility 1.00 to return my RMaxxHD to ICS 4.0.4 work the same as a factory reset? Will I lose all my apps, pics, vids, docs, etc, etc? Or does it work the same as an OTA update (just going in the reverse order)?
I never rooted while in 4.0.4, so have to revert back to root, then rootkeep, then OTA JB 4.1.1, then re-root. What a pain, should have done it right the first time.
Thanks for the help!
First, make sure to download the 1.10 utility. It has new features along with the updated binaries to save you headaches.
The utility will give you the option to wipe data or not during the restore to 4.0.4. It is recommended that you do or you may bootloop or run into problems along the line.. Just bite the bullet and wipe data this one time, it can save you having to worry about it in the future.
Thanks for the info and the super-fast reply. I wanted to make sure I had to make a list of all the apps I have and am running, as well as transferring all of my files (pics, vids, etc) to my computer prior to going through with the Utility. Just a few more questions, if you don't mind me asking...
- Where can I find the Utility 1.10 file? I'm thinking in the development section under the RAZR HD forum, just haven't looked yet so thought I'd ask.
- Can I store pics, vids, etc. on the Backup Assistant Plus to recover them all later (like with my phone contacts list)? Sort of like using the "Cloud"? Or maybe using the app DropBox (I think it's the same thing as the "Cloud" as well...)?
- If I get into a bootloop, is it possible to factory reset at that time?
- Will factory resetting put me back into 4.0.4, or will it just wipe the phone and leave it in 4.1.1 (since I've OTA updated)?
Thanks so much in advance for taking the time to help a noob out!
-1.10 Utility can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970267
-Backup assistant plus + dropbox can be used, or just connect to your PC and move all of your pics and videos to your external card. A data wipe / factory reset doesn't touch your external SD.
-If you wipe in the utility you will not get a bootloop as long as the process finishes successfully and there is no reason it shouldn't as long as you have drivers installed and start in fastboot mode. But yes you can wipe data/factory reset in stock recovery if you loop.
-A factory reset alone will not return you to ICS. It will leave you on 4.1.1 JB but erase all user apps and data on the internal SD.
And it's no problem at all.
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Edit: Also once you are back on 4.0.4 go to settings - About phone - System Update and take the 6mb update before you root. The 6mb update is still 4.0.4. Then proceed with rooting, installing voodoo ota rootkeeper, protecting root, temp unrooting, taking the JB OTA, then open voodoo and restore root.
Hey Clif,
So I've downloaded the Utility 1.10, but am running into some issues...
I ran the file Droid_RAZR_HD_Utility.bat within the zip file with the phone in fastboot and attached via usb, and nothing happened. The program said it worked, but went through step one (revert to ICS) in about 5 seconds. Not possible of course. Said phone was now on ICS and wiped, but when I rebooted phone it was still on JB and nothing was wiped (as though nothing had happened). Tried twice, even tried switching the USB debugging on and off on different attempts thinking that might somehow cause an issue.
Did I do something wrong? Any pointers / small steps I'm missing?
Again, thanks for all your help with this!
The creator of the utility replied to your other thread.. if you ran the program in the zip then that's why. You need to extract it to a folder first. Also like matt said if you pulled the .bat file out and nothing else then it can't see the other files.
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I am novice when it comes to flashing, rooting, SBFing, etc. I spent endless hours trying to figure out how to get my rooted VZ Froyo to GB. Finally I found a great download that allowed me to boot from a CD on my computer and flash the SBF back to my phone. It worked great I didn't even have to wipe the cache. The phone updated and GB was running. I got it rooted and thought all was going well. Now the only reason I root is to run wireless tether, here is where things went awry.
I find out that it is a big hassle to get tethering to work on GB, thanks Google. So i decide to try and revert back to Froyo. I use the same CD method that worked before, but this time it gets stuck in boot loop. Now I have to wipe the cache and lose all my settings and apps. Finally I get it all back together, minus many apps, I will have to remember them as I go along and re install them. All is all a serious pain in my ass, but a good learning experience.
Now, I wanted to ask a question about Bootstrapper backups. After the SBF and wipe, I rooted again and added Bootstrapper. Then I noticed that some of my backups where still there, (presumable on the SD card). So I tried to load on but it didn't work and the phone got stuck on the Moto icon boot. At this point I thought I had bricked it, but was able to do the CD SBF thing again and just start from scratch. Would there be anyway I could restore one of my backups successfully.
Use Advanced recovery and only restore /data.
Can you tell me what application you used for installing GB? Mine won't update and I don't care that much about tethering.
There's no “application” like that. There's OTA update that can be installed either automatically or via the stock Recovery. You must have your /system FS intact, however. z4root is OK, Droid 2 Bootstrap Recovery isn't. Removing CWM was discussed multiple times, google for “logwrapper.bin” or something like that.
#1 a backup from gb won't work with froyo & vice versa.
#2 tethering is NOT a problem on gb. (After rooting) Just use "open garden" free in market.
#3 I think I know which cd program you are using, it does not install the official ota but a rooted leak (I could be wrong)
There are guides on how to sbf (reset to factory out of box).
And there are guides on rooting and roming
---Here is one ---> http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/4922-CM7-for-Droid2-Global-User's-Thread#entry113470
Remember, read,read,read... know how to sbf and have a plan for when things DO go wrong.
Droid2 Global CM4D2G-GB-20111217 ***CM7 RevNumbers Kang***
Hi, i've been a noob-lurker at this forum since joining the android community in december, but this is my first post so i'd like to start off by saying hello to everyone. As i mentioned before, my knowledge of this OS is fairly limited, so i may occasionally need for things to be a little dumbed down for me to understand.
That all being said, i recently decided to try flashing the Eagle Blood ROM (a T-Mobile based ROM) on my ATT skyrocket using CWM. The process was completed without my phone being connected to my computer, as i decided to flash a ROM available through CWM itself.
Before i flashed the ROM, the phone was rooted, had superuser, Titanium backup, etc. I believe CWM had a fairly recent backup of all my stuff as well. Once the phone booted into the new ROM, i noticed that i had none of my apps present, none of my data (contacts, messages, pictures, etc), was no longer rooted, and could no longer connect to the data network (my internet will not run without wifi). I do remember that at some point in the reboot process the log showed that it had not recognized my external SD card. I'm not sure but it might be that all my apps were on the card and none of the info loaded because of that. Additionally, because i am running on a mac and have not yet been able to reliably connect my phone to the computer, i do not have any of the more valuable data stored there either.
Essentially i'd like to know if i can recover any or all of the data (either through finding some backup buried in the system) or through pulling the contacts, etc. from the google cloud i assume they are in, and then lastly if someone could point to what exactly i did wrong in the process -- it would be nice to continue flashing ROMs and what not. If i left out any important pieces of information, please let me know.
Thank you so much!
Restore your backup. And ya, you either wiped data before flash or the rom did it for you. You can backup apps+data in tibu but you have to restore them after flash. That will restore app data. Not att data. Chances are your T-Mobile rom had T-Mobile apn's...ect. try the T-Mobile conversion zip. Its in the skyrocket dev section.
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I'm not sure where i would find those backups -- they were all on the apps themselves and (unless titanium or CWM automatically pushes the backups to another server). Both of those are not on the phone any more (or at least not in the application folder).
I will look into the T mobile conversion, that should be a good first step.
And, a quick update, all my pictures are still on the phone. Contacts, etc. are still missing.
Did youake a cwm backup before flashing?
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Yes and no. I downloaded CWM a while back and decided to make a backup right off the bat. Functionally speaking it would have all my stuff on it, but i also did not understand flashing recovery mode at that point, so i'm not sure it would have worked.
But no, not right before i flashed the ROM
Boot into recovery, go to backup and restore, go to restore. See if there is a file available. I'm kinda confused. Did you or didn't you make a cwm backup?
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Hi, i've been a noob-lurker at this forum since joining the android community in december, but this is my first post so i'd like to start off by saying hello to everyone. As i mentioned before, my knowledge of this OS is fairly limited, so i may occasionally need for things to be a little dumbed down for me to understand.
That all being said, i recently decided to try flashing the Eagle Blood ROM (a T-Mobile based ROM) on my ATT skyrocket using CWM. The process was completed without my phone being connected to my computer, as i decided to flash a ROM available through CWM itself.
Before i flashed the ROM, the phone was rooted, had superuser, Titanium backup, etc. I believe CWM had a fairly recent backup of all my stuff as well. Once the phone booted into the new ROM, i noticed that i had none of my apps present, none of my data (contacts, messages, pictures, etc), was no longer rooted, and could no longer connect to the data network (my internet will not run without wifi). I do remember that at some point in the reboot process the log showed that it had not recognized my external SD card. I'm not sure but it might be that all my apps were on the card and none of the info loaded because of that. Additionally, because i am running on a mac and have not yet been able to reliably connect my phone to the computer, i do not have any of the more valuable data stored there either.
Essentially i'd like to know if i can recover any or all of the data (either through finding some backup buried in the system) or through pulling the contacts, etc. from the google cloud i assume they are in, and then lastly if someone could point to what exactly i did wrong in the process -- it would be nice to continue flashing ROMs and what not. If i left out any important pieces of information, please let me know.
Thank you so much!
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When flashing any TMobile t989 ROM, you must also flash the conversion package as well. It contains the kernel and other files that are required. You can find that conversion package from the t989 dev thread. I strongly recommend performing a full wipe, flash the rom again, then flash conversion package BEFORE you reboot.
You may also need to manually input the correct APN settings.
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I just tried booting into recovery: the phone powers down and then just buzzes in 3 second intervals until i let go.
The only thing about performing a full wipe and working from there is that it would need a computer, which i am still currently unable to connect the phone with...
am.rawr said:
I just tried booting into recovery: the phone powers down and then just buzzes in 3 second intervals until i let go.
The only thing about performing a full wipe and working from there is that it would need a computer, which i am still currently unable to connect the phone with...
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With the Skyrocket, press and hold volume +&- and power, once you see the Samsung splash, then release the power button (continue holding volume) m, wait a few seconds and it should load recovery. You don't need a computer to perform a full wipe. Ypu can download Darkside Super Wipe Script. That will completly wipe your phone (won't wipe sd or emmc memory).
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Okay, i was able to boot into recovery (sorry about the confusion, for a second i forgot that it was possible to get into recovery outside of the app).
I found the backup i had made a while back (accidentally made another, current backup while doing this) and have tried loading it twice, but it throws up "Error while formatting /system!"
sorry, a closer yields the full text as...
"E:format_volume: no MTD partition "/dev/block/mmcblk0p24"
Error while formatting /systems!"
Just tried to boot back into the system and now i have a message saying
"warning
A custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications"
i can either boot into the custom anyways or "restart phone".
Restart? Or would that mean i would have to get it reactivated?
backstory
I've been running Infinity for a while, and managed to avoid its biggest issue: hit recovery from the power menu and you do a partial wipe. its not enough to be a factory reset and just enough to cripple every app on the device. Sadly i pocket-pressed it today, and i decided instead of fixing the damage to just flash a new ROM.
What i did:
-odin flashed back to stock (used pre-existing file i had on my computer, pretty sure its this )
-after boot sign in adn phone setup crashed. could not get it to work. superuser was installed but not functioning.
-followed instructions and used files from here to load CWM, SU, and rooted kernel
-continued having same issues.
-CWM cleared cache, data, dalvik and factory wiped.
-CWM flashed this ROM
-same issues still remain
overall problem:
I can't sign in to google. registration force closes. after a few minutes after initial boot 4g works. about half the apps work. phone works, browser is 50/50, most everything else instantly crashes and prompts me to force close. However, in its current state it still functions as a phone, so i'm not doing anything crazy without knowing what i'm doing. yet.
possible solutions i haven't tried:
-full device format. Why? because the ROM doesn't come with a kernel, and i'm very hesitant to REMOVE the kernel.
-nandroid backups. why? i've kinda naver made one for the charge....... titanum app data has always been enough for me *feels noobish* and i wasn't going to backup my FUBAR'd infinity ROM either >_>
ANY AND ALL help is GREATLY appreciated.
I'm still fairly inexperienced with ODIN, but i can figure just about anything out, provided i have a means to backtrack or some sort of guidelines to follow. Online guides , trial and error, reading tech blogs, and XDA tutorials have taught me most everything i know about android. i'm a fast leaner. I can probably figure it out by myself in a few weeks time (not exaggerating too much) but i want my phone back as soon as possible, and i can't have it not functioning as a phone for too long at once. So please, drop a post wit a fix, a thought, an additional question, anything.
thanks in advance to the best android site ever!
If you updated CWM, you wouldn't have had a problem with the phone wiping your data.
I suggest you should do a full clean back to factory image, then test everything make sure they are working, then proceed to Odin mod ROM and kernel (I will take help you on this). BTW, the rom you flashed, did not come with E4D 4G modem.
http://www.imnuts.org/odin-packages/
I have also been running InfinityRom for some time, great rom but it took me a little bit to get it working the way I wanted. I'm going to recommend that you go full back to stock EP4D, with the PIT file provided by IMNUTS', and go from there. The PIT file will repartition your phone from ext4, which InfinityRom runs with, back to the stock RFS. I'm also going to recommend that you use the stock unrooted EP4D file as opposed to the rooted file you were using previously. Plus it might be a good idea to save any vital files from your SD card to your computer, and then reformat it through your phone. This will remove any lingering files associated with the troublesome applications. Also as IMNUTS just posted be sure to use his latest CWM release and InfinityRom if thats what you want to stick with, hes very good about updating his shiz to fix user reported issues
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Anyway, this is what I did and it 100% cured any issues I was having at first.
Steps:
1. Use Odin 1.82+ to flash the stock EP4d along with the charge.pit file
*Charge.pit >>> PIT slot of Odin
**CI510_VZW_EP4_ALL_ONE-LTE....tar.md5 >>> PDA slot of Odin
***Re-partition should auto-check itself but if it does not, check it, and uncheck auto-reboot
2. After thats finished and you boot into stock, copy individual folders/files from your SD card to your computer, and reformat your SD card through your phone (Will remove lingering app settings cached to your card - this may not be necessary just a suggestion)
3. Put the Rom that you want (and seperate Kernel if you want that too) back onto your card.
4. Flash IMNUTS' latest CWM recovery [3-2-12] through Odin (PDA slot in Odin) and boot directly into recovery using the POWER+HOME+VOL. UP trick.
5. NOW wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache.. then navigate to install Zip from SD card and install the Rom you wanted
Hopefully that should get you up and running nicely . Good Luck!
Here are links to the wonderful developer provided files. (Use the latest releases!!)
Stock unrooted EP4 and PIT file (make sure to use the ones under Charge): http://www.imnuts.org/odin-packages/
IMNUTS' latest CWM recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112804
Latest InfinityRom release: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377977
Thanks for the quick answers guys
Mike, EPIC guide I'll try it in a couple minutes and let you know how it goes.
EDIT: Successfully got back to pure stock EP4d thanks guys. now to root it.
EDIT2: Latest Eclipse installed successfully thank you guys, you're lifesavers. Especially you, kamikazemike6
Yes
I was having the same issue, thank you.
Hi folks, it seems that I may use some help right now. Searched around, but so far no luck is found. My rooted TF700 runs with the latest firmware and not unlocked (stock). Today she went nowhere but showing the ASUS logo and circling dots.
First, as usual, I tried to have a cold boot. Still, she didn't go further. Then I decided to wait patiently, and I think one hour is a reason to try helping her out of there. Next step, as some of you may already had in mind: RCK. Picked it up, the green robot showed up, but only few seconds before it went to sleep accompanied by that... yes, that red triangle.
Not so long afterwards, I downloaded the firmware ZIP file from ASUS's website. Extracted it once, renamed it the "usual" way, put the file at a MicroSD root and got the TF700 installing it. Installation was complete, the robot wasn't shown sleeping, and then it rebooted. At this moment I took the MicroSD from the slot so it doesn't interrupt the process.
But then what? Still the same old eight dots making the runabout form under ASUS logo. Tried cold boot once again, no luck. Then, I borrowed my children's A100 to type this help request.
I have no idea what to do. Still have the warranty valid but I want to try another thing before sending it out. It might be due to the new firmware (25 I think, I'm not memorizing firmware numbers) but it seems that I'm the only one suffering it so far. The last thing I remembered was the TF700 went sudden reboot when I click the bluetooth icon to activate it, while I'm trying to connect to a portable speaker.
I never flash any custom ROMs, it has been always the stock. Random reboots, yes, I think I'm not the only one. But now I'm getting suspicious since this happens one day after the last firmware update. The looping at boot screen.
In case anyone has suggestions or thoughts, please kindly share that here. Thanks in advance.
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Maybe your data partition is corrupted. Did you try "wipe data" in the bootloader menu?
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Maybe your data partition is corrupted. Did you try "wipe data" in the bootloader menu?
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Hi, thanks. Doesn't install a fresh firmware do further? I mean, it also removes the data, right? Or am I wrong here?
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suroboyo said:
Hi, thanks. Doesn't install a fresh firmware do further? I mean, it also removes the data, right? Or am I wrong here?
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"Wipe data" deletes your data, right. I never did it myself, so I can't say what exactly will be deleted. Installing a firmware only replaces the firmware, not your data.
Alternatively you can try if you can connect via adb shell while the boot screen dots are spinning.
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"Wipe data" deletes your data, right. I never did it myself, so I can't say what exactly will be deleted. Installing a firmware only replaces the firmware, not your data.
Alternatively you can try if you can connect via adb shell while the boot screen dots are spinning.
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Wipe data is factory reset. If you reset your device from setting-> factory reset, it will boot into "wipe data" mode and wipe all your apps, bring everything back to factory default. At this point if you don't have a backup, I see you only have one option which is wipe data.
OK guys, thanks a lot. If you read my footer now, you know I already have access to my TF700.
I did it as you suggested, chose "Wipe Data" after several times failing with firmware recovery. Losing data in SD is not a very big deal since I always keep my "real data" in an external MicroSD, anticipating such things exactly like I just "suffered". I also backed up my most of apps and their data to the MicroSD using Titanium Backup, so it's very close to the previous state... only snappier.
So I wiped the data and got into the stock of everything, without root. Then I rolled back to ICS firmware (30), rooted it using Debugfs, installed OTA Rootkeeper, protected a copy of the root access, updated the firmware, restored root, installed TB, restore all apps and data. Then it's the matter of replacing some widgets and little "here-and-there" settings. No more than two hours overall, could be way less if the number of apps are smaller.
What was really missing is just a few downloads and some "not really important" winter photos. Movies and maps kept in the internal storage, well, I have the backup. I wouldn't say this was caused by the new firmware, but somehow I feel like I should have a suspicion at it.
Thanks again!
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Hi guys, I just registered @ xda because it looks like it's the only serious and feedback active community available. In 10 minutes I found most of the info I was looking for, but I still want to make sure what Im planning to do is fine before I mess up again. Here's the issue:
I was fooling around with the tablet and had just rooted it so I could get rid of some bloatware, and decided to go further and install cyanogen, just for the looks. So I got this thing cm-10.1-20130411-EXPERIMENTAL-p3110-M3 from the official site, which was I put on a folder inside the tablets storage (not on the 16gb SDcard it had in it). I downloaded Rom Manager and skipped through the "search and download rom" and went for the option of looking for it inside the SD card. I had the Backup options and the wipe cache and data ON.
So I proceeded and it booted, started to do the backup and at some final point it had an error, something like "could not backup Data!". I had the options of rebooting, some other stuff and the option of installing a rom from the SD Card. I went for it and searched for the .zip inside the storage, and installed it. It did it withouth trouble, and when it finishd it prompted me to install an update, which I didn't (don't know why).
Then, I went for the reeboot option and when it started I get the normal samsung's black screen with the device's name on it, but then I get a fast glitching image that sweeps through the screen and the cyanogen startup logo which gets stuck for ever.
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Now Im past it, I can get to download or recovery mode, so I moved onto getting the original firmware so I can clean-install again. I got it from sammobile, chose the one belonging to Chile (that's where I got the tablet), and it's 729mb of data. The tablet is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3110
If I flash it with Odin will everything be fine? All I have to do is that thing in downloadmode when I rooted it, but with that 729mb file? Should I put it in the external SD or is it more convenient to place it in the internal storage?
I appreciate your help in advance, I know this is as basic as it gets but messing up again would cost me dearly, since I have to do other stuff.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900055 read here, all the information you will need.
It's fine to flash through odin, you will back at stock provided you don't overlook small details and do exactly like the way it is shown. Don't worry, Don't panic. Just be careful to use the files meant for your device only. Second be extra careful when you are dealing with kernel file, pit file or reparation in odin in future.
Third, get root and custom recovery,twrp.
Fourth, after your device start running take backup from twrp recovery. That will save you from most of the trouble.
Most of the details and instructions are already here
billysam said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900055 read here, all the information you will need.
It's fine to flash through odin, you will back at stock provided you don't overlook small details and do exactly like the way it is shown. Don't worry, Don't panic. Just be careful to use the files meant for your device only. Second be extra careful when you are dealing with kernel file, pit file or reparation in odin in future.
Third, get root and custom recovery,twrp.
Fourth, after your device start running take backup from twrp recovery. That will save you from most of the trouble.
Most of the details and instructions are already here
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hey thanks a lot, im feeling better ow. There's just one issue left: I cant download the original firmware (it's 699mb, and the download keeps stopping midway through it). What happens if I go into clockwork recovery mode and do a factory reset? would that bring me to the original OS? Im kinda scared of downloading an erroneous file again.
EDIT: im doing a factory reset and then flashing this rom called AOSP Project Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3110 which is a 161mb file. Will that work?
aguscanzani said:
hey thanks a lot, im feeling better ow. There's just one issue left: I cant download the original firmware (it's 699mb, and the download keeps stopping midway through it). What happens if I go into clockwork recovery mode and do a factory reset? would that bring me to the original OS? Im kinda scared of downloading an erroneous file again.
EDIT: im doing a factory reset and then flashing this rom called AOSP Project Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3110 which is a 161mb file. Will that work?
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Factory reset is just clearing data and cache, if you have made changes in kernel or system, factory reset won't reset them, in your case, system has been altered so you will have to format system, then flash the new rom. If you were on jelly bean stock, you are good to flash it.
billysam said:
Factory reset is just clearing data and cache, if you have made changes in kernel or system, factory reset won't reset them, in your case, system has been altered so you will have to format system, then flash the new rom. If you were on jelly bean stock, you are good to flash it.
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You guys have helped me a lot. I've worked everything out and now i've got to reinstalling android on it, AOSP's 5.1.1 Lollipop. It's beautiful. There's just one problem: Since it came with no apps at all, I wanted to install everything on it again. Problem is, when I go to google play, it shows that i've already got my apps installed, so it wont let me download them, and it doesn't matter if I place the APK's inside the tablet as there's no manager to open them. Even if I download apk's through the tablet's own web browser, it says it can't open the file. Any ideas on this?